Editing Northeastern State University (section)

==History==
On May 7, 1851, the [[Cherokee Nation (19th century)|Cherokee Nation]] founded the '''Cherokee National Female Seminary''' at Tahlequah, the same year that it opened a male seminary in its territory. This was after its [[Indian Removal|removal]] to [[Indian Territory]] and part of its building institutions to support its future.

On March 6, 1909, after statehood, the State Legislature of [[Oklahoma]] passed an act providing for the creation and location of '''Northeastern State Normal School''' at [[Tahlequah, Oklahoma]] for the training of teachers. For this purpose, it purchased from the Cherokee Tribal Government the building, land, and equipment of the Cherokee Female Seminary.

In 1921, the name was changed to '''Northeastern State Teachers College''' as it had expanded to a full four-year curriculum.<ref Name="EOHC-NSU" /> In the 1950s Northeastern emerged as a comprehensive state college, broadening its curriculum at the baccalaureate level to encompass liberal arts subjects and adding a fifth-year program designed to prepare master teachers for elementary and secondary schools.

With addition of graduate-degree programs, in 1974, the Oklahoma Legislature authorized changing the name of the institution from '''Northeastern State College''' to '''Northeastern Oklahoma State University'''; in 1985 it authorized a change in name to Northeastern State University. In 1979, NSU opened its College of Optometry.<ref Name="EOHC-NSU"/>

In the early 21st century, NSU is the fourth-largest university in Oklahoma.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=NSU| access-date=February 20, 2008 | url=http://www.nsuok.edu/GettingStarted/NSUsHeritage.aspx
|title=About NSU |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080128160906/http://nsuok.edu/about/ <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = January 28, 2008}}</ref>  On March 6, 2009, NSU celebrated its centennial with Founders Day celebrations.

===Presidents===
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*Albert Sydney Wyly, 1909
*Frank Redd, 1909–1911
*Frank E. Buck, 1911–1912
*W.E. Gill, 1912–1914
*George W. Gable, 1914–1919
*William T. Ford, 1919–1923
*Monroe P. Hammond, 1923–1935
*J.M. Hackler (acting), 1935–1936
*John Samuel Vaughan, 1936–1951
*Louis H. Bally (acting), 1951
*Harrell E. Garrison, 1951–1970
*Robert E. Collier, 1970–1977
*Elwin Fite (acting), 1977–1978
*[[W. Roger Webb]], 1978–1997
*Larry B. Williams, 1997–2007
*Kim Cherry (interim), 2007–2008
*[[Don Betz]], 2008–2011
*Martin Tadlock (interim), 2011<ref>{{cite web |publisher=NSU| access-date=September 14, 2011| url=http://www.nsuok.edu/News/Story/1459/Default.aspx| title=Tadlock named as NSU interim president}}</ref>
*Steve Turner, 2012–2023
*Rodney Hanley, 2023-present
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