{"id":1681,"date":"2019-12-06T09:29:16","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T15:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/?p=1681"},"modified":"2019-12-17T09:36:15","modified_gmt":"2019-12-17T15:36:15","slug":"rep-kevin-wallace-receives-higher-education-distinguished-service-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/rep-kevin-wallace-receives-higher-education-distinguished-service-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Kevin Wallace Receives Higher Education Distinguished Service Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Kevin Wallace was recognized with the 2019 Distinguished Service Award for Higher Education during the Dec. 5 meeting of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. He was honored for his support of higher education in his role as chair of the House Appropriations and Budget Committee and the Joint Committee on Appropriations and Budget, as co-chair of the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency, and as a member of the Banking, Financial Services and Pensions, Energy and Natural Resources and Wildlife committees.<!--more--><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"295\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Group-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Group-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Group-2-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Group-2-50x23.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Group-2-500x230.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u201cWe are pleased to honor Rep. Kevin\nWallace today with the 2019 Distinguished Service Award,\u201d said Chancellor Glen\nD. Johnson. \u201cSince his election to the House of Representatives in 2014, Rep.\nWallace has been a strong advocate for higher education, consistently\nsupporting the state system of higher education\u2019s budget request, including\nincreasing faculty pay, fully funding concurrent enrollment for high school\nseniors and providing funds for Section 13 offset monies, which are utilized\nfor deferred maintenance and capital expenditure purposes at our colleges and\nuniversities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Distinguished Service Awards for\nHigher Education recognize individuals who demonstrate distinguished leadership\nand support of higher education in Oklahoma during the legislative session. It\nis the highest award presented by the State Regents and the Council of College\nand University Presidents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Kevin Wallace was recognized with the 2019 Distinguished Service Award for Higher Education during the Dec. 5 meeting of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. He was honored for his support of higher education in his role as chair of the House Appropriations and Budget Committee and the Joint Committee on Appropriations and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sscok.edu\/media\/rep-kevin-wallace-receives-higher-education-distinguished-service-award\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Rep. 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