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OU President James Gallogly looks out his office window in Evans Hall on May 3. Gallogly will finish his first term as president this year.

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PRIVATE TO PUBLIC OU President James Gallogly’s financial background not always enough to handle university problems

eing a university president hasn’t been what James Gallogly expected. When former OU President David Boren announced his retirement in September 2017, ending a 24-year reign, OU was in the midst of what most people thought of as a golden era. There were flaws, but donations seemed to be pouring in. Racist events were dealt with quickly and fiercely. Staffers didn’t seem too worried about money. Retention rates were breaking records. Campus was beautiful. “ W h o e v e r c a m e i n t o re place David Boren was going to have some challenges,” said Cal Hobson, a former state representative and senator for the Norman area who served from 1978 to 2006. “And certainly the new president has.” In the nearly two years since, the perception of OU has fundamentally changed. President Gallogly did not inherit the OU he might have anticipated. Events within and beyond his control have made a hard job harder: The secret search for Boren’s successor created discord and apprehension. The announcement of Gallogly as his replacement was criticized. Gallogly’s public disclosure of OU’s poor financial standing caused anger. His promise to get OU’s “house in order” created an atmosphere of trepidation. The administrative firings and multiple rounds of layoffs that followed prompted outrage. Gallogly’s response to racism on campus proved to be lackluster. The knowledge that OU hired a law firm to look into misreported data and sexual misconduct claims against Boren brought on disbelief. For many, the campus climate changed for the worse. But Gallogly, roughly 10 months into his administration, said he stands by his decisions. “If you look at my motives in all of this ... I’m totally motivated by student success,” Gallogly told The Daily. “And that’s how I sleep at night, knowing that I’m here making some really tough decisions. I didn’t know I’d be

K AYLA BRANCH • @K AYLA _BRANCH doing that when I got here.” As Gallogly’s first academic year comes to a close, the OU community has been through swift and chaotic change. Unexpected problems have been a test of not just Gallogly’s financial expertise, but his soft skills. And for many OU community members, Gallogly has not yet passed that test. One measure of the challenges and perceptions of OU today: Donations to the university have dramatically decreased in recent months. Gallogly’s business acumen alone has not been enough to outweigh the real problems he was left to deal with — a sad confrontation with reality and a slow goodbye to the OU many once knew. UNEXPECTED PROBLEMS, DIFFICULT RESPONSE G a l l o g l y ’s f i r s t y e a r w a s plagued by OU’s debt of nearly $1 billion and the continued loss of money as expenses outweighed revenues. These financial burdens have defined much of how Gallogly has viewed his job and related to his employees. Once he realized these monetary issues, he came in on July 1 not just with a university to lead but with a problem to solve. And, in some ways, he seems poised to solve it. While a main criticism of Gallogly has been his lack of experience in higher education administration, his understanding of budgets and institutional financial health seems to be getting OU closer to a positive bottom line. By this spring, Gallogy said he has already found roughly $32 million in savings, and expects that number to continue to climb and at the March Board of Regents meeting, Gallogly said the university now has a positive bottom line. His straight-shooter approach may improve OU’s relationship with the state Legislature while also pulling OU away from troublesome economic trends in higher education nationally. “I think that’s what everyone is hoping for, even if there is shortterm angst about some of these decisions,” said Jeff Hickman,

a longtime state representative and speaker of the House, and now a State Regent for Higher Education. These decisions include Gallogly terminating multiple top administrators on his first day in office, including OU ’s chief financial officer. Roughly a month later, former Vice President of University Community Jabar Shumate was let go after an audit found he had misused his university vehicle. Nearly three months after, the first round of university layoffs occurred, hitting hard in the landscaping, IT and research

“I’ll take some of that heat from time to time. And I’ll misstep from time to time as I’m learning ... I’ll trip, I’ll fall, I’ll bruise, I’ll skin my knee, whatever, get up and I’ll come at it again and listen a little harder and try a little harder the next time.” OU PRESIDENT JAMES GALLOGLY

departments. Two months after that, more layoffs came, again hitting IT. Along the way, Gallogly made other changes focused on upgrading and modernizing university functions that he said were years behind business world operations. This shift included switching to online timesheets, centralizing Human Resources, no longer leasing laptops, hiring seasonal help for landscaping, selling off some of OU’s fleet and much more. Gallogly has called himself a “financial expert.” He has experience at turning around companies like LyondellBasell, an international plastics, chemicals and refining company that Gallogly took charge of in

2009 after it filed bankruptcy. Through thousands of layoffs and plant closures in six years, he created an “industry leader.” “If you look at his history, he is what some people call a turnaround expert,” said Judith Wilde, a professor at George Mason University who studies university presidents. “He goes into businesses that were in financial trouble and has turned them around. Which sounds wonderful. But he does that by getting rid of a lot of staff people.” So far, these changes have allowed for a faculty pay raise, a reduction of graduate assistant fees and research growth, among other things. “Taking care of the business side of the university in a more efficient way flows over and helps us with the magic in the classroom. So that’s where I’ve tried to approach it,” Gallogly said. “A lot of people say, ‘Well, this isn’t a business.’ Well, parts are. “Do we have the right backbone to help people be efficient? Do we have the right standards of expectations? Do we have the right systems?” Gallogly said. “I’m trying to build those basic tools back into our university so that we can run more efficiently, save money and then hold tuition flat and all of that.” When any new president is hired, changes are expected. When Boren took over the university in 1994, he made similar staffing changes, Hickman said. But, even for a nontraditional, private-sector president like Gallogly, the speed and magnitude of the changes at OU was unusual, Wilde said. The financial changes may be pushing OU toward greater fiscal health, but the pace and tone with which they were done has been jarring to the OU community. People were used to Boren’s “OU family” rhetoric and had not seen change like this in years, said Hobson, who worked closely with multiple university presidents during his time in the state Legislature. “I think that is a very difficult way to build and maintain

morale or dedication and allegiance to the university,” Hobson said. “It certainly was not the best way to reassure the university family that we’re all in this together.” CEO EXPERIENCE NOT ALWAYS ENOUGH At Oklahoma State University, President Burns Hargis came to the helm in 2008 after a career in the banking business and as an attorney. Out of the Big 12 presidents, only Hargis and Gallogly have backgrounds in the private sector. Hargis said his private sector background taught him lessons in “leadership, collaboration, fundraising and politics” that have helped him as he deals with the challenges of funding and student recruitment competition. Similar to Gallogly, Hargis focused on “cost-saving and efficiency efforts” in his early years, making changes to IT, janitorial services, the university’s vehicle fleet and more. Hargis also faced concerns over his lack of academic experience, but said that nontraditional presidents can have success as long as they have experienced people in other critical positions. “The role of a university president is not to run academics but is to support the academic mission through fundraising and to make sure state leaders are aware of our economic impact and our needs,” Hargis said in an email. But Gallogly has not been able to focus only on the financials. The beginning of Gallogly’s first academic year was full of issues mostly related to monetary inefficiencies and his responses to them. But in December 2018, halfway through his first term, news broke of OU hiring a law firm to look into discrepancies in data reporting during Boren’s tenure. This was the first of many instances where a major issue arose that was outside of the natural wheelhouse of Gallogly’s financial expertise.

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Students were furious when they felt he did not deliver. “The University of Oklahoma’s lack of responses and perpetual defense of these lackluster responses demonstrate the lack of concern the university has for the wellbeing of marginalized students, faculty, and staff,” read a statement from OU’s Black Emergency Response Team released soon after the incidents. “Responding to these issues with the inadequate campus resources at our disposal is no longer sufficient.” Gallogly said he is not used to dealing with those types of issues, especially when they include young adults rather than older employees. Adults who are years into their professional careers typically make better decisions, he said. But still, when confronted with student anger at an on-campus protest, Gallogly teared up. “I’ll take some of that heat from time to time. And I’ll

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misstep from time to time as I’m learning,” Gallogly later told The Daily. “I’ve been a parent, but I’ve been kind of an absent parent a lot because of the kinds of jobs I’ve taken. I’ve had tens of thousands of employees and so I’m not home very often. So being around younger people is a bit of a new experience for me. I’ll trip, I’ll fall, I’ll bruise, I’ll skin my knee, whatever, get up and I’ll come at it again and listen a little harder and try a little harder the next time.” The most recent non-financial issue that Gallogly inherited and his CEO experience did not prepare him for was the discovery that Boren and another of his recently terminated top administrators are being investigated for sexual misconduct allegations. The discord in today’s university is maybe most clear when considering the investigations into the Boren administration — some people believe Gallogly is out to tarnish Boren’s reputation and that is why he is scrutinizing him. Gallogly said this is untrue. At this point, it’s unclear

what his long-term plans are at OU. After saving LyondellBasell from ruin, Gallogly stayed at the company for only six years. Wilde said the length of time new presidents stay at universities after making extensive changes depends. According to a 2017 study by the American Council on Education, the average tenure of university presidents is six and a half years. “Some of them come in, make the changes and then get out. Then someone else comes in and smooths things over, but at least what may have been considered necessary changes are completed,” Wilde said. “Some make the changes and then come back to smooth things over themselves and stay … I think it’s too early to know what the future is going to be with him.” Hickman said he believes once Gallogly has addressed the most critical issues, Gallogly and the OU community can expect more of a routine. Deeper relationships will be formed on and off campus and the atmosphere will become more relaxed. “Soft skills are just as important as hard skills, and I

think he’s working to balance that,” Hickman said. “But I’ve seen sides of him to know that he is capable of that. And the longer he has to build personal relationships with students, the more you’ll see that.” Overall, Gallogly likely has a better idea of what he’ll deal with as a university president moving forward. But until he’s mastered the soft skills, he said he’s trying. “I’m an old guy … The most precious thing I have is my time,” Gallogly said. “So when people are screaming things and I get up there and don’t know exactly what to say, my heart’s in the right place. I’m trying really hard. I’m investing the most precious thing I have — my time.” CAITLYN EPES/THE DAILY

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Evans Hall pictured Jan. 15. The university intends to make changes to the Invest in Success Award program.

were being considered in March, but were told May 3 that the changes were likely to be implemented. Ramirez works three jobs on campus in order to ensure he can continue attending OU. “I was told the only way students could get (the award) is if they did not receive a refund check,” Ramirez said. “I would basically be going from about $20,000 in scholarships to $15,000.” University spokesperson Lauren Brookey said the program was changing as the award was meant to focus on “university-related” expenses only.

“ The OU program designed to fill the gap for students for university-related expenses,” Brookey said. “The program is designed to assist students in staying in college. The program, effective fall 2019, will not cover costs unrelated to university expenses.” One recipient, vocal performance junior Sarah Spurlin, said she wasn’t infor med of the potential changes until April 29. Spurlin said in the past, she has used the refund to pay for a variety of vital living expenses while also working at the university and full time as a student. “I’ve used it for rent,

school supplies, to fix my car, to eat — I was going to use it for grad school applications next year,” Spurlin said. “I just have no idea how my financials are going to be working for the next year.” Spurlin and Stephenson were both told by money coaches that the change s w e re b e i n g ma d e a s c o s t-s a v i n g m e a s u r e s . Spurlin was also told by her money coach that the policy looked “sketchy” in the audit. “The school is trying to cut corners wherever they can,” Spurlin said. “They’re not looking at the people in this case.”

Stephenson said the university doesn’t listen to low-income students and therefore doesn’t truly understand the effect of this change. “I don’t think they considered the impact at all,” Stephenson said. “They have absolutely no understanding of what it’s like to be low-income. I don’t think they considered us at all.” Nick Hazelrigg

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Student executives plan to implement ideas, make change EMILY TUCKER

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Newly elected SGA Chair Emma DeAngeli speaking at the SGA meeting April 23.

In terms of personality, DeAngeli said her ability to empathize with varying opinions will serve her well in her new role as chair. “ I r a r e l y g e t a n g r y ,” DeAngeli said. “I’m really passionate about a lot of things, but I recognize that people have completely different backgrounds, completely different experience than I do ... I’m usually just very calm, which I think will help with just the general environment of the body.” DeAngeli said she is looking forward to working next session on improving the structure of committee chairs within Congress, as well as improving campus climate in regards to issues of diversity. “(I want to) make sure everyone’s voice is heard,” DeAngeli said. “Although I do like to talk, I really enjoy listening to other people’s opinions and experiences.” Marchant, a Native American studies and

letters freshman,said she sees her new role as “rew a rd i n g ” a n d t h a t s h e wants to expand Student Government Association’s visibility on campus. “I definitely want to (change) how much we interact with the OU community,” Merchant said. “I want more people to know what we do. I want more people to get involved in the process.” Merchant said her experience being chair of the Human Diversity committee in the previous session will be helpful in her new role because it has taught her how to better reach out to people. “A lot of that was also talking to people, seeing what concerns they’re having on campus and just kind of finding different outlets for those concerns,” Merchant said. “I think in the week that I’ve been in this position, it’s pretty similar.” She also said she feels

she has an ability to connect with people personally and make people feel welcome, and that she will apply that to her new position as vice chair. “S o m e t h i n g t h a t I ’ m going to try to do this semester is reach out to people personally and invite them to congress spaces like the Conoco,” Merchant said, “just so people feel like they do have a sense of belonging here.” Paterson, a Criminology freshman, said she is “hopeful” for the things they want to get done in congress next semester. She said besides learning how to “type like a god” in taking minutes, she wants to improve the attendance process and make it easier for people to format bills. “I also want to establish a consistent legislative process across the board so that if anybody ... wants to write a bill they know exactly how to format it,” Patterson said.

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New OU congress leaders ready for term

The end of the semester marked the transition into a new leadership team for the Undergraduate Student Congress, which elected the positions of chair, vice chair and secretary. The positions had previously been held by Chair Tom Cassidy, Vice Chair Mackenzie Cordova and Secretar y Richard Holt, who were all elected last April as part of a yearly transition. The executive positions, newly elected at the April 16 meeting, have already taken effect. The congress elected Emma DeAngeli as chair, Mahak Merchant as vice chair and Savanah Patters on as s e cretar y. DeAngeli, a mathematics and music junior, said she is ready to get started. “ I a m s o e x c i t e d ,” DeAngeli said. “It’s been a lot so far because the transition was a lot shorter than I thought it was going to be, but honestly ... I’m really excited to get started and implementing my new ideas. It’s super great.” DeAngeli has been involved in various env i ro n m e n t a l o r g a n i z a tions throughout her time on campus, and she served as the chair of the Sustainability Committee in the previous congressional session. DeAngeli said she feels this experience will help her in the fall. “ I l i ke to ma rke t my self as a problem solver,” DeAngeli said. “With the math and the music major, I think that really hones my problem solving skills.”

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Several students who rely on OU’s Invest in Success Award have been told the university intends to make changes to the program, placing recipients at financial risk. University money coaches have indicated the university will potentially alter the program so that recipients would be unable to receive the award as part of their scholarship, loan and award refunds — which many students use to help pay for living expenses. OU students who receive the award said they used the financial award refund to pay for off-campus housing and other living expenses, and have had their financial plans for next semester thrown into disarray. Students who receive the awards are required to meet with OU money coaches, who first began to warn them of these impending changes. LGBTQ studies junior Sawyer Stephenson said the students who will be most affected by the change will be low-income students. “I’m at risk of being homeless,” Stephenson said. “Most of the students who are in the scholarship program are low-income. A lot of us are 100 percent independent and paying for everything. We’re going to be at risk of homelessness, food insecurity, health care or having to drop out.” S t e p h e n s o n a n d Jav i Ramirez, a human relations and women’s and gender studies junior, both said they were told the changes

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She said much of her experience for the secretary role comes from her position as secretary of the University Policy committee this semester, where she learned how to take minutes. “I also got to actually write and pass a (resolution) with unanimous consent implementing a drug policy at the University of Oklahoma,” Patterson said. “Basically ... that gave a consistent standard across the board so that the university can’t discriminate with their punishments or their standards for any of the students.” Patterson said she feels she is “approachable” and thinks an all-female executive team, two of whom being freshmen, will allow people to be more comfortable speaking up. “Mahak and I decided that when we would take office, our door was always going to be open,” Patterson said. “We would never shut the door so that people always know we’re in the office — we’re willing to speak, and it’s not some sort of closed-off thing.” Patterson said anyone who wants change on campus should come forward and that anyone can work with congress on bills so they can be a part of the legislative process. “My passion and drive is to make sure the University of Oklahoma is doing its best and that we have the best students representing all the students that go here and that we’re really trying to pass legislation that the student body wants to see,” Patterson said. Emily Tucker

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Students propose policy solutions After incidents of racism, committee presents report ARCHIEBALD BROWNE @archiebaldmoses

After five incidents of racism in the OU community this semester, a group of student leaders have proposed new solutions to administrators through the Multicultural Advancement Committee. The student-led committee was created by Student Government Association President Adran Gibbs in Februar y, following instances of blackface and other racist incidents within the community at the start of the semester. On April 8, the committee presented a report of recommendations to the OU administration, hoping to provide substantial policy changes regarding a wide range of campus issues. The most significant recommendations the report raised were on student financial issues, like requiring colleges to set aside money specifically for summer scholarships, restructuring how money is dispersed so that summer is included into the break-down of the yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s budgeting and increasing publicity of the summer Pell grant and summer banking hours, according to the committeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spring 2019 report. At this point it is unclear if or when these recommendations will be implemented. However, the committee

plans to have more meetings with the administration in the fall. The committee is led by OU students within five subcommittees: International Student Services, Recruitment and Retention, New Student Orientation, Curriculum and UniversityMandated Trainings. Each subcommittee met with designated staff members in the departments the subcommittees covered. After these meetings, the students created recommendations to give to the OU administration. The subcommittees for New Student Orientation and University-Mandated Trainings did not have recommendations in the spring 2019 report. In the April meeting, the five subcommittees each gave a presentation to members of the administration to present their recommendations. Notable members of the OU administration present included OU President James Gallogly, Provost Kyle Harper, Vice President of Student Affairs David Surratt and Associate Vice President of University Community Jane Irungu. Gibbs serves as the committeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chairman, and said he gave free reign on what the subcommittees wanted to recommend based on separate meetings with OU staff members across departments. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of the times (students) donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even know the services offered to us,â&#x20AC;? Gibbs said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And maybe that in itself is a recommendation that we should be

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OU SGA President Adran Gibbs approaches the stage during the Rally to Stop Racism Jan. 22.

publicizing more services more.â&#x20AC;? The committee also wanted to have more publicity for existing programs like the money coach program, so that students know how it can help them build money management skills and navigate the process of paying for college. Surratt said the presentations regarding financial issues, recruitment and retention and international students stood out to him, and that there is an opportunity to talk about connecting people with existing resources. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good conversation being had about

existing structures and processes like our orientation or existing areas where thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of students taking classes, and ways in which we can encourage students to participate in existing areas where thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s some infrastructure and some good material and good resources already in existence,â&#x20AC;? Surratt said. Regarding retention and recruitment, Surratt has started looking into intentional ways to reach out to students from various backgrounds and particularly students of color in the admissions process, Surratt said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve already been

interested in seeing how we can partner with some of our alumni societies and seeing what we can do to do better outreach,â&#x20AC;? Surratt said. Under international studies, the committee proposed to include discussions of issues faced by international students in the mandatory diversity training, the report said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have to do our best every time and hope that people will continue to learn about how to interact with each other with mutual respect and dignity,â&#x20AC;? Irungu said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our hope is that by learning and continuing to interact with difference, that

they show appreciate difference and not demean it.â&#x20AC;? Surratt said that the committee is a good first step to fixing some of the issues found at OU this semester and dealing better with future situations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People want to know that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at least part of the conversation and part of the solutions,â&#x20AC;? Surratt said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a really good design and constructive way that (the committee) has kind of led to this conversation.â&#x20AC;? Archiebald Browne

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Dean search committees beginning to form OU administration chooses faculty to select three deans DREW HUTCHINSON @drethegirl

The OU administration has selected faculty members to search for three collegesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; deans. The College of International Studies, the College of Engineering and

the College of Business are all seeking deans, and committees have started forming. At its last meeting, the OU Board of Regents officially approved two-thirds of these committees â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the College of Business search committee is still unconfirmed, according to the May 6 Faculty Senate agenda. Here are the committee appointments so far, according to the agenda:

Studies: David Wrobel (chair), College of Arts and Sciences dean Charles Kenney, political science Joshua Landis, international and area studies Evelyn Aswasd, law Harold Mortimer, musical theater

Amy Cerato, civil engineering and environmental science J e ff H a r w e l l , chemical/biological/materials engineering Michael Detamore, biomedical engineering Cengiz Altan, aerospace and mechanical engineering Ann West, chemistry and biochemistry

Provost Kyle Harper announced in an April 2 email the search committee for the College of International Studies will have nine members. It is unknown how many members the other College of Engineering: two committees will have. Kyle Harper (chair), OU College of Business: A search committee is provost and senior vice Robert Lifset, honors also forming for vice provost college (awaiting Board of of instruction and student College of International president

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success. Alisa Fryar, a political science associate professor, and Ulli Nollert, an engineering associate professor, have been appointed. Jill Irvine, the interim CIS dean and vice provost for faculty, will also serve on the committee, which Harper will chair. Drew Hutchinson

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HOROSCOPE By Eugenia Last

MONDAY, MAY 6, 2019 ASTROGRAPH by Eugenia Last Practical applications will pay off this year, but shortcuts will not. Consider what you want and work diligently toward your goal. A positive change is within reach if you go through the proper channels and put in the necessary time. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Size up a situation, set your objective and make it happen. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let anyone else interfere. Stick to whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s realistic and within budget.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Taking care of your responsibilities will ease stress. Spending time with someone who shares your likes and dislikes will bring you closer together. Romance is highlighted. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- A change will help build momentum and bring you closer to something or someone that inspires you. Be practical when it comes to money matters and joint ventures. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Fix up your space, pay attention to important relationships and take time to make subtle improvements to your appearance. A proper health routine will show favorable results.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Consider the possibilities and head in a promising direction. How you get along with the people you encounter CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) will determine your success. Offer -- Make improvements at home help, truth and kindness. that will lower your overhead and add to your comfort while lowering CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Your objective should be positive change. your stress. Do things for the right reasons. Offer suggestions and solutions, and be open to what others have to AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contribute. If you force change on others, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll end up in a stalemate. up to you to bring about positive changes at home and in your social life. Reconnecting with someone LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- An offer from your past will confirm that you may sound good, but before you follow in someone elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s footsteps, are headed in the right direction. get the lowdown on whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expected of you. If itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good fit, take charge PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- A steady pace will be in your best and enjoy the ride. interest. Refuse to let emotional matters spin out of control and eat VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Put your energy to where it will do the up valuable time that should be spent doing something positive. most good. Opposition will surface regarding sensitive issues, but if you focus on learning and self-improve- ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Stop worrying about what others do or ment, much can be accomplished. say, and start trying to perfect who you are and find out what you want to achieve. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let others control your destiny.

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CULTURE

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Korean café serves as home Fusion restaurant brings comfort to global community ABIGAIL HALL @abigail_wah

Editor’s note: Joyce and David Seo speak English, but they prefer to speak in Korean, their native language, so their daughter, Grace, translates for them in this story. In a small building on west Main Street, restaurateur Joyce Seo prepares homemade kimchi in a white bucket. Stirring the popular fermented cabbage mixture, she prepares the dish to be placed in small bowls for customer’s sides. David Seo washes dishes a few feet from his wife, intermittently speaking Korean to employee Tina He, OU industrial engineering senior, who brings dirty dishes to him from the front of the shop. Joyce and David’s daughter, Grace, stops by the shop after she is relieved for the day at Westmoore High School, where she is a senior. Grace Seo greets customers and shares upcoming orders with her parents in the small kitchen behind her. Monday through Saturday, David and Joyce Seo serve a blend of traditional Korean comfort food with an Americanized twist to Norman locals at their Korean fusion café, Wing It. At Wing It, the Seo family welcomes new and familiar customers alike, offering an “in-between” home for Asian Americans, international students and anyone with a hankering for their blend of home cooking. The Seos are not alone in

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A family photo of Mary, Joyce and Grace Seo, the owners of Wing It Fusion Café, on March 30.

the pursuit of fusion food as an alternative space for community. Over the last several years, the idea of creating an in-between space for those who balance multiple identities has gained social traction. Converging cuisines have resulted in popular experimental restaurants such as New York City’s Momofuku Noodle Bar, which opened in 2004 and specializes in ramen and noodle fusion, like as their Smoked Pork Ramen dish which incorporates egg yolk and bamboo. A popular fusion restaurant in Oklahoma is Tulsa’s Lone Wo l f, w h i c h o p e n e d i n 2012 and focuses on kimchi

fries, banh mi and fried rice bowls “with an emphasis on quality and creativity,” according to its website. The Seos specialize in fusion chicken wings, rice bowls and platters, and hot pot. The rice bowls range in cost from $8.95 to $10.95 and has an option of bulgogi, a traditional Korean m e at w i t h a t w i s t ma rinated in house Spicy Korean sauce, or teriyaki. Traditionally bulgogi is beef and absent of spice, but Wing It offers spice levels and options of chicken, pork and tofu, as well, Joyce Seo said. To Grace Seo, Wing It and fusion food is the

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A fridge containing traditional Korean side dishes inside Wing It Fusion Café on March 30.

personification of the “in-between” nature of being Asian American. “I’m not going to lie, there are times when you kind of have to choose in between (one of your identities),” Grace Seo said. She said there are times she feels like she has to adapt her behavior depending on who she is surrounded by, but at her parent’s restaurant, no one has to choose. The Seos are immigrants f ro m S o u t h Ko re a w h o packed up their home in 2000 and moved to New York City for David’s work in the Korean Community Church. A decade later, they packed up again, this time with their three daughters — Day, 20, Grace, 17, and Mary, 15. David Seo said the couple dreamt of expanding their church work to a broader community, so in 2017, they jumped at the opportunity to accomplish just that by opening their own cafe in Norman. Their ultimate goal was to provide a space or home for those like them to find comfort and family through a mixture of their own American and Korean family, food and culture. “They don’t really have any interest in getting rich off of it or expanding it,” Grace Seo said. “They want to make it to where — at least for a lot of the immigrants or international

students — that they can feel comforted by it and it’ll remind them of home and they can approach this restaurant like it’s their home.” Wing It is a true family establishment. All five members of the Seo family work at the restaurant, with only one non-family member employee, He, who began working for the Seos after coming to the restaurant as a customer. David Seo said He is “like family.” Grace Seo said she and her two sisters “do a little bit of everything” at the restaurant, from washing dishes to serving food and speaking with the customers. The Seos hand make ever y product they sell, from their kimchi to their fusion fried wings and sauces, she said. Despite the spicy options and mixture of traditional options, Joyce Seo said they don’t struggle with a diverse range of customers, which include Vietnamese Americans, international students and white Americans. Joyce Seo said 60 percent of their customer base is OU international students, with the remaining 40 percent is split between American and Vietnamese customers. Grace and Mar y Seo enjoy working at their parents’ shop, but this wasn’t always the case. They both agreed that when they first

began waiting tables and serving food, they were less than pleased. “I didn’t like it at first because I had to work, and I was like, ‘I don’t wanna be here,’” Mary Seo said. “Now it’s like, ‘OK, I’m OK with working because it’s a lot easier.’” In South Korean cities with universities, restaurants have a culture of creating secondary homes for students from far away villages and towns, Joyce Seo said. So while the restaurant owner might not technically be the students’ family, the environment and food they provide allow students to feel comfortable and like they are in their parents’ home. “(My) wish is that this restaurant can ... provide that home feeling, so that anyone from anywhere can come and enjoy,” Joyce Seo said. She said their food is made for a diverse group of people to remind them of whatever home they come from. “For a lot of the immigrants or international students ... they can feel comforted by (the food) and it’ll remind them of home, and they can approach this restaurant like it’s their home,” Grace Seo said. Abigail Hall ahall@ou.edu

Lavender Graduation honors LGBTQ students Ceremony allows celebration of unique experiences MOLLY KRUSE @MollyKruse98

OU student Chris Ebert w i l l g ra d u a t e t h i s May alongside fellow LGBTQ students, who for the first time have the opportunity to participate in two ceremonies — one for their diplomas, the other to honor their identities. Ebert is not just participating in the event — he has been planning the Lavender Graduation for m o n t h s. T h e G e n d e r + Equality Center student intern said the graduation ceremony is designed to acknowledge the unique experiences graduating LGBTQ students have had during college. “LGBTQ people are a

historically marginalized group of people, so our experience through college is a little bit different than everyone else’s,” said Ebert, a sociology and non-profit administration senior. “It’s a major part of my identity … so I think it’s really cool to recognize the specific struggles that students have.” T h e L av e n d e r Graduation is not a new concept, but this is OU’s first time hosting one. “I think it’s something that we’ve always wanted to happen on campus, so now we’re taking the initiative to do it,” Ebert said. The tradition of Lavender Graduation ceremonies began in 1995 at the University of Michigan, and they are now held at hundreds of campuses, according to the Human R i g h t s Ca m p a i g n w e b site. Lavender has historically represented

LGBTQ identities, said Erin Simpson, director of the Gender + Equality Center. “(The ceremony) is actually one of the things that the Campus Pride Index evaluates a campus on,” Simpson said. “Around its readiness or its inclusivity of LGBTQ students.” OU has a 3.5 out of 5 on the Campus Pride Index, which gives a list of criteria a campus should meet to be LGBTQ-friendly, according to its website. The graduation will feature Megan Sibbett, professor of women’s and gender studies, as the main speaker, as well as speakers from t h e O U LG BTQ A l u m n i Society. Students will also have the option to be identified by their chosen names and pronouns. T h e L av e n d e r Graduation does not replace OU’s larger ceremony, but in addition to it, Simpson said.

“Commencement and convocations, they honor your academic contribution to the institution, and certainly any cultural graduation celebration is going to do that, because you’re graduating — that’s a big deal,” Simpson said. “But (Lavender Graduation) also honors the fact that maybe the university was a little bit of a different space for you.” Joe Sangirardi is president of the OU LGBTQ Alumni Society and a 2013 letters graduate who is helping get the word out about the Lavender Graduation to OU alumni. LGBTQ resources at OU have improved since Sangirardi’s time in the university, he said. The majority of the alumni society’s members did not come out as undergraduates because there was not as much cultu ra l a c c e p t a n c e, e ve n as early as a decade ago, Sangirardi said.

“I think I would have loved to (have a Lavender Graduation),” Sangirardi s a i d . “ I t h i n k h av i n g a Lavender Graduation also can be an extraordinarily exciting thing for our alumni to learn about. Because so many of them went to the university, you know, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40 years ago, and in a time when they didn’t feel they could be out.” Jake Mazeitis, letters, international studies and women’s and gender studies s enior, said that he is excited to walk in the Lavender Graduation and celebrate the past four years with his “LGBTQ siblings.” “Graduation ceremonies are often just as much ab ou t t h e f a m i l i e s a n d support networks as the graduate,” Mazeitis said in an email to The Daily. “However, if your family is not affirming and chooses not to acknowledge your full identity, be that

through acknowledging a partner, your real name, or some other facet of your identity, then you lose the opportunity to celebrate your amazing accomplishments as your authentic self.” Ebert is also looking forward to the ceremony and celebrating his and other LGBTQ students’ hard work in finishing college. The ceremony tells students that “sometimes it was hard to navigate (college), but you figured it out and you were successful,” Ebert said. The Lavender Graduation will be at 5 p.m. May 7 in the Molly Shi Boren Ballroom of the Oklahoma Memorial Union, and is open to graduates and guests. Participants are welcome to register until May 3. Molly Kruse

molly.kruse@ou.edu

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SPORTS

George Stoia, sports editor dailysports@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/sports • Twitter: @OUDailySports

Maggie Nichols a step above Gymnast beams in her confidence, ‘remarkable’ talent STEVEN PLAISANCE @splaisance00

In the world of college gymnastics, Maggie Nichols is unlike anyone who has come before. She radiates confidence, is mind-blowingly consistent and exhibits everyday compassion through all of her accolades. “She has absolute confidence in herself,” said Holly Rowe, a sports telecaster for ESPN and a major voice in women’s gymnastics. “I think she’s a wonderful role model for young women. Her confidence and her belief in herself are things that even me, as an older woman, can really learn from and grow from.” And when it’s all said and done, Nichols, who has won two individual all-around national titles in just three years, may very well stand alone atop the world of gymnastics. “She has a chance in her final season to maybe go out as the greatest college gymnast ever,” Rowe said. ”She’s a good example to younger women that, when you’re confident and you believe in yourself, everything’s possible. “I get choked up thinking about how great she is.” *** In January 2018, when Nichols first revealed that she was “Athlete A” — the first gymnast to report sexual abuse against former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar — her public perception changed forever. As Nichols’ sophomore season was just getting under way, her decision to go public with her Athlete A status added fuel to a controversy that was already taking the gymnastics world by storm. B e f o re g o i n g p u b l i c , Nichols was another young, promising gymnast, destined to be the next in a long line of great gymnasts under coach K.J. Kindler at the University of Oklahoma. And almost overnight, she became both the face of a movement that was sweeping across the country and a

Junior Maggie Nichols performs her beam routine at the 2019 Women’s National Collegiate Gymnastics Championship on April 20.

major role model for young female athletes around the world. Nichols finished her sophomore season with an allaround title, but Oklahoma ultimately finished short in the team competition, finishing second behind UCLA. This April, well over a year later, Nichols successfully defended her all-around individual title and led Oklahoma to redemption in the form of an undefeated season and a national title. Looking back, her junior year in Norman proved once and for all that Nichols is much more than Athlete A. “I think this performance (at nationals) shows just how great she is,” Rowe said. “She did something that only five other gymnasts have done in history, which is winning an all-around title in back-toback years. We just haven’t seen that level of consistency and excellence in a long time. I’m just lucky to watch her. She’s beautiful.” But it was not enough for Nichols to lead her team to a national title — she just had to do it in almost impossible fashion. Nichols had not competed on floor or allaround since January, and

she put together her entire floor routine in 14 days. “I love that she had to fight through injury. She only competed the all-around a few times this year,” Rowe said. “She’s been hurt all season, fighting through injuries, and then comes here and has the meet of her life again. This is not normal.” But Rowe is not the only one singing Nichols’ praises after her stunning performance at nationals. Kindler had high praise for her superstar in the post-meet press conference. “She didn’t compete in the all-around the entire year and then she walks into the national championship and wins the all-around,” Kindler said. “She’s money in the bank every time she runs down the vault runway. You don’t see people stick vaults like that. You don’t see people nail routine after routine after routine. She is special, she’s very special.” When things came down to the wire this season, Kindler and the Sooners feared not, because Nichols always delivers. “She’s absolutely remarkable. We all trust her 200 percent. If we were to pick

somebody to go out there and win the whole thing for us, we would pick her,” Kindler said. “She’s got it in her heart, she’s got it in her mind, she’s confident, she has the whole package. You know that when she goes out there, you can trust her. Her teammates trust her immensely. There’s no one else I would pick.” Ev e n Va l o r i e Ko n d o s Field, head coach of UCLA the whose team finished third at nationals, had nothing but praise for Nichols. “She’s not just a one-hit wonder. Her consistency is absolutely remarkable. She has the heart of a champion. She had a hard-fought year, through injury and such, and just kept chipping away day-by-day, to become the champion she is,” Kondos Field said. “She’s one of those athletes that transcends her team. I don’t see her as just an Oklahoma Sooner representative. She represents collegiate gymnastics and gymnastics on a high level for everyone.” *** When asked where Nichols stands in the ranks of all-time collegiate gymnasts, Kondos Field

answered simply: “She’s right up there with all the royalty.” Kindler answered the same question: “For us, she’s the top of the list. I don’t know where she ranks, but in my book, she’s No. 1.” According to Rowe, Nichols would be looking to surpass Courtney Kupets to earn greatest of all time status: “Right now, I consider (the greatest) to be Courtney Kupets, the head coach at Georgia. She has the greatest amount of individual championships.” Kupets claimed nine individual titles and four team titles across her career at Georgia. She also scored six perfect 10s. Nichols currently owns six individual titles and two team titles. She has also scored 16 different perfect 10s in her three seasons at OU. Nichols already owns more perfect 10s than Kupets and could potentially overtake her in individual titles next season. A c c o rd i n g t o S o o n e r gymnastics legend Kelly G a r r i s o n - Fu n d e r b u r k , Nichols’ off-the-charts levels of confidence and consistency make her comparable,

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not to other great gymnasts, but to perhaps the greatest athlete of all time. “She’s the Michael Jordan of gymnastics. I still stick with that. Jordan was the greatest. If you didn’t see him play basketball, you m i ss e d ou t,” Ga r r i s o n Fu n d e r b u r k s a i d . “ It ’s the same with Maggie. If Jordan’s got air, Maggie’s got flair.” If there’s one thing everyone can agree on, Nichols is in position to become a gymnastics icon for the rest of time. But she’s not there yet. With one season left, Nichols needs to finish strong. “I assume, in true Maggie fashion, she’s gonna want to walk out after making her senior year the best year of her gymnastics career because that’s the way she is,” Kindler said. “I’m sure she’ll continue to work hard and try to show up next year with a bigger and better game.” Steven Plaisance

srplaisance@ou.edu

Softball looks to get redemption in postseason OU looks forward to close games against elite teams VIC REYNOLDS @vicareynolds

On June 3, 2018, Oklahoma fell to Washington 3-0 in the semifinals of the Women’s College World Series. And for the first time in two years, the Sooners weren’t atop the college softball world. Since then, No. 1 Oklahoma (48-2, 18-0 Big 12) has been on a mission to hoist that national championship trophy again. But before it gets to that, it has a couple other trophies to get along the way. They got the first one — the Big 12 regular season title — on May 4 with a 3-0 victory over No. 12 Oklahoma State (37-14, 13-7 Big 12) at Marita Hynes Field. On May 5, the two teams played a doubleheader and the Sooners picked up two easy wins. The first was a 7-1 win with a dominant performance in the circle from junior Mariah Lopez, and the second was a 6-1 victory that had sophomore Jocelyn Alo and freshman Grace Green start the match with fireworks in the first inning: two home runs that brought in three runs. Saturday’s win clinched

a conference record eighth consecutive Big 12 regular season championships. The next trophy the Sooners have the opportunity to get will come over the weekend in the Big 12 Tournament. The No. 1-seed Sooners will be in pool A with No. 4 seed Texas Tech (38-13, 8-10 Big 12) and No. 6 seed Kansas (15-35, 3-15 Big 12). The Texas Tech game will start at 2 p.m. and the Kansas game will be at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 10, at the USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. If the Sooners come out with two wins on Friday, they’ll face the winner of pool B — which includes No. 2 seed Oklahoma State, No. 3 seed Texas (41-12, 12-6 Big 12) and No. 5 seed Iowa State (31-22, 11-7 Big 12) — at 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, in the conference championship. Oklahoma has been itching for postseason play for much of the season, but the rest of the Big 12 hasn’t had many answers for the Sooners’ combination of the nation’s best hitting and a suffocating pitching staff. Baylor, Texas and Oklahoma State are the only teams in the conference that have played the Sooners within three runs. The Bears didn’t qualify for the conference tournament, and

the Longhorns and Pokes are both in pool B, so the Sooners wouldn’t see either of them until Saturday’s championship game. Even though the dominance Oklahoma has shown all year has been impressive, it probably won’t be able to run-rule its way through regionals, super regionals and the Women’s College World Series because the competition will be stronger, and much more will be at stake. Both coach Patty Gasso and the players have said that playing close games against elite competition so close to the post season will be beneficial for the team entering post season play. “This is what we live for, this is what we practice for: close games like this,” junior Giselle Juarez said after Saturday’s win over Oklahoma State. “I think we can all agree this is something we look forward to because we love this type of environment and this type of game.” The environment that Juarez speaks to should become familiar to the Sooners throughout postseason play. 2,076 fans — an attendance record — packed Marita Hynes Field on Saturday night, and the Sooners will likely host Regional and Super Regional games in May.

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Senior infielder Caleigh Clifton prepares to throw to first base during the game against Oklahoma State May 4.

Throughout the 2019 season, Gasso has emphasized the importance of securing home field advantage for the postseason. Her sentiments are understandable, as the Sooners were a Regional host in 2016 when they won the Women’s College World Series, and hosted both Regionals and Super Regionals in 2017 when they defended their national title. Along with that, Oklahoma is riding a 47-game home winning streak. The top 16 teams host Regionals and the top eight who advance host Super Regionals. Even if the

Sooners go 0-3 at the Big 12 Championships, they would likely still be able to host a Regional, and would have a chance at hosting a Super Regional. Despite this, Gasso and the Sooners are never ones to look past their next opponent. “ We w a n t t o w i n t h e Big 12 (Championship). No doubt. But we want to host a Regional and Super Regional,” Gasso said after practice on April 23. “We want to be a high seed so that we set ourselves up to get to the World Series. That’s what it’s all about, but if we take a day off, a pitch off, or an

inning off, we’re going to get burned, and all of our work we’ve put in will blow up on us. ” Any way one looks at it, taking down the Sooners in Norman will be a tall task for any team. But before any opponents toss any pitches or swing any bats at Marita Hynes Field, the Sooners will focus on winning their third straight Big 12 Tournament crown. Vic Reynolds

victor.reynolds@ou.edu

SPORTS

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3 positives in baseballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s losses against Tech Red Raiders sweep Sooners in threegame series

State series April 26-28. A g a i n s t Te x a s Te c h , Tredaway reached base six times in 13 at-bats and scored a run in all three games. In a young outfield crew that has seen four or JORDAN GLEDHILL five guys rotate in and out @J_gled of the lineup all season, it is certainly a breath of The Sooners had little to fresh air to see a player like no answers against Texas Tredaway begin to heat up Tech on Sunday, May 5, at the right time. losing 8-4 to finish on the wrong end of a series sweep LEVI PRATER When he completed yet for the first time in 2019. Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loss was con- another shutout inning trary to the first two losses in the top of the fifth in of the series, as on Friday Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game, sophoand Saturday, the Sooners more lefty Levi Prater â&#x20AC;&#x201D; were ahead 2-0 at one point along with three or four and carried a lead into the o t h e r O k l a h o m a p l a y seventh inning before fall- ers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; turned toward the ing victim to a late-inning Oklahoma dugout and gave a fired-up fist pump that surge by Texas Tech. With a pair of three-game looked his regular pitchconference sets remaining ing motion in terms of form (Oklahoma State at home and oomph. He was fired up for good May 10-12, Texas on the road May 16-18) before reason. A play that was originalOklahoma heads to up to Oklahoma City for the Big ly ruled an inside-the-park 12 tournament, there are home run was switched to still some big games that a triple and putout, when it was determined Texas Tech can be won. That said, here are three catcher Braxton Fulford players who played well was indeed out at the plate during a series with â&#x20AC;&#x201D; letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trying to stretch his triple face it â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a lot of negatives into a solo homer. In the bottom of the inin the final stat lines: ning, junior Brady Lindsly ripped a two-run shot, his TANNER TREDAWAY Fo r t h e f i r s t t i m e a l l second of the weekend, to season, head coach Skip give the Sooners a 2-0 lead Johnson placed sopho- and give Prater what looked more Tanner Tredaway in to be the only cushion he the No. 2 spot in the start- needed to take his seventh win of the season. ing lineup. It just didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work out. The decision comes after Tredaway laced 13 hits in P r a t e r w a s e v e n t u a l l y 34 at-bats leading up to pulled after six innings the Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s series finale after allowing a run in his and knocked half of his ten final inning, finishing with RBIs on the season in a four six strikeouts and allowgame span from a Tuesday ing just three hits on the n i g h t c o n t e s t a g a i n s t day. He pitched well, but Wichita State on April 23 all Texas Tech scored six unthe way through the Kansas answered runs on the way

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to winning 7-3. BRADY LINDSLY Thanks to a pair of Brady Lindsly two-run shots, the Sooners jumped out to 2-0 leads in each of the first two games. Although Lindsly had six hits in 13 at-bats and either scored or knocked in nine runs, it was the extra base hit he was robbed from that perhaps turned the tide of the game on Sunday. With t w o d ow n a n d r u n n e r s on first and second in the third, Lindsly got ahold of a 3-1 fastball and smoked it out to the right-center field gap. The ball hung up just a little too long, unfortunately, and fell into the glove of a diving Gabe Holt near the wall in right. With Oklahoma down 2-0, a double would have easily tied the game, but the Red Raiders scored three runs the next inning and would go on to pull off the series sweep. Falling to 30-18 on the season and 8-10 in conference play, the Sooners have a few days off before playing Oklahoma State (2716, 10-8 Big 12) in a highly anticipated Bedlam series that â&#x20AC;&#x201D; although Oklahoma is labeled the home team for all three games â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will be played at three differe n t l o c a t i o n s. T h e t w o will square off in Tulsa on Friday, Oklahoma City on Saturday, and Norman on Sunday. The Cowboys also suffered a series sweep against Texas Tech but is will be heading into the series fresh off a series victory against No. 3 Oregon State.

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the following University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center CONGRATULATIONS! tofaculty members who were honored April 22 at an awards ceremony.

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REGENTSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; AWARDS FOR SUPERIOR RESEARCH AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY Jordan P. Metcalf, M.D. Professor of Medicine, College of Medicine Dharambir K. Sanghera, Ph.D. Professor of Pediatrics, College of Medicine REGENTSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; AWARD FOR SUPERIOR PROFESSIONAL AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE AND PUBLIC OUTREACH Karen Beckman, M.D. Professor of Medicine, College of Medicine REGENTSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; PROFESSORSHIP Benjamin D. Cowley, Jr., M.D. Professor of Medicine, College of Medicine DAVID ROSS BOYD PROFESSORSHIP William F. Kern, III, M.D. Professor of Pathology, College of Medicine GEORGE LYNN CROSS RESEARCH PROFESSORSHIP Paul M. Darden, M.D. Professor of Pediatrics, College of Medicine PRESIDENTIAL PROFESSORSHIPS Doris Mangiaracina Benbrook, Ph.D. Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine Presbyterian Health Foundation Presidential Professorship Dolores Subia BigFoot, Ph.D. Professor of Pediatrics, College of Medicine Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Associates Presidential Professorship Janis E. Campbell, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Research, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology Hudson College of Public Health Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Associates Presidential Professorship Willard M. Freeman, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Physiology, College of Medicine Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Associates Presidential Professorship Vesper Grantham, M.Ed. Professor and Chair of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, College of Allied Health Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Associates Presidential Professorship Peter N. Johnson, Pharm.D. Associate Professor of Pharmacy Clinical and Administrative Sciences, College of Pharmacy Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Associates Presidential Professorship

John T. Maple, D.O. Associate Professor of Medicine, College of Medicine Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Associates Presidential Professorship Priyabrata Mukherjee, Ph.D. Professor of Pathology, College of Medicine Presbyterian Health Foundation Presidential Professorship Margaret L. Phillips, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Occupational and Environmental Health, Hudson College of Public Health Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Associates Presidential Professorship Raju V.S. Rajala, Ph.D. Professor of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine Edith Kinney Gaylord Presidential Professorship Susan B. Sisson, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences and Assistant Dean for Research, College of Allied Health Sam K. Viersen Family Foundation Presidential Professorship T. Kent Teague, Ph.D. Assistant Vice President, OU-Tulsa Professor of Surgery and Associate Dean for Research School of Community Medicine, College of Medicine Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Associates Presidential Professorship Deirdra Renaeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Terrell, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Hudson College of Public Health Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Associates Presidential Professorship Sukyung â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sueâ&#x20AC;? Woo, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy Edith Kinney Gaylord Presidential Professorship Yan Daniel Zhao, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Hudson College of Public Health Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Associates Presidential Professorship PROVOSTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S RESEARCH AWARD FOR JUNIOR FACULTY Matlock A. Jeffries, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine, College of Medicine PROVOSTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S RESEARCH AWARD FOR SENIOR FACULTY Mary Beth Humphrey, M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Medicine, College of Medicine

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DAVID L. BOREN FACULTY GOVERNANCE AWARD Renee Leasure, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Nursing, College of Nursing PATENT AWARDS *Jimmy D. Ballard, Ph.D. Professor and Chair of Microbiology and Immunology College of Medicine *Victoria H. Christiansen, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Research Department of Medicine, College of Medicine *P. Madeline Cunningham, Ph.D. George Lynn Cross Research Professor of Medicine College of Medicine *Hariprasad Gali, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Research Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy *Kenneth W. Jackson, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Research Department of Medicine, College of Medicine *Anne Kasus-Jacobi, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Research Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy *Jian-Xing Ma, M.D. Ph.D. George Lynn Cross Research Professor and Chair of Physiology, College of Medicine *Julie Harris Marino, Ph.D. Instructor in Surgery OU School of Community Medicine, Tulsa *Patrick A. McKee, M.D. George Lynn Cross Research Professor of Medicine, College of Medicine *H. Anne Pereira, Ph.D. Dean of Graduate College, Professor and Associate Dean of Research, College of Pharmacy *C.V. Rao, Ph.D. George Lynn Cross Research Professor of Medicine, College of Medicine T. Kent Teague, Ph.D. Assistant Vice President, OU-Tulsa Professor of Surgery and Associate Dean of Research OU School of Community Medicine,Tulsa *Nilesh R. Vasan, M.D. Associate Professor Otorhinolaryngology, College of Medicine * not pictured

• May 6-June 10, 2019

A TRIBUTE TO THE

OU STAFF

CONGRATULATIONS STAFF HONOREES C. Adams

M. Adams

Baghdayan

Blunck

Brammer

Brasington

Candy

Cannon

Castorino

Chronister

Gatewood

Hedrick

Henry

Johnson

Lee

O’Donnell

Perez-Woods

Regier

Rieger

Sharon

Thomas

Vollmar

Williams

Wilson

BOARD OF REGENTS AWARD FOR SUPERIOR STAFF Melanie Adams, Career Services

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF COUNCIL E. NEAL STONE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE AWARD Elizabeth Sharon, Employment and Compensation

Robert Vollmar, World Literature Today Greg Williams, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Kirk Wilson, Oklahoma Climate Survey

PROVOST’S OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ADVISING AWARD Philip Johnson, Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education

HOURLY EMPLOYEES COUNCIL GEORGE LYNN CROSS SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE AWARD Kay Blunck, Carl Albert Center

INFORMATIONAL STAFF ASSOCIATION DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE AWARDS Dalton Brasington, College of Earth and Energy David Candy, College of Journalism Bridgitte Castorino, Center for Student Life Lisa Henry, Political Communication Center Philip Johnson, Academic Advising Hannah Rieger, Admissions and Recruitment

PROVOST’S OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC ADVISING ADMINISTRATOR AWARD Anne Hedrick, Honors College PROVOST’S OUTSTANDING NEW ADVISOR AWARD Matt Regier, University College JENNIFER L. WISE GOOD STEWARDSHIP AWARD Elizabeth Gatewood, Price College of Business STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION OUTSTANDING STAFF AWARD Virginie Perez-Woods, Gallogly College of Engineering

INFORMATIONAL STAFF ASSOCIATION WAINTROOB/MYERS SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE AWARD Tony Lee, Admissions ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF COUNCIL DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE AWARD Morgan Brammer, Admissions and Recruitment HOURLY EMPLOYEES COUNCIL DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE AWARDS Wilson O’Donnell, Honors College Carla Thomas, Facilities Management

ORGANIZATIONAL STAFF COUNCIL KATIE PURSLEY SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE AWARDS Cyndy Adams, Classics Annie Baghdayan, Center for Disability Education and Training Jimmy Cannon, Gallogly College of Engineering Holly Chronister, Gallogly College of Engineering

Staff Retirements (April 1, 2018 – March 31, 2019)

David Annis, Housing and Food Services, 33 years JP Audas, Development Office, 25 years Kathleen R. Bell, College of Arts and Sciences, 10 years David L. Boren, Office of the President, 23 years Suzanne Burgess, Office of Research Services, 42 years Terri A. Byrd, Office of the Bursar, 27 years Linda K. Christie, Export Controls, 20 years Karen Ruth Crane, Printing, Mailing and Document Production Services, 19 years Susan M. Czentnar, Athletics Department, 35 years Ronald M. DeLuca, Architectural and Engineering Services, 10 years Brian D. Detar, Athletics Department, 20 years Lawana S. Dillard, Office of Research Services, 25 years Tonya S. Easley, Office of Research Services, 36 years Joe L. Easley, Fleet Services, 38 years James R. Farrar, Landscape and Grounds, 22 years Barry T. Feuerborn, Development Office, 25 years Patricia Fuchs, Landscape and Grounds, 25 years Guy A. Fussell, Fitness and Recreation, 15 years Randy J. Garibay, Athletics Department, 16 years Sena M. Golden, College of Professional and Continuing Studies, 10 years

Robert H. Goodwin, Printing, Mailing and Document Production Services, 27 years Randall L. Grace, University Press, 27 years Jim Hall, Development Office, 24 years Parma L. Hanan, Center For Public Management, 18 years Michael L. Hayes, Facilities Management, 22 years David A. Houck, Facilities Management, 22 years Beth A. Kelly, Athletics Department, 35 years Paula A. Killian, College of Arts and Sciences, 20 years Allen L. King, Landscape and Grounds, 29 years Donna W. King, Gallogly College of Engineering, 31 years Christopher Clay Kuwitzky, Administration and Finance Vice President’s Office, 30 years Clive Mander, Internal Auditing, 13 years Anita M. Mann, Outreach Sponsored Programs, 38 years Tara N. Martin, Administration and Finance Vice President’s Office, 25 years Paul Massad, Development Office, 58 years Mark L. McClellan, Information Technology, 37 years Pamela Jo McIntosh, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, 13 years Tina M. McLerran, College of Professional and Continuing Studies, 29 years

Susan Kathleen McPherson, College of Arts and Science, 10 years Laurie L. McReynolds, Carl Albert Center, 19 years Vicki L. Michener, University Libraries, 12 years Terri L. Moyer, Athletics Department, 40 Brian P. Nelson, Department of Public Safety, 29 years Alma K. Paine, College of Arts and Sciences, 22 years Steve W. Pierce, Landscape and Grounds, 15 years Carrie A. Reilly, College of Professional and Continuing Education, 28 years Judy Robinson, Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication, 11 years Vicki Schwartz Ferguson, College of Law, 28 years Rickey G. Shea, CART, 17 years Linda S. Smith, College of Arts and Sciences, 10 years Trina D. Steil, Oklahoma Biological Survey, 21 years Milo D. Stinson, College of Professional and Continuing Studies, 20 years Michael L. Thompson, Oklahoma Memorial Union, 20 years Mary Jo Tinsley, Housing and Food Services, 10 years Larry D. Warlick, Jimmie Austin Golf Course, 11 years Susan B. Whyatt, Admissions and Recruitment, 37 years Melanie L. Wright, Honors College, 27 years

Staff Anniversaries (April 1, 2018 – March 31, 2019) 40 Years Terri L. Moyer, Athletics Department 35 Years Norma L. Blanton, College of Professional and Continuing Studies; Ronald B. Chan, Department of Public Safety; Marla B. Clutter, Center For Public Management; Leland R. Evans, Landscape and Grounds; Richard L. Fields, Jimmie Austin Golf Course; Doni J. Fox, University Libraries; Eric G. Grubbs, Department of Public Safety; Tanya D. Guthrie, College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences; Gerald L. Guthrie, Facilities Management; *Beth A. Kelly, Athletics Department; Kimberly A. Kerr, Department of Public Safety; Linda K. McCarty, Information Technology; Dale A. Pollard, College of Law; Karen B. Stark, University Libraries; Belinda S. Tate, College of Professional and Continuing Studies 30 Years Kathleen A. Adams, Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication; Jonathan D. Allen, Conoco Phillips School of Geology and Geophysics; Winona A. Bark, Information Technology; Deborah F. Blevins, Enrollment Services; Karen D. Brannon, Facilities Management; Patsy Broadway, David L. Boren College of International Studies; Kathryn A. Butler, Enrollment Services and Academic Records; Nancy S. Campbell, School of Meteorology; Mark S. Cushman, Facilities Management; Nicholas J. Czaplewski, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History; Melany Dawn Dickens Ray, Office for the Vice President of Research; Teresa G. Hackney, College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences; Rebecca L. Heeney, Graduation Office; Carolyn G. Irons, University Libraries; Mollie M. Jacob, College of Arts and Sciences; Shelley D. Konieczny, Department of Philosophy; Brad J. Larson, Purchasing; Perry R. Martin, Housing and Food Services; Shellie J. Mathews, Office of Research Services; Daniel, J. Mattmiller, Information Technology; Angel V. Mejia Velazquez, Landscape and Grounds; Byron B. Millsap, Administration and Finance Vice President’s Office; Mark D. Robinson, Facilities Management; Mohammad Shafaie Ardakan, Housing and Food Services; Christina L. Thomas, Admissions and Recruitment; Danna R. Todd, Housing and Food Services; Gregory P. Vollmer, Department of Public Safety; David W. Williams, Center For Economic and Management Research; Jeralyn Woodall, Information Technology 25 Years *JP Audus, Development Office; Lyle R. Belcher, Landscape and Grounds; Teresa Bement, Enrollment Services and Academic Records; Katherine S. Benson, University Press; Sandra K. Boger, Financial Services; Lisa Bowles, College of Law; Paul W. Box, Facilities Management; Linda K. Carter, Biology; Phillip T. Crawford, Oklahoma Biological Survey; Kim Fairbanks, Real Estate Operations; *Barry Feuerborn, Development Office; Sammi C. Fields, College of Professional and Continuing Studies; Bobbie J. Foster, College of Law; *Patricia J. Fuchs, Landscape and Grounds; Thomas R. Greenlee, Price College of Business; David B. Holloway, Center For Public Management; Susan D. Hosler, College of

Professional and Continuing Studies, Karen L. Hyde, Health Services; Jason L. Jones, Facilities Management; James D. Lambert, Facilities Management; Peggy J. Lerner, College of Professional and Continuing Studies; Vincent J. Mamone, Housing and Food Services; *Tara N. Martin, Administration and Finance Vice President’s Office; Chris McNabb, Sponsored Programs Financial Services; Christina M. Norman, Academic Advising Resource Center; Jehan R. Parekh, Financial Aid Services, Linda G. Parker, Office of Research Services; Cathi L. Parker, Office of Research Services; Tammy J. Porter, Human Resources; Kathleen E. Robinett, Financial Aid Services; Debbie R. Rush, Film and Media Studies; Debbie L. Spiva, Registration and Records; Thomas B. Stanley, Oklahoma Climate Survey; Mark E. Thomas, Landscape and Grounds; Gregory R. Tipton, Athletics Department; Max O. Toperzer, Athletics Department; Stephanie M. Wall, Oklahoma Memorial Union

20 Years Donna Lea Ade, College of Earth and Energy; Melody Astani, Office of the Bursar; Daryl R. Baker, Center for Public Management; Diana O. Beal, Graduate College; Erika Blanton, Financial Aid Services; Jo A. Bonner, Printing, Mailing and Document Production Services; Roger J. Burkhalter, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History; Tracy J. Chapman, University Libraries; *Linda K. Christie, Export Controls; Terri L. Colliver, Gallolgy College of Engineering; David A. Corbly, University Libraries; Barbara J. Cummins, Price College of Business; Melanie A. Daniel, Landscape and Grounds; Chris D. Elliott, College of Professional and Continuing Education; Sandy K. Fisher, Information Technology; Richard A. Fitzpatrick, Jr., University Libraries; Cindy G. Garrett, College of Law; Kennecia L. Garrison, Financial Services; Lance D. Goins, College of Arts and Sciences; Ruth S. Gomez, College of Arts and Sciences, Suzanne Greff, Center for English as a Second Language; Joseph C. Gundy, Athletics Department; Amy L. Hernandez, University Press; Aaron M. Hubl, Facilities Management; Wendy M. Kent, Outreach Sponsored Programs; *Paula A. Killian, College of Arts and Sciences; David W. Kolb, Printing, Mailing and Document Production Services; Sieg Kong, Information Technology; Beth A. Korhonen, Financial Services; Ryland I. Lieb, University Press; Azhar Mahmood, Center for Spatial Analysis; Brock A. Mathias, Housing and Food Services; Ron D. McCarty, Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education; Janet L. Miller, Financial Aid Services; Lawana J. Miller, Human Resources Academic Support; Leah D. Nash, Center for Spatial Analysis; Henry Neeman, Information Technology; Stephanie A. Peruttzi, Fitness and Recreation; Angela D. Riddle, Office of the Bursar; Robbie Robbins, Printing, Mailing and Document Production Services; Kristin M. Rollins, Athletics Department, Kathy A. Sawyer, Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication; Carl E. Sinclair, Information Technology; Virginia L. Spade, College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences; *Milo D. Stinson, College of Professional and Continuing Studies; Robert A. Stoops, Athletics Department; Dale E. Taylor, Lloyd Noble Center; *Michael L. Thompson, Oklahoma Memorial Union; Laura W. Tontz, Oklahoma Memorial Union; Mayumi A. Windler, Information Technology; Karla M. Woodfork, Housing and Food Services The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution. www.ou.edu/eoo

15 Years Crystal Ary, Admissions and Recruitment; Steven S. Ashmore, Student Affairs; Dusty S. Baker, Facilities Management; Ruthie E. Betts, College of Professional and Continuing Studies; Kristi D. Boren, Gallogly College of Engineering; Eric L. Boyd, Financial Aid Services; Gary L. Bristol, Information Technology; Jeremy B. Bugher, Fleet Services; Susan L. Calonkey, Gallogly College of Engineering; Christina D. Cannon, University Press; Sara E. Cartwright, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History; Carolyn M. Clink, Internal Auditing; Christopher S. Cook, Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms; Glenn Crouch, Information Technology; Jack W. Day, College of Arts and Sciences; Michael T. Dean, Alumni Affairs; Carilee S. Delano, Child Support Care Call Center; Randall M. Doerneman, Center for Independent Study and Distance Learning; Jenn Doughty, Housing and Food Services; Cathy J. Ellison, Disability Resource Center; Debra L. Farmer, Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms; Willie M. Finley, Facilities Management; Mark A. Gillean, Information Technology; Sandra L. Gonzalez, Facilities Management; Rocio G. Gralla, Sooner Suites; Vivian S. Houng, Health Services; Sherry M. Isom, Price College of Business, Jana Adams Jacobs, Gallogly College of Engineering; James R. Keeler, Facilities Management; Matthew C. Landers, Information Technology; David K. Lanham, Registration and Records; Peter C. Laws, Information Technology; Floyd Lehman, Facilities Management; Justin C. Lincks, Southwest Center for Human Relation Studies; Scott C. Lofton, Facilities Management; Alexander P. Loftus, Landscape and Grounds; Beverly J. Long, Center for Independent Study and Distance Learning; Elma Melton, Facilities Management; Mark E. Mitchell, Center for Independent Study and Distance Learning; Elham Moghadassi, Housing and Food Services; Craig A. Moran, Athletics Department; Timothy J. Overman, Athletics Department; Casey A. Partridge, Graduation Office; *Steve W. Pierce, Landscape and Grounds; Jennifer J. Price, Department of Public Safety; Amanda Redus, College of Professional and Continuing Studies; Donald R. Rodgers, Graduate College; Julia N. Rouse, Office of Human Resources; Rodney C. Sanders, Department of Public Safety; Judith A. Sanders, Facilities Management; Shane M. Smith, Information Technology; Angela P. Startz, Public Affairs; Brandon R. Steely, Athletics Department; Martha F. Stephens, Office of Research Services; Debra K. Vaughn, College of Earth and Energy; Steven M. Walls, Information Technology; Kimberly Rutland West, Admissions and Recruitment; Robert T. West, Information Technology; Buddy W. Wiedemann, Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication; Leslie A. Williams, Center for Educational and Community Renewal; Stewart M. Williams, Athletics Department; Shanika L. Wilson, Geological Survey; Kristi J. Wilson, Gallogly College of Engineering, Kathryn Wiyninger, Financial Aid Services; Elizabeth G. Woollen, Department of Public Safety; Cathy L. Yeaman, Human Relations; Nancy S. Zimmerman, Housing and Food Services

*recognized for retirement also **recognized for merit award also