- Senator Tom Ivester presented Oil & Gas: The Real Deal at the third and final “Understanding Mineral Rights in Oklahoma” free seminar recently hosted by SWOSU at Sayre.

- Oklahoma Corporation Commission Chair Dana Murphy was guest speaker at the second of three free "Understanding Mineral Rights in Oklahoma" seminars hosted by SWOSU at Sayre.

- Sherron Manning has been named the Dean of the College of Associate and Applied Sciences on the Southwestern Oklahoma State University-Sayre campus.

- The first of three "Understanding Mineral Rights in Oklahoma" seminars was hosted by SWOSU at Sayre on March 15.

- Erick High School students took top honors at the recent Timed Writing and Research Project (WARP) competition held at the Sayre campus of Southwestern Oklahoma State University.