The Seminole State College Educational Foundation hosted its 27th Annual Spring Banquet on Thursday, April 28 in the Enoch Kelly Haney Center on campus. Nearly 350 people were in attendance. Accomplishments by alumni, employees and students were recognized at the event.
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Seminole State College President Lana Reynolds recently fulfilled her pledge of $25,000 to the SSC Educational Foundation to assist with the construction of the Brian Crawford Memorial Sports Complex.
The Brian Crawford Memorial Sports Complex is under construction just west of SSC on Highway 9. The seven-field complex will serve as home to the Seminole State College Trojan baseball and soccer teams. The facility also includes an adaptive field for people with special needs.
“I am excited about what this project means to our college and community. This complex will provide sports fields for hosting tournaments for teams of all ages and abilities throughout the region and state. I believe it will make a great home for our SSC teams, it will be a great recruitment tool for future players, and it will provide a tremendous economic boost to the area,” President Reynolds said.
For more information on the Brian Crawford Memorial Complex or to make a donation, visit sscok.edu/BCMSC or contact SSC Educational Foundation Advancement Coordinator Kimberli Owen at (405)-382-9506.
The Seminole State College Trojan baseball team recently donated $16,500 to the SSC Educational Foundation to help with the construction of an indoor training facility. The facility will be part of the Brian Crawford Memorial Sports Complex.
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The Seminole State College Educational Foundation provided free, branded lawn chairs to students residing on campus on Sept. 18. Continue reading “SSC Educational Foundation Provides Lawn Chairs”
Seminole State College President Emeritus Dr. Jim Utterback and his wife Karrie recently donated $25,000 to the SSC Educational Foundation to assist with the construction of the Brian Crawford Memorial Sports Complex. Continue reading “Utterback’s Make Donation to Brian Crawford Memorial Sports Complex”
The Seminole State College Educational Foundation hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on campus for the Brian Crawford Memorial Sports Complex on Nov. 7 at the Utterback Ballroom located within the Enoch Kelly Haney Center. More than 250 people were in attendance at the event.
The first phase of the complex will include a Trojan baseball stadium and field, training facility, lighting, artificial turf, area landscaping, site dirt preparation, restrooms, snack bar, press box, parking, and a youth multi-use field that can be used for baseball, softball or soccer. Continue reading “Groundbreaking for New SSC Sports Complex Draws Large Crowd”
The Seminole State College Educational Foundation finalized their contract on Sept. 10 with the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation to officially begin work on the Brian Crawford Memorial Sports Complex. Continue reading “SSC Educational Foundation Finalizes Contract for Sports Complex”
The Seminole State College Educational Foundation recently received a $10,000 grant from the Arvest Foundation. The donation will help provide leadership opportunities for students at the College – specifically members of the President’s Leadership Class.
The PLC program was established at Seminole State College over a decade ago. The two-year scholarship program provides approximately 40 to 45 students with unique educational, cultural, volunteer and leadership opportunities. Throughout the year, they are able to meet with state leaders, learn about local government and philanthropy, study leadership styles and participate in community volunteer work.
Each year, the Arvest Foundation asks for suggestions of outstanding nonprofit charity organizations doing great work to improve their local communities for consideration of grant funding. This year, Arvest Bank President Chris Clark provided a recommendation for the SSC Educational Foundation.
Clark has served as President of Arvest Bank in Shawnee for the past 20 years. A native of Seminole. His family has a long association with Seminole and Seminole State College. His father, C.M. Clark was a Seminole banker, member of the Seminole School Board and on the first Board of Regents for Seminole “Junior” College. Chris Clark graduated from SJC in 1975 and was inducted into the College’s Alumni Hall of Fame in 1998. He served many years as a Trustee on the Seminole State College Educational Foundation.
SSC President Lana Reynolds expressed her appreciation to the Arvest Foundation and to Clark for recommending SSC for the grant. “The funds from this grant will help provide students in the PLC program additional opportunities to develop their leadership skills and further enhance their personal and professional growth. We are always excited to expand this exceptional program at SSC, and we are extremely thankful to Mr. Clark and Arvest for helping us to continue to do that.”
Arvest Bank owns and operates 14 community banks in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas offering banking, mortgages, credit cards and investments. The bank began in Bentonville, Arkansas in 1961. They now have more than 270 locations in more than 135 communities.
For more information about the PLC program at Seminole State College, contact Director of Community Services Kristin Dunn, who serves as coordinator of the program, at 405-382-9218 or k.dunn@sscok.edu.
The Seminole State College Educational Foundation approved a plan to begin construction on the Brian Crawford Memorial Sports Complex at their meeting on June 12.
The complex will be constructed on a plot approximately half of a mile west of the SSC campus on Highway 9, adjacent to the new Seminole High School site. Continue reading “SSC Educational Foundation Approves Plan to Build Sports Complex”