The Northwestern Oklahoma State University President’s Leadership Class (PLC) will welcome 18 new members this fall.

Among them is recent Kingfisher High School graduate Raegan Snider.

PLC is a leadership development program led by Dr. Bo Hannaford, university president.

The program seeks to develop leadership skills in students who have compiled exemplary records of academic success and participation in high school activities.

Graduates of the program are expected to assume leadership roles on campus during their time at Northwestern.

Snider is the daughter of Brent and Steph Snider and was a KHS Class of 2025 valedictorian.

She was her class president for four years, a member of the National Honor Society and Oklahoma Honor Society.

In basketball, Snider was a part of three Class 4A state tournament qualifi ers and earned OGBCA and OCA all-state honors among several other individual accoloades.

She was also a four-time state qualifier in golf, including regional champion her freshman year.

Snider signed last November to play basketball at NWOSU.

Other students selected for this year’s Northwestern President’s Leadership Class include: Jordan Banuelos, a computer science major from Thomas Kate Bentley, an elementary education major from Pond Creek Jax Bernard, a health and sports science education major from Fairview Danyel Cato, a biology major from Waynoka Channing Dillinger, an agriculture major from Hugoton, Kan.

Ryann Eastes, an elementary education major from Pratt, Kan.

Abbey Elam, a mass communication major from Shattuck Marissa Finley, a marketing major from Wichita, Kan.

Cambell Gaisford, an accounting major from Alva Delphia Howell, an agriculture education major from Edmond Kaden Lambert, an accounting major from Alva Boden Miller, an entrepreneurship major from Fairview Lauren Nelson, an education major from Meno Kade Parker, an undecided major from Alva Nik Ramos, a computer science major from Enid Alexis Thompson, a pre-nursing major from Wichita, Kan.

Harlie Williams, an early childhood education major from May Selection to the PLC is through a competitive process including applications, letters of recommendation and an interview on the Northwestern-Alva campus.

The students will begin their year-long adventure July 26-30 with a trip to Dallas, Texas.

Activities during the five-day trip include guided tours of The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, The National Medal of Honor Museum and AT&T Stadium, the home of the Dallas Cowboys.

The group will also attend a baseball game at Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers.

Hannaford said he is excited to welcome this new class to Northwestern and guide them as leaders through their first year.

He said this trip is a great opportunity for the incoming class to not only learn, but get to know one another and create relationships before the academic year.

The first PLC class began in the fall 2001 with assistance from the Presidential Partners.

In 2007, Presidential Partners was renamed The President’s Association.

Moving toward a more long-term investment, the President’s Association was changed to the Northwestern Leadership Trust in 2020, which is an endowment program to better serve the needs of the students.

Class members participate in leadership activities and assist the president and staff in hosting dignitaries on campus and in selected recruitment activities.

To learn more about this program, visit www. nwosu.edu/plc.