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DECEMBER 2012


Youth Tour reunion seeks former participants


T


he Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives is coordinating a 50-year


reunion of all former Rural Electric Youth Tour participants on July 20, 2013 in Oklahoma City.


Senator Lyndon B. Johnson inspired the Youth Tour when he addressed the National Rural Electric Cooperatives Association (NRECA) Annual Meeting in Chicago in 1957. The senator and future president declared, “If one thing goes out of this meeting, it will be sending youngsters to the national capitol where they can actually see what the flag stands for and represents.”


Consequently, some Texas electric cooperatives sent groups of young people to Washington to work during the summer in Johnson’s office. In 1958, a rural electric co-op in Iowa sponsored the first group of 34 young people on a week-long study tour of the nation’s capitol. Later that same year, a busload came to Washington from Illinois. The idea grew. In 1964, NRECA began to coordinate joint activities among the state delegations, and suggested that co-op representatives from each state arrange to be in Washington, D.C. during Youth Tour week.


Today over 1,500 students participate in the annual Youth Tour, with over 70 teens from


CEC YOUTH TOUR DELEGATES • 1964 - 2011 1964


1964 1965 1965 1965 1966 1966 1967 1967 1967 1968 1968 1968 1969 1969


Ronald Campbell, Eagletown Janice Nichols, Haworth Betty Jordan, Antlers


Ronald Smith, Fort Towson Linda Tuck, Valliant


Jeanetta Robinson,Soper Judy Anderson, Valliant Natalie Gail Tucker, Antlers Gloria Susan Baker, Haworth Ted Alan Eudy, Hugo Susan Vegher, Antlers Jan Herron, Idabel Peggy Sheets, Soper Brenda Snow, Antlers Patricia Harris, Hugo


1969 Mike Love, Idabel 1970 1970 1970 1971 1971 1971 1972 1972 1972 1973 1973 1973 1974 1974


Janet Helton, Antlers Jo Ellen Moore, Rattan


Debbie Honeywell, Valliant Tom Jordan, Battiest Kathy Howze, Clayton Judy Parsons, Hugo


TyJuana Holloway, Antlers


Peggy Pennington, Broken Bow Rhonda Moyer, Soper David Burrage, Antlers Judy Nichols, Haworth Doyle Johnson, Soper Cindy Ellis, Hugo


1974 Wilma Jo Wilson, Smithville 1975 1975 1975 1976 1976 1976 1977 1977


Peggy Ann Scott, Rattan Robert Burk, Antlers


Ronald Walker, Battiest Pam Harmon, Rattan Robert Rhea, Idabel Jeff Conner, Rattan


Elizabeth Swink, Soper Jo Denise Watson, Antlers Jennifer Hagler, Fort Towson


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Oklahoma attending each year. In all, Oklahoma’s electric cooperatives have sponsored over 2,600 students since 1964.


For more details on the event, contact Jennifer Dempsey,


Oklahoma Youth Tour coordinator at 405-607-0161 or email jdempsey@oaec.coop. You can also join the Oklahoma Youth Tour 50 Year Reunion on Facebook.


1977 1978 1978 1978 1979 1979 1979


Craig Ruiz, Idabel Jill C. Faber, Broken Bow


Charles Fennell, Fort Towson Stewart Stanfield, Rattan Johnny Jordan, Antlers Colene Stanfield, Hugo Diana Bawcum, Idabel


1980 Wendie Crawford, Hugo 1980 1980


Van Shelton, Idabel Paula Brown, Rattan


1981 Michael Rose, Hugo 1981 1981 1982 1982 1982 1996 1996 1996 1997 1997 1997


Rebecca Sue Lawson, Idabel Alicia Frazier, Rattan


Craig Mullen, Broken Bow Lori Short, Hugo Kristi Colley, Rattan Ken Black, Antlers Tyson Trent, Rattan Todd Oney, Valliant Eric Hogan, Hugo


Carystal Renee Gann, Rattan Carra Antwine, Soper


1998 Melonie Hughes, Broken Bow 1998 1998 1999 1999 1999 2000 2000 2000 2001 2001 2001


Randell Baze, Rattan


Jackie Hollingsworth, Soper Casey Sorrels, Broken Bow Lindsey Trent, Rattan Haley Antwine, Soper


Christina Harvey, Broken Bow Lisa Massare, Hugo


Sharla Quisenberry, Hugo Scott Haas, Hugo


Caleb McCary, Rattan John Crawford, Rattan


2002 Michelle Winters, Antlers 2002 2002 2003 2003 2003


Tiffany Leino, Haworth Shirley Johns, Hugo Rendy Moyer,Antlers Tess Searles, Soper


Kyle Ensley,Wright City


2004 Mary Oliver, Battiest 2004 2004 2004 2005 2005 2005 2005 2006 2006 2006


Preston Doughty, Broken Bow Sara Jane Smallwood, Clayton Jordan Lindsey, Soper Shade Dill, Boswell


Kaylee McDaniel, Idabel Chris Lindly, Rattan


Becci Price, Wright City Christa Davis, Eagletown JoEllen Duke, Eagletown Andrew Henry, Fort Towson


2006 William Baze, Rattan 2007


Justin Simpson, Antlers


2007 Melinda Martin, Antlers 2007 Megan Horn, Ft. Towson 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008


Brian Wall, Haworth Dustin White, Haworth Tosha Dale, Hugo Blaine Parnell Sarah Dudley Chelsea Wells Chris Penson


2009 Nick Wallace 2009 2009 2009 2010 2010 2010 2010 2011 2011 2011


Blake Scarborough Cole Dillman


Stephanie Baze


Sammantha Roshay Tricia Price


Lacey Frailicks Cody Bryan


Railey Gardner


Katelyne Wolfenbarger Ravi Patel


2011 Michael Lampton 2012 2012 2012 2012


Payton Gentry Zac Harber Kylie Myers


Trent Lawless


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