F aLL 2013 ExcellenceYour VOICE OraL rObErts U NivErsity Lighting Up Our Lives The Hammer Center and the Prayer Gardens were alight for Christmas 2013. Fall 2013 | EXCELLENCE | 1 iN sidE: HONOR ROLL OF DONORS, HOMECOMING 2014 PREVIEW, AND MORE! Your VOICE OR U celebrated the inauguration of its fourth president, Dr. William “Billy” Wilson, on Sept. 20 with a fireworks display at J. L. Johnson Stadium. 2 | alumni.oru.edu FALL 2013 Excellence VOL. 25 NO. 2 6 8 12 DEPARTMENTS 4 PRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVE The Eagle has landed. 8 CAMpuS CURRENTS 36 39 GEB America in Moore, OK WPS becomes Quest FEATURES Buildings and Grounds Shipping Out T AHE IN UGURATION OF DR. WILLIAM 6 “BILLY” WILSON 13 HONOR ROLL OF DONORS 2012 The campus community and many distinguished guests 42 THE ELI REPORT celebrated this momentous occasion in September. Won and Done: A fall recap 44 TRUSTEES St ILL (HAMPTON) CREATIVE AFTER Tessie Güell DeVore brings great 36 ALL THESE YEARS energy to the Board of Trustees. Johnie Hampton and his uber-talented team are creative for a cause. 46 LIFELONG LINKS Your Voice Alumni Perceptions Survey WhO’S AFRAID OF MEDICAL MISSIONS? Homecoming 2014 preview 39 School of Medicine grad Dr. Allan Sawyer has learned to Alumni News practice outside his comfort zone. Obituaries Fall 2013 | EXCELLENCE | 3 K TACTSEY CON Presidential PErspectivE Jesse Pisors 96, 05-MA-Ed. Senior Director Development and Alumni Relations 918/495.6610
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