Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology - Technician Yearbook (Okmulgee, OK)

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INDUSTRIAL Auto Mechanics ..... ..... 2 Auto Trim ......... ----- l 26 Body and Fender .... ..... 2 Cabinet Making ..... .... 2 Carpentry ........ .... 2 Diesel .... ---- 2 Drafting ........ ..... 2 Dry Cleaning .... ----- l 26 Electricity ............................. ----- 2 Farm Machinery and Tractor Repair ..... .... 2 Furniture Upholstery .................. ..... 'l 773 Electronics ............. ----. 2 Jewelry Repair .... ---- 'l V3 Plumbing .............. -.-. 2 Printing llithographyl .... ..... I 'A Printing lletterpressl ..... .... 2 Radio and Television ......................... .... 2 Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heating ..... ..... 2 Shoe Rebuilding and Bootmaking ........... ..... 2 Saddle Making .................. ..... 'l Va Watch Repair .... .... I V: FOOD TRADES Baking ......... ---- 1 V2 Chef Training .... ..... 1 Vs OOM M EROE Accounting ................... .... 2 Commercial Art 8. Advertising .... ..... 2 Retailing ....................... .... 2 Secretarial Training .... ..... 'I Vs Stenographic Training ..... .... I yea rs years years years years years years years yea rs yea rs years yea rs yea rs yea rs years years years years yea rs yea rs yea rs years years yea rs years years yea rs year

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OGGUPATIONS OFFERED

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Wednesday, May 15, 1963 A TRIBUTE TO DEDIGATION. . f e Q 2 1 A ,, 1 , A, 5 W' ', I -lA' an I . Unirez? Swiss ' tis tgjfirnsrisra ??'.ifiiCQ'i'?f:3EQ3ElW22f22 AND DEEiA'?EiS ii? gfvggg' if.ifE3?Ei12fE,5l52?3, SERS? 4158 3125, ,. ,,,,,.- ., .M -- . ... -. .,m,,,x,,,,,, Keith Covelle Retiree 'From Okmulgee Tech EXTENSION OF REMARKS or HON. ED EDMONDSON IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. EDMONDSON. Mr. Speaker, I ask permission at this time to express my personal appreciation and the thanks ot thousands to a friend and fellow Oklahoman who has recently an- nounced his retirement after devoting the major part of his life as an educa- tor and administrator. This man has contributed more to the held.of technical and industrial educa- tion than perhaps any other person in the Nation. Anyone who follows the great work being carried on today in technical and industrial education knows that I am speaking of Keith Covelle, who will shortly retire as director of Oklahoma State Tech at Okmulgee. For the past 17 years-from the in- ception of Okmulgee Tech-Keith Co- velle has been its guiding hand as di- rector, principal educator, and tireless ambassador of good will. Keith Covelle has spent nearly a half a century stressing the great need and importance of developing the trade and technical skills of our citizens. .His deep conviction that every man should be trained to be a productive citi- zen has been proven true in the great work being carried on at Okmulgee Tech-and every member of our 'society has been the direct benehciary of this conviction. In 1946, Keith Covelle left his position as vocational specialist at Oklahoma State University at Stillwater to inaugu- rate his ideas at Okmulgee Tech. He acquired the Army's old Glennan Gen- eral Hospital at Okmulgee to be used for the plant facilities and opened the doors to 211 students who enrolled in 11 difler- ent trades. The overwhelming success of this bold venture in a relatively uncharted a.rea of education is borne out by the num- ber of graduates from Okmulgee Tech and the strategic positions these gradu- ates occupy in cities and towns through- out the United States. During the past 17 years of Okmulgee Tech's existence, more than 18,000 per- sons have learned a trade, business, or occupation in the school. This year en- rollment is approximately 1,500 and the school operates the year around on a three-semester plan. The success of trade, technical, and industrial education, not only at Okmul- gee Tech but at other institutions throughout the Nation, is due in a large measure to the personal leadership and zeal of Keith Covelle. For his many friends, admirers, and former students, I express a heartfelt thank you. I know that Keith Covelle can iustl- iiably take great personal satisfaction in knowing that he has made an out- standing contribution to society, the en- d1u'ing benefits of which stand as a living tribute to him.