Award recipients announced for Southeastern Homecoming October 24-26

August 27, 2019

The parade in downtown Durant kicks off Homecoming on Oct. 24.

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern Oklahoma State University will celebrate homecoming on October 24-25-26.

Traditional events include the parade, alumni golf tournament, the Alumni Association banquet honoring the Distinguished Alumni and Former Faculty award recipients, pre-game tailgating, and football game. Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 26, at Paul Laird Field as the Southeastern Savage Storm host Henderson State.

This year’s award recipients are as follows:

Distinguished Alumni

— James Parrish, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Executive Director of Education/School Programs and Senior Director of the School of the Choctaw Language

— Col. Tuan That Ton, U.S. Army Senior Defense Official and Defense Attache’ to Vietnam

— Rick Wells, Principal and Founder of Wells Hospitality Group, LLC, One Heart Ventures, LLC, and The Seed Project Foundation

— Dr. J. Herbert Taylor (Posthumously), molecular biologist and geneticist

Distinguished Former Faculty

— Dr. Mary Ann Craige, music professor

— Vicki Hudson, health, physical education and recreation professor

For a complete schedule of events, visit https://www.se.edu/alumni/