OVC fans have spoken! Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s (SIUE) Eddie the Cougar has won the 2014 OVC Mascot Challenge presented by Delta Dental of Tennessee.
Fans, students, faculty and alumni voted from Feb. 21 to March 6 for their favorite OVC mascot. More than 11,000 votes were submitted. Eddie the Cougar received 3,440 votes earning the top spot.
“We congratulate SIUE’s Eddie the Cougar and his fans across the country. The OVC Mascot Challenge has proven to be a fierce competition with Eddie the Cougar garnering almost 31 percent of the total votes this year,” said Beth DeBauche, OVC Commissioner.
Eddie the Cougar has earned bragging rights and SIUE has been awarded $1,000 for the general scholarship fund from Delta Dental of Tennessee.
Delta Dental of Tennessee, with its affiliates in Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New Mexico, North Carolina and Ohio are among the largest dental plan administrators in the nation. In 2012, the collective enterprise paid out nearly $3 billion for dental treatment for nearly 11 million enrollees. Offices are located in Nashville, Knoxville and Memphis, Tenn.; Sherwood and Little Rock, Ark.; Indianapolis, Ind.; Louisville, Ky.; Okemos and Farmington Hills,