The Seminole State\nCollege Educational Foundation recently received a $10,000 grant from the\nArvest Foundation. The donation will help provide leadership opportunities for\nstudents at the College \u2013 specifically members of the President\u2019s Leadership\nClass. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The PLC program\nwas established at Seminole State College over a decade ago. The two-year scholarship program provides approximately\n40 to 45 students with unique educational, cultural, volunteer and leadership\nopportunities. Throughout the year, they\nare able to meet with state leaders, learn about local government and\nphilanthropy, study leadership styles and participate in community volunteer\nwork. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each year, the\nArvest Foundation asks for suggestions of outstanding nonprofit charity\norganizations doing great work to improve their local communities for\nconsideration of grant funding. This year, Arvest Bank President Chris Clark provided\na recommendation for the SSC Educational Foundation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Clark has served\nas President of Arvest Bank in Shawnee for the past 20 years. A native of Seminole. His family has a long association with\nSeminole and Seminole State College. His\nfather, C.M. Clark was a Seminole banker, member of the Seminole School Board and\non the first Board of Regents for Seminole \u201cJunior\u201d College. Chris Clark graduated from SJC in 1975 and\nwas inducted into the College\u2019s Alumni Hall of Fame in 1998. He served many years as a Trustee on the\nSeminole State College Educational Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
SSC President Lana\nReynolds expressed her appreciation to the Arvest Foundation and to Clark for\nrecommending SSC for the grant. \u201cThe funds from this grant will help provide\nstudents in the PLC program additional opportunities to develop their\nleadership skills and further enhance their personal and professional growth.\nWe are always excited to expand this exceptional program at SSC, and we are\nextremely thankful to Mr. Clark and Arvest for helping us to continue to do\nthat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Arvest Bank owns\nand operates 14 community banks in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas\noffering banking, mortgages, credit cards and investments. The bank began in Bentonville, Arkansas in\n1961. They now have more than 270\nlocations in more than 135 communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more\ninformation about the PLC program at Seminole State College, contact Director\nof Community Services Kristin Dunn, who serves as coordinator of the program,\nat 405-382-9218 or k.dunn@sscok.edu<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Seminole State College Educational Foundation recently received a $10,000 grant from the Arvest Foundation. The donation will help provide leadership opportunities for students at the College \u2013 specifically members of the President\u2019s Leadership Class. The PLC program was established at Seminole State College over a decade ago. The two-year scholarship program provides approximately 40 … Continue reading SSC Foundation Receives $10,000 Arvest Grant<\/span>