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.
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History
The Oklahoma Senate passed Senate Bill 225 on March 17, 1919 to establish the Miami School of Mines. The school began operations in September 1920. In 1924, the school became Northeastern Oklahoma Junior College, as mining became less important in Miami. 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.
Academics
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M offers certificate programs and associate degrees.
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.
Notable alumni
Remi Ayodele – professional football player
Matt Blair – professional football player
Romby Bryant – professional football player
Mike Butcher – professional baseball player and coach, attended NEO in 1983-1984
Marion Butts – professional football player
Bo Bowling, professional football player
Scott Case – professional football player
Charlie Clemons – professional football player
Jason Dickson – professional baseball player, attended NEO c.1993
Ernest Givins – professional football player
Chuck Hoskin – Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
Tony Hutson – professional football player
Deji Karim – professional football player, attended NEO 2005-2006.
Brandon Keith – professional football player, graduated in 2005.
Ramón Laureano - Professional baseball player.
Ken Lunday – professional football player
Juqua Parker – professional football player
Tony Peters – professional football player