University of Central Oklahoma
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TUESDAY November 5, 1991
Presidential Search Commitee runs national advertisement Agent's death not connected with investigation OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — State authorities said the death of an FBI agent who died when his government-issued car collided head-on with another vehicle had nothing to do with his work, which reportedly involved investigating Gov. David Walters' campaign financing. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Agent Gary Brewer's car was traveling the wrong way on Interstate 240 in southwest Oklahoma City when it collided with a car driven by Michael T. Howze, 20, of Choctaw. Howze also was killed. Toxicology reports showed Thursday that Brewer was intoxicated at the time of the crash.
By Kathy Karr Staff Writer
The Presidential Search Advisory Cornmittee to the Board of Regents met Thursday to decide the type of profile that the future president of the University of Central Oklahoma should fit in order to fill the position. "The advisory committee met and spent a great deal of time doing research on a profile for a president," said Belva Howard, member of the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges. Debate over what qualifications were important to members dominated the meeting, said committee member Peter Regan, who is also Student Government Association president. "At one point during the discussion, the comment was made that we were describing God on a good day," Regan said. Howard said the group came up with some criteria and sovled some problems. "The committee decided to do a national search and write an ad that will be sent to major publications in the U.S.," Howard said.
Some of the publications in which the advertisement will be run are The Chronicle fo Higher Education, the Wall St. Journal, the Dallas Morning News, the Daily Oklahoman and the Tulsa World. The search officially began last Friday and applicants will have until December 27 to turn in resumes.
HELP WANTED University President-Qualifications: Scholarly, successful, fund raising skills, strong management skills in finance, ability to communicate.
Wayne Salisbury, president of the board of regents, will begin checking references and processing applications in early January. According to the advertisement, major qualifications for the position include: a committment to scholarly values and high academic standards to the broad urban mission of a regional university; it is preferred that the successful candidate have a docto-
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At one point during the discussion, the comment was made that we were describing God on a good day. —Peter Regan Search Committee Member rate or administrative nperience equivalent with a strong committment and evidence of scholarship, research and management ability; exceptional public relations and fund raising skills are priorities; strong management skills in finance, budgeting and resource development; and an ability to communicate and interact wih the faculty, staff, students, administrators, legislators, regents alumni and community. The board has requested confidentiality for the board as a whole. "This board has always done a national search, it's just standard procedure," Howard said. "I can guarantee you that this committee is looking for the most qualified person to be the CEO of UCO," Howard said. V
Thomas assumes seat on high court WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas took the bench with his eight brethren for the first time Friday, in a courtroom ceremony that formally re-enacted the oath he took nine days ago to become history's 106th justice. Thomas pledged in his judicial oath to "administer justice ... and do equal right to the poor and to the rich." Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist administered the oath.
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Students Mary Bernardy and Todd Hallock chat beside the Morrissett Fountain in front of Old North. Unseasonal subfreezing temperatures recently turned the fountain's cascades into icicles. (Photo by Mark Zimmerman)
Bush unofficially begins '92 campaign WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush returned to his hometown of Houston last week to launch a $30 million fund-raising blitz aimed at ensuring he gets to call the White House home for four more years. Bush and Vice President Dan Quayle made a joint out-of-town appearance at a $1,000-a-plate dinner which was expected to bring in up to $1 million for the Bush-Quayle '92 committee. Bush is not expected to formally declare he is a candidate for reelection until next year.
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Walters appoints coed to state post By Marcia Benedict Staff Writer The first woman to be appointed as the State Insurance Commissioner in Oklahoma will graduate from the University of Central Oklahoma in May 1992. "It's pretty exciting to be the first woman to be named to a state wide post," Cathy Weatherford said. "Susan Loving was recently named as the first woman attorney general in Oklahoma, and now I'm the first woman named to the insurance commissioner position. I think that's precedent setting," Weatherford said. Weatherford, who was appointed by Gov. David Walters to finish the remainder
of Gerald Grimes' term, is the 10th state insurance commissioner in Oklahoma. She will serve as commissioner for three years. "In January of 1995, my term will end, and then I must seek reelection," she said. Weatherford married UCO football and baseball player, Steve Weatherford, and now lives in Norman, OK, with her two
children. "After I was married, I went back to school as a non-traditional student and took night classes to earn my degree," she said. Weatherford said her state division oversees 1600 insurance companies in Oklahoma. "Insurance is the last major industry that is regulated by the state government, and
not the federal government," she said.
The department also oversees about 20,000 insurance agents, administers examinations and distributes licenses to the agents, she said. "We also review homeowners, life, accident and health policies before agents sell them to Oklahoma citizens," she said. The bail bond industry is also controlled by the insurance department, Weatherford said. Weatherford said she plans to attend graduation ceremonies in the spring. "Hopefully my schedule will allow me to participate in the graduation exercises. I would love for my children to see their mother graduate from college," she said. Weatherford will graduate with a B.A. degree in political science. V