Leaders Are Developed at Rose State College Published May 18, 2015 by Ali Sexton

Midwest City, Okla. – Students from across the state applied for Rose State College’s prestigious leadership programs. What started with ten students in a President’s Leadership Class scholarship in 2001 has now grown into 120 students in seven cohort groups of scholarship recipients.

They come to Rose State for all different reasons. Brittany Deardorff, 2015 graduate of McLoud High School says that she applied for a leadership scholarship because, “all throughout high school leadership has been something I strived for…and I want to continue learning.” Recipients are chosen based on a combination of academic merit, involvement in leadership roles, and his/her record of community engagement and service. It is a goal of the college to develop each student’s leadership ability and prepare them to continue to be successful after they earn their first degree at Rose State College.

Most students maintain the scholarship for two full academic years before earning their associate degree and transferring to finish a bachelor’s degree. In their time at Rose State College, the students take a leadership development course with their peers, attend education and cultural activities both on and off campus, and build relationships with administrators that last well beyond their time at RSC.

This year’s outstanding leadership scholarship recipients include:

• Logan Ball – Little Axe High School
• Hunter Jones – Choctaw High School
• Ashton Shepler – Edmond Memorial High School
• Aaron Frerichs – Meeker High School
• Tyler Vandivort – McLoud High School
• Krista Chedester – McLoud High School
• Matthew Gokey – McLoud High School
• Jaydon Robinson – Carl Albert High School
• Melody Whisenhunt – Choctaw High School
• Kersten Wojcak – Carl Albert High School
• William (Joey) Bickel, III – Jones High School
• Billi Bobala – Moore High School
• Rylan Boyer – Harrah High School
• Taylor Cary – Norman, OK
• Zachery Coodey – Oklahoma City, OK
• Morgan Davie – Meeker High School
• Bryce Gifford – Oklahoma City
• Hunter Harris – Choctaw High School
• Colt Leach – Choctaw High School
• Story Logan – Del City High School
• Brandie Martin – Moore High School
• Ryan Perridge – Rush Springs High School
• Jacob Slayter – Enid High School
• Aaron Smith – McLoud High School
• Anthony Valle – Bishop McGuinness High School
• Brittany Deardorff – McLoud High School
• Kolby Stith – Meeker High School
• Tyler Carr – Edmond Memorial High School
• Ashlynn Davis – Harrah High School
• Sierra Hawkins – Oklahoma City, OK
• Jessica Morgan – McLoud High School
• Katherine Sherwood – Del City High School
• Zoey Wright – Ardmore, OK
• Braden Bell – Harrah High School
• Kylie Bowdler – Destiny Christian School
• Colby Gentry – Choctaw High School
• Nolan Jones – Choctaw High School
• Nathan Kelly – Carl Albert High School
• Jared Miller – Destiny Christian School
• Sydney Moore – Carl Albert High School
• Perri Nelson – Midwest City High School
• Rachel Parton – Harrah High School
• Chase Starcher – Choctaw High School
• Hana Ahmad-Coleman – Del City High School
• Robia Charbonneau – Carl Albert High School
• Derek Luster – Guthrie High School
• Madison Polston – Carl Albert High School
• Sarah Stewart – Carl Albert High School
• Morgan Hubbard – Carl Albert High School
• Hunter Billen – Carl Albert High School
• Colton Owens – Carl Albert High School
• Katey Sosenko – Choctaw High School
• Garrett Gunn – Jones High School
• Cody Canary – Guthrie High School
• Brayden Cole – Bethel High School
• Joshua Hart – Del City High School
• Braxton Heinlein – Olustee High School
• Devin Keely – Harrah High School
• Ashley Kile – Davis High School
• Kelsie Rohling – Prague High School
• Kyla Eldridge – Spencer, OK
• Lorene Lowe – Oklahoma City, OK
• Jenna Mancello – Midwest City, OK
• Becky McKenna – Choctaw, OK
• Daniel Moore – Oklahoma City, OK
• Syrone Nero – Del City, OK
• Aaron Orr – Midwest City, OK
• Jamie Sharp – Norman, OK
• Ronna Whitehead – Norman, OK