In Memory

Dr. Todd Mollet, ’06 physiology, partnered with Dr. Brandon Rhinehart, at the Skin Surgery Center of Oklahoma in 2021. Both Mollet and Rhinehart are OSU graduates and specialize in skin cancer surgery.

Jenny Schmitt

(Shimp), ’06 biological sciences, ’07 nurse sciences, was the first ever CRNA from Oklahoma and OSU Cowboy to win a nationwide election to serve on the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology’s Board of Directors (AANA).

’10s

Justin Lollman, ’11 political science, received his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law where he was honored with the Order of the Coif. He has also been named shareholder effective Jan. 1, 2022. Lollman has a civil litigation practice which focuses on appeals, complex commercial litigation, employment law, governmental liability and civil rights defense.

Allison Sherier

(Potts), ’14 animal science, ’16 master’s in forensic science, has completed her doctorate in biomedical sciences at the University of North Texas Health Science Center. During her Ph.D., which focused on using the skin microbiome for human identification in a forensic context, she received the National Institute of Justice’s prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship. Additionally, Sherier was an invited speaker to the International Symposium of Human Identification in September 2021. Now that her doctorate is completed, she will be going on to be a data scientist at Caris Life Sciences focusing on machine learning and artificial intelligence to improve cancer diagnosis. Stacey Frye, ’15 marketing, has recently been named the director of membership and marketing at the Tulsa Country Club.

Tara Hass (Wright), ’15 master’s in educational leadership studies, married Mychal Hass of Dodge Center, Minnesota, on Oct. 31, 2018. Mychal graduated from Colorado State University in June 2021. Jordan Bishop, ’16 sports media, was promoted to editor in OSU’s Department of Brand Management. Brianna Cox, ’16 biochemistry and molecular biology, has decided to return to school after previously graduating in 2016. She is currently a graduate student at OSUTulsa studying forensic sciences and aims to become a digital evidence expert.

Nicholas L.

Cassell, ’19 international agriculture, is the chief executive officer at Austere International Healthcare LLC. As CEO, Cassell is responsible for the overall leadership and strategic planning for the company. Kara Stead, ’19 mechanical engineering, has had a recent job change to Monolith as a mechanical engineer. Monolith is the leader in carbon-free hydrogen that will provide the high-energy needs of a changing world at an affordable cost.

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Friends

Leon Paul Stroike, and his wife, Karla, recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Nov. 20, 2021. Bertha Thomas, has had all three of her daughters and her husband receive their degrees from OSU. They are now retired from their careers and owe their success to the great foundation and education they got from OSU!

In Memory

Pat H. Adams, ‘48 business, died Dec. 24, 2021, at the age of 94. She was raised in Enid, Oklahoma. While at Oklahoma A&M, she was an active member of Kappa Alpha Theta. Upon graduation, she married Bob Adams (’48) and has resided in Dallas since 1963. Bob preceded her death after 66 years of marriage. Adams enjoyed reading, bridge and travel, as well as tennis and snow skiing. She was active in her church and PEO. Adams was the daughterin-law of Homer Adams, the first student to enroll at Oklahoma A&M and a member of the first class to graduate in 1896.

Philip S. Carrier,

’52 teaching, ’57 master’s in education administration, died peacefully at the age of 93 on Oct. 6, 2021, after a long battle with CHF. Carrier was born on Aug. 7, 1928. He grew up on a farm located near Lockwood, Missouri, where his father tended the farm while working in a sawmill for $1 a day. Carrier lost both of his parents from pneumonia at a young age and was taken in by his father’s sister’s family in Coyle, Oklahoma, through his high school years. He graduated from Eagle (Oklahoma) High School in 1946 and soon made his way to Oklahoma A&M to earn a degree in teaching in 1952 and his master’s degree in education administration in 1957. Carrier found his passion in teaching, becoming adored