On Oct. 31, WTAMU administrators faced off in a tricycle race to benefit the State Employee Charitable Campaign (SECC). Dr. Patrick O’Brien took first place.

“We decided to increase the excitement this year by having a tricycle race,” Becky Lopez, WT assistant director of personnel and SECC alum executive, said. “We spoke to Dr. O’Brien and the VP’s and they were all for it.”

Jars with pictures of campus leaders travelled around campus. Students could put money in for their favorite administrator.“I know IT got together and put money in James [Webb’s, WTAMU’s chief information officer] jar and Dan [Garcia, vice president of Enrollment Management] had students putting money in his as well,” Lopez said.

The SECC allows employees to donate money to their favorite charity. According to Lopez, WT employees can pick a charity and opt to have a payroll deduction every paycheck to go towards the charity.

The tricycle race raised $325. Although the event was all in good fun, there may have been a hint of competition between WT administrators.

“Dan was out here ten minutes before the race picking out his tricycle,” said Lopez.

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