The celebration will take place in the E.E. Tourtellotte Student Center on Eastern’s Wilburton campus. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., with the program beginning at 7 p.m.
“The EOSC Alumni Hall of Fame reflects the best of the best from our college,” said Kati Wood, executive director of EOSC alumni relations. “Inductees from years past have distinguished themselves in their communities and careers, making the Mountaineer family proud, and this year is no exception.”
Tammye Gwin
A 1987 Eastern graduate, Tammye (Aaron) Gwin has served as Senior Executive Officer of Strategic Development for Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma since 2019. In this role, she leads the Nation’s strategy, business and economic development, tourism, reporting and analytics, and guest experience efforts.
A proud Choctaw tribal member and first-generation college graduate, Gwin has dedicated more than 36 years to Choctaw Nation, beginning her career with what was then known as Choctaw Bingo while earning her bachelor’s degree in business administration from Southeastern Oklahoma State University.
She spent more than two decades in gaming leadership before transitioning to Choctaw Business & Economic Development in 2014, where she has helped expand the Nation’s development efforts, including establishing its Small Business Development program, which now supports more than 2,300 businesses and nearly 6,000 jobs.
Her leadership has also contributed to the expansion of Choctaw Casino & Resort-Durant, travel plazas, franchise businesses and grocery stores, as well as the Nation’s diversification into hospitality, sports and recreation, and real estate.
Gwin serves on the boards of the Oklahoma Business Roundtable, Durant Industrial Authority, Select Oklahoma and Oklahoma Southeast, among others. She was selected for Leadership Oklahoma Class 30 and has received the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association Chairman’s Award, the OK Tribal Finance Consortium Advancing Tribal Economic Development Award and recognition on The Journal Record’s Native American Leaders Power List.
Gwin is from Wilburton, Oklahoma, and graduated from Panola High School in 1986, Eastern Oklahoma State College in 1987 and Southeastern Oklahoma State University in 1990. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her husband, Kevin, and their son, Tanner. The family resides in Durant, Oklahoma.
Steve Hudson
A 1972 Eastern graduate, Steve Hudson has coached more than 1,000 games throughout his high school and collegiate basketball coaching career. As head basketball coach at Oklahoma City Northeast High School, Hudson led his teams to three state tournament appearances in 1977, 1979 and 1980. He was named Oklahoma City Coach of the Year in 1976 and 1980.
Throughout his coaching career, Hudson’s teams recorded 363 victories during his tenure as a head basketball coach and 234 victories as an assistant coach, totaling 597 wins.
Hudson served as head men’s basketball coach at Wingate University in North Carolina and Oklahoma Panhandle State University. He also held assistant men’s basketball coaching positions at Oklahoma Baptist University, Texas Wesleyan University, the University of Notre Dame, Arkansas State University and East Central University.
In addition to his coaching accomplishments, Hudson founded the Coalgate Athletic Hall of Fame in 2013 and served as its chairman for 12 years. Under his leadership, the organization inducted 33 individuals and 11 teams while raising more than $75,000 in scholarships for graduating seniors at Coalgate High School. Hudson announced his retirement from the organization after overseeing seven induction ceremonies.
During his time at Eastern, Hudson was the starting point guard for the men’s basketball team. In 1971, he married his wife, Linda, whom he met while attending Eastern.
In 2025, Hudson was inducted into the Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in recognition of his contributions to the sport.
Bishop David M. Wilson
A 1983 Eastern graduate, the Rev. Dr. David M. Wilson has served as resident bishop of the Great Plains Conference of The United Methodist Church since Jan. 1, 2023.
Wilson was elected to episcopal office on Nov. 2, 2022, during a historic vote by delegates of the South-Central Jurisdiction. He was one of three individuals elected on the first and only ballot needed to fill bishop vacancies.
A member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma with Cherokee lineage, Wilson holds the distinction of being the first Native American elected to serve as a bishop in the history of The United Methodist Church.
Prior to his election, Wilson served as assistant to the bishop of the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference (OIMC), which includes 81 Native American United Methodist churches across Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas.
Ordained as an elder in 1995, Wilson served churches in Tahlequah and Norman, Oklahoma. During his tenure as conference superintendent, he also served as pastor of Norman First American United Methodist Church, where the congregation experienced growth and completed construction of its church building in 2007.
Wilson has served as a campus minister, youth director and conference superintendent. He also serves on several boards within The United Methodist Church and is a member of the board of trustees at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.
Wilson earned his associate’s degree in mass communications from Eastern Oklahoma State College in 1983. While attending Eastern, he contributed to the campus newspaper as a writer and later served as editor for two semesters. He also worked on the college yearbook staff and was recognized as the Outstanding Graduate for the Division of Languages and Communications.
He continued his education at Oklahoma City University, earning a Bachelor of Arts in mass communications in 1990, followed by a Master of Divinity from Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa in 1994. He received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Bacone College in 2009.
His professional honors include being named Phillips Theological Seminary’s Distinguished Alumnus in 2007, receiving the Excellence in Teaching Award for adjunct faculty at Oklahoma City University in 2012, the Dr. John Edwards Memorial Leadership Award from AARP in 2016 and the Changing Winds Cultural Society’s Man of the Year recognition in 2017.
Wilson has served as an adjunct professor of religion at Oklahoma City University for more than 15 years. He has also taught at Southern Methodist University’s Perkins School of Theology and in its summer Course of Study program.
In addition to his work in ministry and education, Wilson serves on the board of the Oklahoma City Indian Clinic and chairs Rock the Native Vote, an initiative focused on encouraging civic participation among Native American voters in Oklahoma.
Hall of Fame Celebration
The 2026 Alumni Hall of Fame Celebration will be held Friday, Nov. 13, in the E.E. Tourtellotte Student Center on Eastern’s Wilburton campus. Guests may arrive beginning at 6:30 p.m., with the induction program starting at 7 p.m.
The celebration will include dinner and dessert. Ticket registration will open soon.
For additional information about the Eastern Oklahoma State College Alumni Association or the Hall of Fame Celebration, contact Kati Wood, Executive Director of Alumni Relations, at (918) 465-1803.
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