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NEWS

• June 27-July 3, 2018

OU releases search documents Emails show James Gallogly’s goals during transition NICK HAZELRIGG @nickhazelrigg

OU’s Board of Regents zeroed in on James Gallogly as the university’s next president nearly two weeks before he was named to the job, documents obtained June 25 by The Daily reveal, in addition to casting new light on Gallogly’s initial goals after the announcement.

The 94 pages of documents, which come in the form of emails and text messages, chronicle the communication between the Board of Regents — specifically chairman Clay Bennett and member C. Renzi Stone — and Gallogly in the weeks leading up to his announcement as university president. No other regents names appeared in the documents, which covered all public communications between Gallogly and the Board of Regents

between Jan. 1 and April 5.

The earliest indication that Gallogly would be selected as OU’s next president is on March 12 when Bennett texted Gallogly congratulating him and told him to keep several days in late March open. Gallogly’s announcement ceremony was March 26.

Though it is unclear if Gallogly’s selection occurred earlier than March 12, the Board of Regents began their portion of the s earch on March 5 and completed interviews of the seven presidential finalists on March 10. Between March 12 and March 26, Gallogly and the regents prepared for the announcement, which included Gallogly texting Bennett that he would likely have to “leave some charity boards” before taking office.

On March 24, two days b e f o r e G a l l o g l y ’s a n nouncement, Bennett texted Gallogly saying there was significant “buzz” after several news outlets reported Gallogly would be the selection, to which Gallogly

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President-designate James Gallogly speaks during the OU Board of Regents meeting June 19.

responded, “Sooners like high expectations. It gives us something worthy to exceed. Boomer.”

Relationship between Gallogly and Boren The documents also shed new light on the dynamics in the relationship Gallogly has with retiring OU President David Boren.

O n the day of his announcement ceremony, Gallogly said Boren had done a remarkable job and that he would be building upon his foundation.

However, Gallogly gave a speech to the Board of Regents at their June 19 meeting critical of the current financial status of the university, to which Boren released an op-ed a day later saying the university’s finances were not as dire as reported.

On March 23, three days before the announcement ceremony, Bennett texted Gallogly that he had finished a pleasant meeting with Boren and that Boren was “very pleased and enthusiastic.” Gallogly responded, “(Boren) called me and will be very constructive. He has been a good friend through the years and while we are different people, we share the same passion for OU.” Gallogly’s initial goals following the announcement were laid out in an email sent March 28 from Stone to Bennett, Vice President for University Governance Chris Purcell and OU General Counsel Anil Gollahalli. One listed goal: “David Boren and Jim need to come to an understanding on leadership. Schedule meeting ASAP. Jim wants to send a joint letter to faculty ASAP.”

Boren and Gallogly never sent a joint letter to faculty, but Gallogly sent an open letter to the faculty April 3 pledging to listen to what they had to say.

Gallo gly, who emails show sometimes works as early as 7 a.m. and as late as 1 a.m. with a significant attention to detail throughout, also expressed interest in making changes to university’s branding in an email to Stone.

Stone responded saying, “The overall messaging/ branding of the university has been led primarily by David (Boren) who functioned as the CMO, chief communications officer, crisis comms manager and ad designer of the university.” Stone goes on to explain there are various services within the university capable of bettering the messaging of the university and ended the message w ith : “What ’s missing?

Leadership from the top.

You’ll provide that and I look forward to watching/ participating as asked!”

Gallo gly’s transition goals In the previously mentioned March 28 email from Stone to Bennett, Purcell and Gollahalli, Gallogly laid out his plans and goals for the rest of the presidential transition. One of his first objectives was to meet with OU Law School Dean Joe Harroz, OU Provost Kyle Harper, OU Price College of Business Dean Daniel Pullin and OU Athletics Director Joe Castiglione. Harper and Harroz were widely speculated as potential candidates to replace Boren with Pullin openly stating he was seeking OU’s presidency.

Among the other goals and issues Gallogly sought to have addressed during the transition, according to the email, was setting up meetings with students and faculty, as well as a meeting with deans. The email also said Gallogly wanted diversity to be a focus and that he had concerns about the size of the group on the executive team.

The first major executive change of Gallogly’s tenure has already occurred with Vice President and Dean of Students Clarke Stroud moving to a new role as director of football operations, a move he and Gallogly both say is voluntary.

Stone suggested in an email sending a message to

members of the executive team ahead of their meetings with Gallogly to set expectations and apparently quoted Gallogly on this line of the email with: “I’m not a one paper guy, I’m a substance guy. I don’t speak in generalities.”

Another line of Stone’s March 28 email said Gallogly’s “qualifications issues” needed to be addressed but was followed with this line: “Not sure how since he is immensely qualified.”

Gallogly will officially take office as OU’s 14th president in less than a week on July 1.

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Our view: Boren won’t be forgotten OU president to leave lasting legacy of community THE EDITORIAL BOARD @OUDaily

“I didn’t come here to become part of the university administration, but to become part of the university family.”

That’s what David Boren said April 28, 1994, when it was announced the former governor and thenU.S. senator would be returning home for something he said was deserving of a lifetime of commitment — the University of Oklahoma.

N o w , 2 4 y e a r s l a t e r, Boren is less than a week away from passing on the keys to his office, but the family he built within the OU community is considerably larger and more engaged thanks to his efforts.

In discussions of university presidents from around the country, there never seems to be anyo n e q u i t e l i k e “ D B o .”

G enerations of OU students share stories from around campus of sightings and interactions with the now 77-year-old president as if they had seen a celebrity. Students take selfies when they see him around campus and eagerly await hearing his voice on a potential snow day.

In short, there’s no denying the love students have for OU ’s retir ing president. Furthermore, there’s no denying that while he hasn’t been a perfect president, he leaves the institution in considerably better shape than it was upon

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OU President David Boren sits at his desk in Evans Hall March 27.

his taking office.

“We’re going to want to be a part of your lives, and we’re going to want you to be a part of ours,” Boren said on the day of his announcement in 1994.

Boren has worked tirelessly to achieve this goal — to make ever y OU student feel as though they were part of a community.

Boren was often listening to the issues students care about — intervening in times when the univ e r s i t y ha s ma d e d e c i sions that upset students, such as in 2017 when he ordered the Lloyd Noble Center parking lot remain free for students to use,

or more recently when he announced funds be allocated to hire an additional psychologist at the University Counseling Center. Boren will often be remembered best nationally by his speedy response to the 2015 Sigma Alpha Epsilon scandal and h i s d e c i s i o n t o re m ove the fraternity from OU’s campus.

Despite criticism of inaction from some activists on campus, most agree that Boren has opened his door to those who needed him to listen. Many OU students remember the then-75-year-old administrator taking a bullhorn

and stepping onto a bench to tell two anti-Black Lives Matter demonstrators spew ing racist remarks they were not welcome at OU. It’s moments like this that make Boren unique, leaving many to wonder if our university will have a president quite like him ever again.

He hasn’t always gotten it right — questions o v e r B o r e n ’s f i n a n c i a l legac y have risen in recent days and frequently over the years. Moments have occurred in which the OU community has questioned his actions.

Issu e s su ch a s h i r i ng a significantly large group

of highly paid vice presidents of which almost all are white men, problematic statements regarding sexual assault, and support for on-campus housing projects many see as ill-advised come to mind.

Despite these issues, few h a v e d o u b t e d B o r e n ’s dedication to the institution he loves.

A s B o re n ’s p re s i d e n cy ends, so does a career of nearly 50 years of public service to the state of Oklahoma — a lifetime of work dedicated to bettering the lives of others.

Boren showed us what we could be, that going to college is more than getting

an education — it’s being a part of a community bigger than yourself. Boren’s efforts to build this community won’t soon be forgotten.

Boren isn’t going anywhere. Students will likely still be shaking his hand on the S outh O val long past June 30 as he plans to continue teaching at the university. We at The D a i l y h o p e B o re n g e t s what he so richly deserves — a restful and healthy retirement.

Thank you, President Boren.

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• June 27-July 3, 2018

REMEMBERING OU’S 13TH PRESIDENT W

hen students, faculty and staff crowded the auditorium of Holmberg Hall Sept.

20, 2017, claps and cheers roared as OU President David Boren took the stage to deliver an “important announcement about the university’s future.”

“I’ve always understood that there would come a time when I should pass the baton to a new president. I’ve thought long and hard about what is best for our university,” Boren said during his speech. “I have wanted the transition to occur when the university was at maximum strength. I believe that the right time has come.”

With a presidency lasting 24 years, Boren will be leaving a mark for years to come as his support for academia and student life within the university led to lasting change.

In 1995, when President Boren was then President-designate, he said he came here to become part of the university family, not the administration.

“University is a place to reach, educate and nurture,” Boren said on the day of his presidential announcement April 28, 1994.

OU professor emeritus and founder of OU’s Human Relations Department Dr. George Henderson said Boren would come early in the morning and walk around campus, greeting students and asking about their experience.

“The very first thing that (Boren) said is that, ‘We’re going to strive for excellence.’ Our level of aspiration ... was to be mid-range, just be mediocre. And he said, ‘No, excellence — excellence in everything that we do,’” Henderson said.

B o r e n ’s f i r s t concern was ab ou t w hat t h e university faculty should do for students, especially undergraduates, said

Henderson.

“Before (OU) had (Boren), it was possible for students to go through OU and never have an experience with a senior faculty member because they were too busy with their research and publications,” Henderson said.

Henderson said Boren wanted it to be a requirement that the faculty provide students, especially undergraduates, experience with the senior faculty members.

“We needed someone who had skill sets and understanding of the academy as being a three-legged institution in teaching, research and service, but also doing those things to promote better education for students,” Henderson said.

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Sooners prepare for final goodbye to David Boren ARCHIEBALD BROWNE • @ARCHIEBALDMOSES D r. S u z e t t e G r i l l o t s a i d s h e h a s watched the university change and grow significantly over the period of time Boren was president.

“I’ve watched the undergraduate experience just explode, really, in terms of the opportunities that are available to undergraduate students,” Grillot said.

Grillot said that not only has Boren done much in the area of international studies but also as well as the aesthetics on campus with the Bizzell Memorial Library, the museum opportunities and fine arts.

“It’s really remarkable and amazing to watch that happen — to see the transformation of the campus and the growth and development and the amazing pro-

grams and experiences that are now available to students,” Grillot said.

Along with the impact on education at OU, Boren has also made long lasting friendships with faculty and students, one of those Henderson.

“David was, has been and, I guess, will always be a visionary in terms of what excellence looks like in his mind,” Henderson said.

“I’ve always understood that there would come a time when I should pass the baton to a new president.

I’ve thought long and hard about what is best for our university.”

DAVID L. BOREN

The first time the two met was in the early 1980’s, Henderson said.

Around this time, Boren was a state legislator and teaching at Oklahoma Baptist University. Boren had invited Henderson to present a workshop focusing on equal opportunities for minorities and underprivileged students. From there, the two’s friendship took off. “(Boren) said, ‘I really want to stay in touch with you,’ and I said to myself, ‘Yeah, I hear that a lot. I’ll never hear from them again,’” Henderson said.

“Well, he was absolutely on target with that in terms or our relationship.”

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announcement was a surprise to many of the students, this wasn’t the case to some of the faculty.

“Well, I wasn’t surprised because I’d had conversations with him about the possibility,” Henderson said. “I knew it was coming.”

Grillot’s first thought was that she was happy for him and that he was able to retire in the first place.

“It wasn’t a surprise when he announced it necessarily because I think we knew that would happen eventually, just no when,” Grillot said.

Of all the accomplishments during his tenure, Boren still sees the creation of a broader OU community as the most important.

“I think that can be such an important example to the rest of the country,” Boren said in April. “I mean, if we can do it here, and we graduate students who want to go out wherever they live and create the same kind of communities and work to create that kind of spirit, I think that can do as much as anything.”

Henderson said those accomplishments are the result of Boren’s work ethic, which he has always admired.

“He had given us 24 years of his life, and that life from my perspective started early in the morning before most of us even woke up, and in terms of working for the university long after most of had left this place and he was still working,” Henderson said.

Henderson believes President Boren will be the most remembered president that the university has had. He also said every president he has served under since 1967 has tried to recreate their image and reflect it.

“David Boren will be remembered,” Henderson said. “Most of the other presidents that I served under are not remembered. I think this man will be.”

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“It’s hard to see myself ever leaving Oklahoma right now.”

LINCOLN RILEY, OU FOOTBALL HEAD COACH

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OU head coach Lincoln Riley walks off the field after the game against Texas Tech Oct. 28.

Lincoln Riley stays committed Football head coach says he plans to remain at OU KEGAN RENEAU @keganreneau

It has been no secret that NFL teams have been making their way through No r m a n t o p i c k c o a c h Lincoln Riley’s brain about his offense. Leading up to the 2018 NFL Draft, ESPN’s Chris Mortensen posted

that nearly all 32 NFL teams made it to Norman to learn.

At 34, Riley is the second youngest head coach in college football, but he is the youngest among p o w e r f i v e c o n f e re n c e head coaches. His offense topped college football in total offense (579.6 yards per game), touchdowns (80) and passing efficiency (202.67 college passer rating) last season — giving NFL teams a real incentive to try and learn from one the youngest, yet what

others have seen as one of the brightest minds in college football.

“You do see the difference in the interest, a dramatic difference,” Riley told Albert Breer of Sports I l l u s t r a t e d ’s M o n d a y Morning Quarterback column. “I’d say in all the years at Texas Tech, all the years at East Carolina and the first couple years here, I had a true football discussion with maybe one NFL team. The interest in people reaching out to

do that has changed a lot, and that’s probably due to some of the players we had and how much they were studied.”

Riley was rewarded after his first season of success as a head coach with a $1.7 million raise to a five-year, $25 million extension. In the college ranks, the $5 million a year compensation would be good for 11th based off the 2017 head coaching salaries and about up to par with all of Oklahoma’s competition

besides Nick Saban, Dabo Swinney, Jim Harbaugh and Urban Meyer.

The Sooners have shown an investment into Riley, and for that, they should feel comfortable that they will get to see their investment through — even if the NFL, whose personnel are eager and willing to listen to someone from the ranks below them, comes calling.

“Hard to say, it would be really difficult to ever leave this place. This place is very invested in me and

my family. They gave me a great opportunity, and I think this is one of the best if not the very best job in all of football,” Riley told Breer. “So I don’t know. I really, really enjoy the college game. I don’t know that you can ever say never.

I don’t know what the future will hold, but yeah … it’s hard to see myself ever leaving Oklahoma right now.”

Kegan Reneau

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SPORTS

• June 27 - July 3, 2018

Sooner signs with Nationals

Jake Irvin to forgo senior season to play in Washington KEGAN RENEAU @keganreneau

N i n e m e m b e r s o f Oklahoma’s baseball team received the news that they would be drafted in the 2018 MLB First-Year Player draft, but only junior right-hander Jake Irvin was left to decide whether he would head to play professional baseball or stay at OU for his senior season.

Irvin was selected with the 131st pick in the fourth round by the Washington Nationals.

On Sunday, his father posted on Twitter that he will forgo his senior season and sign with the Nationals. Irvin confirmed to the Norman Transcript on

June 24 that he had officially signed with the nationals.

With the 131st selection, Irvin is slotted to receive a signing bonus worth $414,500 unless negotiated below or above that value.

He was joined by outfielders Kyler Murray, Steele Walker and Cade Harris, as well as with pitchers Austin Hansen, Kyle Tyler, Lane Ramsey, Devon Perez and Connor Berry, in the 2018 Sooners’ draft class. Only Walker and Berry have yet to sign their contracts, but they are expected to.

Irvin was Oklahoma’s Friday night starter during his junior season, posting a 6-2 record with a 3.41 ERA. Kegan Reneau

keganreneau@ou.edu

Junior right-hander Jake Irvin pitches during the game against Oklahoma State April 27.

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Trae Young to fly with Hawks in NBA Former OU point guard to go to Atlanta for pros KEGAN RENEAU @keganreneau

Freshman guard Trae Young smiles after making a basket Feb. 24.

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The kid from Norman is heading to Atlanta.

Oklahoma’s Trae Young was selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the No. 5 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft but has been traded to the Atlanta Hawks for the No. 3 overall pick Luka Doncic.

Young played high school basketball at Norman North High School, where he rose through the recruiting ranks to become a consensus five-star

prospect. His senior year, he averaged 42.6 points, 4.1 assists and 5.8 rebounds on his way to earning an invite to the prestigious McDonald’s AllAmerican game and Jordan Brand Classic.

On Feb. 16, 2017, Young announced his intentions to attend the University of Oklahoma over offers from Kansas, Kentucky, Duke and his dad’s alma mater, Texas Tech. Upon arriving at OU, it was expected that he would be at Oklahoma for two seasons, but things changed fast.

Heading into the 2017-2018 season, Young was rated as the 55th best prospect, according to Sports Illustrated’s Jeremy Woo. Then, he took the nation by storm, becoming the first

player to lead the country in points (27.4) and assists (8.7) per game. Young was awarded the USBWA’s Wayman Tisdale Freshman of the Year honor, named a consensus NCAA First-Team All-American and was a John R. Wooden Award finalist for the most outstanding college basketball player.

Five days after the Sooners’ season-ending loss to Rhode Island in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, Young announced his intentions to enter the 2018 NBA Draft — becoming head coach Lon Kruger’s first one-and-done since his arrival at Oklahoma.

Kegan Reneau

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