{{Short description|College in Miami, Oklahoma, U.S.}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Use American English|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox university | name = Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College | native_name = | image_name = | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | latin_name = | motto = | motto_lang = | mottoeng = | established = {{Start date|1919}} | closed = <!-- {{End date|YYYY}} --> | type = Public community college | parent = Oklahoma Agricultural & Mechanical Colleges | endowment = | budget = | officer_in_charge = | chairman = | chancellor = | president = Kyle Stafford | vice-president = | superintendent = | provost = | vice_chancellor = | rector = | principal = | dean = | director = | head_label = | head = | academic_staff = | administrative_staff = | students = 1,799 (fall 2023)<ref>{{cite web |title=College Navigator - Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College |url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?s=OK&ct=1+2+3&pg=4&id=207290 |publisher=National Center for Education Statistics}}</ref> | undergrad = | postgrad = | doctoral = | other = | city = Miami | state = Oklahoma | province = | country = United States | coor = | campus = | former_names = Miami School of Mines (1919–1942)<br />Northeastern Oklahoma Junior College (1942–1943) | free_label = | free = | colors = | colours = | athletics = | sports = | nickname = | mascot = | affiliations = | website = {{URL|neo.edu}} | logo = | footnotes = }}
'''Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College''' ('''NEO''') is a public community college in Miami, Oklahoma. Established as the '''Miami School of Mines''' in 1919, NEO has an enrollment of approximately two thousand students. The Golden Norsemen is the school mascot.
==History== [[File:Statue of Odin on the Campus of NEO A&M College.jpg|thumbnail|The statue of Odin, designed by alumnus Nick Calcagno, stands in front of the Bruce G. Carter Library/Administration Building on the NEO A&M College campus.]] The Oklahoma Senate passed Senate Bill 225 on March 17, 1919 to establish the Miami School of Mines.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://neo.edu/Administration/PublicRelations/PressReleases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/179/Founders-Day-Celebration-Planned-for-Friday-NEO-to-Honor-Swanson-Family |title=Founders' Day Celebration Planned for Friday: NEO to Honor Swanson Family > NEO A&M College |access-date=2013-11-14 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131114060605/http://neo.edu/Administration/PublicRelations/PressReleases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/179/Founders-Day-Celebration-Planned-for-Friday-NEO-to-Honor-Swanson-Family |archive-date=2013-11-14 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The school began operations in September 1920.<ref name="HR 1073">{{cite web|url=http://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/2009-10%20ENR/hres/hr1073%20enr.pdf|title=HR 1073|publisher=Oklahoma Legislature|date=March 23, 2010}}</ref> In 1924, the school became '''Northeastern Oklahoma Junior College''', as mining became less important in Miami.<ref name="about NEO">''[https://www.neo.edu/about-neo/]''. www.neo.edu</ref><ref name="guide to the sooner state">''[https://archive.org/details/oklahomaguidetos00writrich Oklahoma: A guide to the Sooner State]''. University of Oklahoma Press, 1941. pp. 220-221.</ref><ref name="OK encyclopedia">{{cite encyclopedia|title=Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College|url=http://digital.library.okstate.edu/encyclopedia/entries/N/NO013.html|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture|publisher=Oklahoma Historical Society|access-date=November 13, 2013}}</ref> In April 1943, the Board of Regents for the Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges gained control of the college, and the college became Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College.<ref name="HR 1073"/>
==Academics== Northeastern Oklahoma A&M offers certificate programs and associate degrees.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://neo.edu/Academics | title=Academics }}</ref>
==Athletics== Northeastern Oklahoma A&M self-identifies in athletics as "NEO", and its mascot is Golden Norsemen for men's sports and Lady Norse for women's sports. Men's sports at NEO are baseball, football, basketball, soccer, and wrestling. Women's sports are basketball, softball, soccer, and volleyball. NEO also fields agricultural sports: horseback riding, horse judging, livestock judging, and rodeo.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Neo Athletics : : Sport Specific Training For Athletes | url=http://neoathletics.com/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030707044924/http://www.neoathletics.com:80/ | access-date=2025-05-29 | archive-date=2003-07-07}}</ref>
==Notable alumni== * Remi Ayodele – professional football player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AyodRe99.htm |title=Remi Ayodele | publisher=pro-football-reference.com |access-date= June 5, 2013}}</ref> * Matt Blair – professional football player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BLAIRMAT01 |title=Matt Blair |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130408074826/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BLAIRMAT01 |archive-date=April 8, 2013 }}</ref> * Romby Bryant – professional football player * Mike Butcher – professional baseball player and coach, attended NEO in 1983-1984<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/butchmi01.shtml|title = Mike Butcher| publisher= baseball-reference.com|access-date= April 19, 2016}}</ref> * Marion Butts – professional football player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BUTTSMAR01 |title=Marion Butts |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314154936/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BUTTSMAR01 |archive-date=March 14, 2013 }}</ref> * Bo Bowling, professional football player<ref>[http://www.okstate.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/bowling_bo00.html Bo Bowling-Oklahoma State bio] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413155533/http://www.okstate.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/bowling_bo00.html |date=2014-04-13 }}</ref> * Scott Case – professional football player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CASESCO01 |title=Scott Case |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606202416/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CASESCO01 |archive-date=June 6, 2013 }}</ref> * Charlie Clemons – professional football player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CLEMOCHA01 |title=Charlie Clemons |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103180030/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=CLEMOCHA01 |archive-date=November 3, 2012 }}</ref> *Jason Dickson – professional baseball player, attended NEO c.1993 * Ernest Givins – professional football player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=GIVINERN01 |title=Ernest Givins |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314151702/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=GIVINERN01 |archive-date=March 14, 2013 }}</ref> *Chuck Hoskin – Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives<ref name="smart">[https://votesmart.org/candidate/12384/chuck-hoskin#.UxEAmE2PLDc Chuck Hoskin's Political Summary], [https://votesmart.org/ Project Vote Smart] (accessed February 28, 2014)</ref> * Tony Hutson – professional football player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HUTSOTON01 |title=Tony Hutson |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531223046/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HUTSOTON01 |archive-date=May 31, 2012 }}</ref> * Deji Karim – professional football player, attended NEO 2005-2006.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}} * Brandon Keith – professional football player, graduated in 2005.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}} * Ramón Laureano - Professional baseball player.<ref> {{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=laurea000ram|title=Ramón Laureano| publisher= baseball-reference.com|access-date=September 17, 2018}}</ref> * Ken Lunday – professional football player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LUNDAKEN01 |title=Ken Lunday |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008162647/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=LUNDAKEN01 |archive-date=October 8, 2012 }}</ref> * Juqua Parker – professional football player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=THOMAJUQ01 |title=Juqua Parker |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024002610/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ThomaJuq01 |archive-date=October 24, 2012 }}</ref> * Tony Peters – professional football player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=PETERTON01 |title=Tony Peters |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923083916/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=PETERTON01 |archive-date=September 23, 2013 }}</ref> * Jeremy Shockey – professional football player, attended NEO in 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsok.com/font-size-1ustate-college-footballufontbrbneos-shockey-signs-with-miamib/article/526478 |title=NEO's Shockey signs with Miami |publisher=The Oklahoman |date=August 5, 2000 |access-date=June 20, 2015}}</ref> * Chuck Smith – professional football player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SMITHCHU01 |title=Chuck Smith |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123143522/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SMITHCHU01 |archive-date=January 23, 2013 }}</ref> * Lamar Smith – professional football player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SMITHLAM01 |title=Lamar Smith |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130123191023/http://databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SMITHLAM01 |archive-date=January 23, 2013 }}</ref> * Jace Sternberger – professional football player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.enidnews.com/sports/local_sports/sternberger-headed-to-a-m/article_cd9f2acd-37c5-5e13-aa5d-5a3e1a942b9a.html|title=Sternberger headed to A&M|date=24 December 2017 }}</ref> * Darwin Thompson – professional football player<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 20, 2020 |title=Former NEO A&M standout Darwin Thompson gears up for his first dance on the biggest stage |url=https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/sports/local-sports/former-neo-am-standout-darwin-thompson-gears-up-for-his-first-dance-on-the-biggest-stage/ |access-date=January 20, 2020 |website=fourstateshomepage.com}}</ref> * Greg Tremble – professional football player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TremGr20.htm |title=Greg Tremble | publisher=pro-football-reference.com | access-date= June 5, 2013}}</ref> * James Wilder Sr. – professional football player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WILDEJAM01 |title=James Wilder |publisher=databaseFootball.com |access-date=June 5, 2013 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314151608/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WILDEJAM01 |archive-date=March 14, 2013 }}</ref> *Pat Williams – professional football player, graduated from NEO in 1995.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.neo.edu/}}
{{Colleges and universities in Oklahoma}} {{Authority control}}
{{Coord|36|52|43|N|94|51|57|W|format=dms|display=title|type:edu_region:US-OK}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Northeastern Oklahoma AandM College}} Category:Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Category:Universities and colleges established in 1919 Category:Education in Ottawa County, Oklahoma Category:1919 establishments in Oklahoma Category:Community colleges in Oklahoma Category:NJCAA schools Category:Miami, Oklahoma Category:Two-year colleges in the United States Category:Native American-Serving Non-Tribal Institutions