2019 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD Linda T. Hohenberger Fanning (BS ’80)

It’s been nearly 40 years since Linda T. Hohenberger Fanning began her career as a registered nurse.

Her career kicked off in 1980, when she graduated from UCO with a Bachelor of Science in nursing. In 1996, her career shifted to hospital administration, as she became director of quality resource management at Deaconess Hospital in Oklahoma City.

During her time at Deaconess, she received her Master of Science in nursing from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in 1998.

In 2003, she left Deaconess to join the Mercy Hospital system as director of medical surgical services. After spending 11 years with the Mercy Hospital system, she returned to Deaconess in 2015 as its chief nursing officer. In 2018, INTEGRIS acquired Deaconess and promoted Hohenberger Fanning to vice president and chief nursing officer of INTEGRIS Deaconess, a 238-bed, acute-care hospital that is part of INTEGRIS Health, where she served until earlier this year.

Professionally, Hohenberger Fanning has served as president of the Oklahoma Nurses Association from 2010-12 and as committee chair for the March of Dimes Nurse of the Year Gala in 2012 and 2018.

Hohenberger Fanning is a member of Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society, the American Organization for Nursing Leadership, American Nurses Association and Oklahoma Nurses Association.

This December, she plans to receive her doctorate in nursing practice for advanced practice nurses and nurse executives, from the MGH Institute of Health Professions graduate program in Boston.

She and her husband, Tom, have two adult sons, two daughters-in-law and three grandchildren. They reside in Oklahoma City.

Oren Lee Peters (BS ’50)

Oren Lee Peters joined the U.S. Army National Guard while in high school, going on to serve in the Army during World War II.

After WWII, Peters returned to Edmond, Oklahoma, and was a teacher and football, track and basketball coach at Edmond High School from 1945-47. He graduated from UCO, then Central State Teachers College, in 1950 with a Bachelor of Science in education, and soon after graduation, he went on to serve his country in the Korean War.

After his return from the war, he met and married his wife, Lucille, in 1953.

Peters has been recognized with more than 20 honors related to his military service, including the Purple Heart, Silver Star and Bronze Star.

In 2017, the UCO Office of Veteran Support Services named the Lt. Col. Oren Peters Veteran Appreciation Award in his honor.

After his retirement from the military, Peters became more involved with the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) organization, having been active with the Boy Scouts since his adolescence.

Through his more than 80 years with the Boy Scouts, Peters has earned the title of distinguished Eagle Scout. He also has served on the National Boy Scout Community Relations Task Force and was Scoutmaster for BSA Troop 78, based in Edmond, for 21 years.

Committed to serving his community, Peters also has been a leader with the Edmond Kiwanis Club, Masonic Lodge 37, the Edmond Chamber of Commerce and First Presbyterian Church in Edmond.

Peters and Lucille were married for 53 years before she died in 2006. He resides in Edmond and has four children, 10 grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren.

Shannon Price (BA ’91)

For Shannon Price, connecting the arts and the community have been a life’s work.

Over the past 26 years, Price has held many positions at the Fine Arts Institute in Edmond, Oklahoma, including art instructor, special events coordinator and assistant director.

Price currently serves as the executive director of the institute, a nonprofit community arts organization offering educational enrichment for adults and children in visual and performing arts.

Under Price’s leadership, the Fine Arts Institute sponsors community programming and events, such as the

Edmond Youth Chorus, a statewide Youth Impressions Juried Art Show, monthly gallery exhibits, three annual children’s plays and a wide variety of classes and camps for all ages.

Price graduated from UCO in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts in graphic design, a minor in advertising and a K-12 teaching certificate.

During her time at UCO, Price was active in many organizations, including Sigma Kappa sorority. She and her family have remained connected to the university and are proud to offer an annual scholarship in her father’s name through the UCO Foundation – the Tommy C. Beavers Memorial Scholarship.

Active in her community, Price also is involved with Oklahoma Leadership Arts, Executive Women’s Forum, Oklahomans for the Arts, Leadership Edmond, Edmond Rotary Club and the Oklahoma Arts Council Statewide Learning Advisory Committee.

In 2017, Price received the Woman of the Year award, sponsored by Prosperity Bank, from the Edmond Area Chamber of Commerce.

Price and her husband, Cris, have two children, Andrew, 23, and Addison, 20. Andrew is a graduate of Oklahoma State University (OSU) and currently attends the University of Oklahoma School of Law. Addison is a junior at OSU and was named Miss Oklahoma 2019. Price and Cris currently live in Edmond.