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Craig Lavoie

Craig Lavoie Name 2007 Carl Albert Award Recipient

Craig Lavoie, a political science and letters major, will receive the Carl Albert Award in a ceremony beginning at 1:15 p.m. in the Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art.

The presentation of the plaque and the $2,500 check by President David Boren will be followed by a reception in the Sandy Bell Gallery at the museum.

Lavoie, who plans to pursue a career in public service law in Oklahoma, will graduate summa cum laude May 11 with a 4.0 grade-point average.

Special Events:

April 9
Carl Albert Award presentation honoring Craig Lavoie, 1:15 p.m., Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art

Leadership Scholars general meeting, 4:30 p.m., 132 Ellison Hall.

April 24
A&S Student Award Ceremony, 4 p.m., Molly Shi Boren Ballroom, OMU.

May 12
A&S Spring Convocation, 4 p.m., Lloyd Noble Center.

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	Carl Albert
	The late Carl Albert, an alumnus of A&S, served as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives during his 14 terms as a member of Congress. He is a favorite son of McAlester, Okla., where he was born and lived until his death in 2000. Read More...

Department of Political Science

A major in political science is suitable for those students interested in how the public life of the world functions, who and what makes it work, and why—in other words, every student who wants to be an engaged, educated person and involved, informed citizen.