Seminole State College has selected 28 freshmen students for Class XVIII of the President’s Leadership Class. PLC is a two-year scholarship program created to help students develop leadership skills and provide personal and professional growth opportunities.
The leadership students, along with their parents, attended a reception held at the Jasmine Moran Children’s Museum on Tuesday, August 27, where College administrators and Eileen Castle, the Executive Director of the museum, spoke.
The scholarship program was established to provide educational classroom and extracurricular activities to enhance leadership skills of students. Responsibilities of PLC members include volunteering for community service programs and campus events.
“The Presidential Leadership Class provides students with unique opportunities to foster their leadership skills while developing academic growth,” SSC President Lana Reynolds said. “We look forward to working with these outstanding students. They will have some great opportunities throughout the year to meet with state leaders, learn about state government and philanthropy, study leadership styles and volunteer their time,” she said.
School officials throughout the College’s service area of Seminole, Lincoln, Pottawatomie, Hughes and Okfuskee counties are invited by President Reynolds to nominate high school seniors as candidates for the scholarship program each December. Other students are nominated by SSC Educational Foundation trustees and community leaders. Participants are selected based on ACT scores, academic performance in high school and demonstrated leadership ability.
Freshman members of the President’s Leadership Class XVIII are: Jailey Battles of Sapulpa, Harrison Christiana of Fort Worth, Texas, Zane Cooper of McCurtain, Troy Edwards of Davenport, Abigail Estrada of Seminole, Jett Farmer of Choctaw, Hunter Gibson of Cashion, Tully Gildon of Maumelle, Arkansas, Hanlon Gottschalk of Prague, Braydon Harpole of Burkburnett, Texas, Gracie-Jane Lasiter of Eufaula, Haddie Lindley of Stuart, Melanie Long of Mustang, Dustin Nicholson of Seminole, Addison Pringle of Shawnee, Audra Provaznick of Seminole, Ethan Rich of Prague, Reeve Ross of Locust Grove, Bradley Ruby of Oklahoma City, Cayden Sherwood of Drumright, Aiden Sockey of Poteau, Carter Sterling of Edmond, Abagail Tovar of Hartshorne, Zoe Trenchard of Lewisville, Texas, Hannah Upchurch of Seminole, Summer Wallis of Paden, Gavin Williams of Edmond and Adisen Williamson of Oklahoma City.
During the fall semester, the students will participate in a variety of activities, including a team building experience at the UCO Boathouse on Arcadia Lake, tours of both the Mabel Basset Correctional Facility and the National Weather Center, as well as meeting with elected officials.
For more information about the PLC, contact SSC Director of Community Relations Kim Pringle, at 405-382-9218 or at k.pringle@sscok.edu.