IMEICJE '1111E1E7A1L. July 12, 1984
Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma
Vol. 82, No. 60
CSU professor chosen to assist Turner series By Marcie Everhart Oklahoma will be the star of the fourteenth episode in the WTBS series "Portrait of America" to air on channel 17 in February. Dr. Gene McBride, chairman of the sociology department at Central State, has been chosen to serve on the "brainstorming team" to discuss how to represent Oklahoma. The program will be 49 minutes long with 11 minutes of advertising. In those 49 minutes, a portrait of Oklahoma's people, geography, wildlife, agriculture, and industries will be painted. "That's a pretty big order for 49 minutes," exclaimed McBride, "since the state of Oklahoma measures 600 miles across." "We're trying to get everything important about Oklahoma in that film," explained McBride. McBride was responsible for the demographical aspects of Oklahoma. He supplied statistical profiles from DECA that give a breakdown of all the ethnic groups in Oklahoma. He stated, "I furnished information concerning the people of Oklahoma and everything that pertains to the people of Oklahoma.
Malayan dancers give a demonstration of a native dance from the Phillippine Islands. These two dancers were part of a group that gave a performance at CSU Tuesday night. The dancers were part cif a larger group of dancers and models that were on their way to Los Angeles from Washington, D.C. All the dancers and models were from Mindanao State University in the Phillippines.
CSU student arrested for child molestation By Kerry O'Donnel Associate Editor
CSU student, Adesiwa Salawu, 28, was arrested in Edmond Tuesday, after being charged with taking 'indecent liberties with a child under the age of 14.' The child identified Salawu through a photo lineup according to Sergeant Cleo Land of the Edmond Police Department. The incident occurred Monday, July 9, near Salawu's Edmond residence at 400 E. Danforth. "He was identified right away," said Land,
"He was a friend of a friend-a known acquaintance." Land further stated that the suspect has no previous police record. Salawu, an international student from Nigeria, has attended Central State University since the fall of 1983. According to the Edmond police department, Salawu has been transported to the Oklahoma County jail where he will be arraigned. According to Dr. Dudly Ryan, Dean of Students, "This will not effect his student status until he is convicted and the immigration authorities review the situation."
"The people in Oklahoma are committed to the work ethic. By and large, they are patriotic, and they're proud of their state." When asked how Oklahoma differs from other states, McBride responded, "Oklahoma has more extreme geography than some of the other states with the forest in the Southeast and the semi-arid areas in the Northwest. There's timber to wheat." The Northwestern part of the state will be the locale for the shooting of the waving wheat "which will be difficult in July since it has already been cut," remarked McBride. Filming will run from July to September. Segments of the program will be dedicated to the horse-breeding trade in Oklahoma which ranks second in the nation, the oil industry, and the Indian celebrations in Anadarko and Holdenville. The growth and work in beautifying the central cities will also be included. There will be 60 episodes in the series covering the 50 states, the Virgin Islands, and some special interest areas. All of the episodes are being sponsored by Ted Turner, owner of WTBS in Atlanta, Ga. McBride was chosen for the brainstorming team on the recommendation of someone in the governor's office. This is McBride's nineteenth year as a sociology professor at CSU. He has served as chairman of the department for 16 years. His primary interest in the teaching field is sociology of the family and sociological theory. He completed his undergraduate work at Hardin-Simmons in Abilene, Texas. He earned a master's degree at Southwestern Theological Seminary in Fortworth, Texas. He also has a master's from the University of Oklahoma and a doctorate from Oklahoma State University. Originally from Texas, McBride has lived in Oklahoma for the past 24 years which he feels has "okie-ized" him. Working on the Oklahoma episode in the America series is "exciting," McBride proclaimed. "Something like this has never been done before."
'Native on returned with committment
By Tonya Haywood "If we were to sing, perhaps it would be in the wrong key." That was the reply of Dr. Dudley Ryan, a graduate of Central State University and the current acting vice president for Student Services, in response to being called an unsung hero at CSU.
Ryan maintains a low profile as dean of students, director of activities and the operator of the office of Student Services. He spends much of his time on campus, sometmes well past normal office hours, but still allows time for family and friends. Students may come and go but
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seldom do they return and remain. Ryan seems to be the exception to this unrivaled rule. He began to lay his first brick to success by graduating from CSU in 1960 with a degree in teacher education and went on from there to obtain his master's degree, also from CSU and then on to Oklahoma State University for his doctoral degree. While working on his master's degree, Ryan also taught at Southeast high school in Oklahoma City where he was an instructor in woodwork. After spending four years in the public school system there, Ryan left the ranks of the teachers and began his career as an administrator. In the summer of 1966, Ryan returned to the familiar surroundings of CSU and was named
Director of Activities, a position he holds presently. In the summer of 1975, Ryan further cemented his foundation to success when he was appointed Dean of Men and last year he was appointed acting vice president of Student Services. Ryan said his job is one that encompasses many things— his experience as a student at CSU and his expertise as an administrator have both helped him prepare for his job. Some have called Ryan a symbol of the way that many CSU graduates have attained successful careers when they have put their minds to it. "Achieving part of the goals that you set in life is an individual thing," Ryan said. "It is not something that someone else dictates to you."
Dr. Dudley Ryan