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EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING

Brooklee Waltrip—Southwest Division
Brooklee Waltrip studies health and human performance at
Southeastern Oklahoma State University. When she’s done,
she’ll pursue a career in physical therapy. A longtime athlete
who served as captain of the varsity volleyball team at
Melissa High School in Texas, Brooklee says her career
journey began at the age of 13. “I’ve suffered many knee
injuries, so I have been in physical therapy for years,” says
the daughter of Celina Ready Mix Plant Supervisor Kenneth
“Payton” Waltrip and Brittney Waltrip. “The doctors helped
me get through pain and also aided me as I worked to get
over mental blocks. That was inspiring for me.”

Carson Whitehurst

Kendra Williams—Central Division
When it comes to academics, Kendra Williams has both
feet firmly planted on the ground. Eventually, she hopes
that will change. The daughter of Winterset Quarry
Equipment Operator Robert Williams and Missy Williams
says she hopes to one day become a marine biologist
working on behalf of a state’s Department of Natural
Resources. “I have also always enjoyed science and helping
people, so why not go into a profession where I can do
Broklee Waltrip both,” she says. “One of my goals is to eventually become
a local biologist” A graduate of Central Decatur High
School in Leon, Iowa, Kendra now attends Northwest
Carson Whitehurst—Corporate Missouri State University. After completing her

Carson Whitehurst has long known that he wanted to go undergraduate work, she wants to jump into the world of
to college. He just didn’t know what he wanted to study. marine life research. “I want to contribute to the well-
Engineering was an idea, but it didn’t last long. Then, he being of all organisms that co-exist with people,” she says.
realized there were career options in a field he really
seemed to love. “In high school, I discovered graphic
design classes and they sparked a new interest,” he says.
The son of Corporate P&S Specialist Greg Whitehurst and
Sheryl Whitehurst, Carson attended Fuquay-Varina High
School in North Carolina. Currently, he’s studying graphic
design at Wake Tech Community College. He hopes to
transfer to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
soon and, later, wants to work in marketing or advertising.
“Graphic design allows me to freely express whatever
ideas I have,” he says. “There are endless possibilities.”

Kendra Williams

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