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Janis Zink 2 University News senior vice president for planning and outreach Research: Bright ideas 8 College News Joan Crenshaw Nesbitt (BA ’86) vice president, Research is electricity for ideas. It powers the classroom institutional advancement and lights the path to discovery. 31 Athletics News Sandy Willmann It makes businesses succeed, ensuring that producers Director of Alumni and Donor Relations sell and consumers buy. 33 Alumni News Amy Freiberger (BSBA ’96, MBA ’99) It fuels discoveries that improve our lives, from associate director medical equipment and pharmaceuticals to vehicles of special constituencies that make travel convenient. 36 Classnotes Lindsay Myers (BS ’05) This issue of the alumni magazine explores research assistant director of alumni relations at The University of Tulsa, recognizing the impact it has not only at this institution, but also throughout the Nancy Meyer (BS ’72) 45 President’s coordinator of alumni relations community, the country and the world. Report TU’s researchers flip the switch, encouraging ideas additional writing: to light up the minds of students, professors and Sally Adams community leaders. 53 Bookend The University of Tulsa does not discriminate on the basis of personal status or group characteristics including but not limited to the classes protected under federal and state 14 g Building a legacy through alumni law in its programs, services, aids or benefits. Inquiries regarding implementation of this Many former students have made careers out of research. policy may be addressed to the Office of Legal Compliance, 600 South College Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74014-3189, (918) 631-2423. 19 g Fueling the economy Requests for accommodation of disabilities may be addressed to the University’s 504 Research at TU has an economic impact locally and nationally. Coordinator, Dr. Jane Corso, (918) 631-2315. To ensure availability of an interpreter, five About the cover: The “realistic to seven days is needed; 48 hours is recom- 23 g Enhancing the community with a twist” illustrations of mended for all other accommodations. Tim Jessell (BFA ‘85) have These researchers saw community needs and met them. appeared in editorial, advertising and books. He illustrates the best-selling series Secrets to contact us or to comment 27 g Engaging students Of Droon, the first children’s on this magazine: picture book by Stan Lee of (918) 631-2555 Research is one of the many ways TU students are encouraged to learn. Marvel Comics, and covers for 1-800-219-4688 the reissue of Zilpha Keatley Snyder’s Newbery Honor Books. g e-mail: [email protected] 30 We asked, you answered. Tim has worked with companies such as , American Research has become a lifelong endeavor for many alumni. Airlines, Nike and Apple Computer to name a few.

p. 13 p. 28 p. 29 p. 24 universitynews University dedicates Bayless Plaza TU advances in university U.S. News rankings ot many TU graduates get two chances to ring the

the University of Tulsa has 10 percent of their high school news historic Kendall Bell. advanced its position among the classes. N But Bernice Bayless top 100 national doctoral universities “The fact that TU continues (BS ’49) relished her opportunity to ranked in U.S. News & World to enroll such high-achieving do just that during a Sept. 6, 2006, Report’s 2007 guidebook, America’s freshmen is a very strong ceremony dedicating the new home Best Colleges. indicator not only of our for the historic bell. The U.S. News & World Report growing reputation, but also of Her generous contribution results rank TU 88th out of 248 the intellectual vitality that is helped fund the construction of national doctoral universities. Last central to academic excellence, Bayless Plaza, providing a permanent year, TU was ranked 93rd among the career preparation and college home for the Kendall Bell, which top 100. life,” Upham said. “As a growing for the last 75 years has been “The University of Tulsa’s number of top students make ceremoniously rung by students continued ascent in the rankings TU their university of choice, this Program and Tulsa Undergraduate completing their last final TU exam. is a welcome endorsement of so influx of talent is our Research Challenge. The plaza, located immediately much that makes our University university in a profound way.” The University also continues south of Tyrrell Hall and Sharp exceptional,” TU President Steadman Upham attributed TU’s strong to receive national recognition from Chapel, features brick walkways, Upham said. recruitment record to top-quality other college guides, including The benches and landscaping. The plaza’s Among the factors that academic programs, a student-to- Princeton Review’s Best 361 Colleges centerpiece is the bell, housed in its determine the national doctoral faculty ratio of 11 to 1, an average that recently cited TU as sixth in the bronze cupola surrounded by cast- university rankings, TU’s greatest class size of 19, a distinguished nation for quality of life and eighth stone columns. growth was in the percentage of teaching faculty, and enrichment in the nation for having the happiest The Bayless gift commemorates freshmen coming from the top programs, such as the TU Honors students. the time Bayless and her late husband, Bob (BA ’49), spent at TU, where the couple met TU receives record number of more than 50 years ago as applications for Class of 2010 Fall 2006 Snapshot undergraduates. freshman class Bernice was This year’s freshman class of 660 students represents The mean high High school GPA...... 3.8 a journalism a 4.6 percent enrollment increase over last year’s group. These school grade point major, the students represent the second-largest freshman class in The average of this year’s Average ACT...... 27 senior class University of Tulsa’s history and were selected from a record incoming class is 3.8, States represented ...... secretary and 2,720 applicants. The largest freshman class in university which represents an 28 editor of the Kendallabrum, while history occurred in 2004 when 681 students enrolled. increase from last’s Countries represented ...... 17 Bob was a management major and The University continues to attract students who have year’s average of 3.7. senior class treasurer. earned National Merit Scholarships, which are widely Nearly 60 percent of Total enrollment ...... Soon after graduating, they recognized as the premier award for incoming college the class was ranked in 4,125 Pictured, left to right, are: Layne Fisher, Student president; Fulton Collins, TU Board of Trustees married and relocated to New and university students. With the addition of the newest the top 10 percent of Total undergrads ...... 2,882 Mexico where Bob built a successful Chairman; Tulsa Mayor Kathy Taylor; Bernice Bayless (BS ’49); TU President Steadman Upham; and Mike Metcalf (MBA ‘97), President of the Tulsa Chapter of the TU Alumni Association. class of National Merit Scholars, nearly one in 10 of all TU their high school senior oil and gas exploration business that undergraduates is a National Merit Scholar. class. This year’s class Total graduate/law...... 1,243 continues under the leadership of Farmington, N.M. 11th Street. Additional projects “With the new freshman class, the Class of 2010, we posted an average ACT their sons, Rob and Tucker, and sons- Bayless Plaza is the first in include an oval drive leading up to welcome yet another group of truly outstanding students composite score of 27, in-law, Kevin and Tommy. In addition a series of current construction the plaza, an expansive commons to our academic community,” said TU President Steadman which equaled last year’s result. Members of the freshman to their support of TU, the Baylesses projects that will transform the with a fountain and formal gardens, Upham. “This class meets our enrollment goals in every class represent 28 states and 17 countries. also have been great philanthropists southern part of the TU campus and Collins Hall, a new alumni and way: It is geographically and ethnically diverse; it is Total enrollment for TU for fall 2006 was 4,125 students, and supporters in their hometown of and create a formal entrance from student services building. academically accomplished; and it contains leaders and comprising 2,882 undergraduates and 1,243 graduate and thinkers who will distinguish themselves and the University.” law students.

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Pedaling to class. university During the fall semester, TU initiated an innovative program allowing students to check out a University- owned bicycle for the school year. The bicycles – painted in distinctive Golden Hurricane colors – are used by students to travel on and around campus, minimizing their need for automobile transportation. TU President Steadman Upham joined U.S. Excited students in August Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings in camped out for several hours November for a nine-day educational mission for the chance to sign up for the bicycles, which were distributed to Asia promoting U.S. higher education. in less than an hour. The delegation included 12 university and University School celebrates silver anniversary. Natalie Cronk, Gavin college presidents from across the country Hernandez and Yerina Hur – all students with TU’s University School – release doves during a September event marking the school’s 25th anniversary. Located on the TU campus, the University School provides participating in high-level exchanges with an educational curriculum geared toward academically gifted children from three-year-olds through government and business leaders, education eighth grade. The ceremonial bird release, which symbolized the children’s dreams taking flight through officials, students and the media during stops education, was the first in a yearlong series of celebrations marking the school’s silver anniversary. in Japan, South Korea and China. “It was an honor to carry the message that TU is truly a university of the world and that it provides myriad opportunities for international students wishing to study in the U.S.,” said President Upham. The trip was organized and funded by the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. TU strengthening doctoral programs Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Last fall, TU President are expected to be distributed for the connecting to existing graduate Throughout his travels, President Upham Steadman Upham launched a two- fall 2007 semester. The fellowship programs. Proposals from faculty are part initiative to strengthen TU’s takes its name from the definition due in the spring, with the programs provided commentary about the experience at doctoral programs. of bellwether, which signifies the scheduled to begin this summer. www.utulsa.edu/about/asia2006.html, which The first initiative is the leadership these students will provide “These interdisciplinary programs also includes official news releases and photos Bellwether Fellowship program, in their respective disciplines. will facilitate new and exciting from the delegation’s visit. which will create up to 15 awards The second initiative is the research by bringing together scholars Cheryl Matherly, TU’s associate dean for designed to allow full-time doctoral establishment of interdisciplinary from several different academic global education, traveled to Asia in January students to concentrate solely research programs to complement departments to focus their efforts on and will be directing a faculty trip this summer on their studies. The Bellwether graduate teaching and research. problems and questions of mutual to build upon the contacts made by President TU president showcases photographer of Native Americans. TU President Steadman Upham discussed his recent work, The Many Faces of Edward Sherriff Fellowship provides a tuition During the convocation in interest,” Upham said. “It is these Upham during his trip. Curtis: Portraits and Stories from Native North America, and signed books during a December award of up to 21 hours, a 12- September, Upham asked the faculty kinds of collaborations, coupled with event marking the opening of an exhibit of Curtis’ work at the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa. Curtis was an month stipend of $12,000 and free to explore interdisciplinary research our more traditional departmental- important figure who used his camera and early recording devices to document the lives and culture on-campus housing for up to 12 opportunities that would broaden based research, that will nurture of Native Americans during the first part of the 20th Century. Upham’s book, which he coauthored with months. The first fellowship awards TU’s scholarly activity while still graduate education in years to come.” Nat Zappia, presents many never-before-seen images drawn from Curtis’ extensive collection.

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Building Boom. This page, clockwise from top left, Collins Hall will consolidate student services and alumni relations into one facility; nearly 400 student apartments and townhouses are being constructed on campus; Construction to transform the Case Athletic Complex will upgrade facilities for student athletes. Opposite page: conceptual rendering of TU’s new 11th Street Entrance.

TU campus provide facilities to consolidate services to along 11th Street. (See the conceptual drawing support student-athletes and the football program. on the opposite page.) TU alumnus Arthur E. TU currently is engaged in major construction projects that will strengthen The three-story structure will include a football (Gene) Tucker (BSBA ’51) and his wife Carole the support of its academic, athletic and student programs, while also locker room, training room, equipment storage, made a generous gift to assist with the entrance football offices, meeting rooms, football video project and other university priorities. solidifying the University’s commitment to developing a vibrant residential production facilities, and Letterman’s Lounge. • genave King Rogers Fountain. Set within the In addition, the facility will provide counselor’s Chapman Commons, the Genave King Rogers campus experience for students. offices, private and group study areas, and a Fountain will unify the expansive green space computer lab for student-athletes. The project is with Collins Hall to provide a picturesque he scope of tu’s expansion is far- These apartments are scheduled for occupancy expected to be completed by summer 2007. introduction to campus. Projected completion, reaching and encompasses additional student in 2008. • chapman Commons. A beautiful and fall 2008. housing, an athletic complex, student services • collins Hall will consolidate student services, welcoming green space within the 11th Street • mcFarlin Library Annex. The latest addition to T building, library annex, and campus entrance, financial aid and admission into one central Entrance, the Chapman Commons will McFarlin Library will add nearly 12,000 square featuring an extensive plaza and green space. location. The two-story building also will serve encompass five acres of pedestrian walkways and feet for computing and technology resources The construction projects include: as an alumni welcome center with the Heritage highly landscaped grounds featuring densely for students. In addition, this project will allow • student Apartments. Construction of nearly Room to prominently display memorabilia planted azaleas and crepe myrtles. New student the restoration of the library’s reading rooms 400 student apartments serving the needs of both telling TU’s history. Collins Hall – standing apartments and townhomes will be located on to provide quiet areas for student and faculty undergraduate and graduate students. The largest as the focal point of the 11th Street entrance both the east and west sides of the commons study. The two-story addition will be adjacent complex of apartments and townhomes will be – will incorporate both the Thelma Ruth Shaw area. Projected completion, fall 2008. to the library’s northern face, and it will blend along 11th Street, including the Mayo Village Alumni Center and Whitney Hall, buildings • tucker Drive. As part of the 11th Street Entrance seamlessly into the existing historic structure. Apartments, expected to open in fall 2007. A that previously stood at the site of the new project, Evanston and College Avenues will be Expected completion, 2008. 96-unit complex for law and graduate students is facility. Collins Hall is expected to be complete in converted into Tucker Drive, a new University The physical transformation of TU’s campus during being constructed east of Keplinger Hall. All units summer 2007. drive that will encircle the Chapman Commons the coming few years will strengthen the University’s efforts will be one- and two-bedroom apartments with • Case Athletic Complex. On the north end and Collins Hall. The southern point of Tucker to attract the nation’s brightest students and reinforce its market-quality amenities to meet student needs. of Skelly Field, the Case Athletic Complex will Drive will serve as the University’s main entrance position as one of the nation’s top 100 universities.

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Jacobs ------into Hall of Fame CBA inducts three Advisors, who introduced Stephenson. and Robert Minshall, Chairman and CEO of CapitalCommissioner Denise Bode, who introducedintroduced Kirchner; John Williams; Oklahoma CorporationCEO and member of the TU Board of Trustees,Malcolm, who Williams Cos. Chairman, PresidentAdministration and Dean Gale Sullenberger; StevePresident Steadman Upham; College of Business Occidental Petroleum for $3.8 billion. gas industry. The company was sold in earlywhile 2006 building to the company into a leader inserved the oil as chairmanand of the board, presidenthis and 22-year CEO tenure with the company, Stephensonbecame listed on the New York Stock Exchange.Vintage During enjoyed tremendous growth and inindependent 1990 energy company headquartered1983 in Tulsa, when he co-founded Vintage PetroleumOutstanding Inc. An Entrepreneur, invested in himself in billion market capital. land drilling contractor in the United States,continues with to$2.6 serve as a director of the fourth-largestthe company’s CEO in 2001 and as chairmanwhere in 2003. he first He smelled an oil field. Kirchner3,000 retired – more thanas half the population of Perry,three drilling Okla., rigs to 116 and from three Underemployees his leadership, to the company has grown1963, from was recognized as an Outstanding Entrepreneur. company is valued at $12.36 billion. $25,000 in 1950 to $406.5 million in 1978.CEO, Today, the market the value of Williams Cos. inincreased the energy from industry. During John’s 29-yearthe Williams tenure name as and presence as a worldwideWilliams leader Brothers Company, Williams Cos.Jr. cemented As the successor company to the family-ownedCharles P. Williams, and cousin, Davidlaunched R. Williams, Williams Cos. in 1949 with his brother, plishments by the Williams family. His legacy continues a long history of businesshonored accom with the Outstanding Business Leader award. achievements. of business leaders honored by the collegeand for Charles their C. Stephenson brings to 21 the number were added to this august group. emony Oct. 26, 2006, as three prominent businessmenBusiness Administration Hall of Fame inductionMore than cer 240 people attended the annual College of Also participating in the program were TU Charles Stephenson, another honoree as King Kirchner, a co-founder of Unit Corporation in His uncles set the example for John, who co- Williams, a co-founder of the Williams Cos., was The induction of John H. Williams, King P. Kirchner -

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news  college college How to survive a robot uprising American ambassador s e c n e i c s l a r u t a n d n a g n i r e e n i g n e f o e g e l l o c U alumnus Daniel been formally attached to the proj- at Carnegie Mellon University and news Wilson (BS ’00) is ect. A production date has not been a computer science degree from hosts TU’s dean,

making a name for himself scheduled. TU. He has worked in news T by combining the rarified Lest research laboratories Kuwaiti graduates world of robotics with pop culture. anyone for Microsoft and Intel. Wilson managed to find himself think that In April 2007, U.S. Ambassador Richard LeBaron hosted a in this unique position with the 2005 Wilson Wilson will unveil his reception in Kuwait for a visiting delegation from TU college publication of his first book, How is faking second book, Where’s and its Kuwaiti alumni. About 65 guests attended the to Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on his way My Jetpack? A Guide event on Nov. 5, 2006. Defending Yourself Against the Coming through a to the Amazing Science Guests of honor from TU included Steve Bellovich, of several graduates, including Ahmad Al-Mutair Rebellion. The tongue-in-cheek pop culture Fiction Future That dean of the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences, (BS ’63), the first chairman of the Kuwait National book seamlessly combines a primer discussion Never Arrived. and Mohan Kelkar, the Williams Endowed Chair of Petroleum Company; Dr. Ali Akbar (BS ’66), a renowned in robotics with a smart, self-aware on robotics, he Wilson, a Tulsa Petroleum Engineering. teacher and researcher at Kuwait University; Hani Hussain sense of humor that has appealed to a views himself as a native living in The delegation visited Kuwait for two days as part of a (BS ’71), CEO of the Kuwait Petroleum Corporation; wide audience. scientist first and Portland, Ore., also regional tour that also included the United Arab Emirates. Abdullah al-Roumi (BS ’72), chairman and managing The book spawned interest in the foremost. Wilson writes a bi-weekly The tour was part of an effort to build relations with director of Kuwait Oil Tanker Company; and local lead- most unlikely of places – Hollywood. holds two master’s column on robots for alumni from the Gulf region. ers from major firms, such as Chevron, ExxonMobil, How to Survive a Robot Uprising has degrees and a Popular Mechanics Ambassador LeBaron recognized the contribution Halliburton, Schlumberger, Parsons and Fluor. been optioned by Paramount Pictures doctorate from the Online and is working and comedic actor Mike Myers has Robotics Institute on his third book. college of engineering and natural sciences of production and nonregulated TU dedicates McElroy Prototyping Lab ENS Hall of Fame inducts three operations for El Paso Natural Gas, where she oversees the The new McElroy TU’s Engineering and Paul, vice president and chief company’s exploration, production Prototyping Lab will Natural Sciences Hall of technology officer for Chevron and marketing businesses. After allow mechanical engineering Fame welcomed W. Wayne Wilson Corporation, is responsible for graduation from TU, Stewart began students to develop working (BS ’62), Don Paul and Lisa Stewart the company’s three technology work as a reservoir engineer for Cities prototypes using industry- (BS ’81) as inductees in its 2006 class. companies: Chevron Energy Service/Oxy. In 1984, she accepted standard manufacturing For more than 42 years, Technology Co., Chevron a similar position with Apache equipment. Wilson provided leadership in Information Technology Co. and Corporation, where she was named The centerpieces of the research and engineering for Conoco Chevron Technology Ventures LLC. a vice president. When Stewart lab, which was formally and later ConocoPhillips. Upon his His career with Chevron began in accepted her current position with El dedicated on Jan. 9, 2007, retirement in 2004, he was named 1975 as a research geophysicist. Paso Natural Gas in February 2004, are a Computer Numerical a ConocoPhillips Senior Fellow Paul earned a bachelor’s degree she had been serving as Apache’s Controlled (CNC) lathe Emeritus, an honor bestowed upon in applied mathematics, a master’s executive vice president for business and a CNC mill. The CNC a select few for distinguished service degree in geology and geophysics, development and exploration and equipment machines and contributions to the petroleum and a doctorate in geophysics, all production services. components based on industry. from the Massachusetts Institute of Stewart is a member of the electronically developed Wilson serves on the Chemical Technology (MIT). Society of Petroleum Engineers, the student designs. This allows Engineering Industrial Advisory In December 2001, Chevron Independent Petroleum Association of students to seamlessly take Board at TU and is a past member joined with The University of Tulsa America, Texas Independent Producers their designs from conceptual of the Chemical Engineering to form the Center of Research and Royalty Owners Association, and idea to functional hardware. The McElroy family participated in the dedication of the new laboratory. Advisory Committee at Oklahoma Excellence in Production Fluid the Institute of Petroleum. The McElroy Prototyping State University. He also is a senior Flow. Paul’s involvement in the Stewart’s TU roots run deep, Lab, located in Keplinger Hall, also will employ a technician who will be available to maintain and monitor these member of the American Institute project is another example of his with other TU graduates in her complex machines. of Chemical Engineers and a past commitment to influencing the family including her father, Jack Funding for the laboratory and the technician were provided through the generosity of the McElroy family, member of the Executive Committee direction education takes in solving Sherrod (BS ’51), and her cousin, including TU Trustee Arthur H. “Chip” McElroy II (BS ’85), his wife Sharon (BS ’86), and his sisters and their spouses, and Board of Directors of the world’s energy challenges. Gerald E. Sherrod (BS ’50), who also Donna and Dave Dutton, and Peggy and Dave Tanner. The family operates Tulsa-based McElroy Manufacturing Inc., Fractionation Research Incorporated. Stewart serves as president served a term as SPE president. which is the world’s leading manufacturer of fusion machines and fin tube machinery.

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news Constitution Day remarks The Honorable John T. ence to an overflow audience of TU Noonan, Jr., was the keynote students and audience members bright ideas

college of law speaker on Sept. 20, 2006, during at the Wm. Stuart Price-Michael TU’s observance of Constitution C. Turpen Courtroom on campus. college Day. Noonan, circuit judge for the Following his remarks, there was unds for research from sources outside Teeters and two TU graduates Ninth Circuit of the U.S. Court of a panel discussion that included The University of Tulsa have more than doubled in the past were awarded a patent for a Research Appeals and a leading Catholic theo- Martin Belsky, TU law professor; decade, rising from $8.5 million in 1994 to $20.3 million in 2004. manufacturing process that can logian, discussed how the personal Jeff Hockett, associate professor of What accounts for that nearly 140 percent increase? build, charge and test nanobatteries. continues religious beliefs of U.S. Supreme political science; and Dixie Noonan, The answer from Al Soltow, vice president for research, is devoted Teeters and his researchers have made Court justices can potentially impact law clerk to the Honorable Morris S. Ffaculty. Those faculty members apply for grants, teach their students batteries that are so small that 240 to inspire their judicial decisions. Arnold of the United States Court of Noonan the importance of research, and thereby strengthen the community could be stacked across the width Noonan spoke via videoconfer- Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. and economy. of a hair. Research is happening all over campus and is making headlines in In March 2005, a team of TU students several areas. computer scientists and chemical Law students secure asylum for religiously persecuted man For instance, research to protect Internet systems from hackers engineers was awarded $479,607 and faculty and cyber terrorists became more urgent after the Sept. 11 attacks. by a research consortium to Two University of Tulsa law students have oned because of his membership in a religious minority TU’s Center for Information Security has been awarded research conduct research on securing America’s oil and gas facilities from helped secure asylum for a young man from Eritrea who and his refusal to abandon those beliefs under threat and program funding of more than $7 million by the Department of attacks launched over the Internet. The consortium is funded by the was persecuted for his religious beliefs. from his government. Defense and $13 million by the National Science Foundation since 2000. Department of Homeland Security and the National Institute of The students – Rebekah Guthrie and Luis Flores Asylum was granted to the man, who now lives in Another new research topic is nanotechnology. Patented research Standards and Technology. – are law student interns for TU’s Boesche Legal Clinic Tulsa, in February by the U.S. Department of Homeland by Chemistry Professor Dale Teeters (pictured) was funded in part TU President Steadman Upham says the project combines “our Immigrant Rights Project, a clinical program in which Security. This was the first final decision reached in any with $446,559 by the Department of the Navy’s Office of Naval longstanding excellence in chemical and petroleum engineering and TU law students represent non-citizens in immigration cases handled by the Immigrant Rights Project. Research and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. our new strengths in computer science and cyber security.” matters. The man was caught praying in an underground Guthrie and Flores represented the man after he had Bible study in Eritrea, he was interrogated and ordered to escaped to the U.S. after being persecuted and impris- recant his faith by that country’s military officials. When he refused, the manBoesche was tortured Legal Clinic for more than three months in an effort to force the client to reject his faith. Ultimately, he escaped and made his way to Tulsa, where he found out about TU’s Immigrant Rights Project through a friend from Eritrea who is a TU student. Guthrie and Flores worked with the client to docu- ment his case and flew to Houston in December to repre- sent him at his asylum hearing. The Immigrant Rights Project’s clients include per- sons seeking asylum in the U.S. as a result of persecution or a fear of persecution in their home countries, as well On the following pages, you’ll see as non-citizen survivors of domestic violence seeking how research at the University is: lawful immigration status under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Building a legacy through alumni Representation occurs in adversarial administrative Law students give back to community. hearings before immigration judges; in non-adver- Fueling the economy Law students volunteer their time and legal skills by providing pro bono sarial agency interviews; in appeals to the Board of legal services, donating their time to community activities, and raising funds Immigration Appeals; or, as necessary, in appeals to the Enhancing the community for charitable causes. During the summer of 2006, at least 20 law students volunteered their legal skills in nine states. These students spent from three federal courts. weeks to the entire summer, from one day a month to more than 40 hours a In the first two semesters of the clinic’s operation, Engaging students week volunteering. The total number of hours volunteered over the summer the clinic has represented more than a dozen clients exceeded 2,500. During the fall semester, at least 33 students volunteered, and from Mexico, Guatemala, Venezuela, Indonesia, Russia, 25 organizations benefited from the volunteers. Honduras, Canada and Eritrea.

12 spring/summer 2007 | Vol. 10 | no.1 13 alumni research Purely science At Pall Corp., alumnus Saied Tousi continues his love of research that Building a legacy through began at TU

f you’ve given blood where he worked on a project lately, you probably had that filtered air particles contact with a TU alumnus. through electro-statically I Same goes for using contact enhanced fibrous filters. lens solution and drinking bottled The topic of his university water, fine wine and beer. research isn’t all that important All those products use filters now, he said. What matters was made by Pall Corp., the world’s largest that he learned the method filtration and separation company. behind scientific research and Its systems can filter any product learned about the importance alumni that requires an ultra-clean, of teamwork. ultra-pure environment. Tousi came to TU though the project didn’t involve Pall’s senior corporate 28 years ago to attend the him directly. vice president for University’s well-known “What I learned was a spirit Some of the most important science being conducted in compliance and scientific petroleum and chemical of teamwork, cooperation and affairs is Saied Tousi (BS engineering programs. He negotiation that you don’t learn in a industry, universities and the government started here at TU. ’80, MS ’83, Ph.D. ’86). received both an education place where you’re alone in a room He is responsible for and an understanding of doing research,” Tousi said. “It takes a Alumni are making a difference around the globe, thanks to making sure the company how beneficial a student- whole team.” complies with EPA, safety Saied Tousi teacher relationship can Tousi still believes in the team lessons learned and applied while at TU. Many alumni stand and health regulations become; that relationship concept. and export controls – all facets that develops when TU students engage “The person on the shop floor out as successful researchers, and here you’ll read about: an deal with running a business from a in research. or who cleans the room is just as government perspective, Tousi said. While working toward a valuable as someone in research alumnus whose company makes state-of-the-art filters, one The other half of his job is doctorate in chemical engineering, and development, just in different the fun part: making sure that all he followed a daily routine that capacities,” Tousi said. who manages the balloon program at NASA, one who warmed the science from the company is included a cup of coffee in the Following graduation, Tousi represented and harnessed. morning and a cup of tea in the joined Pall Corp. as a staff scientist the feet of professional ice skaters, another who is studying He continually looks for evening with his adviser, former and over the next 12 years applications not currently being used, mechanical engineering Professor became a senior vice president. environmental conflict in Honduras, and a group of alumni forms partnerships with companies Frank Henry. He is now responsible for 44 unaware of the filters’ applications, Dale Teeters, chairman of the laboratories around the world — a protecting against cyber attacks. and occasionally finds a “gem” — a Department of Chemistry, was global network of highly trained scientific discovery, Tousi said. available to help. scientists working to solve complex “First and foremost and forever I Allen Soltow, vice president for contamination problems in medical, will be a scientist,” Tousi said. research and then-graduate dean biopharmaceutical, aerospace, The foundation for his business and director of research, showed petrochemicals, microelectronics, and science skills came from TU, a personal interest in Tousi even and food and beverage industries.

14 winter 2007 | Vol. 10 | no.1 spring/summer 2007 | Vol. 10 | no.1 15 alumni alumni Cyber Corps TU alumni are protecting the nation’s computers against attacks High-flying By partnering with the National Science Foundation and Department of Defense, TU’s success- ful Cyber Corps program is investing in science, tech- nology and research and producing alumni who are in Research high demand. The Cyber Corps program, located in the Center for Information Security, graduates TU students whose NASA balloons mission is to protect the country against cyber terror focuses on designing secure supervisory control and attacks. Some of these alumni stay on after their two-year data-acquisition systems that are used for measuring and commitment in Washington, D.C. Others return to Tulsa controlling operations in chemical plants, petroleum guided by TU alumnus or pursue other opportunities, all with the goal of keep- refineries and nuclear reactors. ing the country safe. Flying near the edge of Garching, Germany, before To meet that mission, they have to identify cyber Preventing a Disaster. Computer science Professor space, a National Aeronautical and joining the LSU faculty. threats. In March 2005, a team of TU computer scien- Sujeet Shenoi says that about 15,000 chemical plants, Space Administration scientific While teaching, Jones hosted tists and chemical engineers was awarded $479,607 by a refineries and other facilities process or store hazardous balloon broke the flight record for an international workshop consortium to study how to secure America’s oil and gas materials. duration and distance. It soared for at LSU on high-energy facilities from attacks launched over the Internet. The “According to the Environmental Protection Agency,” nearly 42 days, making three orbits cosmic-ray and gamma-ray An Ultra-Long Duration Balloon in the NASA program. consortium is funded by the Department of Homeland he said, “there are 709 sites where a catastrophic disaster around the South Pole. experiments for the space Security and the National Institute of Standards and to a chemical plant could result in death or injury tolls Helping to ensure a successful station era. Subsequently, to the realization of scientific research Technology. ranging from 10,000 to more than 1 million people.” flight was Dr. Vernon Jones he was invited to join NASA’s ballooning capabilities that would be As the need for Internet access increases, the chance These numbers underscore the need for TU’s role in (BS ’63), who manages the balloon headquarters staff. competitive with orbital missions at a for a cyber attack is that much more real. The project the fight against cyber terrorism. program for NASA as senior scientist “The engineering curriculum at fraction of the cost,” Jones said. for suborbital research at NASA TU really helped me by shaping my He also sees the value of research Headquarters in Washington, D.C. thought process,” Jones said. “I think for university students and has The balloon, almost as large as a lot like engineers do.” enlisted help from students through 1-1/2 football fields, carried the He joined NASA in 1988 as chief NASA’s research initiatives. Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass scientist for cosmic and heliospheric “These state-of-the-art particle Boot Gloves keep skaters warm experiment, which is designed to physics and has also served as detectors were for the most part built explore the supernova acceleration program scientist for the Pioneer and in university laboratories by students, Juliette Harton’s (BS ’77) research led to an insulation without sacrificing a skater’s limit of cosmic rays and the relativistic Voyager space missions. In his current young scientists and engineers,” invention and a business that started with a simple mobililty. The material that best fit her gas of protons, electrons and heavy role, Jones directed the development Jones said. “Hands-on training while problem: cold feet. needs was Neoprene, the same as used in nuclei arriving at Earth from outside of NASA’s long duration balloon conducting frontier research is a Harton has skated her whole life. wetsuits to keep surfers warm. the solar system. flights – a precursor to today’s Ultra- major strength of using balloons While at TU, she practiced at the fairgrounds, where She developed several prototypes with As the flight duration of these Long Duration Balloon (ULDB). for research.” workers would ice-over one of the outdoor horse rings for the help of a seamstress at a local surf shop. balloons continues to lengthen, The pilotless, helium-filled With the success of the her use. After graduation, she toured with Ice Capades for Eventually, she came up with a cover scientists operating the balloons from scientific balloon was launched from experiment, NASA is preparing for a four years. that fastens with Velcro on the bottom so that it covers as Earth will be able to observe space in the National Science Foundation’s ULDB flight while Jones continues For the last six years, she has worked as the director of much of the skate as possible, zips on the top, and fits so ways previously unknown. McMurdo Station in Antarctica, on to research ways of increasing the skating at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, Calif. snugly that it becomes a part of the skate. Jones holds a degree in Dec. 16, 2004. The ULDB traveled 41 length, durability and functionality Not for one minute in all those years were her feet In 1997, she patented the design and began engineering physics from TU and a days and 22 hours, landing 410 miles of those balloon flights in observation warm until, one day, she decided to research materials that manufacturing it in Taiwan. Her company, Ice Light doctorate in physics from Louisiana from McMurdo Station. of other planets. would make a feasible skate cover. Productions in Seal Beach, Calif., has exported and State University. He completed a post- “My current research interest Jones says his greatest ambition The few warmers that were available were too bulky, imported more than 7,000 pairs of Boot Gloves. doctoral fellowship at the Max Planck is dominated by new technology is to return to teaching at his alma like putting a down-filled comforter over the skate. They are available at many pro shops and online at Institute for Extraterrestial Physics in development avenues that could lead mater – TU. So Harton started researching how to make a better www.icelight.biz.

16 spring/summer 2007 | Vol. 10 | no.1 spring/summer 2007 | Vol. 10 | no.1 17 alumni research Matt Wilburn: An international mission Across the ocean, Matt Wilburn (BA ’98) is a Ph.D. degree candidate in the Faculty of Earth Science and Geography at the University of Cambridge. Since 2001, Wilburn has served as the senior program manager for Latin America and the Caribbean within the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration’s Office of International Activities (NOAA).

att Wilburn (ba ’98) National Conservation Training Center. Fueling the was named Principal During this time, he traveled to Juneau, Investigator for a Alaska, to conduct research and a M $170,000 grant from the conflict analysis of a forestry/fisheries U.S. Department of State’s Bureau dispute in the Tongass National Forest. of Oceans, Environmental and “At that point, I decided that my International Scientific Affairs to true interest was still international, but assess the feasibility of adapting I had become fascinated with coastal the U.S. Sea Grant model of issues and their relationship to land- applied research, extension, and based issues,” Wilburn said. education to a Latin American and “I had studied Spanish while at TU and Caribbean context for the purpose had an interest in Latin America, so I of addressing critical marine and decided to merge the two.” coastal resource issues in 2002. With that, Wilburn landed his ECONOMY TU research was the current position with NOAA where foundation for learning how to conduct social scientific he started as the team leader for International Partnerships research that helped him secure grant assistance, cross and soon took on the additional role of senior program Research at TU has a significant impact on the economy, continents and land a position in the doctoral program manager for the Latin American and Caribbean regions. at Cambridge. While in England, Wilburn has been He traveled to Ecuador and the Gulf of Fonseca to begin conducting research on environmental conflict in the Gulf developing university-based programs utilizing research, both locally and nationally. Our research is improving of Fonseca, southern Honduras 1973 to the present, while extension and education to mitigate conflict in the marine “My education continues today, and it all began at TU.” the petroleum industry and advancing information security. The TU Technology Commercialization also maintaining his role within NOAA. and coastal environments. “TU taught me to think and write,” Wilburn said. “This led to my interest in developing a more nuanced “Most universities and undergraduate programs do not understanding of how environmental conflict emerges and Committee makes sure that the research generated at require nearly as much writing as the Political Science evolves with a specific socio-historical context,” he said. “As program at TU. This was invaluable given that writing and a result, I applied to commence a Ph.D. at the University TU enters the marketplace. Already, the University’s thinking are the two most important skills required for of Cambridge with the support of NOAA leading to my any job one assumes. The program also provided me with current research in southern Honduras, Central America.” a strong theoretical basis for future research, too.” TU prepared Wilburn for his career and provided him annual economic impact on the City of Tulsa exceeds After leaving TU, Wilburn entered the University of with the necessary skills to conduct research and explore a Dublin, Trinity College in Ireland to study International world of opportunities. $300 million, and the numbers are increasing. Conflict Studies, where he received a master’s degree in More information on Wilburn can be found at philosophy in 1999. That same year, he was accepted as www.geog.cam.ac.uk/people/wilburn/ a U.S. Presidential Management Fellow and joined the He may also be contacted at [email protected] to U.S. Department of Interior as a training specialist for the answer any questions.

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decade, thanks to faculty members McGill’s success relied upon his who propose grants and new entrepreneurial spirit, TU education research initiatives for themselves Cyber and an investor. and their students. But it all started with research Making ideas “We’ve hired some very good skills that he learned at TU. faculty, and they’ve written some “The value of research to the security very good proposals,” said Allen economy is the product,” McGill said. Soltow, vice president for research. “You can sell a product, which creates a reality Soltow administers research jobs. That’s what economic activity is Research is at the activities by assisting faculty all about.” Technology Commercialization Committee in submitting grant proposals, forefront of fight preparing budgets, negotiating The investment to let ideas brings ideas to life. Just ask Jim McGill agreements in federal proposals and succeed. Without capital, the against hackers administering funded proposals. researcher-developer is still at the In today’s information-saturated world, the need ave you ever had an Technology Commercialization While Soltow is helping to get beginning — with just an idea. for advanced security is being tested every day. idea for an invention or Committee, established in research off the ground, McGill and McGill sees the committee as a TU’s Center for Information Security has business venture but didn’t September 2004, works to market the Technology Commercialization liaison for getting the right idea in received funding of more than $7 million by the H have the contacts or resources technology developed at TU so Committee are helping to get it onto front of the right person so that it Department of Defense and $13 million by the to turn it into more than an idea? that researchers can concentrate on the street. can be funded. National Science Foundation since 2000. Imagine what might have been developing their ideas. The Technology Commercial- Within CIS is the Cyber Corps, leading the if no road blocks stood in your way. “One of the University’s primary Growing his own business. ization Committee worked closely nation in training a group of elite forces in cyber Imagine what you could accomplish goals is the creation and sharing of McGill knows that getting others to with the Step Up Tulsa initiative security and sending them to the frontline in if resources were at your fingertips, knowledge,” TU President Steadman believe in your idea isn’t easy. during 2006. McGill serves on Washington, D.C. business acumen came easily and Upham said. “Technology transfer Soon after graduation, he the Step Up Tulsa Committee for Two doctoral graduates, Jerry Dawkins Gavin Manes with your only concern was research and helps us meet that goal, which designed and developed equipment Economic Development and also (MS ’03, PhD ’05) and Gavin W. Manes (BSCS, ’01, the assistance dog he is training. development. quickly and directly benefits our to reduce air and water pollution. He serves on the City of Tulsa Economic MS ’02), are turning their university-researched Suddenly, you’d have the freedom nation’s economy.” left his job at Dresser Engineering Development Commission. ideas into new business ventures. to turn your idea into a multi- Composed of trustees, business to pursue his idea in 1970 — the “I firmly believe that the Dawkins, also on faculty as a research another patent while running his company, million-dollar company. professionals and individuals with same year the federal Environmental cooperation between the City of associate, founded a network security firm in Oklahoma Digital Forensics Professionals, which The University of Tulsa’s connections in the community Protection Agency asked him to help Tulsa and The University of Tulsa in Tulsa and has hired four fellow alumni from he started with two fellow TU graduates. OKDFP and industry, the committee helps draft the new agency’s regulations. the commercialization of technology Washington, D.C. was honored as a 2007 Innovator of the Year by research become reality. Its members’ He started his own company, developed by students, faculty and Digital Enterprise Security Associates offers the Journal Record. “I firmly believe that common interests are the University McGill Environmental Systems. Four graduates will have an enormous two basic services: security consulting, including OKDFP provides computer investigation and making sure that student years later he received the first of impact on our local economy in security risk assessments and managed services through collecting and analyzing the cooperation collaboration impacts the economy. 25 U.S. and foreign patents he coming years.” networking services; and research, where the information found on computers, cell phones between the City Leading the group is TU Trustee would receive through 1985. Within McGill sees rapid growth for the relationship with TU and the commercialization and other electronic devices. Once the and Distinguished Alumnus Jim five years, his company went from committee and hopes that within committee runs deep. information is captured, Manes and his team of Tulsa and The McGill (BS ’65), who experienced revenues of less than $1 million to five years TU will have a full-time “Our Cyber Corps program is producing prepare a report of all activities associated with first-hand how to research, develop more than $30 million. technology transfer office with staff great students who are going to work with a particular device. University of Tulsa in and market an idea. McGill encountered many devoted to marketing technology the government and gain a lot of experience,” His clients include private investigators, the commercialization obstacles — closed doors and people created at the University. He also Dawkins said. “But some want to return to Tulsa, lawyers and businesses. Making a mark on Tulsa’s who said no to his idea. Finally, an believes the growth will occur and we’re providing an opportunity for them to Both researchers know they can find the of technology economy. Already, the University’s investor took a chance on McGill and simultaneously with the computer come back, work with DESA and have a research best, brightest and largest potential employee economic impact on the City of Tulsa invested in his idea. science department, bringing more branch with the University where they can pool at TU. developed by exceeds $300 million annually, which “He liked entrepreneurs and opportunities for research from continue their education.” “As we grow as a company, I will need more students, faculty and does not include research that has led wanted to see me be successful,” federal resources. Gavin Manes, a research assistant professor forensic specialists,” Manes said. “I know what to spin-off companies, local jobs and McGill said. “I believe we’re going to see a at TU, worked with Associate Professor of TU grads are capable of, so scaling up for me will graduates will have patents. Eventually, McGill’s company lot of great ideas come out of the Computer Science and CIS Director John Hale be easy.” With $17.8 million in research employed 200 people locally, computer science department and on a method to safeguard against illegal music Because of the cyber security research at an enormous impact funded by outside sponsors last year, resulting in a multimillion dollar receive national attention,” McGill downloading. With the help of the committee, TU, the community benefits from an enriched on our local economy now is a prime time for the new yearly payroll in Tulsa. His product said. “And I believe the next Michael the two sold their patent to Overpeer Inc., a economy. Students have more jobs available. committee to act, McGill says. also was used in 30 countries with Dell or Bill Gates is at TU.” leading provider of anti-piracy services. And the University has a greater economic in coming years.” Outside funding for TU research indirect sales offices in London, Manes now works with TU students on impact on Tulsa. has more than doubled in the past Japan and Australia.

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research Northward expansion Campus researchers explore innovations for Enhancing the the petroleum industry

TU has encouraged students to apply knowledge, education and research for 40 years at the TU branch located two miles north of the main campus. North Campus is 20 acres of idea innovation and testing focused on the oil industry, and it has generated tens of millions of dollars in research funding for the University and even more as a result of applied technology. community Projects have produced scores of theses and dissertations, resulted in hundreds of journal articles and reports, and helped maintain and expand TU’s national and produced by these two international reputation. consortia helped establish “We are the envy of petroleum engineering TU as a serious player in the Research isn’t confined to a laboratory. Applied departments everywhere because of the petroleum research game.” facilities we have on North Campus,” says Some of the biggest names research reaches into the community to solve everyday Jim Brill, a retired TU petroleum engineering in the world’s oil industry are professor who remains involved in several of members of the 11 nonprofit the research projects. “No one can match us in that area.” industry-university research partnerships that have offices problems. On the following pages are some examples of The North Campus is located at 2450 E. Marshall St., and facilities on the North Campus. Members pay an about a block east of Lewis Avenue. The land and seven annual subscription fee, for which they are entitled to the TU researchers seeing a community need and meeting buildings were given to the University by the Humble Oil research findings. Also a major supporter and member of and Refining Co. in 1965. six of the North Campus consortia is the U.S. Department “A complete drilling research laboratory was included of Energy, which has been contributing some $2 million it through scientific research: a child who needed a with this donation,” says Steve Bellovich, dean of the every year. College of Engineering and Natural Sciences. “That Facilities on the North Campus replicate conditions laboratory, which included a full-sized enclosed drilling in the real world: pipes above ground, underground and specialized wheelchair, adults who needed a good night’s rig, provided the centerpiece for our first research on the seafloor. Most of the facilities can be subjected to a consortium, Tulsa University Drilling Research Projects, variety of temperatures and pressures. sleep, and birds that give clues as to how viruses spread. which began operations in 1966.” “There is no other facility like ours,” says Stefan A second consortium, Fluid Flow Projects, began Miska, professor of petroleum engineering. in 1973. North Campus: It’s another way TU is shaping “Drilling Research and Fluid Flow are the pioneers the economy both at home and abroad through its that blazed the trail,” Bellovich said. “The research commitment to research.

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Engineering students Hamed Al-Ismaili, Chris Carpenter and Meagan (Weaver) Durham Declaring her helped build Abigail’s wheelchair components.

fundraising effort by pledging $5,000 of academic support funding if the independence students could raise an additional $10,000. With the help of alumni and friends, more than $12,285 in gifts and pledges was raised from thirty individuals, including a $5,000 pledge of support from former TU Trustee Jill Zink Tarbel, a long- time advocate of disabled citizens. Corporate sponsorship came from the Best Buy store in midtown Tulsa, which contributed more than $600 “I can’t say enough about the kindness and caring they’ve shown for my daughter.”

A heartfelt request. TU students Expensive equipment. When in educational software appropriate learned about Abigail from Anne she was 3, Abigail received her first for Abigail’s laptop computer. McCoy, Abigail’s occupational manual wheelchair. Her parents had The specialized electric therapist and the wife of Applied the seat engraved with her name. wheelchair, equipped with custom Assistant Professor of Physics She quickly outgrew it, and hardware, sensors, robotics controller Jerry McCoy. She knew of TU’s they chose not to engrave the and a wireless remote control, excellent engineering reputation, second one so that they could give combines technology and software so she approached the engineering it to another child. so that Abigail can interact with her department about Abigail. Now she’s on her third manual world through switches and a screen Electrical engineering design wheelchair – a bright red one. that she can access easily. students wanted to use their Her family never could afford to So far, the students have met with research skills to help Abigail gain buy an electric wheelchair, certainly Abigail four times and have visited independence. They had a vision not a custom-made one like the TU her special education classes at Angus for her: that she should be able to model. A standard electric wheelchair Valley Elementary to understand her open and close doors at school and would be of little use to Abigail limitations, abilities and needs, said maneuver her own mechanical because of her physical limitations, Professor of Electrical Engineering wheelchair. her mother said. Kaveh Ashenayi. They wanted her to be able to “We’d have to submit to the state Now in development for about Electrical engineering design students have changed a little speak when she’s hungry or thirsty. to try to get an electric wheelchair nine months, the wheelchair is girl’s life, and in the process, they are changing their own. And they wanted her to turn on and then prove to them that she undergoing some final touches her own movies and CDs. could use the high-tech features before Abigail starts using it full time. The TU students have shown her before they’d approve it,” Laipple From students to professors to When Abigail Laipple was born, make it more understandable for me,” tries very, very hard. If you ask her to daughter love and understanding, said. “And without the custom therapists, everyone involved in the she left the hospital without a clear Meg Laipple said. reach for something, it takes her three Laipple said. features, she could never use one. research has been touched to be part diagnosis. When Abigail was one month old, to five minutes. She knows what she “I just wanted to cry when I This is a very big blessing for my of such an important community Doctors saw from a CT scan that drinking a bottle took four hours. wants to do. But her body, because found out what they wanted to do babe.” project. she had a cyst on her brain, but they That’s when Laipple knew that life of cerebral palsy, prevents her from for my baby,” Laipple said. “I didn’t To make the students’ vision a “When we see Abigail, we can see weren’t sure if she’d overcome it. Her would be a struggle for her daughter, doing it. know there were still people out there reality, Mobility Plus donated the how we are making an impact on her mother didn’t have any idea what the who is now 7 and a quadriplegic. “She’s a smart girl. You look at her like that. I can’t say enough about the wheelchair base. Steve Bellovich, life,” Ashenayi said. “When she uses future would hold for her baby. “She’s not able to talk; she’s not and realize she knows what’s going kindness and caring they’ve shown dean of the College of Engineering her new wheelchair, it’s a sight to see. “I searched hard for answers to able to walk,” Laipple said. “But she on,” Laipple said. for my daughter.” and Natural Sciences, began the She is so excited, and we are, too.”

24 spring/summer 2007 | Vol. 10 | no.1 spring/summer 2007 | Vol. 10 | no.1 25 community Studying swallows research Birds of a feather flock together and so, research shows, do their viruses. Biology Professor Charles to the birds. The virus, Brown has devoted 25 years to like many others, may studying birds in Nebraska. lie dormant for several Now his work, once limited years then suddenly to swallows, might help to answer cause an outbreak in Engaging the ideas of questions about the movement of animals and perhaps bird flu. humans. Because swallows are highly In 2004, Brown social, with colonies of up to 6,000 received an $850,000 Collecting insects from birds’ nests. nests under a single bridge, they are grant from National optimal for studying the benefits and Institutes of Health to study The bird flu and Buggy Creek costs of social behavior. the virus for four years. virus are not very similar because In the beginning, Brown’s Since then, he has studied virus one is a DNA virus, the other an research was directed toward a transmission, how it moves between RNA virus. Also, bird flu is not parasite similar to a bed bug. Spread colonies and how it is maintained transmitted by insects. However, of the parasites is a cost of the birds’ during the winter when the birds fly Brown’s research is contributing social behavior, Brown said. south. to knowledge about how the In 1998, Brown started to Brown’s team of six graduate movement of birds contributes to Students collect data on a virus carried by and undergraduate students and the movement of viruses. the parasite. The Buggy Creek research technicians collects insects in That knowledge can help virus is similar to Western Equine the birds’ nests. They do the work of scientists predict where and when Encephalitis and usually is benign screening for viruses at their Tulsa lab. outbreaks of encephalitis may occur. Research at TU isn’t just for professors and alumni.

It’s one of the main ways students learn. In the words of A restful sleep Researchers are helping those who suffer from chronic nightmares Allen Soltow, TU vice president for research, “Research is Joanne Davis, director of the undergraduate program, has been During the first phase of the study, the 30 participants reported a studying nightmares since 2002 and has developed a program that helps significant decrease in the intensity and frequency of their nightmares, plus teaching at the frontier.” TU continues to distinguish itself people get a peaceful night’s sleep. an increased quality of sleep. Most of the participants have been through a trauma such as rape, But the results all were based on self-reports. child abuse or a severe car accident and suffered from chronic nightmares Now in its second phase, the research is focusing on measuring arousal as one of the few national universities that emphasizes for many years. and fear through skin conductance, facial muscle movement and heart rate. Through her research, Davis has developed a system of asking In June 2005, 22 new participants started the therapy along with undergraduate research, including the innovative Tulsa participants to write out their nightmares, talk about them, then change measurements to prove that the therapy was working. Jamie Rhudy, the nightmares in some way. assistant professor of psychology, prepares a 30-second script of the person’s “The difference that I see in people at the six-month follow-up and how nightmare and reads it while measuring the participant’s arousal and fear. Undergraduate Research Challenge (TURC). different they are from when they came to see me originally never ceases “What we’re finding is that by focusing on the psychological level, we’re to amaze me,” Davis said. “They look different and feel different. These having an impact on the physiological,” Davis said. “It’s that physical arousal are people who hadn’t had a good night’s sleep for 10 or 20 years, so their that has such an impact on people’s health.” whole perspective has changed.” The researchers are about 10 patients away from finishing the second By encouraging her students to work with her, Davis is training them phase, but already their work is benefiting clients across the country. to be scientist-practitioners and to use the methods of science to make a Veterans Affairs clinics are using the protocol developed at TU, and difference in people’s lives, she said. Davis has been training practitioners in several states. 26 winter 2007 | Vol. | no.3 students students

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was directed by Bartlett and supervised by Theatre Professor Lisa Wilson. Without the University’s funding, Bartlett would have been unable to pro- Funding duce the play or donate to a nonprofit organization dedicated to stopping domestic violence. “University-supported student Success research is an invaluable tool and pro- vides an extra dimension to our educa- University supports students tion,” Bartlett said. “It provides the oppor- and their research projects Research in tunity to learn in a real-life situation. There’s no way we could have put on this More than thirty years that may not play without the University’s support.” ago, the University began funding have been the limelight Bartlett’s assistant director and fellow students’ independent research available theatre major Katherine Bettinghaus was projects, and last year $30,408 otherwise.” Mona Horn able to attend the Ensler workshop in was awarded through the Student As a result University support of research New York in December 2005. Research Grants Program — nearly of Horn’s The benefit of the workshop, besides triple the previous year’s awards. and Davis’ efforts, the child, who independent research assistant in helps student to direct a play receiving the rights to produce the play, is to The grants help TU students weighed only 10 pounds at 1 year Lewicki’s lab. Soon, he wrote his For theatre major Danielle Bartlett, learn- work directly with Ensler on how to make embark on new areas of research, of age, gained 7-1/2 pounds in just first computer program to aid the ing through research meant a trip to Miami when the the production not just an entertaining play but also a mes- exploring their world and developing seven months. Horn continues to professor’s study. University awarded her $800 to attend the Regional sage about stopping violence against women. in their chosen career field. work with the child through therapy The educational benefits of Empowerment Workshop. “The play makes the point that being a woman is not sessions while videotaping and research exceed any ordinary class The workshop is presented by Eve Ensler, producer of a handicap,” Bartlett said. Helping a child to eat. Graduate documenting her progress so that the lecture. That is why the University The Vagina Monologues. Due to the hurricanes in 2005, Because TU allowed her to make the trip to student Mona Horn is working findings may be used in similar cases. is progressive in funding student the Miami workshop was canceled. New York, Bettinghaus could devote herself to the play toward a master’s degree in speech- research initiatives. Bartlett was undaunted, however, in directing TU’s and women’s issues. language pathology and has Virtual Reality. Dr. Hunter “Research is teaching at the production of The Vagina Monologues last February, help- “The workshop was the opportunity of a lifetime, developed an interest in working Hoffman (BS ’85) is a research frontier,” said Allen Soltow, TU vice ing to raise money for Domestic Violence Intervention and I am so honored the University allowed me the with infants. scientist and director of virtual president for research. Services of Tulsa. financial privilege to attend it,” Bettinghaus said. “It Assistant Professor of Psychology reality analgesia in the Human Lewicki and Hoffman’s study For the fourth consecutive year, TU Theatre took part changed my life; meeting Eve Ensler and making my Joanne Davis enlisted Horn’s help Interface Technology Lab at the was published in one of the top in the National Collegiate “V-Day” campaign with two way around downtown Manhattan was amazing and when she decided to take on a case University of Washington in Seattle. psychology journals, Journal of performances of the play attended by capacity crowds. empowering.” involving an 8-month-old born Hoffman has become a leader Experimental Psychology, and The production used about 40 female performers drawn TU’s support will help Bartlett later in life, too, as she with a cleft palate. Together, the two in applying virtual reality to ease garnered interest from Princeton, from throughout the campus and community. The show uses her experience pursuing an acting career. worked with the underweight and pain, treat phobias and recover opening the door for Hoffman to malnourished child so that she could from post-traumatic stress disorder. continue his study there. take in food and gain weight. He is an expert in how the mind “The experience of actually In order to buy the feeding processes reality. conducting research at such an equipment and resources needed But all his work started with a advanced level as an undergraduate to treat the child, Horn submitted a single spark, lit right here at The is uncommon,” Hoffman said. Seaworthy research proposal asking for $400 in funding University of Tulsa. “Through research, you learn things Graduate student Craig Stelle took his research project to the ocean floor from the University. The money Hoffman was introduced to the that help to build the scaffoldings for and is “glazing” new trails in natural art. was granted, and Horn began her study of the mind by psychology future learning.” research project, “Feeding and professor Pawel Lewicki during a Nurturing student research Craig Stelle (MFA ‘04) found inspiration for his research project in order to allow sea life to grow on the work. While nature is “glazing” Swallowing Intervention for Infants.” cognitive psychology course, which like Hoffman’s and Horn’s allows while working the night shift as a security guard at Tulsa’s Philbrook the artwork, Stelle records information about what is happening to “It’s important to give students utilized a computer as a model for students to love learning and Museum. Stelle was captivated by the texture of a Greek amphora vase each piece and to the series as a whole. Data, along with underwater the opportunity to have more tools how the human brain works. ultimately to teach themselves. encrusted with barnacles, tube worms and oysters — an intriguing photography and videography, will be available to the public during and resources available to conduct The small class size allowed The University’s support, both texture he set out to replicate. exhibition and will be sent to scientists to help further their studies their research,” Horn said. “Because Hoffman to work directly with academically and financially can The Seaworthy Project, which was supported by a research grant in restoring the dying coral reefs of the Florida Keys National Marine of the funding I received, I’ve been Lewicki in his research. He grew change a student’s life and the from the University, is based on the idea of creating artwork from clay Sanctuary. able to gain experience in a specific increasingly fascinated with their whole world, which is waiting to be then returning it to the Earth’s oceans, allowing nature to make its Stelle received an MFA at TU, concentrating in environmental art area and utilize research techniques findings and soon became an researched. final contribution to the art. and ceramics. He is an adjunct professor at Oral Roberts University and Sculptured pottery is placed in the ocean for a minimum of one year teaches third-, fourth- and fifth-graders at Philbrook.

28 spring/summer 2007 | Vol. 10 | no.1 spring/summer 2007 | Vol. 10 | no.1 29 W e a s k ed, you answered athleticsnews What are researching? you Tulsa’s Brugues wins national title Last year, we sent an e-mail to our alumni to find out what you’re researching. University of Tulsa junior Through your overwhelming responses, we found that many of you still engage in tennis student-athlete Arnau research every day in your job, for your community or as a hobby. Learning is indeed Brugues, a junior from Barcelona, Spain, entered the 2006 fall season a lifelong endeavor. This is a sampling of the responses we received. with a national ranking of seventh and proceeded to validate that rank- ing by dominating the ITA Polo Ralph Lauren All-American National “In 1999, I carried out a three- Tennis Championships. month study of an endangered bird Brugues claimed the honor of that is endemic to East Africa called being the nation’s top tennis player Amani Sunbird. Right now I am in the fall season when he won the working on a grant proposal to do ITA National title at the Michael D. another study in the same area, this Case Tennis Center at TU. His victory time on another endangered bird marks the first national champion- called the Spotted Ground Thrush.” ship in TU and Conference USA ten- Jeff Davis (MS ’98) nis history. Kijabe, Kenya Brugues used the national stage to slice through six ranked opponents consecutively to claim the individual title. He entered the spring season “For the last ranked seventh nationally and will be one of the favorites to claim the NCAA six years, I “I have been researching the impact of marketing Individual Championship in May. have been on social institutions such as education, religion, media and health care for the subject of my doing latest book, The Feel-Good Society.” research on Dr. James G. Hutton (BS ’76, MBA ’78) the brain Teaneck, New Jersey and lecturing Todd Graham named on cognitive “I am currently “I’m working working on two with the new football coach neuroscience projects: one a Federal Aviation at medical representation Former Tulsa defensive coordinator of working class Administration and Rice University Head Coach Todd Graham schools and men in Victorian and National was introduced as The University of Tulsa’s new “ I am currently Transportation head football coach on Jan. 12, 2007. He is the medical literature and art, conducting research on 27th head football coach in school history. and the other Cryptococcus, a fungus Safety Board to Graham, 42, spent the past season as the head conferences focuses on 19th- that causes pneumonia make emergency football coach at Rice, where he led the Owls to around the century American and meningitis in medical air an overall 7-6 record and the school’s first bowl women writers people that are berth in 45 years. He was the Conference USA country.” immune-suppressed.” transportation Coach of the Year. and social protest.” safer. Graham takes over a TU program that has William J. Carl (BA ’70) Lynn Alexander (MA ’81, Ph.D. ’86) ” Crystal Perry Icenhour, Ph.D. (BS ’95) Alan Brown (BS ’53) won 29 games in the last four years and has been Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Martin, Tennesse Durham, North Carolina Mustang, Oklahoma to three bowl games.

30 spring/summer 2007 | Vol. 10 | no.1 winter 2007 | Vol. | no.3 31 alumninews Get connected with other TU Alumni Alumni celebrate TU’s through TUAlumni.com news ‘Blueprint for the Future’ Your membership to The University of Tulsa Alumni Association is expanding to the web. Join TU at Homecoming 2006 graduates around the world as a member of TUAlumni.com, a athletics Hurricane volleyball team wins free and new online community connecting TU alumni on the web. C-USA regular season championship This Internet-based community TU’s volleyball team made first 15 home matches. Junior Julia Silva became the first will be a powerful resource for great strides in the 2006 season, The 27 wins are the most TU player to post more than 1,300 staying in touch with friends and finishing with a 27-7 record. The victories for a TU team since the assists in consecutive seasons, as she fellow alumni. There is no fee to Golden Hurricane won the school’s NCAA officially recognized the sport broke her own single-season total first conference championship with a championship. The 1980 team with 1,414 assists this year. Silva was join, and as a member you’ll enjoy in that sport by claiming the posted a school-record 30 victories. selected the C-USA Setter of the Year locating TU friends via the online Conference USA regular season Tulsa’s 27 wins also ranked as the and also earned a spot on the AVCA’s directory, making business and career title with a 13-3 record. fourth-most victories in the nation All-Midwest Region team. connections, posting and searching Not only did TU set a school through regular-season competition. The Hurricane set six team resumes and jobs, and registering for record for league victories in a For his efforts, TU Head school records for a single season, season, but also the Hurricane Coach Ed Allen was selected the including kills, attacks, hitting events. Like any strong community, became one of only three teams in Conference USA Coach of the Year percentage, assists, digs and it depends upon active participation Conference USA history to win its by his peers around the league. service aces. to grow and thrive, so we hope Homecoming 2007 will take place you will join early and come Golfers earn academic All-America honors as Hurricane October 11-13 as TU celebrates back often. hether you came 100 years in Tulsa! Signing up for TUAlumni.com team posts victories in two fall tournaments to see the changes is easy. Watch your mailbox on campus, renew Watch your mailbox for more for more information and The Tulsa men’s golf team W friendships or see information or visit registration instructions. wasn’t just ranked among the nation’s the championship football TU is dedicated to ensuring top-25 last spring, but also the players team, this year’s Homecoming www.utulsa.edu/alumni excelled in the classroom. Four return- had something for everyone. your privacy. Only registered ing seniors to this year’s roster earned Spectacular fireworks lit up the Independence Bowl football team, users will be able to view your Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar night skies over The University of 1991 Freedom Bowl football team, information and by registering you Athlete accolades from the Coaches Tulsa bonfire as “Homecoming 2006: rowing team and spirit squad. will be able to control how much or Association in the spring. Blueprint for the Future” began on The Homecoming committee Those honored with academic Sept. 14. The celebration ended with was led by Chair Nancy Ferguson how little information is available to awards included Sam Korbe, Mitch a 28-3 Golden Hurricane victory Meyer (BS ’72) and her dedicated other users. TU’s complete privacy Cohlmia, Ryan Henry and Brett over the University of North Texas on committee of alumni, students, policy will be sent in the mail with Myers. Korbe, who was also selected Sept. 16. faculty, staff and friends. your registration information, and will as one of Tulsa’s Ultimate Student- The Class of 1956 was inducted Laurie Fiocchi Brumbaugh (BS be available online at TUAlumni.com. Athletes at the conclusion of the into the 50 Years or More Club, and ’78) will chair Homecoming 2007. If 2005-06 academic year, has main- average, both majoring in manage- Tradition. Korbe turned in his sec- the Student Government Reunion you are interested in serving on the If you have questions about the tained a 3.79 grade point average in ment. ond career victory as he garnered brought together current students planning committee, contact Lindsay Alumni Online Community, please biochemistry. On the golf course this fall, the medalist honors at the Oklahoma and alumni who participated in Myers at [email protected]. contact the Office of Alumni Relations Cohlmia has a 3.67 cumula- quartet of golfers led the Hurricane Intercollegiate. Sophomore teammate Community Council, Student Watch your mailbox this summer at [email protected], or by phone tive grade point average in finance. to two consecutive tournament vic- Nicolas Geyger captured medalist Council, Student Association, for more information. We hope you Henry has maintained a 3.31 GPA, tories, with wins at the Oklahoma honors as he finished in first-place at Senate or Cabinet while at TU. will join your friends for another at 918-631-2555 or 800-219-4688. while Myers has a 3.21 grade point Intercollegiate and The Landfall The Landfall Tradition. Other reunions included the 1976 celebration!

32 spring/summer 2007 | Vol. 10 | no.1 spring/summer 2007 | Vol. 10 | no.1 33 Alumni show their tailgating style alumni Viva Italia! TU Uncorked 2007 TU Journeys to Sicily

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Association hosted news Join Tom Benediktson, dean of Henry Kendall College hundreds of alumni and of Arts and Sciences and professor of classics, as he leads a journey friends at tailgate parties through the crossroads of the ancients in Italy this summer. From during the 2006 football Ulysses to Archimedes, from the Arabs to the Normans, and from the I A S S O C I A M N T I O L U N season. A Before each homeP alumni R S A E L S Spanish to the Romans, the ancients valued Sicily and its people. U E T N F T game,O alumni were treatedS to Y T The journey begins in Palermo and will include the rich history of I S R food from Full Moon Cafe E V Segesta, Erice, Trapani, Agrigento, Taormina and Syracuse. The tour will I N and live music under the tent U

E A S S O C H provide deeper insight into the beautiful Greek temples and theatres, I I T M N A T I L U O N A P between Skelly Field and the S A R L E U S Norman churches decorated by Arab and Byzantine mosaic artists, and E At the Second TU on Tap Homecoming Bash T F N O T AL S Donald W. Reynolds Center. Y T held Sept. 15, 2006, more than 400 alumni I other historic landmarks that grace Sicily. S R WINE FESTIV E Proud fans wore blue to show and friends reunited at Suede Ultra Lounge. V A I No trip to Italy would be complete without sampling the incredible M N A L F O O D & O U

their TU spirit! H The event, chaired by April Merrill (BA ’05), E ANNU H A T food, which merges the flavors of the historic “conquerors” of Sicily. The Honorary chairs Cheryl (Yadon) Forrest (BS ’74) and John Forrest (BA ’72), event L T H I R D K featured a reunion from the Law Class of 1996. “Every alumnus of TU O

AL , chairs Cristina Smith Williams (BA ’92) and John Williams (BS ’88, JD ’92), and A locally produced wines and olive oil are world-renowned. S Photographed are Rhonda White (BSBA ’98) I L N is T a member of the AlumniU H T co-chairs Sarah (Murphy) Habiger (BSBA ’03) and Andrew Habiger (BSBA ’02). WINE FESTIV E H N Extension trips with Dean Benediktson are available to Rome A L I W and Schnea Bates Nealy (BA ’97, MA ’00). S O ANNU Association.T O This is ourT way A N R I W M C D O M A • (before) and Malta (after), the main tour of Sicily. TU Journeys are open THIRD O Y O H O T E L H A to give an added benefit to Save the date! The Third During the L K to alumni and friends of the University. For more information, contact O , A our members while having a T H S Annual TU Uncorked event last two years, E L H T U Caroline Benediktson, director of alumni travels, at 1-800-219-4688 or I S T O • R I C T E L fun time and supporting the will be held on Friday, June TU Uncorked M A Y O H O 918-631-3723. 1, 2007, at the historic Mayo has raised more Golden Hurricane football On Nov. 4, the Hotel in downtown Tulsa. than $74,000 for the Alumni team,” said Mike Metcalf (MBA ’97), Houston Chapter of The event is hosted by the Scholarship Endowment Fund, president of the Tulsa Chapter of the the Alumni Association Tulsa Chapter of the Alumni which will assist deserving TU Alumni Association. hosted more than 200 More than 300 alumni and friends alumni and friends prior N I A S S O C I A T Association, along with students. U M I O N L A P R S A E L S cheered the Golden Hurricane to to the game against the U E T N F T honorary chairs John Forrest For ticket information, O S Y T I victory against the Naval Academy University of Houston. S R (BA ’72) and Cheryl (Yadon) sponsorship opportunities or E V I N in Annapolis, Md., on Sept. 23. The The Dallas Chapter U

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For more details and a full list of Alumni Association activities, visit the Alumni & Friends website at 2007 TU Alumni Association Events www.utulsa.edu/alumni, or call 918-631-2555. At the spring commencement, graduating students and their families will be honored with W e d n e s d ay t h u r s d ay s at u r d ay W e d n e s d ay F r i d ay F r i d ay s at u r d ay F r i d ay s u n d ay w e d n e s d ay a Graduation Reception hosted by the Student M ay 9 m ay 1 0 M ay 1 2 M ay 1 6 M ay 1 8 j u n e 1 j u n e 2 j u n e 1 5 J u n e 2 4 j u n e 2 7 Alumni Council and the Alumni Association. New graduates will receive Alumni Associa- St. Louis Chapter Chicago Chapter Tulsa Chapter Denver Chapter St. Louis Alumni TU Uncorked Dallas Family St. Louis Alumni St. Louis Chapter Dallas tion T-shirts and continue the time-honored Alumni Reception Alumni Reception Young Alumni Alumni Reception Happy Hour in Tulsa Picnic in Happy Hour NASCAR event Happy Hour tradition of celebrating the conclusion of their Winery Visit the Park college days by ringing Kendall Bell, which now resides in Bayless Plaza. (See page 2.) Pictured above are students who participated in the spring 2006 commencement.

34 spring/summer 2007 | Vol. 10 | no.1 spring/summer 2007 | Vol. 10 | no.1 35 John A. Osborne (BS ’56) was the year of his retirement as Jim Bereolos (BS ’69, JD ’74) presented the Bill Wiseman executive vice president of the and wife, Janet Higman Bereolos Social Justice Award by the Tulsa M.W. Kellogg Co. (BA ’69), reside in Kansas City, Interfaith Alliance in March. where they are the owners of He serves as treasurer of the James L. Embry (BS ’63) and Techline Studio. class notes alliance, a member of the Faith- wife, Sarah, are excited that their 1940s Bob flew in the South Pacific R. Dale Tull (BS ’52, MS ’53) Based Advisory Committee for daughter, Debi, will be attending John H. Spurgin, II, (BS ’69) Ralph L. Langenheim, Jr. (BS ’43) as a member of the 90th Bomb lives in Naples, Fla., and is Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry and TU. She will be transferring in senior vice president of legal, retired from the University of Group. retired from . Domestic Violence Intervention as a junior for the fall semester. general counsel and secretary Illinois as professor emeritus in He has been self-employed for Services/Call Rape. Debi will be the seventh in for Administaff, was awarded 1992 after a career that included five years in investments. their extended family to attend Outstanding Corporate Counsel 1950s Mel Greene (BS ’58) and wife, TU. James is vice president with an attorney staff of 11 fieldwork in Colombia, the Everett W. Schoonover (BS ’50) Max L. Fisher (BS ’54) is the Laura, have sold their home in of client services with Profiles to 30 among all Houston- Canadian Rockies, the Arctic of Tulsa has been retired from owner/president of Event Service, Kansas City and purchased a International, Inc. in Waco, Texas. based companies. The award, Coastal Plain of Alaska, Iran, the U.S. Air Force for 21 years Inc. He is a member of Kiwanis hotel in Columbus, Kan., called He had been an area director for recognizing expertise and Taiwan and Albania. Ralph and after serving more than 34 Club of Tulsa and the Better the Maple Uncommon Hotel. Profiles while in Kansas City prior accomplishment by in-house his wife, Casey, a writer, live in years. He turned 86 years old on Business Bureau board. He They have long wanted to to moving to Waco to be on the counsel in the field of corporate Urbana, Ill. Oct. 14. produced and directed the Miss operate a bed and breakfast and corporate staff. law, was presented by the Oklahoma Pageant for 25 years. have found the best option of Association of Corporate counsel Jean Harmon Langenheim (BS Duane K. Murphy (BS ’51) is a all — beds without the breakfast. Leigh H. Taylor (BS ’64, JD ’66), and the Houston Business Journal. ’46), professor emerita and museum consultant at San Juan Rosemary Warner Hall (BA ’54) You can find them online at who led Southwestern Law research professor of ecology County Historical Society in works as an advocate for the www.maplecommon.com. School in Los Angeles for 27 and evolutionary biology, has Silverton, Colo. He lives in mentally ill and is a founding They are hopeful the new years as dean and chief executive 1970s Larry Wofford (BS ’70, MBA ’71) Jenny Wade (BA ’86) and been chosen to receive the 2006 Oakdale, Calif. Peter Hulen (BM ’86) returned Fellows Medal of the California board member for Crossroads locale will enable them to attend officer, received an honorary David Averill (BS ’70), Tulsa and wife, Pat, are the owners and Clubhouse. Crossroads is a many more TU football and Doctor of Laws degree from World associate editor, received operators of Route 66 Harley- from a trip to northern India, Academy of Sciences. This is John R. Stanton (BS ’51) is a private psycho-social clubhouse basketball games. the college during its May 2006 the Cameron Duncan Award for Davidson dealership in Tulsa. where they celebrated their the highest honor bestowed by retired aerospace engineer for individuals with psychiatric commencement. Media Excellence for his stories The couple took home the 20th wedding anniversary. the academy. Jean spoke to the who specialized in micro diagnoses. There are more Ben Leland (BS ’58) has retired over the past year exemplifying Grand Prize trophy in Peter is an assistant professor Student Government Reunion miniaturization. He and his than 300 clubhouses in 30 from the aerospace industry. Les Frair (BS ’66) and his wife, excellence in media coverage on February at the 15th Annual of music at Wabash College in during TU’s 2006 Homecoming. wife, Ilse, a language teacher, countries throughout the He and his wife, Judy, reside in Karen Harlin Frair (BSME ’67), poverty and its long-term effects Top 100 Awards Gala in Crawfordsville, Ind., and Jenny She was the first female student have two children, Jeffrey and world, and it is an agency of Huntington Beach, Calif. were married in Sharp Chapel domestically and around the Indianapolis. The dealership government president at TU. Stuart. They live in Stephens is an artist working in Lafayette. the United Way. Crossroads 40 years ago. Now living in world. He serves as a director is rated No. 1, according to They have two children, Sophia, City, Va. The Rev. Kenneth Simmons Richard Coleman (BS ’48) has is Rosemary’s passion, and she California, both have retired of the Tulsa Chapter of the TU Dealernews magazine. age 10, and Cyrus, 7. (BA ’58) and his wife have two published The Kansas City does it in the memory of her from the University of Alabama Alumni Association. Walter E. Niekamp (BA ’52) daughters, Stephanie Simmons Establishment: Leadership son, Christopher, who died in where they were engineering Rev. Charlie Ryser (BS ’73) received a citation for 2,000 and Jennifer Simmons Mason. David Batterson Through Two Centuries in a 2000 due to complications of a professors. (BS ’70) has graduated from Hillcrest hours of volunteer service with mental illness. They enjoy sailing (they are bare been accepted for membership Medical Center Clinical Midwestern Metropolis. the Restoration and Archive boat charter certified) and tennis. Steven L. Saltzman (BS ’67, MS in the American Society of Pastoral Education (CPE) Divisions of the National Fred Kelly (BS ’54) is a geologist ’71) is senior vice president, Composers, Authors and Level II program. Bob Price (BS ’49) participated Museum of Naval Aviation and lives in Houston. He just medical director and an OB/GYN Publishers (ASCAP). Some in the Salute to Veterans Parade located onboard Naval Air 1960s published an autobiography physician at Atlanta Medical videos he directed are now John G. Grone (BA ’76) is in Branson, Mo. During WWII, Station Pensacola. James T. Cline (BSME ’62) called Global Oil Finder. and wife, Olivia, are living in Center. He enjoys traveling, online at the SpellCasters president of Glenn Acres Farm, Highland Village, Texas. James reading and international medical website, www.spellcasters.com. a horse farm. He and his wife, is semi-retired but working as teaching. Steven has taught He did voiceover work as an Linda, have two children, an engineering and project- gynecologic surgery in NPR reporter for the movie Sarah and Katie. They live in management consultant to Holly St. Petersburg, Moscow, Santa Croce, a thesis film Columbia, Mo. John has two Refining and Marketing in Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Argentina directed by an advanced film music CD projects published, Woods Cross, Utah, on refinery and Brazil. student at the American Film and writes for and performs in a expansion projects. Institute in Hollywood. horn section for his church. Marsha Elkins Huff (BA ’68, MA Doy F. Cole (BSCE ’62, ’70) took office in December Doris Lewis Fisher (BS ’70) Sarah Schmitt Maldonado (BS ’76) MSCE ’64) and his wife, as president of the Jane Austen announces the completion has been chosen to participate SuzAnne Chapman Cole (BA ’62), Society of North America, a of her first children’s picture as a mentor in a nationwide 3,000-member organization book Happy Birthday to Whoooo? Department of Education study, are enjoying retirement, spending Dave Durand (BSBA ’98) and time with their three grandsons with 60 chapters in the United A Baby Animal Riddle Book. providing full-time mentors and States and Canada. She Written for children ages 2 to induction services to first- and his wife, Natalie Wojtalewicz and being with their families. Durand (BA ’96), pose with their Two of their grandchildren were chaired JASNA’s 2005 national 8, the young reader can guess second-year teachers. daughter, Juliana, and new son, born in 2006. The other is 5 conference held in Milwaukee, which animal has just been born years old. They continue to be where she practices law with the by the wordplay in each baby Susan Bradley Winter (BS ’76) Jack. David is a business intelligence active hikers, completing treks in firm of Foley & Lardner. animal birth announcement. and husband, Larry, are in engineer with SAVVIS. Iceland and Chile in the last year. Twelve baby animals are their “1,000 days left” before SuzAnne continues to write and D. Ronald Reneker (BA ’68) included in the text with an retirement in 2009 from Larry’s has now been published more is a law partner at Craddock, educational section detailing federal career. Their plans than 300 times. Doy is mostly Reneker & Davis, LLP. He and each animal. The book has a include a move to Tulsa and retired, doing Christian nonprofit his wife, Catherine, have two place on the back for a birth a return to life outside of the work and is active in the National children, Ash and Victoria. Ron announcement for your own Beltway. Academy of Construction, into enjoys watching sports and serves baby, pet or human. Her book, Jesús G. Urriza (BSPE ’57) and wife, Geraldine, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a cruise to Alaska. Their son, which he was inducted in 1999, as the president of the Dallas One Odd Day, was also published Tom Bailey, Jr. (BA ’77) was Jazán Urriza (BSCE ’80), and his wife, Jeeko, celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary. Sigma Chi Alumni Chapter. this year. honored on Oct. 12 by President

36 spring/summer 2007 | Vol. 10 | no.1 spring/summer 2007 | Vol. 10 | no.1 37 cards. She has teamed up with James E. Heinlein He and his wife, Patty, have five Andy Zaller (Ed.D ’87) is Miss Jackson’s in Tulsa to sell (BS ’84) works as children. Gary enjoys softball, teaching art in community the cards. The full retail price a senior controls coaching baseball and soccer, colleges in the Junction City, of the card will be given to engineer at John and playing poker. He lives with Kan., area. In the summer and DaySpring Villa, a women’s Zink, LLC. His his family in Chesterfield, Mo. fall of 2006, he had a one-man notes shelter in Sand Springs, Okla. wife, Peggy, exhibit of his Z-Scapes series of is employed Jennifer Matlock Lewis (BA ’86) interpretive landscapes at OSU- at TU and his has been living in Sanford, Tulsa and in Junction City. 1980s son, Matt, is N.C., for seven years. She has His book, Dancers, features Cindy Olson Erickson class (BS ’80) is a freshman two sons, Zac and Zane. Since ballerinas from the Tulsa Ballet teaching art at Metro Christian majoring in March 2005, Jennifer has owned and dance studios in Tulsa. Academy in Tulsa. Cindy took political science. a ladies’ consignment boutique, His work can be viewed on his a few years off to be home with which specializes in upscale website, www.andyzaller.com. her children. Amber Raymon clothing and accessories for Merchant (BA infant girls to women. The shop David M. Pfeil (BS ’88) is Martha A. Halvordson (BS ’80, ’84) has been is a 14-year-old business. president and general manager JD ’83) has practiced law in promoted to at Fluid-Air Products, Inc., an Kansas City, Mo., since her senior vice Anna R. Valentini (BS ’86, industrial distribution firm. He graduation from TU’s law president in JD ’98) completed five years is co-founder of the charity school. Martha is pursuing the Operations with the State Attorney’s Office organization B Positive. David an LL.M. degree in dispute and Technology assigned to the sex crimes and serves on the boards of ITW resolution from the University Division at child abuse division for over Industrial, ITW Electrostatic, of Missouri. BOK Financial two years. Last year, Anna Fortune Financial Bank, Mark “Ace” Abbott (BS ’79, MBA ’85) atop Hurricane Pass in southern Colorado in July. Mark and his wife, Terri Headrick Corporation. was awarded the Pride in Legends Men’s Golf Association Abbott (BS ’79), who live in Bartlesville, were on a Jeep excursion when they went over this pass (elevation 11,000 feet). Terri Brig. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt (JD She oversees Excellence and Victims Rights and B Positive. He lives in and her business partner, Laura Sartin, have launched a new web-based business, www.laurasartin.com. The site features ’80) has been appointed by information Organization Attorney of the Eureka, Mo. Oklahoma Governor Brad original Christian art, gifts and calligraphy. Terri and Mark have two children: Lauren, a senior communications major at TU, Melissa Housley Davis (BS ’00) and Dwight Davis’ technology Year awards. Henry as the next adjutant and Alan, a sophomore civil engineering student at the University of Arkansas. (BSME ’00, MS ’02) son, Tyler, celebrated his first birthday. support and Mary Cubbage Waller (BS ’88), general for Oklahoma. projects for Wade Williams (BFA ’87) is COO of Waller and Company and his wife, Jeanie, live in the bank operations, appearing in Fox’s TV show Public Relations in Tulsa, George W. Bush in St. Louis. book R is for Rhyme, A Poetry chair for the Association Rene LaPrade (BSPE ’81) has Hoover area of Birmingham, Ala., facilities, human resources and Prison Break on Mondays at 8 announces the addition of a new Tom was presented the Alphabet (Sleeping Bear Press, of Business Simulation and been appointed president and they have five adult children. other staff support functions p.m./ET. Wade gives credit restaurant and hotel services President’s Volunteer Service 2006). R is for Rhyme, which Experiential Learning. Doug and chief executive officer of for Oklahoma’s largest to his voice teacher, Jane division to handle its growing Award in recognition of his received a starred review in and his wife, Loralee Dawn, Mirage Energy, Ltd. Rene was Paul Coury (BA ’82), president of financial institution. She and Carmichael, who asked him to list of clients in the food and volunteer work with 100 Black NY’s Kirkus Review, is also live in Normal, Ill., and have vice president of operations Coury Properties, announces the her husband, Chuck, have audition for the part of Miles hospitality industries. Men of America, Inc. and 100 being choreographed by the a 6-year-old son named John- with Petrobank Energy and creation of the Coury Collection. two daughters, Kayla, 20, and Glorious in “A Funny Thing Black Men of Metropolitan Virginia Tanner Creative Dance Charles Douglas Micklich. Resources from September 2001 The company will offer Carolann, 18. Happened on the Way Home St. Louis. Tom is the national Program and Children’s Dance Loralee Dawn is an investment to September 2006. consulting services to property from the Forum.” Nancy Vunovich 1990s events and convention chairman Theatre of the University of account analyst for Country Anne Glidewell Bridgforth owners or investors considering Bradley M. Berkson (BSPE ’85) (BA ’51) and Dr. David Cook for 100 Black Men of America, Utah for their 58th annual Insurance and Financial Services (BA ’90) and husband, Jeff, had David H. Shea (MS ’81) joined upscale hotel development plans. has assumed the position of were also inspirations to him. Inc., a national non-profit performance in May 2007. It in the corporate office in Superior Mechanical, Inc. as the director for program analysis their third child, Lydia Grace, organization committed to also is being featured by the Bloomington, Ill. controller. Superior Mechanical is Maj. Jimmy Russell Smith and evaluation at the the intellectual development Albuquerque Public Schools for a commercial plumbing contractor (BS ’82) completed an MBA Department of Defense. of youth and the economic the year-long program, “Words D.C. Roberts (BA ’79) creates with an emphasis on large, from Webster University He and his wife, empowerment of the African and Images,” which combines upscale, hand-made greeting complicated construction. David while attending the U.S. Michaela, a teacher, have American community based on poetry, painting, dance and Army Command and General three children: Ben, respect for family, spirituality and music. Judy is a frequent speaker Staff Officer course at Fort Lincoln and Madison, integrity. He is also the founder at schools and educational Leavenworth, Kan. whom they adopted from and chairman of the 100 Black conferences throughout the China in the fall. They Men of Metropolitan St. Louis U.S. Information about Judy’s Jean Mermoud Mrasek (BA ’83, reside in Great Falls, Va. Prostate Cancer Survivors and books can be found at www. MA ’94) continues to serve as Awareness Walk. judyyoungpoetry.com. national president of Chi Omega John P. Cole (BS ’85) was Fraternity and will host more than recognized by his peers Ted Sherwood (BS ’77) has Douglas L. Micklich (BSBA a thousand collegiate members and as one of Florida Trend become a Fellow of the ’79, MS ’86) published a alumni from across the country at Magazine’s 2006 Legal American College of Trial book chapter titled “Strategic their bi-annual convention in June Elite among lawyers in Lawyers, one of the premier Implications of Causal in Washington, D.C. Florida. legal associations in America. Mapping in Strategy Analysis The induction took place before and Formulation” in the book Joanne Farrell Finn (BA ’84) Fontana Ratliff Fitzwilson an audience of 1,020 during Causal Mapping for Research was hired in April as senior (BS ’86) has been hired the recent 2006 annual meeting in Information Technology, by documentation analyst with by Williams & Williams, of the college in London. Ted Idea Group, Inc. Douglas Duck Creek Technologies a real estate auction is president of Sherwood & serves as instructional assistant in Bolivar, Mo. Duck Creek firm, as vice president of Associates, P.C. law firm in Tulsa. professor in the Department of develops and markets software corporate research and Management and Quantitative for insurance carriers. Joanne retail marketing. Judy Gottas Young (BS ’78, Methods at Illinois State lives in Wheatland, Mo., with MA ’80) is the recipient of University. He has also been More than 300 alumni and friends cheered the Golden Hurricane to victory against Ed, her husband of 15 years; Gary R. Heitz (BS ’86) is On Sept. 19, alumni from the Los Angeles area gathered at a reception hosted by March a 2006 National Parenting elected to the position of the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, on Sept. 23, 2006. The Washington, and two boys, William,13, and CFO at Agilis Systems, McCoy Wiseley (BS ’70) and Richard Wiseley (BS ’70). The Wiseleys are photographed Publications Award for her vice president and program D.C. Chapter hosted a tailgate party prior to the football game. Jacob, 8. Inc., a software company. with President Steadman Upham and his wife, Peggy.

38 spring/summer 2007 | Vol. 10 | no.1 spring/summer 2007 | Vol. 10 | no.1 39 class on Aug. 24. Lydia joins Katy, 6, Robert E. Boyd (MBA with the NBA is a member of the all-girl TU Brenda had been in private and Ryan, 3. Anne and Jeff work ’92), president of New Orleans/ cheerleading squad. practice for five years. for Campus Crusade for Christ Boston Street Advisors, Oklahoma City International in Orlando, Fla. Inc., has been named Hornets. Rebecca Christie Highlander (JD ’97) has Kim Williams Dionisio (BS ’98) to a two-year term is continuing joined the full-time faculty of and her husband, Tony (BSBA notes notes Frank Conatser (BA ’90) is a of the Small Business her business Southwestern Illinois College. ’98, MBA ’00), reside in Tulsa grants administrator at the Administration’s as a freelance As an assistant professor in the with their two boys, Charlie, National Endowment for National Advisory photographer Paralegal Studies program, born January 2004; and Jack, Democracy in Washington, D.C. Council. specializing in she teaches classes in business born in March 2006. Tony works

class publicity stills for law, legal research and writing, for Atlas Pipeline, and Kim stays Eva-Marie Gooden (BA ’90) is Tim W. Gilbert (MBA ’92) the movie industry. torts, criminal law and paralegal at home with the children. the director of marketing for joined MDA MindBox studies. KSQ Architects, an architectural Inc. in October 2005 as Carol S. Johnson Joshua Grasso (BA ’98, MA planning and design firm with a senior business analyst. (MA ’96) is Lance Perez (BSME ’97) and ’02) just earned his Ph.D. in offices in Tulsa and White MindBox uses artificial Sarah Murphy (BSBA ’03) and Andrew Habiger teaching at TCC. wife, Heather Quigley Perez English from Miami University Plains, N.Y. Eva brings 15 years intelligence technology (BSBA ’02) were married in Los Cabos, Mexico, on Carol recently (BSCE ’97), have three children, of Ohio. Joshua will join the of marketing, communications to help companies June 21. The couple will co-chair the third annual TU published a novel. Aidan, 5, Ella, 2 and Mikey, English faculty at East Central and public relations experience automate their complex, Uncorked Wine Festival, a fund-raiser benefiting the seven months. They reside just University in Ada, Okla., as an Sean Keegan to the position. knowledge-intensive TU Alumni Association Scholarship Fund. Sarah also outside of Denver and Lance assistant professor. Making the (JD ’96) joined business processes. received the 2006 Volunteer of the Year award from the continues to work in the natural move with him are his wife, Dawn Rystrom (BA ’90) married Tim works from his the Corporate gas pipeline and compression Elizabeth Grasso (BA ’98) and TU Alumni Association in August. The couple resides Amanda Erwin (BA ’94) finished sixth the Rev. David Keith of high-rise condo in Fort Procurement industry. their two children, Eli and in Jenks. overall and second in her age group out of Hopewell Hill, New Brunswick, Lauderdale with a view Department of the Charlie. The family hopes to nearly 3,500 competitors at St. Anthony’s Canada, on July 16. of the ocean when he is Hartford Financial Amy E. Allred (JD ’98) enjoyed make many day trips to Tulsa Triathlon in St. Petersburg, Fla. on April 30, not needed onsite with Kate Seney Burch (BA ’95) and Services Group, Inc. as assistant a trip to Maui to be in her to visit TU and eat Goldie’s husband, Wayne, had their 2006. This world-class event is considered Joe P. Vaughn, Jr. (BA ’90) was the client in Cincinnati. director, Insurance Services best friend’s wedding in July. hamburgers. second child, daughter Sydney the season opener for the country’s triathlon a new missionary in September Negotiator. Her 5-year-old daughter, Anne, born on May 11. circuit. Athletes from around the world 2001 attending a missions Sue McCurdy Hosterman Carey Froese (BSBA ’01) and Bryan Pound were married June Katherine, began kindergarten Brandy L. Harness Huntzinger flock to St. Petersburg for the 1.5K swim, 40K conference when he met another (MA ’92, Ph.D. ’99) has 2 in Tulsa. Carey is a financial analyst for Dayco Products in Lisa Stidham Saldana (BA ’95) this year, and son, Jack, is now (BSBA ’98, MBA ’03) and Kurt Loreen A. LaBarre (MFA ’95) and had her third baby boy in May bike and 10K run. Amanda has competed missionary looking for someone finished her third year Tulsa, and Bryan owns a tax and bookkeeping company in 3. Amy is still running a law Huntzinger announce the birth teaching upper division her husband, David McKee, 2006. His name is Kyle Wesley of their daughter, Burgandy nationally in triathlons for eight years and to go to Warsaw, Poland. Moore, Okla. firm in Winston-Salem, N.C. courses in British and live in Plattsburgh, N.Y. Lori Saldana. Anne on Oct. 6. She was born in is the current Oklahoma state triathlon His new assignment by the Visit her on the web at www. International Mission Board will American Literature. management firm with teaches art at Seton Catholic amyallredlaw.com. Landstuhl, Germany. champion, a title she has held three other take him and his wife to central, structured investment vehicles, Central High School. David does Kristy Weber (MA ’96) married times. She also is the current state Half eastern and southern Africa. Laura L. Roberts (BA ’92) was separate accounts, hedge funds graphic design and marketing Eric Rowan of Louisville, Ky., Emily Ramsey Chandlee (BA ’98) Therese P. Miller (BSBA ’98, Ironman champion and has been named appointed vice president of and mutual funds. for Eyecare for the Adirondacks, on April 29 in Gatlinburg, Tenn. and her husband, Edmund, have JD ’01) joined the Kansas City by USA Triathlon as an “Elite athlete to look Jill Mayfield Cantrell (BA ’91) residential lending operations at a group of ophthalmologists in been married seven years. They office of Lathrop & Gage law Plattsburgh. They have a 6-year- for in 2006.” In 2001, Amanda was the has worked for 23 years at her Regent Bank in Fort Lauderdale. Philip Nitowski (BA ’94) and Sean Alexander (BSBA ’97) adopted a baby girl last year and firm as an associate in the 13th overall finisher at the World Triathlon family’s business, Hambrick- wife, Nicole, were married in old son named Joseph. was promoted to director of are working on adopting baby intellectual property litigation Championships in Alberta, Canada. Ferguson. The company is a Norman Wade Biswell October 2004 and are expecting media platforms at Microsoft No. 2. Emily plans to become a practice area. Miller specializes manufacturer’s representative (MBA ’93) CPA, was appointed their first child. Bryant (BSME ’95) and Bridget Corporation. Sean, his wife stay-at-home mom. in intellectual property and for industrial and commercial by Governor Brad Henry to Heist Mueller (BA ’95) welcomed Nichole “Nickie” Williams products liability litigation in a twin daughters, Alexandra Nicole mechanical equipment, such the Oklahoma Accountancy Michael Rose (BS ’94) is Alexander (BA ’96) and their Brenda Christie-Lichtenegger (JD variety of complex civil cases, as boilers, pumps and ancillary Board with a term that began employed in the IT-Data Center and Mason Elizabeth, on July 14. 3-year-old son, Tyan, live in the ’98) joined The University of including pre-trial, trial and equipment. on July 1. The board is charged of GNSC Administrative Services The family resides in Calgary, Seattle area. Tulsa Boesche Legal Clinic as a appellate work. She resides in with overseeing the accounting (formerly Beverly Enterprises) as Alberta, Canada, where Bryant is staff attorney in the Muskogee Kansas City. Kristi McKnight Carlisle profession in Oklahoma. Wade’s an operations analyst. the Canadian operations manager Jim B. Harjo (BS ’97) is a Creek Nation legal program in (BSBA ’91) and her husband, CPA practice is located in Tulsa. for Schlumberger Information physician at the newly opened August. Prior to joining TU, Matthew Norris (BSME ’98, Solutions. Clay, are happy to announce His wife, Kristy, is employed Rubita Sudirman (BSEE ’94, $17 million health facility in MSME ’01) and Diana Camp the birth of their son, Andrew by Sneed Lang, PC, and they MSEE ’96) and husband, Coweta, Okla., called Koweta became engaged in June in McKnight Carlisle, on April 18, have one son, Conner, who is a Muhammad Noorul Anam – Mohd Renee Kraemer Oly (BSBA Indian Health Facility. His Seattle. The wedding is 2006. Andrew joins big sister freshman at Jenks. Morddin (BSPE ’94), live in ’95) and Robert Oly had their daughter, Faith Harjo, just planned for April. Allison. The Carlisles live in Johor Bahru and teach at the first child, John Thomas, on started as a freshman They will reside in Tulsa. Arlington, Texas. Lisa Ross Goebel (BSBA ’93) and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, December 1, 2004. They live in in pre-med/biology husband, James, moved back where they have been lecturers Broken Arrow. at TU this fall and Boyd Hoffmann (BSBA ’91) has to St. Louis in July 2005. They since 1997. They have been grown his hobby of BBQ sauces, have three children: Gigi, 6, gone from TU for 10 years Davina Lewis Roper (MA ’95) and Paul Roper have two sons, marinades, salsa and coffee Frankie, 5, and Vincent Walker, and miss their friends and Ashleigh M. Clemmer Samuel Lewis and Alex Clayton. into a much larger business. who arrived in March 2006. lecturers, as well as the food at (BFA ’03) and Matthew Collins Information on his business can the Hurricane Hut. They are were married May 20 in John Pearson (BS ’93) and his D. Scott Brenneman (BSME ’96) be viewed at cowboyboyd.com. waiting for their fourth child to Oklahoma City. TU alumni in the wife, Misty, welcomed their first be born. Their three girls are and Rebecca M. Heunermund wedding party included the maid Murph Shelby (JD ’91) and Noemi child, Cora Lucille, born on 10, 8 and 5 years old. Brenneman (BSME ’96) of honor, Sara Kottabi. Others in Galang Shelby (BS ’88) live in March 6, 2006. moved to Austin in March Denver with their three children Ann Miltenberger Boles (BA ’95) after Scott accepted a position attendance included Kelly Allen Chris Wright (BA ’94, MA ’95) and his Isabella, 9; Coulter, 6; and Michael Pusateri (BSME ’93) and husband, Brad, had a baby with GSD&M, an advertising Luelf (BSBA ’04) and Natalie wife, Tiffany, announce the birth of their Hawker, 1. Murph is an oil and became the chief technology girl, Elizabeth Ann “Libby” agency, as a direct marketing Whitehurst Owens (BSBA ’01). daughter, Scarlett Grace, on Feb. 9, 2006. gas and transactional attorney officer at Highland Capital on June 9. Libby joins big manager. He spent the past three The couple honeymooned in The happy family resides in Tulsa. with Patton Boggs, LLP. Management, an investment brother Jake. years as a marketing manager Puerta Vallarta, Mexico.

40 spring/summer 2007 | Vol. 10 | no.1 spring/summer 2007 | Vol. 10 | no.1 41 class Linda and Jim will celebrate Chris Hare (BS ’00), reside in representative to GSK for the Tulsa Area Chi Omega their 32nd anniversary this year. Houston, where Chris works as senior pharmaceutical Alumnae Chapter. In September, They have two sons and four a geologist for Shell. They are sales representative and she received a promotion and grandchildren. They reside in expecting their first child. field sales trainer. will be the American Cancer Colorado Springs, Colo. Society regional director of notes notes Sue Stock Lyon (BSBA ’00) and Katherine N. Bergstrom communications. She will Lisa Wagoner-Hohenstein Jacob Lyon (BSME ’01) moved (BA ’04) spent a year oversee all marketing, PR, media (BSBA ’99) and Tracy back to Tulsa. Jake accepted a working as a commercial relations and communications Hohenstein were married on position as an engineer with sales representative activities for Oklahoma. Kristen

class May 20, 2006, in Oklahoma Kimberly-Clark in Jenks. They for Trader Publishing chairs the the TU Young Alumni City. Lisa is a regional sales had their second child, Bowman Company, known as Committee and also appeared in manager for Anheuser-Busch, Jacob, in April 2006. Auto Trader magazine. her own Mazda commercial. Inc. Tracy works as an assistant She joined the retail golf professional. Nikki Harrison John P. White (BA ’00) and advertising team at Benjamin L. Colaw (BA ’05) is Karn (BA ’96, MA ’99) was the Nadine Bissonnette White the Tulsa World for working on a master’s degree matron of honor. (BA ’01) are taking a year off the Broken Arrow in negotiation and a certificate to travel the world. They have Kristin Barker (BA ’03) and Shawn Harwell (BA ’04) were married on May 27 at Sharp Community World. in mediation and negotiation at Kristi Breeding Lepere been traveling since June and Chapel. Many TU alumni were in the wedding: Kenley McQueen (BMG ’04), Michael Katherine plans to attend the University of Wisconsin- (BSN ’99) and Kristopher plan to continue through April. Manaugh (BA ’04), Sarah Morris (BBA ’05), Lydia Troncoso Pistol (BIL ’03), Emily graduate school. Milwaukee. Ben also is working Lepere of Broken Arrow Dofter (BA ’02), Hamilton Sneed (BBA ’03), Chandi Wagner (BA ’02), and Jason as a teaching assistant, teaching welcomed their first child, Ann Jennifer Grantham (BA ’01) Abercrombie (BA ’04, BS ‘04). They honeymooned in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, and now Jimmy Hart (BSBA ’04) public speaking. Grace, on Nov. 2, 2005. graduated in May 2006 with a reside in Springdale, Ark. Shawn is the production/business manager at Ozark Film and has been hired by the Master’s of Divinity from San Video Productions, and Kristin began teaching piano lessons and accompanying music Lewis Racing Team to Jessica Murray Lewis (BS ’05) Jimmy Rock (BA ’99) has joined Francisco Theological Seminary. students at the University of Arkansas in the fall. serve as public relations has entered first year studies the Ross, Dixon & Bell law She is searching for a pastoral director. His primary at the West Virginia School firm in Washington, D.C. call at a Presbyterian Church. responsibility will be to of Osteopathic Medicine in Jimmy’s practice is concentrated Revolution Coming,” appeared with Deloitte Consulting in publicize top alcohol Lewisburg, W.V. on litigation and corporate Suzanne T. Morrel (BSBA ’01, in the October issue of the June 2005 as an application funny car driver Brandon criminal defense and internal MSF ’03) was nominated to Virginia Law Review. Ben and his management associate. “The Kid” Lewis. Along with Jennifer M. Quinn (BA ’06) is in investigations. He is admitted to be vice chair of procurement, wife, Jessica, are expecting their popularizing “The Kid” with fans graduate school working on an practice in the state of Maryland sales, and design of the Junior first child in April. Laura Dillon (BA ’03) and Edward and media, he will work toward MA degree in deaf education at and in Washington, D.C. League of Seattle’s Auction Gala Highberger (BA ’05) were married developing sponsor relationships Lamar University. Committee 2006-2007. Suzie has Kristien Van Lierop (BS ’02) has July 22. They reside in South that will be beneficial to the Sara M. Osterhaus Wallace been promoted to the assistant traveled worldwide for the last Bend, Ind., where Edward racing team and its partners. David T. Richardson (BA ’06) (BS ’99) and Lt. Dustin E. Wallace fiscal officer of the Southern three years playing professional attends Notre Dame Law won the Grand Jury Award (JD ’00) were married on April volleyball. She is now beginning School, and Laura teaches high Jeff White(BA ’01) and Alicia Morales, a former TU student, were married on May Arizona VA Health Care System Ashley Spickelmier (BA ’04) for the best photograph from 7, 2006. Dustin teaches at the a career in the solar energy school Spanish. studies abroad at the School for 27 at Holy Family Cathedral in Tulsa. The wedding party included the bride’s Kappa and moved to Tucson, Ariz., in married Bryan Watson-Fears on Naval Justice School. He is an field and resides in Lummen, International Training, where he Kappa Gamma Sorority sisters, Carrie Henderson Bowen (BA ’01), Sara Neneman October to start her new career. June 24. attorney in the Navy (JAG). Belgium. Katie Hollingsworth (BA ’03) is enrolled in the Tibetan Studies Weller (BA ’01), Brooke Mason (BS ’03), Katie Mullins (BA ’03), and Jamie Braden They live in Newport, R.I. Michael Salat (BS ’01) and his is attending graduate school Kristen Taylor (BSBA ’04) was Program. His grand prize photo (BA ’04). Groomsmen were Jeff Loyd(BA ’00) and Jimmy Hobbs (BA ’01). They are wife, Jennifer, are celebrating Peter McAdams (BS ’02) has been in social work at Washington elected to the Board of Directors was taken in Ladakh, India. living in Memphis, where Alicia is the volunteer coordinator for The Food Bank, and 2000s the birth of their first daughter, appointed director of operations University in St. Louis. for the Kiwanis Club of Tulsa He also won second place for a Jeff teaches and directs theatre and English for the Grizzlies Academy. Jonathan William Ball (BA ’00) Gabrielle Reagan, on June 13. for the Tulsa Drillers. Previously, and is a new board member photograph taken in Buhtan. was ordained as Minister of he was in the team’s front office Lindsay Nook (BSBA ’03, MBA ’05) Raymond Runyon (JD ’98) and Erica L. Crossley-Walker (BS ’99, the Word and Sacrament at Marty Wadsworth (BA ’01) as operations manager. and Jacob Nichols were wed July 22. wife, Julie, announce the birth of MA ’02) and husband, Clint, First Presbyterian Church in moved to Santa Barbara, Calif., their first child, Frank Connor, have one son who is 3 years old, Broken Arrow on July 29, his on March 1 and is working as Stephanie Wright (BS ’02) married Katie Handelman Wann (BA ’03) born Oct. 16. Damond Laiden. Erica, who has 29th birthday. Participants a liability representative for James Meisen on April 22, 2006, was one of 100 people chosen been working for Tulsa Public in the service included TU an insurance company while in a beautiful ceremony at Trinity from a lottery in Idaho called “A Brian Alan Byrne (BA ’99) and his Schools since 1999, is in her graduate the Rev. Dr. Donald doing freelance writing for the Episcopal Church. Three weeks Hunt of a Lifetime” to hunt for wife, Erin, moved to Chicago eighth year of teaching. She is a Roulet (BA ’59) and ministerial Santa Barbara News-Press Scene later, Stephanie graduated from moose. Her husband, Cody Wann on June 1 with their son, Henry fifth-grade reading/language arts candidate Jennifer Grantham magazine. Fellow TU student OSU’s College of Osteopathic (BSEE ’04), was her tracker Guy, born July 11, 2005. teacher at Knowledge Is Power (BA ’01). Jonathan, who Keri Bradford is the Arts and Medicine with a doctorate. As for the hunt. She took down a Program (KIPP) Tulsa College graduated with a master’s of Entertainment Editor for the the president of the class of ’06, 900-pound moose on Amy Davis Carr (BS ’99, MA ’03) Preparatory School. divinity degree in 2004 from Santa Barbara News-Press. They she gave the student address Sept. 17. and husband, David, are proud Columbia Theological Seminary were roommates while at TU at commencement on May 13. Nicholas L. Zumwalt to announce the birth of their Linda F. Cottrill Hawkins (MBA in Decatur, Ga., is the son of and during their internship with She began her residency in (BA ’03) and wife, daughter, Elizabeth Leigh, born ’99) founded Hawkins Strategies Bill and Linn Ball (BS ’73) of CBS news. They have reunited OSU’s Family Medicine program Laura, welcomed their Dec. 14, 2005. They reside in Group (www.hawkinstrategies. Broken Arrow. He is serving as roommates in Santa Barbara. on July 1. first child, a baby boy in Lawrence, Kan. com), a consulting firm as a hospice chaplain at Grady June. They are living in that provides planning and Hospital in Atlanta. He and Ben Angelette (BA ’02) Whitney L. Stice (BA ’02) married Broken Arrow. Nicholas Bryan Arthur Collopy (JD ’99) implementation services for his wife, Shannon, reside in graduated Order of the Coif Frank Anthony Serio, III “Tres” returned to TU to pursue married Delilah Espinoza organizations that need strategic, Decatur. from the University of Virginia on Sept. 16 at the First United a BSN, which will be on June 18, 2005. They had financial, resource development School of Law and joined the Methodist Church in downtown London office of Sullivan & Tulsa. They live in Tulsa. completed in May 2007. their first child, Sean Arthur, and marketing support. Founded Jean Aydelotte Hare (BM ’00) Kesha Gullett Buster (BS ’97) graduated from the University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, with an on March 29, 2006. Bryan in 2001, the firm has served completed her Ph.D. in music Cromwell, LLP as an associate. Bridgette D. Bartz (BSBA M.D. in December 2005 and returned to Tulsa for an internship in internal medicine with the University of continues to practice primarily organizations throughout the theory in December 2005 His article on European Adria Crooke (BSBA ’03) and ’04) was promoted from Oklahoma, Tulsa. Kesha, husband, Jimmy, and their daughter, Saige, plan to move to Birmingham for a in domestic, criminal, and abuse- Southwest, including New at the University of Texas at corporate law, “The Revolution Eric Pendergrass were married GSK pharmaceutical sales residency in dermatology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. neglect matters in Hobbs, N.M. Mexico, Arizona and Colorado. Austin. She and her husband, That Never Came and the on June 10. Adria began a career

42 spring/summer 2007 | Vol. 10 | no.1 spring/summer 2007 | Vol. 10 | no.1 43 in memoriam Alumni Friends of TU Joseph Q. Adams (JD ’64), September 2, 2006 Emily L. Latimer (BS ’69), June 1, 2006 Devin W. Adair, former student, April 28, 2006 Russell D. Anderson (BS ’67), May 18, 2006 Theodore Newton Law, Jr. (BA ’53), August 21, 2006 John Emmitt Barry, September 25, 2006

classnotes Phillip C. Bailey (BSBA ’57), September 12, 2006 Clyde J. LeForce, Jr. (BS ’47), June 9, 2006 Russell Lawrence Bennett, August 27, 2006 2 0 0 5 - 2 0 0 6 Robert E. Barr (BS ’51), May 25, 2006 James D. Lester (PhD ’71), January 10, 2006 Naomi Caroline Booth, former student and employee, Grace Berry (MS ’50), September 14, 2006 H. W. “Wally” Lucas (BS ’51), September 13, 2006 June 28, 2006 President’s R e p o r t John L. Berton (BS ’57), April 23, 2006 Samuel P. Manipella (BA ’60, JD ’62), May 21, 2006 Andrew Don Boyne, September 30, 2006 Betreece Bishop (BS ’55), April 22, 2006 Madalyn Fink Mayo (BS ’40), March 11, 2006 Nelson Breedlove, March 16, 2006 the University of t U l s a Roger C. Blackwood (BA ’50), April 5, 2006 Thomas J. McDougal (BA ’58), October 19, 2006 Linda Cobb, September 26, 2006 William Leonard Boone (BS ’49), September 24, 2006 Carolyn W. McGinnis (BS ’49), July 10, 2006 Patricia Cox, former student, July 2006 Paul W. Brightmire (BS ’49, LLB ’51), June 10, 2006 Raymond J. Meyer, Jr. (BS ’59), September 19, 2006 T. Hillis Eskridge, Jr., June 12, 2006 Sara “Sally” J. Kerr Brown (BA ’44), July 11, 2006 Hubert A. Miller (BS ’44), May 19, 2006 Charles W. Farmer, May 23, 2006 S t e a d m a n u P h a m Fulton Collins Tot M. Brown (BM ’51, MM ’55), March 3, 2006 Louis H. Miller (BS ’43), May 21, 2006 Alice M. Fenn, former employee, July 8, 2006 p r e s i d e n t Chairman of the Board Daniel M. Byrne (BS ’41), May 10, 2006 Mildred Hull Milam (’34), October 27, 2006 Jack E. Foley, April 10, 2006 David Foster Carlock (BS ’50), July 5, 2006 Bruce W. Mitchell (JD ’82), March 24, 2006 Barbara E. Gardner, May 17, 2006 Twana Christman (BA ’79, MA ’80), July 2, 2006 Lloyd Ray Mortimer (BS ’80), October 7, 2006 August Goldstein, Jr., October 23, 2006 John Chronister (JD ’62), June 9, 2006 Orville “Moe” Moseley, Jr. (BS ’51), September 5, 2006 Dorothy Sartain Gossett, March 7, 2006 Ann Elizabeth Clark (BA ’81), September 19, 2006 William Thomas Porter (BS ’59), July 6, 2006 Lorelei Joan Jackson Hanks, August 10, 2006 Edgard Coronado (BS ’60), August 18, 2004 William “Bill” C. Powell, Jr. (BA ’51), September 22, 2006 Ruth Herrington, former student and employee, June 21, 2006 James J. Crockett (BA ’50), July 14, 2006 Margaret A. Rasmussen (BS ’79), April 20, 2006 Robert Virgil Hughes, July 23, 2006 Jewel G. Hodge Davis (BA ’53), August 23, 2006 Richard Reisher (BS ’49), May 23, 2006 Richard Hunter, May 19, 2006 Stanley Orion Dixon (BS ’49), March 3, 2006 Owen Lyon Reynolds II (BA ’67), October 3, 2006 Betsy F. Jameson, former student, March 9, 2006 Eldridge E. Drummond (BME ’73), August 16, 2006 Norris Augustus Roberts (MS ’70), September 24, 2006 Nathan Janco, May 19, 2006 Earl S. Elliott (BA ’49), May 9, 2006 John F. Robohm III (BA ’64), March 27, 2006 Jack “Beeps” Kurle, September 11, 2006 Max F. Feldner (JD ’49), August 7, 2006 Donald M. Rowley (BS ’52), July 1, 2006 Luther Prentiss Lane, Jr., former student, October 23, 2006 Richard L. Fields (BA ’73), October 15, 2006 Richard Paul Ryan (BA ’35, BS ’36), October 30, 2006 David K. Layser, June 22, 2006 Phillip Cole Finegan (JD ’60), August 12, 2006 Gemmy Sue Savage (MS ’72), October 15, 2006 Davetta C. Madison, May 31, 2006 Mason C. Fink (BS ’67), June 24, 2006 Mary Ann Shelton (BS ’54), August 15, 2006 Leon Mathews, September 7, 2006 Paul John Flood (MS ’83), September 6, 2006 William Gordon Spencer (BA ’47), August 25, 2006 Cindy Kay McDonald, former employee, May 11, 2006 William Carleton “Carl” Fredericks (BS ’53), October 23, 2005 Howard E. Stanley, Jr. (BM ’49), July 30, 2006 Frances “Panny” Louise McElroy, October 10, 2006 Marcine “Marcie” Ann Hamilton Goad (MS ’77), Oct. 18, 2006 Steve C. Stewart (BS ’63), October 4, 2006 J. D. Metcalf, May 23, 2006 Betty Denise Baxter Green (BA ’81), October 10, 2006 Robert Allan Todd (BS ’79, JD ’82), July 11, 2006 William Richard Miller, former student, September 19, 2006 Lisa K. Haffener (BS ’83), July 25, 2006 Michael W. Toney (BSBA ’06), September 15, 2006 Edwin Monsell, Jr., former student, September 14, 2003 Nancy Darlene Hagler (BS ’81), June 8, 2006 William Frank Tucker, Jr. (LLB ’50, BA ’53), June 6, 2006 Helen C. Moody, May 7, 2006 Frances Mitchell Hickey (BS ’54), May 1, 2006 Elizabeth “Betty” J. Parrish Van Hoose (BA ’41), July 11, 2006 Lewis “Lew” L. Narwold, Jr., June 19, 2006 Jo Bob Hillie (BS ’66), August 20, 2006 Morey W. Villareal (MS ’53), September 9, 2006 Lillian B. Norberg, October 7, 2006 Millard Hodges (BS ’41), January 31, 2006 Aurmond A. Watkins (MBA ’72), August 7, 2006 Emil E. Palik, May 28, 2006 William E. Hopper (BS ’50), June 20, 2006 Catherine Watkins (BS ’63), May 5, 2006 Joseph L. Parker, Sr., Trustee Emeritus, September 26, 2006 Pauline Gause Horn (BA ’53, MTA ’69), August 17, 2006 Mark Welch (BS ’76), September 3, 2006 John “Big John” R. Rigney, former student, June 16, 2006 Robert L. Hurford (BS ’58), May 4, 2006 George “Wes” White (BA ’56), June 5, 2006 Alice A. Schmidt, March 29, 2006 Ednah M. Ingalls (MTA ’66), April 11, 2006 Harold Leslie Williams (BS ’41), June 12, 2006 Mary Locke Stanton, November 5, 2006 Robert A. Keehn (BS ’58), October 12, 2006 Betty M. Woods (BS ’66), June 1, 2006 Dan Stokesberry, June 11, 2006 Dennis King (JD ’79), August 13, 2006 Billy Charles Womack (BS ’63), September 22, 2006 Robert Hawkins Stotts, former student, June 30, 2006 James E. Lamkin, Jr. (BS ’55), May 21, 2006 Rowe C. Wynn, Jr. (BS ’60, JD ’62), October 25, 2006 Rosemary S. Stutsman, former student, April 30, 2006 George K. Lampman, Jr. (BS ’61), April 30, 2006 Hung N. Yuk (BS ’65), November 19, 2005 Aubrey Earl Swift, May 30, 2006 Boyd G. Talley, June 25, 2006 Leo Donald Trennepohl, October 1, 2006 Famed composer Louis W. Ballard (BM ’54, MM ’62), renowned Donald Livingston Weinert, September 5, 2006 for introducing American Indian themes into Western concert Patricia A. Wright, May 21, 2006 music, died in February in Santa Fe at the age of 75. A member of Betty Frances Fowler Woodson, August 24, 2006 the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma, Ballard melded Native melodies, Ellis E. Zumwalt, April 27, 2006 rhythms and instruments with classic Western orchestral music.

44 spring/summer 2007 | Vol. 10 | no.1 president’s report Greetings Greetings

from the from the report

president’s Chairman President

As The University of Tulsa moves toward achieving recognition as a Top 50 university, This report of TU’s accomplishments during the past year reflects the breadth of the increasing quality and volume of research by our faculty and students provide activity across our campus. From the classroom to the lab to the playing field, TU evidence of our progress. Research, however, does more than just advance has excelled at levels previously considered beyond our grasp.

the reputation of a university. It also provides significant economic impact and However, it gives me particular pleasure to note the progress TU has made in sponsored research. strengthens partnerships with business and industry across the globe. During the past decade, the quality of sponsored research conducted at TU has increased dramatically, the number of patents and licenses has more than doubled, and external research In this issue of the alumni magazine, we recognize the contributions research has made in support of the funding progresses at a record rate. As you read through this issue of TU Magazine, I encourage University’s mission and our community, including real economic returns. Consider this: you to learn more about the achievements of our faculty and students in areas ranging from • Last year, TU received more than $18 million in external funding for research and sponsored nanotechnology to longitudinal studies of native wildlife. programs, representing an 80 percent increase over the past decade. • Research funding was distributed locally in a variety of ways, including purchased goods and We are committed to emphasizing research because it naturally complements our primary services, program-related salaries, and tourism expenditures resulting from campus visitors teaching function. TU continues to distinguish itself as one of the few universities placing a participating in TU programs and conferences. strong emphasis on research for undergraduates. Students who are active in original research • TU has an annual economic impact exceeding $300 million, from which research-related projects enjoy a more robust learning experience, engage at a deeper level with their studies, and expenditures constitute a major component. become better prepared for their next step after graduation – whether that is graduate school • Funds received in 2005-06 came from a variety of sources, including federal funds ($9.4 million, or work in business or industry. This philosophy is best exemplified by the Tulsa Undergraduate or 53 percent of TU’s external research funding), the private sector ($6.9 million, or 38 percent of Research Challenge (TURC), a program that integrates scholarship, research, and service. Innovative external research funding), and state/local government ($1.7 million, or 9 percent of TU’s external programs such as TURC allow us to attract the nation’s top students and faculty to campus. In turn, research funding). close faculty-student interaction serves as the catalyst for the dynamic academic environment for which we are known. Research funds directly support some of TU’s most recognized programs including: • TU’s Center for Information Security and the National Science Foundation’s “Cyber Corps” program; As TU marks its 100th anniversary in Tulsa in 2007, I am mindful of the many milestones that have • The Department of Petroleum Engineering and its 13 research consortia; shaped this institution’s remarkable history, including discoveries and advancements that have • Education initiatives, including the Math Improvement Project to help teachers improve math placed TU and Tulsa in the national spotlight. While reviewing our achievements and planning for education in Oklahoma. the future, I firmly believe that our past is but a prologue to the dynamic future ahead of us. • The Boesche Legal Clinic, which meets the legal needs of underserved population in Oklahoma. With best regards, This good news only scratches the surface of what is accomplished at TU every day. The University remains committed to providing opportunities for applied learning that will enhance the classroom experience and make a measurable difference in the community.

Yours truly, Steadman Upham

Fulton Collins

46 spring/summer 2007 | Vol. 10 | no.1 spring/summer 2007 | Vol. 10 | no.1 47 Academic Achievement president’s Class of 2010. Outstanding scholars from across the nation continue to select TU as their university National Recognition Sound Finances of choice. The current freshman class is an academically accomplished group containing 64 U.S. News & World Report. TU continues to garner TU continues to maintain its sound financial position National Merit Scholars, with an average ACT of 27. Nearly 60 percent of the students ranked in the national recognition for academic excellence, including through the hard work of University employees to

report top 10% of their high school class. its rise in the U.S. News & World Report’s listing of Top maintain balanced budgets. Each year, the administration 100 national doctoral universities. The 2007 U.S. News and staff work diligently to examine the scope of Scholarship Achievements. TU students continue rankings list TU at #88 among the 248 colleges and University operations and determine the most

to distinguish themselves by earning nationally universities reviewed, up five positions from the previous efficient use of resources to advance TU’s mission report competitive scholarships. In 2006, four TU students year. Such national recognition provides external and ambitious goals. received prominent national scholarships, including two affirmation of TU’s success and aids in its ability to recruit Goldwater Scholarships, two National Science Foundation top students and faculty. University operations continue to be supplemented Fellowships, and a Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship. These through endowment growth and record success in

president’s latest recipients join an impressive legacy of academic Princeton Review Best Colleges. Additional recognition attracting external funding. As of May 31, 2006, the achievements by TU students. of TU’s outstanding campus life came from The Princeton University’s total endowment, including funds held in trust Review when it recognized TU in its 361 Best Colleges by others, was $817 million – an increase of $47 million Wellspring Professorships. Biology teaches that diversity guide. The publication notes TU’s quality of life (ranked compared to the previous year. During the same period, provides strength to an ecosystem, and this tenet is no less #6 nationally), city-university relations (#7 nationally), total giving from alumni and friends exceeded $19.75 true for any business organization. In recognition of the happiest students (#8), and race/class relations (#14). million, and funding for research and sponsored programs importance of diversity, TU is adding nine new junior faculty TU also was identified among the publication’s Best topped $18 million, compared with $16.3 million and positions via the Wellspring Initiative, which was work together to develop innovative programs that meet Western Colleges, a region that encompasses 123 schools $17.8 million respectively for these categories during funded through the generosity of the Chapman academic and community needs. An example of this in 15 states. the prior year. Nationally Trusts. The Wellspring professors will broaden new direction is the Energy Management Program, which Competitive campus dialogue by adding faculty in academic draws upon existing academic resources from the College disciplines including African American and of Business Administration, the College of Engineering and Leadership & Governance Scholarship women’s studies; entrepreneurship, economic Natural Sciences, and the College of Law. Ensuring TU’s progress requires a bold vision and a Recipients: development, and business; international strategic plan for achieving those results. During a business specializing in China; biochemical International Perspectives. With a strong component February 2006 two-day retreat, top administrators met Goldwater engineering; cyber security with specialization of international students and faculty, combined with Scholarships with the Board of Trustees to review the University’s plans in hardware; nanotechnology; film studies with internationally recognized programs, TU continues to be for a stronger and more vibrant TU. Cornerstones of this David Wacker a specialization in production; Portuguese/ known as a university of the world. International students vision are the creation of additional endowed faculty Colorado Springs, Colo. Spanish; and Chinese. The search for these from 60 nations comprise 11 percent of the TU student positions in academic disciplines of strategic importance Physics and Electrical positions started in spring 2006, with the faculty body. TU faculty from across the globe integrate diverse to TU, construction of facilities to enhance existing Engineering members expected to arrive on campus for the perspectives into their classrooms, and opportunities for academic programs, and increased support for student fall 2007 semester. TU students to study abroad continue apace thanks to the scholarships. With the board’s strong endorsement, Tad Schoedel efforts of TU’s Center for Global Education. the TU administration has developed an action plan to Buena Vista, Colo. Bellwether Fellowships. TU remains committed accomplish these goals. Biochemistry to fostering a graduate school environment Accreditation. Every 10 years, TU is required to reapply for where students can achieve groundbreaking accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission of the National Science results. The Bellwether Fellowship Program, North-Central Association of Colleges and Schools. This Foundation Graduate Fellowships introduced this year, will provide significant process requires the University to engage in a rigorous financial resources for up to 15 doctoral self-evaluation to determine if TU has met its stated Ross Hymel students to concentrate fully on completing goals as an educational institution. In preparation for the Albuquerque, N.M. their Ph.D. dissertations. Funded through Higher Learning Commission’s visit in spring 2008, campus Electricial Engineering a presidential initiative, the first Bellwether committees have been working diligently to review Fellowships are expected to be awarded in TU’s academic operations. As part of this review, Provost Alumni Association Todd Hoppe Fall 2007. Roger Blais organized a faculty evaluation of the Tulsa This was an exciting year for the Alumni Association with Sand Springs, Okla. Curriculum. Faculty committees made several insightful chapters moving full-speed ahead to engage alumni from Chemistry Maximizing Intellectual Capital. Considerable recommendations to align the curriculum for today’s coast to coast. The “Wear Blue” campaign has brought opportunity exists to strengthen TU’s graduate rapidly changing global environment. On the whole, a wave of school spirit throughout the TU family, and Phi Kappa Phi and doctoral programs through interdisciplinary however, the faculty found the Tulsa Curriculum to be Fellowship a new association logo provides a centerpiece for its initiatives and research. Faculty are exploring fundamentally sound in preparing students with a broad, comprehensive branding campaign. This year, the Alumni areas where existing academic departments can well-rounded undergraduate education. Suong Thu Nguyen Association also received an overwhelmingly positive Biochemistry Wichita, Kan. 48 spring/summer 2007 | Vol. 10 | no.1 49 president’s Statement of Financial Position May 31, 2006 (amounts in thousands)

report Assets Liabilities and Net Assets

Current assets: 2005 2006 Current liabilities: 2005 2006 Cash and cash equivalents $ 20,150 28,363 Accounts payable $ 3,174 4,581

Investments, short-term 5,312 4,893 Accrued expenses 6,498 6,505 report Accounts receivable, net 11,107 11,006 Notes & mortgages payable, current portion 848 936 Deposits with bond trustee, current portion 1,468 1,778 Deposits payable 987 1,053 Inventories 161 160 Deferred tuition revenue 3,737 5,202 president’s Prepaid expenses and deferred charges 1,454 2,249 Advances under grants and contracts 4,320 4,944 Contributions receivable, current portion, net 3,648 3,865 Bonds payable, current portion 2,335 2,460 Total current assets 43,300 52,314 Total current liabilities 21,899 25,681

Contributions receivable, net 2,695 2,179 Notes and mortgages payable 1,805 1,832 Student loans receivable, net 8,310 7,862 Advances under federal loan programs 7,518 7,266 Investments 273,377 286,828 Bonds payable 106,539 104,046 Deferred bond issue costs 2,599 2,441 Other long-term liabilities 6,361 7,797 Athletics Deposits with bond trustee 9,748 10,150 Total liabilities $ 144,122 146,622 In its first year as a member of Conference USA, the Educational plant, net 195,173 201,177 Golden Hurricane won four conference titles – football, Funds held in trust by others 531,731 562,410 Net assets reception to its enhanced pregame tailgate parties. women’s basketball, softball, and men’s tennis. Those Total assets $ 1,066,933 1,125,361 Unrestricted 146,615 167,890 During the fall 2006 football season, more than 5,000 same teams, plus women’s golf, participated in NCAA Temporarily restricted 119,368 142,697 Full Moon Cafe hamburgers were served at the tailgate tournaments, while the TU track program sent nine Permanently restricted 656,828 668,152 parties, and away tailgate parties hosted an additional athletes to the outdoor NCAA regional. And the football Total net assets 922,811 978,739 800 fans at Alumni Association/Golden Hurricane Club team earned national recognition with its New Year’s Day events held at Navy, Houston and SMU. TU Uncorked, now victory in the 2006 Liberty Bowl. Total liabilities & net assets $ 1,066,933 1,125,361 in its third year, has proven a tremendously successful event for alumni and friends to sample Oklahoma wines While the success of TU student athletes on the playing while raising more than $74,000 to date for the Alumni field has been remarkable, they also have been receiving Association Scholarship Fund. These many positive accolades for their achievements in the classroom. TU Endowment and Funds Return on Endowment activities have played a significant role in alumni giving had 22 student-athletes receive the Conference USA Held in Trust by Others continuing at record levels, with 25 percent of TU alumni Commissioners Academic Medal for maintaining a May 31, 2006 (amount in thousands) Investment income $ 2,943 1.1% supporting the University through their generosity. 3.75 GPA or better, the third highest total in the league. The University had 129 student-athletes named to the 2005 2006 Net gains designated for operations 12,387 4.9% Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll. Nationally, Endowment investments $ 238,765 255,107 Net gains in excess of gains Campus Transformation four junior men’s golf athletes were named Scholar J.A. and Leta M. Chapman 1949 Trust 40,078 41,936 designated for operations 14,054 5.5% The transformation of TU’s campus is nothing short Athlete All-Americans by the Golf Coaches Association, James A. and Leta M. Chapman Total investment return on endowment $ 29,384 11.5% of amazing as the University updates its physical while starting football quarterback Paul Smith was named Charitable Trust 293,312 310,786 infrastructure for the next generation. The construction a second-team Academic All-American. This marked Leta McFarlin Chapman Memorial Trust 154,883 164,927 projects are numerous and impressive, including nearly the second consecutive year – and the seventh time in Pauline McFarlin Walter Memorial Trust 39,855 41,829 400 new student apartments, a library annex, an athletic 11 years – that a TU football player has earned first- or Jay P. Walker Charitable trust 2,951 2,789 complex in the north end zone of Skelly Field, a formal second-team Academic All-American honors. Other 652 143 Return on funds held in trust by others campus entrance along 11th Street, a student services and Total endowment investments and Distributions of income $ 23,127 4.1% alumni building, and a landscaped commons encircled As the smallest school in NCAA Division I athletics, the funds held in trust by others $ 770,496 817,517 Increase in fair value 30,678 5.5% by a new university drive. (See pages 6-7 for more success of TU’s athletic programs can be attributed to Total investment return details.) This comprehensive revitalization will significantly the hard work and dedication of TU student-athletes and on funds held in trust by others $ 53,805 9.6% enhance the campus experience and reinforce TU’s a community of coaches committed to winning while position as one of the nation’s Top 100 universities. maintaining rigorous academic standards.

50 spring/summer 2007 | Vol. 10 | no.1 spring/summer 2007 | Vol. 10 | no.1 51 This year’s football team became the first Golden Hurricane squad since the 1964-65 Bluebonnet Bowl teams to appear in consecutive bowl games.

Statement of Activities May 31, 2006 (amounts in thousands) bookend An appearance in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl Unrestricted permanently temporarily total against Utah of the Mountain West Conference marked unrestricted unrestricted Tulsa’s third bowl game in the last four seasons and 14th Revenues, gains and other support in school history.

report Student tuition and fees $ 74,742 $ - $ - $ 74,742

Tulsa completed the regular season with an 8-4 record, Less: including six straight victories and the team’s first University funded scholarships (17,997) - - (17,997) appearance in the Bowl Championship Series Standings. University funded athletic scholarships (3,965) - - (3,965) Scholarships funded by other sources (7,835) - - (7,835) Net student tuition and fees 44,945 - - 44,945 Endowment investment income 1,656 1,285 2 2,943

president’s Investment income 2,005 3,163 110 5,278 Income from funds held in trust by others 9,349 13,140 638 23,127 Gifts, grants, and pledges 5,727 12,375 2,460 20,562 Research services and sponsored projects 13,761 - - 13,761 Sales and services of educational departments and public services 5,728 - - 5,728 Student loans - interest and late charges 175 - 31 206 Sales and services - auxiliary enterprises 19,482 - - 19,482 Net endowment gains designated for operations 6,486 5,891 10 12,387 Other 2,737 142 - 2,879 112,051 35,996 3,251 151,298

Net assets released from restrictions 30,785 (30,719) (66) - Total revenues, gains and other support 142,836 5,277 3,185 151,298

Expenses Instruction 50,447 - - 50,447 Research 14,692 - - 14,692 Public service 5,339 - - 5,339 Academic support 16,113 - - 16,113 Student services 12,521 - - 12,521 Institutional support and other 18,320 - - 18,320 Auxiliary enterprises 22,670 - - 22,670 Total expenses 140,102 - - 140,102 Increase from operating activities 2,734 5,277 3,185 11,196

Non-operating activities Net endowment gains designated for operations 4,243 9,771 40 14,054 2007 TU Football Schedule Change in donor restriction - (371) 371 - 8/30/07 at Louisiana-Monroe Monroe, La. Increase in fair value of funds held in trust 09/15/07 vs. BYU Skelly Field by others - - 30,678 30,678 09/21/07 vs. Oklahoma Skelly Field Increase from non-operating activities 4,243 9,400 31,089 44,732 09/29/07 vs. UAB * Skelly Field

10/06/07 at UTEP * El Paso, Texas Change in net assets 6,977 14,677 34,274 55,928 10/13/07 vs. Marshall (Homecoming) * Skelly Field Net assets, beginning of year as restated (note) 160,913 128,020 633,878 922,811 10/20/07 at UCF * Orlando, Fla. Net assets, end of year $ 167,890 $ 142,697 $ 668,152 $ 978,739 10/27/07 vs. SMU * Skelly Field 11/03/07 at Tulane * New Orleans, La. 11/10/07 vs. Houston * Skelly Field 11/17/07 at Army West Point, N.Y. 11/24/07 at Rice * Houston, Texas * Conference game

52 spring/summer 2007 | Vol. 10 | no.1 An inspirational giver Mildred McKee (Ed.D. ’66) inspired her students when she taught home economics at The University of Tulsa. Even now that she has retired from the classroom, McKee continues to inspire a generation of students through the Mildred McKee Endowment Fund, a scholarship program that will be designated for women at the sophomore level or above. A portion of the endowment also will support the McFarlin Library. Through the years, McKee observed that many students are able to pay for their first year of college with help from their parents, but often money runs out by their second year of school. Women particularly may not realize the need for an education until they’ve had children, she said. “I am a believer in education,” McKee said, “and I want women to attend the best university possible.” During her 25-year teaching career at TU, McKee initiated the HELLO (Higher Education: Learning for Learning’s Sake Only) program that provided noncredit courses to the public. McKee also was inspired by one of her students to study the accessibility of buildings to the handicapped and work for greater access. For more information on how you can make a planned gift to the University, call Jan Zink, senior vice president for planning and outreach, at (918) 631-3343.

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