Interesting ECU Facts

1. Five of ECU's alumni were elected to the position of Governor. They are:
   former Oklahoma Governor Robert S. Kerr
   former Oklahoma Governor George Nigh
   former Arizona Governor Ernest McFarland
   Governor Bill Anoatubby
   Lt. Governor Jefferson Keel
   
   
2. ECU's Collegiate Officer Program (COP) was the first one implemented in the state.
   It is a collaborative arrangement between the State of Oklahoma Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) and ECU that allows students to fulfill State of Oklahoma police officer certification requirements while completing their bachelor's degree.
   
   
3. East Central University is the only public institution in the state of Oklahoma that offers a Bachelor of Science degree in LEGAL STUDIES.
   
   
4. What ECU alum won 30 PGA Tour events?
   58 year-old Dr. Gil Morgan, has totaled more that 17 million in career earnings. 
   
   
5. Our Nursing department rates highest in the state with ECU students passing the RN test by more than 90% the past five years.
   
   
6. What ECU All-American Linebacker was a part of the 1986 Super Bowl Champion Chicago Bears with NFL Hall of Fame running back Walter Payton? 
   Clifford Thrift.
   
   
7. There are over seventy clubs and organizations on campus including four fraternities and three sororities. Each year there are rush weeks for both men and women. 
   
   
8. School of Business alum Kevin Turner was the youngest at age 32 to become a vice president for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. in 1995, then CFO of Sam's club, and in 2005 became Chief Operating Officer of Microsoft Corporation. 
   
   
9. ECU has one of the few Cartography Departments in the nation.
   Cartography is the art of map making and in recent years all graduates have secured employment within cartography or gone to graduate school.
   
   
10. ECU is in the rugged NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference with varsity sports offered in:
    Baseball
    Basketball
    Cross Country (men & women)
    Football
    Golf (men only)
    Soccer (women only)
    Softball
    Tennis (men & women)
    
    
11. East Central has a diverse student body presently from 24 countries and 25 different states helping make up the university's 4,600 students. 
    
    
12. East Central University is the only institution in Oklahoma (and is only one of 21 nationally)    that offers an accredited Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Health Science.
    
    
13. The East Central University McNair Scholars Program, a U.S. Department of Education funded grant program, honors the memory of Dr. Ronald E. McNair, an astronaut who lost his life in the Challenger Shuttle accident on January 28, 1986.
    The McNair program prepares low-income, first generation and minority undergraduate students for doctoral study.
    
    
14. The ECU Foundation has raised more money towards Academic Scholarships than any other regional university in Oklahoma.
    
    
15. Coach Calip was inducted into the National College Football Hall of Fame in 2003. He was an All-American Quarterback at East Central University. Calip played arena football and was on the World Champion team. He has also played in the Canadian Football League. Coach Cali is a 2003 Vision of Excellence Award Winner for team teaching in Jenks Schools. He has six state titles in his 17 years of coaching.
    
     
16. ECU is only 1 of 3 universities with a Medical Physics BS degree in the United States.