Economic Development Grant for the Regents Business Partnership Excellence Award
About the Program
The Regents Business Partnership Excellence Award is designed to highlight successful partnerships and to further cultivate the higher learning environment through State Regents’ Economic Development Grants.
Institutions involved in these partnerships provide $500 in other financial support AND receive a matching $500 State Regents’ Economic Development Grant that is applied to either:
- The tuition of an employee of the business being recognized.
- A paid internship for a current student of the institution to work at the business being recognized.
- A faculty externship with the business being recognized.
- Enhancement of the partnership with additional equipment, materials or supplies.
Submissions are provided by the institutions and reviewed by a committee of State Regents’ staff to insure the integrity of the program. Only one partner summary is allowed per institution, with a maximum of 27 annual recognitions if each of the 27 public higher education institutions submits a partner to be recognized. Through outside sponsorship, the State Regents provide one plaque of recognition to honor the business partner and institution leaders for their outstanding partnership. They receive the plaque of recognition at a reception that is held in the spring of each year.
2022 Recipients
The partnerships listed below were recognized for 2022.
- Cameron University and The UPS Store 6690 Lawton Town Center
- Carl Albert State College and The Lodges of District 26 and District 2 and The Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma
- Connors State College and Green Country Behavioral Health Services Inc.
- East Central University and Valley View Foundation
- Eastern Oklahoma State College and Caring Hands Healthcare Centers
- Langston University and Cowan Miller and Lederman Law Firm
- Murray State College and Nitro-Lift Fabrication
- Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College and Bartlett Co-Op Association
- Northeastern State University and Northeastern Community Health Centers Inc.
- Northern Oklahoma College and Dillingham Insurance/Dillingham Foundation
- Northwestern Oklahoma State University and Western Plains Youth and Family Services
- Oklahoma City Community College and Prairie Surf Studios
- Oklahoma Panhandle State University and Guymon Industrial Foundation
- Oklahoma State University and Baker Hughes
- Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology and Public Service Company of Oklahoma
- Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City and OG&E Energy Corp.
- Redlands Community College and El Reno Masonic Lodge #50
- Rogers State University and Claremore Main Street
- Rose State College and United Dynamics Inc
- Seminole State College and Wrangler/Kontoor Brands
- Southeastern Oklahoma State University and AllianceHealth Durant
- Southwestern Oklahoma State University and Weatherford Regional Hospital
- Tulsa Community College and Madison Strategies Group
- University of Central Oklahoma and Oklahoma Heart Hospital
- University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma and Chickasaw Nation Industries Inc.
- Western Oklahoma State College and Western Equipment
Past Recipients
Information on past recipients is available at the links below.
2021 Recipients
2020 Recipients
2019 Recipients
2018 Recipients
2017 Recipients
2016 Recipients
2015 Recipients
2014 Recipients
2013 Recipients
2012 Recipients
2011 Recipients
2010 Recipients
2009 Recipients
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2007 Recipients
2006 Recipients