the university of TULSmagazinea 2001 spring NIT Champions! TU’s future is in the bag. Rediscover the joys of pudding cups, juice boxes, and sandwiches . and help TU in the process. In these times of tight budgets, it can be a challenge to find ways to support worthy causes. But here’s an idea: Why not brown bag it,and pass some of the savings on to TU? I Eating out can be an unexpected drain on your finances. By packing your lunch, you can save easy dollars, save commuting time and trouble, and maybe even eat healthier, too. (And, if you still have that childhood lunch pail, you can be amazingly cool again.) I Plus, when you share your savings with TU, you make a tremendous difference.Gifts to our Annual Fund support a wide variety of needs, from purchase of new equipment to maintenance of facilities. All of these are vital to our mission. I So please consider “brown bagging it for TU.” It could be the yummiest way everto support the University. I Watch the mail for more information. For more information on the TU Annual Fund, call (918) 631-2561, or mail your contribution to The University of Tulsa Annual Fund, 600 South College Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74104-3189. Or visit our secure donor page on the TU website: www.utulsa.edu/development/giving/. the university of TULSmagazinea features departments 16 A Poet’s Perspective 2 Editor’s Note 2001 By Deanna J. Harris 3 Campus Updates spring American poet and philosopher Robert Bly is one of the giants of 20th century literature. Thanks to a generous gift, McFarlin Library has Bly’s collected work. 10 From the U 18 Relentless! TU Captures the NIT 14 Research By Deanna J. Harris and Ed Sharrer, BA ’92 50 Athletics contents contents Who let the dogs out? TU did as the Golden Hurricane wolfed down Alabama’s 52 Partners in Education Crimson Tide and emerged NIT champs. 58 Class Notes 24 Special Section: Registry of Patrons 63 In Memoriam Donor Profiles: William Douglass ...................35 Barbara and Nick Allen ............41 64 Calendar Jay C. Byers ............................37 Jake Jorishie ..............................43 Phillips Petroleum..................39 Zarrow Foundation...................45 65 Book End Cover photo by John Clanton, Tulsa World p.3 p.13 p.18 p.56 Time Out University The University of Tulsa TU Students Win Magazine Goldwater,Truman and news editor Udall Scholarships Volume 5, Number 1 Summer 2001 April was a banner month for the TU with students winning five The University of Tulsa Magazine is published three times a year major national scholarships. (spring, summer and winter) by Matthew Lindsey, a senior The University of Tulsa, 600 campus from South College Avenue, Tulsa, majoring in economics and political Oklahoma 74104-3189. science, received a $30,000 Truman Publication dates may vary according to the University’s Scholarship, awarded to undergrad- calendar, events, and scheduling. uates who plan to attend graduate Standard nonprofit postage is paid at Liberty, Missouri. Campus Expansion Continues with Groundbreaking school in preparation for careers in government, the nonprofit sector or POSTMASTER: Send change For Student Health and Fitness Center of address to The University of public service. Lindsey’s research Tulsa Magazine, Office of With cheering students gath- libraries and labs enrich their minds.” focuses on utility company deregu- Development, The University ered on the construction site, The estimated cost of the facil- of Tulsa, 600 South College lation and how to provide low-cost Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma ground was broken in April for a ity is $12 million. Major contribu- electricity to low-income families. 74104-3189. 67,000-square-foot student health tors are the Grace and Franklin TU junior Emily Scott and UNIVERSITY RELATIONS and fitness center that will include a Bernsen Foundation, the H.A. and sophomores Laura Craft and Tim EXECUTIVE EDITOR cardio-weight training area, a three- M.K. Chapman Charitable Trust, Doug Fishback MANAGING EDITOR court gym, a suspended indoor and Fulton and Susie Collins. Deanna J. Harris track, two multipurpose rooms for “This facility will touch every ART DIRECTOR Leslie Cairns, MFA ’99 aerobics and other activities, a stu- student in a major way,” said TU PHOTOGRAPHERS dent lounge and a wellness center. Student Association Vice President Mark Moore, A.J. McCoy “TU’s new student health and Jennifer Geffert. “It will be our CONTRIBUTING WRITERS fitness center is important to each home for intramurals, for personal Sometimes it is good to side step opera, “The Turn of the Screw” in a daz- Maridel Allinder, BA ’77 Rolf Olsen and every student who calls TU workouts, for wellness programs, the hurly-burly of routine. In this fast- zling one-hour performance. Andrea Sharrer, BA ’96 Mercedes Milberry, BA ’97 home,” said TU President Bob and for just hanging out with each paced age of instant, techno every- Listening, one could not help but be DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS Lawless. “Any groundbreaking cer- other. As a TU senior, I am a little thing, sometimes it is good to slow reminded of those students and faculty Judy McHenry emony is a significant benchmark sad to be graduating at what I feel down, to steal away. Study an old, old and arts benefactors who came before. ALUMNI RELATIONS Angela Henderson, Director for a growing university, but this is one of the most exciting times in photograph. Sit quietly in a museum Listening, again time melded to 1929 and INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT one is particularly meaningful TU history.” and open your imagination to just one a smiling crowd of dignitaries and stu- Janis Cavin, Vice President PRESIDENT,THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA because of the profound effect this TU’s Mabee Gymnasium, at TU student-scholars (l-r) Emily Scott, piece of art. With your mind’s eye, dents at the groundbreaking ceremony Robert W. Lawless center will have on the quality of Eighth Street and Florence Avenue, Tim Swearingen and Laura Craft. freeze-frame a sliver of joy to savor for the “Tyrrell Fine Arts Building.” The University of Tulsa does not life on our campus. Now TU stu- will continue to house the univer- later. Were they imagining our 21st century discriminate on the basis of personal sta- tus or group characteristics including but dents will have a state-of-the-art sity’s swimming pool, five racquet- Swearingen received 2001 This past April, about 125 TU stu- joy? How pleased they would be to know not limited to the classes protected under federal and state law in its programs, ser- facility dedicated to their physical ball courts and one squash court. Goldwater Scholarships, bringing dents, faculty and staff stole away for a that more than a half-century later, the vices, aids, or benefits. Inquiries regarding TU’s number of winners to 22 since implementation of this policy may be well being, just as our classrooms, More photos on page 53. mid-week treat in Tyrrell Hall’s audi- arts are alive and well at TU. addressed to the Office of Legal 1995. The Goldwater is the pre- Compliance, 600 South College Avenue, torium. Beneath its stately vaulted When the minutiae of life obscure Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104-3189, (918) 631- mier award for undergraduates in ceiling, a standing-room only crowd your Big Picture, treat yourself to a time- 2423. Requests for accommodation of dis- abilities may be addressed to the mathematics, science and engineer- was enchanted by the clarion voices of out. TU offers myriad opportunities for University’s 504 Coordinator, Dr. Jane ing. Corso, (918) 631-2315. To ensure avail- TU Opera Workshop students. Time you to steal away. Come to campus and ability of an interpreter, five to seven days Scott, a biological sciences notice is needed; 48 hours is recom- melded; Tyrrell Hall faded into Bly freeze-frame a memory or two. mended for all other accommodations. major, hopes to use her expertise in House, Essex County, England; jeans molecular genetics to develop an and sneakers and laptops were no Deanna J. Harris CONTACT US: antibody-based blood test for ovar- longer relevant in the world created by Managing Editor (918) 631-2651 ian cancer. Craft, a chemistry the workshoppers as they sang EMAIL: major, focuses her research on excerpts from Benjamin Britten’s [email protected] developing chronic pain therapeu- Continued on next page 2 TU spring 2001 TU spring 2001 3 University College of Business Administration TU Receives $2.79 tering young leaders who are both Center for Executive and grams will be announced later this news Record-Setting Million To Train ‘Cyber spiritually dedicated and academi- Professional year. news Increase in Research Corps’ cally talented. Development The center also will continue to Funding This is the second year TU is offer in-company programs that are The National Science offering the scholarships, which are In order to better meet the customized for each corporation’s External funding for Foundation has chosen The renewable for up to four years. training needs of executives in specific needs. research at the University for University of Tulsa as one of six Each recipient becomes a member Tulsa and the surrounding areas, For more information about the the last fiscal year was schools to train elite squadrons of the Management Development campus of the TU Presbyterian Leadership new center or the programs being campus $13,997,099, an all-time computer security experts under a Program, which focuses on mission, Center has moved to the College of offered, call 918-631-2215 or visit record. Al Soltow, TU’s direc- new “Cyber Corps” initiative. The leadership and spiritual develop- Business Administration and is now www.cba.utulsa.edu/cepd/.