Katherine Montfort: Spring 2012 Recipient
Nurse Science

Katherine Montfort is the Spring Enrollment Sweepstakes winner. The Oklahoma City native was awarded 12 free tuition credit hours and one $500 Bookstore gift card, which are the prizes for all lucky students who are randomly selected for the enrollment sweepstakes each semester.

Montfort is currently studying nurse science with aspirations of becoming a labor and delivery nurse specializing in lactation.

“I want to ultimately become a lactation consultant to help breastfeeding mothers,” Montfort explains. “I have a four-month-old daughter and it was important to me that I exclusively breastfeed her.”

Winning the sweepstakes has been a “blessing” to Montfort as she will be able to spend more time with her daughter rather than work while being a full-time student.

Montfort’s advice for current students is to pursue college only when they are ready.

Melisa Tate: Fall 2011 Recipient
Healthcare Administration

Melisa Tate is the Fall Enrollment Sweepstakes winner. The California native was awarded 12 free tuition credit hours and one $500 Bookstore gift card, which are the prizes for all lucky students who are randomly selected for the enrollment sweepstakes each semester.

Tate, who is studying healthcare administration, was stunned when she found out she won the sweepstakes.

“I wasn’t aware there was a sweepstakes going on, so it was a total surprise to receive the email congratulating me,” Tate says.

She has already purchased her books with the Bookstore gift card. As for having a tuition-free semester, she plans on blowing it at Disney World. Jokes aside, she says “actually it is a huge help for any student to receive something like this and I am grateful.”

Her advice for OSU-OKC students is to “appreciate your education and get all that you can out of the opportunity to learn.”

“It’s not as easy to understand that until you have some life points under your belt,” she explains. “But then again, you don’t have to be a genius just to appreciate what you have in front of you!”

Billie McLean: Summer 2011 Recipient
Business

Billie McLean is the OSU-Oklahoma City Summer Enrollment Sweepstakes winner. The Mustang native was awarded 12 free tuition credit hours and one $500 Bookstore gift card, which are the prizes for all lucky students who are randomly selected for the enrollment sweepstakes each semester.

McLean, who is studying business, was shocked and excited when he found out he won the sweepstakes.

“I never expected to win,” McLean says. “When I got the call notifying me that I had won, I was taken aback by all of it.”

He plans on spending the money he’s currently saving for next year and using the gift card for OSU-OKC books and apparel. McLean advises new students to stick with pursuing their education in order to separate them from the competition in their chosen field.

“In the beginning it’s easy to feel like you’re on the outside looking in,” he says. “But with every semester you complete, your goal for finishing grows stronger.”

Holli Provence: Spring 2011 Recipient
Pursuing a Nursing Associate Degree

Holli Provence was recently named the OSU-Oklahoma City Spring Enrollment Sweepstakes recipient. The nursing student was randomly selected to win the sweepstakes, which is awarded to one lucky student per semester who enrolls at OSU-OKC.

Provence, in her first year at OSU-OKC, hopes to become a registered nurse and was happy to find out she was the sweepstakes winner as she usually doesn’t have good luck. She says last year she was the rare victim of a cooperhead snake bite.

In addition to winning the enrollment sweepstakes, Provence also won a $500 Bookstore gift card.

Ryan Scott: Fall 2010 Recipient
Pursuing a Municipal Fire Protection Associate Degree

Ryan Scott was recently named the OSU-Oklahoma City Fall Enrollment Sweepstakes recipient. The Moore native was randomly selected to win the sweepstakes, which is awarded to one lucky student per semester who enrolls at OSU-OKC.

Scott, in his first year at OSU-OKC, is pursuing his associate’s degree in municipal fire protection with plans to become a firefighter.

He was surprised to find out he won the sweepstakes and plans to use the money he’ll be saving to go toward purchasing books. When asked what advice he has for current students, Scott says, “Enroll early.”

Noel Whitworth: Summer 2010 Recipient
Pursuing a Business Management Associate Degree

Noel Whitworth was recently named the Summer 2010 OSU-Oklahoma City Enrollment Sweepstakes recipient. The Henryetta native was randomly selected to win the sweepstakes, which is awarded to one lucky student per semester who enrolls at OSU-OKC.

The six-year welder is currently pursuing a business management associate degree at OSU-OKC. He looks forward to receiving his degree as he is hoping to move up to the top end of manufacturing.

“It was pretty cool to win the sweepstakes,” Whitworth said. “I never win stuff, so this was pretty neat.”

Whitworth intends to obtain his associate’s degree from OSU-OKC and then go on to get his bachelor’s degree.

Brady Rich: Spring 2010 Recipient
Pursuing a General Engineering Associate Degree

Brady Rich was named the Spring 2010 OSU-Oklahoma City Enrollment Sweepstakes recipient. The Marshall, Texas native was ecstatic about winning the prize. Rich, a journeyman iron worker, is currently pursuing a general engineering associate degree at OSU-OKC. He looks forward to receiving the degree as it will allow him to have a more regular working schedule, which will give him more time with his wife, Amanda, and 20-month-old son, Logan. “I’ve been doing a lot of traveling and living in hotels the past eight years,” Rich said. “I’m looking forward to being more family-oriented and spending time with my wife and son.” For the future, Rich hopes to leave a lasting impression on the community by designing buildings in the civil engineering field. (Pictured is Rich with his wife and son.)

Micah Mirick: Fall 2009 Recipient
Pursuing degree in Police Science

Micah Mirick, a new student to OSU-Oklahoma City, was recently named the Fall 2009 Enrollment Sweepstakes recipient. The Moore native was randomly selected to win the sweepstakes, which is awarded to one lucky student who enrolls at OSU-OKC. She says winning the sweepstakes is “a bonus” and plans on pursuing a degree in criminology so she can eventually become a police officer so she can save lives. Mirick will put the money she’s saving from winning the sweepstakes toward her college education and wants to thank OSU-OKC for the sweepstakes.

David Kofoed: Summer 2009 Recipient
Graduates summer 2009: A.A.S. degree in marketing

After seven years of attending OSU-Oklahoma City part time, David Kofoed won the Summer Enrollment Sweepstakes. He chose to enroll at OSU-OKC because of the proximity of the university to his home and he enjoys the university’s environment. David feels OSU-OKC has a lot to offer someone who works full time during the day and he appreciates the adjunct professors who teach at night after working a full day. “Without them it would have been a lot harder for me to earn my degree,” he said. For the future, David wants to finish his management degree and work toward getting his masters in accounting with the possibility of returning to campus. “I would like to possibly teach accounting or other business classes at OSU-OKC...,“ he said.

Rachel Cameron: Spring 2009 Recipient
Seeking an A.A.S. degree in Healthcare Administration

Cameron will graduate May 2009 with an A.A.S. degree in Healthcare Administration from OSU-OKC and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from University of Oklahoma. Already a Registered Nurse, she also plans to pursue a family nurse practitioner master’s degree.

Born and raised in Kingfisher, OK, Cameron’s goal is to open a state-of-the-art wellness center for holistic healing in Kingfisher. When not in class Cameron works as a Kingfisher public school nurse and is mother to three children. In her spare time she enjoys volunteering, attending her children’s sporting events and going on family vacations.

Heather Meharg: Spring 2008 Recipient
Graduated fall 2008: A.A.S. degree in Technical Communications
with an emphasis in Illustration

Heather Meharg has been an Oklahoma resident her entire life and was excited to learn she was the recipient of a semesters worth of free tuition at OSU-OKC. She received her A.A.S. degree in Technical Communications with an emphasis in Illustration December 2008. When she is not at OSU-OKC she spends her time at work and watching movies with her friends and family.