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Giving back to the school that gave them so much
The Southwestern story of Tom and Claudia Cooksey BY JAMES DUGGER
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OUTHWESTERN BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE IN THE HEARTS of Tom (’80) and Claudia Cooksey, and for that reason, they decide to give back to an institution that has given them so much. Both Tom and Claudia grew up on dairy and wheat farms near El Reno, Oklahoma, in Canadian County, just outside of Oklahoma City. The two were raised on farms in different corners of the county and had different church experiences as well. Tom grew up going to Trinity Baptist Church in El Reno, while Claudia attended a United Methodist church in nearby Calumet, throughout her childhood. Tom and Claudia met each other through 4-H, a youth development program with an emphasis in agricultural learning. From getting to know each other in 4-H, the couple went on to attend
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