.W. Shannon (third from left), speaker-designate of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, poses with area legislators and higher education leaders Thursday at East Central University. Shannon was invited to ECU to meet and speak with community leaders. With Shannon are state Rep. Todd Thomsen (from left) and state Sen. Susan Paddack, both of Ada, Chancellor Glen D. Johnson of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, Regent Connie Reilly of the Regional University System of Oklahoma and ECU President John Hargrave.
