Great Things are Happening on Campus!

It’s almost finished! OCU will celebrate the completion of the the Wanda L. Bass School of Music in April, 2006. The $38.5 million 112,000-square-foot Wanda L. Bass Music Center
willfeature 60 additional practice rooms, 40 new teaching studios, seven high-tech music labs, six ensemble rehearsal rooms and a black-box theater.

Groundbreaking: OCU held a groundbreaking cere- mony at the Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Arts Management to kick off $6.75 million in additions and renovations to the program’s new home, the Edith Kinney Gaylord Center. The Inasmuch Foundation gave $3 million toward the project. University Trustee Ann Lacy contributed an additional $3 million, and the Mabee Foundation of Tulsa also donated $750,000. Construction is expected to be completed by summer 2007. The Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Arts Management offers undergraduate degrees in dance performance, dance management, entertainment business, and American dance pedagogy.

Inasmuch Foundation board member David Hogan, Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Arts Management dean John Bedford, Penguin, Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Arts Management chair Jo Rowan, Christmas Kitty, OCU trustee Ann Lacy, Kay Wilkes, President Tom McDaniel, Gingerbread Cookie, OCU trustees Jeanne Hoffman Smith and Bill Shdeed, and Inasmuch directors William and Robert Ross break ground at the Edith Kinney Gaylord Center.
Fall 2005 Volume 49, No. 1

pg. 5 5 One Great Plan DEPARTMENTS Deserves Another 2 President’s Message The first Great Plan earned Oklahoma City University national attention in the 1960s. Now, officials are working 13 University Update to revive the program, helping a new generation of OCU students achieve their own great plans. 17 Focus on Alumni 20 Focus on Athletics 8 In With the New: 24 In Memory 31 Join OCU’s Stellar Academic Team

pg. 10 10 Farewell to Fred the Fabulous: Fond Memories of OCU’s Subterranean Fieldhouse

pg. 13

President of Tom McDaniel FOCUS • 2501 N. Blackwelder, Oklahoma City, Okla. 73106-1493 FOCUS Fall 2005 Oklahoma City University Focus is produced semiannually by the communications and marketing and alumni departments for alumni, parents, and Editor Christine Dillon friends of Oklahoma City University. E-mail alumni news to Vice President for Art Cotton [email protected] and any story ideas to [email protected] Institutional Advancement Writers Sarah Molina Check out Oklahoma City University on the internet at Rich Tortorelli Senior Director Sandy Cotton www.okcu.edu. of Development Oklahoma City University, in compliance with federal laws and regulations, Designers Issei Aoyama does not discriminate on the basis of race, sexual orientation, color, national Allison Bastian Senior Director of Vicki Patterson origin, sex, age, religion, disability, or status as a veteran in any of its educa- Communications tional programs, activities, policies, practices, or procedures. This includes, Kevin Miller but is not limited to admissions, employment, financial aid, and educational and Marketing services. The university also expects vendors who provide employment opportunities related to the university to observe these policies and practices. Photographers Issei Aoyama Director of Alumni and Jeanne Short Ashley Griffith The Vice President for Administration and Finance, located in Room 402 of Planned Giving Services the Administration Building, serves as the university’s affirmative action officer and coordinates the university’s compliance with Title VI, Title VII, President of the Jacque Fiegel ’76 Title IX, Section 504 of the ADA and the ADEA. Inquiries concerning OCU Alumni Board application of and compliance with these regulations should be addressed to the coordinator or to the Office of Civil Rights.

fOCUS 1 A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

reetings from the cam- Loyola, Tulane, the University G pus of Oklahoma City of New Orleans, Dillard University. Our second University, and other institu- century and this academic tions enrolled at OCU. year began with good news, Alumni and friends of the exciting growth, and an college offered housing to opportunity to serve others. these students, and the At the annual matricula- United Methodist Church tion convocation on Aug. 21, we wel- and other campus groups assisted with comed the largest freshman class ever textbooks and other needs. Thank you to enroll at OCU. These students repre- to all who so generously and compas- sent a rich diversity of ethnicity, talents, sionately stepped forward to help these and interests but share a common young people continue their education. desire to discover their passions and So many wonderful things develop their minds in a challenging continue to happen at Oklahoma City academic environment. That week we University. Our second Head of the also welcomed to campus an outstand- Oklahoma Centennial Regatta was a ing group of new faculty who join our wonderful success. We broke ground veteran professors in their dedication to for the new Gaylord Center of the teaching and inspiring students to pur- Ann Lacy School of American Dance sue their dreams. You will have an and Arts Management on Nov. 28. In opportunity to meet our new profes- the spring semester we will begin our sors elsewhere in this magazine. new women’s softball facility and In the first days of the semester, we start the major renovation of our stu- watched as events unfolded on the dent center. Our Centennial campaign Gulf Coast. As our initial shock over to raise $100 million by April 2006 is the devastation of Hurricane Katrina already a success, with more than $98 subsided, we asked ourselves what million donated as we go to press. I Oklahoma City University could do to wish that each of you could visit the assist students whose educational campus and feel the vibrancy with dreams were shattered by this tragedy. which Oklahoma City University is The answer was that we could open moving into its second century. If a our hearts and our doors to those stu- visit is not possible, this magazine is dents. On Sept. 1 we offered free tuition one way we hope to keep you at OCU for the fall semester to any stu- informed about the great things hap- dent from one of the colleges affected pening at OCU. For those of you can by Hurricane Katrina. We extended the do so, please come visit us and see for enrollment period by a week so that yourself! those who wanted to come to Oklahoma City to continue their educa- tions uninterrupted would have time to do so. Within days of our offer, 46 stu- Tom J. McDaniel dents who had planned to attend President

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John Bedford

OCU wins again
Inside the skeleton of the soon-to-be-completed Bass School of Music building

More news from President McDaniel…

OCU is again this year ranked in
The winning tradition of OCU
Regatta athletes and fans enjoyed the top tier for “Best Universities— sports continues. The Stars men’s two days of rowing, food, art, and Master’s West region” by U.S. baseball team and women’s golf entertainment. News and World Report. For the 10th team won national champi- consecutive year OCU was named onships last spring.
John Bedford was inducted into one of “America’s 100 Best College the Oklahoma Higher Education Buys” and for the ninth year OCU
The wonderful Bass School of Hall of Fame for his work as dean is on the list of “America’s Best Music building is nearing comple- of Oklahoma City University’s Christian Colleges.” These honors tion and dedication is planned for Ann Lacy School of American tell us what we already know: the spring. Dance and Arts Management.
Oklahoma City University is an institution of high standards and great value.

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photo by Issei Aoyama

Freshman biology major Jessica Casselman is one of a new generation of Great Plan Scholars.

One Great Plan Deserves Another

By Sarah Molina

The first Great Plan earned Oklahoma City University national attention in the 1960s. Now, officials are working to revive the program, helping a new generation of OCU students achieve their own great plans. p

fOCUS 5 “ appreciate those people who see recruited applications and candi- Great Plan Scholars I this as a way to help those dates, we brought them into the Give Back deserving students who might not university for an interview. We otherwise get that opportunity,” said awarded 20 Great Plan scholarships Randall and several other Great Plan Jessica Casselman, 19, an OCU fresh- a year, and that paid for every- graduates have re-established three man biology major. “I was already thing, including a laundry fee that scholarship funds for OCU students to admitted (to OCU), but I was not sure the basketball players got.” study under the Great Plan.Two stu- where I was going to go, so (the Great The partnership with MIT led to dents now are studying under the Plan) helped determine my choice.” university reorganization, curricu- Great Plan. More could take advan- Casselman is one of two students lum development and faculty tage of the program if the funding studying under OCU’s Great Plan, a growth. The Great Plan scholar- becomes available, Randall said. program that started more than 40 ship soon was offered to humani- “Our goal when we first started years ago as a science scholarship ties and social science students. this was to raise about $2 million, program and partnership between which would establish about 10 the university and the Massachusetts “... OCU gave scholarships,” Randall said. Institute of Technology. Today the “(Original Great Plan graduates) are scholarship is open to any major. me the best now in their 50s or 60s and may be “My admissions counselor … was in a position to give back to the uni- very good. He knew that I had opportunity versity what they received. some community service programs I to make the Unfortunately the contributions have been involved in, and he knew have not come rolling in.” I had a possibility of getting (the most of the Organizers are seeking donations scholarship),” Casselman said. from Great Plan scholars or anyone Without the scholarship, she gifts that I else who wants to contribute to devel- said, she would be unable to was given.” opment of the program. Donations attend OCU. can be made to any of the three schol- -- Gary Moore, 1964 arship funds -- the George and Mary Inspired in Part by Great Plan Scholar Ellen Randall Great Plan Scholarship, Sputnik 1 the Roberta Olson Scholarship and the general Great Plan Scholarship. The Great Plan debuted in 1960, By the mid-1970s almost 300 stu- three years after the USSR’s launch dents studied at OCU through the From a High School in of the Sputnik 1. The launch Great Plan. Wellston, Oklahoma spawned a national concern of edu- “This has kind of been forgot- cating a new generation of ten,” said Dr. George Randall, an Gary Moore, an Oklahoma City American scientists, and the Great ear, nose and throat specialist in psychiatrist, said he plans to give Plan became OCU’s way to pro- Wichita, Kan., who graduated in back to the university what it once mote the study of science. 1965 as a Great Plan scholar. gave him. He graduated in 1964 from OCU and MIT worked together to “Back in the 1960s, it was a pretty OCU’s Great Plan program, which develop courses and schedule spe- big deal. It’s amazing what these might not have happened had it not cial speakers for the scholarship people do for a living – doctors, been for his high school superintend- recipients, said Connie Mack McCoy, one who worked for NASA – a ent in Wellston who told him “it was OCU’s former admissions dean and whole variety of majors, but all better to be at the bottom of the top alumni director. have been very successful.” than the top of the bottom.” “The idea was to recruit intelli- But by 1975, the program fizzled With his contacts in the wrong eyes, gent science people, medical candi- as financial aid became increasingly Moore took the Great Plan test along dates, candidates for physics based on financial need rather than with about 175 other applicants. He degrees,” he said. “Once we scholarship, McCoy said. said his eyes watered throughout the

6 fOCUS Gary Moore

When Great Plan scholar Dr. Gary Moore ‘64 George Randall applied to medical school, nine of ten OCU medical school applicants were accepted. The acceptance rate for other universities was 25 percent. test, but it didn’t matter to him. He ical school applicants from his class made it at a bigger school. (OCU) didn’t think he would receive the were accepted. The acceptance rate made it possible to achieve and learn scholarship anyway. “I didn’t think I at other universities was about 25 to the best of my ability at the time, had a chance,” he said. “I was going percent, he said. and I’m very, very grateful.”
to refuse it (the scholarship) because I “That had a lot to say about the just felt it was a mistake.” quality of the teaching that we got (at Moore entered the university as a OCU) and the quality of the stu- For more information about the Great religion major, and then switched to dents,” Moore said. “I feel like OCU Plan or to donate to the scholarship mathematics, chemistry and finally gave me the best opportunity to make funds, contact Oklahoma City biology. When he applied to med- the most of the gifts that I was given. University Development Department ical school in 1964, nine of 10 med- I just don’t know how I would have at (405) 208-5463.

fOCUS 7 In with the New: 31 Join OCU’s Stellar Academic Team

klahoma City University added State University and OSU. The proj- ate in education from the O 31 new faculty members for the ect earned her recognition in the University of Oklahoma. 2005-06 school year, including a new Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of After more than a decade as a tele- assistant dean at the Kramer School Fame in 2003. vision news anchor as well as serv- of Nursing, an interim dean of the Salmeron holds a diploma in nurs- ing as senior vice president of mar- Meinders School of Business, and ing from St. Francis School of keting and administration at a Chi- dean of the Petree College of Arts Nursing in Wichita, Kansas, and Chi’s Mexican Restaurant franchise, and Sciences. bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Orza opened the first Garfield’s nursing from the University of restaurant in 1984 in Edmond. His Kramer School of Nursing Oklahoma. She received a Master of company, Eateries Inc., now operates Arts in teaching from Oklahoma and franchises 58 restaurants in 19 City University and a doctorate of states, including Pepperoni Grill and education in adult education from Garcia’s Mexican Restaurant. Oklahoma State University. Since starting his position as inter- im dean, Orza has helped organize Meinders School an MBA degree in China and recent- of Business ly announced the business school would award $1 million in scholar- ships to eligible students in Ardmore, Oklahoma, to attend OCU’s Master of Business Administration program. Four years into retirement, Lois Salmeron returned to her alma Petree College of Arts mater, OCU, to work at the nursing and Sciences school. With class sizes increasing, the col- lege needed a second administrator so Dean Marvel Williamson could pursue grant and donation opportu- nities, Salmeron said. Vincent F. Orza Jr. was named the Salmeron has taken over some interim dean of the Meinders School administrative duties and teaches a of Business in July. class each semester. Orza, who entered Oklahoma Salmeron, who was instrumental City University in 1969 as a fresh- in beginning the nursing program at man, finished his Bachelor of Oklahoma State University in 1969, Education in two and a half years David Evans, former English worked there for 31 years as a pro- and became a teacher at Del City professor and chair of the fessor and dean. She also helped High School. He later returned to Department of English, Speech, start the state’s first distance educa- OCU to work on his Master of and Journalism at Georgia College tion program between Panhandle Education and received his doctor- & State University, was appointed

8 f OCUS dean of Oklahoma City legal system through research, They have practiced law with University’s Petree College of Arts scholarship, and service.” firms in Washington, D.C., New and Sciences in July. The new faculty members hold York City, Boston, and Oklahoma He comes to OCU with 15 years degrees from Harvard, Yale City.
of teaching experience – five at Princeton, George Washington, Georgia College & State and New York universities as well University and 10 prior to that at as the University of Oklahoma, the Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, University of Chicago, and the Iowa. University of Illinois. Evans completed two post- doctoral fellowships at Yale University and participated in two New OCU faculty members include: National Endowments for Humanities Summer Institutes for Susan J. Barnes, assistant professor of nursing College Teachers. Marc J. Blitz, assistant professor of law He is originally from Los Angeles. Mary K. Boday, associate professor of dance Evans was recommended for Julie Cowgill, assistant professor of criminal justice the position by OCU's Vice Hilda Crane-Smith, clinical instructor of nursing President for Academic Affairs Nuri L. Creager, assistant professor of Spanish Bernie Patterson through a faculty Scott Davidson, assistant professor of philosophy search committee. Patterson is a David R. Evans, dean of the Petree College of Arts and former dean of Georgia College & Sciences and professor of English State University’s College of Arts Jason Foreman, assistant professor of theater and Sciences. Larry Guerrero, associate professor of kinesiology and exercise studies, chair of education and kinesiology Oklahoma City University Erik J. Heine, assistant professor of music School of Law Sylvia Wairimu Kang’ara, visiting professor of law Fritz Kiersch, artist-in-residence/film studies Oklahoma City University Edward Kionka, visiting professor of law School of Law Dean Lawrence K. Zahra Karimipour, visiting assistant professor of Hellman announced the appoint- business communication ment of five full-time and two Lynda M. Korvick, clinical instructor of nursing adjunct professors to the faculty of Rick Lippert, instructor of mass communications OCU LAW. Becky McMillan, visiting professor of economics “These additions enable us to Timothy J. Olsen, assistant professor of music lower our student/faculty ratio, Vincent F. Orza Jr., interim dean, Meinders School of Business reduce the size of our class sec- Emma V. Rolls, professor of legal research and writing tions, and broaden our curricu- Lois L. Salmeron, assistant dean, Kramer School of Nursing lum,” Hellman said. “The new Marilyn Kay Sandel, artist-in-residence, dance pedagogy members of our full-time faculty Dennis Schneider, visiting instructor of music are in keeping with our long tra- Don Skinner-Noble, visiting assistant professor of biology dition of recruiting individuals Carla Spivack, assistant professor of law who possess a special combina- Tracy (Beth) Stenson, assistant professor of accounting tion of an outstanding academic Deborah Tice, assistant professor of computer science background, a keen intellect, Moose Tyler, instructor of mass communications substantial practice experience, Judith Willoughby, professor of music and a commitment to improving Linda Wisener, clinical instructor of nursing
the legal profession and the

f OCUS 9 Farewell to Fred the Fabulous: Fond Memories of OCU’s Subterranean Fieldhouse

By Rich Torterelli

Frederickson Fieldhouse was more than a gym. o many Oklahoma City University alumni, Frederickson Fieldhouse, known to Tmany simply as ‘Fred,’ was where they watched big-time college basketball and where they graduated. Or where they ate pizza with buddies or where they learned karate. The 21,000-square foot building stood next to the tennis courts on Abe Lemons Drive on campus. At its January 2005 meeting, after much discussion and deliberation, OCU’s Board of Trustees reluctantly agreed upon the building’s fate. Thoughts of renova- tion proved too costly. The structure needed massive repair estimated between $5 million to $6 million. The building, billed as the largest hyperbolic paraboloid struc- ture on Earth, had stood on (and under) this campus since 1959. Fred was home to 11 NCAA men’s tournament teams, four NAIA men’s championship teams, and three NAIA women’s champions until 2000. It came down on May 21, 2005.

10 fOCUS The Ballad of Abe and Fred tige almost with what happened there.” If Sutton had made it 71 points After a stint at the University of and 12 threes, ORU would have Frederickson was where Abe Texas, Lemons returned to OCU and won. OCU beat ORU 116-114 in Lemons made his name as an all- made his office in a smaller place overtime, and Sutton missed a 3 with time character and a renowned under Frederickson’s stands rather seven seconds left. Manuel scored basketball coach. than in the designated head coach’s the decisive points with a putback Lemons wanted an on-campus office so he could be closer to the court. and free throw. The headline for the court to replace the one that burned “I want to be close so I can see the game story was simply, “68 Points!” down in June 1954. In the interim, guys go back and forth,” Lemons said. Sutton didn’t corner the market OCU played at Capitol Hill High “I like to know when they’re practicing on incredible performances at School and Oklahoma City Municipal and when they’re just jackin’ around.” Frederickson. One day, in the 1963-64 Auditorium. OCU business manager The athletic department secretary season, Gary Gray scored 50 points Ed Nall convinced George Birdie Duniphin noticed Lemons for OCU in the freshman game. Later Frederickson, vice president of Oklahoma Natural Gas, to give $10,000 toward the $100,000 cost of construction. And so Fred was born. OCU beat Florida State 103-75 in the first game at Frederickson on Jan. 31, 1959. The building was dedicated on Feb. 11, 1959, with the headline on the brochures for the day, “Beautiful –
Unique – New.” The brochure read, George Frederickson “Architecturally, it will be a gem … This new Frederickson Fieldhouse is as mod- ern as today … architects and builders
Abe Lemons in action expect it to be a model for fieldhouse construction for years to come.” OCU left Frederickson and extremely upset only once, when that season Bud Koper matched Gray played at State Fair Arena from someone walked on the Frederickson with 50 points in a 125-88 victory over 1967 to 1969. Lemons welcomed a floor with street shoes. North Texas State. And neither had return to OCU’s on-campus home “Don’t they know any better than the benefit of a 3-point line. court, saying, “It feels like we’re on that?” Lemons asked. “I remember Koper shooting the the road all the time,” according to Lemons knew better because he ball from way out,” Short said. “He the book Abe Lemons: Court Magician knew the history of the place. had range almost to the half line.” by Bob Burke and Kenny Franks. Gary Hill remembers an under- Lemons’ teams were known for full- 68 Points! whelming performance he had. After court defense and up-tempo, up-and- OCU put together a 13-game winning down-the-court offense. Playing an Frederickson was where Eric Manuel streak, the University of Houston independent NCAA Division I sched- of OCU and Greg Sutton of Oral came to Frederickson to play OCU. ule, OCU played whoever, wherever Roberts University staged an unheard- “The place was jam-packed, and under Lemons in the 1950s and ’60s. of shootout in a basketball game on people sat wherever they could come “(Lemons) was ahead of his time,” Dec. 5, 1990. in,” Hill said. said Arnold Short, former athletic Manuel had a star performance OCU took a one-point lead over director, assistant coach, and instructor. with 40 points and 14 rebounds that Houston, who had a lengthy win- “At each game, you might see night in Frederickson, but Sutton ning streak against OCU, with a something that you hadn’t seen. trumped Manuel. Sutton scored 68 minute left. Houston regained the (Frederickson Fieldhouse) had a pres- points, hitting 11 3-pointers. lead, and when OCU got the ball p

fOCUS 11 back, Hill drew a foul and went to the could be so exciting. So what if we played below the rim felt like the afore- foul line with the game at stake. didn’t have football? Once you went mentioned DeBose. Some called the floor “I missed the front end of a one- to a game and saw how amazing the springy, others compared it to a stage. and-one. We lost to Houston by one Chiefs were, it didn’t matter.” Oklahoman photographer Hugh point,” Hill said. “I don’t like to As an OCU student from 1993-97, Scott Jr. said the floor was elevated to remember this.” John Riggs would head to Fred hours keep it away from a constant flood before the game to get choice seats. He underneath. Shadows lingered in the It was Always Summer and his buddies would order pizza to corners of the arena because the light eat while they waited for tipoff. focused on the floor. at Frederickson “I remember Brian DeBose, who Frederickson hosted the Women's could jump out of Frederickson if he World Tennis Tournament of Frederickson may have been an wanted to,” said Riggs. “He’d come Oklahoma in 1971, and Billie Jean King architectural wonder, but it lacked one out of nowhere to slam dunk it. It was beat Rosemary Cosals 1-6, 7-6, 6-4 for noteworthy modern convenience: air a cool environment. It was one of the the title. OCU also scored well that year conditioning. So pack 3,000 bodies coolest gyms ever.” in the hospitality department. A French shoulder to shoulder for two hours of a The seats were lower and closer to chef prepared gourmet omelettes for basketball game – four hours if you’re the action than typical basketball courts. the tennis stars at the fieldhouse. there for the women’s game, too – and “Some called it ‘The Pit’ because the Besides basketball, the school would it’s more sauna than gym. crowd was right on top of the floor,” stage graduation at Frederickson since “It’s the only place I ever coached at Hill said. that building held more people than that my tie was soaking wet,” Hill has a co-worker who used to any on campus. A couple of years ago, Oklahoma Christian University coach sneak into the OCU games. That man high school state basketball tourna- Dan Hays said. and a buddy called themselves the ments happened there. Native Kenna Griffin, an OCU student from Frederickson Gym Rats. American powwows, lip-sync contests, 1995-99, took care to wear a T-shirt dance classes, self-defense classes, and under her winter clothes because she Fred’s Quirky Charm prospective student overnighters all knew it would be like summertime in happened at Frederickson. It was Frederickson. Another quirk was the floor. It rose truly a part of the OCU experience for “It was loud, hot, and crowded,” above the ground on stilts, providing thousands of students, and its legend Griffin said. “I didn’t know basketball more “give” to jump higher. People who and lore will live in infamy!

Courting Excellence: OCU’s Men’s and Women’s Teams Let’s Hear it for the Men! Conference titles: NAIA District 9 titles: NCAA Tournament appearances: 1981 – Metropolitan City Conference 1988 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1994 – Sooner Athletic Conference NAIA Bi-district title: 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1973 1995 – Sooner Athletic Conference 1988 NIT appearances: 1996 – Sooner Athletic Conference NAIA Tournament appearances: 1959, 1968 1999 – Sooner Athletic Conference 1988, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2000 – Sooner Athletic Conference All-College Tournament titles: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 2002 – Sooner Athletic Conference 1950, 1952, 1959, 1966, 1967, 1968 Conference titles: 2003 – Sooner Athletic Conference 1987 – Sooner Athletic Conference NAIA championships: tournament 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996 2000 – Sooner Athletic Conference NAIA District 9 titles: And a Big Round of Applause 2001 – Sooner Athletic Conference 1986, 1991, 1992 for the Women! 2002 – Sooner Athletic Conference 2003 – Sooner Athletic Conference NAIA championships: NAIA Tournament appearances: 2004 – Sooner Athletic Conference 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1988, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 2005 – Sooner Athletic Conference
1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, NAIA runners-up: 2003, 2004, 2005 2003, 2004, 2005

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OCU’s production of “All My Sons” garnered many accolades at a recent festival. Oklahoma City artist Theron James created the striking illustration below, which was used for advertisements and the cover of the play’s program.

Award-winning plays will attend the regional festival in “All My Sons” February in Tulsa. Three cast members were nominated for CU’s production of “All My Sons” the Irene Ryan Scholarship Audition Owas entered in the Oklahoma State Competition: Dori Neff, John Gurdian, and American College Theater Festival Joshua Harris. In the competition, actors (ACTF). Over three days, six universities perform a two-person scene and a mono- performed plays at the festival. “All My logue in hopes of advancing to the national Sons” received a number of awards, auditions in Washington DC, where including the Respondent's Choice actors compete for a college scholarship. award, which places our production into OCU also received an award for Best a pool to be considered for participation Ensemble Cast, and costume designer in the ACTF Regional Festival! The selec- for the production, Chance Blakeley, tion committee meets the first weekend received an award for Excellence in of December to decide which seven Costume Design.

fOCUS 13 Willson Lectures Auschwitz and Buchenwald, Elie opens in December on Broadway. Wiesel, came to OCU in April as part Gerald Steichen ’86 conducted the “Modernity and the Authority of of the Distinguished Speakers Series. New York premiere of Rachel Experience,” “The Sacredness of He broke his silence about what he Portman's opera The Little Prince in Personality,” and “Love Divine and endured in the camps in his transfor- November at the New York City the Cosmic Swoosh beyond Bowne, mative book, Night, and has subse- Opera. He is associate conductor of Whitehead and Tillich” were lecture quently written more than 40 books, the New Haven Symphony topics at this year’s Willson Lectures, receiving international acclaim for Orchestra, conducting the Pops and held Oct. 19 and 20 in the Bishop W. them as well as for his service as Summer Parks series and Young Angie Smith Chapel. chairman of the President’s People's Concerts. About 70 people attended the event. Commission on the Holocaust and Conductor, pianist, and educator Gary Dorrien, Reinhold Niebuhr founding chairman of the United Timothy Long ’90 is in his first season Professor of Social Ethics at Union States Holocaust Memorial Council. as an associate conductor at the New Seminary, was this year’s speaker. He Poet Lucille Clifton was a York City Opera. He recently made his previously taught at Kalamazoo November Distinguished Speaker, conducting debut at Opera Theatre of College in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and folk singer Judy Collins will St. Louis and Boston Lyric Opera. He where he was the Parfet Distinguished be on campus March 28. teaches at State University of New Professor and dean of Stetson Chapel. York at Stony Brook and is on the artist Dorrien, an Episcopal priest, is the Cause for celebration: faculty at the Aspen Music Festival. author of numerous books and arti- Kristin Chenoweth (BM '91; MM cles on such topics as theology, phi- Kramer School of '93), continues her transition from losophy, social theory, politics, ethics, Nursing’s NCLEX Pass Broadway favorite to screen actress. and history. He graduated summa Rate is 92.3 Percent! In addition to her role on The West cum laude from Alma College in his Wing, she is appearing in The Pink home state of Michigan, completed Panther with Steve Martin and Kevin his Master of Divinity in 1978 at KSN is celebrating a 92.3 percent Kline; RV, with Robin Williams; Union Theological Seminary at NCLEX-RN pass rate for May 2005 Running with Scissors, with Gwyneth Columbia University in New York graduates! Dean Marvel Williamson, Paltrow and Annette Bening; and City, and earned his Master of Arts along with the faculty, staff, and stu- Stranger Than Fiction with Will Farrell and a Master of Theology from dents are especially thrilled with our and Emma Thompson. She sold out Princeton Theological Seminary and 2005 NCLEX-RN pass rate. While the her 2004 solo concert at Carnegie Hall a PhD from Union Graduate School. overall pass rate of 92.3 percent is real- and has released two solo CDs on The Willson Lectures are made ly something to shout about, even Sony Classics: Let Yourself Go (2001) possible through an endowment more exciting is the 100 percent pass and As I Am (2005). established by Mr. and Mrs. J.M. rate achieved by the inaugural class of Sarah Coburn (MM ’01) made her Willson Sr. of Floydada, Texas. Since Bachelor’s-to-BSN students. This is just debut with the Opera Company of 1953, their gift to Oklahoma City one example of the faculty and staff’s Philadelphia in October in Un Ballo in University has brought to campus commitment to achieving further Maschera. She will be a featured soloist speakers of international stature from excellence in KSN nursing programs. in Carmina Burana with the National the arts, business, government, reli- Chorale in December at Avery Fisher gion, and science. Wanda L. Bass Hall. She won raves this summer in the School of Music title role of Glimmerglass Opera's Lucie de Lammermoor, Donizetti's Paris revi- Distinguished Speakers Alumni in the news include Linda sion of Lucia di Lammermoor. In the Series Featured Elie Wiesel Twine '66, musical supervisor and March 2005 Opera News, Adam director of The Color Purple at the Wasserman writes: "A glance at the gift- Nobel Peace Prize award recipient Broadway Theatre. The adaptation of ed soprano makes it clear that physical and survivor of the Nazi camps at Alice Walker’s best-selling novel flaws are one thing Coburn need not

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First row, left to right: Emily Coughlin, Courtney Brown, Eli Weisel, unidentified guest. Second row, left to right: John Chappelle, unidentified guest, Kevin Hall, President Tom McDaniel, Catheryn Koss, Bryan Tener, unidentified guest, Matt Randall.

Meinders School of Business Interim Dean Vince Orza with competition finalists. Back row, left to right: Dustin Rance, Chad Gatewood, Vince Orza, Martin Vela, Andrew Stanley. Front row, left to right: third-place winner Jarred Johnson, second-place
winner Vincent Snelling, Kayla Naff, Garrett Thomas, fourth-place winner Zana Williams, and first-place winner Joshua Lathe.

worry about. Most strikingly though, second annual Business Scholarship The second place finisher, Vincent it's Coburn's silvery, resonant soprano, Challenge during Homecoming Snelling, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, coupled with her electric stage pres- Weekend. The half-day competition received a $10,000 tuition waiver. ence, that completes the hat trick covet- was open to high school sophomores, Third place went to Jarred Johnson, ed by so many other singers." juniors, and seniors and was divided Midwest City, Oklahoma, who into two parts: a 50-question test cover- received a $7,500 tuition waiver, and Creating Future ing general business topics and an fourth place winner, Oklahoma City interview with business professors. high school student Zana Williams, Businesspeople The winner, Joshua Lathe, Lawton, received a $5,000 tuition waiver. Sixth Oklahoma, received a four-year through 10th place finishers received Oklahoma City University’s tuition fee waiver to the business a $2,500 tuition waiver. All partici- Meinders School of Business hosted its school, valued at more than $60,000. pants received a $500 tuition waiver.

fOCUS 15 FOCUS ON ALUMNI

Dennis J. Dougherty ‘70 Kelli O’Hara ‘98

Dwight Erhard Dorothy Graham ‘50

OCU’s second Race with the Stars drew about 450 walkers and runners of all ages.

OCU’s Second Race with 1-mile fun run and walk. It all started and dance during Homecoming the Stars Generates outside the Henry J. Freede Wellness Weekend at the Distinguished $32,000 for Nursing and Activity Center. The atmosphere Alumni Recognition Dinner. About Scholarships was festive and the large crowd 350 guests packed the Oklahoma enjoyed live music, great post-race City Golf and Country Club for din- OCU Trustee and Race with the snacks, and free health screenings ing, dancing, and reacquainting Stars coordinator Marianne Vanatta from nursing students. with old friends and classmates. ’70 and her dedicated committee brought about 450 runners and walk- Nine Distinguished And the honorees are… ers to campus this Homecoming Alumni Honored at Weekend, had lots of fun, promoted Dennis J. Dougherty ’70 fitness and good health, and raised Homecoming Founder and Managing Partner more than $32,000 for scholarships for The Oklahoma City University Intersouth Partners nursing graduate students. Alumni Association celebrated nine Dennis Dougherty is the founder Activities included a 5k race and a exceptional graduates at its dinner and managing general partner of

16 fOCUS OCU from 1975 to 1979. Coached by Don Brown, Erhard played and started all four years as pitcher and outfielder. He and his wife, Diane Clifford, reside in Salt Lake City with their five children. Erhard’s best memories of his days at OCU were making lifelong friends, beating OU twice his senior year, and making the All- Tournament Team. He currently works for SkyWest Airlines.

Dorothy Graham ’50 Administrative Assistant Bishop W. Angie Smith Chapel Oklahoma City University Since August 1, 1983, Dorothy Graham has served as administra- tive assistant and hostess for the chapel at Oklahoma City University. She met her future husband, George, while they were students at OCU. Graham has been active in many United Methodist Church organiza- tions including teaching lab courses in Children’s Work, United Methodist Women, and Church Intersouth Partners, the largest venture and a student of Professor Florence Women United, who awarded her capital fund in North Carolina. He Birdwell. She was nominated for a 2005 their Valiant Woman Award. She founded the company 20 years ago Tony Award® in the category of Best was awarded the Bishop W. Paul and has worked with young compa- Performance by a Featured Actress in a Milhouse Award in 1987 by the nies from initial investment through Musical for her work in the role as University Church Relations public offering. Currently he is func- Clara in The Light in the Piazza. She also Committee. She was named OCU tionally responsible for Intersouth’s life was nominated for the Outstanding Mrs. Homecoming in 1993 and OCU science investments, which include Featured Actress in a Musical award staff employee of the year in 1998. companies in biopharmaceuticals, given by the Outer Critics’ Circle Graham loves Oklahoma City medical technology, and agribusiness. Awards for her role as Clara. She will University and believes wholehearted- appear next with Harry Connick Jr. in ly that Christian higher education is Kelli O’Hara ’98 the revival of The Pajama Game. the best way we can help this world – Performer, Actress our best hope for influencing the Kelli O’Hara is a vocal performance Dwight Erhard future. She is very grateful for all major from Oklahoma City University Dwight Erhard played baseball at the love and support she receives.

fOCUS 17 Robin Hilger ’99 Patricia D. MacGuigan ’75 Fine Arts Team Leader Administrative Law Judge Belle Isle Enterprise Middle School Oklahoma Corporation Commission, The Oklahoma State Teacher of the Oil and Gas Division Year for 2005-06, Robin Hilger, attend- Prior to her current post, Patricia ed Oklahoma City University on a MacGuigan’s career has included music scholarship, graduated summa affiliation as Of Counsel in the cor- cum laude, and played with the porate litigation area with The Symphony Orchestra, the Wind Kirschner Law Firm and the law

Philharmonic, and the Opera/Musical firm of McKinney & Stringer in Robin Hilger ‘99 Nelda Hobbs ‘03 Theatre Orchestra. Her career at Belle Oklahoma City. She was a business Isle Enterprise Middle School began in litigation lawyer with a 250-member 1999, as an adjunct teacher – the same law firm in Ontario, Canada, and year she was named Outstanding served as judge and presiding judge Music Education Student at Oklahoma of the Oklahoma Court of Civil City University. The Fine Arts Appeals from 1982 to 1991. She was Department at Belle Isle started with an assistant district attorney for one sixth grade band and has grown to Oklahoma County and worked as three bands, three orchestras, three an oil and gas litigation attorney for

choirs, speech, drama, debate, and Kerr-McGee Corporation. Patricia D. MacGuigan ‘75 Brian J. Marcum ‘94 visual arts. Hilger will serve as the MacGuigan received her Bachelor of Oklahoma Ambassador for Teaching Science from the University of for the current school year, traveling Oklahoma, her Juris Doctorate from the state and speaking about the teach- Oklahoma City University and an ing profession. LLM from the University of Virginia. Richard Ng ‘88
Nelda Hobbs ’03 Brian J. Marcum ’94 Learning Enhancement Instructor Coordinator Vanderbilt University Kramer School of Nursing Brian J. Marcum, originally from Hobbs, who graduated from St. Lexington, Tennessee, began tap Anthony Hospital School of Nursing dancing at the age of 7. Marcum has Richard Ng ’88 diploma program in 1980, worked for worked in regional theatres and General Manager, more than two decades in the nursing theme parks throughout the country, Sales and Marketing field, before graduating from the the Radio City Spring Spectacular at GE Technical Lighting, Asia Pacific Oklahoma City University Kramer Radio City Music Hall, and in several Dr. Richard Ng, a native Singaporean, School of Nursing RN-to-BSN pro- national touring companies. Marcum pursued academic and industrial careers gram in December 2003. now has been in four original in parallel. He received his MBA from She is a role model of the highest Broadway casts: The Tony Award®- OCU in 1988 and earned a DBA from ideals of nursing both in the Kramer winning revival of 42nd Street, The Boy the University of Western Sydney in School and her volunteer work as a From Oz, Saturday Night Fever, and Australia. Ng, a dynamic and enthusias- parish nurse. The Gershwins’ Fascinating Rhythm. He tic speaker, has worked for several “As a professional who under- is also in the movie The Producers, Japanese, German, and American multi- stands that nursing is a ministry, a opening Christmas 2005. Marcum national companies. He has been with calling, and a service, she lives out and his wife, Jennifer, have recently General Electric Company USA for the nursing in all aspects of her life,” relocated to Nashville, Tennessee, last 28 years with job assignments that said Marvel Williamson, dean of the where he teaches at Vanderbilt include research and development, Kramer School of Nursing. University and Nashville Ballet. manufacturing planning, and manufac-

18 fOCUS President Tom McDaniel and Dean Mark Parker present Kelli O’Hara ’98 with her Distinguished Alumna Award at the New York Chapter of the OCU Alumni Association’s reception at the Hudson Hotel

OCU in NYC: Kicking up their heels at a special performance at Radio City Music Hall are Jo Rowan, chair of the Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Arts Management; OCU alumna and Rockette Lora Anderson ‘97; OCU Trustee Ann Lacy; John Bedford, dean of the Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Arts Management; OCU alumna and Rockette Beth Dukleth ’96; President Tom McDaniel, OCU alumna and Rockette Jaime Fisher ’99; OCU Board of Trustees Chairman Bill Shdeed; and Radio City Music Hall ensemble performers Wes Pope ’95 and Lyndy Franklin ’02.)

turing. Ng holds vast knowledge in Asia Lyndy Franklin ’02 and vice presi- alumni who performed in the show. Pacific business issues and cross-cultural dent and secretary is Peyton Royal That afternoon, more than 100 management. He is an adjunct professor ’02. Franklin and Royal, dance alum- OCU alumni, trustees, and friends of international marketing in Oklahoma ni, were instrumental in getting the attended the Light in the Piazza starring City University’s overseas MBA pro- chapter started and setting up the OCU alumna, Kelli O’Hara ’98, who grams and is a corporate executive Web site – www.ocunyc.com. greeted the group from onstage follow- member of the Global Business Several deans, trustees, faculty, and ing the performance. Tickets to the per- Institute Committee at the Meinders administrators from Oklahoma City formance were donated by OCU School of Business. University made the trip to New York trustee and chairman of Baytree to celebrate the formation of the chapter. Capital Associates, Michael Gardner. OCU’s New York Chapter Aperformance of the Radio City Areception followed at the trendy is off to a Great Start Music Hall Christmas Spectacular Hudson Hotel. O’Hara was presented starring the Rockettes was one of the with the OCU Alumni Association’s On Nov. 13, the first OCU Alumni activities. Following the perform- Distinguished Alumna Award which Association Chapter was formed in ance, there was a VIP tour for the had been awarded one week prior at New York and is a model for future Oklahoma City group backstage. The the Distinguished Alumni Awards chapters. President of the chapter is tour was led by three of the OCU Dinner in Oklahoma City.

fOCUS 19 FOCUS ON ATHLETICS

Row-klahoma! Oklahoma the sidewalks of Regatta Park. City Named “America’s Patrons also got a glimpse of the Next Big Rowing City” soon-to-be-completed Chesapeake Boathouse, future home to Oklahoma he second annual Head of the Association for Rowing, Oklahoma TOklahoma Centennial Regatta, host- City University’s rowing team, and the ed by Oklahoma City University, attract- University of Oklahoma rowing team. ed more than twice as many athletes The design of the Chesapeake and 50 percent more spectators than last Boathouse represents a sleek rowing year’s inaugural event. The national shell with translucent polycarbonate rowing magazine Rowing News reported walls providing a dramatic night- on the regatta in its December issue, call- time image of the building “floating” ing Oklahoma City “America’s next big above the river. Sixteen columns of rowing city.” An additional day of com- light representing oars highlight the petition was added to this year’s regatta, reflecting pool at the “bow” of the held Oct. 1 and 2 in downtown building. The $2 million facility is Oklahoma City, due in large measure scheduled to open in December. to the success of the 2004 regatta. “The regatta this year put an excla- “That (quote) in a nutshell tells mation point on what we’re trying to how it (the regatta) went,” said OCU do and showed that we’re really seri- Head Rowing Coach Mike Knopp. ous about this,” Knopp said. “National “The national rowing community is rowing publications are able to see what seeing Oklahoma City and we’re doing here, so next year expect Oklahoma City University as leaders even bigger and better and more partici- in the rowing community.” pation. The best is yet to come.” Harvard University returned to the competition, while the U.S. Naval Stars and Diamonds: Academy and the U.S. National Oklahoma City University Rowing Team competed in the event Wins NAIA Baseball for the first time. Other collegiate row- Championship ing teams included: University of
Colorado, Creighton University, the Pitcher Mike Mlotkowski was the OCU women crew members University of Kansas, Kansas State World Series most valuable player. Megan Timothy and Samantha University, Northwestern State Mlotkwoski went 2-0, allowing only Barrientes competed in the University (Louisiana), the University one run in 14.1 innings at the World second annual Head of the of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City Series. He was drafted by the New Oklahoma Centennial Regatta. Are these girls sweep rowing University, Oklahoma State University, York Yankees this summer. Cameron or sculling? They’re sweep Southern Methodist University, the Clarke, Jeff McLaughlin, Colby rowing, which means they’re University of Texas, Texas A&M – Overstreet, and Ryan Walker all made each using one oar! Galveston, the University of Tulsa, and the World Series all-tournament team. Wichita State University. The Stars won the title with an 8-1 In addition to collegiate rowing victory over Embry-Riddle competition, artists, food vendors, Aeronautical University (Florida) on children’s activities, merchandise June 2 in Lewiston, Idaho. Overstreet and souvenirs, and live music lined hit a home run and went 3-for-4 with

20 fOCUS New Stars basketball coaches: Rob Edmisson, left, and Ray Harper

three RBIs. OCU overcame a 1-0 sec- Coach of the year! the willingness of our players to ond-inning deficit. embrace the values and traditions The closest game that OCU played of this program established by the in the World Series was an 11-10 victo- For his efforts, OCU baseball teams that came before them,” ry over Lewis-Clark State College coach Denney Crabaugh won the Crabaugh said. (Idaho). Overstreet homered in the Rawlings-NAIA Baseball Coach of sixth inning for eventual game-win- the Year. He will be recognized in Seeing Stars: ning run. Preston Simms earned the January at the American Baseball Women’s Golf Wins save by getting the final out. Coaches Association (ABCA) NAIA championship OCU’s other scores in the NAIA National Convention in Chicago. World Series were 17-0 over Ohio Crabaugh led OCU to a 67-12 fin- Oklahoma City University set Dominican University, 6-2 over ish this past season. He became four tournament team records on Cumberland University (Tennessee) the sixth coach to win the award the way to the NAIA women’s golf and a 12-5 loss to Embry-Riddle twice. Crabaugh won in 2003. championship this past spring. Aeronautical University (Florida). “This honor is a direct result of The 2005 Stars set a tournament p

fOCUS 21 record with a four-round score of while Sal Vance had 14 points and The induction ceremony was 1,226, bettering the previous nine rebounds. The Stars didn’t Nov. 5 at Oklahoma City Golf and record by 23 strokes. OCU won the have the benefit of having played Country Club as part of NAIA championship by 49 strokes. a preseason game or a scrimmage. Homecoming Weekend. The Stars also set records for low- Harper played for former OCU Erhard started all four years at est 18-hole score, lowest 36-hole coach Abe Lemons at the University OCU as a pitcher and an outfielder score, and lowest 54-hole score. of Texas. from 1975 to 1979. He won 22 Emily Albrektson, a senior from “We’re going to rebound the ball games and struck out 165 in 270 Gothenburg, Sweden, won the indi- and understand it takes defense career innings. Erhard played for vidual championship. Albrektson set and rebounding to win games,” former Coach Don Brown. a record for lowest round with a 71 Harper said. “We’re going to score “It’s been long overdue for the in the third round. points. My teams in the past have baseball players who played dur- Bonnie Howard, Melissa been in the high 80s, low 90s. ing the NCAA days to be recog- Burkepile, Tamara Campbell, and We’re going to be a team that can nized for their accomplishments,” Talli Gay each placed in the top 15 play different styles.” OCUCoach Denney Crabaugh for OCU at the NAIA championship. OCU took advantage of 31 said. “Those guys set the founda- OCU, which was runner-up in turnovers from Huston-Tillotson tion for where we’re at.” 2003 and 2004, will attempt to University (Texas) to win 107-42 in When Erhard left OCU, he was defend its title under new coach Edmisson’s debut in the Nov. 5 the record holder for career wins, Sara Mobley. Mobley was hired in homecoming game at Abe Lemons innings pitched, and strikeouts. September from Rose Creek Golf Arena. Edmisson was an assistant at He held the single-season record Club in Edmond, Oklahoma. Oklahoma State University and head for innings and was second in “We're on track to win the nation- coach at Hutchinson Community wins and strikeouts. He had the al tournament again,” Mobley said. College (Kansas). He came to OCU fourth-best single-season earned “We had a good fall.” with a 310-107 coaching record. run average. Mariam Sy, a senior center from Erhard lives in Salt Lake City with Courting Stars: New Mali, West Africa, had 30 points, his wife Diane and five children. Basketball Coaches Win 16 rebounds and four steals to Erhard is from Midwest City.
in their Debut Seasons lead the Stars to a victory. Sy was a second-team all- Oklahoma City University hired new American last season. coaches in men’s and women’s basket- “I wanted people to leave ball this past year. Ray Harper came to knowing we’re as good as we OCU from Kentucky Wesleyan College have been,” Edmisson said. “We and Rob Edmisson came from were alert and very active on Oklahoma State University. defense. Hopefully that will be Harper came to OCU with a 242-45 the trademark of our team. record with two NCAA Division II People will say, ‘wow, they can championships at Kentucky Wesleyan really guard.’” College. OCU’s Dawud Drew posted 31 points and 10 rebounds as the Stars Honored Star: Baseball defeated Mid-America Christian 80-68 player Dwight Erhard on Nov. 1 at Abe Lemons Arena in inducted into Harper’s debut. Athletic Hall of Fame
Drew, a senior from Jersey City, New Jersey, added six steals and Oklahoma City University induct- Dwight Erhard was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame at the dinner and shot 13 of 24 from the field. Ryan ed former baseball player Dwight dance honoring distinguished alumni Godwin added 20 points for OCU, Erhard into its Athletic Hall of Fame. during Homecoming Weekend.

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IN MEMORY We offer our deepest sympathy and prayers to the families and friends of the alumni whom we have lost this past year. Our OCU community is diminished by their passing.

1930s David Jackson Rawson ’52 1970s Margaret Elizabeth Clark Stangel ’30 Ralph Richard Jr. ’52 Gayle Raffety ’71 Georgiana Boyles ’31 Samuel Kenneth Barton ’53 Ronald Reed ’71 Isabelle Spangler ’32 Rea Chamberlain ’53 Larry Myers ’72 George Dugan Adkins ’33 A.J. “Jimmy” Morgan ’53 William Watson ’72 Mary Nevins Davis ’33 Park Bingham ’54 Carl Wisk ’73 Dorothy Reeves ’37 Curtis Peabody ’55 William Burke ’74 Louis Abney Jr. ’56 Frederick McCann ’74 1940s Thomas Smith ’56 Ralph Sewell ’74 Billy Dan Rallis ’42 Volney Voltaire Bradley ’57 Peter Rooks ’75 John N. McClain ’43 Jane Beatrice Greene ’57 Nancy Craig ’76 Jeanne Marie Fleenor Ray ’46 Samual Key ’57 Nolan Roy Hackler ’76 John R. Curtis ’47 Jack Birge ’59 Sidney Gracey ’77 Richard Haase ’47 Jack Gooding ’59 Donald A. Dines ’78, MBA ’83 Novella LaCroix ’47 James Stoner ’59 Daniel “Dan” Evans ’78 Lois Margaret Lorince ’47 Opal Omega (Hager) Cooper ’79 Paul Edward Blanton ’48 1960s Linda Ann Williams ’79 Neale Stratton McGee ’48, ‘54 J. Gary Hargis ’60 Clyde “Harold” Deplois ’49 Judy Hutchens Henning ’60 1980s William Ernest Greenwood ’49 Robert C. Jones ’60 Barbara Broce ’82 John William “Bill” Hestwood Jr. ’49 Byron Edward Williams Jr. ’60 Darlene (Harden) Thompson ’82 Henry Moorman ’49 Jim Egan ’61 Marian Gayle Jordan ’84 Valeria Turnell ’49 John Fleming ’61 Robert Jack Clinton ’86 Claude Leverett ’61 Jack Powell ’86 1950s A.J. Musgrove ’61 J.R. Ashcraft ’50 W.A. Ennis ’62 1990s Dorothy Crow ’50 James Durant ’63 Stacy Messinger ’95 William “Bill” Hermen ’50 Robert Lee Mills ’63 Randy Eugene Stewart ’97 Margaret Jacinta Herrington ’50 Robert Loyes Bailey ’64 Joseph Timothy Tolbert ’97 Georgia Horne ’50 George Henry Orcutt ’64 Fletcher McClendon ‘90
Charles E. Lord ’50 Doran Phillips ’66 Frank Pollock ’50 Jesse “J.C.” M. Carabajal ’67 Elmer E. “Butch” Stanley ’50 David B. Windham ’68, BS ‘74 John S. Wells ’50 Gordon Keith Allen ’69 Wallace “Wally” McCloud Hall Jr. ’51 Lloyd Harnden ’69 Harold “Max” Rodgers ’51

Robert K. Erwin 1966-2005 Robert began his career with Oklahoma City and perfectly-chosen vocabulary, and an University in 2000 as News Services Director impressively dry wit that we sorely miss. and then served as Director of External Relations beginning in 2002. He was editor of “What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, Focus during his tenure with OCU and pos- the master calls a butterfly.” sessed an incisive intellect, a well-rounded - Richard Bach

24 fOCUS 2005-06 2005-06 OCU Men’s Basketball OCU Women’s Basketball Nov O e.1 no Tn. 3p.m. 7p.m. 8p.m. 3p.m. 8p.m. 8p.m. 8p.m. Jan. 7 Wayland 8p.m. Baptist (Texas)* Jan. 5Lubbock Christian(Texas)* 8p.m. Union(Tenn.) Jan. 2atSt.Gregory’s* atCarroll(Mont.) Dec. 17 atMontana Tech 7p.m. Dec. 10 7p.m. atLamar Dec. 9 7p.m. 4p.m. Houston Baptist Dec. 3 Arkansas Baptist Nov. 26 atPhilander Smith(Ark.) Nov. 25 Nov. 17 3p.m. atEast Central Nov. 15 Texas Wesleyan atUnion(Tenn.) Nov. 14 Nov. 7p.m. 12 Huston-Tillotson (Texas) Nov. 8atOklahomaState(exhibition) Nov. 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. p.m. 1 6 (Texas) Baptist Wayland p.m. 2 (Texas) Christian Lubbock Gregory’s St. at TBA TBA TBA 14 Jan. p.m. 7 Tournament State (exhibition) Mesa Redlands 12 p.m. Jan. Baptist 5:30 Houston 7 Jan. (Tenn.) Union 5 Jan. 2 Jan. (Texas) Classic Huston-Tillotson Tech Montana at 29-30 Dec. 11 Dec. Oklahoma Central Classic Doane p.m. 5 1 Dec. (Texas) Huston-Tillotson 3 Dec. 25-27 Nov. 21 Nov. 11-12 Nov. 8 Nov. 5 Nov. t 9Smnl tt srmae 0a.m. 10 (scrimmage) State Seminole 29 ct. i-mrc hita 7p.m. Mid-AmericaChristian . 1 tUA*6p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 Nazarene* Southern p.m. 7 TBA p.m. p.m. 7 2 USAO* at W (Texas)* Christian Lubbock Gregory’s* TBA St. TBA at Tournament State Mesa p.m. (exhibition) 7 Redlands p.m. 5:30 Baptist Houston (Tenn.) Union p.m. Classic Tech 1 Montana (Texas) Huston-Tillotson at a.m. 10 Classic Doane Oklahoma Central (Texas) Huston-Tillotson (scrimmage) State Seminole yadBpit(ea) p.m. 1 (Texas)* Baptist ayland tUA p.m. 6 USAO at e.1 SO 8p.m. 8p.m. *Conference Games 8p.m. 8p.m. Feb. 25atOklahoma Christian*8p.m. Feb. 23Oklahoma Baptist* 8p.m. 8p.m. Feb. 18atSouthern Nazarene* Feb. 16USAO* Feb. 13St.Gregory’s* 8p.m. 8p.m. Feb. 11 JohnBrown(Ark.)* Feb. 9atNorthwestern* Feb. 4atOklahomaBaptist* 8p.m. Feb. 2OklahomaChristian* 8p.m. Jan. 28atLubbockChristian (Texas)* 3p.m. 8p.m. 8p.m. 8p.m. Jan. 26at Wayland Baptist (Texas)* Jan. 21Northwestern* Jan 19atJohnBrown(Ark.)* Jan 14SouthernNazarene* Jan. 12atUSAO* e.1 UA 6p.m. 6p.m. *Conference Games 6p.m. 6p.m. 6p.m. Feb. 25atOklahomaChristian 6p.m. 6p.m. Feb. 23OklahomaBaptist Feb. 18atSouthernNazarene Feb. 16USAO 6 p.m. Feb. 13St.Gregory’s Feb. 11 JohnBrown(Ark.) 6p.m. Feb. 9atNorthwestern 6p.m. 1p.m. atJohnBrown(Ark.) Feb. 4atOklahomaBaptist 6p.m. Feb. 2OklahomaChristian6p.m. Jan. 28atLubbockChristian(Texas) Jan. 26at Wayland Baptist(Texas) Jan. 21Northwestern Jan. 19 SO 6p.m. 6p.m. 6p.m. 6p.m. 6p.m. at OklahomaChristian* 6p.m. 6p.m. Oklahoma Baptist* at SouthernNazarene* USAO* 6p.m. St. Gregory’s* 6p.m. John Brown(Ark.)* at Northwestern* at OklahomaBaptist* 6 p.m. 1p.m. Oklahoma Christian* 6p.m. 6p.m. at LubbockChristian(Texas)* at Wayland Baptist(Texas)* Northwestern* at JohnBrown(Ark.)* WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS B B B B B B B B B SEBL CHAMPIONS ASKETBALL SEBL CHAMPIONS ASKETBALL CHAMPIONS ASKETBALL CHAMPIONS ASKETBALL CHAMPIONS ASKETBALL SEBL CHAMPIONS ASKETBALL SEBL CHAMPIONS ASKETBALL CHAMPIONS ASKETBALL CHAMPIONS ASKETBALL 2000WOMEN’SDIVISION 2002WOMEN’SDIVISION 1999WOMEN’SDIVISION 1988WOMEN’SDIVISION 2001WOMEN’SDIVISION 94MNSDIVISION MEN’S 1994 92MNSDIVISION MEN’S 1992 96MEN’SDIVISION 1996 91MNSDIVISION MEN’S 1991 AANATIONAL NAIA AANATIONAL NAIA NATIONAL NAIA NATIONAL NAIA NATIONAL NAIA AANATIONAL NAIA AANATIONAL NAIA NATIONAL NAIA NATIONAL NAIA Great benefits include: • Full access to the alumni Web site • Online OCU store discounts • Networking and career services • Alumni association member car decal • E-newsletter updates • Social events and reunions • Local and national discounts • And … starting this year, the OCU Alumni Association will offer Alumni Legacy Scholarships. Children and grandchildren of alumni association members Join are eligible.

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