Student Government Association at Southeastern installs 2026-27 officers and senators, lauds award winners at annual banquet

The 105th Legislature of the Southeastern Oklahoma State University Student Government Association (SGA) celebrated its annual banquet Thursday evening, concluding with the installation of new officers and senators for the 2026-27 academic year.

Outgoing President Sarah Coblentz, a graduating Political Science & History major from Celina, Texas, gave her final address sharing the Senate's accomplishments of note. The guest speaker was Southeastern President Dr. David Whitlock.

Comments were offered by Vice President Mitchell Washington, a senior Biological Health Sciences major from Mead, and outgoing Secretary Haley Langley, a senior Clinical Psychology major from Durant.

Senator Dylan Klaassen, senior chemistry major from Whitewater, Kans., recognized the Baptist Collegiate Ministries as the Organization of the Year. This award celebrates and recognizes an organization committed to providing opportunities for involvement and participation on campus.

SGA awards presented at the banquet were:

• President's Award - Caycen Work, a junior occupational safety and health major from Lindsay
• Vice President's Award - Alicyn Bell, a junior freshman Marketing major from Ardmore
• Secretary's Award - Cora McKinney, a junior Fisheries & Wildlife Science major from Oklahoma City
• Rookies of the Year - Aidan Devore, a sophomore political science major from Caddo
• Most Spirited - Carson Veenstra, a concurrently enrolled student from Durant
• Mr. Consistent Award - Jayson Hauschild, Computer Science major from Caddo

Graduating Seniors received their SGA Medals to wear during Commencement:

• Logan Bryan, an Aviation-Professional Pilot major from Wilburton
• Richy Clark, a Management major from Sherman, Texas
• Sarah Coblentz, a Political Science & History major from Celina, Texas
• Gavin Crouch, a Finance major from Pauls Valley
• Brock Davis, an Aviation-Professional Pilot from Paris, Texas
• Kyler Drake, a Communications Media Studies major from Davis
• Tessa Jinkins, a Criminal Justice major from Savoy, Texas
• Caydee Kennedy, a marketing major from Calera
• Haley Langley, a Clinical Psychology major from Durant
• Caleb Lord, Aviation Management major from Eudora, Kans.
• Chelsea Maxwell, Computer Information System and Political Science major from Broken Bow
• Chloie Russell, a Biological Health Science from Calera
• and Mitchell Washington, a Biological Health Sciences major from Mead

Highlights from the 2025-26 session included work with Durant Sustainability address to address the 5th and 6th Street corridor to campus, attendance at the Oklahoma City leadership conference and work on legislation affecting Oklahoma students, collaboration with Campus Police to improve lighting on campus and make it safer, and student voices on various campus committees including the Faculty Senate.

The 2026-27 Executive Team Members were sworn in with Dylan Klaasen, a senior chemistry major from Whitewater, Kans., sworn in as President, Carson Hendrich, a senior aviation-professional pilot major sworn in as Vice President, and Karma McDonald, a senior elementary education major from Valliant, sworn in as Secretary.

President Klaasen gave his first address as student body president and swore in the new representatives from the student body who will serve as the 106^th Student Government Association Legislature in the 2026-27 academic year: Victoria Arnold, Collin Bryant, Aidan DeVore, Jayson Hauschild, Aiden Hearn, Elias Jagoda, Kai Jones, Kenedy Lafevers, Onali Lokuwaduge, Charitie Massengale, Rodger Nixon, Taylor Piearcy, Sydney Reardon, Brady Turner, Ryan Ward, and Caycen Work.