**For Immediate Release**
Charles Mark of OPSU and the USA
-released by OPSU Campus Communications 10-18-05
by Scott Puryear
Goodwell, OK – A fundamental dignity is that of
human labor - people who go about the business of getting
the job done and neither seeks nor expects special recognition.
There is a special man at Oklahoma Panhandle State University
who gets his job done and often goes beyond the requirements
of his occupation, and that man is Charles Mark.
Mark has excelled in his duties as the OPSU Residence
Hall Director for the last five years, but will be leaving
those duties soon to serve his country. President Dave
Bryant calls Mark one of OPSU’s best employees.
E/5 Charles Mark has been ordered from Reserve Duty to
Active Duty as of January 5 as part of the Department of
the Army’s “Enduring Freedom” for what
he expects to be a year and a half assignment. He is a
trained Psychiatric Technician, Behavioral Specialist and
Combat Medic.
A big man with a firm handshake, Mark played football
for the Aggies in 1993 and 1994, and after a good deal
of military experience, returned to OPSU and finished his
degree in 2003 with a major in Psychology and a minor in
Law Enforcement.
Mark expects to be serving overseas but prior to his departure
he will be making several stops in this country to drop
off OPSU recruiting posters at government installations
and military bases. He’ll be helping those currently
in the armed services (and those soon to be discharged)
to enroll at OPSU. In the places he visits, Mark will see
that an OPSU poster that offers educational assistance
is displayed. This is a volunteer assignment on Mark’s
part, and he developed the concept for the poster himself,
which was designed by OPSU graduate Michal Stachowski.
In August, Mark received an award for employee excellence
at the school and just talking about him brings a smile
to President Bryant. “I can’t say enough good
things about Charles Mark,” Bryant said. “He
is an outstanding employee and role model, and we are very
proud of him.”
Whether working for the university or serving in the military,
Mark has what it takes to get the job done. He is proud
to be an Oklahoma Panhandle State employee, and he is proud
to serve his country. Both his employer and his country
are proud of him.
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