Class of 1966 Memory Book

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Hail to thee Alma Mater, Gold and blue, Praise from thy sons and daughters, Old and new. Pride in our hearts, Our voices let us raise, Filled with devotion We will sing thy praise. Alma Mater, now we honor, Loyal, always true, We will lift our voice in chorus.

Hail to Tulsa U!

Greetings from the President

Dear Friends,

Welcome back to the members of the Class of 1966, who celebrate a half-century as TU alumni and join our Gold Medallion Society. Our annual gathering has become a favorite Homecoming tradition.

As we welcome each successive 50-year class, we recall the major events of that graduating year. Our journey through the 1960s has been a fascinating look back. You came of age in some truly dynamic times, shaped by social unrest, international rivalry and technological innovation.

Today, our mission remains focused on preparing students to “welcome the responsibility of citizenship, service and leadership in a changing world.” Although the technical details of the disciplines we teach have changed dramatically over the years, the TU education remains rooted in the fundamentals of critical thinking, responsible fact-finding and a broad grounding in the timeless perspectives of the liberal arts. As generations of TU alumni have proven, those fundamentals never go out of style, and they continue to form the foundation of distinguished careers and purposeful lives.

All best,

Steadman Upham President

In 1966 at TU:

President of the University: Around Campus:  Dr. Ben Graf Henneke  Theta won homecoming with their rendition of Dumbo the Elephant Officers of Administration:  Pikes captured the largest pledge class on row  Dean of Students: Harry N. Carter and swept all class elections  Honors apartments for women were  Director of Public Functions: Jess Chouteau established on campus  Athletic Director: Glenn Dobbs  Greeks at TU welcomed in 232 new pledges  Secretary-Treasurer: John Hayes  TU football captured the Missouri Valley Conference for the 14th time and saw star tight  Vice-President: W.V. Holloway end Howard Twilley finish as runner-up in  Chaplain: C. Robert Kelly Heisman Trophy voting after setting numerous NCAA records  Dean of Men: Maurice Sharp  TU football finishes the season 8-3 after losing  Dean of Women: Florence Stevenson in the Blue Bonnet Bowl to Tennessee  TU men’s basketball won the Rainbow Classic Student Senate: tournament  President: Ron Johnston  Engineers club wins independent honors for  Vice-President: Sally Smith homecoming  Secretary: Sue Ann Jackson  Events of 1966:  Treasurer: Carolyn Mullenax  Baltimore sweeps the LA Dodgers in the world series Kendallabrum Beauties:  India and Pakistan sign the Tashkent Peace  Sandi Curtis Accord  Wilt Chamberlain becomes NBA all-time  Kaye Fulcher leading scorer  Ginny Dunn  Anti-Vietnam War protests begin in the United States and Europe  Jo Elaine Rogers  The Sound of Music wins awards at the Golden  Anne Rummerfield Globes and the Academy Awards including best picture  Sharon Swain  Medicare goes into effect for the United States  Jinx Townsend  The Beatles release “Yesterday… & Today” TU Royalty: album which reaches number 1 and stays for 5 weeks  Football Queen & Business School Queen:  Lunar Orbiter 1 takes the first photograph of Margaret Gowans the earth from the moon  Star Trek premieres on NBC-TV  Engineering Queen: Carol Hausen  Edward W Brooke becomes first  Honorary Cadet Major: CathyBamburg African-American elected into the US senate  Sandy Coufax wins his third Cy Young award,  Band Queen: Mary Kay Place retires at season end due to arthritic elbow  Honorary Cadet Colonel: Kaye Fulcher  US and USSR sign agreement banning the  Miss University of Tulsa ’66: Kaye Fulcher transport of nuclear weapons into space 1966

Benjamin Abney 2525 East 66th Court Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136 918-284-3836 [email protected] BS Business Law, JD Law ’68

Spouse: Pat Thompson Abney, BS Physical Have you been involved with TU since Education ’68 graduation? I am on many boards at all levels, especially Law School and TU Spouse’s Current job/activities: athletics. I established a scholarship fund for Housewife, excellent mother. Law School. I am still very proud of my two degrees. Family: I have two daughters, Amanda Mudd and Carrie Zenthoefer with two Who or what are you most looking grandchildren, Julia Mudd and Ben Mudd. forward to seeing when you return to TU? I live in Tulsa so I have seen most of Employment: Founding partner of Riggs the physical plant changes. Excellent work. I Abney Law Firm in Tulsa (27 years); have stayed in touch with many friends General Counsel and EVP of Case & from TU but I look forward to seeing many Associates in Tulsa (12 years); Managing others. Member of Titan Properties, LLC (6 years). What have you been up to for the Leisure time activities: I enjoy golf, past 50 years? I have been very busy help- biking, walking and babysitting my grand- ing to start and grow a very large law firm. I kids. I spend a lot of time in Scottsdale, AZ. made many friends during my career and I I am highly involved with TU Athletics and am very proud to continue those the Law School. relationships for decades. Family and friends make up a large part of the last 50 years. Please share some of your favorite TU memories? TU basketball in mid 60s was a hoot. I had a great time playing and traveling with TU tennis team. I enjoyed Professor Howell and many of the Accounting professors.

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Mary Anne Burnette Allison 25235 Hardin Store Road Magnolia, Texas 77354 281-356-4642 [email protected] BS Elementary Education, BS Secondary Education/Social Studies

Spouse: Steven W. Allison, BS Geology Who or what are you most looking ’75 forward to seeing when you return to TU? I would love to see Wanda Bishop Spouse’s Current job/activities: East. I would love to visit the library on ExxonMobil Exploration Co. Retired return visit. Exploration Geologist What have you been up to for the Family: I have four sons: Christopher, past 50 years? Married, reared four sons, Stuart, Clifford and Paul, and five active in church, children's school and grandchildren: Bailey, Abigail, Audrey, Jake, scouting activities. All four are Eagle Scouts; Eli and Katyln. three oldest sons are Texas A&M graduates, one with a MS. I moved from Employment: 1966-75 Tulsa ISD, Tulsa in 1975 and have lived in Texas, elementary and middle school teacher, Louisiana, Colorado, and back to Texas. mathematics; 1975-91 Homemaker; 1991-2005 elementary school teacher at Champions Christian Academy, Houston; 2005 to present retired.

Leisure time activities: Church curriculum coordinator and squeezing grand babies.

Please share some of your favorite TU memories? Dr. Settle, History professor fond memories. U.S. and ancient history were favorite courses. I was an elementary education and history major.

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Jan Burnett Baker 143 Brook Road Falmouth, Maine 04105 207-239-1201 [email protected] BS Medical Technology

Spouse: Robert Bahm and kind. Unfortunately I discovered that my artistic skills were not exactly Spouse’s Current job/activities: Clinical noteworthy, so I departed the Art Psychologist Department, but never forgot Brad....

Family: Between us, we have five children What have you been up to for the who are scattered across the country, from past 50 years? I finally decided that I California to New York. wasn't 'built' for New England winters, so

Employment: My career was spent in the we now have a place in Sarasota where we pharmaceutical industry. I worked in escape for the winters. We've discovered various capacities at Upjohn in Kalamazoo, that both Portland and Sarasota provide Michigan for 18 years, and then moved to fantastic educational opportunities, so we Boston and England, where I worked in spend a lot of time in “class,” learning (or clinical research and clinical compliance for re-learning!) all we can about the world Biogen. around us, past and present. We still travel

Leisure time activities: While I was occasionally to interesting places - probably living in Michigan I had a successful the most memorable was a trip to Iran a photography studio which I ran in my couple of years ago. And we shower love “spare time,” but I gave that up after I and attention on our golden retriever, Mia. moved to Boston. My job at Biogen required quite a bit of travel, so when I wasn't working, I spent my free time exploring Boston and England, and trying desperately to learn how to play the piano! Now that I'm retired, I enjoy helping and supporting the large, diverse immigrant community here in Portland.

Please share some of your favorite TU memories? One of my favorite professors was Brad Place, who was funny

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Michelle Beale 31 Hackberry Lane Houston, Texas 77027 713-502-9995 [email protected] BA Print/Broadcast Journalism, JD Law ’77

Spouse: Richard Anderson was always my window to the world so I spend as much time as I can still exploring Spouse’s Current job/activities: Retired that world and all its diverse people and from Getty/Texaco/Chevron. He says he cultures. spends his time carrying my bags. Please share some of your favorite Family: Well, I just moved straight to TU memories? I remember great grandchildren, thanks to my husband Dick. professors, Ed Johnson, Tom Wood, Bill Hays, Ed Cadenhead, Ed Dumit, John Employment: I started my career as a Gammie, Paul Brown and of course Ben staff writer at Skelly Oil Company, which Henneke; Angel Flight drill practice at 7 later paid for my law school tuition at TU a.m. on “the U”; putting The Collegian to (Thank you, Skelly), then moved to Getty bed at 2 a.m. at Hunter's Horn printers on Oil Company as its first woman manager (I the Sand Springs line; studying in McFarlin know it was the dark ages), heading up Library; ringing the bell in the original government and public affairs. I moved to Kendall Hall bell tower. Texas, passed the Texas bar and later joined The Coca-Cola Company, retired as Have you been involved with TU since senior vice president of Administration graduation? I am honored to serve on heading up HR, PR, Government Relations The University of Tulsa Board of Trustees and Legal for the noncarb division in and I chair the Student Life Committee. Houston (Minute Maid). I retired and set up a consulting company but now spend my Who or what are you most looking time with philanthropic and volunteer forward to seeing when you return to activities. TU? Sally Smith, Pat Cremin (well I do see him from time to time) Gigi Mix, Marsha Leisure time activities: I fish, cook, Elkins, Said Gachem, Glen Law, Dan travel, plant flowers, take photographs and McKenzie, Norman Pereira, and all those serve on community boards including the old folks who will not look like they have TU Board of Trustees, the Houston Grand changed at all. Opera and The Nature Conservancy. TU 1966

What have you been up to for the past 50 years? When I left TU I went to Karachi, Pakistan as a Fulbright Fellow and studied international relations at the University of Karachi. Big change from Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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Donald Blackburn 1506 West Plymouth Circle Broken Arrow, Oklahoma 74012 918-355-1777 [email protected] BA Sociology

Spouse: Barbara Blackburn Dr. Gordon W. Lovejoy. They taught me and encouraged me to study hard and Spouse’s Current job/activities: Law prepare myself well for a career in law office administrator. enforcement. In regard to that, I was able to utilize what I learned in my Sociology Family: I have three children and seven and Psychology classes throughout my law grandchildren in the states of Kansas, enforcement career. Colorado and Texas. Have you been involved with TU since Employment: Thirty-five year career in graduation? My wife, Barbara, and I are state and federal probation/parole work. members of the TU Board of Visitors and Three years with the Tulsa County Juvenile the Golden Hurricane Club. Also, I often Court after graduating from TU, and times honor requests from the TU thirty-two years with the Federal Courts in Sociology Department to do something for Wichita, KS and Providence, RI. I served as classes and events. As Golden Hurricane Chief U.S. Probation/Parole Officer during season ticket holders, we love attending my fourteen year stint with the U.S. sporting events when we can. Also, Barbara District Court, District of Rhode Island. and I are Presidential Scholarship donors and members of the Chapman Legacy Leisure time activities: Golf, long Society. distance running, membership in the Tulsa Rotary Club and activities at The University Who or what are you most looking of Tulsa. forward to seeing when you return to TU? Howard Twilley. He not only was a Please share some of your favorite remarkable football player with conference TU memories? I entered TU upon and national honors while at TU, but he Honorable Discharge from the U.S. Army was very approachable and friendly when in late 1960. I was a sociology major, and talking with students, faculty and others. was fortunate to have two terrific TU professors, both of whom became my mentors. They were Dr. S.B. Kovacs and

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What have you been up to for the past 50 years? In addition to my long and interesting career in law enforcement, my wife and I have traveled and lived in many places within the United States. We are reasonably healthy and are looking forward to enjoying our retirement years. This, of course, will continue with family and friends in this area and beyond. We both love The University of Tulsa, and will continue to be involved with our current and future activities there.

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Sister Mary Clare (Ellen) Buthod, O.S.B. 2200 South Lewis Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114 918-407-7352 [email protected] MA Modern Letters, MS Reading ’73

Employment: Director of Monte Cassino School Tulsa 1985-2010, Widow Coordinator Stand in the Gap Tulsa 2010-2014, Teacher San Miguel School Tulsa, OK 2014-2016.

Leisure time activities: Reading, travel.

Please share some of your favorite TU memories? Homecomings and graduations, my father's celebrations.

Have you been involved with TU since graduation? My family.

Who or what are you most looking forward to seeing when you return to TU? The beautiful campus.

What have you been up to for the past 50 years? I entered the Benedictine Monastery 1963. I received a Master’s in Reading at The University of Tulsa and a Masters in Spiritual Direction from Creighton University. I have enjoyed teaching, running Monte Cassino School and providing Spiritual Direction. I have a wonderful family of whom I am very pleased.

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Joe Cannon 19340 Top O The Moor Drive Monument, Colorado 80132 719-488-9754 [email protected] JD Law

Spouse: Linda Cannon

Spouse’s Current job/activities: She enjoys weaving, knitting and gardening.

Family: I have five sons and one grandchild.

Employment: US DOJ, Washington, D.C., Georgetown University, Colorado Legal Services, private practice, Colorado Springs, District Judge, Colorado Springs, Judicial Arbiter Group, Judge Joe A. Cannon, mediation to present.

Leisure time activities: Fly Fishing, Travel, Bar Association, Trout Unlimited.

Please share some of your favorite TU memories? Study group with Leigh Taylor and O.B. Johnston, in our uniform of the day, suit and tie, having coffee across the street from the old building.

Have you been involved with TU since graduation? Alumni in Residence 1999, Dean's Circle.

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Sharon Jones Coffman 1577 E 22nd Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74114 [email protected] BS Medical Technology

Spouse: Tom Coffman (Deceased), What have you been up to for the BS Marketing ’63, JD Law ’66 past 50 years? I have traveled to many

countries but have more to see. I have Family: I have two children and five grandchildren. played tennis for 40 years and have been fortunate enough to play in three national Leisure time activities: tennis, travel, tournaments with my teams. community volunteer.

Please share some of your favorite TU memories? I loved that almost all of us out of towners lived together in Lottie Jane.

Have you been involved with TU since graduation? My husband was very involved, particularly with the law school. I attended many events there. I also served on the Gilcrease Museum National Board after TU began operating it.

Who or what are you most looking forward to seeing when you return to TU? My sorority sisters were my closest friends, but I look forward to seeing anyone that I knew.

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J. Patrick (Pat) Cremin 320 South Boston Suite 400 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74103 918-594-0594 [email protected] BS Print/Broadcast Journalism, JD Law ’73

Spouse: Margie Cremin, BS Home Have you been involved with TU since graduation? I am a Golden Hurricane Economics ’66 Club member for countless years, do legal work for the University, and have Spouse’s Current job/activities: Retired participated in many of the "Thanks for Giving" dinners. I am very active with TU Family: Catherine Cremin, Brian Cremin sports. (deceased), Asia Cremin, Atticus Meddler, Solomon Meddler, Gideon Meddler, Tristyn Who or what are you most looking Carner Cremin forward to seeing when you return to TU? I am on the campus nearly every week Employment: Hall, Estill Law Firm since on business or at a sports event or TU 1974. Shareholder and Executive Uncorked. I am mostly looking forward to Committee and Board Member. seeing classmates who moved away from Tulsa. Leisure time activities: Golf, reading, films and beach life What have you been up to for the

past 50 years? I am a member of Please share some of your favorite TU memories? My all-time favorites were American College of Trial Lawyers, and Ed Johnson, Tom Wood and Ed have been named to every edition of Best Cadenhead. I had a great time with Jess Lawyers and Super Lawyers. I have greatly Choteau. Many wonderful days putting out loved the practice of law. the Collegian with Michelle Beale.

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Dio L. Daily 5417 South Stonehaven Drive Springfield, Missouri 65809 417-343-0890 [email protected] BS Zoology

Spouse: Sharon Daily Please share some of your favorite TU memories? I never missed a Spouse’s Current job/activities: Home basketball or football game in my five years maker and Mimi. at TU. Could otherwise find me at McFarlin in the stacks studying in my little cubby Family: I have 3 grown daughters. One is a hole. Calvin Levengood was a biology l TU alumna. I have eight grandchildren, ages egend, and Dean Cadenhead kept me 4-14. One daughter and three grandsons pointed in the right direction. live in Tulsa. Other two daughters and five grandchildren live in Springfield. Have you been involved with TU since graduation? Longtime member of the Employment: Practicing dentist in Golden Hurricane Club, season ticket Springfield since January 1971. I still see holder for football, and attend many patients two days a week. basketball games and other events.

Leisure time activities: I enjoy Who or what are you most looking grandchildren, golf and gardening. We do forward to seeing when you return to travel quite as bit and recently have been to TU? All of my "old" Pi Kappa Alpha Italy, Greece, the Rhine River from Fraternity brothers, along with hopefully Amsterdam to Strasburg, France, the many classmates that will attend. Normandy, and most recently three weeks in Alaska.

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Ronda DeJarnette 7302 East 95th Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74133 918-86-4490 [email protected] BA French

Spouse: Don DeJarnette

Spouse’s Current job/activities: Retired Manager of Technical Support & Sales Training for Greenfield-Kennametal

Family: I have one daughter, Darcy Phelps, and two sons, Doug DeJarnette and Devin DeJarnette who passed away in 2006. I also have six grandchildren.

Employment: Following graduation, I was employed for seven years as a social worker for the Department of Human Services.

Who or what are you most looking forward to seeing when you return to TU? Seeing the positive changes that continue to evolve at TU.

What have you been up to for the past 50 years? We lived in Tulsa until 1996 when we moved to Augusta, GA. Having recently returned to Tulsa, we are enjoying rediscovering our city, reuniting with friends, and spending more time with family.

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William Dunstan 111 Pinegate Circle, Apt. 10 Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514 919-306-0688 [email protected] MA Religion

Employment: I serve as a visiting scholar Leisure time activities: I collect antique at the University of North Carolina at phonographs and radios. I have traveled in Chapel Hill. My comprehensive professional Europe and Asia. I have been invited to give journey includes tenure as archivist at the talks at several universities and museums Virginia State Archives, managing editor of and to sign books at bookshops and other the history quarterly Virginia Cavalcade, establishments in North Carolina and and editor of historical publications at the Virginia. Over the decades I have National Archives. I earned graduate volunteered for numerous community degrees in religion and history from The services. On April 16, 2016, I drove to University of Tulsa and the University of Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach, North North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I earned my Carolina, and gave fifteen strangers books I doctorate in history from Carnegie Mellon have written, describing my generosity as a University and pursued postdoctoral good deed in honor of The University of studies at Harvard University. I became the Tulsa and higher education. founding director of the University Transfer Program at Durham Technical Community Please share some of your favorite College. Winning numerous awards for my TU memories? My year in John Mabee classroom skills, I have taught at Brevard Hall proved delightful. I met personable College, Carnegie Mellon University, North young men from around the globe, from Carolina State University, and the Oklahoma to Wisconsin, from New York University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. to Bolivia, from Panama to Iran, from Saudi The Chronicle of Higher Education hailed Arabia to Iraq, from Hong Kong to Texas. me as an innovative scholar and author with Our housemother, Mrs. Grace Winn, a deft hand for creating pitch-perfect encouraged us with her cheerful help. Our literature. I invite readers to enjoy my witty dormitory felt as comfortable as any home, six-book memoir Adventures of a Southern beautifully furnished with carpets, framed Boyhood. My other daring publications landscapes, table lamps, and upholstered include two novels, The Portrait and The furniture. I attended class in the morning, Runaway Detectives, and three books studied in the stacks of the library in the exploring the social, cultural, and political afternoon, and in my room at night. All my footprints of antiquity: The Ancient Near professors sparkled in the classroom, East, Ancient Greece, and Ancient Rome. 1966

especially Dr. Grady Snuggs, who taught various courses in religion and took a special interest in the welfare of all his students. I found time also for pleasure, visiting a fellow student's ranch one weekend and taking a springtime train trip with another friend. We rode the rails from Tulsa to Texas and back. Many of my most precious memories stem from The University of Tulsa.

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Betty Lawson Dupree 4620 East 94th Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74137 918-810-4181 [email protected] BM Voice

Spouse: Robert Dupree

Spouse’s Current job/activities: Retired

Family: I have two children and four grandchildren

Employment: I worked 30 years for Amoco Oil.

Leisure time activities: I enjoy travel, photography, genealogy and history.

Please share some of your favorite TU memories? I loved singing with the Modern Choir and traveling on tour with them to New York City.

Who or what are you most looking forward to seeing when you return to TU? I'm not sure I would recognize some of my classmates, but I would be pleased to see them.

What have you been up to for the past 50 years? I taught music with Tulsa Public Schools for a few years and then retired to raise my children. Since then, we have traveled extensively with our photos featured on YouTube. I do oil paintings and play the piano.

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Karen McKeever Flynn 1718 Prestonwood Drive, Arlington, Texas 76012 817-275-3104 [email protected] BS Education

Spouse: Ed Flynn What have you been up to for the past 50 years? After I graduated, I took a Spouse’s Current job/activities: Ed flew job teaching in Hawaii where I lived for for the Navy, Eastern Airlines and three years. It was there that I met my Southwest Airlines. He is now retired. husband, Ed, a Navy F4 pilot. We lived in San Diego, CA, Tampa, FL, and Miami, FL Family: I have two sons, Patrick and Dan, before moving to Arlington, TX in 1976. one daughter, Meghan, and two We have been here at the same address grandchildren, Ean and Adelle. and phone number ever since. We are fortunate to have our son, Patrick, and his Employment: I taught before our children wife and two children close by and see were born. I substituted then returned to them often. Our daughter, Meghan, is full time teaching in 1992. I am now retired. married to a Marine and lives in the San Diego area. Our son, Dan, lives in Denver. Leisure time activities: We are both We love to visit them and are glad that retired and think this is the best time of our they live in great vacation areas. lives. We stay involved with different social and community organizations and church. We have also spent time traveling around the country and to Ireland and Italy.

Please share some of your favorite TU memories? I have fond memories of all the friends I made at TU and of living in Lottie Jane Mabee Hall.

Have you been involved with TU since graduation? A few years ago I went to Tulsa for a reunion with some TU Thetas.

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Paul Gerber 2616 Mollimar Drive Plano, Texas 75075 972-596-6862 [email protected] BA Psychology

Spouse: Linda Gerber Please share some of your favorite TU memories? I worked for Amerada Spouse’s Current job/activities: Petroleum Corporation while in school. Retired/Previously worked for the Central Pledged Kappa Alpha Fraternity and was on Appraisal District of Collin County, Texas. the ROTC Drill Team for two years. Enjoyed the courses taught by Dr. Hobson Family: I have six children and eleven in the Psychology Dept., Dr. Kovacs, grandchildren Sociology, and Dr. Hargrove, Management. Also, I learned a lot from Dr. Howell in Employment: 29 years with Texas Economics and Money and Banking. Instruments Inc. in Labor Relations, Finance, and Strategic Planning. Managed Have you been involved with TU since their worldwide Attitude Survey program. graduation? Golden Hurricane Club Was also a department and division finance Member. manager and later managed the finance team for the merger integration of the Who or what are you most looking Business Development division of TI and forward to seeing when you return to that of Raytheon and I left Raytheon after TU? Simply enjoy walking the campus and the acquisition then spent nine years with perhaps attending a football game. I can't the Society of Petroleum Engineers where I recall anyone that I attended school with developed and managed their market that is still alive. research initiative until my retirement in 2009. What have you been up to for the past 50 years? I thoroughly enjoyed Leisure time activities: Senior Citizens traveling to Europe on business while Advisory Board for the City of Plano, working for TI giving me the opportunity to Texas. Also enjoy fishing and turkey hunting work with businesses in several countries. I in the fall. Spend a lot of time with have also taken several cruises that were grandchildren and their various activities. quite memorable. My family, however, is my Also enjoy vegetable gardening and greatest source of pride. investment analysis.

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Earl Hamm 6734 South Rockford Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136 918-494-7948 [email protected] BA English

Family: I have one daughter, Beth, and two grandchildren, Simon Condon and Liam Condon.

Employment: Retired QuikTrip Corporation

Leisure time activities: Walking, golf, book club, helping raise and enjoying my grandchildren.

Please share some of your favorite TU memories? Participating in band and orchestra. My favorite professor is Dwight Daly for giving me a scholarship which allowed me to attend TU.

Have you been involved with TU since graduation? I volunteer at the Golden Hurricane Club tent before football games.

Who or what are you most looking forward to seeing when you return to TU? The beautiful campus.

What have you been up to for the past 50 years? I am a native lifelong Tulsan who spent the first four years of my life at 807 S Evanston which is now the on the northwest loop of Tucker Drive.

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Sharon Bradley James 117 Cayuga Trail Gainesville, Texas 76240 940-736-9033 [email protected] BS Home Economics

Spouse: Gary James

Spouse’s Current job/activities: Retired from American Airlines in Tulsa.

Family: I have two daughters, Kim Spain and Angie Constantine-Vinez, along with three grandchildren, Bradley Vinez, Alex Vinez and Carly Spain.

Employment: retired from American Foundry Group in Bixby, OK.

Leisure time activities: We live on a golf course with small lake in gated community (Lake Kiowa) outside of Gainesville, TX.

Please share some of your favorite TU memories? Loved going to TU football games.

Have you been involved with TU since graduation? I have been active in the Golden Hurricane Club going to football and basketball games at home and away.

Who or what are you most looking forward to seeing when you return to TU? How the campus has changed.

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Denice Stephens Brice Kurtz 5927 South Louisville Place Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135 918-284-3100 [email protected] BS Education

Spouse: Eddie Kurtz, JD Law ’68 Have you been involved with TU since graduation? I volunteered two years for Spouse’s Current job/activities: Real TU Uncorked. We took a continuing Estate Management education course and have enjoyed many of the Darcy O’Brien Lectures besides Family: I have three sons, Timothy Scott attending football and basketball games. Brice, Stephen John Brice, David Andrew Brice, and one granddaughter, Madeline Who or what are you most looking Katherine Brice. forward to seeing when you return to TU? The football game and familiar faces. Employment: The Center for Persons with Disabilities, Key Personnel What have you been up to for the past 50 years? I was married to TU Leisure time activities: I have served on graduate, Andy Brice for 27 years and we the Board of Directors of Junior League of shared in raising the boys. I received my Tulsa, The Center for Persons with Masters in Public Administration while Disabilities, Tulsa Chapter of the raising a family and working - a lot of time Alzheimer's Association, Tulsa Town Hall, management was needed to pull that off, and Leadership Tulsa. I have co-chaired but helped me to understand how difficult events to raise funds for some of the above it is to accomplish such an important goal. organizations and also, Dillion International, Working in sales for Key Personnel for 22 Meals on Wheels, the Lung Association and years was a very enlightening experience. I the MS Society. have traveled extensively which I enjoyed and now love being married to Eddie. Please share some of your favorite TU memories? Football games!

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Bob Marshak 1313 East Steamboat Bend Drive Tempe, Arizona 85283 480-832-8780 [email protected] BS Applied Math

Spouse: Donna Marshak get lost on my own. My wife and I look forward to the activities surrounding Spouse’s Current job/activities: Retired #reigncane. educator What have you been up to for the Family: I have one daughter, Ann Marie past 50 years? Since I retired from the Air Dowling, a grandson Pearson Dowling age Force, I have been active in my community. five, a granddaughter, Calder Dowling age From the Chamber of Commerce to one. Tempe City Commissions, I have volunteered to make Tempe a better place Employment: United States Air Force to live. I also volunteer within my local 1966-1988; Shearson Lehman Hutton community homeowners association. On 1988-1989; Orbital Sciences Corporation July 7, 2016 I had a life changing event, at 1989-1991; Maricopa Community College least for a golfer. I made my 5th hole in one. District Faculty 1991-2013. I shot my age for the first time which is 70.

Leisure time activities: I enjoy golf, traveling, water gardening, weight training and my grandkids.

Please share some of your favorite TU memories? I enjoyed sitting in the crowded Fairgrounds Pavilion watching TU basketball. Trips to see TU play in bowl games. I enjoyed my time on the TU golf team, 1963 – 64 and getting to play at the top Tulsa golf courses with the upperclassmen.

Who or what are you most looking forward to seeing when you return to TU? Seeing my classmates after 50 years. Getting a tour of all the new facilities. I'd 1966

Jim Miller 4301 East 93rd Place Tulsa, Oklahoma 74137 918-406-8467 [email protected] BS Accounting

Spouse: Judy Miller, BS Home Economics of the Board of Directors of these TU ’67 organizations (Alumni Association, Golden Hurricane Club, Executive Advisory Board Spouse’s Current job/activities: Retired of the Collins College of Business and the R.N. TU Conference of Accountants) and as the President of the American Heart Family: Daughters: Julie Miller-Cribbs and Association, Domestic Violence Jill Miller (both PhD. college professors). Intervention Services, Leadership Tulsa, Julie is the Director of the School of Social The Summit Club and Oaks Country Club. I Work at the University of Oklahoma (both have also served on the Board of Directors Tulsa and Norman) and Jill is a Professor of of many other community organizations Biology/Botany at Amherst College in including Leadership Oklahoma and the Massachusetts. My grandchildren are Carly National Association for Community Cribbs (19) and Cole Miller Cribbs (15). leadership where I served as a Board member from 1992 to 1998 and was the Employment: Arthur Andersen LLP treasurer and a member of the Executive (1966 - 2000). Partner from 1977 until Committee from 1995 to 1998. 2000 retirement. Managing Partner for Oklahoma for the years 1985 to 2000. Please share some of your favorite Consultant to New York City law firm TU memories? My best memories from from 2000 to 2003 on a part time basis. my college years at TU involve my From 1973 to 1975, I worked in Portugal fraternity (Kappa Alpha Order) where I for Arthur Andersen serving as the served as president and in several other Manager in charge of that office which was offices. I made the best friends and had a great experience for a 29 year old person. many great times and experiences. I also enjoyed serving on the Interfraternity Leisure time activities: Golf, wine Council. My two favorite professors were tasting and travel. Have organized Dr. Cliff Hutton and Bob Linnell. Between numerous (over 30) golf and vacation trips them, I had 24 of my 30 hours of over the last 25+ years. Many community accounting courses. They were tough but activities including serving as the President fair and very helpful.

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I also loved attending football and basketball games.

Have you been involved with TU since graduation? I have been involved at TU since graduation in numerous ways serving on the Board of Trustees, the Tulsa Chapter Alumni Board of Directors, the Alumni Association, the Board of the TU Conference of Accountants, the Executive Advisory Board of the College of Business and the Golden Hurricane Club board. I also was the Honorary Chair for TU Uncorked and have served on that planning committee for the past five years and am a member of the ACE group which helps support the cost of the TU basketball teams travel. I was named the TU outstanding alumnus in 1989, a college of business outstanding alumni in 1994, received a TU Centennial Citation in 1995 and was named a TU Distinguished Alumnus in 2002. I also attend all home football and basketball games, as well as several road games in most years.

Who or what are you most looking forward to seeing when you return to TU? Just looking forward to seeing my old college fraternity brothers and classmates and renewing old friendships.

-What have you been up to for the past 50 years? I love TU and will continue to support it to the best of my ability. I've continued to travel more including on annual golf trip which I went on its 39th annual trip this Spring. We particularly enjoy foreign travel frequently returning to Portugal.

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Carol Olincy 6019 West Prospect Drive Visalia, California 93291 [email protected] BS Physical Education, MTA Education ’69

Employment: Middle school physical education teacher with the Tulsa Public Schools 1966-1969; Middle school math teacher with the Barstow Unified School District 1969-2006.

Leisure time activities: I love to travel. One of my favorite trips was a two week boat trip on the Amazon. Currently in charge of the AAUW book sale which raises money for local scholarships.

Please share some of your favorite TU memories? Ms. Blackmore was one of the best. She was a professional with a great sense of humor.

Who or what are you most looking forward to seeing when you return to TU? Would love to visit with "old" friends and see what they have been doing for the past 50 years.

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Ron Peters 4432 South Atlanta Place Tulsa, Oklahoma 74105 918-749-2658 [email protected] BS Marketing

Spouse: Bonnie Peters Who or what are you most looking forward to seeing when you return to Spouse’s Current job/activities: TU? Hopefully, some old friends. Having Occasionally serves as a substitute teacher. lived in Tulsa all but three years since I graduated, I already have the privilege of Family: I have one son, Greg, and one marveling at the transformation of the daughter, Ronda, along with six campus. grandchildren. What have you been up to for the Employment: Worked for Major Oil and past 50 years? Have most enjoyed serving Gas Companies for 24 years. I then owned the people of Oklahoma and Tulsa as a a private government/public relations firm State Representative and County for next 17 years. I served as a member of Commissioner. Positions provided the the Oklahoma House of Representatives opportunity to promote early childhood for 12 years. Currently, I am Tulsa County education, provide for better mental health Commissioner. care for those incarcerated, and being instrumental in passing "Vision" packages to Leisure time activities: Golf, travel enhance Tulsa as a place to work, live and several weeks a year to Destin, serve/ raise a family. served on many non-profit boards in Tulsa.

Please share some of your favorite TU memories? Best memory is receiving the "Marketing Student of the Year" award in 1966.

Have you been involved with TU since graduation? We enjoy supporting and attending TU sports activities, e.g. football and basketball.

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Trudy Smith Price 6735 South Oswego Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136 918-492-6013 [email protected] BS Elementary Education, MA ’76 Guidance and Counseling

Spouse: Art Price, BA Economics ’64, JD Law ’69

Spouse’s Current job/activities: Semi-retired Attorney/Real Estate Investor

Family: I have one son, Todd A. Price, married to Andrea Mahady Price. They have given us two very special grandsons: James and Roger Price (ages 8 and 6). They live in New Orleans, LA.

Employment: I retired in 2005 from Tulsa Public Schools. I was an elementary school teacher for the first part of my career and an elementary school counselor for the last 20 years with TPS.

Leisure time activities: We love to travel. We spent many summers enjoying trips to Colorado with some close friends in our RVs. We still enjoy travel, but now spend as much time as possible visiting our family in New Orleans.

Please share some of your favorite TU memories? TU had some great professors. I especially enjoyed my English classes.

Have you been involved with TU since graduation? I also received my Master's Degree from TU.

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Rebecca Harrison Rather 1319 Loyola Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas 72211 501-350-9228 [email protected] BS Print/Broadcast Journalism

Spouse: John Rather Who or what are you most looking forward to seeing when you return to Spouse’s Current job/activities: Retired TU? I am sad that my friends, Mary Charles Lyle-Stauble Aamodt and Karen Mitchell Family: I have two daughters, Nicole Capri Fertig, have both passed away. I do believe and Melissa Brown, and three grandchil- we need to treasure friends while they are dren, Mason 17, John Logan 13 and Lily 9. still with us.

Employment: I worked as general What have you been up to for the assignment reporter until first child was past 50 years? I met my husband, John born in 1969. I was a stay at home Mom for Rather, at TU and we were married just 15 years. I worked in communications, before my senior year. We celebrated our public relations with Little Rock School 51st anniversary August 28, 2016. I have District 1984-2009. I am now retired and lived a blessed life. loving it.

Leisure time activities: RV traveling for many years. Now enjoy working at my church, volunteering in public schools and spending time with grandchildren.

Please share some of your favorite TU memories? I loved living in Lottie Jane Mabee Hall and having so much "girl" time. I was in the Department of Journalism mostly with a lot a great guys. I was so afraid to be in Tom Wood’s class, but after I finally took his class, he became my favorite teacher, but he was still scary for a female who wanted to be a newspaper reporter.

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Jerry Roger 3504 North Narcissus Avenue, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma 74012 981-355-4904 [email protected] BSE Mathematics, MTA Mathematics ’69, EDD EdD/Research Evaluation ’75

Spouse: Tetyana Roger

Spouse’s Current job/activities: English-As-a-Second-Language Administrator, Tulsa Public Schools

Employment: This is my 51st year as an educator, 33 as a teacher/administrator in the public schools and 18 as an administrator/professor in higher education. I currently teach mathematics to undergraduates and research methods to doctoral students.

Leisure time activities: Tetyana and I enjoy traveling. Together we have visited 5 of the 7 continents and sailed 4 of the 5 oceans. We hope to complete the circuit in the next few years.

Please share some of your favorite TU memories? My fondest memories are of my friends and professors in the mathematics department, where I was president of the Math Club in my senior year.

Have you been involved with TU since graduation? I obtained my master's degree in 1969 and an Ed.D. in 1975, both from TU, and I frequently attend their athletic events.

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Nancy Smith San Miguel 10841 South 94th East Avenue Tulsa, Oklahoma 74133 918-694-0988 [email protected] BS Management Information Systems

Spouse: Mike San Miguel, BS International began working for Union Public Schools as Business ’66 a Business Teacher. God put me there and I certainly did love it! For five years I Spouse’s Current job/activities: Mike is sponsored a mock trial team that competed a retired salesman and still enjoys flying against other high schools in Oklahoma. I remote control airplanes, riding enjoyed being around teenagers and loved motorcycles, and of course, he loves to see them "rise to the occasion" in court spending time with the family. He is a great rooms across the state. We placed sixth in Papa. the state my first year as coach. That is when I discovered I was very competitive. I Family: Mike and I have two children. Our wanted better for my students. So, the next son David lives in Arlington, TX with his four years we competed for the state title wife Holly and three kids. Allison San in the final round of competition that was Miguel is currently attending the University held in the Oklahoma Supreme Court with of Texas, Matthew San Miguel is a Freshman the Chief Justice presiding. What a great at Abilene Christian University, and Lilly experience that was for the teams. We Elam is in the seventh grade this year. Our were runner-up for two years and then we daughter Linda Williams lives in Tulsa with were the state champions for the two her husband Seth and Linda's two following years. The team competed in the daughters. Jessica Cadieux is a sophomore National High School Mock Trial at TU this year and is a Delta Gamma (just competition in New Orleans. We did very like her Nana). Maddie Cadieux is a well but did not finish in the top ten. Many freshman at TU this year. Mike and I are so of these students went forward and became excited the girls are getting a great attorneys. I retired as a counselor at Union education at TU and we can still see them in 2003. occasionally. Leisure time activities: During the Employment: While attending TU I school year I attend a bible study at Asbury worked at North American Rockwell Methodist Church. Almost weekly some during the summers and worked full-time friends and I meet and weave baskets. after graduation in 1966. Following that, I However, we mostly get together for the worked at Shell Oil Company until I quit to fellowship. I also belong to a non-collegiate stay home with our children. In 1980 I sorority named Delta Theta Chi. Our

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purpose is to raise money to fight cancer and to help a charity called "Joy In The Cause." We dress stuffed bull dog puppies named "Mavis Pearl." These cuddly, stuffed puppies are adorable. They are donated to

Tulsa Cancer Institute, Children's Hospitals, Nursing homes and Life Flight. They are also in police cars and fire trucks in the metro area to be given to children in distress. These cute little puppies are given to those who need a little comfort and "Joy In their Cause" while receiving chemo or dealing with other stressful situations.

Please share some of your favorite TU memories? I pledged Delta Gamma in 1962 and was the pledge class president. We had such a good time on our pledge sneak. While a freshman, I became a charter member of the Hurricannettes Drill Team. We practiced with the TU Band and traveled to some out-of-town games. It was great! It is fun to reminisce about the sorority and fraternity socials, the bonfires on “the U” and so many other wonderful times. I especially remember ringing the Bell after my last senior final. It was both a moment of accomplishment and the sad ending of an incredible journey. GO TU!!!!

Have you been involved with TU since graduation? I only recently became involved as an alumna when my granddaughter started classes there last year. I look forward to more activities with her and her sister Maddie.

Who or what are you most looking forward to seeing when you return to TU? I absolutely look forward to seeing Delta Gamma sisters that I have lost touch with, as well as other classmates. The campus has changed so much in 50 years and I am anxious to see the differences.

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Cynthia (Cyndy) Polen Schillinger 11525 North Meridian #101 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73120 [email protected] BA Religion

Family: I have one son, William R. Schil- student. I earned a MDiv degree and then a linger, and two daughters, Cathy D. DMin in pastoral psychotherapy. My Schillinger Christin M. Schillinger, along children are scattered throughout the with two grandchildren, Alec Schillinger and United States and my oldest grandson Eric Schillinger begins college this year.

Employment: Director of Communications Boston Avenue United Methodist Church; United Methodist Clergy Research Associate for Center for Psychotherapy, Education, and Spiritual Growth; Own Business -- Schillinger Consulting for Effective Communications.

Leisure time activities: I enjoy reading, meeting and working with others.

Please share some of your favorite TU memories? One of my favorite memories was the sound of the football games on Saturday afternoons.

Who or what are you most looking forward to seeing when you return to TU? I always enjoy seeing how the campus has grown and changed.

What have you been up to for the past 50 years? It is hard to believe it has been 50 years. Since that time I have been a wife, mother, employed and a continuing

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Joe Sizemore 8230 South 100th East Place Tulsa, Oklahoma 74133 918-430-4883 [email protected] BFA Art, MS Art ’73

Spouse: Joan Barth

Spouse’s Current job/activities: Public school teacher/librarian retired

Family: I have two daughters and four grandchildren.

Employment: Public school teacher, art, retired.

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Tom Sullivent 4325 East 51st Suite 101 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135 8536 East 82nd Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74133 918-627-0751 [email protected] BS Marketing

Spouse: Freeda Freeman-Sullivent, BM Vocal & Instrumental, BME ’63

Spouse’s Current job/activities: Homemaker

Family: My children include, Tom Sullivent Jr, Tamara Sullivent-Hightower, Thomas J Sullivent III, (Trey) Trenton Sullivent, and Emma Sullivent.

Employment: State Farm Agent for 49 years.

Leisure time activities: Motorcycles (Harley Davidson) and travel.

Please share some of your favorite TU memories? Basketball.

Have you been involved with TU since graduation? Donations.

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Barbara Sylvan 3210 East 62nd Street Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136 918-494-2066 [email protected] BS Marketing

Spouse: Dave Sylvan

Have you been involved with TU since graduation? We are TU Golden Hurricane Club members and basketball and football season ticket holders.

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Jim (James) Thornberry 4258 Glenforest Way North East Roswell, Georgia 30075 [email protected] BS Print/Broadcast Journalism

Spouse: Carole A. Thornberry

Employment: 20 years as senior public affairs officer for the Defense Logistics Agency; next 20 years as network manager for the Atlanta area office of the Defense Contract Management Agency.

Leisure time activities: Photography

Please share some of your favorite TU memories? I was a photographer for the TU newspaper and yearbook.

What have you been up to for the past 50 years? Retired, sleeping late, and cutting the grass.

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Timothy (Tim) Whalen 2025 North Lincoln Street Apt.102, Arlington, Virginia 22207 703-521-9741 [email protected] BA English, MA Modern Letters ’72

A long time Tulsan, I attended Tulsa’s Will please Ma and Pa. Year Three was manna Rogers High School and graduated there in from heaven, Lit classes full of world class June 1962, just in time to start my authors, fine lecturers, Dr. Painter’s Freshman year at TU, on the next to the Ancient and Medieval History courses, and last and last year the dreaded beanies were advanced ROTC when for the first time, worn. Sporting a well-polished 1955 kids with two years of good time in ROTC turquoise Chevrolet Bel-Air convertible, I were promoted to Cadet Lieutenants. I felt seemed alone, as though my friends going like Edgar Allen Poe in his less turbulent, away at OU and OSU and Northeastern more successful times at West Point. And State, had deserted me. Little did I know Tulsa’s own Benedictine college, TU was academically superior to all the Benedictine Heights was still open – so I other universities and colleges in our state, and the other Catholic lads and lasses were and graced with a cadre of excellent enrolled in Monseigneur Hoyecki’s theology professors. My advisor, for freshmen classes, over near Cascia Hall and Monte majoring in English, was Dr. Manly Jonson, Casino Catholic schools. A great year, good proving to be excellent in every way as grades, lots of girls to drive around in the instructor of Humanities and scholarly convertible. coach. And then there was our Professor of While rich kids spend their junior year Aerospace Studies, Major Fortenberry, abroad, or at least the summer at the soon to be bumped up and then retired Sorbonne or some such place, but for Arts from the Air Force -- he was the boss of & Sciences weasels, especially us in the the military science program, AFROTC the ROTC program, it meant a 27.5 day common name to civilian folks. And yes, I sentence to report to and serve on an did prefer marching in a hot heavy wool active Air Force Base, in the non-air- uniform to dissecting frogs and the eyeballs conditioned barracks, for enlisted men [bad of sheep. – often 100+ degrees in the day time, 90 I found Year One and Year Two at TU to degrees at night], and three weasels to a be a sometimes dismal grind of required room. The showers accommodated 10 classes, many of which I found either men, the urinals 8 men, and the toilet stalls useless or meaningless to me, my friends, 8 men. We wondered if Beelzebub or the and numerous kids trying hard just to Marquis de Sade had been the architect.

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And, ah yes – the showers and stalls were three, the end is in sight. By week four, to be kept spotlessly clean. Or else you for people are counting down - and the staff, punishment, cadets will march off their the Drill Instructors, give you passes to demerits in the blazing Southwest sun on eat and drink and swim at the Officer’s Sunday, the Lord’s Day. Club. Air conditioned religious services are A hand full of kids were sent to Northern well attended with fervor, in dry clothes. New York, and some to sites in Northern On the last day, at noon, you are released, Michigan where at 5:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., salute, get your papers, change into your it is cold enough to make you shake and civies and bum a ride downtown to the shiver, yet with enough mosquitos to gag Altus bus station – TU, here I come, back on while running the obligatory one-mile to T-Town and college-bound! Parked track, followed by 45 minutes of intense outside the TU snack bar, I’ve already run calisthenics. But on bases like Altus AFB in the Chevy rag top through a car wash, and Oklahoma, at 5:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., folded down the sleek black top, ready to forget cold – the morning temperature is at tool around the “U” and see who is doing least 85 degrees, and in an hour, it’s 100 the summer session thing. The Rolling degrees and upwards, while the heat steams Stones are playing on the Rockola juke box, up from miles of concrete runways, ramps and the Beatles fans are already bitching. A and B-52 parking lots, forming gigantic skimpy [but ice cold] fountain Coca-Cola, mirages as you would see in Death Valley. and a scrawny TU burger await me, and Your tan or rather khaki Air Force 1505 there’s the crabby lunch lady with medium uniforms routinely are soaked with sweat brown hair and tobacco stained finger tips. from the neck of the shirt well past the seat Eureka! On campus at last! of the pants. People at Altus AFB lose at My pals from three other colleges are least five (5) pounds a day in sweat in the home for the summer – all of us new summer, if they’re not careful. seniors waiting for Year Four and Regular Air Force officers serve as Drill graduation, only two semesters and 30 or Instructors, and address the cadets in so hours to go. They admire my haircut, language fit for any penitentiary, penal just now growing out, as “summer style.” colony or chain gang. If you have never Someone says, “Nice tan. Been doing a lot seen a healthy young man age 20-21 break of golfing???” into tears, weep, sob, vomit, lose control of Being a graduating senior at TU has always his bowels and bladder simultaneously, gag been a dignified and dignifying experience, on the mosquitos, then not be able to and so late 1965 and early 1966 were speak, well – that’s an average morning’s cheery, even with the news on the TV fare at the Texas and Oklahoma bases every night that ground and air war in where nonbarfers [like me] place wagers on Vietnam were not going as planned, that is, who is not going to make it down the track not very well. The Draft had been playing and through the exercises. Nasty, proud, hob with people who had no plans including vulgar kids, frat rats, smokers, drunks, kids the military in any way shape or form, and with chips on their shoulders, all these the Oklahoma community had become become “chipless,” humble, and at least polarized, plus the casualties that depressed artificially polite by week two. By week

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the student body at large. Friends who productions. I got my MA Degree in washed out of ROTC, and then out of TU December, 1972. A friend graciously in general, were drafted into the Army recommended that I teach the senior infantry, with orders for Southeast Asia. By english courses for Tulsa’s Cascia Hall my graduation time in 1966, we had lost a Preparatory School, an Augustinian few 1962-1965 graduates to downed Catholic institution, where I was on faculty aircraft, antiaircraft fire, accidents, and the for school years 1974 and 1975. By May, notorious Viet Cong and North Vietnamese 1975, I had completed my Comprehensive prison camps. It was a somber time to Exams for the PhD at TU, and surveyed the study Tolstoy and Shakespeare, and, oh yes, job market, or rather, technical writing and theory of strategic bombing. editing, here I come! My first wife, Vivica and I were married in While the market for new instructors in 1965, and were surprised that the Air English was not so good, Tulsa and other Force sent us orders to go to South metropolitan cities were bustling with Dakota, Illinois, California and back to technical writing, editing product literature, South Dakota, all in late 1966, early 1967. and creating business development By March 1967, we had our daughter, documents such as technical proposals. My Elizabeth Ellen (Lizz) and a nice stone and military writing skills came in handy with oil brick cottage with heated garage on base. and gas giants in engineering such as [Lizz by the way did quite well at TU, Williams Brothers and Fenix and Scisson graduating a few years back with a B.S. where I spent a number of years on large Degree in Mechanical Engineering.] I projects for Chevron, and the Department learned that the South Dakota School of of Energy (DOE) petroleum facilities such Mines and Technology, downtown in Rapid as Elk Hills, California; Teapot Dome, City, was a fine college with courses I Wyoming; and Strategic Petroleum Reserve needed to prepare for graduate school. I (SPR) in Texas and Louisiana. The SPR is was one of the first 1st Lieutenants to make headquartered in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, crew commander on the Minuteman Missile near New Orleans in 1980 where DOE systems, and war time promotions bumped moved us - that is, my new wife Sandra, and me up to Captain in 1969. The sub-arctic our little girl, Stacie, and we there lived for weather, sleet, hail, snow storms, and many years, until a DOE contractor blizzards at the missile bases is hard on thereafter moved us in 1986 to Arlington, people. We were ready to go back to Tulsa Virginia, a metropolitan suburb of by spring, 1970. I had been admitted to Washington, DC. In fact, we are quite close TU’s grad school, and accepted the first of to the Pentagon as the crow flies. five university fellowships from the English The Beltway around Metro DC is a Department to attend graduate courses proposal writer’s paradise, always while teaching freshman english courses something cooking, lots of government 1013, 1023, and 1033, and later on Business proposals. While I specialize in written Communication, English 3033. It turned out Operations & Maintenance proposals for Vivica did not want to be an instructor’s DOE and DOD facilities, I delve into wife, and we divorced. She stayed in Tulsa, services of all kinds for a wide variety of in Little Theater and independent clients, usually within the Federal

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government. After Sandra passed away, I sent Stacie to fine schools here – Thomas Jefferson Middle School, the well-respected Wakefield High School, where she was a Governor’s Honor Student, and then on to graduate from Virginia Polytechnical University, or just plain old Virginia Tech, as Hoakies say. She has worked for engineering and services firms usually in project administration, and has two very fine sons that I am delighted with, living nearby with her husband, a local businessman. On election years, I do spend time and money supporting Democratic candidates, an outgrowth I suppose of my Young Democrat days at TU. Like an old Fire Horse at the 19th Century Fire Houses, I say that I am semi-retired but have my ears always perked up for the fire alarm, and the urgent call to go to some intensely demanding new job – and then, I am constantly plotting how to cook up a new project. When in Tulsa, I delight in how little Will Rogers and Cascia Hall have changed, but am a little alarmed how big and sprawling TU has become. With my four years undergrad and five years grad school days on campus, I guess I was quite content “back then” when a brisk walk would get you anywhere.

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Sandy (Sanford) Wylie 3 Wembly Circle Bella Vista, Arkansas 72715 918-916-0407 [email protected] BA Philosophy

Spouse: Susan Wylie University United Methodist Church (1987-1992 and 2009-2011). Involved with Spouse’s Current job/activities: Kendall-Whittier, Inc., during both stents Administrative supervisor of the Saint and appreciated TU's involvement with Francis Heart Hospital in Tulsa KWI.

Family: I have one son and one daughter, What have you been up to for the Benjamin (Lubbock, TX); Micah (Denver, past 50 years? I earned additional degrees CO), along with two grandchildren: Emaline at Yale Divinity School (1970) and and Thomas Wylie (Lubbock, TX) Vanderbilt Divinity School (1984). Have greatly enjoyed preaching and have Employment: Served for 44 years as a accumulated a large library of volumes of pastor in the Oklahoma Conference of the sermons and books on preaching. Love the United Methodist Church including a year sermon as one of the greatest art forms we in the Iona Community and 7 years as the have. McAlester District Superintendent.

Leisure time activities: twice a week golfer and literacy tutor for Benton County (Arkansas)

Please share some of your favorite TU memories? I enjoyed Wesley Foundation and all of those who labored in the Dept. of Religion and Philosophy. All of those professors are now in the church eternal--God bless them all.

Have you been involved with TU since graduation? I served twice as pastor of

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In Memoriam

Mary L. Aamodt John W. Davis Everett F. Adams Kenneth E. Davis Mary M. Adams Flora D. Day John C. Ambrister Betty Defriend Billy G. Anderson Patricia L. Deisenroth Lynna J. Ausburn Joseph G. Dempsey Lucinda A. Axtell Gary P. Drain Judith R. Barton Bonnie J. Duncan Phyllis J. Bereolos Lawrence E. Dunham William H. Boggs John J. Dyer David M. Boyd Barbara A. Edson John D. Boydston Leland O. Ellis Gerald A. Boyer Leonard S. Elstner John G. Brown Jean C. Evelyn Patricia B. Burton Otis H. Eversole George C. Cagliola Helen C. Fenderson Jack E. Cary David E. Files Wendell W. Clark Willis M. Fikel Mary G. Conwell Donald A. Flasch Claud A. Crabtree Eva S. Flynn Robert H. Critchfield Loyd E. Fuss Marilyn R. Culver Ellis H. Gallimore Patricia S. Curby Frank W. Gavin Richard S. Curby Steven K. Gilpin Peaches Curl William S. Goods David E. Current 1966

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Frances A. Gooldy Jimmie W. Lloyd John W. Goza Gary C. Lookabaugh Phillip G. Graves Curtis T. Looper Helen C. Gray Doris Lowery Isabelle A. Guerrero Francis A. Majercik James C. Hammer Peter J. Manolakis Mary B. Hardie Charles A. Marrs Albert E. Harum Ronald L. Martin Betty H. Hastings William W. Martin Marshall Heatherly John C. McCreight Jo B. Hille Margaret C. McDonald Lloyd K. Holtz Mildred M. McKee William W. Hood Michael McNeil Buddy L. Hulsman Juana B. Melekian Linda F. Hunt Daniel T. Monte Ednah M. Ingalls Edward F. Montgomery Wayne H. Jackson Sheldon Moomaw CloverRae S. Jenkins Robert D. Moore George D. Jenkins Elouise Moran Donald D. Johnson William E. Naviaux J.R. Johnston Douglas A. Nelson Mary L. Jones Maurice A. Overall Walter Kessler Edward E. Packell Max K. Knarr Norma J. Payne Louise C. Lipe Stewart A. Pearce James E. Littlefield 1966

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William D. Pennington Nancy H. Sober Milton C. Peters Peggy E. Soffel Paul R. Peterson Andrew J. Spanogle George L. Pogson George E. Standingbear Mermon H. Potter Monty Stricker Biddie A. Powell Gail Taxter Bobby G. Preston Daniel E. Teagarden Cecil R. Rainwater Gilbert T. Thompson Joe M. Reed Greg M. Warren Carl E. Reistle Harold G. West Morris Robertson Diatra O. Williamson Bill E. Rogeres Bruce E. Wilson Janet A. Ross James R. Wilson Harvey Rushing Paul W. Winkler Edward C. Scruggs Gerald A. Wise Reba P. Seaton Charlotte F. Wood Charles A. Shadday Anita S. Woods Frank Sheckarski Betty M. Woods Roy Shell Dorothy A. Wrigley David L. Shelton Thomas R. Shephard Dewitt C. Shreve Dexter E. Smith James W. Smith Ralph H. Smith George W. Snedden 1966

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The University of Tulsa Fight Song

Down the field to victory On Tulsa on. Fight on university, battle on and on. March to the goal line, oh Tulsa, Score on mounting score. March to the goal line, oh Tulsa, Let the Hurricane roar. Drive that Green Wave back and back, On Tulsa on! Gold, blue, and red, go right ahead, Down the field to victory!

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