UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
THURSDAY
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FEBRUARY 10, 2000
Fallin speaks at Career Day made remarks about the democrats in the legislature Managing Editor needing religion. t UCO, not only do Fallin stressed the fact that former governors Oklahomans earn 80 cents on become president, the dollar compared to the but former students become national average. "That means for every lieutenant governor. Mary Fallin spoke at the dollar someone earns in Texas, opening of the College of we make about 80 cents. So Math and Sciences Career we're always trying to figure Day. She completed some of out how to raise salaries. No her master's hours at UCO. one is against that. "As I walked along the "You're not against making campus and hung out in the more money are you?" student union, I had no idea I "No," the crowd replied. was going to be lieutenant Fallin quoted the average governor someday. So study salary for an employee in the hard, you just never know science, math or chemistry where you're going to end up." related fields as $63,000. For She became the first female comparison, a firefighter earns and first Republican lieutenant around $20,000 and a real governor of Oklahoma. estate agent averages $38,000 "Today is a really busy annually. day," Fallin said. "I get to Large increases in demand introduce the governor to a for certain jobs are expected joint session of the between 1996 and 2006, Fallin legislature." said. Fallin grimaced at the "Computer science jobs are crowd. expected to increase 123 "That'll be fun." percent; home health, 85 Gov. Keating has recently percent; computer engineers 112 percent," 64 Fallin said. The career fair was That means for the first time the entire every dollar college came together to hold a job fair. someone earns in "This will become an Texas, we make annual fall event, said Dr. G. Kay Powers, about 80 cents. dean of the College of Mathematics and Science. Mary Fallin "It was a wonderful Lt. Gov. of Oklahoma event." (/--1 By Robyn Lydick
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—Staff photo by Chieko Hara Lt. Gov. Mary Fallin speaks at the opening of the College of Math and Sciences' Career Day on the University Center's in Constitution Hall on Feb. 7. Thirty employers met and talked to students between the hours of 8 a.m.and 7 p.m. Fallin took some of the hours needed to obtain her master's degree at UCO. She said she had no idea as a college student she would be Oklahoma's lieutenant governor.