GRANT AWARDS

Southeastern Oklahoma State University
September, 2011

The following grants have been awarded to Southeastern Oklahoma State University:

Oklahoma INBRE-Summer Intern Supplies………………………………........$2,200.00

Awarded from the U.S. Department of Interior via U.S. Bureau of Reclamation in the amount of $25,100. This grant’s principal investigator is Dr. Tim Patton, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences. The purpose of this project is to sample the stomach contents of channel catfish in the San Juan River, New Mexico and Utah, for the purpose of determining the potential for competition with and predation on Colorado pike minnow, a federally-listed endangered species.

Smart Start Durant………..………...……………………………………………..….…….$72,732.00

Awarded from the Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness/Smart Start Oklahoma in the amount of $72,732. The Project Director is Mr. Scott Hensley, Director of Continuing Education and Career Management and the Project Coordinator is Ms. Heather Smiley, Continuing Education Department. The purpose of this grant involves working with community partners to get the children in our community the resources needed to enter school healthy, safe, and ready to learn.

Talent Search Program…………………………..…………………………………........$395,337.00

Awarded from the U.S. Department of Education in the amount of $395,337. The Project Director is Ms. Kris Simpson. The purpose of this grant is to identify 861 eligible youth in 2011-2012 and assist them in successfully completing secondary school and accessing a postsecondary educational program in McCurtain, Choctaw, Bryan, and Marshall Counties in southeastern Oklahoma. The participants are from grades six through twelve who meet federal guidelines

Visiting Artists Musical Art Series…………………..…………………..…………….......$3,500.00

This grant was awarded from the Oklahoma Arts Council in the amount of $3,500. This grant’s Project Director is Dr. Jeri Walker. The purpose of this grant is to fund the concert fees for the Musical Art Series composed of workshops or master classes, as well as, evening concerts.