The University of Tulsa • Class of 1960 Memory Book Greetings from the President

Dear Friends:

As members of the TU Class of 1960, you have witnessed dramatic changes – in civil rights, technology, commerce, and in the realm of what is possible for humankind. You have certainly noted the dramatic changes to our campus since your day, as well. In the past decade alone, we have doubled the value of our campus through an aggressive program of construction that continues today with our Lorton Performance Center and engineering expansion.

For all the physical changes you can see, many others are taking place in less obvious areas. Year by year, our student body is becoming more academically distinguished and more geographically diverse. Our research enterprise is expanding and last year attracted a record $22 million in funding from outside sources. And we are increasingly partnering with other organizations – Gilcrease Museum, OU-Tulsa, the George Kaiser Family Foundation, the Kendall-Whittier Neighborhood Association and many others – to bring about change in our community.

We are grateful when our alumni return to help us envision change and build an exciting future. You do that through service on our advisory boards, giving to our Annual Fund, mentorship of our student interns and hiring of our graduates, active participation in your local alumni chapter, and in many other ways. Your very participation in Homecoming 2010 helps strengthen and renew our family.

As this weekend winds down and you leave campus to return to your regular routines, I encourage each of you to remember that you are part of TU’s ongoing success. I hope you will use your restored connections and rekindled friendships as inroads into new levels of involvement with the Alumni Association and with the University as a whole. There are many more dramatic changes in the works, and your experience and energy will help us take full advantage of the opportunities ahead.

With best regards,

Steadman Upham President In 1960 at TU:

President of the University Miss Carolyn Olson - Delta Delta Events of 1960 Dr. Ben Graf Henneke Delta • First televised debate between Chancellor Miss Jani Cochran - Chi Omega presidential candidates Dr. Clarence I. Pontius Miss Judi Punton - Kappa Alpha • American spy plane “U2” is Theta shot down over the USSR The Deans of the Colleges Miss Barbara Palm - Kappa Alpha • White House report finds U.S. Theta children getting too fat College of Petroleum Sciences and Miss Julie Levengood - Kappa Alpha • Summer Olympic Games held Engineering Theta in Rome and Wilma Rudolf Acting Dean H. N. Carter wins three gold medals College of Liberal Arts TU Royalty • Bye Bye Birdie opens up on Dean Donald E. Hayden Miss Janet Ries - Band Queen Broadway School of Music Miss Nancy Ryan - ROTC Honorary • FDA gives approval to oral Dean Robert L. Briggs Cadet Colonel contraceptives Miss Virginia Scott - Football Queen • Civil Rights Act is signed College of Business Administration Miss Janice Pitchford - Basketball • First Japanese color television Dean M. M. Hargrove Queen broadcast Graduate School Miss Ann Lamkin - Engineers Queen • Tulsa’s population grew by Dean W. V. Holloway 25% TU Landmarks • Etch-A-Sketch was invented Evening Division • The opening of McClure Hall • Hurricane Donna hits East Dean Andrew L. Springfield • The dedication of and daily Coast, called worst on record School of Law services at Sharp Memorial • Harper Lee publishes To Kill a Dean Allen King Chapel Mockingbird • The razing of Robertson Hall, • Top movie money maker was Senior Class Officers campus landmark for 52 years Psycho bringing in $32,000,000 Jim Schmidt • Construction began on Oliphant • We watch on television The Nancy Steffens Hall and Alexander Infirmary Many Lives of Dobie Gillis, The Earl Morris • The Kingston Trio chooses the Untouchables, Rawhide, My Three Pam Smith 1960 Kendallabrum Beauty Sons and Andy Griffith. Queens • We listen to “Cathy’s Clown,” Student Senate • Asian flu plagued the 2nd semester “He’ll Have to Go,” ”Theme President - Milt McKenzie • Miss Florence Blackmore is Miss from A Summer Place,” “It’s Vice-President - John Walsh Homecoming Now or Never” and “Teen Coed Vice - President - Sandy • The Sound of the Golden Angel” DeHanas Hurricane is 25 years old • Gallon of gas costs $0.31 Secretary - Nancy Scott Tauk • First year of organized men’s • Cost of a new home about Treasurer - Jan Wright soccer $16,500 • Men of Kappa Alpha receive a Kendallabrum Beauty Queens cannon for their lawn Miss Gayle Cumpton - Phi Mu

1960 Sue Esser Amstutz 4190 East 46th Place Tulsa, Oklahoma74135 (918) 742-8374 BME Music Education’60, BA ’61 and MME ’65 Q Spouse: Dale Amstutz Spouse’s current job/activities: Dale is retired.

Employment: I taught music and speech at Jane Addams Elementary School, in the Tulsa Public School system from 1960-1989. I also taught private flute lessons. I am currently retired.

Leisure time activities: I am the principal flute player in our church orchestra. Additionally, I’m a member of the Oklahoma Native Plant Society, an organization that studies and photographs wild flowers and native plants. I belong to the Oklahoma State Chapter of the P.E.O Sisterhood and am the state Cottey Scholarship chair. I also enjoy annual vacations in the Colorado Rockies.

Please share some of your favorite TU memories: I enjoyed music activities, including the band, orchestra, and private studies with Max Waits. I had the privilege of knowing Ellen Henneke who was our Mortar Board sponsor in 1959-1960. I traveled with her to a regional Mortar Board conference in Austin, Texas.

1960 Orville Roger Berg 9949 Beaver Creek Drive Shreveport, Louisiana 71106 (318) 798-1748 [email protected] BS Geology, MS Geology ’63

Spouse: Bonnie Kay Berg Spouse’s current job/activities: Bonnie Kay is a housewife with various hobbies.

Family: Our daughter, Angela Kay, is a 1994 graduate of TU.

Employment: I have worked for Phillips Petroleum Company, Andover Oil Company, Santa Fe Minerals and Arkla Exploration Company in the field of oil and gas exploration.

Leisure time activities: I enjoy hunting, fishing and traveling.

Please share some of your favorite TU memories: There were professors at TU I considered important. Beyond what they taught, it was what they expected of their students. Several of those important professors were Dr. Murray (geology), Dr. Veatch (math), Dr. Kaufman (chemistry), Dr. Hopkins (geology), Dr. Baker (geography) and Dr. Enlos (geology).

Have you been involved with TU since graduation? Yes. I have provided financial support, and my daughter graduated from TU.

What have you been up to for the past 50 years? While working for Phillips Petroleum Company, my family spent several years in Singapore and Egypt. I continue to work in the oil and gas business.

1960 Daniel M. Bisett 1534 South 77th East Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma 74112 (918) 622-4453 [email protected] BS Economics Q Spouse: Mary Frances Ham Bisett, BA ’61 Spanish Spouse’s current job/activities: Mary Fran is a retired housewife.

Family: We have three children, Andrea, Daniel, Jr. and Deirdre. We have six grandchildren: Lauren, Tommy, Marybeth, Lindsey, Daniel III and Elizabeth.

Employment: I worked as the director of human resources at McDonnell Douglas in Tulsa for 16 years, Burtek for 14 years and Norris Sucker Rods for eight years.

Leisure time activities: I enjoy playing golf, reading and travel, especially to Europe and Mexico.

Please share some of your favorite TU memories: Dr. Phillip Howell was a great professor.

Have you been involved with TU since graduation? I have been a season ticket holder for about 30 years. I also attended law school for a year as well as graduate school.

1960 Don E. Black 10705 Royal View Avenue Las Vegas, Nevada 89144 (702) 256-8892 BS Chemical Engineering MS Chemical Engineering ’65 University of Idaho

Spouse: Alice B. Black Spouse’s current job/activities: Alice is retired.

Family: We have eight children and stepchildren, 18 grand and step-grandchildren and four great- grandchildren.

Employment: I worked for 1½ years in petrochemicals and 27 ½ years in the nuclear industry at Idaho National Laboratory; 10 years in environmental and nuclear engineering and 8 years in the nuclear industry at the Nevada Test Site.

Leisure time activities: I enjoy fishing, skiing, travel, church choirs, hunting and reading.

Please share some of your favorite TU memories: Three of my favorite memories were helping build an analog (vacuum tube) computer, being a member of Kappa Sigma fraternity and graduating. Special professors were chemical engineering department chair, Paul Buthod and Dr. Kaufmann.

Have you been involved with TU since graduation? I have been involved financially.

Who or what are you most looking forward to seeing when you return to TU? I won’t be able to return for the reunion.

1960 Carolyn Sue Ginn Clover 5309 Sage Court Ft. Worth, Texas 76132 (817) 294-5403 [email protected] BS Elementary Education

Spouse: Glen E. “Ed” Clover - deceased those sorority sisters and dorm friends. Maybe this will be an opportunity to reconnect. Family: I have a daughter, Angela Clover Milligan, who is married to Jim Milligan. Their sons are What have you been up to for the past 50 Hunter and Drake. I also have a son, Kevin Clover, years? I married my husband, Glen E. “Ed” who is married to Alisa Monk Clover. Their children Clover, shortly after graduation in 1960. He was are Hailee, Garrett and Jake. newly commissioned in the U.S. Navy. We were stationed many places along the east coast, ending Leisure time activities: I spent years volunteering up in Brunswick, Maine. Along the way, our children for schools in which my children were enrolled, arrived. Wanting to move back to the Midwest (both primarily working with the music departments as of us were born and raised in Chandler, Oklahoma), accompanist. For my church, I served as Sunday he resigned his commission and began law school school teacher, rang with a hand bell choir and served at the University of Oklahoma. If I had my way, he on various committees. I was active in Women of would have found a job in Tulsa following graduation. Rotary for a number of years, as well as P.E.O. and However, that didn’t happen, and we found ourselves my sorority alumnae chapter, Kappa Alpha Theta. in Houston, Texas in 1967. Ed was with the same law firm for 25 years while I was content with life on the Please share some of your favorite TU home front and the rearing of children. He retired in memories: I remember well friends made from 1992. We then found ourselves making monthly trips my two years living in Lottie Jane Mabee Hall and to Oklahoma to care for elderly parents, the last of also, sorority sisters. With the help of a mom and one whom passed away in 2005. Before I could arrange to employee, we cooked and served dinners at the lodge. have my parents’ home sold and all matters of their Then none of the sorority houses were equipped to business closed, I was stricken with breast cancer. The house students. That was about the only cooking good news is I am now in my third year of remission experience I’d had before I married! and doing well. The bad news is Ed was stricken with some type of cancer, February 2008. He was treated Have you been involved with TU since at the world’s finest cancer institute, MD Anderson, graduation? TU has an excellent alumni group in but not even they could figure it out before he passed Houston, but I rarely had a chance to attend events away, May 2008. Following that, I spent some time in as I was involved elsewhere, but I did read all the TU Oklahoma, cleaning out and preparing my parents’ mail, and with e-mail, I have been able to keep up. home to sell while Hurricane Ike was devastating my home in Sugar Land, Texas. Fortunately, that Who or what are you most looking forward to sale took place quickly. Now I could concentrate on seeing when you return to TU? I don’t expect to the rest of my life. Having no family in Sugar Land, make the reunion. With a now degenerating spine, I knew I should make a big decision. My daughter traveling is difficult. Sadly, I’ve lost connection with and her family live in Ft. Worth, so I came to visit.

1960 Not wanting another house, I found a retirement community nearby which provides everything one could want. I have a perfect-sized house with a fenced yard for my dog and an attached garage. I selected what I felt would fit and I couldn’t live without and in October 2009, made the move. I may have been a little crazy because I didn’t have my house on the market and everyone told me that wasn’t good. I returned to the house and had the damage “Ike” inflicted repaired. Miraculously, the house sold. Now I’m a REAL resident of Ft. Worth and loving it!

1960 Gene T. Cole 101 Sedgefield Circle Lafayette, Louisiana 70503 (337) 981-9343 [email protected] BS Petroleum Engineering

Spouse: Georgia and earth scientists to evaluate oilfield opportunities Spouse’s current job/activities: Georgia is a for Chevron Overseas Petroleum in Russia and homemaker. Kazakhstan. As a result of this team’s efforts, Chevron later became a majority owner and operator Family: We have four children, Sheree, Whitney, of the Tengis Field in Kazakhstan. Hunter and Mark. We have five granddaughters, Corey, Taylor, Lauren, Shannon and Daisy. In 1990, I was assigned as petroleum engineering manager in Midland, Texas. In 1992, I moved to Employment: I grew up living in and around the Lafayette, Louisiana, as manager, West Cameron oilfields of Oklahoma. My grandfather was a pumper Profit Center. I retired in 1996 after 36 years with for Carter Oil Company, which was later bought out Chevron. by Exxon. My dad worked for the oilfield equipment supplier, National Supply Company, and I learned Leisure time activities: I tutor adults, teaching firsthand how to unload casing and tubing from rail reading and writing through Volunteer Instructors cars. After high school and two years at Oklahoma Teaching Adults (VITA.) I am a member of the A&M, I spent two years in the U.S. Army as an Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE). I’m a baseball aircraft mechanic during the Korean War. After the fan with spring training in Scottsdale, Arizona. I’m a Army, I entered The University of Tulsa and earned member of Asbury United Methodist Church. a BS in petroleum engineering. Then in 1958, I joined the Society of Petroleum Engineers. Please share some of your favorite TU memories: Some of the special professors were After graduation, I went to work offshore as a E.T. Guerrero, Denton Wieland, H.N. Carter, Don drilling engineer with the California Company (later Hellander and F.T. Gardner. I joined AIME in 1958 Chevron) in Bay Marchand, Louisiana, working out and helped recruit engineers on campus from 1975 – of the Leesville office. Later I worked in production 1980, working petroleum engineering professors for engineering and projects engineering, as well as jobs Chevron. with increasing supervisory responsibility. In 1983, I moved to California to join Chevron Overseas Have you been involved with TU since Petroleum as budget coordinator for their European graduation? I have recruited engineers on campus producing operations in the United Kingdom, and made annual donations with matching funds Spain, Denmark and The Netherlands. Later I was from Chevron to the Department of Petroleum named vice president of geothermal with Chevron Engineering. Resources Company, where I managed operations in California, Utah and Nevada, using geothermal Who or what are you most looking forward steam and hot water to generate electricity. In 1988, to seeing when you return to TU? I’m looking I was assigned to lead a technical team of engineers forward to seeing how the physical campus has

1960 changed and seeing who submits information for the 1960 Memory Book.

What have you been up to for the past 50 years? I now live with my wife, Georgia, in Lafayette. Since retiring, I spend more time enjoying our four children and five granddaughters. As an ardent San Francisco Giants baseball fan, we are in the process of attending a baseball game in each of the 30 major ballparks. I have served as the president of the Acadiana Chevron Retirees chapter.

1960 Martha Bellah Craner 15011 Rica Vida Way Fountain Hills, Arizona 85268 [email protected] BS Business

Spouse: Ralph Craner Belgium over the years. I feel very fortunate to have Spouse’s current job/activities: As there are had the time overseas, because I REALLY appreciate many people who leave Arizona in the summer, the USA now. Ralph takes care of many homes while they’re gone, checking in each week and fixing any problems that might arise.

Family: We have three children between us, two grandchildren and two great- grandchildren.

Employment: I have been a secretary for an oil company and a large bank. I also worked for Boeing for a while. I have been a teacher and a high school counselor. I have sold real estate and helped manage several apartment buildings. For the last 25 years, I have worked for Barnes and Noble.

Leisure time activities: We are retired! We teach and take computer classes at the Senior Center. We travel as much as possible, and I do Home Delivered Meals. Ralph plays golf and I play bridge. I do scrapbooking also.

Have you been involved with TU since graduation? I donate to the Collins College of Business each year, even though I haven’t really used my degree in business. I got a great education and have been able to have a good life.

Who or what are you most looking forward to seeing when you return to TU? I am stunned at how the campus has grown over the years. I probably won’t recognize anything.

What have you been up to for the past 50 years? I have lived in nine states, England and

1960 Larry E. Embry 250 Pin Oak Drive Brenham, Texas 77833 (979) 836-6288 [email protected] BA Religion

Spouse: Mary Embry Who or what are you most looking forward Spouse’s current job/activities: Mary is a to seeing when you return to TU? I want to see retired school teacher. She also has worked part time the Lorton Center for the Performing Arts, Gilcrease as an assistant to a Texas state representative. Museum, McFarlin Library additions and many friends from the Class of 1960. Family: We have two sons, Lawrence and Mark. We have four grandchildren, Caroline, Cullen, Piper and What have you been up to for the past 50 Linkoln. years? My wife, Mary, and I have been married for 46 years. She graduated from Mississippi College Employment: I was the pastor of First Baptist and we both graduated from Southwestern Baptist Church in Schulenburg, Texas from 1965 – 1969. Theological Seminary in Ft. Worth, Texas. She Then I was the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in received an MRE, and I received Master of Divinity Brenham, Texas from 1969 – 2004. I retired in 2004. as well as Master of Theology degrees.

Leisure time activities: I enjoy golf and travel Mary taught school for 30 years. Following outside of the United States. I have been active in retirement, she worked for Texas State Representative Rotary for 45 years, attending four international Lois Kolkhorst for several years. conventions. In addition to pasturing Calvary Baptist Church Please share some of your favorite TU for 35 years, I have been active in the Chamber of memories: I remember fondly Lambda Chi Alpha Commerce, Boys and Girls Club, high school booster fraternity; Dr. Grady Snuggs’ religion classes; the club and numerous local activities. Baptist Student Union (BSU); Eastwood Baptist Church, where I was the assistant to the pastor; We have traveled all over America and several foreign and basketball games at the antiquated Fairground countries. I am a big sports fan of TU, Baylor, Pavilion. Houston Astros, the Texans and the Yankees. I have been a member of our local Prayer Breakfast for 36 Have you been involved with TU since years. graduation? I am a member of the Golden Hurricane Club and am a season ticket holder for TU football games. I have contributed to numerous athletic fund drives. I support TU football and basketball games at Rice and the University of Houston.

1960 S. M. “Buddy” Fallis 952 Pine Tree Road Kansas, Oklahoma 74347 BA History ’58, JD ’60

Spouse: Diane Spouse’s current job/activities: Diane is a retired pediatric nurse.

Family: Our sons are David and Daniel Fallis. Our grandchildren are Genevieve, Alec, Maggie and Gracie Fallis.

Employment: I was the assistant Tulsa County attorney from 1960–1961, chief prosecutor from 1962–1966 and the district attorney from 1967-1981. I have been in private civil practice since 1981.

Leisure time activities: I enjoy fishing, golf and writing.

What have you been up to for the past 50 years? My family is the most important facet of my life. Diane and I will celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. From a professional standpoint, I was privileged to serve as Tulsa County’s first district attorney. Also, as a prosecutor, I served on the National College for District Attorneys for many years as a teacher and lecturer. I spoke in almost all the states of the United States and several foreign countries. I spoke on and taught trial techniques to JAG officers. I also taught the Oklahoma Bar Review for over 20 years, as well as teaching as an adjunct professor at the TU law school.

1960 Clyde W. Forrest 705 West Vermont Avenue Urbana, Illinois 61801 (217) 344-6331 [email protected] BA History and Political Science

Spouse: Jeanette Hornsey Forrest, BS ’62 Please share some of your favorite TU Elementary Education memories: Returning to TU after two years in the Spouse’s current job/activities: Jeanette is a Army was wonderful, but Dr. Price’s second semester retired teacher. French was a struggle. I got a great education that laid the basis for my own career in higher education. Family: Our children are Russ, Amy and Mitch. Our grandchildren are Will, Owen, Andrew, Evan, Have you been involved with TU since Garrett and Cece. graduation? I was a visiting lecturer in the TU College of Law in 1963 and the Collins College of Employment: I worked at the Tulsa Metro Business, 1963-1964. Planning Commission from 1958-1962, in private practice 1962-1966, in the Tulsa OU/Tulsa Model Who or what are you most looking forward to Cities from 1962-1968 and as a professor at the seeing when you return to TU? I’m hoping to see University of Illinois, Champaign from 1968-2002. I any former professors. am now Professor Emeritus.

Leisure time activities: I enjoy travel, reading and fishing. I am involved in Rotary International, I am a church lay leader, and on the board of Champaign County Design Development Foundation.

1960 Robert (Bob) Gilbert 10118 South 94th East Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma74133 (918) 249-0756 [email protected] BS Business Administration Accounting

Spouse: Millie Spouse’s current job/activities: Millie is retired.

Family: We have two children, one son and one daughter. We also have four grandchildren, three granddaughters and one grandson.

Employment: I retired after 35 years at American Airlines as a controller in line maintenance.

Leisure time activities: I enjoy playing golf and tennis. I also enjoy travel, particularly ocean cruises. I love TU football and basketball and have been a season ticket holder for 40 years.

Please share some of your favorite TU memories: I was a tennis letterman.

Have you been involved with TU since graduation? I am a member of the TU Lettermen’s Club and a 40-year season ticket holder for both football and basketball.

1960 Allene Plouzek Griffith 12223 East 38th Tulsa, Oklahoma 74146 (918) 664-9588 [email protected] BS Business Administration

Spouse: Earl Griffith, BS ’58 Business Please share some of your favorite TU Administration memories: Earl and I first met in May 1957, but Spouse’s current job/activities: Earl is retired. did not begin dating until the next winter. He finally He enjoys genealogy research and finding new decided to ask me to a TU basketball game. We were cousins. Almost every week he has coffee with other among the first few couples married in Sharp Chapel. “old timers.” We celebrated our Golden Anniversary last March. I enjoyed being a member of Scroll, Phi Gamma Family: Our children are daughter, Julie; and Kappa and organizations for business and education son, Greg and his wife, Wendy. We have two majors. granddaughters, Payton and Kori; a grandson, Taylor; and several grand-dogs. Have you been involved with TU since graduation? We belong to the Golden Hurricane Employment: About a month after graduating, I Club and regularly attend basketball and football was back on campus as Dean Hargrove’s secretary. games. In recent years, we have also enjoyed concerts Then came motherhood and various part-time jobs, and recitals by music students and faculty. The including substitute teaching and selling real estate. growth and beautification of the campus have been In 1973, I began working at the Internal Revenue exciting to watch. Service, first as an auditor, then a group manager and appeals officer. This must have been my real calling because I stayed for 22 exciting years.

Leisure time activities: As a child, I spent a lot of time reading; that is still one of my favorite hobbies. I was a volunteer tutor in the Tulsa City-County Library’s Adult Literacy Program. I also enjoy cooking, traveling and attending concerts.

1960 Gerald E. “Gary” Hahn 3744 South Niagara Way Denver, Colorado 80237 (303) 753-0601 [email protected] BS Business Administration (Management and Economics)

Spouse: Barbara “Barby” Combs Hahn years is how very quickly the time has passed and yet Spouse’s current job/activities: Barby is a how vivid are the memories. My favorite memory retired teacher/college instructor, church volunteer, was meeting, courting and marrying my wife of 50 P.E.O., USO volunteer, mentor to seminary students, years, Barbara Combs Hahn. We met as members Tri Delta alumnae group, creating digital photo books of the Golden Hurricane Band, directed then by and “grandmothering.” Dwight Dailey. Barby was a majorette with the Marching Band and clarinetist in Concert Band. I Family: We have two daughters, Laura Hahn played drums, so football games were quite special. and Jennifer Hahn Marsh (BA ’87). We have three Away games with the band also provided lots of granddaughters: Madeleine, 19; Elizabeth, 16; and excitement, as were the annual parades in downtown Lyla, 12. Tulsa. After marriage, Barby and I lived in a big house just off campus, where we entertained a Employment: I received an Air Force Commission constant stream of friends. Many of us enjoyed through AFROTC at TU and then served for hanging out at Ben Simler’s Varsity Center, now long 32 years as a USAF officer, retiring in 1994 as a gone. Being part of the AFROTC cadet corps and Brigadier General. I served in financial management being selected the Cadet Colonel my senior year was as Chief Financial Officer, budget cost and a proud and humbling experience and, although I management analysis, accounting and finance and didn’t know it then, led me to make the Air Force a internal audit at many bases throughout the USA career. Membership in Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity and overseas. I also served as faculty in Officer gave me lasting friendships. I recall many special Professional Military Education School. Following professors, such as Dean Hargrove, R. Grady Snuggs, my Air Force retirement, I was the manager of the Dwight Dailey, Philip Howell, Lyle Owen, Lyle Denver office of J.P. Associates, Inc., a financial data Trueblood, Paul Graver and Col. M.D. Gentry. systems consulting firm headquartered in Fairfax, All were excellent subject matter teachers who also Virginia. passed on many life lessons. Overall, the education at TU prepared me well for life beyond the university. Leisure time activities: I am the board president of MDS Counseling Center (Denver), an elder at Have you been involved with TU since Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church, and I volunteer graduation? My hometown was Tulsa, so I have with the Rocky Mountain USO. I also enjoy watched TU grow over the years, truly an amazing bicycling, traveling in the U.S. and overseas and being sight to see and one that makes the alumnus very a grandparent. proud. In addition, we have attended several homecoming games as well as TU fraternity and Please share some of your favorite TU sorority gatherings. Over the past number of years, memories: I suspect, like most of our peers, one we have paid back a small portion by giving to the of the amazing aspects of thinking back on college annual fund drive.

1960 What have you been up to for the past 50 years? Most of the last 50 years, I have been involved in my Air Force career, an always challenging mission with dedicated people. We have lived in many interesting places: The Philippines during Vietnam; Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles, California; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Denver, Colorado; Kansas City, Missouri; Montgomery, Alabama; and Omaha, Nebraska. Traveling in foreign countries and learning other cultures taught us to appreciate the USA and all that we take for granted. In all the places we have lived, Barby and I have remained close to the Lord, active in our local Air Force chapel or church. I have found a great outlet being on the board of a local nonprofit — demanding but also very rewarding. I have a love of bicycling. I have raced in the U.S. and Germany. At age 72, I continue cycling and have for several years ridden the Ride the Rockies, an annual Colorado bike tour. Barby and I continue to travel and visit our daughters and granddaughters. The past 50 years have been an amazing and very fast ride. We have been blessed.

1960 Milton W. “Bill” Hardy 5717 South Columbia Place Tulsa, Oklahoma74105 (918) 742-5740 [email protected] BA Commercial Design

Spouse: Gennie Carol Hardy, deceased. What have you been up to for the past 50 years? A couple of years ago, I was an honorary Employment: I was the advertising manager for guest of Governor Keating at the ground breaking of Sears from 1960-1961 here in Tulsa. After moving to the Capitol Dome. My grandfather, Judge Summers St. Louis, I was the advertising/package director for Hardy, decided where the capitol would be built, Sigma-Fischer Scientific, art director for Steinheimer designed the existing Supreme Court building, Advertising Agency, art director for Commercial Letter and also occupied it as the first Chief Justice of Inc. Direct Mail. I have also designed for Hallmark Oklahoma. My grandmother was first lady of Cards, Anheuser Busch, Mallinckrodt, Harmony Oklahoma for the first two governors, who were House, Harrah’s, Southwestern Bell and others. I both bachelors. A charcoal portrait I did of Yoyo Ma also designed the presidential peanut campaign for hangs in the refurbished Powell Symphony Hall in St. President Jimmy Carter’s campaign. Louis.

Leisure time activities: I founded both doll collectors and designers clubs in St. Louis. I have appraised antique and collectible dolls, taught porcelain doll making and China painting. I am listed in Madison’s Who’s Who.

Please share some of your favorite TU memories: I was probably the only social chairman of Kappa Sigma who served for 4½ years. I’ll never forget Alexandre Hogue’s horror at the male life model who happened to be working his way through college by modeling. He showed up in a glen plaid posing strap complete with an Ivy League belt in the back. Hogue blew a fuse and yanked the strap off the model in front of the class. Needless to say, it pretty much put an end to that day’s class.

Have you been involved with TU since graduation? I have not been very involved. I missed Brad Place’s party.

Who or what are you most looking forward to seeing when you return to TU? I’d enjoy seeing Brad Place. I miss the old Kendall Hall. 1960 Mary Birbilis Henson 2809 Windamere Lane Russellville, Arkansas 72802 [email protected] BA Print/Broadcast Journalism

Spouse: Stan Henson Please share some of your favorite TU Spouse’s current job/activities: Stan is a retired memories: My favorite memories of TU are taking science professor and is a big Cowboy fan (OSU). He classes in the old prefab building which housed spent a great deal of time at OSU and received three the journalism department, being editor of the degrees from that institution. I did my graduate and Kendallabrum yearbook and being in Mortar Board. postgraduate work at OSU. My favorite professors were Ed Johnson, Dr. Ivy Cadenhead and Dr. R. Grady Snuggs. Employment: I was an English and journalism teacher at the secondary and university levels for Have you been involved with TU since 35 years before taking early retirement. I taught in graduation? In 1965, I was married to Stan the Tulsa and Oklahoma City public schools and at Henson in Sharp Chapel with Dr. Snuggs officiating. Oklahoma State University. The last 20 years of my I have only attended one reunion since graduation. teaching career were at the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Arkansas. Who or what are you most looking forward to seeing when you return to TU? Most of the Leisure time activities: I enjoy reading, gourmet places that I remember are no longer there; however, cooking and working in my garden. I spend a great I am looking forward to seeing the new and improved deal of time working on my computer, writing and campus. I am certain that I shall not recognize much doing research. Stan and I have traveled extensively of it. in the United States and have spent summers in foreign countries. I am currently serving on several What have you been up to for the past 50 community and church committees. years? Fifty years have gone by quickly. I have had the same husband for 45 years, and we are living a quiet life on Norristown Mountain with our English Springer spaniel and three cats.

1960 Dr. Warren L. Hipsher 2121 South Yorktown Avenue, Apt. 606 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114 BS Physics, EDD ’60

Spouse: Obera R. Hipsher Spouse’s current job/activities: Obera is retired from Southwestern Bell Corporation.

Family: Our son, Terry Hipsher, graduated from Princeton University with a BS in 1975 and then received his MS in 1979 from TU. Terry has taught at Cascia Hall for 25 years.

Employment: I worked for Tulsa Public Schools from September of 1950 until June 1, 1960. I then was employed by The University of Tulsa from June 1, 1960 until June 1, 2009.

Leisure time activities: We enjoy travel. We have taken 25 cruises from 1990 to 2009.

Have you been involved with TU since graduation? Yes, I was employed by the University for 50 years.

Who are you most looking forward to seeing? I’m looking forward to sharing memories.

1960 Orlin Woodie Hopper 4233 East 74th Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136 (918) 496-9980 [email protected] BS ’58 International Business, JD ’60

Spouse: Verena M. Hopper Spouse’s current job/activities: Verena is a homemaker.

Family: We have two sons, Orlin Woodie Hopper II and Joel Justin Walter Hopper. Our grandchildren are Nicholas, Benjamin and Loren Hopper.

Employment: I have been a self-employed lawyer for 50 years.

1960 John Lauderdale 4018 75th Street Lubbock, Texas 79423 (806) 799-3315 [email protected] BS ’55 Petroleum Engineering, MS ’60 Petroleum Engineering

Spouse: Helen Lauderdale I graduated as an Engineer of Distinction in my Spouse’s current job/activities: Helen is a undergraduate studies and received the Silver Beaker retired vice president of Prudential Securities, a Award as a graduate student. competitive bridge player and participant in two book clubs, and P.E.O. In her “spare” time, she swims, Have you been involved with TU since teaches Sunday school and heads “Share the Vision.” graduation? I have participated in alumni activities in several locations, and I’m a member of the Family: We have three children: Leslie, Jay and Lettermen’s Association. I’ve dined with three or four Lindy. We have three grandchildren: John IV, Jamie university presidents when they came to town and and Landon. John IV graduated from TU in 2009. hosted potential students. I’ve attended pep rallies Jamie also graduated from the University of Missouri before football and basketball games when they in 2009, and Landon is eight years old. played in the city in which we lived.

Employment: I was employed by Standard Oil of Who or what are you most looking forward New Jersey (now Exxon), Panhandle Eastern Pipe to seeing when you return to TU? I am looking Line, Anadarko Petroleum, Texas Oil & Gas, Link forward to seeing the major changes that have Systems, Houston Natural Gas, and Enron. I retired occurred on campus. in 1994. What have you been up to for the past 50 Leisure time activities: I have coached a lot of years? During the past 50 years, I have observed the both baseball and basketball for both kids and adults, effects of inflation! I’ve observed how the country has served as Mayor pro-tem and council member of moved from a patriotic fervor following WWII, to a Benbrook City Council, served as church treasurer much more subdued patriotism, and how a few “bad and on several church boards. I have served on the apples” can really spoil the barrel as the country has board of Mother’s Day Out, taught English as a become much more liberal. As the sunset of our lives second language to Asians, and I am an officer of our draws near, I appreciate more deeply the value of neighborhood association. a good education; the decency with which we were raised and the moral values that shaped our efforts to Please share some of your favorite TU impart these values to our future generations so that memories: I enjoyed membership in Pi Epsilon they won’t be lost in mankind’s efforts for survival. Tau, the engineering honorary, as well as the I am thrilled that John A. Lauderdale, IV got his Engineers Club. We enjoyed yelling “Whatcha electrical engineering degree from The University in Hubba Hikkas” at football games. I played 1st base ’09. The tradition continues. There is hope for the for the Golden Hurricane, lettering three years and future. We will prevail. helping the team tie for the conference championship.

1960 Donazel Bowman Meyer 1318 North Garfield Avenue Sand Springs, Oklahoma74063 (918) 246-8382 [email protected] BM Vocal and Instrument

Spouse: Kenneth Meyer, BS ’65 Management, deceased.

Family: I have one daughter and one granddaughter.

Employment: I was a teacher

Leisure time activities: I enjoy music and china painting.

Please share some of your favorite TU memories: I loved the TU band.

Have you been involved with TU since graduation? No, I haven’t.

Who or what are you most looking forward to seeing when you return to TU? I’m looking forward to seeing all of the new buildings and changes on campus.

What have you been up to for the past 50 years? I traveled over the U.S., Canada and Mexico teaching techniques that I developed in china painting.

1960 L. G. Murrell, Jr. 1523 Resaca Boulevard Austin, Texas 78738 (512) 402-1952 [email protected] BS Management

Spouse: Joy Murrell Spouse’s current job/activities: Joy is retired.

Family: We have three children, seven grandchildren and are patiently waiting for great grandchildren!

Employment: I was an oil and gas broker, branded and unbranded.

Leisure time activities: I enjoy golf, travel and reading.

Please share some of your favorite TU memories: I enjoyed the student union and the library.

Who or what are you most looking forward to seeing when you return to TU? I’m interested to see the changes on campus.

What have you been up to for the past 50 years? We lived in Minnesota, Arkansas and California, retiring to the Texas Hill Country in 200l.

1960 Paulo Nery 1914 Alana Springs Drive Katy, Texas 77450 (281) 579-2010 [email protected] BS Chemical Engineering

Spouse: Marianne Nery Spouse’s current job/activities: Marianne is a teacher.

Family: We have three children, Paulo, Gregory and Mara Nery.

Employment: From 1976 – 1984, I worked at PASA Petroquimica; 1980 – 1984, Universal Petroleum; 1984-1990 Chesham Petroleum Corporation; 1990 – present, Jacobs Consultancy, Inc.

Leisure time activities: I enjoy reading, gardening and traveling.

Please share some of your favorite TU memories: My favorite memories include classes with W.L. Nelson and A. Paul Buthod.

Who or what are you most looking forward to seeing when you return to TU? I’m looking forward to seeing older acquaintances from the engineering school and the TU campus.

What have you been up to for the past 50 years? Our son Gregory is a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy, being chosen for promotion to Lt. Commander. I spent four year in Buenos Aires, Argentina, managing the operations of a petrochemical company.

1960 Charles L. Owens 5208 North Stonewall Drive Oklahoma City, Oklahoma73111 (405) 424-3981 Juris Doctorate

Spouse: Edythe D. Owens Bartlett in 1968, I was elected and re-elected in 1970, Spouse’s current job/activities: Edythe is a 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990 and 1994 before my retired schoolteacher. retirement in 1998. During my tenure, I tried many felony criminal cases, some of which were termed Family: We have one son, Charles L. Owens, Jr.; “high profile.” One of these was the first criminal and one daughter, Melanie Lynn Owens. case in Oklahoma in which television coverage was permitted by the Supreme Court of Oklahoma – Employment: I worked in the Tulsa Police the State vs. Roger Dale Stafford. I also served on Department from 1955 – 1960. I was the assistant the court of the Judiciary for some eight years by Attorney General of the State of Oklahoma from appointment of the Chief Justice of the Oklahoma 1963 – 1968. Then I was a district judge of the 7th Supreme Court. My colleagues on that Court elected Judicial District of Oklahoma from 1968 – 1998. me as Presiding Judge. That Court presides over cases in which judges are charged with misconduct and Please share some of your favorite TU their removal or suspension is sought. memories: I attended the old downtown TU law school in the evening for four years and three summers, struggling with my classmates who were similarly situated with jobs and young families. I remember the job of graduation in 1960 and launching into my career.

Have you been involved with TU since graduation? I was honored to receive TU’s Lifetime Achievement in Law award in 2002. In 2005, I was named Distinguished Alumnus. I cherish both of these awards.

Who or what are you most looking forward to seeing when you return to TU? I am looking forward to seeing the College of Law facilities and the many additions and improvements to the campus.

What have you been up to for the past 50 years? I served exactly 30 years on the District Court Bench in Oklahoma County. After my initial appointment as District Judge by Governor Dewey

1960 Nancy Steffens Paul 9529 South College Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma 74173 (918) 299-0322 [email protected] BA Telecommunications

Spouse: Roger Paul, BS ’52 Pre-Med Services Who or what are you most looking forward Spouse’s current job/activities: Roger is a to seeing when you return to TU? I really look retired internal medicine doctor. forward to seeing members of the 1960 class. I’m anxious for everyone to see what the campus looks Family: We have two sons, Darrel, BA ’87 Law and like now and what a great University we graduated Society, ’90 JD; and Stephen, BA ’91 Psychology. We from. have seven grandchildren, five boys and two girls. What have you been up to for the past 50 Employment: Immediately after graduation, I years? Tulsa has always been home. Now we spend worked for KTUL Radio and TV. I finished my October through April in Ft. Myers, Florida. We fell working days as a clinic manager for Warren Clinics, in love with Sanibel Island years ago and now live five doctors and 23 women. 20 minutes off the Island. We are always in Tulsa for Christmas with friends and family, always hoping we Leisure time activities: I don’t seem to have a get out of town before we are caught by ice and snow. lot of “leisure time.” I do love to travel, play golf and belong to several women’s groups. I do enjoy my association with TU and my Tri Delta friends, who were my best friends at TU and still are.

Please share some of your favorite TU memories: I will always be grateful for being able to know Dr. Henneke in the classroom as well as the University president. I also have fond memories of my mentor, Edward Dumit and KWGS. My four years at the University were some of the best years of my life.

Have you been involved with TU since graduation? I have served on the Alumni Association board of directors as both member, then president. I am currently serving on the Heritage committee.

1960 George K. Pinos 1228 Depot Street #1B Glenview, Illinois 60025 (847) 730-3745 [email protected] BS Business Administration

Spouse: Maria, deceased.

Family: I have one son named Dean; and two grandchildren, George, 7 and Maria, 6.

Employment: I worked at Sun Oil Company from 1961 – 1965. Then I worked for Amoco Oil Company from 1965 – 1991. I became the president of GMD Investments in 1991, a position that I currently hold.

Leisure time activities: I am a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars; past president of Syndesmos Kolliniation of Chicago, a Greek immigrant organization; a member of Pan Arcadian Club of Chicago; a member of St. Constantine Greek Orthodox church; and the Mason Lodge of Tulsa.

Please share some of your favorite TU memories: I particularly remember Professor Gimmel, transportation; Professor Cohen, statistics; and Professor Hoover, business.

1960 Clarence Przybyl 24 Chapel Hill Road Oakdale, Connecticut 06730 (860) 848-3402 BS Geophysical Engineering

Spouse: Lorane Vogt Przybyl, deceased.

Family: I have four sons: John, Daniel, Gregory and Thomas; and one daughter, Lori Lynn. I have eight grandchildren: Rachel, Matthew, Michael, Brittany, Misty, Nathan and Rebecca. I also have four great grandchildren: Clara, Sophia, Summer and Matthew.

Employment: After graduating from TU, I went to work for the Naval Systems Lab in New London, Connecticut. I worked there for 36 years, retiring in 1996. My work involved developing new sonar equipment for use on our submarines. My work took me to Japan, Norway, Scotland, Guam, England, Spain and Australia.

Leisure time activities: I enjoy traveling, as well as playing chess and cards. I spent 40 years leading and helping Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops.

Please share some of your favorite TU memories: Most of my memories of TU consisted of the tough studies I had.

Who or what are you most looking forward to seeing when you return to TU? I’m looking forward to seeing TU’s growth and expansion.

What have you been up to for the past 50 years? I just spent my life helping Lorane care for and raise our family. They are all married with families of their own. My wife and family were able to join me on many of my work assignments out of the country.

1960 David E. Robbins 7508 East 22nd Place, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74129 (918) 627-6339 Bachelor Music Education Master Music Education ’65 PhD ’79 University of North Texas

Spouse: Loyce LaFern Robbins Please share some of your favorite TU Spouse’s current job/activities: Loyce is very memories: When I transferred to TU in 1958, I competent and efficient in many areas of possible was married with an infant child. My intention was employment. She has, however, for most of our to care for my family and to do well academically; lives together, chosen to be a stay-at-home mom to include extracurricular activities was virtually and a loving, nurturing grandmother and great- impossible. Strong memories linger nonetheless. My grandmother. most memorable professor was Dr. Béla Rozsa. I disapproved of much about Dr. Rozsa, and I did not Family: Loyce and I have three daughters, six think he was a good teacher. However, I learned a grandchildren and two great grandchildren. All great deal from him and in his classes, so perhaps he of our family lives in Tulsa, except for our oldest taught well! My favorite TU professor was my voice grandson. instructor, Mr. Louis Cunningham. I remember his patience and expertise in vocal techniques and his Employment: While attending TU, I had part- reliable piano accompaniments. time jobs leading church music programs. Upon my graduation, I taught vocal music at Nathan Hale Have you been involved with TU since High School in Tulsa from 1960 – 1968. During that graduation? In 1965, I received my master’s degree time, I also led music for two different Tulsa churches. in music education from TU. That was facilitated by In 1968, I became assistant professor of music at the fact that I had numerous TU student-teachers Oral Roberts University. While I taught at ORU, I working with me at Hale High School. For each became associate professor, was tenured and served as student-teacher, TU provided me with three semester coordinator of music theory and of music education. hours. This virtually allowed me to complete my I retired in 2003 as Professor Emeritus. master’s degree in two summers. While teaching at Hale, I brought my choral groups to TU to be judged Leisure time activities: As retired work as well at regional music contests. Moreover, I accepted an as hobby, I study New Testament Greek, using this invitation for one of my groups to sing for TU’s music in teaching Sunday School classes at the church I majors. While teaching both at Hale and at ORU, attend. I have sung in the church choir and served I attended seminars about music theory and music on various committees. Loyce and I have traveled 43 education. years to the Colorado Rockies. This past year, we took many of our family members with us, including some Who or what are you most looking forward to of our teenaged grandchildren and their significant seeing when you return to TU? In spite of the others. fact that I live in Tulsa, I want to see firsthand all of the new improvements to the campus.

1960 What have you been up to for the past 50 years? Loyce and I have celebrated 53 years of marriage. Our family is a great joy to us. Loyce wonderfully organizes and stimulates the family into action, fun and togetherness. To celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary, we traveled to Israel and visited missionary friends there, who gave us insight into the country, the people and the culture. Loyce and I now choose to remain in the country to celebrate our lives together with our family and friends.

1960 Gretchen Hotz Ross 29 South Tealwood Drive St. Louis, Missouri 63141 (314) 994-1668 [email protected] BME Vocal and Instrument

Spouse: Paul Ross died December 30, 2008. He back east were great! Living in Lottie Janie Mabee graduated from Westminster College in Fulton, Hall with my roommate, Gail Buchanan Delente Missouri in 1957. His career in banking spanned was so much fun! Dr. Béla Rozsa was the bane of almost 50 years. He loved to play golf, hunt, and fish my existence in the music school. Dr. Grady Snuggs and he enjoyed his grandchildren. was the best professor of all. My Delta Gamma fraternity activities were always rewarding, and I Family: I have one son, Paul Ross, Jr. and one loved the friendships I made at TU. daughter, Lisa Gretchen Goebel, BS ’93 Marketing. Lisa is married to Jim Goebel, and they have four Have you been involved with TU since children, Gigi, Frankie, Vincent and Effie. graduation? My daughter, Lisa, attended TU from 1989 – 1993 and pledged Delta Gamma. I was Employment: I taught elementary music in Tulsa on campus several times while she was in school. Public Schools for nearly five years. We moved to My cousin, Art Troll, was also head of security for St. Louis in 1965, and I attended graduate school at several years. Washington University. I have an MA in education with emphasis in music education. Who or what are you most looking forward to seeing when you return to TU? It will be Leisure time activities: I started piano at age 4 nice to see old friends from 50 years ago and to see and am still playing. I began organ lessons at TU in who I can remember! 1957 and am assistant organist at my church, Ladue Chapel Presbyterian Church. I accompany two What have you been up to for the past 50 children’s choirs and sing in the adult choir. I have years? Since graduation from TU, I have given been involved with the preschool vision screening several piano/organ concerts at my church, marking program through Delta Gamma Center for Children my birthdays of 50, 60, 65 and 70 years. For three with Visual Impairments since 1978. I contact all years, I was part of a duo-piano group, and we gave parents of children who have been referred for three concerts. As the kids were growing up, our further eye exams. I volunteered at Barnes Hospital family enjoyed many vacations in the United States. for over nine years in the cancer information center, I traveled to Paris, France, in 2007 with our adult fitting women who are in treatment for cancer with church choir. On July 1, 2007, we sang during the wigs. morning worship service with 120 other folks in Notre Dame Cathedral. It was the thrill of a lifetime Please share some of your favorite TU for me! memories: I loved accompanying the Modern Choir under Arthur Hestwood’s direction. The trips

1960 Wayne Banes Rumley 1632 East 45th Tulsa, Oklahoma 74105 (918) 743-3753 home, (918) 252-2571 work BS Chemical Engineering

Spouse: Andrea Irene Rumley Please share some of your favorite TU Spouse’s current job/activities: Andrea is an memories: The great Paul Buthod was a engineer at R & R Engineering. tremendous influence during my TU experience and beyond. I credit him for shaping my education and Family: Our daughter, Dr. Wayna Joan Rumley, BA giving me the confidence to achieve my dreams. ’78 Zoology, is a physician; Sharon LeeAnn Rumley is a teacher; Wayne Banes Rumley II is an employee Have you been involved with TU since at R & R Engineering; and Warren Benjamin graduation? I have been an active volunteer for the Rumley, also an employee at R & R Engineering. TU College of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Their mother was the late Barbara Joan Rumley. serving on the chemical engineering advisory board Our grandchildren are Tanner Joseph, Barrett and working with Dean Bellovich to engage more and Michael and Conner Benjamin Rumley. All three more alumni into the life of the college. grandchildren are students at Holland Hall. Who or what are you most looking forward to Employment: I worked at Champlin Oil and seeing when you return to TU? I get to campus Refining Company in Enid, Oklahoma as a process frequently, but I am always amazed at the changes engineer; Alco Products in Beaumont and Houston, that continue from one week to the next! Our alma Texas as a design engineer; Western Supply in Tulsa, mater has never looked more beautiful – just like each Oklahoma; I founded Air Cooled Exchangers in of us! Tulsa; and I am the company founder, CEO and design engineer at R & R Engineering Company Inc. What have you been up to for the past 50 in Tulsa. years? I am an avid and life-long collector of art and artifacts that depict the stories of the American Leisure time activities: I enjoy working my West and the many cultures of Native Americans. I longhorn cattle on my ranch just outside of Tulsa, am passionate about this aspect of my life and hope watching Golden Hurricane football, actively to do a small part to preserve the cultural biographies volunteering for the Department of Chemical of many tribes, nations and those who were a part of Engineering at TU and most especially collecting art America’s mythic West. and artifacts relating to Native Americans and the American West. I also serve as a director of Gilcrease Museum.

1960 Suresh Sinkar 8927 Troulon Drive Houston, Texas 77036 (713) 776-8212 [email protected] MS Chemical Engineering

Spouse: Rebecca Sinkar Spouse’s current job/activities: Rebecca is retired.

Family: Our children are Nathan, Aaron, Kamal and Raj, deceased. We have eight grandchildren.

Employment: I worked at Wilson & Co. from 1956 – 1959; Phillips Petroleum 1960 – 1965;E R & E 1965 – 1968; Conoco 1968 – 1971; M W Kellogg 1971 – 1986; Stone/Webster Engineering Company; then back to Kellogg until 1998 when I retired. At the last two companies, I was a project manager/director for over 22 years.

Leisure time activities: I have been an instructor/ associate professor for evening classes in chemical engineering at the University of Houston for over 10 years. I enjoy reading and traveling. I have also been active with my children in scouting and baseball. I have also served as the president of PTA.

Have you been involved with TU since graduation? I’ve kept up with TU activities, even though I’ve been away from the Tulsa area most of my working years.

Who or what are you most looking forward to seeing when you return to TU? My wife is from Pawnee, Oklahoma, so we do come to Tulsa fairly often. Rebecca is a member of the Pawnee Nation, and we are both active in local Indian activities.

1960 Almeda Smith 5245 South 74th East Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma 74145 (918) 688-2525 BA Education, MA ’68 Education

Spouse: Jerome Smith Who or what are you most looking forward Spouse’s current job/activities: Jerome to seeing when you return to TU? I’m looking graduated from Kansas University. He is a retired forward to seeing fellow graduates and reading electrical engineer with Public Service Company of teachers. Tulsa. What have you been up to for the past 50 Family: We have two boys and two girls: Dr. Doug years? In 1985, we built a vacation home in Smith, Dr. Evelyn Roberts, Carolyn Webster and Dan Colorado. It is located at 9,000 feet altitude and Smith. We also have eight grandchildren and two the summer temperatures range in the 40’s at night great-grandchildren. and the 70’s in the daytime. After a rain leaves our location, we sit on our front deck and watch it change Employment: I was a teacher in the Tulsa Public to snow on Pike’s Peak. We enjoy our children, Schools from 1960 – 1963; assistant professor grandchildren and great grandchildren spending their and director of the Mabee Reading Clinic at The summer vacations with us in Colorado, Thanksgiving, University of Tulsa from 1964 – 1992; psychometrist Christmas and Easter at our home in Tulsa. and reading specialist at the University of South Carolina during 1970.

Leisure time activities: I enjoy china painting and traveling throughout the U.S., Russia, Germany and Italy.

Please share some of your favorite TU memories: My favorite professors were Lorise DeFigh, Marlow Markert, George Small, Paul Brown and Dr. Zimmerman. Miss Williams was a very dear counselor who was a great help.

Have you been involved with TU since graduation? I was the director of the Mabee Reading Clinic for 28 years as well as an assistant professor of education teaching courses in reading education and psychometrics. I have enjoyed TU football and basketball games.

1960 Dorothy Waller Steury 93 Prince John Way Calvert City, Kentucky 42029 (270) 395-4220 BS Elementary Education

Spouse: Ralph Steury Spouse’s current job/activities: Ralph is a retired minister.

Family: Our daughter, Kate Steury Leonard, who has earned both a BA and an MA, is a teacher. Her children are Ben Leonard, who is in medical school and Leigh Leonard, who is a senior at Oklahoma Central University. Our daughter, Susan Steury Cagle, deceased, was a teacher. Her child is Sarah Cagle Simpson, who is also a teacher.

Employment: I was an elementary school teacher for 30 years. I taught in both Oklahoma and Kentucky.

Please share some of your favorite TU memories: My time at TU was very enjoyable. The current news from campus is always impressive.

1960 George Tomek, Jr. 1933 Red Fox Road Edmond, Oklahoma73034 (405) 503-7226 [email protected] BS Advertising and Public Relations

Spouse: Marilee Babinski-Tomek Please share some of your favorite TU Spouse’s current job/activities: Marilee is a memories: Living in the athletic dorm, Memorial homemaker. Hall was much different than the fraternity house at the University of Illinois, but it was a good Family: We have four sons: George Michael, Brian experience. I got to meet a lot of guys from all over Everett, George W. Tomek, III and John Joseph. We the country, especially Pennsylvania where a lot of have two grandsons, Zachary and Chris. the football recruiting was done at the time. One roommate, Pete Dimperio, was an athletic manager Employment: I worked at KOTV Tulsa as an who came from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. We anchor and reporter from 1960 – 1962; I was a exchange family Christmas cards each year, as well Commissioned Ensign in the U.S. Navy in 1962 as phone calls. Another athlete I got to know was stationed in Newport, Rhode Island; 1963 – 1965 Charles Lone Chief, Jr. of the Pawnee Indian Tribe. I was on the USS Hull (DD-945) as a CIC Officer; He was in track and went on to play semi-pro football 1966 – 1969 WKY-TV, Oklahoma City, anchor and and is an executive with the tribe. A third was Pat reporter; 1969-1971 KMOX-TV St. Louis, anchor O’Dell, with whom I played baseball. He was a year and reporter; 1971 KDFW-TV Dallas, anchor and behind me. Pat was a journalism major who went on reporter; 1972 – 1992 WKY-TV/KTVY/KFOR to a fine career as a photographer with CBS News. I anchor, reporter and news director; 1992-1995 was really fortunate to receive an athletic scholarship KOCO-TV anchor and reporter; 1996 – present, at TU where the class sizes were small and the owner of George Tomek & Associates Acting, TV professors were great – especially in the J-School. & Radio Commercial, Industrial Videos (www. Ed Johnson was outstanding on the ethics end of georgetomek.com); 2007-2010 co-anchor, Oklahoma the trade. Tom Wood kept his reporter’s skills honed News Report OETA; host, Legislative Week, People’s each summer by working at the Chicago Sun-Times. Business. Bill Hays was an outstanding professor, too. I learned a lot about my voice and radio from Ed Dumit – Leisure time activities: We travel to see our invaluable. My senior year, I got to do a little anchor kids and to San Diego, because it’s San Diego; trout work as TU had a practical lab set up with KTUL- fishing; old movies, musical and film noir trivia; TV. The show was called “TU Telenews.” keeping up with local, state and world politics on the Internet, which is better than working in a modern I was an intern for Sports Information Director day newsroom; music (easy listening, jazz, bossa John Charvat as part of my scholarship. His father, nova, classical, Kern, Porter, Rogers & Hart, Rogers Jack, was the long-time sports editor for the now- & Hammerstein, Gershwin, Berlin); jogging, pickup defunct Tulsa Tribune. John was a stickler for details, basketball, golf; and specialty cooking. including being on time and getting it right the first time. I learned a lot from John just by observation

1960 and carrying out orders. He had to be on top of everything athletic at TU, reporting from the press I stayed in the Ready Reserve once I was off Navy box to the national media about players and games active duty, changed my designator from line to involving Tulsa and their opponents in all sports. public affairs and retired in the 1990s at the rank of Tulsa football legend Glen Dobbs was athletic Captain. I really enjoyed my active duty time in the director. It was a thrill just being around him. Brother ’60s, but wanted to get back to civilian life and TV. As Bobby Dobbs was the football coach. One of his it turned out, I was able to do both. assistants, Tommy Hudspeth, went on to be head coach of the Detroit Lions; and Jess Thompson I did not have really good grades at any level of coached at Texas Tech. Pro and ex-college athletes education. But when I got to Officer Candidate came by all the time. Bob Nussbaumer, who also School, I was faced with reality, almost washed out played for the Lions, came by one day. He had because of my grades, got a chance to start over sponsored a sports camp in Oak Park, Illinois, where again and finished with flying colors. What if I had I grew up. I attended the camp while still in grade worked that hard in school over the years? I had the school. Bob remembered the camp, but obviously not privilege of keynoting the second evening of Boys me. State 2010 at Northeastern, Oklahoma A&M in May. The point I stressed with the high school seniors Have you been involved with TU since was to do their best in every undertaking because no graduation? I am a lifetime member of the TU milestone in life, like school, is a dress rehearsal. Lettermen’s Association. We try to get to Tulsa to see some football games each season. I’m hopeful that I am a huge fan of all professional sports in Chicago, with my day-to-day pace being slowed a bit, we’ll especially the hapless Chicago Cubs. I love the history have an opportunity to become more involved in the surrounding every town I visit or especially have lived future. in Chicago, Tulsa, Oklahoma City, St. Louis, San Diego, Newport, Rhode Island and Dallas. Who or what are you most looking forward to seeing when you return to TU? There have been some wonderful improvements on campus, not just the Reynolds Center (though I want to see some basketball in the new arena) and the transformation of Skelly into H.A. Chapman Stadium. New buildings and living quarters have been constructed and a lot has changed over half a century, but the core has remained the same: That’s a real positive compared with so many college campuses now.

What have you been up to for the past 50 years? I was fortunate to meet and marry my wife, Marilee, of nearly 40 years while working in St. Louis. Marilee began a personal journal for children in the wake of the sudden deaths of her parents only two months apart. As a result, we coauthored and had published My Galaxy of Memories, Feelings and Dreams that remains available on the Internet. It is currently being used by school teachers around the country.

1960 David L. Yowell 7725 South Hudson Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136 (918) 488-8200 [email protected] BS Radio and Television Production

Spouse: Julie Yowell United States, Canada and other cities around the Spouse’s current job/activities: Julie retired world. Our work abroad brought us close to terror from TU after 13 years working in the registration and terrorism, to the KGB, the Secret Service and the and records department. FBI.

Family: We have one daughter, Laura and one son, My career also included scripting and producing Jeff, BA ’90 Communications. Our grandchildren are shows starring John Forsythe, Carol Lawrence, Gabrielle, Sean and Stephon Hodges; and Daniel and Nelson Riddle, David Rose, Steve Lawrence and Andy Yowell. Eydie Gorme, Phyllis Diller, Bob Newhart, George Burns, Henry Mancini, Count Basie, Sarah Vaughan, Employment: Since TU offered a scholarship in Crystal Gayle, Jane Powell, Marvin Hamlisch, Anne radio, I auditioned before Beaumont Bruestle and Murray and others. won. I had set my sights on working at the Pasadena Playhouse, but the U.S. Army invited me to help I subsequently organized my own stage production entertain the troops for two years. Returning home company, Signature Productions. I wrote and from the Army with my wife, Julie, and daughter, produced a musical stage show entitled The MGM Laura, on the way, I quickly realized the acting Story, starring Donald O’Connor, Gene Kelly and career would again have to be put on hold until I Debbie Reynolds. This show was specially authorized paid a few bills. In order to pay those bills, I took a by MGM Studios and its president, Roger Mayer. job as a professional writer. I took a job with a large international organization doing editorial work Leisure time activities: I enjoy reading, especially but quickly began to notice the organization was nonfiction espionage. I’m also very active in helping involved with the production of major events that to save Tulsa’s historical artifacts such as the Beryl were actually show business events, even though the Ford Collection, the Frisco 4500 steam engine and organization really had no understanding of show serving on the Route 66 Station Village Council. business. Please share some of your favorite TU Recognizing an opportunity when I saw it, I was memories: I served on the KWGS staff from 1956 assigned major production responsibilities with to 1958 with Ed Dumit as station manager. I did the these events. I made certain every aspect of these play by play and color commentary for TU games productions carried the stamp of show business, no from Skelly’s eastside broadcast booth, when TU beat matter where the production was performed. I began OSU by a score of 61 to 14. I fondly remember my to incorporate the finest talent from Hollywood to excellent professors: Ed Dumit, Beaumont Bruestle, Broadway. The result was that I wrote, directed and Phil Howell, Marvin Lowe, I.E. Cadenhead, Rod produced complete musical stage shows starring some Jones, Dr. Moldstad, Harry Broadd, Professor of the greatest talents of our time in cities all over the Zimmerman, Dr. Rozsa and Ted Coover. I will also

1960 never forget Jerry Rhome, Howard Twilley, Glenn Dobbs, Jim King, Willie Townes, Neal Sweeney and Steve Largent.

Have you been involved with TU since graduation? I have attended all but a small number of TU’s football games since 1963 and will continue to support them. I also support TU basketball. Todd Graham and Doug Wojcik are excellent coaches and supported by terrific staff.

Who or what are you most looking forward to seeing when you return to TU? I am most looking forward to seeing the professors, KWGS, the campus, and of course, my classmates.

1960 In Memoriam

Ila Adams Richard Downer Abraham Kaplan Ben Pilcher Pearl Alexander Robert Drake Robert Karnes C. I. Pontius David Allende Gerald Ellis William Kelley Audrie Powell Bryant Askew Herbert Fay Donald Kidd Vinita Hooper Privett James Averill Margaret Figart Edward Kitchel Owen Radcliff Charles Bailey William Fine Joe Knowland Edward Rahn David Bailey Phillip Finegan Lenore Kubic Luciano Ramos Agnes Barker Clarence Fischer Elmer Kunkel Norma Risner Redmond Roy Barnes Rena Mercer Fleming Melba Robertson Latting John Roberts Bobby Barr Homer Flemming James Laurie Spike Sakelaris Bernice Hall Barrett Charles Ford Dellis Leemhuis William Sallee Gene Beckwith Kenneth Fox Roger Lewis Roger Scott Antonio Benavides William Freeman Jeanine Loftin Wayne Shiplet Homer Bishop Thomas Gerrity John Logsdon Robert Sitler Eileen Shockley Jamie Gibson Hugh Lyons Mary Atkins Snider Blankenship Hugh Gilliland Samuel Manipella James Sontag Ruth Bolt Massye Goins Robert Mason Harold Stabler Roberta Charles Goldblatt Edward McKissack Homer Stacy WootenBramlette Barbara Graham Robert McMillan Woodrow Stalnaker Ron Brilhart Robert Green Evelyn Sueope Miller Alan Strangeland Richard Brown Lucy Young Greenwood Todd Miller Paul Stumbaugh Herman Burkhart Roger Grove Arnold Mook Dorothy Swartz Lynn Capps Jimmie Haggard Donald Mooney Kenneth Teis Robert Carlile Bruce Harlton Richard Morgan John Tharp Loretta Harp Carlson Sheldon Harris Earl Morris F.A. Thompson Richard Carney Betty Hoopingam John Moss Troy Tibbs Kenneth Carpenter Haynes Joe Nelson Dan Travis Richard Chamberlin Donald Helander Barbara Miers Nickols Catherine Connor John Chick Arch Henderson David Noss VanVleck William Cloud Stanley Henderson Nicholas Novak Jean Martin Wagner Leonard Collins Bill Heskett Clyde Nunley Vernon Webb Darrell Cook Jack Heskett Caroline Janssen Oglesby Wayne Weber Edgard Coronado Ann Hicks Allen Oliphant Harold White Sharon Colpitts Coryell- Eugene Hoefling Homer Orcutt David Williams Kirk Christine Virgiel Hoff Joe Orsak Bobby Woodroof John Craig Dan Holmes Harold Osborn Harry Woods Richard Crowder Shara Morris Horne Bob Payne Rowe Wynn Geraldine Davidson John Hurdle David Peavy Paul Yard James Davis John Janssen Rafael Penso William Yopp Manuel Domingos Billy Johnson Leland Peterson Neil York Joe Donelson John Johnson Walter Philp Alpha Zenor Mauvline Dowdy Harvey Jones Bess Morrow Piggott

1960