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Southeastern Honors Program celebrates 2026 graduates at annual banquet

May 6, 2026

The Honors Program at Southeastern Oklahoma State University celebrated 18 program members who will be graduating in spring and summer of 2026 at its annual banquet on Tuesday night in the Hallie McKinney Ballroom.

The Honors Program curriculum is a four-year sequence of courses designed to build upon one another to give students a rounded liberal arts education. Courses layer together to broaden students’ perspectives and advance their critical thinking and communication skills. Honors Program graduates must complete 30 Honors hours.

The Southeastern Honors Program is under the direction of Dr. Meg Cotter-Lynch, who presented Honors Program graduates with a certificate and medal to be worn at commencement services. Students who were able to attend the banquet selected a faculty member to present their medals to them at the banquet.

Honors Program graduates and presenting faculty members for 2026 are:

Dylan Bates, a Computer Information Systems major from Durant, medal presented by Dr. Cotter-Lynch
Truitt Campbell, an Aviation Professional Pilot major from Moore, medal presented by Tati Beach
Sarah Coblentz, a Political Science and History double major from Celina, Texas, medal presented by Dr. Cotter-Lynch
Karlea Faught, a Health & Human Performance major from Ardmore
Benjamin Harris, a Finance major from Kenefic
Keeden Jones, a General Business major from Durant, medal presented by Dr. Cotter-Lynch
Caydee Kennedy, a Marketing major from Calera
Haley Langley, a Clinical Psychology major from Durant, medal presented by Dr. Jennifer hicks
Chelsea Maxwell, a Computer Information Systems and Political Science double major from Broken Bow, medal presented by Dr. Kyle Lincoln
Maci Morrison, a Biological Health Sciences major from Bandera, Texas, medal presented by Carmen Kinsey
John Muse, a Liberal & Applied Studies major from Ada
Zephan Patton, an Aviation Professional Pilot major from Calera, medal presented by Elijah Marshall
Hailie Pittman, an English major with a writing emphasis from Atoka, medal presented by Dr. Cotter-Lynch
Jarett Pratt, a Computer Information Systems major from Durant, medal presented by Steven Harris
Dava Schreier, an Elementary Education major from Durant, medal presented by Dr. Susan Morrison
Mikayla Spiering, a Clinical Psychology major from Ardmore, medal presented by Dr. Tim Boatmun
Dillon Suankeaw, an Aviation Professional Pilot major from Dallas, Texas
and Brooklyn Young, a double major in Psychology and English with a writing emphasis from Valliant, medal presented by Kevin Faulk