September 14, 2024 Issue, Page 11 of 12

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The Elk City News SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2024 + 11 Wyatt named to OSU Homecoming Steering Committee SWOSU Names (STILLWATER, Oklahoma, gela and Jay Wyatt. dent volunteers coordinating ev- during the fall to partake in the September 4th,2024) - Rylee 2024-25 Dr. ‘The OSU Homecoming 2024 ery aspect of OSU's Homecom- festivities and reconnect with Wyatt, a sophomore from Elk Steering Committee is made up ing celebration. their alma mater. Homecom- City, OK, has been named to of 68 students who are respon- OSU Homecoming is pre- ing 2024 ‘Innovative Visions, the Oklahoma State Univer- sible for putting on the largest sented each year by the OSU Timeless Traditions’ is October Gerry & Phyllis sity Homecoming 2024 Steering student-run Homecoming cele- Alumni Association and nation- 28-November 2. For more infor- Committee. bration in the United States, The ally recognized as “Americas mation, visit ORANGECON- Wyatt is a mechanical and Steering Committee is made up Greatest Homecoming” The NECTION.org/homecoming or Church Scholars aerospace engineer major at of nine sub-committees, which event returns more than 80,000 call the Homecoming hotline at OSU. She is the daughter of An- oversee an additional 150 stu- alumni and friends to Stillwater 405.744.5410. Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) has named Danni Sottile of Elk City, Oklahoma and Justin Childress of Tulsa, Oklahoma as the Dr. Gerry & Phyllis Church Scholars for Academic Danni Sottle Justin Childress Year 2024-2025. and western dancing and trav- Sottile and Childress are eling into retirement. both Juniors at SWOSU, “We are grateful to Dr. Ger- The Dr, Gerry & Phyl- ry Church for his generous lis Church Scholarship has investment in our SWOSU been generously endowed by Math students,” said SWOSU Dr. Gerald “Gerry” Church President Dr. Diana R. “Di- of Mustang and represents ane” Lovell. SWOSU'’s first-ever endowed “Congratulations to Danni scholarship created to benefit Sottile and Justin Childress the SWOSU Department of on being named SWOSU’s Airport Replacing Terminal, Adding Hangar Mathematics. 2024-2025 Dr. Gerry & Phyllis Church is a native of Digh- Church Scholars!” ton (KS). He earned a Bach- The Dr. Gerry and Phyllis elor of Science from Kansas Church Endowed Scholar- State University and Master ship Fund is stewarded by the Elk City is upgrading its air- lion coming from state and fed- port has a $5.7 million economic people who bring business to a of Arts from Arizona State SWOSU Foundation, Inc. The port facilities. eral grants. impact on our community. State town, don't come in on the Grey- University, He completed his Foundation was established Ground was broken last April Airport upgrades include a Representative Nick Archer told hound bus,’ said Bobby South- education from Oklahoma in 1977 to raise, administer, for the $6.5 million construc- taxilane expansion and building the ODAA. “By replacing our ard, Elk City Airport Chairman. State University with a Doctor and disburse private fund- tion project that’s funded by the a 3,600-square-foot terminal to 1966 terminal, we are getting a “They come to town from the of Education in 1973. Church ing in support of the activi- Oklahoma Department of Aero- replace the existing one that was new front door to our city that airport, and now we will be able served as a professor of math- ties and programs of SWOSU. space and Aeronautics, the City built in 1966. The old terminal will serve us for decades.” to make a great first impression” ematics at SWOSU from 1966- For more information, please of Elk City, and the Federal Avia- will eventually be demolished to ‘A 15,000-sqare-foot hangar Airport construction is ex- 2000. Church now resides in contact 580-774-3267 or vis tion Administration. expand available apron parking will also be built to accommo- pected to be completed by the Mustang. Church and his late undatio The City’s part will be $2.7 for aircraft. date midsize business jets. middle of next year. wife, Phyllis, enjoyed country com. million, with the other $3.8 mil- “The Elk City Regional Air- “The movers and shakers, the Friday night the Corn Bible Academy Crusaders took on Kremlin-Hillsdale at the Corn complex. Corn Bible took a fast lead scoring three touchdowns on the first three drives. Zack Zybach threw for almost 100 yards with four touchdowns. Garrett Lind had two rushing touch- downs and two receiving touchdowns in the game, with 130 yards total on the offense end in three quarterback sacks. Liston Lively also finished with three rushing touchdowns. Cruise Bittle finished with five tackles for loss and two quarterback sacks. Luke Zybach had six tackles for loss and multiple hurries on the QB. This was the first game of the season for Crusaders and the game is finished by halftime. 40-6. 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