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- A Tradition of Giving -
Left to right: Laura, Patrick, Claire, Andrew, James, Diana, and Alicia Millspaugh The Millspaughs are a poster family for TU traditions. Siblings Andrew (BSBA ’01) and Alicia (BSN ’03) grew up attending TU athletic events, summer camps and performances. Serendipity introduced their parents, James (BFA ’73) and Diana (BFA ’74), when she critiqued his attempt at pottery. Athletics brought Laura Craft Millspaugh (BS ’03) to TU from Little Rock. Like most Arkansans, Laura knew
of coach Nolan Richardson’s impact on TU basketball. His reputation led Laura to investigate TU at a college fair. Laura went on to win a Goldwater Scholarship – and Andrew’s heart. Today, Andrew sums up why the family supports Golden Hurricane athletics: “Playing intercollegiate athletics at the highest level is an excellent way to spread the word about our TU community.”
Create your own tradition of giving. Donate to the TU Annual Fund! Call 918-631-2561, or visit www.utulsa.edu/annual-fund.
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Alumni magazine FALL 2013
In this Issue
Homecoming 2013 2 Events
9 Registration
10 Honorees
Departments 20 University News
22 Arts News
23 Athletic News
24 Alumni News 26 Class Notes 32 In Memoriam
TU welcomes canine ambassador Goldie! The University of Tulsa is enjoying the addition of a new golden retriever puppy to the TU family. Goldie, born March 21, 2013, will serve as a goodwill ambassador, appearing at events on campus and throughout the community. Currently, the puppy is training for therapy dog certification in Oklahoma City, and she will move to Tulsa in 2014. Goldie will lead the Golden Hurricane football team onto Skelly Field alongside TU mascot Captain Cane. She will attend True Blue Neighbors activities and will visit hospitals and nursing homes. TU friends and fans are invited to meet Goldie at tailgate activities before every home football game. They also can follow her on Instagram and Twitter at TulsaGoldie. ON THE COVER: Stetson Burnett, offensive tackle from Lawton, Oklahoma with Goldie
HOMECOMING 2013 The registration deadline is Friday, October 25, 2013. Visit www.TUAlumni.com/homecoming for a more detailed and updated Calendar of Events and to register online, or call 918-631-2555, or toll free at 1-800-219-4688. You may also reach the Office of Alumni Relations via e-mail at tualumni@utulsa.edu.
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October 30 WEDNESDAY
12:00 p.m. WOW (Worship on Wednesday) Sharp Memorial Chapel Christian praise and worship service. After the service, free lunch in the Buford Atrium.
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Collins Hall: Official Homecoming Headquarters Food. Fun. Friends. Join your fellow alumni in Collins Hall to pick up your Homecoming t-shirts and enjoy refreshments while you view the TU heritage displays, look through old yearbooks and get general information about the campus today.
Celebrate Our Heritage Revisit the past by browsing the displays of memorabilia in the Jill Zink Tarbel Heritage Room in Collins Hall. If you have heritage items that you would like to donate to TU, you can bring them with you, or mail them to Alumni Relations, 800 S. Tucker Drive, Tulsa, OK 74104.
Reunion Events
For more information on the following reunions, please visit www. TUAlumni.com/homecoming. Other reunions may be announced, so visit the Homecoming website for the latest information. 50 Year Reunion for Class of 1963 25 Year Reunion for Class of 1988 Nursing Alumni Lottie Jane and John Mabee Hall Residents from the ’70s and ’80s Kappa Alpha Kappa Delta Sigma Nu Spirit Squad Men’s and Women’s Tennis
Schedule of Events All events, locations and times are subject to change. Please check www.TUAlumni.com/homecoming for an updated schedule of events and to register online. The registration deadline is Friday, October 25, 2013.
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10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Free Day for Alumni at Gilcrease Museum 1400 North Gilcrease Museum Road Registration: RSVP on Official Registration (page 9), or online at www.TUAlumni.com/ homecoming. Shuttle service from Bayless Plaza to Gilcrease Museum on the hour, beginning at 10:00 a.m. Return shuttle from the museum at 25-30 minutes past the hour. 6:00 p.m. Reception • 7:00 p.m. Ceremony 2013 Distinguished Alumni Celebration Lorton Performance Center The TU Alumni Association honors the 2013 Distinguished Alumni, J. Paschal Twyman Awardees and Mr. Homecoming. Hors d’oeuvres, wine and beer. Business attire. RSVP to tualumni@utulsa.edu, or 918-631-2555. 7:00 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs. UTSA Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium 8:00 p.m. Men’s Basketball Exhibition Game vs. Haskell Indian Nations Donald W. Reynolds Center Call the TU Ticket Office at 918-631-4688, or visit the Ticket Office, NW corner of the Reynolds Center.
www.TUAlumni.com/homecoming Register by October 25, 2013
HO ME COM IN G 2 0 1 3 Hotel Accommodations The TU Alumni Association is offering special rates at four hotels. Please book early, as rooms are limited. Remember to mention TU Homecoming. Aloft Tulsa Downtown, 200 Civic Center From $109 per night. Reserve by 3:00 p.m., September 30. 918-947-8200 Courtyard by Marriott – Tulsa Downtown, 415 S. Boston Ave. From $80 per night. Group Code for Standard King Room: TULTULA Group Code for Historic King Room: TULTULB Reserve by September 26, 918-508-7400, or online at www.marriott.com/tuld.
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November 1 FRIDAY
7:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. shotgun starts 11:30 a.m. TU Lettermen’s Association Lunch 25th Annual TU Lettermen’s Association Golf Outing LaFortune Park Golf Course, 5501 S. Yale Cost: $100/person includes lunch. Contact: Mark Wojciehowski, 918-637-7115, or e-mail mwojo@mcgrawok.com to register. 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Student and Alumni Homecoming Breakfast Location TBD. Alumni, students and friends of TU are invited. Hosted by the Student Association. 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Open House for University School Alumni and Parents University School, Contact: Debra Price at debra-price@utulsa.edu, or 918-631-5084. 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Free Day for Alumni at Gilcrease Museum 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Official Homecoming Headquarters & Heritage Hospitality Collins Hall, Jill Zink Tarbel Heritage Room 1:00 - 6:30 p.m. Parent and Family Weekend Check-In Holmes Student Center Contact: Steve Denton or Diane Britton at 918-631-2707, or stevendenton@utulsa.edu. 3:00 p.m. Walking Tour of Campus Depart from Collins Hall with University Ambassadors.
Fairfield Inn & Suites, 111 N. Main St. From $95 per night. Reserve by September 30. 918-879-1800 The Mayo Hotel, 115 W. 7th St. From $129 per night. Reserve by September 30. 918-895-8424, or e-mail sean@themayohotel.com.
3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Collins College of Business Open House Helmerich Hall, 2nd Floor Lounge Alumni, parents and friends of the Collins College of Business are invited to a reception and open house. 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Henry Kendall College of Arts and Sciences Reception Lorton Performance Center. RSVP: Stephanie Boulden, stephanie-boulden@ utulsa.edu, or 918-631-3795. 4:00 p.m. Phi Eta Sigma Induction Allen Chapman Activity Center, Gallery For students who qualified in the spring 2013 semester. Contact: Steve Denton or Diane Britton at 918-631-2707, or steven-denton@utulsa.edu. 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Anthropology Department Open House Harwell Hall Please RSVP to Kim Ivey at 918-631-2348 or to kim-ivey@utulsa.edu.
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5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Lottie Jane Mabee Hall/John Mabee Hall Reunion Happy Hour for ’70s and ’80s alumni, Dietler Commons. 5:30 p.m. Kappa Delta Reunion Happy Hour Hey Mambo, 114 N. Boston Ave. Contact: Mary Larsen-Purvis, mary-larsen-purvis@cox.net, 918-906-4039, or Angela Berg, ang7777777@gmail.com. 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Class of 1988 25th Reunion Happy Hour Allen Chapman Activity Center, Hut Cantina RSVP online at www.TUAlumni.com/homecoming.
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Student Association Events For a listing of Student Association Homecoming events, visit www.utulsa.edu/sa.
Parent and Family Weekend All parents — new and returning — are invited to Parent and Family Weekend 2013, November 1-2. Check in at Holmes Student Center Friday, 1:00 - 6:30 p.m. or Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Contact: Steve Denton or Diane Britton, 918-631-2707, or steven-denton@utulsa.edu. For a listing of Parent and Family Weekend events, visit www.utulsa.edu/parents.
Homecoming 2013 T-Shirts $15 + $3 shipping. To order, please use the official Homecoming registration, or purchase online at www.TUAlumni. com/homecoming.
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Class of 1963 50th Reunion Welcome Reception Collins Hall, Jill Zink Tarbel Heritage Room RSVP by completing the registration (page 9), or online. 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Psychology Department Open House Lorton Hall RSVP to Cindy Tissue at cindy-tissue@utulsa.edu, or (918) 631-2248. 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. BSU/Baptist Collegiate Ministry Celebration Baptist Collegiate Ministry Contact: Brandon Brister, 918-592-1500, or bbrister@bgco.org. 7:00 p.m. Women’s Basketball Exhibition Game vs. Rogers State Donald W. Reynolds Center, TU Ticket Office, 918-631-4688. 7:30 p.m. Pep Rally and Bonfire on Dietler Commons, “The U” Cheerleaders. Music. TU Spirit. Fireworks! Refreshments are available for alumni at the TU Alumni tent. 8:00 - 11:00 p.m. TU Lettermen’s Association All-Sports Reception H.A. Chapman Stadium, ONEOK Club Lounge RSVP by completing the registration (page 9), or online. Cost: $20 for nonlifetime lettermen. 9:00 - 11:00 p.m. TU on Tap Party Bar46, 107 N. Boulder Ave. Light hors d’oeuvres will be provided. Space is limited. Registration required.
www.TUAlumni.com/homecoming Register by October 25, 2013
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9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m Collins College of Business Parents’ Forum Helmerich Hall 10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Official Homecoming Headquarters & Heritage Hospitality Collins Hall, Jill Zink Tarbel Heritage Room 10:00 a.m. Gold Medallion Society Brunch Allen Chapman Activity Center, Great Hall • Cost: $20 The Class of 1963 will be inducted into the Gold Medallion Society. Tickets must be purchased in advance. Previous inductees are encouraged to wear their medallions. Law alumni will be complimentary guests of Dean Janet Levit. For law alumni reservations, please contact 918-631-2555. 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Free Day for Alumni at Gilcrease Museum Gilcrease Museum, 1400 N. Gilcrease Museum Road 10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Legacy Open House 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Admission Presentation Collins Hall, Office of Admission, 1st Floor An alumni grant of $2,000 is available to new undergraduate students if at least one parent has a TU degree. Parents of high school students are invited to learn about the TU admission process.
10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Parent and Family Weekend Check-In Holmes Student Center Contact Steve Denton or Diane Britton at 918-631-2707, or at steven-denton@utulsa.edu. 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. TU Parent Association Silent Auction Holmes Student Center Contact: Steve Denton or Diane Britton. 10:30 a.m. Sigma Nu Reunion Tailgate Jackson Commons (Across from Lorton Performance Center) RSVP to Jeremy Edwards, jeremy-edwards@utulsa.edu. 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. School of Nursing Reunion Tour Chapman Hall For more information, visit www.TUAlumni.com/ homecoming. 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Engineering Chili Cook-Off Samson Plaza Download entry form at www.TUAlumni.com/ homecoming under “Schedule of Events,” or pick one up in Keplinger Hall, Room 201. Contact: Dottie Smith at 918-631-2478, or dottie-smith@utulsa.edu. Entry deadline: October 28. 11:00 a.m. University United Methodist Church Open House Tours followed by tailgate refreshments in the courtyard. 11:30 a.m. Walking Tour of Campus Depart from Collins Hall with University Ambassadors.
10:00 a.m. Men’s and Women’s Tennis Reunion Brunch Michael D. Case Tennis Center
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12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Official Alumni Homecoming Tent Party Chapman Commons Hamburgers and refreshments FREE while they last. Enjoy TU friends, live music and fun inflatables for the kids.
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12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Collins College of Business Tailgate Chapman Commons Dean Gale Sullenberger invites business alumni to a Homecoming Tailgate on Chapman Commons. 12:00 – 2:00 p.m. University School Lunch on the Lawn University School, 326 South College Avenue Bring your own picnic and tailgate with us. US students both old and new are invited. 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. School of Nursing Reunion Tailgate Chapman Hall
Wear BLUE to the game! Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs. University of Texas San Antonio Roadrunners
Cheer the Golden Hurricane on to victory as TU plays the UTSA Roadrunners! At halftime, the 2013 Distinguished Alumni, J. Paschal Twyman award winners, Mr. Homecoming, Top Ten Freshmen, Top Ten Seniors and Homecoming Court will be recognized. Homecoming game tickets will be sold exclusively through the TU Athletics Ticket Office. Visit www. tulsahurricane.com to purchase your tickets for the homecoming game at a special discounted alumni price. Just enter the promotional code: alumni (may only be used when purchasing online). Some fees will apply. Those who do not wish to purchase tickets in this price level at the discounted rate or online may call the TU Ticket Office at 918-6314688, or visit the Ticket Office located in the NW corner of the Donald W. Reynolds Center.
12:00 - 2:00 p.m. Parent and Family Tailgate Luncheon Chapman Commons Parent and Family Weekend registration includes a ticket for barbecue lunch. Contact: Steve Denton or Diane Britton, 918-631-2707. 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Golden Hurricane Club Touchdown Tailgate (Golden Hurricane Club Members only) Chapman Commons Contact: Golden Hurricane Club, 918-631-2342, or visit www.GoldenHurricaneClub.com. 2:30 p.m. TU Golden Hurricane Football vs. University of Texas San Antonio Roadrunners H.A. Chapman Stadium
www.TUAlumni.com/homecoming Register by October 25, 2013
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9:00 a.m. Run with the TITANS, Fun Run and 5K Race Start on 11th Street and end on the 50th yard line of Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium. For race information, visit http://runwiththetitans2013. eventbrite.com. For more information on TITAN, visit www.utulsa.edu/titan. HOMECOMING
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10:00 a.m. St. Philip Neri Newman Catholic Center Alumni Mass and Brunch St. Philip Neri Catholic Center Contact: St. Philip Neri Catholic Center, 918-599-0204.
10:30 a.m. Sharp Chapel Worship Service and Brunch Sharp Chapel
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Free Day for Alumni at Gilcrease Museum Gilcrease Museum, 1400 N. Gilcrease Museum Road
4:00 p.m. Men’s Soccer vs. Florida International University Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium
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TU MAIN CAMPUS 1. Allen Chapman Activity Center 2. Bayless Plaza 3. Chapman Commons 4. Chapman Hall 5. Collins Hall/Shaw Alumni Center 6. Dietler Commons 7. Harwell Hall 8. Helmerich Hall 9. Holmes Student Center 10. John Rogers Hall 11. Kendall Hall 12. Keplinger Hall 13. Lorton Hall 14. Lorton Performance Center 15. Mary K. Chapman Center 16. McClure Hall 17. McFarlin Library 18. Oliphant Hall 19. Phillips Hall 20. Rayzor Hall 21. Samson Plaza 22. Sharp Chapel 23. Stephenson Hall 24. Tyrrell Hall 25. University School 26. Westby Hall 27. Zink Hall ATHLETIC FACILITIES 28. Athletic Ticket Office 29. Case Tennis Center 30. Collins Family Softball Complex 31. Collins Fitness Center 32. H.A. Chapman Stadium 33. Hurricane Track/Soccer Stadium 34. Mabee Gym 35. Reynolds Center
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Homecoming 2013 Official Registration Form Registration Deadline: Friday, October 25, 2013 Return to: Office of Alumni Relations • The University of Tulsa • 800 South Tucker Drive • Tulsa, OK 74104-9700 • Fax: 918-631-3172
Full Name_____________________________________________
Friday, November 1, 2013
Class Year(s)____________________________________________
Lettermen’s All-Sports Reception Package 8:00 p.m., H.A. Chapman Stadium, ONEOK Club Lifetime Lettermen’s Association Member, FREE
Name when student______________________________________ E-mail_________________________________________________ Address________________________________________________ City___________________________________________________
Non-Lifetime member/Guest
Includes admittance to the All-Sports Reception and game ticket (while supplies last). Game tickets will be available for pick up at the All-Sports Reception. Lettermen’s Association Golf Outing and Lunch To register, contact Mark Wojciehowski at 918-637-7115, or contact him via e-mail at mwojo@mcgrawok.com. The deadline for registration is Friday, October 25.
State ____________________Zip___________________________ Phone_________________________________________________ Guest Full Name_______________________________________ Guest TU Class Year (if applicable)__________________________ Is this your spouse? Yes No More than one guest? Attach that information to this form. Complimentary Activities For details, see the Calendar of Events, or visit www.TUAlumni. com/homecoming. Space is limited, so please indicate the number of people attending below.
Thursday, October 31, 2013 # Attending ________ 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Free Day at Gilcrease Museum
Friday, November 1, 2013 # Attending ________ 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Student and Alumni Homecoming Breakfast ________ 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Free Day at Gilcrease Museum ________ 3:00 p.m. Walking Campus Tour ________ 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. Class of 1988 Reunion Happy Hour ________ 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Class of 1963 Welcome Reception ________ 7:30 p.m. Pep Rally and Bonfire ________ 9:00 - 11:00 p.m. TU on Tap
Saturday, November 2, 2013 # Attending ________ 10:00 a.m. Legacy Open House ________ 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Free Day at Gilcrease Museum ________ 10:30 a.m. Office of Admission Presentation ________ 11:30 a.m. Walking Campus Tour ________ 11:00 a.m. College of Engineering and Natural Sciences Open House and Chili Cook-Off ________ 12:00 p.m. Official Alumni Homecoming Tent Party
Sunday, November 3, 2013 # Attending ________ 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Free Day at Gilcrease Museum ________ 10:30 a.m. Sharp Chapel Worship Service and Brunch
_______ x $20 = $_________
Saturday, November 2, 2013 Gold Medallion Society Brunch 10:00 a.m., Allen Chapman Activity Center (No tickets issued. Your name will be at the door.) Law Alumni, FREE Guest/Non-Law Alumni
_______ x $20 = $_________
Football Game – TU vs. UTSA 2:30 p.m., H.A. Chapman Stadium Visit www.tulsahurricane.com to purchase tickets for the TU vs. UTSA game at a special discounted alumni price. Use the promotional code: alumni. Alumni promotion may only be used when purchasing online. Some fees will apply. Those who do not wish to purchase tickets online may call the TU Ticket Office at 918-631-4688. TU Blue Homecoming T-shirt Pick up T-shirts from Homecoming Headquarters (FREE). Friday, November 1, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday, November 2, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Receive T-shirts via mail. Orders received after Friday, October 25 will not be mailed. *Please add $3.00 postage for shipping of merchandise. S M L XL XXL XXXL ______ x $15 (+ $3 shipping) = $_________ I am unable to attend Homecoming, but please accept my taxdeductible donation to assist with Homecoming activities. $______________
GRAND TOTAL $_______________
Payment Information Please make your check payable to “The University of Tulsa.” Check number__________________________________________ If you wish to pay by credit card, please visit www.TUAlumni.com/ homecoming, or call 918-631-2555, or 800-219-4688.
You may also register online at www.TUAlumni.com/homecoming. Contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 918-631-2555, or toll free at 800-219-4688 with questions or to register by phone. You may also reach our office via e-mail at tualumni@utulsa.edu.
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Henry D. “Hank” Haney (BS ’77) For anyone who’s ever played a round of golf, it’s clear that this is a game unlike any other. It does not have the brawn of football or the pace of basketball; instead, golf requires finesse, planning and self-policing rarely seen in many sports. One of the all-time greatest coaches of the game, Hank Haney (BS ’77) honed all of those skills during his years at The University of Tulsa and forged them to create a golf empire. “It was at Tulsa that I started to figure it all out: How to be a better student, how to be a better golfer, how to be a better teacher. I started to have a plan,” Haney said. He carefully watched other members of the golf team and his classmates. He observed coaches and professors he wanted to emulate. He even studied himself, swinging a club in front of a mirror repeatedly. As a young man growing up in the Chicago suburbs, Haney loved playing golf – still does. But even after receiving an athletic scholarship to TU, he realized he would likely never be on the same level as PGA players, like his college roommate Ron Streck; and Haney was OK with that. He wanted to coach, so he focused on that goal, earning a physical education degree. Even the best-laid plans benefit from the occasional stroke of luck, and Haney said that a public speaking class at TU is one bit of good fortune that has served him well. A soft-spoken man, Haney discovered his voice and today travels around the world delivering motivational talks to a variety of audiences. To some, he’s simply providing an inspirational message (“Champions are trained, not born”). To others, he’s encouraging them to take a risk and pursue golf as a career at his International Junior Golf Academy on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
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Haney has managed to be in the right place at the right time for more than just a speech class. He was working at Pinehurst Hotel & Country Club when a colleague asked him to help out a struggling rookie, Mark O’Meara. Haney obliged and immediately identified the player’s problem. He went on to coach O’Meara, who won the Masters and the British Open, for more than two decades. That relationship led to Haney’s next fortuitous encounter: coaching O’Meara’s neighbor Tiger Woods. Haney and Woods had a highly successful run that ended in 2010. Haney said he has not taken on a student since then. Deftly transitioning from organizing intramurals at TU to changing batteries in golf carts at Tulsa’s Meadowbrook Country Club to instructing the No. 1 PGA player in the world, Haney has maintained his modesty. “To a great extent, golf is my whole life. I watch it, study it, analyze it. I promote it, write about it and speak about it. And in my spare time, I play golf with my friends and my wife, Suzanne,” he said. “I’m so incredibly blessed. I don’t feel like I’ve really worked a day in my life.” The Hank Haney Foundation is a new enterprise that supports causes near and dear to the Haneys including the American Cancer Society and American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Somehow, Haney finds time to keep up with TU golf and happenings in Tulsa – and to accept one more accolade. “The TU Distinguished Alumni are an impressive list, and being selected is a great honor,” he said. “Being a Distinguished Alumnus is probably the most special award I have received.”
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Judith “Judy” Kishner (BA ’74, JD ’77) Being a member of Tulsa’s storied Zarrow family comes with its share of privileges and pressures, and every member seems to understand his or her role in improving the lives of others. Judith “Judy” Zarrow Kishner (BA ’74, JD ’77) is no exception. Her practical outlook and humble personality make her devotion to social causes even more profound. The Zarrow name was built upon solid business sense and today is synonymous with philanthropy. Kishner’s father, Henry Zarrow, established Sooner Pipe & Supply, a pipe and oil field supply company, in 1938. Nine years later, his brother, Jack, joined the company. Together, the business grew into one of the world’s largest oil and gas suppliers. They diversified and found success in oil transportation and manufacturing equipment for energy giants. As their company flourished, the Zarrows were eager to share their good fortune and established charitable foundations with justice and compassion at their cores. Today, Kishner presides over the Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation and is a trustee for the Zarrow Families Foundation. “I was a nontraditional student. I had two small children, and TU seemed like a great place to go to school,” Kishner says, harkening back to the days when The University of Tulsa was largely a commuter campus. “I set out to study biology, and then I hit organic chemistry. That’s when I switched to economics,” she laughs. Raising a son and a daughter didn’t slow Kishner, who graduated in three-and-a-half years and went on to law school. She credits her legal education and, indeed, her academic career at TU with teaching her as much about society and the world as about the subjects in all of the books she lugged to and from class. She said the attention
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from dedicated faculty such as then-Professor Al Soltow made all the difference. Kishner served as a senior vice president at Sooner Pipe before taking on her current role at the foundations. Along the way, she’s given her time and energy to a variety of noble efforts – from libraries and animal aid to health and justice programs. But none has been quite as touching as Building Tulsa, Building Lives, a project that seeks to end chronic homelessness. Kishner and her cousin Gail Richards chaired the group, proving again that bettering the community and its residents is a mission the Zarrow family takes to heart. Building Tulsa, Building Lives provides affordable housing to get people off the streets and then provides support to help relieve the underlying causes of homelessness, such as mental illness. In her role as philanthropist, Kishner sees her alma mater standing with her and her family to lift up Tulsa. “I give a lot of credit to President Steadman Upham. He has built on past accomplishments and invested in the community,” said Kishner, who served on the university’s Board of Trustees from 1997 to 2000. “TU has earned its reputation as an asset to the Kendall Whittier neighborhood, the Brady Arts District and beyond. It truly is one of the gems of our city. “Although my father never graduated from college, he was awarded an honorary doctorate in law from TU in 1993, and education was always very important to him,” said Kishner. “It is impressive to see The University of Tulsa care for its neighbors and pour its resources into institutions like the Henry Zarrow Center for Art & Education, which is a remarkable place and such a tribute to my dad. “I am honored to be a Distinguished Alumna and proud to be a TU graduate.”
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Thomas H. Russell (BS ’57) “Blessed” is how Thomas “Tom” Russell (BS ’57) describes the past 80 years. From modest beginnings in a large Irish-Catholic family to starting up his own incredibly successful businesses, he credits his good fortune to faith, family and perseverance. Russell has fond memories of his days at The University of Tulsa. He came to TU on the advice of his brother-in-law Calvin McKee (BS ’47). “Cal was my mentor. He recommended I attend TU, study chemical engineering and apply for a scholarship. I did all those things, and it proved to be good advice,” said Russell. The two remain best friends to this day. For McKee, TU served as the bookends for his service as a paratrooper in World War II. Wanting to emulate his sister’s brave husband, Russell took classes for two years before joining the military and then returned to campus to finish his degree (petroleum engineering with an emphasis in refining) on the G.I. Bill after his discharge. “I’m still following in Cal’s footsteps,” he laughs. Russell wed while he was in the service and moved his small family into TU’s “Vet Village” for married veterans, which was located where Keplinger Hall currently sits. Many engineering students had lab courses in the basement of Phillips Hall, and Russell remembers his favorite professor, Paul Buthod (BS ’39, MS ’43). “When he was writing equations on the board, he was seeing the gas plant in his head, and that’s what made him such an effective teacher,” he said. “Buthod gave us all the basic tools we needed to get our first job.” For Russell, that job was with Magnolia Petroleum. In 1972, he struck out on his own and founded T.H. Russell Company, which manufactured natural gas equipment. Over two decades later, he sold that business to Houstonbased Hanover Company. Russell waited patiently, biding
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Lovie L. Smith (BS ’80) Lovie Smith, a football standout from Big Sandy, Texas, finished high school with a graduating class of 34 students and headed to The University of Tulsa with little more than an athletic scholarship and high hopes. “You have a fairytale dream about how you want your life to play out,” said Smith (BS ’80). “My plan was to go to Tulsa, get my degree, play professional football and eventually become a coach.” Injuries left him on the sidelines after college, but that’s exactly where he was meant to be. “I was disappointed when my pro career didn’t work out, so I turned to coaching sooner than I expected. … Every step along the way, I liked it a little more than I thought.” It turns out he was as good at coaching as he was at playing the game he loves. Smith worked up the ranks from football coach at Big Sandy High School to linebacker coach at TU to defensive back coach at Ohio State to head coach of the Chicago Bears, with notable stops in between. He took the Bears all the way to Super Bowl XLI. “I’ve been blessed with many awards, but there’s nothing like being recognized by the place where you got your start,” Smith said of his TU Distinguished Alumnus honor. Golden Hurricane coaches like F.A. Dry, Bob Junko (BS ’69, MS ’73), Larry Marmie and John Cooper served as role models. “At TU, I learned that people will help you if you help yourself,” he said. Others on campus also made a difference. Michael Davis, then-department chairman for physical education and recreation, offered to co-sign a car loan for Smith after graduation. “You can’t ask for much more than what they did for us,” he said.
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Smith credits TU with playing a big role in his personal life, too. “At Tulsa, I didn’t see much I didn’t like. I loved that it was a small campus with not too many students. I knew that it was a place I would call home,” he said. “I also was hoping that I would meet my future wife.” In fact, Smith’s life as a single man ended even more quickly than his football career when he agreed to go on a blind date with a TU coed from Chicago. “I saw MaryAnne (Ford) for the first time that night. I went home and told my roommate that she was the one I was going to marry,” he said. “I knew I would spend the rest of my life with her.” The two were wed in Sharp Chapel. Today, Lovie and MaryAnne (BS ’81) have three sons and eight grandchildren. Together, they founded the Lovie and MaryAnne Smith Foundation. “We thought about the best way to give back. For me, it was college scholarships. No one can take my TU degree away from me,” said Smith. The family also generously shares their resources with the American Diabetes Association and Ronald McDonald House. All of this charitable work is no indication that Smith is easing into retirement. Quite the contrary, he is taking a year off and readying himself for his next coaching job. “I still have the desire to lead my team to a world championship, to hold up a Lombardi Trophy,” he said, adding that his mother once told him she had a dream that he would win a Super Bowl. “My mother always had a direct line to God,” he said, grinning. Maybe there’s at least one more happy ending to Smith’s fairytale.
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There’s an authentic Southern charm reflected in the university support and civic involvement of Don and Pat Hardin. The native Georgia couple first discovered Golden Hurricane athletics and Tulsa’s philanthropic scene after moving to Tulsa for a job opportunity. Four decades later, their presence around the community and on TU’s campus is stronger than ever. In the early 1970s, Don worked to establish his career at CCI Corporation in Tulsa while Pat took on responsibilities at their local church and the school their two sons attended. As long-time sports enthusiasts, the Hardin family soon found themselves sitting in the stands at TU basketball and football games. “The more events we attended, the more people we met,” Don says. “It was a gradual process, but we enjoyed developing TU relationships and getting more involved.” The Hardins’ initial support as athletic boosters has grown to embrace multiple projects within the TU Department of Athletics and across campus. Through involvement in the Golden Hurricane Club, Don and Pat have generously invested in improvement projects at the Reynolds Center, Case Athletic Complex and H.A. Chapman Stadium. Pat served as a Golden Hurricane Club board member for eight years, and the couple cochaired the Embrace the Future Campaign’s Athletics Committee. In conjunction with the campaign, they established scholarship endowments designated for TU student-athletes. “We like the fact that TU connects scholarship donors and recipients,” Pat says. “It’s important to put a name with a face because that’s what we’re all about — aiding 18
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Many people often are surprised to learn that TU Bursar Pete Sandman isn’t an alumnus. Everything about his life is connected to TU, and for that, he’s grateful. After earning a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics from Oklahoma State University, his career in finance led him to Tulsa and a job at TU in the late 1980s. Today, Sandman manages TU’s business office where he and his staff are responsible for student billing, insurance policies, logo licensing and anything else related to the university’s financial services. His office posts one of the lowest turnover rates on campus. “I’ve been blessed with a good staff,” he says. “A lot of people like to work here because of the students. I think that’s a big part of it.” Like his employees, Sandman enjoys the university environment of his job and the family ties it provides; two of his siblings and one of his sons are TU alumni. Sandman and his wife, Patti, have been married for 25 years and have three children and three grandchildren. Sandman joins Patti, a 17-year breast cancer survivor, every year in the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s Race for the Cure. His mother, Patsy, is a devoted fan of Golden Hurricane athletics and attends many sporting events with the family. “For the past several years, my birthday present to her has been season tickets to women’s basketball,” he says. For Sandman, TU is much more than just his place
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of employment. Over the years, he has become a familiar face in the athletic department, volunteering with the football team’s equipment crew and helping out on the sidelines at every home game. “It’s not a very glamorous title, but I enjoy working as a ball boy, rotating the footballs in and out and working with the chain crew,” Sandman says. Those close to him also know of his love for fitness and motorcycles. He spends most of his lunch breaks either running the stairs at Chapman Stadium or lifting weights in the Collins Fitness Center. In his free time, he fires up his Suzuki Intruder 1500 cruiser bike for road trips with friends. Whether on the job, enjoying a hobby or completing his daily workout routine, Sandman says his life revolves around TU and everything it has to offer. “TU is basically my school, and most of my extracurricular time is spent on campus,” he says. As for his new Mr. Homecoming title, Sandman was completely surprised with the honor. He says the recognition is very humbling. “I’m blessed with my job,” he says. “I’m just trying to make TU a good place for my staff along with students and parents.” Sandman will participate in several honorary activities for Homecoming week with one exception — he won’t sit in the Chapman Stadium suites during the football game. “I won’t have time to sit up there,” he says with a smile. “I’ll be working the game.”
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Misra named TU to host energy dean of Arts and conference The Collins College of Business Sciences will host the third annual Governor’s
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Kalpana Misra, associate professor of political science, has been named dean of the Henry Kendall College of Arts and Sciences. She has served as a TU faculty member since 1988 and as the college’s associate dean since 2003. Misra succeeds D. Thomas Benediktson who retired on May 31. Bruce Dean Willis, associate professor of Spanish and comparative literature, replaces Misra as the college’s associate dean.
Theatre department helps bring Shakespeare to Guthrie Green The TU Department of Theatre partnered with Tulsa Shakespeare in the Park and the Raymond and Bessie Kravis Foundation to present free performances featuring the Bard’s Much Ado About Nothing in June
at Guthrie Green. The theatrical production’s six-day lineup included nightly themes, a preshow, music, food and other activities. The series was the first theatrical performance at the new downtown park.
Energy Conference October 9 in Tulsa’s Cox Business Center. This year marks the first time the conference will be held in Tulsa. Policy makers, energy executives and stakeholders from across the nation will meet to discuss the latest trends in production, technology and business management as well as various issues affecting the industry. North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple will deliver a keynote address on the economic impact of Bakken Shale production in his state. Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin, Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett and a group of energy company representatives from across the United States will discuss oil and natural gas production. TU President Steadman Upham will be joined by the presidents of Oklahoma State University, the University of Oklahoma and Oklahoma City University for a panel discussion on energy education, research and workforce development.
Jess Green Memorial Scholarship in Indian Law established Standing proudly with The University of Tulsa College of Law, the Unconquered and Unconquerable Chickasaw Nation is the first major donor for the Worcester Sovereignty Project (WSP), endowing the permanent Jess Green Memorial Scholarship in Indian Law. The WSP is a clearinghouse for critical thinking regarding Indian sovereignty, provides scholarships for Indian law students, and partners with the Native American Rights Fund to protect Indian interests.
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Energy corporations Phillips 66 and ConocoPhillips donated more than $375,000 to the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences and the Collins College of Business earlier this year to support students and faculty. Phillips 66 presented a check for $250,000 to benefit the SHIELD Scholars Program as well as TU engineering and business programs. SHIELD awards scholarships to students majoring in disciplines recruited by Phillips 66 and who demonstrate leadership abilities, involvement in professional organizations and an interest in a career in the energy industry. ConocoPhillips presented a check for $125,000 to benefit academic programs, student activities and the TU Annual Fund. The company’s Matching Gift Program also gave more than $9,661 to the university last year.
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(Left to right) Dick Dinkins, Cimarex Vice President of Human Resources, and Thomas Jorden, Cimarex CEO
Cimarex establishes endowed chair Denver-based Cimarex Energy Co. is investing $3.5 million to establish a permanent tribute to the legacy of its founder, F.H. “Mick” Merelli. The gift endows a faculty chair in the McDougall School of Petroleum Engineering. The new position will assist in recruiting and retaining distinguished faculty. Cem Sarica, TU professor of petroleum engineering, is first holder of the chair.
“Mick Merelli always promoted a culture of innovation, independent thought, and personal initiative and has influenced many of today’s oil and gas leaders,” said Thomas Jorden, chairman, president and CEO of Cimarex. Merelli, father of Cara Merelli Adams (BS ’88), led Cimarex as chairman from 2002 until his death in 2012.
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Any Given Child initiative begins this fall at Gilcrease
More than 3,700 Tulsa Public School first graders are embarking on an incredible journey with Gilcrease Museum this fall through Any Given Child, an initiative founded by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. As one of 10 Tulsa organizations partnering to implement Any Given Child locally, Gilcrease is on the front line of an initiative promoting arts education. The program is focused on K-8 students because many elementary and middle schools have a limited curriculum in the arts. Any Given Child’s comprehensive program involves the full spectrum of fine and performing arts: music, theatre, dance and visual art. For its contribution, Gilcrease is using the museum’s extensive Native American collections to create a learning experience for first-grade students. A $10,000 grant from the Sam Viersen Family Foundation is helping to fund the program. “Gilcrease is deeply grateful to the Sam Viersen Family Foundation for supporting the museum’s participation in Any Given Child,” said Duane King, TU vice president for museum affairs and Gilcrease executive director. “As the name of the program suggests, ‘any given child’ deserves the opportunity to touch – and be
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touched by – the arts.” First graders will visit the museum’s galleries dedicated to American Indian art and artifacts. These museum visits are only one piece of a “wrap-around” curriculum with three components: preliminary classroom discussions led by Gilcrease Gillies as volunteer docents, museum visits, and capstone creative projects led by a teaching artist in the classroom. The curriculum has been developed to supplement the new education standards for the first grade in Tulsa Public Schools.
Alumni, faculty exhibit work at Zarrow Fourteen graduates from the School of Art exhibited their work during the Master of Fine Arts Alumni 2002-2012 show at TU’s Henry Zarrow Center for Art and Education last spring. Participating artists were Beth Hanson, Kaylee Huerta, Kate Johnson, Clayton Keys, Allison Lackner, Josh New, Nathan Opp, Steven Rosser, Ty Smith, Cathryn Thomas, David Varmecky, Cindy Williams, Mark Wittig and Nicki Wood. The alumni show followed another very successful exhibit of works by School of Art faculty, including Opp, Thomas, W. Lowell Baker, Glenn Godsey, Aaron Higgins, Louise Higgs, Charlie Johnson, Michelle Martin, Cristina Speligene and M. Teresa Valero. The Zarrow Center continues to draw hundreds of patrons each month during the First Friday Art Crawl, which is free and open to the public.
Wall Street Journal highlights expanse of Gilcrease Collection Gilcrease Museum was featured in a July 18, 2013 article in The Wall Street Journal. The museum’s archival treasures, fine art works, and expansive anthropological collection captured the imagination of writer Willard Spiegelman. The article entitled “All the Americas in Tulsa,” extolled: “Within, the real excitement begins. You find a mini-Smithsonian collection (300,000 objects, plus 100,000 books and papers in the archives) of the arts of the Americas, not just the 4,500 paintings of and from the American West but a range of materials in different media that originated everywhere from the Arctic to the Andes.” Find the link to the entire article on the museum’s website: http://gilcrease.utulsa.edu.
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Former U.S. District Judge Layn Phillips (BS ’74, JD ’77) served as the court-appointed mediator in the consolidated concussion-related lawsuits brought by more than 4,500 retired football players against the National Football League and others. The parties reached an agreement in August to end the litigation against the NFL and NFL Properties and to provide medical and other benefits, as well as compensation, to qualifying injured players or their families. Under the agreement, which came after nearly two months of intensive negotiations under Phillips’ supervision, the NFL and NFL Properties will contribute $765
million to provide medical benefits and injury compensation for retired NFL football players, fund medical and safety research, and cover litigation expenses. “This is a historic agreement, one that will make sure that former NFL players who need and deserve compensation will receive it, and that will promote safety for players at all levels of football,” said Phillips, who attended TU on a tennis scholarship. He was inducted into the university’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1991 and the College of Law Hall of Fame in 2013 and was named a Distinguished Alumnus in 2008.
Blue Chip Young Alumni Program TU alumni who have graduated within the past five years (2009-2013) can choose any Golden Hurricane Club membership level for 50 percent off the minimum giving amount
while still receiving full benefits. Additionally, minimum annual donations automatically qualify recent graduates to receive $50 season tickets for football and men’s basketball.
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Team looks to build on NCAA appearance This winter, the Tulsa women’s basketball team, under the direction of Head Coach Matilda Mossman, returns seven letterwinners, including three starters, while welcoming seven newcomers. Last season, the Golden Hurricane claimed the Conference USA Tournament title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second time in school history.
Athletic Hall of Fame honorees for 2013 In July, TU announced the following alumni as the newest members of the Golden Hurricane Athletic Hall of Fame: baseball AllAmerican, Phil Honeycutt (BS ’72) (1969-1971) and soccer standouts
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Scholarship endowment surpasses $500,000
The Tulsa Chapter of The University of Tulsa Alumni Association reached a historic milestone at the ninth annual TU Uncorked Wine Festival, collectively raising over $500,000 since inception. TU Uncorked was held June 7 at Cain’s Ballroom in downtown Tulsa. Proceeds from sponsorships and the live and silent auctions provide financial assistance to TU students from the Tulsa area who have financial needs and wish to attend the university. This year’s event was a success with more than $94,000 raised for the TU Alumni Association Scholarship Endowment Fund. Approximately $5,500 of the
The Alumni Association thanks the following 2013 TU Uncorked Wine Festival sponsors. Presenting Sponsor McElroy Manufacturing, Inc. Gold Level Sponsors Joe Craft; Conner & Winters, LLP/John Williams and Cristina Smith Williams Blue Level Sponsors Bank of Oklahoma; College of Engineering & Natural Sciences; Collins College of Business; Tony Henry and Custom Images and Promotions; Lawson Family Trust; Jim and Judy Miller; Phillips 66; The Ross Group; Rodger and Belinda Tucker; WPX Energy
auction proceeds went directly to the Red Cross to assist those affected by the Oklahoma storms this past spring. Special thanks to this year’s honorary chairs Chip (BS ’85) and Sharon (BSBA ’86) McElroy, event chairs Jay (BSBA ’00) and Chandra Matlock and event cochairs Jackie Wells (BA ’03, JD ’06), Eric Griffin (BSBA ’06, MBA ’07) and Kevin Lawlor (BS ’94). The 10th annual TU Uncorked Wine Festival will be held Friday, June 6, 2014. For sponsorship and volunteer opportunities, contact Jeffrey Rudd (BSBA ’01) at jeffreyrudd@utulsa.edu, or 918-631-2092.
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The Board of Directors of The University of Tulsa Alumni Association (formerly called the National Board of Directors) is pleased to welcome our new president, Binoy Agarwal (BSBA ’01, MBA ’06) of Arlington, Va., who took office on July 1, 2013 after Laurie Brumbaugh (BS ’72) concluded her term. Joining the Board of Directors for 2013-14 as at-large members are Sid Chapon (BS ’92) of Evanston, Ill.; Kenneth Knoll (BSBA ’08) of Tulsa; and Bob McCormack (BA ’61, JD ’69) of Indio, Calif. Accepting second three-year terms on the board are Shannon Goodson (BCE ’95) of Norman, Okla.; John Harvey (BCE ’85) of Woodbridge, Ill.; and Mary Lhevine (BS ’82) of Tulsa. Tracy Anquoe (BS ’89, MA ’93) of Tulsa; Ken Brune (JD ’74) of Tulsa; and Katy Spangler (BS ’03) of Arlington, Va., were named presidential appointees for a one-year term. New chapter presidents joining the alumni board include Scott Bousum (BA ’08) of Washington, D.C.; John Davis (BS ’67) of Phoenix, Ariz.; Emily Gibson (BA, ’09) of Denver, Colo.; Joe Pistoia (BS ’70, MS ’72) of Los Angeles, Calif.; and Stephen Shepherd (BSBA ’09) of Houston, Tex. Katie Ahrens (BSBA ’01, MSF ’02) of Tulsa has accepted the role of president-elect of the Alumni Association. She will take over after Binoy’s term ends in summer 2015. Ahrens is a past board member of the Houston Chapter, currently serves on the Board of Directors and has chaired and served several committees within the board. The Board of Directors is represented by 12 chapter presidents and up to 24 at-large members. For a full listing of the Board of Directors and a listing of chapters and clubs, visit the TU Alumni Association at www. TUAlumni.com.
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September 26 n TU Tavern on the Green before TU vs. Iowa State n Chicago Chapter Watch Party for TU vs. Iowa State n Denver Chapter Watch Party for TU vs. Iowa State n Kansas City Chapter Watch Party for TU vs. Iowa State October 5 n TU Tavern on the Green before TU vs. Rice n Fort Worth/Arlington Chapter Watch Party for TU vs. Rice n Los Angeles Chapter Watch Party for TU vs. Rice n Southwest Missouri Chapter Watch Party for TU vs. Rice October 11-12 n Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Epsilon Mu Chapter 65th Anniversary October 12 n Dallas Chapter Watch Party for TU at UTEP October 19 n TU Alumni Soccer Weekend October 26 n Washington, D.C. Watch Party for TU at Tulane October 31-November 3 n TU Homecoming 2013 November 9 n Dallas Chapter Watch Party for TU at ECU November 13 n Oklahoma Bar Association Luncheon in Oklahoma City November 14 n TU Tavern on the Green before TU vs. Marshall November 26 - December 1 n The Great Alaska Shootout Trip November 30 n TU Tavern on the Green before TU vs. North Texas n Fort Worth/Arlington Chapter Watch Party for TU vs. North Texas February 8-9 n 3rd Annual TU Alumni Ski Trip, Hosted by the Denver Chapter For more information, visit www.TUAlumni.com.
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The St. Louis Chapter Board greeted and mingled with alumni, prospective students and their parents at the St. Louis Chapter Spring Celebration event on May 30, 2013. Pictured are Lauren Abbott (BA ’07), Justin Margherio (BSBA ’08), Dianne Dunning-Gill (BA ’92) and Kristin Pfeifauf (BA ’06). A lot of great opportunities to get involved with the Office of Admission exist nationwide. For a list of volunteers and more information on getting involved with admission events in your city, visit www.tualumni.com/admission.
1940s Virginia Wheeler Probert (BS ’49) and her husband, Daniel, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in August 2013. They currently reside in Key West, Fla.
1950s Lt. Col. James Robert Swindell (BS ’50) was a conference delegate at the annual Metals and Minerals Conference in New York in May 2013.
1960s John Conway (BA ’65, MTA ’72) has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Knoxville, Tenn. chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America. He served in the USAF in Minnesota, Korea and North Carolina between 1967-1971.
Alexandra Codispoti (BSBA ’06), Natalie Boggs (BA ’06), Phil Bradenburg and Shannon Goodson (BCE ’95) enjoyed an evening at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art in June.
Helen Howerton (BFA ’66) featured a catalog of her original paintings at the Governor’s Gallery, located in the Oklahoma State Capitol from July 8 to September 8, 2013. Barbara Santee (BA ’69, MS ’71) received a 2013
The Washington, D.C. Chapter teamed up with OSU and OU on May 23, 2013 to raise funds for Oklahoma tornado victims. Pictured are Mike Spainhower (BCS ’05, MS ’07), Angie Berry (BSBA ’07), Grace Bolding Koehler, Binoy Agarwal (BSBA ’01, MBA ’06), Bob Waisenan, Scott Bousum (BA ’08), Christy Wagner, Brooke Meehan (BSN ’05) and Tony26Meehan (BCS ’03, MS ’05).
Newsmaker Award from the Tulsa Chapter of the Association of Women in Communications. Barbara is a long-time advocate for women’s health and reproductive rights and for the separation of church and state.
1970s David Batterson (BS ’70) recently won the $1,000 grand prize in a T-shirt design contest sponsored by a local newspaper in San Diego. The design used his photo of a historic water tower near his home. Ken Hancock (BS ’72, MA ’77, PhD ’90) was promoted to the position of assistant dean of the College of Education at Northeastern State University. John Bodkin (MFA ’74) was awarded a grant from the Maryland Arts Council for his painting works. The awards for painting are awarded every three years. John was also selected by the U.S. State Department’s Art in Embassies program to display two of his paintings in the Chisinau, Moldova U.S. Embassy. In the past year, he has had art shows in Bethesda, Md., and in New
Alison Stailey Sulley (BSBA ’03, MS ’05), Larry Winter, Susan Winter (BS ’76) and Bridget McKenna (BSBA ’07, MBA ’08) enjoyed the Kansas City Chapter wine-tasting event in April.
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Mark P. Ingram (BSBA ’80) was recognized by a leading finance publication, Barron’s Magazine, as one of the nation’s top financial advisors.
Michael Horn (BSBA ’99) is director of digital strategy for the University of Texas at Austin. Michael is pictured with his wife, Michele Horn (BSBA ’99,) and their children, Ella and Jack. York and is slated to exhibit in Beijing in November. John and his wife, Beth, reside in Gambrills, Md. Michael (Mickey) Fulp (BS ’75) was a speaker at the annual Metals and Minerals Conference in New York in May 2013. Mickey is wellknown and highly respected throughout the mining and exploration community for his ongoing work as an analyst, writer, and speaker. Daniel G. Morris (BS ’76) has joined the staff of Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Tulsa as the director of pain manage-
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Stuart Crum (BSBA ’82) has been named president of Bridgestone Retail Operations. Steve Warren’s (BA ’82) book The Second Battle of Cabin Creek: Brilliant Victory was named as a finalist in the nonfiction category
ment services, as well as the director of the pain management fellowship with Oklahoma State University. Daniel is an interventional pain management specialist. John Sandman (BA ’76, MA ’80) was named vice president of client development at DataServ in St. Louis. Douglas Micklich (BSBA ’79) was elected to the National Executive Board of Sigma Iota Epsilon. This is an honorary management fraternity and is a student division of the Academy of Management.
Norah M. Steinhouse (BSBA ’99, BIL ’99, MBA ’05) and her husband, Tim, welcomed a son, Jonathan Scott, on July 1, 2012. F A L L
Kevin Miles (BS ’80) retired from the Federal Bureau of Investigation after 23 years of service. He was a career bomb technician and was deployed to 65 countries, including Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
2013. Michael is a professor of special education at the University of Kansas and director of the Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities.
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Brad White (BSBA ’00) and Jennifer Hover White (BA ’01, JD ’05) welcomed their third child, Bradford Peter “Pete” White, Jr., on May 7, 2013. Pete was named after his late great Uncle L.E. “Pete” White (JD ’68). Brad is senior director, brokerage operations, for Williams Williams & McKissick, and additionally holds brokerage licenses in over 18 states. Jennifer is a Tulsa-based attorney. Prior to becoming a special agent, Kevin served on the Tulsa Police Department for eight years. Kevin and his wife now reside in East Longmeadow, Mass. They are both employed by Troy Industries in West Springfield, Mass.
of the 2013 Oklahoma Book Awards presented by the Oklahoma Center for the Book. Steve’s book chronicles the events of the Confederate capture of a 300-wagon Union supply train at Cabin Creek, Cherokee Nation.
Michael Wehmeyer (BS ’80, MA ’82) was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa as an alumnus member in May
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Evening Lions Club, which serves the community of Carrollton, Tex. Linda Barnickel (BA ’87) has published Milliken’s Bend, A Civil War Battle in History and Memory. Her book was the winner of the 2013 Jules and Frances Landry Award. Linda is an archivist and freelance writer.
Sharon Harris Wilson (BA ’65, MS ’74) is retired and has been participating in dog sledding in North Dakota for the last four years. Sharon owns five Samoyed therapy dogs.
Becca Wilson (BSBA ’87) was named by the National Institute of Real Estate Management as a mover and shaker in the field of real estate management. Becca is founder, president and CEO of Spherexx.com, a full-service marketing and Internet technology company that serves the multifamily real estate industry on a large scale.
Members of the Denver Chapter volunteered at the Food Bank of the Rockies in July. Pictured are Carrie Steuart, Emily Gibson (BA ’09), Mark Plumb (BSBA ’88), Steve Rodgers (BA ’00), Garrick Naranjo and Sara Lewis (BS ’13).
Frederick C. Bruckner (BSBA ’89) was promoted to senior vice president at Wells Fargo Advisors in St. Louis. Fred assists the firm’s premier advisors with winning, growing and retaining high net worth, nonprofit and institutional relationships.
Leslie Cairns (MA ’99) embarked on a 6,000-mile trip this summer with family and friends to 11 National Parks. Pictured at Yosemite National Park (Half Dome in the background) are incoming TU freshman Amy Cairns, Justin Kits, Michael Cairns (BS ’13), Katie Taylor, Leslie Cairns and Judi Davis. Michael started his new job at Miratech the day after their return.
Darrin Rohr (MA ’89) joined Bridgestone Americas in November 2012 to serve as chief human resource officer.
1990s Trevor Hicks (BS ’91) joined NEOS Geosolutions as vice president of production innovation.
The Tulsa Chapter added new members at the Changing of the Guard event on August 14. Members nominated for a second three-year term are Siegmund Brown (MBA ’03) and Jackie Wells (BA ’03, JD ’06). Joining the Board for a first-term are Forrest Cameron (BS ’74), Sharon Cameron (BS ’68), Becca Cowles (BA ’09), Greg Hopeman (BS ’75), Katie O’Connor (BSBA ’13), Brian Pingleton (BSBA ’98), Jared Rencher (BA ’12) and Sara Rogers (BEX ’02, JD ’11). 28
Janice Wilburn (BSBA ’92) has been accepted into the partnership of Eide Bailly, LLP, a regional certified public accounting and business advisory firm. Janice has more than 16 years of providing public accounting with emphasis on tax compliance and planning for various industries, high wealth individuals, physician groups and family groups.
Several TU alumni started a nonprofit that uses soccer to help youths and adults overcome homelessness called Street Soccer Tulsa. The program provides mentoring, a sense of belonging and teaches life skills through the use of sports. Jason Corbin (BS ’97), Brian Majka (BA ’97) and Sean Ahrens (BA ’99) returned to New York City in July 2013 with a team of players from Street Soccer Tulsa. The team played their final game in Times Square. T H E
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John Bradley Mitchell (JD ’97) was named general manager and chief executive officer of Quality Oil Tools in May 2013. His previous executive positions include managing director at Energia Tejas, chief executive officer at Acute Technological Services, and shareholder at Roberts Markel.
Shirley Elliott (BA ’95, MA ’97) received a 2013 Newsmaker Award from the Tulsa Chapter of the Association of Women in Communications. Shirley is a program director for Guthrie Green, a new urban park in Tulsa.
Hugh M. Robert (BA ’98, JD ’08) has become a partner of Sherwood, McCormick and Robert in Tulsa. He has a broad litigation practice and handles cases involving business transactions and tort, business dissolution, oil and gas, nursing home/ medical negligence, and
other personal injury cases. He also represents and works with over 50 nonprofit foundations and organizations advising them on state and federal compliance issues, policy and procedure best practices, intellectual property and licensing, and board governance issues.
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Wheels, a children’s fitness and entertainment company in Tulsa. Fun Bus provides fitness classes, birthday parties and special events for children ages 2-8. Their children, Sydney, 7, and Grant, 4, like it that their parents don’t have traditional jobs anymore, and they get to play on the Fun Bus.
2000s Matthew Carr (BA ’00) was named to the 2013 “Top 100 Business People to Know in St. Louis” list. Matt was also recognized as the #210 chief sales officer in North America by ExecRank for 2013. Matt is the chief sales officer at Fox Filtration.
Jimmy Hart (BSBA ’04) and his wife, Shanda, welcomed their first child, Harper Leigh, on December 4, 2012. On February 28, 2013, Jimmy started a new position as director of marketing for Oral Roberts University. Ashley Lewis (BSBA ’08) married DaMon Jackson on May 19, 2012, in Tulsa at North Peoria Church of Christ. Delta Sigma Theta members who attended were Angela Beatty (BA ’07), Shameka Holloway (BSBA ’07), Brittany Lewis-Opeloye (BSBA ’09), Lashandra Peoples-Johnson (BSBA ’08), Chevaughn Jones (BSBA ’06), Taylor Hill (BSBA ’12), Danielle Adamson (BSBA ’12), Brie Wright (BA ’09), and Giahna Glasco (BA ’13). Other alumni in attendance included James Lockett (BA ’09), Angela Allen (BSBA ’08), Tim Sullivan (BSBA ’09), Requita Smith-Mayo (BSBA’08), Nnenne Agbai (BA ’11), Quinn Woodard (BS ’11), Tameka Bowie (BSN ’11), Chanel Johnson (BSN ’10), Nelson Coleman (BSBA ’07, MBA ’10), Charae Davis (BSN ’10), and Aaron Johnson (BSBA ’09). The couple currently resides in Houston, where Ashley is a commercial finance manager at General Electric Oil & Gas, and DaMon is a tax accountant at Bank of Oklahoma.
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The Los Angeles Club was officially chartered as the 12th Chapter of the TU Alumni Association during a reception held in Los Angeles on April 27, 2013. The Los Angeles Chapter is led by Joe Pistoia (BS ’70, MS ’72), Suzie Morrel (BSBA ’01, MS ’03), Meghan Giffin (BSP ’01, MS ’03) and Justin Hathaway (BA ’98).
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Dave Lilley (JD ’02) has been selected to join Texas Lyceum, Class of 2013, as a director. The Texas Lyceum is a nonprofit, nonpartisan group focused on identifying the next generation of top Texas leaders. Pat Cawiezell (BSBA ’03) joined The University of Tulsa as coordinator of annual giving in July 2013. Kristie Ogilvie (MBA ’03) has been named the dean of the School of Business at Emporia State University in Emporia, Kans. Previously, Kristie was the associate dean of the College of Business and Public Administration at California State University at San Bernardino. James Wylie (BA ’05) joined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Office of Regulations in Washington, D.C. He was recently recognized for five years of federal government service to the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development where he served as a trial attorney in the Fair Housing Division, litigating cases on behalf of victims of housing discrimination and dealing with fair housing, civil rights, administrative law, and other legal matters for the Department. At the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, he will be working on federal regulations dealing with consumer financial protection laws. Shawn Crisp (BSBA ’06, MBA ’08) has been named a recipient of the 2013 Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants trailblazer award. This award recognizes the state’s top talent among young accountants. Shawn is a vice president with Trust Company of Oklahoma. Calvin Moniz (BSBA ’06, MBA ’08) was promoted to senior director of development at The University of Tulsa in March 2013.
Josh (BFA ’09) and Erin Butts (BA ’07) welcomed a daughter, Anna Lorraine, on February 7, 2013. Anna joins big brother, Marcus. Josh is a freelance illustrator based in Tulsa, and Erin is an admission counselor for The University of Tulsa. Molly J. Fitzsimmons (BA ’08) has been named director of recruitment and selection for the O’Hare District office of The McTigue Financial Group of Northwestern Mutual. Molly will draw individuals of exceptional talent, drive and ability to the company’s career opportunities. Caroline Bettis (BA ’09) graduated from Drake
Kristen Taylor (BSBA ’04) married Tim Schooley on May 18, 2013 at The Broadway in Tulsa. TU alumni in the wedding party included Rachel McCarthy (BA ’03), Leslie Boyd Mullin (BA ’01, MBA ’07) and Jennifer Ashbaugh (BA ’04).
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University School of Law in May of 2012 with highest honors and obtained membership into The Order of the Coif. Caroline is currently an associate attorney at Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave, P.C. in Des Moines, Iowa. She is a member of Drake Law School’s Board of Counselors and also volunteers with the Court Appointed Special
Mallary Alsup-Goforth (BSBA ’05, MBA ’06) and her husband, Andrew (current student), welcomed a daughter, Melanie Elizabeth, on January 17, 2013.
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Advocates program where she represents the interests of abused and neglected children in the courtroom and other settings. In her free time, she enjoys working on her new home and cheering on the Golden Hurricane from a distance. Emily Gibson (BA ’09) graduated in June from the University of Denver with an M.S. degree in strategic communication, emphasizing international and intercultural communication. She currently resides in Denver and is the president of the Denver Chapter of the TU Alumni Association.
2010s Amy Hutchings (BM ’10) successfully completed her dual MA in Arts Management and MBA degrees from Southern Methodist University in May 2013. Amy is now living in Seattle and working as a development manager at Edmonds Center for the Arts. She is also playing lead tenor saxophone for the Seattle Women’s Jazz Orchestra. Kelley Feldhake (JD ’11) is pleased to announce the formation of her law firm, Feldhake Law. Kelley concentrates her practice in family law and guardianships.
Ryan Fesler (BCE ’12), Shane Lorona (BCE ’11), Will Nicholson (BMG ’12) and Corey Fine participated in the Bakersfield, Calif. Amazing Race on April 13, 2013 and placed fourth.
On April 25, 2013, the Phoenix Club was officially chartered as the 11th Chapter of the TU Alumni Association during a reception held in Scottsdale. Chapter president John Davis (BS ’67) and other TU alumni in attendance signed the official chapter chartering document.
Kelly Corning (BCE ’13) married Josh Hood (BEE ’11, MEN ’13) on May 18, 2013. Pictured with the bride and groom are Michael Corning, Greg Dorst (BM ’11), Jayson Burscough (current student), Chris Crane (BSB ’11), Nicola Eastaway, Tasha Seng, Tara Shafer and Erin Hood. Kelly and Josh currently reside in Baltimore, Md.
Katie Richter (BA ’08) married Tyler Row (BA ’07) on September 22, 2012 in St. Louis. TU alumni in the wedding party were Andy Row (BSBA ’04, MBA ’05), Kristin Hatfield Switzer (BSBA ’07, MBA ’08) and Mary Fruge (BSBA ’08). Katie is a middle school counselor, and Tyler is a data analyst for Elsevier, a publishing company. The couple resides in St. Louis.
Elizabeth Deegear (BA ’09) and Aaron Stockwell were married in Austin, Tex., on April 13, 2013. The couple met in the summer of 2009 while hiking in the Rocky Mountains. Elizabeth and Aaron exchanged vows in a small ceremony at Chapel Dulcinea in the Texas Hill Country, followed by a reception in downtown Austin at Old Pecan Street Café. TU alumni in attendance were Adrienne Lalli Hills (BFA ’09), Jessica Tipple (BS ’09) and Carolyn Long (BA ’09).
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Alumni Patty Ashlock (BA ’50), May 16, 2013 Wilbin Eddings “Bill” Beard (BS ’47), June 13, 2013 Mary C. Belcher (BA ’50), March 6, 2013 Dorothy Jean Hower Belding (BA ’50), June 15, 2013 Paul Frederick Bickford (BS ’75), April 18, 2013 Virginia Lee Evans Bodley (BA ’40), April 8, 2013 Michael C. Bradley, Sr. (BS ’69), April 8, 2013 Robert G. Brown (BA ’55, JD ’58), May 8, 2013 Mary E. Mead Birmingham Byrd (BS ’69), July 3, 2013 Mary Martin Cameron (BS ’69), June 11, 2013 Robert Earl “Bob” Chestnut (BS ’50), June 5, 2013 Marc Francis Conley (JD ’79), March 13, 2013 Jack L. Conner, Jr. (BA ’63), March 30, 2013 James D. Conway, Sr. (MA ’54), May 27, 2013 James L. Crump, Sr. (BS ’50), June 16, 2013 Virginia Lea “Gini” Scott Cunningham (BS ’60), February 18, 2013 David E. Current (BS ’66), February 20, 2013 Timothy H. Dennehy (BS ’56), June 6, 2013 James L. Donahoe II (BS ’46), January 3, 2009 Stephen R. Edlich (BS ’79, MBA ’83), February 18, 2013 Norman K. Eitemiller (BS ’61), February 19, 2013
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Gene R. Estep (BS ’55), May 9, 2013 Willie Steve Landrum Foresman (BS ’48), June 14, 2013 Frank A. Franceschi (MS ’53), November 26, 2012 Jack James Francis (BA ’53), April 16, 2013 George E. Girouard, Jr., (BS ’48), June 14, 2013 Susan Luedeking “Sue” Glueckert (BS ’73), May 17, 2013 Jimmy Wayne Greene (BS ’74), March 16, 2013 Barbara Jean Vaughan Greer (BA ’56), April 1, 2008 Isabelle Mirales Arredondo Guerrero (BS ’66), June 9, 2013 Tony G. Hart (BS ’85), February 20, 2013 Gary Dale Hawkins (BA ’69, MBA ’85), April 22, 2013 Dorothy M. Brown Hekking (JD ’55), March 1, 2013 Mari “Beth” McGraw Hixon (MS ’73), March 8, 2013 Nancy L. Hollingshead (BS ’82), June 10, 2013 Douglas L. Holt (MA ’63), April 1, 2013 David Bradley Hunt (MA ’00), June 17, 2013 Jamin L. Johnson (BA ’02), April 18, 2013 Cecil Marcus Johnston (MA ’60), March 6, 2013 Charles E. Jones, Jr. (BS ’49), May 10, 2013 Layton Kitterman (BS ’53), June 27, 2013 Samuel A. “Sam” Kitterman, Jr. (JD ’83), May 9, 2013 John A. Kulla (BS ’77, MTA ’85), April 4, 2013
Robert V. Lake (BS ’54), March 11, 2013 Daniel S. Lang (BFA ’53), April 16, 2013 John A. Lauderdale, Jr. (BS ’55, MS ’60), May 15, 2013 Bill Hugo Ledford (BS ’51), March 26, 2013 Robert H. “Bob” London, Jr. (BA ’53), June 26, 2013 W. Michael Losinger (BA ’63), April 17, 2013 Sue Woodring Dunlap Lyles (BA ’49), March 22, 2013 Jack Potter MacEachern (BS ’50), September 20, 2007 Mary Janet McKellar MacEachern (BA ’47), March 14, 2013 Helen Harrison Magee (BS ’31), May 23, 2013 Arthur Dixon Mason, Jr. (BS ’48), March 5, 2013 James U. Mason (BS ’50), June 18, 2013 LeAnn M. Marshall (BS ’91), May 22, 2013 Marvin A. Martin (MS ’53), March 13, 2013 Louise Anne Thomas McGill (BS ’52), January 11, 2013 Leonard D. McMullin (BS ’83), May 29, 2013 Gatra Moorer Miller (BA ’49), February 18, 2013 Marilyn Stuart Miner (BA ’42), April 27, 2013 A. E. “Audie” Moore (BA ’43), March 8, 2013 H. Arthur Nedom (BS ’49, MS ’50), March 11, 2013 Norman D. Nettleton, Jr. (BA ’49, MA ’53), May10, 2013 Mary Lee Bradford O’Neill (BA ’63), July 24, 2011 Bernice Rawlinson Payne (MA ’65), June 26, 2013 Thomas William Philpott (BS ’72, MA ’77), March 1, 2013 John “Coach” Rendek (EDD ’72), former TU Assistant Basketball Coach, July 1, 2013 Shirley Ann Rendek (MA ’74), April 1, 2004 B. DeWayne Richardson (BS ’57), April 6, 2013 George A. Riddle, Jr. (BS ’48), July 2, 2013
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William John “Bill” Robinson (BS ’49), April 7, 2013 Randall A. Sanger (BS ’47), April 1, 2013 William James “Bill” Schramm (BA ’58), July 1, 2013 Moody G. Seibert (BA ’52), July 5, 2013 Fred A. Setser (BS ’56), March 1, 2013 (Past Alumni Assc. President) Duane Dale Shaul (BS ’61), April 17, 2013 Thomas P. “Tom” Shaw (BS ’58), May 2, 2013 Margaret Jeanne “Peggy” Shea (BS ’69), June 12, 2013 David E. Shull (BS ’76), June 19, 2010 James D. Shuman, Sr. (BS ’50), June 15, 2013 John R. Stanton (BS ’51), April 17, 2013 Dorset J. “Jack” Story (BS ’52), April 12, 2013 Monte Wayne Strout (JD ’79), May 8, 2013 Donald W. Suits (BA ’77), June 11, 2013 Kaye Lynn Davis Tackett (MA ’73), May 25, 2013 James Lyle Titus (BS ’59), March 24, 2013 Anna Louise Turner (JD ’62), March 2, 2013 Wallace E. Voreck, Jr. (MS ’50), April 14, 2013 Barbara H. Wagner Wallace (BA ’50), May 21, 2013 Henry P. Wallace (BS ’52), October 2012 George P. Walters (JD ’69), May 20, 2013 Muriel L. Haines Waltzer (BS ’43), May 14, 2013 Shirl Wallace White (MA ’57), February 22, 2013 David Albert Wilson III (BS ’40), May 14, 2013 William G. “Bill” Woodbury (BS ’51), February 23, 2013 F. Patrick Wynne (BS ’62), April 27, 2013
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Former Students Rex W. Allen, April 29, 2013 Richard O. Battles, March 12, 2013 Richard John “Dick” Bauer, March 30, 2013 Larry P. Beebe, February 11, 2013 Wesley B. Caves, March 17, 2013 Frank S. Chappelle, May 1, 2013 Jim Leon Coursey, May 11, 2013 Willie Joe Dixon, Jr., May 24, 2013 Richard Benson Gilliland, March 16, 2013 Barbara Ann Fordyce Hall, May 4, 2013 George E. Hauptmann, April 11, 2013 John Lynn Helton, March 6, 2013 George Oliver Huckett, April 27, 2013 Jerry R. Dell Hull, February 28, 2013 Mattie C. Berryhill Hunt, March 9, 2013 Roy Jacobsen, April 27, 2013 George R. Krietmeyer, June 12, 2013 Betty Lou Frazier Krohn, February 25, 2013 David William Krumme, February 15, 2013 Wanda Glo Lemley, March 6, 2013 Paula Sue Logue, April 23, 2013 Richard E. Lohmann, May 23, 2013 Irma Losey, June 22, 2013 Louise Opal Neal-Pond, February 17, 2013 Carolyn Frances Work Robinson, February 19, 2013 Jerry Dean Rusher, April 24, 2013 Patricia A. Stearns, March 22, 2013 Guy “Fred” Vandiver, April 22, 2013 Bill B. Vivers, January 18, 2013 Warren A. Werling, March 2, 2013 Luman Langdon “Sonny” Wilcox, June 29, 2013 Louis W. Wilke, May 11, 2013 F A L L
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Friends, Faculty & Staff Nancy Ebaugh Allen, May 28, 2013 Marcia Joan Ericson Andrew, March 17, 2013 Ben L. Baker, June 17, 2013 Donald D. Baxter, Jr., December 6, 2012 Martha Annette Perot Berkenbile, April 2, 2013 Camelia Mary Uzzell Berry, April 19, 2013 Lucille G. Blakley, former employee, June 3, 2013 Byrnie R. Boone, May 4, 2013 Bill V. Braselton, February 10, 2013 Edward B. Breen, former TU professor, June 20, 2013 C. Forrest Brokaw, Jr., May 28, 2013 JoNell Louise “Jody” Foster Brokaw, January 28, 2013 Ted E. Bush, June 12, 2013 Alfred Joseph Byer, March 22, 2013 Gerard Campbell, June 3, 2013 Carolyn Cecelia Compton Carlton, June 23, 2013 Davis Sommers Carson, March 5, 2013 David P. Coman, June 14, 2013 Carol LaVera Conrad, March 18, 2013 James Duane Cook, March 16, 2013 Sally Merrill Kellam Cordell, March 9, 2013 James Henry “Jim” Crews, April 14, 2013 Edith Claire “Edie” DarbyGreubel, February 22, 2013 Janet Felt Deck, April 8, 2013 Jim Denny, May 12, 2013 James R. Eagleton, Sr., May 21, 2013 Dorothy Estill, February 28, 2013 Athanasios “Nasos” Famelos, retired TU employee, April 17, 2013 Merrill J. Foote, January 29, 2009 Donald Dean French, April 6, 2013 Betty Jane Godwin, April 6, 2013
Scott L. Graham, May 13, 2013 Betty Bradley Greenwood, March 27, 2013 Kenneth R. “Ken” Greenwood, June 18, 2013 Gordon R. Greer, June 9, 2013 Elizabeth Maud Gregoli, June 22, 2013 Mary W. Hamby, March 27, 2013 C. R. “Bob” Heaney, February 21, 2013 Walter D. “Dub” Heckathorn, Sr., May 30, 2013 John Lynn Helton, March 6, 2013 Virginia Price Hendrix, June 26, 2013 Lloyd Dean Hensley, June 24, 2013 Robert D. Hidde, March 15, 2013 Harold E. Hill, retired TU professor of Religious Studies, March 25, 2013 James F. Hirlinger, former employee, April 20, 2013 William Thomas Holland, June 16, 2013 Walter G. Howard, May 16, 2013 Jane E. Hutcheson, March 21, 2013 Janet L. Hutto, March 19, 2013 Donald J. “Don” Iverson, April 14, 2013 Johnna S. Jackson, May 16, 2013 Maurine A. Janssen, June 4, 2013 Katherine Risley Johnston, April 14, 2013 Janene Jones, March 26, 2013 Mary Frances Kinzer, former employee, June 22, 2013 Blanche M. Kishner, May 23, 2013 Merl J. Lindburg, May 17, 2013 Daniel W. Lowe, May 2, 2013 Emily Makela, June 4, 2013 Wilma Jean Martin, May 5, 2013 Doris Jean McBride, former employee, June 5, 2013 Robert C. “Bob” McComb, April 14, 2013 Keely Max “Mac” McCray, May 22, 2013
Gordon A. McCune, April 4, 2013 Jaime Heriberto Melendez, February 24, 2013 Betty Jean Meredith, June 26, 2013 Robert Millspaugh, January 20, 2013 Gary L. Neal, February 18, 2013 Cathy Wallace Nichols, April 25, 2013 Melanie Boone Nye, August 24, 2009 Kenneth F. Otto, June 15, 2013 Donald Emil Paul, January 19, 2013 Randall S. Pickard, January 26, 2013 William N. “Bill” Pirtle, May 30, 2013 Dale B. Puett, March 13, 2013 Ruth M. Ray, June 6, 2013 David Rivkin, May 23, 2013 Helen Cleo Sanders, May 15, 2013 Phoebe Schermerhorn, May 31, 2013 George Walter Starch III, April 15, 2013 Richard Michael “Mike” Still, April 17, 2013 Mary Tate, May 24, 2013 Audrey LaVere Anderson Thixton, March 9, 2013 Christiane Marie Thomas, February 27, 2013 Mildred M. Thompson, June 25, 2013 Brooke A. Walker, June 4, 2013 Marthanne Waugh, March 17, 2013 Inalea Weathers, July 7, 2013 John H. Williams, Trustee Emeritus, May 1, 2013 William Ben Willsey, May 4, 2013 Emily Lysinger Woodcock, April 25, 2013 Myra Worley, March 7, 2013 Barbara Ellen Young, March 18, 2013
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