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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Faculty, staff & students:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Bruce Fisher, Administrative Program Officer at the Oklahoma Historical Society, will present our Black History Month lecture on today, February 27<sup>th</sup> at 1:00 PM in the Johnnie Wray Theatre. His presentation is entitled “How We Missed the Boat: Interpreting the African American Experience.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mr. Fisher earned a Bachelor’s degree in History from Langston University and a Master’s degree in History from Texas Southern University. He has served as the director of the A. Phillip Randolph Institute in Houston, Texas and as the Director of the JFK Project Area Committee in Oklahoma City. He has also served as Assistant Secretary of State of Oklahoma and Director of Institutional Advancement at Langston University. Mr. Fisher is on the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse and the Loretta Jackson Historical Society. He is a founding member of the Oklahoma African American Educators Hall of Fame and is a member of the Oklahoma Historical Society Black Heritage Committee.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is sure to be an enlightening presentation and an important learning opportunity for our students. I look forward to seeing you there.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Greg Warren<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dean of Students/Athletic Director<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Eastern Oklahoma State College<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>1301 West Main<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Wilburton, OK 74578<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Phone: 918-465-1756<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Fax: 918-465-4457<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>E-mail: <a href="mailto:gwarren@eosc.edu">gwarren@eosc.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>