Cameron University’s Dr. Krystal Brue was honored recently with the Lumineer Award by the Oklahoma Human Resources State Council (SHRM-OK), an affiliate of the Society for Human Resource Management. The award celebrates human resource professionals with a legacy of excellence and service and is presented to individuals who have at least five years of dedicated contributions to the HR profession. Honorees are recognized for being a go-to resource and mentor in HR, offering guidance and solutions to HR challenges, acting as a connector and network builder within the profession and exemplifying a commitment to lifting others and advancing HR.
Cameron University’s Dr. Hyunsoon Whang has been honored with the Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award by the Oklahoma Music Teachers Association, becoming only the 15th recipient of the prestigious award since it was launched in 2001. The award recognizes a teacher who has made a significant difference in the lives of students, has contributed to the advancement of music in their community and is an outstanding example of a professional music educator. Whang will now be entered for consideration as the Music Teachers National Association’s Teacher of the Year Award.
Cameron University and Cameron Campus Ministry will present Princess Sarah Culberson as the keynote speaker for the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance. Culberson, an American-born princess of the Mende people of Sierra Leone, will present “Building Community: Lessons from Our Past and Present that Shape Our Future.” This virtual event, with two separate sessions, is scheduled for Tuesday, January 18, via Zoom. There is no charge to participate. To register for a Zoom link, go to https://www.cameron.edu/MLK.
Cameron University’s Testing Center has been recertified by the National College Testing Association (NCTA). Criteria for recertification are rigorous and are based on the NCTA Professional Standards and Guidelines, which were developed to guide post-secondary test centers in the delivery of quality testing programs. The facility was originally certified in 2014 and earned recertification in 2019.
Three Cameron employees have been honored with the university’s Staff Awards for Excellence. Aldrick Bissette, Kay Means and Billie Whipp. Nominations were made by CU students, faculty and staff. In order to be eligible, nominees must have been employed full-time at Cameron for at least one year.
The Cameron University Department of Psychology honored five students with Student of the Year awards during its departmental student recognition ceremony.
Cotton Electric Cooperative has been honored with the 2025 Business Partnership Excellence Award by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (OSRHE) for its long-standing support of Cameron University. The award recognizes innovative collaborations between businesses and institutions of higher education that further the education of Oklahoma’s workforce.
The Cameron University Department of Communication, English and Foreign Languages recently honored several CU students for their creative writing this semester.
When Lawton Public Schools students Bailey Anderson, Alyssia Diaz, Gabriella O’Brien and Nicolas Raso receive their high school diplomas in late May, they will do so with a distinction that sets them apart from their peers. Each has already earned a college degree, thanks to enrolling at Cameron University as a concurrent student.
