Seminole State College has chosen 24 students for Class XII of the SSC Presidential Leadership program.  PLC is a two-year scholarship program created to help students develop leadership skills and provide personal and professional growth opportunities.

“The Presidential Leadership Class provides students with unique opportunities to foster their leadership skills while developing academic growth. 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,”

President Lana Reynolds

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. 

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 business owners and school officials.  Participants are selected based on ACT scores, academic performance in high school and demonstrated leadership ability.

Freshman members of the President’s Leadership Class XII include: Hope Armstrong of Holdenville; Kristen Casteel of Shawnee; Jenny Chen of Tecumseh; Tie Ehler of Davenport; Adrienne Foster of Seminole; McKenna Hanan of Seminole; Kendra Hisaw of Stonewall; Charles Ivy of Broken Arrow; Beau Johnston of Weleetka; Brandon Jones of Seminole; Hanna Lay of Earlsboro; Cattie Lesley of Okemah; Rylee Pogue of Seminole; Charles Presley, Jr. of Seminole; Jake Robbins of Ft. Gibson; Jordan Rodriquez of Seminole; Nate Santiago of Southlake, TX; Kenzie Sheldon of Prague; Brett Smith of Edmond; Dylan Thomas of Shawnee; Brandt Toledo of Erie, Co.; Jace Wallace of Elmore City; Anthony Weeks of Wetumka; and Nathan Weeks of Wetumka.

Sophomore members of the President’s Leadership Class XI, returning for a second year in the program, include: Asher Barron of Shawnee; Elizabeth Bond of Shawnee; K.C. Bryan of Bowlegs; Kaylie Davidson of Seminole; Daryian Fancher of Harrah; Triniti House of Holdenville; Cal Howard of Seminole; Bo LeFlore of Shawnee; Breana Murphy of Choctaw; Wyatt Norton of Earlsboro; Chaz Orr of Norman; Kristopher Scott of Seminole; Ernest Sego of Tecumseh; Cami Sosbee of Wewoka; Kaitlyn Trunk of Okemah; and Gavin Winchester of Prague.

The freshmen attended an orientation session at the College prior to the start of classes.  They were also guests, along with their parents, at a reception held at the Jasmine Moran Children’s Museum on Thursday August 16, where they heard about the history of Seminole from Museum founder and former SSC Regent Melvin Moran. They also heard from Museum President/CEO and current Chair of the SSC Board of Regents Marci Donaho, who spoke about the history of the Museum and the importance of volunteerism.

During the fall semester, the students will participate in a variety of activities, including a “challenge adventure” team-building course, a visit to the bombing memorial in downtown Oklahoma City and a trip to volunteer at the Food Bank of Oklahoma.For more information about the PLC, contact SSC Director of Community Relations Kristin Dunn, who serves as coordinator of the program, at 405-382-9218 or at k.dunn@sscok.edu