June 2010

ANOATUBBY NAMED ECU ISOM NAMED SCHOLAR ENTREPRENEUR OF YEAR Christina Isom, ECU senior Bill Anoatubby (left), gover- from Coalgate, was named nor of the Chickasaw Nation, a Brad Henry International was honored as ECU’s 2010 Scholar and will spend the fall Entrepreneur of the Year and delivered the Leonard 2010 semester participating Limes Endowed Lecture. in an international study and internship program at Swansea University in Wales. LAUREN HENSLEY RECEIVES 2010 GEORGE NIGH AWARD REGENT REILLY DISCUSSES GRANT Lauren Hensley of Mounds Representatives from the received the prestigious George Department of Justice Office on Violence Nigh Award as ECU’s top gradu- Against Women met with Regent Con- ating senior. The $750 award is nie Reilly and campus representatives at named for the former governor. ECU to discuss the progress of the RUSO Violence Prevention Program. GRADUATE AWARDED FULBRIGHT ENGLISH TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIP ECU ALUM WENDELL GODWIN NAMED Dianna Kriegh has become the universi- DEAN OF SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ty’s first recipient of a prestigious Fulbright Wendell Godwin, a senior business execu- Award. Kriegh is a 2010 ECU graduate tive who directed all sales functions in an from Vanoss. 18-state area for a national Fortune 1000 company, has been named dean of the THRASH VISITS TV STUDIO School of Business at ECU. William Thrash, OETA station manager visits the William C. EDUCATORS HALL OF FAME INDUCTS THREE Thrash Television Studio in the Three educators who began their successful careers Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Cen- at ECU were inducted into the Gene and Evelyn ter to prepare for the dedication, Keefer Educators Hall of Fame. The inductees are scheduled for Thursday, July 22. Dr. Donnie Nero, president of Connors State Col- lege in Warner; Dr. Joe Parsons of Ada, retired ECU STATE REP. BILLY VISITS ECU professor and administrator; and Dr. Jimmy V. Scales Rep. Lisa Billy of the Oklahoma Sr., superintendent of Hamilton County Schools in House of Representatives spoke Chattanooga, Tenn. to Dr. Christine Pappas’ class about balanced leadership. MASONS ESTABLISH ENDOWMENT Expressing their thanks to Grand HAITI RELIEF Master of Masons Charles Belknap ECU students present a check of Enid (center) for a $100,000 en- for $1,326.91 to the American dowment from the Masonic Frater- Red Cross to help with the earth- nity of Oklahoma, are President Hargrave and Phyllis quake relief efforts in Haiti. Kunze, executive director of the ECU Foundation.

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2010 EVENING OF HONORS & RECOGNITION AREA ECU ALUMNI REUNIONS PLANNED ECU’s Evening of Honors and Recognition was held After a year of Alumni Re- to honor alums and university friends. unions, only two remain, OKC Bricktown, June 26 at Brick- The 2010 distinguished alumni are town Brewery, and in Wewoka August Petersen and Randy Grinnell. on July 17. Online registration is available until Saturday at http://alumni.ecok.edu/.

BLOCKBUSTER ART EXHIBIT ON DISPLAY AT POGUE ART GALLERY Dallas artist Ron Clark’s current The Distinguished Family Award: Clements-Compton series, Impending Presence can be Family, actually seen through July 28 at the Pogue two families who Art Gallery in ECU’s Hallie Brown are connected Ford Fine Arts Center. Clark’s series is on exhibit by marriage and throughout the U.S. as former ECU football players. ECU CELEBRATES EARTH DAY Hands-on and visual demonstrations of water and Dr. Davis D. Joyce, professor environment-related issues emeritus of history, receives the helped students focus on the Distinguished Former Faculty importance of water to society Award. He taught at ECU from and local communities during the 1987 to 2002. seventh Annual Ada Water Fes- tival/Earth Day at East Central FIRST ECU EXCHANGE STUDENT University. TO RUSSIA HAS EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME OCU BRINGS BROADWAY- Richard Baughman, ECU’s first ex- STYLE DANCE TO ADA change student to Moscow, Russia, University’s frames St. Basil’s Cathedral in this world-renowned Ann Lacy nighttime photo on Red Square. School of American Dance and Arts Management brought high- ECU STUDENTS STUDY ABROAD energy, Broadway-style enter- Several ECU students, faculty, staff tainment with two performances and members of the community had at the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center. the opportunity to learn first-hand about Russia and Ukraine at the FORMER LBJ AIDE ON CAMPUS end of the spring semester. Sherwin Markman, who served on Lyndon B. Johnson’s White House ECU SUMMER COMMUNITY BAND staff from 1965 to 1968, spoke at Dr. Allen Correll, band director at ECU, has organized ECU. He discussed “What Presi- a community band at ECU this summer. The group dent Obama Can Learn from LBJ.” consists of adults who are former band members and current high school or college band students. The RESEARCH DAY band will perform a concert at 3 p.m., June 27 in the Roselynn Simpson, a native of Wetumka, received Ataloa Theatre, followed by a watermelon feast at the second place at Research Day at the state capitol. gazebo.

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ECU’s FACULTY AND STAFF RECOGNIZED Dr. Christopher Bean, assistant professor of history and Native American studies, received the H. Bailey Carroll Award for the best article that appeared in the Texas State Historical Associations Southwestern Historical Quarterly.

Sonya Hensley receives a cer- tificate from Homeland Security. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2010 LSC NCAA RUNNERS-UP - ECU LADY SOFTBALL TEAM Dr. Randal Elston (retired) has earned the only lifetime achieve- REDMOND JOINS ECU ment award ever given by the COACHING TEAM OK Dept. of Rehabilitation Services to a person not ECU named Joe Redmond as employed by the agency. its new men’s head basket- ball coach. He recently spent Former Eastern Oklahoma State three seasons as an assistant at the University of College student Dr. Dan Denny, North Carolina-Wilmington. right, receives one of the first annual Distinguished Alumnus Awards from ATHLETIC RENOVATIONS Eastern president Dr. Steve Smith This spring the baseball field- during the Development Founda- house and tennis courts re- tion’s Sapphire Ball this spring. ceived a much-needed face lift. Dr. Allen Correll was selected as a recipient of the 2009 Provost’s Ph.D. Dissertation Award at the Uni- versity of Oklahoma.

Dr. Carol Bridges is the recipient of the 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award given by the Oklahoma Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. This is the most prestigious and distinguished award given to professional social workers in Oklahoma by the TEE IT UP TIME largest professional organization representing social The Fourth Annual Tim Green workers. All-Sports Golf Tournament was held at Oak Hills. ECU alum, Dr. Arlie Daniel was inducted into the Central States Dr. Gil Morgan was on hand to Communication Hall of Fame. teach a clinic. All proceeds from the event will go to support ECU Dr. Duane Anderson, Mar- athletics. ian Anderson, Claudia Hisle and Renee Hogue presented ECU AUTO DECALS “The Legacy of Four Title III President Hargrave wants to Strengthening Institutions encourage everyone to take a Grants at ECU” at the Empow- piece of ECU with you every- ering Institutions 2010 Title III where, on your car - FREE and Title V Project Director’s Meeting. The Washing- auto decals are available on ton, D.C., conference was hosted by the Institution the second floor of Danley Hall. Development and Undergraduate Education Services.

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WELCOME TO ECU Nancy Thomason, UPCOMING EVENTS Coordinator, Office of Sponsored Programs and Research Wendy Streater, Enrollment Recruiter Through 6/28/2010 Susan Pease, VUB Counselor (Lawton) Art Show - 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Pogue Art Gallery Ron Clark - “Impending Presence & Recent Works” Kenneth Swenson, Custodian Karen Keen, Child Care Resource & Referral Specialist 6/26/2010 Becky Vladyka, OKC Area Reunion - Bricktown Bash, 6 p.m. Secretary, Dept. of Nursing, Ardmore Bricktown Brewery, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Jackie Watt, Financial Aid Clerk Joe Redmond, Instructor, Head Men’s Basketball Coach 6/27/2010 Sara Castleberry, Accounts Payable Clerk Community Band Concert Jerry Branscum, Construction Superintendent 3 p.m. Ataloa Jordan Morris, Business Dean’s Secretary Kyle Davis, Assistant Athletic Trainer/Instructor 7/5/2010 Kim Strover, Administrative for VWIP Independence Day Holiday Daylan Webb, Journeyman Plumber Heat and Air Offices closed and classes do not meet. James Johnson, Custodian Colton Madron, Groundskeeper 7/17/2010 Wendell Godwin, Dean, School of Business Wewoka/Seminole Area Reunion Cole Stringer, Counselor/Computer Specialist- EOC 7/22/2010 Zack Womack, Director of Strength and Conditioning Dedication of the Dr. Andrew Wells, Assistant Professor- Math William Thrash Television Studio Jeri Hargrave, Assistant Professor- Nursing Viki Vogt, Instructor- Nursing 7/28/2010 Dr. Jenna Owens, Director of Legal Studies LAST DAY OF SUMMER SESSION & Assistant Professor Dr. Lorraine Latimore, Assistant Professor- Sociology 7/29/2010 Angela Curlee, Assistant Director, Mail & Printing INTERSESSION BEGINS Charles Terry, Instructor in Kinesiology/Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach 8/12/2010 FACULTY RETURNS

Orange Crush’s Faculty/ 8/13/2010 Staff/Student Softball BEGINNING FRESHMAN Game -- WAS A HOME ADVISEMENT AND ENROLLMENT RUN! INTERSESSION ENDS

8/14/2010 & 8/15/2010 FRESHMAN ORIENTATION ECU’s Night out at the Redhawk’s 8/15/2010 Game. Welcome Week

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