ALUMNI UPDATE
’60s Digamber Borgaonkar, ’63 Ph.D. botany, recently visited Idaho with his oldest grandson, Nicholas. That means he’s visited all 50 United States. Otherwise, the 2013 OSU Distinguished Alumnus is enjoying retirement with his wife, Manda, and playing golf and bridge. They have two children and five grandchildren. Shelagh Curtin, ’64 zoology, celebrated her 80th birthday by going to Stillwater and visiting the OSU campus. The visit brought back many great memories of her student years. The campus has changed a lot, but she was still able to find her way around. She ate at Eskimo Joe’s before returning to Tulsa. Robertson Work, ’66 English, has recently published his fifth book, “Society, Spirit, Self: Essays on the One Dance,” which includes his essays written from his time at OSU in 1966 to North Carolina today. It is available on Amazon and bookstores.
’70s
Steve Roush, ’71 education, is celebrating the marriage of his youngest granddaughter, Allison, to Morgan Taylor. Patricia A. McElroy, ’73 special education, can’t say enough about her education from OSU in the area of special education. She has spent over 40 years working with exceptional children and adults. The foundation of her work started at OSU with initial training she calls priceless. She still bleeds orange in the middle of LSU purple and gold. Dr. William D. James, ’76 philosophy, elementary education, and his late wife, Sharon K. (Decker) James, ’76 doctoral candidate, have been loyal to OSU for many years. Sharon’s parents, Marjorie Decker and Willis I. Decker, also graduated from OSU, as did Sharon’s brother, Roland Van Decker. The couple’s
grandchildren, Desereé Wright, ’16, animal science, Caleb Wright, ’21, animal science, and Nathan Wright, a junior in animal science, have continued the family’s legacy as OSU Cowboys. Paul Pearce, ’77 business and public administration, has decided that after 44 years away from Stillwater, he and his wife will return. The couple plans to reside in a semi-retirement home close to campus and are excited to return home. Kathleen (Kathy) Prough (Bohnenberger-Johnsen), ’77 physical education, has retired as bank manager at Chase after 35 years, and is now substitute teaching in Deer Creek and Putnam City schools. She remains active with the OKC Arts Council, Mercy Foundation & Gala, Heart Hospital, and Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.
’80s
Ed Garrison, ’82 human resources management, retired after a career in human resources and leadership development. He and Nancy (Washburn) Garrison, ’82 marketing, moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to be closer to their children. Dorothy L. Pugh, ’83 photojournalism, recently accepted a new position as a slot editor at the Tulsa World. She’s resuming her 27-year career in newspapers after working for OSU’s Department of Brand Management since 2012. Lorene Roberson, ’84 journalism, recently accepted a new position at the University of Oklahoma as the communications and marketing writer for the Gallogly College of Engineering.
’90s Ernestine (Ernie) Mbroh, ’91, landscape architecture, has joined Mbroh Engineering as its director of transportation. Mbroh previously worked at the Oklahoma Department of Transportation as division manager for the Office of Mobility and Public Transit, where she specialized in the development and implementation of Federal Highways Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) projects and programs for 30 years. She plans to aid in Mbroh Engineering’s expansion into transportation services. Sally Beth Landes, ’92 HEECS/ COMM SRVC, is the proud grandmother of a bass drum player in the Cowboy marching band. Jenny Kucera, ’92 journalism, has joined Arrow Engine Co. as a technical editor, where she develops operations manuals, installation and service manuals, and other industrial publications. Kucera also designs marketing and promotional materials for the company’s engines, compressors and equipment for the oil and gas industry. Dana Lynn Kuehn (Peacher), ’93 political science, was appointed to the Oklahoma Supreme Court on July 26. She previously served as presiding judge of the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals. Kuehn served as a trial judge in Tulsa County for 11 years. She is the first woman to serve on both of Oklahoma’s high courts.
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