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Portrait of John Guinn

SSC to Host Constitution Day Event

Josh Hutton

Seminole State College will host its annual Constitution Day event on Sept. 17 at 10 a.m. in the Utterback Ballroom, located in the Enoch Kelly Haney Center. This year’s event will feature guest speaker John Guinn, the Oklahoma Convention of States Director. Attendees will also have the opportunity to register to vote at stations set up by the Student Government Association and the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. Light refreshments will also be provided for attendees.

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Pictured with Senator Thompson and Chancellor Glen Johnson (left to right) are Presidents Ron Ramming (Connors), Chad Wiginton (Western), Janet Wansick (Eastern), Jay Falkner (Carl Albert), Jack Bryant (Redlands), John Feaver (USAO), Jeanie Webb (Rose State), Kyle Stafford (NEO), Lana Reynolds (Seminole State College) and Clark Harris (Northern).

Sen. Roger Thompson Receives Higher Education Distinguished Service Awards

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Oklahoma Sen. Roger Thompson was recognized with 2020 and 2021 Distinguished Service Awards for Higher Education during today’s meeting of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. He was honored for his support of higher education in his role as Chair of the Appropriations Committee, co-chair of the Committee on Pandemic Relief and as a member of the Finance and Rules committees.

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Legendary Athletic Leaders

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Leaders of Seminole “Junior” College athletic programs pose with the College’s first President Elmer Tanner (center). Pictured from left to right, are long-time Athletic Director Dr. Thurman Edwards, Trojan Baseball Coach Lloyd Simmons, Belles Basketball Coach Dixie Woodall and Trojan Basketball Coach Jim Kerwin. Simmons, Woodall and Kerwin established many of the College’s records for wins, championships and producing outstanding athletes during the “golden age” of men’s and women’s sports in Oklahoma two-year colleges

Leaders of Seminole “Junior” College athletic programs pose with the College’s first President Elmer Tanner (center). Pictured from left to right, are long-time Athletic Director Dr. Thurman Edwards, Trojan Baseball Coach Lloyd Simmons, Belles Basketball Coach Dixie Woodall and Trojan Basketball Coach Jim Kerwin. Simmons, Woodall and Kerwin established many of the College’s records for wins, championships and producing outstanding athletes during the “golden age” of men’s and women’s sports in Oklahoma two-year colleges.

SSC PLC Visits St. Crispin’s Conference Center

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PLC students pictured (left to right) are: Kegan Magee, of Aurora, Texas; Braeden Jones, of Oklahoma City; Brynna McAlvain, of Semi

Seminole State College President’s Leadership Class students completed teambuilding exercises at St. Crispin’s Conference Center on Aug. 31. The students participated in puzzle solving, group jump rope activities, rock climbing and swinging. PLC students pictured (left to right) are: Kegan Magee, of Aurora, Texas; Braeden Jones, of Oklahoma City; Brynna McAlvain, of Seminole; Anna Kelsey, of Tecumseh; and Erin Bronson, of Shawnee.

PLC student Frank Bourlon, of Shawnee, leaps from a tall pole to a power jump bar at St. Crispin’s Conference Center.
PLC student Frank Bourlon, of Shawnee, leaps from a tall pole to a power jump bar at St. Crispin’s Conference Center.

SSC Campus Then and Now

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In 1969, Seminole Junior College – which had been operating as the 13th and 14th grades of the local high school and had held classes on the 3rd floor of that building – was required by the State to break away and become an independently governed college. The City of Seminole donated 40 acres of land at the intersection of Highway 9 and Highway 3 to begin construction on a dedicated site for then Seminole Junior College. In 1971, work was completed on the College’s first classroom and administration building, which would later be named Tanner Hall in honor of SJC’s first President Elmer Tanner.
In the 50 years since Tanner Hall was completed, Seminole State College seen an extensive expansion. Fourteen additional structures have been built on the original 40 acres, offering students academic, health, athletic and residential resources.