Willie Spears to speak at Northern Oklahoma College

Northern Oklahoma College is hosting the Willie Spears Experience Wednesday, March 24 at NOC Tonkawa and NOC Enid.

Spears will be speaking March 24 at the Renfro Center at 3:30 p.m. in Tonkawa and Montgomery Hall at 6:30 p.m. in Enid

Spears is a professional speaker, teacher, author, former athletic director of three schools, head football coach, a syndicated radio personality and columnist featured around the country.

His Motivational Minute is a Public Service Announcement that airs on a number of radio stations.

As an ordained minister, Spears speaks to churches, youth groups, prison inmates, schools, teachers, teams, companies and individuals through his business, The Willie Spears Experience.

Spears has spoken to audiences in 11 states and Canada.

Originally from Florida, Spears attended Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva where he was a wide receiver on the 1999 NAIA National Championship Team.

The event is sponsored by Northern Oklahoma College Foundation and Presidential Partners.

NOC is practicing social distancing.  Face masks are required.

Northern Oklahoma College, the state’s first public community college, is a multi-campus, land-grant institution that provides high quality, accessible, and affordable educational opportunities and services which create life-changing experiences and develop students as effective learners and leaders within their communities in a connected, ever changing world.

NOC, a public two-year community college, serves nearly 5,000 students on the home campus in Tonkawa, branch in Enid, NOC/OSU Gateway Program in Stillwater, online, and the University Center in Ponca City. Of these students about 60% receive financial aid and/or scholarships.  Over 80% of NOC students complete their degree with zero debt.

NOC is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and offers associate degrees in three general areas: Arts, Science and Applied Science.  The associate degree fulfills lower-division course work which is applicable towards a bachelor’s degree.

Call (580) 628-6200 for more information about Northern Oklahoma College or visit www.noc.edu .