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Home/Riverhawk News/Northeastern Names 10 Centurions in Honor of Founders Day

Northeastern Names 10 Centurions in Honor of Founders Day

Published: 2010-02-10

TAHLEQUAH -- In celebration of Northeastern State University's Founders Day 2010, the university will add 10 names to its list of NSU Centurions. Founders Day commemorates the day the Oklahoma legislature purchased the Cherokee National Female Seminary and created the Northeastern State Normal School on March 6, 1909.

An annual tradition established during last years Centennial Founders Day Celebration, the Centurion honor is given to members of the NSU familyalumni, faculty, staff and students, whether past or presentwho impacted the life of the nominator, the Northeastern community or the public at large.

This years Centurions will be honored during a special luncheon held Friday, March 5 in the University Center Rozell Ballroom in Tahlequah at 11:30 a.m. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for children 12 and under.

The following individuals will join the Centurion roster in 2010:

  • Dr. Isabel Baker, civic and political leader, 1950 graduate of Northeastern and NSU professor emeritus of Education
  • Dr. Terri Baker, author and NSU Professor of English
  • Dr. Harold and Mary Battenfield, 1959 and 1960 Northeastern graduates respectively, active members of the NSU Nifty Fifties alumni group
  • Dr. Tom Cottrill, businessman, NSU emeritus professor of Speech and dean of the College of Arts & Letters
  • George Elliott, emeritus assistant professor of Health & Human Performance and second winningest football coach in Northeastern State history
  • Beth Herrington, longtime Tahlequah educator and noted local historian

The following individuals will be presented the Centurion award posthumously:

  • Sue Crafton, early Tahlequah pioneer known for her civic engagement
  • Joe Davis, NSU faculty member at the time of his death and founder of the NSU Jazz Program
  • Dr. Cesaro (Chet) Lombardi, retired NSU faculty member who taught Industrial Arts for nearly 40 years
  • Dr. Jim Malone, NSU alumnus and retired Speech faculty member who brought puppeteering to the university and surrounding communities.

For more information or to purchase tickets to the Centurion luncheon, call 918.444.2018.