Three Northwestern Oklahoma State University faculty members, Mariann Braten-Hall, assistant professor of education; Michael Seth Cudd, director of bands and assistant professor of music; and Karsten Longhurst, director of choral studies and assistant professor of music, recently earned their doctoral degrees.

Braten-Hall earned a Doctor of Education degree in higher education leadership in May 2020 from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa.

Cudd earned a Doctor of Philosophy degree in music composition in May 2020 from Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Longhurst earned a Doctor of...