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Bess receives prestigious OSU mentoring award

By HPJ Staff
Claude Bess, OSU Extension southeast district director, is the 2024 recipient of OSU's Leave the Ladder Down Award. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala/OSU Agriculture)

Oklahoma State University honored OSU Extension southeast district director Claude Bess with the Leave the Ladder Down Award at its annual convocation ceremony in December.

OSU’s Leave the Ladder Down Award is reserved for individuals in the university system who have successfully mentored and encouraged those with whom they work or instruct to reach their fullest potential.

Bess is a native of the Eufaula area in McIntosh County and earned a bachelor’s degree in animal science from OSU. He completed a master’s degree at the University of Arkansas and launched his Extension career in Arkansas before joining OSU Extension. He has devoted the past 36 years of his career to the university’s landgrant mission.

PHOTO: Claude Bess, OSU Extension southeast district director, is the 2024 recipient of OSU’s Leave the Ladder Down Award. (Mitchell Alcala/OSU Agriculture)

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