Charles Bradford Henry is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 26th governor of Oklahoma from 2003 to 2011. A Democrat,he previously served in the Oklahoma Senate from 1992 to 2003.
The University of Central Oklahoma is a public university in Edmond,Oklahoma. It is the third largest university in Oklahoma,with more than 17,000 students and approximately 434 full-time and 400 adjunct faculty. Founded in 1890,the University of Central Oklahoma was one of the first institutions of higher learning to be established in what would become the state of Oklahoma,making it one of the oldest universities in the southwest region of the United States. It is home to the American branch of the British Academy of Contemporary Music in downtown Oklahoma City.
Wellington E. Webb is an American politician. He served in the Colorado House of Representatives and was the first African American mayor of Denver,Colorado,serving from 1991 to 2003. He served as a Democrat.
Rogers State University (RSU) is a public university in Claremore,Oklahoma. It also has branch campuses in Bartlesville and Pryor Creek.
Billy Joe Anoatubby is the Governor of the Chickasaw Nation,a position he has held since 1987. From 1979 to 1987,Anoatubby served two terms as Lieutenant Governor of the Chickasaw Nation in the administration of Governor Overton James,after being popularly elected to office.
Lloyd N. Morrisett was an American educator.
Todd Lamb is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served the 16th lieutenant governor of Oklahoma from 2011 to 2019 and as the Oklahoma state senator for the 47th district from 2005 to 2011.
Glen D. Johnson Jr. is the former Chancellor of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education,succeeded by Allison Garrett a state system comprising 25 state colleges and universities,10 constituent agencies,one higher education center and independent colleges and universities coordinated with the state system.
S. Narasinga Rao is an American academic and former Dean of Jackson College of Graduate Studies and Research at the University of Central Oklahoma (1996–2006).
The Central Oklahoma Bronchos,often referred to as Central Oklahoma,Central State or UCO,are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing University of Central Oklahoma,located in Edmond,Oklahoma. The 14 men's and women's varsity teams are called the "Bronchos",with a unique use of the letter H. The school's identification as Bronchos dates back to 1922,when the wife of football coach Charles W. Wantland suggested it for the school's mascot. The official colors of the teams are bronze and blue,which the institution adopted in 1895. The Bronchos compete in the NCAA's Division II and in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association in all sports except women's rowing,which will compete beginning in 2020 in the Great Northwest Athletic Conference. The Bronchos have won eighteen national championships,with the most recent coming in 2019 as the women's rowing program won the NCAA Division II Rowing Championship. The university's current athletic director is Stan Wagnon,who has served in the position since 2020.
The Central Oklahoma Bronchos football team represents the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) in college football. The team is a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA),which is in Division II of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The UCO Bronchos football program began in 1902 and has since compiled over 600 wins,two national championships,and 26 conference championships. As of 2011,the Bronchos were ranked third in NCAA Division II for total wins and ranked 12th in winning percentage (0.621). In 1962,the Bronchos went 11–0 on the season and defeated Lenoir–Rhyne University (NC) 28–13 in the Camellia Bowl to claim its first NAIA national championship. Twenty years later,Central Oklahoma defended its home turf and defeated Colorado Mesa University 14–11 in the NAIA national championship game to take its second title and finish the season with a 10–2 record. Despite its rich history in football,Central Oklahoma has struggled beginning in the late 2000s. The program has not participated in the NCAA Division II playoffs since 2003. The Bronchos play their home games at Chad Richison Stadium,a 10,000-seat football stadium built in 1965,and remodeled since 2015. The Bronchos have enjoyed nine undefeated home seasons and are 5–1 in playoff games at Wantland Stadium.
The 2013 Central Oklahoma football team represented the University of Central Oklahoma during the 2013 NCAA Division II football season,and the 108th season of Broncho football. The Bronchos played their five home games at Wantland Stadium in Edmond,Oklahoma,which had been Central Oklahoma's home stadium since 1965. The 2013 team was coming off a 2-8 record in 2012. The 2013 team was headed by second year head coach Nick Bobeck. 2013 was the Bronchos 2nd as a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA).
The Central Oklahoma–Northeastern State football rivalry,commonly referred to as the Battle for the President's Cup,is an American college football rivalry game played annually between the Central Oklahoma Bronchos football team of the University of Central Oklahoma from Edmond,Oklahoma,and the Northeastern State RiverHawks football team of Northeastern State University from Tahlequah,Oklahoma. Both schools currently compete in the NCAA Division II level,and are members of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA). Central Oklahoma,formerly Central State,has a 53–27–2 advantage in the series but Northeastern State has kept the series record close since the introduction of the President's cup in 1998.
Nick Bobeck is an American football coach,who formerly served as the head football coach at the University of Central Oklahoma,and Navarro College,a junior college in Texas. In 2008,Bobeck received the NJCAA Coach of the Year honors after leading the Bulldogs to a 10–1 record. Bobeck's team followed that up two years later with the 2010 NJCAA National Football Championship.
Della Cheryl Warrior is the first and only woman to date to serve as the chairperson and chief executive officer for the Otoe-Missouria Tribe. She later served at the president of the Institute of American Indian Arts,finding a permanent home for the institution as well as helping to raise over one hundred million dollars for the institution over a twelve-year period. Warrior was inducted into the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame in 2007.
Charles William Wantland was an American athlete and coach. Wantland served as a sports coach and athletic director,and dean at Central State Teachers College in Edmond,Oklahoma.
Betty Price was the executive director of the Oklahoma Arts Council from 1983 until her retirement in 2007. During her time as executive director,Price worked with eight different Oklahoma governors. Price served for many years as an arts advisor to state,non-profit organizations and a number of boards. She was inducted into the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame in 1985 among many other awards and recognitions.
Dale Hamilton was an American athlete and coach. Hamilton served as a sports coach and athletic director,at Central State University in Edmond,Oklahoma.
Eddie Griffin is a former American collegiate athletic director and collegiate wrestling coach. He served as the athletic director at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond,Oklahoma from 2017 to 2020. Prior to this Griffin served as the athletic director at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah,Oklahoma,and the head wrestling coach at Central Oklahoma,and Clemson University.
Andrew K. Benton is an American lawyer and academic administrator who served as the seventh president of Pepperdine University and as an interim president at the University of Central Oklahoma.
