Congratulations to former OSSM Autry Tech students Robert Champlin, Colin Franklin,  Sumit Som, Greg Fisher and Phillip Hodge for being named 2003 Academic All-Staters by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence.

Each year the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence honors 100 Academic All-Staters and the top educators in the state, and is a wonderful celebration for those who value excellence in public education. The seventeenth annual Academic Awards Banquet was  held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at the Cox Convention Center in downtown Oklahoma City. University of Oklahoma President David L. Boren, chairman and founder of the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence, was master of ceremonies for the event. 

Since 1987, 100 high school seniors have been selected each year by the Foundation and named Academic All-Staters.  This prestigious award provides each recipient with $1,500 in scholarship money, a medallion, and a commemorative plaque.   

Boren has described the selection of Oklahoma's Academic All-Staters as ,"Oklahoma's most rigorous academic competition."  The 100 recipients are selected on the basis of academic achievement, extracurricular activities, community involvement, as well as an essay submitted by each nominee.