Bring your buns back to TU. Register now for Homecoming 2006. Just like a hamburger’s not complete without the bun, Homecoming at TU isn’t complete without you. So, fill out the adjacent registration form for Homecoming 2006 and get grillin’ with us.

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3 g Homecoming Calendar of Events 2 The President’s Everything you need to know to plan a memorable homecoming weekend. Perspective

g 10 Homecoming Event Map 22 University News Don’t leave home without it. homecoming homecoming 11 g Tastes of TU Tailgating 23 College News Loyal TU tailgaters share some of their favorite dishes (on and off the grill). 27 Alumni News 12 g The Essential TU Tailgater’s Guide Tools, tips and tricks every TU tailgater will want to know. 29 Athletics News 14 g 2006 Distinguished Alumni — Callie Mitchell (BS ‘77) c o n t e n t s She may be a pioneer woman in the oil and gas industry, but Callie Mitchell serves as a role model for women and men in any industry. 31 Classnotes 16 g 2006 Distinguished Alumni — Jim Wilburn (BS ‘74) Jim Wilburn’s road to success was paved with hard work and fortitude. 39 In Memoriam

18 g 2006 Distinguished Alumni — Michael Wiley (BS ‘72) Michael Wiley has built an accomplished career through his own ingenuity 41 Bookend and the opportunity made available through TU’s petroleum engineering program.

20 g 2006 Mr. Homecoming — Professor Edmund Rybicki Edmund Rybicki’s name isn’t just well-known on campus; his legacy reaches outer space.

21 g 2006 J. Paschal Twyman Award Winner — Ellen Adelson With a passion for education and helping others, Ellen Adelson’s values are evident in the programs she’s established at TU.

p. 3 p. 14 p. 16 p. 18 The President’s Perspective The University of Tulsa As we prepare for Magazine Homecoming 2006, The University of Tulsa Magazine I am reminded of ISSN 1544-5763 is published by The University of Tulsa, 600 South College Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma the Roman god Janus, 74104-3189. Publication dates may vary according to the University’s whose two faces, it calendar, events and scheduling.

was said, surveyed the POSTMASTER: Send change of address to The University of past and the future. Tulsa Magazine, Office of Alumni Every year at Homecoming — Relations, The University of Tulsa, and this year in particular — we 600 South College Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104-3189. share his vantage point. We turn one face toward yesterday’s Steadman Upham President memories and another toward tomorrow’s possibilities. Janis Zink Senior Vice President for Planning Our theme this year is & Outreach “Blueprint for the Future.” If you Joan Crenshaw Nesbitt (BA ’86) haven’t been back to campus lately, Vice President, Institutional this theme will make perfect sense Advancement when you return in September. You Sandy Willmann will come home, but to a home very Director of Alumni and Donor much under renovation. Relations We are making steady progress on a dramatic campus entrance along 11th Street. The Amy Freiberger (BSBA ’96, MBA last bricks are going in on Bayless Plaza, where a stately ring of stone columns waits to ’99) Associate Director of Special become the new home of the Kendall cupola and bell. The girders are in place for Collins Constituencies Hall, our new alumni and student services building and welcome center. Things are Lindsay Myers (BS ’05) moving skyward in the north end zone of Skelly Stadium, as the Case Athletic Complex Assistant Director of Alumni takes shape. And we have begun construction on three apartment buildings, which will Relations create on-campus housing for 670 students. Kari Clark Beyond these physical changes, we also have drawn up exciting blueprints for our Coordinator of Alumni Relations academic future. Over the past several months, the TU Board of Trustees and our administrators have been envisioning the TU of tomorrow. This collaborative process has

brought into clear focus the need for TU to expand and focus new attention on: The University of Tulsa does not discriminate on the basis of personal status or group characteristics including but not limited to the classes protected under federal and state law in its programs, • Interdisciplinary research in science and technology services, aids or benefits. Inquiries regarding implementation of this policy may be addressed • Foreign language and international study to the Office of Legal Compliance, 600 South • Merit scholarships for talented undergraduate, graduate and law students College Avenue, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74014-3189, (918) 631-2423. Requests for accommodation of • TU’s fine and performing arts disabilities may be addressed to the University’s 504 Coordinator, Dr. Jane Corso, (918) 631-2315. • TU’s athletic excellence To ensure availability of an interpreter, five to seven days is needed; 48 hours is recommended for • Key learning resources such as our library system and computing infrastructure all other accommodations.

TO Contact us OR TO COMMENT Just as TU had a transformational effect on your life, we invite you to share in the ON THIS MAGAZINE: physical and academic transformation that is unfolding at this great university. As we turn (918) 631-2555 our blueprints into an exciting future, we will keep you updated every step of the way. 1-800-219-4688 Until then, we eagerly anticipate Homecoming 2006 and, with a nod to old Janus and the view we share, we can’t wait to see you face to face. e-mail: Warmest regards, [email protected]

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 Homecoming 2006: Ignite Your Spirit The grill is lit, and the tailgate is down; we just need you (in blue!) to come home. You can see it. You can hear it. You can feel it, and, in this case, you can even taste it. It’s the excitement, enthusiasm and spirit found on campuses – from high school to college, from the Atlantic to the Pacific — during that time of year when hot summer days are giving way to cool fall evenings, and football is no longer just a fun pastime, it’s a way of life. The time of year when hot dogs sizzle on the grill, dew drips off a beverage freshly picked from the ice chest and the best seat in the house is on the bed of a truck. It’s America’s favorite pre-game celebration — the tailgate party — and TU has everything you need to observe this time-honored tradition. So pack your bags and head back to campus; because the essential tailgate party component is you — spirited alumni. The dress code is gold, blue and red. The fine dining essentials are paper plates and plastic cups. The seating is unlimited, and the guest list already has your name on it. Mark the date, reserve your seat and come home for a TU tailgate (truck not required).

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Join TU Young Alumni for the second annual Homecoming Bash the Boesche Legal Clinic will follow breakfast. Register by calling r e t a M n o i t a on Brookside! This event is hosted by Suede for young alumni 918-631-3321 or e-mailing [email protected]. There is no who graduated in the 1990s and 2000s. Light hors d’oeuvres will charge for the event. be available, and free beverages will be provided by Suede while they last. Get your reservation in for this free event today! (See 8:30 – 10:30 a.m.

the registration materials at the front of the magazine.) 1976 Independence Bowl and 1991 Freedom r Bowl Reunion Brunch f e d i s n i — s l a i 9:00 – 11:00 p.m. Brookside By Day II, 8218 South Harvard

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Saturday, September 16 o c e 9:00 a.m. r 7:30 a.m. e v o c t n o Yard Decoration Competition m o f g n i Alumni Regatta TU Campus Location TBA (depending on weather conditions) Don’t miss the opportunity to see the changes on campus while r Come for a morning row with the current TU rowing team. For choosing your favorite yard decoration in the annual Student r | . a d n e l a c d e t a d p u n a more information, please contact Kevin Harris at 918-631-2971 Association Yard Decoration Competition! Judging begins at 9:00 a.m. or by e-mail to [email protected]. r

9:00 a.m. t s i g e 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. Legacy Reception and Campus Tour College of Law Omelets with the Dean sponsored by the Office of Admission r

John Rogers Hall Formal Lounge, Allen Chapman Activity Center — e n i l d a e d n o i t a Law alumni are invited to join Dean Robert A. Butkin and Make TU a reality for your legacy! The University of Tulsa has members of the law faculty for made-to-order omelets. Tours of made significant strides academically over the last five years.

the Mabee Legal Information Center, Price-Turpen Courtroom and U.S. News and World Report currently r ranks TU in the top 100 national o s t n e v e f o doctoral institutions, and The Princeton Review ranks TU’s student body as the 9th happiest in the nation. We invite R f you to bring your high school student , y, a d i

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9:00 – 11:00 a.m. United Campus Ministry at TU Open House 2839 East 5th Place United Campus Ministry (formerly the Canterbury Center) alumni are invited to stop by “the little blue house” for

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4:00 – 5:30 p.m. e t a M n o i t a Graduate Business Programs Table Ungerman sing the blues and reminisce to your heart’s content. Cost is $25. Contact Kelly Kidder to register at 918-631-3321 11th St. between Skelly Stadium & or [email protected]. Reynolds Center Be on the lookout for the GBP table at the Alumni 6:00 p.m. r Association tent in its new location on 11th Street TU Football vs. North Texas f e d i s n i — s l a i between Skelly Stadium and Reynolds. All alumni, students and Skelly Stadium faculty are welcome to stop by to socialize before the big game. Be

sure to drop off your business card or fill out a contact card for a Watch our very own Conference USA and Liberty Bowl champions m o h / i n chance to win a CD box set of your favorite musician! as the Golden Hurricane take on the University of North Texas Mean Green. Don’t miss the exciting half-time show featuring our

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8:00 – 10:00 p.m. | . [email protected]. Hospitality Suite DoubleTree Hotel at Warren Place 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. r The Association of Newman Alumni BBQ t s i g e The Newman Alumni Tent on 8th St. in front of the

Reynolds Center Sunday, September 17 r 10:00 a.m. — e n i l d a e d n o i t a Catch up with old friends and meet current Newman Center St. Philip Neri Newman Center Alumni Mass students. St. Philip Neri Newman Center alumni, students and and Brunch

parents are welcome to join us for BBQ, ribs, burgers, hot dogs r The St. Philip Neri Newman Center, and refreshments. We will be cooking all day, so please join us o s t n e v e f o 5th St. and Florence Ave. anytime before kickoff! Contact Chris at 918-640-7723 with questions. Please join us at the Newman Center for a special mass for alumni, students and parents, followed by a wonderful

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Throughout the week, SA will sponsor competitions between campus organizations, Hurricane e t s i g e Spirit activities, concerts and more! Check out the SA website at www.utulsa.edu/sa. m e b r . e n i l n o Friday, September 15 10:30 a.m. 3:00 p.m. r 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Student Government Hurricane Alley Races . 6 0 0 2 , 8 Hungry Hurricane Lunch Reunion Brunch Hurricane Alley (8th street) The U Allen chapman activity center, Students are invited to eat lunch on the U… Great Hall A 4:00 p.m. courtesy of the Student Association! Both past and present student government SA Tailgate leaders are invited to reunite with old friends, Saturday, September 16 11th st. between skelly stadium and make new ones and enjoy a delicious brunch reynolds center 9:00 a.m. before heading over to the Hurricane Alley Yard Decoration Judging festivities. TU Campus Campus organizations will show off their Golden Hurricane spirit with the annual yard decorating contest!

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10 Tastes of TU Tailgating We asked three TU tailgating pros to help add some flavor to the typical pre-game feast with their own special recipes. Ah…the sweet smell of baked apples…and victory.

Richard Alexander (BS ’87, MBA ’92) Barbeque connoisseur and TU tailgater since 1996.

Country Style Pork Ribs Hasty-Bake Rub (or any other BBQ rub/seasoning) 1/4 cup beer 1/4 cup olive oil 1/4 cup soy sauce Harry Willis (BS ’72, BA ’80) Hasty-Bake BBQ sauce (or any other Avid TU tailgater for 25 years. BBQ sauce) Peggy Upham Night before kickoff, heavily season TU’s first lady and tailgater ribs with good sugar-based barbeque since 2004. rub and refrigerate. Cook at low tem- Hummus perature (about 225°F) for an hour. 1 can drained chick peas, reserve liquid Use indirect heat if possible by cooking 1 teaspoon salt away from burners on gas grills. Baste Fajitas 1 large clove garlic every 20 minutes with equal parts Marinade: 1 lemon, juiced olive oil, soy sauce and beer mixture. Juice of 1 lime 1/3 cup plain yogurt After an hour, put ribs in aluminum foil, 1/2 cup cider vinegar 1 heaping tablespoon tahini baste one more time with marinade 1 cup salad oil 1 tablespoon olive oil mixture and tightly seal in foil. Cook 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon paprika an additional 45-60 minutes. Remove 1 clove garlic, minced foil and place ribs on grill. Lightly baste 1 teaspoon sugar In a food processor, chop the garlic with BBQ sauce and sprinkle with rub. 1/2 teaspoon oregano with the salt. Add the chick peas, Cook additional five minutes, remove 1/4 cup soy sauce lemon juice, yogurt, tahini, olive from grill and serve. 1 teaspoon chile powder oil and paprika, and process until Cilantro to taste smooth. Add some reserved chick Baked Apples pea liquid if hummus seems too thick. Large cooking apples (the firmer and Marinate 1-1/2 to 2 pound flank steak Put into serving bowl and sprinkle tarter the better) in the above marinade for several with paprika. You may also sprinkle Red Hots (Cinnamon Candies) hours or overnight. Barbeque 3-4 with fresh parsley and freshly grated Butter minutes per side. Let rest 10 minutes. pepper. Serve with crackers, pita Slice on the diagonal, very thinly. bread and fresh veggies. Remove the center core from the apple. Fill the hole with butter and Serve with sour cream, guacamole, Red Hots. Lightly butter the rest of the Pico de Gallo, grated cheddar or cotija apple. Place the apple in the center of cheese, and warm flour tortillas. a small sheet of foil. Bring the corners together and twist, leaving the foil loose around the apple. Cook at a low temperature (about 225°F) using indirect heat until the apple is soft (about 30 minutes). Serve hot with ice cream, if desired.

11 Top 10 TU Tailgating Tips 1 | Wear Blue! Show your team spirit by donning blue attire and TU letters. Plan your menu and prepare food for the grill a day or two before the game. Keep 2 | the menu simple and pack prepared food in disposable containers. 3 | Make a list of the items you want to take along, like a TU football, Frisbee and chairs. 4 | Plan to arrive three to four hours early and stay one to two hours after the game. Find a good spot to park near Skelly Stadium. Try a grassy area or at the end of the 5 | parking row – this gives you more room for serious tailgating. 6 | Fly a TU flag so friends can find you. 7 | Decorate your tailgate site with Golden Hurricane paraphernalia. 8 | Meet your tailgate neighbors and TU family. Food should be ready an hour and a half before the game starts. This is plenty 9 | of time for those going to the game to eat, clean up and extinguish fires. 10 | Leave area clean. Begin thinking about food and friends for the next TU game.

Fast Facts 30% of tailgaters never set foot inside the stadium. (But we hope you will!)

TU’s current mascot is Captain Cane, an anthropomor- phized golden hurricane with human attributes such as biceps and a perpetual smirk. Before Captain Cane was born, previous team names included the Kendallites, Presbyterians, Tigers and the Tulsans.

TU Tailgate Must Haves: Water | trash bags | anything blue | paper towels/napkins/wet naps | antacid | sun block | rain gear | jumper cables | bottle opener/can opener | extra ice | TU alumni!

12 homecoming2006 Tailgating History Highlights 1861 Manassas, Virginia: Spectators line up to watch the Civil War’s Battle of Bull Run, carting in pies and other edibles.

1866 Palo Duro Canyon, Texas: Charles Goodnight, a Texas rancher, addressed the cowboys’ need for a rolling chow hall by transforming a U.S. Army Studebaker wagon into the first chuck wagon.

1922 College Station, Texas: The tradition of spectators acting as the “Twelfth Man” by supporting and serving the team begins at Texas A&M.

1922 Tulsa, Oklahoma: Howard Archer, the newly-hired TU football coach, wanted to use new uniforms to garner public- ity for the then-named Tulsa “Yellow Jackets.” One day, he overheard some- one during practice announce that the team would be “roaring through oppo- nents.” As the new uniforms were yellow, Archer quickly seized upon the name “Golden Tornadoes,” but upon hearing that Georgia Tech had already claimed the moniker, he changed it to the now- familiar Golden Hurricane.

1927 Dearborn, Michigan: Ford releases the Model A Station Wagon, the first auto- mobile with a folding tailgate. 1930 Tulsa, Oklahoma: Ground was broken for Skelly Field on May 11. TU fans began a long tradition of tailgating on October 4 when the Golden Hurricane defeated Arkansas 26-6 in the first game at Skelly.

1952 Palatine, Illinois: Weber markets the kettle grill, which becomes the standard charcoal grill in America. Word Origins Kendall Bell. TU’s first official dinner bell, Kendall Bell, was named after Henry Kendall College, which moved to Tulsa in 1907 and became The University of Tulsa in 1920.

Barbecue. The term “barbecue” probably comes from the Haitian word for grill, barbacoa. There may also be a link with the French barbaque, which originates from the Romanian word berbec, meaning roasted mutton. Another possible connection is to the French de la barbe a la queue, which means “from the beard to the tail.”

Hot dog. The term “hot dog” comes from the Polo Grounds in New York. Back then, a concessionaire named Harry Stevens had his vendors call out “Get your red-hot dachshund sausages!” The dachshund name comes from the shape of the sausage as compared to the dog. Sports cartoonist T. A. Dorgan was so fond of this expression that he drew a frankfurter shaped like a dachshund inside a bun. Thus, the name hot dog was born.

TU Tailgate Must Haves: Water | trash bags | anything blue | paper towels/napkins/wet naps | antacid | sun block | rain gear | jumper cables | bottle opener/can opener | extra ice | TU alumni!

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14 vol.9no.3 Callie Mitchell Distinguished Alumna

t first glance, Callie Mitchell’s road from past ily and career with equal aplomb. She met and married to present seems like just another success story. husband Murphy (BA ’77), a “huge TU fan” and football When Mitchell graduated from The University letterman, while at TU and raised two daughters. of Tulsa in 1977, she took her bachelor’s degree in “I actually kind of retired with my girls a couple business management and – like thousands of other times,” Mitchell says. “But eventually I ended back at newly-minted college grads – struck out on her own Getty, which subsequently was bought out by Texaco.” to find employment in her chosen industry. And like Mitchell stayed with Texaco for almost 11 years, but thousands of other smart, driven, high-achieving types, after a transfer to Houston, Mitchell knew what she really success and accolades soon followed. wanted was to come home to Tulsa. When a job with ABut that’s where the similarities end. Now the Williams came open, she jumped at it. vice president of enterprise services for the Williams “The rest,” she says, “is history. I’ve been here almost Companies, Mitchell has carved out a 30-year career in 11 years.” the male-dominated, rough-and-tumble world of the In her job as vice president of enterprise services – a oil and gas industry. position she’s held for four years – Mitchell oversees a ”In the late ’70s it was tough on all women in any corporate group with approximately 100 employees, a industry,” recalls Mitchell. “But I went into an industry budget of $42 million and responsibilities that include the where I was one of three, maybe four women in my company’s real estate, supplier contracts and community area. I learned quickly to understand the differences relations. She also serves as president of the Williams between the guys who had been in the industry 30 or Foundation, the company’s philanthropic organization. 40 years, and myself, a woman just out of college.” For her many accomplishments, Mitchell was named For Mitchell, it was just one more challenging a 2006 TU Distinguished Alumna, an honor she holds as opportunity in a career full of them. dear as any she’s earned. “I was able to start at a time when women could “I was really surprised and honored to be named really make a difference, and not just in this indus- one of the three distinguished alumni,” says Mitchell. “I try,” says Mitchell. “The whole world was changing didn’t know anything about it. They surprised me at a its viewpoint on diversity, not just toward women but luncheon.” also with different ways of looking and thinking about Mitchell says while some may see the award as an everything. And I was also blessed with great bosses affirmation of a successful career, she sees it more as an and mentors.” affirmation of her love for TU. For Mitchell, the skills necessary to navigate the “Now that I’m at a point in my career where I can do sometimes-treacherous waters of the energy industry more for TU, I want to be involved more,” she says. “The were honed during her time at TU. Mitchell, who bottom line is that I love the school and I love Tulsa. We grew up in Minnesota and Illinois, came to TU, having have a lot of partnerships going on with the University, never before seen Tulsa. and I want to continue those endeavors.” “I came down here and just fell in love with the In essence, says Mitchell, the award says just as much place,” she recalls. “The city, the school, everything. about TU as it does about her. Tulsa was probably the best thing to have happened “During the ’70s there were a whole bunch of very to me at that time to prepare me for my career. It was successful women that TU cranked out,” recalls Mitchell. small, they treated everyone equally, and they instilled “I think it was just the magic of that time, the sense of a sense of confidence in us that I didn’t see the big state possibility. We were very lucky.” schools doing for my friends.” As for any future distinguished alumni still to achieve Mitchell majored in business management, gradu- greatness, Mitchell has a few words of advice: ated in 1977 and attended graduate school for a year “It’s been a neat ride to have lived through and expe- until she got her first shot at a job with Mid-America rienced almost 30 years of the evolution of this industry,” Pipeline, a Tulsa-based natural gas liquids pipeline says Mitchell. “It’s a roller coaster. It can be frustrating, company. From there, she went to work for a natural but the good news is it makes you stronger, it makes you gas liquids trading company before becoming part wiser, and you learn who your friends are. I work with owner of a marketing company. these young kids just out of college and tell them ‘enjoy Along the way, Mitchell managed to juggle fam- this – savor every moment of it.’”

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16 vol.9no.3 JimWilburn Distinguished Alumnus

here was no reason to believe Jim Wilburn news anchor. Always straight to the point, Wilburn asked (BS ’74) would become a Tulsa media mogul. He him, “How do I make a lot of money in this business?” had no pedigree, no connections and no money. Pitcock’s answer was unequivocal: sales. What he did possess in abundance, however, was a “That was it. That’s when I decided to be a salesman,” preternatural drive to succeed that more than made Wilburn says. That summer, he secured an internship up for any deficits in his background. with KTUL Channel 8 and wasted no time fast tracking Today, that extraordinary drive has taken him to toward graduation in just three years. the top of the sports broadcasting industry, making “I was on the three-year plan,” he jokes. “I was so Winnercomm, the company he co-founded more than busy with work and studying that I didn’t have time to get Ta quarter century ago, one of the largest independent into any trouble. I just was sick and tired of being poor.” television sports production companies in the nation. Wilburn dived into his television advertising sales Born the eldest of four children to blind parents, career with gusto, quickly becoming the top salesman at Wilburn and his siblings knew intimately the sting of the station. By age 23, he already was earning six figures poverty. His father worked in a broom factory, his low in salary and commission. After years of hustling TV ads, wages barely enough to pay the bills for their tiny West he was poor no more. But that was not enough. Tulsa home. From an early age, Wilburn was thrust Teaming up with then-Channel 8 sports anchor, into the role of family caretaker, protector and eventual Chris Lincoln, Wilburn decided to turn his passion for breadwinner. horse racing and his knowledge of broadcasting into a “I had to grow up fast,” he recalls. “I took on a lot going concern of his own. The pair founded Winner of responsibility at a very young age. From the time I Communications, which produced thoroughbred was five or six, I had one parent on each arm.” racing events for television. After surviving a financial Wilburn detested welfare and the sense of near-death experience in the mid-1980s, Wilburn’s inadequacy it engendered in him. When well-meaning venture re-emerged a stronger company, landing key people would drop by to deliver free groceries, he contracts with an up-and-coming cable broadcasting would run and hide, too embarrassed to answer the company known as ESPN. The relationship between door. His upbringing gave him a “burning desire to Winnercomm (a moniker adopted in 2002) and ESPN succeed,” he says. “I told’em I’d show’em all.” flourishes to this day, with the Tulsa-based company From that point on, Wilburn became a young producing 1,000 broadcast hours annually of everything man in a hurry. He washed dishes to help pay his way from soccer, bowling, softball, rodeo, golf and fishing through Bishop Kelley High School before gaining to hunting, lacrosse and, of course, horse racing. Today, admission to The University of Tulsa in 1971. When Winnercomm employs 200 people full time and has 2,000 Wilburn arrived on campus, he had no clue what he subcontractors. would study. But one thing was certain: He would work For his part, Wilburn, 53, is both surprised and hard, holding down jobs as a bus driver for Bishop honored to be selected as a TU Distinguished Alumnus. Kelley, a shoe salesman at Kinney’s and an office aide in “I was shocked,” he says. “The first thing I thought TU’s Work Study program. was there are people more deserving. I thought I needed Eventually deciding on a major in communication, to be about 15 years older. But I love TU and to be Wilburn was indefatigable during his term at TU, picked is very humbling, I can tell you.” and in 1973 he earned the coveted “ugliest man on A member of the University’s Board of Trustees and campus” prize for various fundraising stunts on behalf the TU Circle Society, Wilburn has supported TU for of the Alpha Phi Omega national service fraternity. years, particularly its athletic programs and facilities. It was a valuable lesson in philanthropy for the hard- Winnercomm has also provided television production charging young man. services touting the University and its programs. “It was the first taste I had of helping others and “I’m proud of this school,” he says. “It helped give me giving something back,” Wilburn says. “I loved it.” the opportunity to be who I am today.” Another encounter at TU also helped shape Not to mention perhaps the most vital, though Wilburn’s stellar future. His off-campus landlord, intangible qualification of all: drive. And for Wilburn, that Bill Pitcock (BA ’70), happened to be a local television has made all the difference.

homecoming2006 17 Michael Wiley Distinguished Alumnus

ichael Wiley learned the oil and gas business 1989 and advanced into executive positions of increas- from the ground up – literally. ing responsibility until he became president and chief As a University of Tulsa petroleum engineering operating officer. During the 1990s, Wiley spearheaded major from Jenks, Okla., he spent summers working a period of tremendous growth for ARCO, including a for the Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) as a roust- landmark joint venture with the Russian oil company, about: cleaning tanks, overhauling engines and digging LUKOIL, one of the first business associations of its kind ditches in the oilfields of West Texas. in the industry. He also oversaw the spin-off of Vastar “It sure gave me an appreciation of what they do Resources, an ARCO subsidiary, into an independent oil and why I didn’t want to do that for the rest of my and gas company, serving as Vastar’s first president and Mlife,” says Wiley. “It helped motivate me to study hard.” chief executive officer and later as chairman. Wiley has a scholarship program established by After three decades with ARCO, Wiley took the helm two longtime TU faculty members – Kermit Brown of Baker Hughes, a Houston-based oil services company, and James Brill – to thank for his eye-opening summer when British Petroleum merged with ARCO in 2000. experiences. In keeping with their collaborative vision During his four years as chairman, president and CEO of uniting academia and industry, Professors Brown and Baker Hughes, Wiley brought the company back to life Brill recruited oil companies to sponsor TU petroleum following a period of decline. He semi-retired in 2004 engineering undergraduates, providing both scholar- but remains involved serving on several public and private ship support and summer jobs. Wiley’s benefactor was company boards. ARCO, and the relationship between the company and In a distinguished career stewarding oil and gas assets its young protégé endured for the next 30 years. from West Texas to the Caspian Sea, Wiley has always “ARCO consistently provided their young engi- attributed his success to TU’s program in petroleum engi- neers with many opportunities,” Wiley said. “For me, neering. this included assignments in the Gulf of Mexico, Iran, “Under the leadership of E.T. Guerrero (longtime Indonesia, the North Sea, Greenland and Alaska, all in dean of TU’s engineering college), and professors like my first 10 years with the company. It was an invalu- Kermit Brown and Jim Brill, it was one of the most rec- able experience.” ognized programs of its kind in the nation,” he says. As an undergraduate, Wiley took classes on TU’s Wiley has also remained committed to strengthening North Campus, located two miles north of the main the partnership between academia and industry, serv- campus on Lewis Ave. TU’s petroleum engineering ing on TU’s Petroleum Engineering Advisory Board for research consortia remain headquartered on the North 10 years and as a member of the TU Board of Trustees Campus today. from 1999-2005. He was inducted into the College of “We were a little isolated, but it drove us together,” Engineering and Natural Sciences Hall of Fame in 1998. says Wiley of the camaraderie that developed among On the personal front, Wiley and his wife, Laura, petroleum engineering majors. As an undergradate, have two children, Sara, a graduate of Syracuse University he was also active in the TU student chapter of the and TU, where she earned a master’s degree in com- Society of Petroleum Engineers, an international pro- puter science; and Richard, who is an undergraduate fessional organization that continues to provide stu- at the University of Kansas. The Wileys are members dents with career development opportunities through of TU’s Circle Society and support the Annual Fund field trips, guest speakers and conferences. for the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences as Wiley graduated from TU in 1972 with a bache- Challengers. Wiley was also instrumental in establish- lor’s degree in petroleum engineering and promptly ing TU’s Baker Hughes Presidential Scholarship in moved to Lafayette, La., to work for ARCO as a Mechanical Engineering. junior engineer. During the first two decades of his While Wiley’s early oilfield lessons as a TU under- career, Wiley held a variety of ARCO engineering and graduate proved invaluable, he cites another experience operations positions in the United States and abroad: as uniquely instructive. During college, he worked part petroleum engineer, senior drilling engineer, staff time for Montgomery Ward repairing washers, dryers, operations manager, production manager, and manager air conditioners and lawn mowers. When the company of planning and evaluation. He also earned a master’s announced cutbacks, Wiley, who had just been named his degree in business administration from the University store’s number one serviceman, was on the hit list. of Dallas. “I got the award on a Saturday and they laid me off on Wiley was named vice president of ARCO in Monday,” he says. “That’s life.”

18 homecoming2006 Vol.9no.3 19 Ed Rybicki Mr. Homecoming his year’s Mr. Homecoming is well known across the TU campus – but his reputation also reaches into outer space. Edmund Rybicki, chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Harry H. Rogers Endowed Chair in Mechanical Engineering, has been a member of the TU faculty for 27 years. In that time, he has mentored hundreds of undergradu- ate and graduate students, published or presented hundreds of scholarly papers, conducted hundreds of hours of research in fracture mechanics, composite materials, thermal spray coat- Tings, welding and erosion/corrosion – and served on enough University committees to fill two pages of a hefty 73-page aca- demic vita. But the most unusual achievement in a career filled with accolades is undoubtedly Rybicki’s role as the namesake for a NASA computer, the “RYBICKI.” Housed at Langley Research Center near Hampton, Virginia, the “RYBICKI” is used to analyze the fracture mechanics of the metal and com- posite materials used in spacecraft (as well as tennis rackets, golf clubs and many other products). The software NASA uses for this critical analysis is based on Rybicki’s research findings. While his scholarly work has led to the development of stronger, safer spacecraft, Rybicki has also made the world a better place close to home. His service to TU includes membership on the United Way campaign committee, the TU faculty athletics committee, and the TU Alumni Association Board of Directors, to name only a few. He also founded the Industrial Advisory Board for the Department of Mechanical Engineering and co-founded TU’s Erosion/Corrosion Research Center. His commitment to the University runs in his veins. “I know he’s always there,” says Professor John Henshaw, a fellow faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. “Ed has a deep loyalty to TU. He bleeds blue.” A native of a farming community near Cleveland, Ohio, who holds a doctorate in engineering from Case Western Reserve University, Rybicki was a senior scientist at the Battelle Columbus Lab for a decade before joining the TU faculty. As a practicing engineer, he brought to TU an emphasis on research and development that continues to strengthen and guide the Department of Mechanical Engineering. For his many achievements as a scholar, educator and scientist, Rybicki has been honored as a Fellow in three international technical societies: the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Welding Society, and the American Society of Metals. He was also recognized in 2005 by the Oklahoma Society of Professional Engineers as the Outstanding Professional Engineer of the Year. Rybicki’s biggest supporter, his wife, Sandy – along with their children and grandchildren – will all be present when he is recognized as Mr. Homecoming during TU’s Homecoming activities on September 14-16. Fortunately, it’s one award that doesn’t require a trip to outer space.

20 homecoming2006 Ellen Adelson J . P a s c h a l T w y m a n Award Recipient

he lute may not be as popular as the guitar, but that doesn’t bother Ellen Adelson. She’s still determined to learn this quaint, Renaissance-era instrument. “That’s the next thing I’m going to learn,” says Adelson. “My husband (Dr. Steven Adelson) bought me one and I’m going to take lessons.” For Adelson, the learning never stops. In fact, learning, combined with an almost reverent appreciation of the power of education, have been central values in her life, gently drummed into her by parents and grandparents. T “It’s so much a part of my heritage,” says Adelson, who earned a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and a master’s degree from the University of Oklahoma. “It goes back to my grandparents who were immigrants – who prized education above all and who weren’t able to go to college here. They really sacrificed to send my mother, an only child, to school. Education was a means of opening up the world.” Adelson’s parents and grandparents also instilled in her the responsibility of giving back, something that has become her forte, especially on behalf of The University of Tulsa. She has served as a trustee since 1994 and took the reins to establish key University programs such as the TURC Fellows Advisory Board and the McFarlin Fellows. For her efforts, Adelson, a mother of four grown sons, is being honored with the J. Paschal Twyman Award, established by the TU Alumni Association to recognize outstanding contributions to the University “far and beyond the call of duty.” Adelson says her biggest reward is knowing others are being helped to achieve their potential. “I don’t think anybody understands that when we serve, we get back a hundred-fold,” she says. “I’m a little uncomfortable being honored because for me, the reward comes in seeing how things change and grow.” Adelson knew from childhood that service to others was her ambition. “From as early as I can remember, I wanted to get married, have four kids and be a social worker,” she comments. “I’m just trying to make a contribution to make things better in a small way. It really is simplistic and maybe naïve, but that is what I believe.” Passionate about her family, reading, music, amateur ornithology and her private practice counseling, in addition to her support of TU and other community causes, Adelson is seemingly tireless. “I wish I were better organized,” she admits. “But I take joy in the things I do. I love to learn new things.” Even the lute. Rare map found at TU

news ossibly as few as eight exist in the world, and TU has one. PTitled, “A Map of North America Constructed According to Latest Information,” the historical document was published by noted cartographer Henry Schenck Tanner in 1822 in Philadelphia. The map, which depicts North America as it was known at the time, was uncovered

university by Mark Dolph, a graduate student majoring in history, while creating an index of McFarlin Library’s collection of material on the Great Plains. Associate Librarian Marc Carlson speculates that the University came into possession of the rare map as part of the John W. Shleppey (’27) acquisition in the mid 1970s. Two additional rare finds made during Dolph’s research are a precursor map to Tanner’s of New Spain in 1812 Assistant Librarian Marc Carlson and graduate student Mark Dolph are pictured published in Paris, and an 1876 map of North America with a rare map uncovered at McFarlin Library. The maps can be viewed online at published by the British government of North America. http://www.lib.utulsa.edu/speccoll/collections/maps/tanner/tanner1.htm

The U gets new look; TU 9th in nation for Bayless nears completion National Merit Scholars The grounds to the west of McFarlin TU is 9th in the country in Library, known as the a per capita ranking of National U, have undergone a Merit Scholars. Of the 631 first- transformation, and time freshmen who enrolled at TU the first in a series of in the fall of 2005, 83 are National construction projects Merit Scholars (approximately 1 in creating a formal 8). Two-thirds of these freshmen entrance from also graduated in the top 10 per- 11th Street nears cent of their high school class. completion. Also listed in the National Merit A landscaping Ranking top 10 are Harvey Mudd makeover of the U features 20 foot-wide walkways with brick College (1st), Rice University (2nd), pavers, signage, vintage acorn lighting, benches and wireless California Institute of Technology Internet access. (3rd), Yale University (4th), Bayless Plaza, home to historic Kendall Bell, is in the final Harvard (5th), Carleton College stages of its makeover. Featuring 7,500 square-feet of charcoal (6th), The University of Chicago and antique red brick pavers, the plaza will house the bell in its (7th), Princeton University (8th) copper cupola encircled by six 28-foot columns in cast stone. The and the Massachusetts Institute of plaza is named for Bernice Bayless (BS ’49) and her late husband, Technology (tied 9th with TU). Robert Bayless (BA ’49), who made a generous contribution to the The National Merit Scholarship University to help fund the project. Program, founded in 1955, is In other projects, construction continues on the Case Athletic an academic competition for Complex and Collins Hall, both scheduled for completion in 2007. recognition and scholarships. Of The three-story, 30,000-square-foot Case Complex will consolidate the 1.3 million students tested football operations and provide a dramatic anchor to Skelly annually, approximately 8,200 are Stadium. Collins Hall will serve as the new alumni and student named National Merit Scholars. services building.

22 homecoming2006 Coco Fusco presents Women Famous alumna co-instructs film classes and the War on Terror

Award-winning novelist S. E. Hinton (BS ’70), ces

performance-lecture about female n author of “The Outsiders,” joined McFarlin Professor interrogators in the War on Terror was

of English and Director of Film Studies Joe Kestner in news presented in Chapman Hall by New York- teaching two sessions of his Film Theory course. scie A based interdisciplinary artist and writer Coco

The class, which was studying Ang Lee’s award- d Fusco as part of the J. Donald Feagin Lecture winning screenplay “Brokeback Mountain,” explored n

Series in December 2005. a many cinematic issues like gender and sexuality, genres, Hosted by the School of Art, Fusco’s lecture and transformation from source to screenplay to film. was a stage performance that examined the college “The students were enthralled by Hinton’s expanding role of American women in the War arts presentation,” Kestner said. “Her expertise in writing for on Terror. In addition to her act, Fusco took the f

the screen shone as we analyzed the screenplay and its o

students step-by-step through her preparation evolution.” process for performances. Hinton made a second guest appearance to Fusco is the associate professor in the Visual ege participate in the class discussion of the differences

Arts Division of Columbia University’s School of l l between “Brokeback Mountain” and Fred Zinnemann’s the Arts. She notes on her website that the War on

film, “High Noon.” co Terror has given women in this country the space, “The students benefited by having Hinton contribute support and opportunity to prove they can be to the class because of her extensive film experience,” “powerful forces in the struggle for democracy.” Kestner said. “Thanks to her, the sessions on ‘Brokeback The J. Donald Feagin Visiting Artist Mountain’ and ‘High Noon’ were two great nights for Endowment was created by Margery Bird students.” to honor her late son, a TU alumnus. The Zinnemann’s son, Tim Zinnemann, producer of “As endowment brings artists and scholars to campus I See It” and “The Island of Dr. Moreau,” will appear at to work with students and to connect with the the College in November as an O’Brien Professor. Tulsa community. TU produces “The Laramie Project” Award-winning director Professor of Theatre Lisa of the kind of hate that fueled and writer guest at TU Wilson directed the February Shepard’s murder. Moisés Kaufman, Tony and Emmy- production of “The Laramie “People in the audience nominated director and award-winning Project,” a docudrama chronicling were very moved by the play,” playwright, was a guest artist in TU’s life in Laramie, Wyo., following Wilson said. “And the students Creative Writing Program in April. the murder of 21-year-old gay felt very good about doing The founder and artistic director of student, Matthew Shepard. it. Unanimously, the student the New York-based Tectonic Theater Preparing for the play was a actors voiced a strong sense of Project presented “Theatre and Social challenge for students who depicted obligation to tell this true story Change: From Matthew Shepard into the reactions of Laramie citizens to well, to help Tulsa and our the New Millennium,” covering a the fatal beating of Shepard. students see that being silent is broad range of topics in contemporary In the aftermath of the crime, not good enough.” theatre as well as commentary on key Laramie became the focal point The play was named one issues facing society. After his speech, of national social examination. of “Time” magazine’s 10 Best Kaufman signed copies of his book, Moisés Kaufman and fellow Plays of 2000 and received the “The Laramie Project.” members of New York’s Tectonic American Library Association Theater Project traveled to GLBT Literature Award. Since During class visits and lectures, Laramie a month after the crime being adapted to film, “The Kaufman discussed his work directing took place. They conducted Laramie Project” has won the both film and play versions of the more than 200 interviews in National Board of Review Award, “The Laramie Project,” and instructed an attempt to discover why the Sundance Film Festival Opening “A Scene Study Class” devoted to his crime took place there. Based on Night Selection, Best Director specific methods of delivering scenes their interviews, “The Laramie and Best Writing, and numerous and monologues. Project” explores the origins other honors.

homecoming2006 23 Magazine names Creveling N Moeller named Georgia-Pacific CEO Tulsan of the Year oseph W. Moeller (BS ’66) in 1966, after graduating from ONEOK Foundation’s first and

news led the $21 billion merger TU with a degree in petroleum current executive director Ginny between Koch Forest Products marketing. From his first position Panganiban Creveling (BS ’84) was ISTRATIO named 2006 “Tulsan of the Year” by N J Inc. and Georgia-Pacific Corp., in marketing, he was named to becoming president and CEO of head U.S. marketing, trading and “TulsaPeople” magazine for her ser- the combined company. distribution activities, then vice vice to the community. “This is an exciting time to president, and to the board of “Even when I retire, I still think college be an employee or customer of directors. He has been president I will be doing community work,”

E S S A D M I Georgia-Pacific, and I am honored and COO of Koch Industries Creveling said. “The people who are

N to be leading the Georgia-Pacific since 1999. involved in community team forward,” Moeller said. “Joe’s tremendous service efforts tend to Moeller joined Wichita, leadership throughout be good people who are others-centered. I love

f B U S I Kansas-based Koch Industries his six years as

o Koch Industries’ being around people like

president and chief that who make me want operating officer to be a better person.” ege gives us confidence The honor l l he will deliver more recognizes her most

co of the same at recent work with the Georgia-Pacific,” National Conference for said Charles G. Community and Justice Koch, chairman Tulsa chapter, now and CEO of Koch Industries. known as the Oklahoma Conference A former trustee of TU, for Community and Justice. Moeller’s lifelong achievements As board president of NCCJ, have been recognized through Creveling led the efforts transforming numerous awards including NCCJ into a “community- the 2005 Beta Gamma Sigma owned” nonprofit, restructuring Business Achievement Award, the organization and preventing 2004 TU Distinguished its closure by the NCCJ national Alumnus honor headquarters. More than $160,000 and a 1995-96 College of was raised at OCCJ’s inaugural Business Administration awards dinner, helping secure its Outstanding Alumnus honor. future within the community. Outstanding alumni recognized The College of Business Administration recognized outstanding alumni, students, staff and faculty at the annual Honors and Awards Banquet held in March 2006. Pictured from left to right: Dean A. Gale Sullenberger with Fast-Track Alumnus Tory Baker (BSBA ’89, MBA ’96), vice president and treasurer, The NORDAM Group Inc. and Outstanding Alumni Lynn Euy Sund (BSN ’80), vice president, chief nurse executive, Saint Francis Health System; Jayne A. Seketa Gilsinger (MBA ’87), senior vice president of planning, development and strategic policy advancement, PennWell Corporation; and Ralph A. Hill (MBA ’84), senior vice president of exploration and production, Williams.

24 homecoming2006 Students place first ABA president visits law school AW and second in national tudents filled the Price- lead, the College of Law appointed L competition Turpen Courtroom in April its own pro bono committee in f o

2006 to hear from Michael March to identify legal volunteer news

The College of Law captured Greco,S president of the American opportunities for law students as

both first and second place at the Bar Association and partner in the well as to encourage and assist ege 14th annual National Health Law Boston office of Kirkpatrick & students in donating their time to l l Moot Court Competition, hosted Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP. those organizations. Greco’s talk, “Renaissance in “In the ABA’s Model Rules of co by Southern Illinois University in college Idealism in the Legal Profession Professional Conduct, lawyers are November 2005. Initiative,” encouraged law encouraged to do at least 50 hours of With each participating school students and practicing lawyers to pro bono work a year,” said Jennifer limited to two teams, TU’s victories dedicate themselves to pro bono Flexner, assistant director of career marked only the second time in the community service. services and pro bono committee history of the national competition that Greco defines renaissance of coordinator. “We’re trying to instill idealism in the legal profession that public service ideal in our the same law school had both of its as a recommitment to the students from day one.” teams advance to the final round. noblest principles that define Since its formation, the Third-year law students Jason the profession: providing legal committee has identified 11 Lile and Bryan Harrington won first representation to assist the poor, organizations in need of legal place and a $1,000 scholarship, while disadvantaged and underprivileged; assistance and placed law students and performing public service that with at least three of those the second-year team, Wendy Higgins enhances the common good. organizations. and Jaimee Reid, took first runner-up After being honors and a $750 scholarship. Higgins named president and Reid also placed third in the of the association appellate brief portion of the national in August 2005, competition. Additionally, Lile won Greco appointed iÃÌʈ˜ÊÌ iÊ a Commission on the “Best Overall Oralist” award and the Renaissance received an individual $500 scholarship of Idealism in the -Ì>Ìi from the American College of Legal Legal Profession to ¯ Medicine Foundation. present programs, nÎ publications and “These impressive victories ˆ} ÌÞ‡Ì ÀiiÊ«iÀVi˜ÌʜvÊ/1Ê œi}iʜvÊ>ÜÊÊ policy initiatives and individual awards illustrate the }À>`Õ>ÌiÃÊ«>ÃÃi`ÊÌ iʓœÃÌÊÀiVi˜ÌÊL>ÀÊiÝ>“]ÊÊ that make the case outstanding caliber of students at The }ˆÛˆ˜}Ê/1ÊÌ iÊ ˆ} iÃÌÊL>ÀÊ«>ÃÃ>}iÊÀ>ÌiÊÊ for the value of pro ˆ˜ÊÌ iÊÃÌ>Ìi°Ê˜Ê>``ˆÌˆœ˜]ʙÇÊ«iÀVi˜ÌʜvÊÊ University of Tulsa College of Law bono and public /1Ê}À>`Õ>ÌiÃÊÌ>Žˆ˜}ÊÌ iÊÌiÃÌÊvœÀÊÌ iÊwÀÃÌ and our institutional commitment to service activities ̈“iÊ«>ÃÃi`ÊpÊ>ÊÀiVœÀ`Ê ˆ} °ÊÊ excellence in legal advocacy skills,” – not only to their beneficiaries but Ê i>˜Ê,œLiÀÌÊ Õ̎ˆ˜ÊÃ>ˆ`Ê>˜ÊÊ Dean Robert Butkin said. ˆ˜VÀi>Ãi`ÊvœVÕÃʜ˜Ê«Ài«>À>̈œ˜ÊˆÃÊÊ The competition is cosponsored by to the lawyers and «>ވ˜}Ê`ˆÛˆ`i˜`Ã°Ê legal employers who the American College of Legal Medicine provide them. The º7iÊ >ÛiÊÀi˜iÜi`ʜÕÀÊi“« >ÈÃʜ˜ÊÊ and Southern Illinois University Colleges goal is to encourage Ài>ÃÃiÃȘ}ÊV>ÃÃiÃÊ>˜`ÊÀivœVÕÃi`ÊÊ of Law and Medicine. more lawyers to œ˜ÊœÕÀÊëiVˆ>ÌÞÊ>Ài>Ã]Ê>˜`Ê܈ÊÊ TU law alumnus Bruce McKenna undertake this Vœ˜Ìˆ˜Õiʈ“«ÀœÛˆ˜}ÊÜ>ÞÃÊÜiÊV>˜Ê i«ÊÊ work by fostering (JD ’80), with the Tulsa firm of Pray, œÕÀÊ}À>`Õ>ÌiÃÊ«Ài«>ÀiÊvœÀÊÌ iÊiÝ>“°»Ê workplace policies Walker, Jackman, Williamson and and practices that "˜iÊ Õ˜`Ài`Ê«iÀVi˜ÌʜvÊ/1Ê}À>`Õ>ÌiÃÊÊ Marlar, coached the TU teams for the make it possible for Ü œÊ«>À̈Vˆ«>Ìi`ʈ˜Ê«Ài‡L>ÀÊÀiۈiÜÊÊ third consecutive year, along with them to do so. ÃiÃȜ˜ÃÊ«>ÃÃi`ÊÌ iÊÌiÃÌ°Ê assistant coach Jeffrey Heater (JD ’04). Taking Greco’s

homecoming2006 25 ces TU wins international Chem-E-Car contest n

news team of chemical engi- testing model cars

scie neering majors won the first in distance and l A International Chem-E-Car accuracy. The car Challenge in Glasgow, Scotland, coming closest to during the World Congress of the finish line while Chemical Engineering in July 2005. atura carrying 375 grams college TU’s winning model car, (about 12 ounces) of n

d the “Hydrogen Hurricane,” was water was declared

n shipped separately and received a the winner. TU’s a last minute part replacement after car, the “Hydrogen prestigious setting.” g arriving on the eve of the contest Hurricane,” came within 15 Team members were sophomores n with a damaged foam panel, which centimeters (about six inches) of Ismail Fahmi and Dorian Marx, holds and insulates the capacitors. the line to claim first place and juniors Michael DeShazer and Taylor eeri With stores closed, resourceful TU a cash prize of 1,000 pounds Coleman, and Christine Bishop n junior Taylor Coleman retrieved a (about $1,870). (BSCE ’05), an industrial engineer gi with Michelin in Ardmore, Okla. n pizza box from a garbage bin, and “This is a testament to the

e the students fashioned a substitute high caliber of the students and Chemical Engineering Professor

f part from it. faculty in our college,” College of Christi Patton was faculty adviser. o

“It was disgusting, but it was Engineering and Natural Sciences “The competitions are wonderful what we had to do at the time to Dean Steve Bellovich said. “It experiences for the students largely

ege get the car running,” Coleman said. is very gratifying to see their because they are such a fun way to

l l Nine teams from seven creativity, initiative and hard put their education into practice,” countries competed in events work recognized in such a Patton said. co Student named to No science teacher left behind all-star academic team Brigid DeCoursey, a 2006 graduate, was named in order to help science teachers provide their students by “USA Today” to the All-USA College Academic Third Team. a better education, TU and local public schools partnered to After being nominated by TU for the honor, DeCoursey launch the Science Teachers’ Workshop, a two-week program applied with approximately 600-700 other outstanding followed by nine months of continuing education. “I would like to thank The University of Tulsa for college students from across the nation. empowering my science content knowledge and confidence as an The All-USA College Academic Team honors full-time educator in the state of Oklahoma,” said Suzanne Giddens, undergraduate students who excel seventh grade science teacher at Jenks Middle School and in scholarship while also working for program participant. the betterment of society. Students Designed to exceed the government’s Priority Academic are judged according to their grades, Student Skills objectives, the program helped secondary education science teachers develop effective math-intensive academic rigor, leadership, activities demonstrations and lab exercises illustrating key science and an essay describing their most concepts using commonly found items. The 21 participants outstanding intellectual endeavor were encouraged to pass on the knowledge to their completed while in college. colleagues. DeCoursey DeCoursey holds numerous The program debuted last summer through a $105,000 academic honors including National Merit Finalist, Harry grant from No Child Left Behind and will continue this year with a $118,000 grant from the State Department of Education. S. Truman Scholar, Coca-Cola National Scholar, Morris K. “It was a very successful two-week workshop and will Udall Scholar, Congress-Bundestag Scholar, TU Presidential continue in follow-up,” says Jerry McCoy, Department of Physics Scholar, 2004 Best Senior in Environmental Policy, 2002 and Engineering Physics applied assistant professor and primary TU Top 10 Freshman, 2005 TU Top 10 Senior and 2005 TU coordinator of the workshop. Homecoming Court, among others.

26 homecoming2006 New faces to A brand new look lead alumni The TU Alumni Association is he national board of the TU Alumni Association formally

pleased to announce new leadership for news adopted a new logo for the organization and its members at the the National Board of Directors and February 2006 board meeting. several chapters. T Part of a larger branding campaign spearheaded by the Tulsa Ryan Rex (BA ’95) was elected Chapter’s Marketing and Promotions Committee, the logo combines president by the National Board of the the word “Alumni” with the familiar interlocking TU, which was TU Alumni Association, succeeding designed by the late chair of the School of Art and internationally the first National Board President alumni acclaimed artist, Alexandre Hogue. The logo symbolizes what the Charles Monroe (BS ’78, BS ’80). committee hopes to accomplish through the campaign – a unification Mike Metcalf (MBA ’97) will assume of marketing efforts for the association, and a consistent and recogniz- Rex’s former position as president of able identity for alumni across the country. the Tulsa Chapter. During the six-month design phase, feedback was sought from Matt Rice (BSBA ’01) was elected alumni, students and University staff, followed by an approval process as the Chicago Chapter president, the involving all leadership teams of the Alumni Association. The logo will first president since itsTULSA re-chartering in AL MNI join the family of official TU marks when it is formally registered and September 2005. ALUMNI The University of T u l sa Alumni Associatio n licensed later this year. The Houston Chapter elected The Alumni Association plans to rollout new merchandise featur- Jeremy Dorsett (BA ’99) as its new ing the brand, including t-shirts and decals, in the coming months. president, succeeding Steve Shores (BS ’73). John A. Hudson’s (BS ’87) term expired as the Kansas City Chapter president. Susan Brown Mize (BSBA ’99, MBA ’01) will succeed him. In St. Louis, Shannon Winters AL MNI (BSCE ’95) will serve as the chapter president, a position previously held by The University of T ulsa Alumni Association Kathy Barr (BS ’76). Crystal Thayer (BSBA ’03) was elected as the first Washington,TULSA D.C. AL MNI Log on to VirTUal Alumni Chapter president. ALUMNI The University of T u l sa Alumni Associatio n For a full listing of chapter officers, As a way of getting and staying connected to the TU family, visit the TU Alumni Chapter website the Alumni Association is establishing an online community. at www.utulsa.edu/alumni. Debuting laterAL this year, the TUMNI Alumni Online Community will Tprovidehe University more of opportunitiesT ulsa Alumni Association to network and interact with other alumni. Membership will be exclusive to Upcoming Alumni Association Events TU alumni, and there will be no cost to participate. Through the Online Community, alumni will be able to: w ednesday, au g u s t 2 , 2 0 0 6 • Find classmates and network • Oklahoma City Alumni Reception with TU President and Mrs. Steadman Upham and Head Football Coach Steve Kragthorpe • Create a personalized address book of TU alumni • Washington, D.C. Chapter Happy Hour • Update contactTULSA information and stay connected to other alumni,AL as wellUMNI as the University w ednesday, au g u s t 9 , 2 0 0 6 • Register for Alumni Association events and see who • Houston Chapter Wine Tasting at Rainbow Lodge TULSA else will be attending ALUMNI w ednesday, au g u s t 1 6 , 2 0 0 6 • Find a job, mentor a student or fill a job opening • Dallas Chapter Happy Hour at Blue Mesa within the Career Network Watch your mailbox for more information. In the thu r s d ay, au g u s t 1 7 , 2 0 0 6 meantime, visit www.utulsa.edu/alumni, or call the • Tulsa Chapter Young Alumni Happy Hour Office of Alumni Relations at 918-631-2555, or toll free f r i d ay, au g u s t 2 5 , 2 0 0 6 at 800-219-4688 to update your contact information. • TU Alumni Night at the Colorado Rockies in Denver

s atu r d ay, s e p t e m b er 23, 2006 • 2006 Hurricane Run at the TU Track and Soccer Stadium

homecoming2006 For a full listing of events, visit www.utulsa.edu/alumni. 27 TU Pops Cork and TU Tailgate Parties Raises Over $40,000 news Follow the sound of live music and An elegant and festive Art Deco ambiance was the backdrop for The the smell of free food to the grassy area University of Tulsa’s second annual TU Uncorked on June 2 at the Bank off 11th Street, between Skelly Stadium of Oklahoma Tower in downtown Tulsa. and the Donald W. Reynolds Center, for More than 430 alumni and friends gathered to sample fine wine and cuisine from Oklahoma’s premier vintners and Tulsa’s finest restaurants. one of many Alumni Association-spon-

alumni Guests gave generously throughout the evening, helping TU Uncorked sored tailgates this fall during football raise more than $40,000 benefiting the Alumni Association Scholarship season. And, don’t forget to WEAR BLUE! Fund, which provides a scholarship to a deserving student. “The Tulsa Chapter of the Alumni Association started Uncorked with Home Tailgate Parties a simple yet powerful vision: to financially support worthy students from • Thursday, August 31 – 4:00-5:30 p.m. the Tulsa area who desire to attend TU,” Ryan Rex (BA ’95) said. “Not only are alumni helping to attract the best and brightest students to TU, TU vs. Stephen F. Austin but we are contributing to The University of Tulsa’s continued rise in the • Saturday, Sept. 16 rankings as one of the nation’s top universities.” 4:00-5:30 p.m. Head Football Coach TU vs. North Texas Steve Kragthorpe served as Homecoming 2006 the event emcee while guests enjoyed the sound of the • Tuesday, October 3 – 4:00-5:30 p.m. TU Jazz Ensemble. TU vs. Southern Miss The 2006 TU Uncorked • Friday, October 27 – 5:00-6:30 p.m. planning committee was led by TU vs. UTEP Honorary Chairs Jim (BS ’65) • Saturday, Nov. 11 – 12:00-1:30 p.m. and Jean McGill and Event TU vs. Rice Chairs John L. Williams (BS ’88, JD ’92) and Cristina Smith • Friday, Nov. 24 – 12:00-1:30 p.m. Williams (BA ’92). Hosting TU Uncorked 2006 were (l to r) John L. Williams (BS ’88, TU vs. Tulane Presenting sponsors were JD ’92) and Cristina Smith Williams (BA ’92), event chairs, and The G.C. Broach Company; Jean McGill and Jim McGill (BS ’65), honorary chairs. Away Tailgate Parties Kanbar Charitable Trust, administered by the Jewish Community To register for away-game tailgate Endowment Fund; and Jean and Jim McGill. Other event sponsors were parties, visit www.utulsa.edu/alumni. Pat and Keith Bailey; Cristina Smith Williams and John L. Williams; The Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation; Brandon and Mike Riggs, Prices vary, so check the alumni web- care of Terra Pad, Inc.; Nancy and Peter Meinig; Rex Public Relations, site for details. A full schedule L.L.C.; Robert and Karen McCay; Tony Henry and Custom Images and of football games can be found at Promotions; Steve and Janet Bellovich; Martha (Fell) and John Desmond; www.tulsahurricane.com. Helen Jo and Jim Hardwick; Phil and Marilyn Keeter; KWB Oil Property • Saturday, Sept. 23 – 11:30-1:00 p.m. Management, Inc.; Chuck and Kieran Major; Judy and Bob McCormack; TU at Navy Tailgate in Annapolis, Paul Muret and Shannon Ragsdale; Paragon Capital Advisors; Kerry and Sandy Willmann; Mark A. Agee; Tom and Stefanie Atherton; Laurie Md., hosted by the Washington, D.C. C. Bledsoe; Denice S. Brice; Terry and Laurie Brumbaugh; Tom and Chapter of the TU Alumni Association Charlotte Campbell; Ken and Pam Dose; Mandy Fleeger; Amy M. • Saturday, Nov. 4 – 2:00-3:30 p.m. Freiberger; Al Humphrey; Howard and Cherine Janzen; James R. “Bob” TU at Houston, hosted by the Houston Johnson; Nicole and Russell King; Leslie and David Lawson; Mike and Chapter of the TU Alumni Association Suzanne Metcalf; Hank and Molly Pellegrini; Ed and Fran Redding; Angie Shelton, Lisa and David Vaughan; Rhonda White; Nick and • Saturday, Nov. 18 – 12:00-1:30 p.m. Barbara Allen; and Charles and Margaret Anne Holt. TU at SMU in Dallas, hosted by the Major auction sponsors included Greg Gray and Sharon Bell, Jim Dallas and Fort Worth/Arlington and Jean McGill, Nautilus, Anna Norberg, Steadman and Peggy Upham, Chapters of the TU Alumni Association. Valerie Naifeh, TU Athletics, Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame, Bryan Close, Robert Merrifield, Brad Place, Cy Elmburg, and Peter Boylan.

28 homecoming2006 Tulsa makes impression in Conference USA U he university was atop the C- of Tulsa offi- USA standings news cially became by two games T a member of and received the Conference USA league’s automatic on July 1, 2005, bid to the NCAA and as it enters its Championship by second season, the winning the confer- Golden Hurricane ence tournament, athletics already has a win- making an appear- ning reputation. ance at the Big TU teams won Dance for the first four conference time in school his- championships tory. –– football, women’s The Tulsa basketball, men’s men’s tennis tennis and softball team hosted the –– the most for any Conference USA school in the league. Championships at With a 6-2 league record, Tulsa captured the foot- the Michael D. Case Tennis Center in April. In the title ball championship, first winning the West Division match against Rice, the Hurricane won four straight sin- title, then defeating University of Central Florida in gles matches after losing the doubles point to post a 4-1 the Conference USA Football Championship Game. victory for the first league title in tennis since 1996 when Tulsa went on to play and win in the 2005 Tulsa won the Missouri Valley Conference crown. AutoZone Liberty Bowl, defeating Fresno State 31-24 A week later, the TU women’s softball team received on December 31. the No. 1 seed at the C-USA Softball Tournament, held Picked to finish fifth in preseason polls, the Tulsa at the Donna J. Hardesty Sports Complex Softball Field, women’s basketball team posted a school-best 26- and claimed a 3-0 win in the championship game against 6 record and a 13-3 Conference USA mark. Tulsa Marshall.

Student-Athletes named Conference USA Scholar-Athletes of the Year Four University of Tulsa school-best 26-6 student-athletes were named record, win the Conference USA Scholar Athletes Conference USA of the Year in their respective regular season and sports for the 2005-06 season. post-season tourna- Seniors Kara Pongonis-Paslay ment, and advance from women’s basketball, football to the NCAA tight end Garrett Mills, soccer ath- Tournament’s sec- Mills Korbe Wiley Pongonis-Paslay lete Matt Wiley and junior golfer ond round. A 4.0 student in philosophy, Sam Korbe were selected as the Mills, with a GPA of 3.91 in Wiley was a first-team Academic best scholar athletes in their sports management, was the nation’s All-America selection in the fall of based on athletic performance and most prolific tight end in col- 2005 and a Rhodes Scholar finalist. academic success. lege football in 2005, as he led all Korbe was a first-team all-con- Pongonis-Paslay has a 3.93 tight ends in receiving and set an ference selection and had a team- GPA in communication. She was NCAA single-season record for leading 72.4 stroke average in 39 instrumental in helping the Tulsa receiving yards in the position rounds of golf. He holds a 3.8 GPA women’s basketball team post a with 87 receptions for 1,235 yards. in biochemistry/pre-med.

homecoming2006 29 TU football looks to defend C-USA title fter winning the news Conference USA Championship Aand the AutoZone Liberty Bowl in 2005, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane look to repeat as league athletics champions in 2006. Posting a 9-4 record, the 2005 Conference USA Champions return 42 let- terwinners, including 17 on offense, 22 on defense and three specialists for the 2006 campaign. Tulsa returns seven starters to an offense that averaged 33 points per game and amassed more than 400 yards in total offense. A year ago, Tulsa’s offense passed for 237 yards per game and rushed for ally in interceptions and turnovers top-five tacklers a year ago for the another 165 yards. The Hurricane gained, 11th in pass efficiency Hurricane, as did safety Bobby ranked 23rd nationally in scor- defense, 17th in pass defense, 40th Blackshire. He and cornerback ing offense, 39th in total offense, in total defense and 43rd in scor- Nick Graham, who ranked eighth 40th in rushing offense and 41st in ing defense. nationally with six interceptions passing offense. Linebackers Nick Bunting, last year, headline an outstanding Headlining the offense is 2005 Nelson Coleman and Chris secondary while a young defensive AutoZone Liberty Bowl MVP Chamberlain ranked among the line is big and agile. Paul Smith, who threw for 2,847 yards and 20 TDs a year ago; running backs Tarrion Adams and Brandon Diles; receiver Idris Moss and four senior Tulsa to host three Conference USA offensive linemen led by tackle Jeff Perrett. Championships in 2006-07 The Hurricane Conference USA announced that The University of Tulsa will defensive unit appears host Conference USA Championships in men’s soccer (Nov. 1, 2006) at the to be stocked with solid Donna J. Hardesty Complex Soccer and Track Stadium, women’s talent and depth. basketball (March 1- 4, 2007) at the Donald W. Reynolds Center and women’s The defense has nine tennis (April 19 - 22, 2007) at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center. starters and six part- TU is no stranger to championship sporting events. The 2004 NCAA time starters returning Division I-A Men’s Tennis Championships called the Case Tennis Center its in 2006. home, while the Western Athletic Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball The Golden Championships were held at the Donald W. Reynolds Center from 2001 to Hurricane defense 2003. The 2005 WAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships were run at was ranked among the Donna J. Hardesty Complex Soccer & Track Stadium. the nation’s best in In just its second year as a league member, Tulsa will have hosted five the 2005 campaign –– major conference championships including men’s tennis and softball last year, coming in third nation- in which both titles were won by TU.

30 American companies seeking to do business in China. Ira sold one company in China after operating it for six years and received the Silver Magnolia Award from the Shanghai China mayor for his work in helping class notesAndrew J. Spurgeon (BS ’56) and American companies in the country. 1940s and Selected Poems.” One of the Paul Y. Burns (BS ’41) put together featured poems, “Birch Canoe,” his wife, Carolyn Stitt (BS ’56), He resides in Alpharetta, Ga. a program for evacuees of Hurricane was chosen in March for display celebrated their 50th anniversary Katrina with other members of his on the London subway through in June 2005. They are retired and Danna Sue Walker (BS ’63) church. He opened his home to a a program known as “Poems on living in Naples. was awarded the Saidie Lifetime family in need, collected donated The Underground.” Another Achievement Award at the food, clothes and money, and poem, “History Into Words,” was Newsmaker’s Luncheon of provided transportation. Paul has published in 2004 in The University Fifty Years or the Association for Women in received humanitarian awards from of Tulsa’s “Nimrod International More Reunion Communications in Tulsa. four organizations and is on the Journal” under another title. The University of Tulsa Class of Orvis L. Crowson (BS ’65) retired board of directors of three nonprofit Last year, Carter gave a poetry 1956 is celebrating its Fifty Years as first vice president of Smith organizations. reading at the Library of Congress or More Reunion at Homecoming Barney, Inc. after 26 years with 2006! All TU Alumni who the company. Orvis and his wife, graduated 50 years ago or more Carol, have a grandson, Jonathan are invited to attend. The brunch Obermark, who is a sophomore will be held Saturday, Sept. 16, attending TU. at 10:30 a.m. See the inside front cover to register. Joseph N. Pelton (BS ’65), director of the Space and Advance Geraldine Ackenhausen Jones Communications Research Institute (BA ’59) is the president of the at George Washington University Rogers County Literacy Council and former dean of the International and the committee chairman of Space University, has contracted with the Oklahoma Literacy Coalition. the American Institute of Aeronautics She resides in Claremore with her and Astronautics to write “The husband, Kenneth. Future of Space Exploration and Space Safety” due out later this year. 1960s It will be his 25th book. Robert (BS ’60) and Carrol Guthridge McCartney (BS ’59) Helen F. Howerton (BS ’66) is the The Kansas City Chapter of the TU Alumni Association hosted a recep- dated in college and reconnected regional director for Women Artists tion in March at Brio Tuscan Grille on the Country Club Plaza for 65 via the alumni directory in October area alumni and guests. Chapter President John A. Hudson (BS ’87) 2004. They were married June 4, 2005, and live near Auburn, Kan. introduced TU President Steadman Upham, College of Law Dean Robert Butkin and Director of Athletics Bubba Cunningham. Pictured Barbara Cook Holman (BA ’62) at the event are Erica Allen Gabrick (BSBA ’99), Kansas City learned to love research at TU. In Alumni Chapter President Susan Brown Mize (BSBA ’99, MBA ’01), the last few years she has become Anthony Boticella (JD ’00) and Butkin. deeply involved in genealogical research, tracing the origins of her family. She has traced family lines 1950s and a reading supported by the back to the Mayflower descendants, Lt. Col. James R. “Bob” Swindell U.S. Embassy in Budapest. His Daughters of the American (BS ’50) received the Benjamin translations of medieval French Revolution, Daughters of the Franklin Award for the most fabliaux into English verse have Confederacy and the first families outstanding state newsletter editor/ been published in “The Chaucer of Tennessee. publisher from the Reserve Officers Review.” Later this year, a collection Association. Bob was the president of 13 essays on his poems will be Ira M. Phillips (BS ’63) formed of Massachusetts Chapter 50 from published by SALT in “Companion Twin Gates Trading, Inc. to 1979 to 1980. He retired as a wing to the Poems of Carter Revard.” provide consulting services for executive officer at Westover AFB, Mass., in October 1988.

Marilyn Price Knox (BA ’52), who Jim Sellers (BS ’56, MA ’64) has served as a volunteer docent at Philbrook Art Museum in Tulsa for “As a former coach, I am proud of the 26 years, is working on her 27th. way the athletics program is resurfac- Carter C. Revard (BA ’52) had a ing in the nation. Homecoming is the book of poems published by SALT Publishers in England entitled best way to familiarize myself with “How the Songs Come Down: New old friends, and see the structure and advancement of the University.”

homecoming2006 31 of the West, a member of Who’s organizations including 1998 Who Among American Women Communicator of Achievement and co-owner of Color Connection by New Mexico Press Women. Art Gallery in Utica Square in She credits her successes to the Tulsa. Her art may be seen at www. education she received in the howertonart.com. College of Fine Arts from TU instructors and professors: Brad Norma Singleton Pierce (BS ’66) Place, Harry Broadd, has developed a website, Ed Johnson, Alexandre Hogue, www.civilwartraveler.com, which Woody Cochran and Tom Manhart. won first place in the National She says her work on the 1966-67 Federation of Press Women Kendallabrum yearbooks provided competition in September. She also a variety of experiences used during won several awards for web and her professional life. print design in the 2005 Virginia Press Women Competition. Steve Turnbo (BA ’68) was inaugurated in January as the 2006 Connie Condray Cronley Tulsa Metro Chamber chairman of (BA ’66, MS ’73) is chair of the the board. More than 1,000 area Tulsa Performing Arts Center Trust, business leaders, local officials and a member of the Center for Poets citizens attended the inauguration. and Writers Board at Oklahoma State Steve is chairman and chief University- Tulsa, and board chair of executive officer of Schnake Turnbo the Iron Gate Ministries of Trinity Frank, Inc. Episcopal Church. 1970s David Batterson (BS ’70) is a self- John A. Weis (BS ’66) has been employed writer whose country/pop named Dickinson College vice song “Unless We Have a Song,” has president of human resource aired on an Internet radio show. services. Since 1995, John served as associate vice chancellor for Michael E. McGregor (BS ’70) is human resources at Texas Christian in his 17th year as superintendent University. Prior to his tenure at of Foyil, Okla. Public Schools. His Five TU graduates dusted off their TCU, John held director level instruments and reunited as the 1953 positions in human resources at Tulsa Central High School DAZE the University of the Pacific, the Band, a stage and dance band that University of Texas at Arlington and Florida Atlantic University. performed at school dances and the annual DAZE talent show. The band, Carolyn Mullenax (BS ’67) which included nine other musicians, retired in February 2004 from the made their debut at the Central Department of Communications High School Class of 1953’s 53rd at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales. In November 2004, reunion. Of the 14 performers she and husband, Dennis, moved completing the ensemble, five were to Angel Fire in northern New original members of the band. Mexico near Taos. Carolyn Pictured are (front row, from left) volunteers for the “Music From original band members James Angel Fire” chamber music festival and the Angel Fire Library, and is Allen (BS ’59), Roy Koerner a member of the Rotary Club of Myles W. (Bill) Scoggins (BS ’70, (BS ’58) and Garvin Emanuel Angel Fire. Carolyn worked in the PhD ’78) has been named the (BS ’57); Tom Sterling (BA ’61); fields of advertising, commercial 16th president of the Colorado Bill Crosby (back row, from left) design, newspapers, radio and TV, School of Mines. He retired as a Bruce Tibbetts (BA ’62, MA ’66), publications, marketing and public senior executive of ExxonMobil information. She has received Corporation in 2004. Jack Forrest, Walt Lahman, Roger numerous awards from professional Eldridge, Bob Pegues, Pat Richardson and Sonny Gray. The band was also invited to play at the joint Central High School and Will Rogers High Jan Inhofe Sweeney (BS ’68) School classes of 1953 mixer and has “I am married to an ex-football player, so we been asked to play at the 50th reunion attend all the home games and wouldn’t miss for Tulsa Central High School’s Class of 1956 in September. Homecoming – it would be unnatural! I’m also looking forward to the Distinguished Alumni Dinner because it’s a great way to see all of my old classmates in one room.”

32 homecoming2006 the Future” (2000); and “The Art of Suzie Hardin Chelsea (BS ’78) the Lathe” (1998), a winner of the had one of her photographs, “Lace Kingsley Tufts Award, the William Sunsets,” juried into the Cambridge Carlos Williams Award, the California Art Association National Spring Book Award, the PEN Center West Show. Out of more than 1,000 Poetry Award, the Texas Institute of entries, 110 were selected. Last Letters Award and a finalist for the year, her first to participate in art National Book Award. organizations and competitions, she won a blue ribbon for a ceramic saki Robin Gooldy (BS ’75, MA ’78) is set and a photograph she took of a serving as the superintendent of calf roper at the Guymon Pioneer schools in Canon City, Colo., after Days Rodeo. She is a member of six retiring as an area superintendent art organizations and on the board for Tulsa Public Schools. of directors of the Art Groups, a Richard E. Wiseley (BS ’70), (second from right) managing director consortium of art guild members. Barry Hargrove (BS ’75) and The group had their inaugural show, for the western division of Oppenheimer and Co., Inc., was honored with his staff are coordinating all the “The Colonies Art Exhibition,” in the “Humanitarian of the Year” award by the Anti-Defamation League landscaping and irrigation for May in Oklahoma City where Suzie’s of Los Angeles on Dec. 4, 2005. Also pictured is his wife, March McCoy the Southern Hills Country Club Cambridge entry was on display. Wiseley (BS ’70), who presented the award. facilities improvement projects in excess of $23 million. The Ramona Crume Mason (BA ’78) improvements are in preparation for is chair of the Board of Regents wife, Sharron “Shari” Hale (BS ’71), Army where he held command and the 2007 PGA Tour. for the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, is nearing the completion of her operational staff positions in Special which formed the College of the book, “The Prince and the Dancing Forces, Infantry and headquarters Beth Shipley Beeson (BA ’76, MA Muscogee Nation. The college is Girl,” a historical fiction about organizations before retiring as a ’96) retired from US Bancorp in now working toward accreditation. Maximillion Hapsburg, scheduled colonel. He is affiliated with the Denver and is teaching English at for publication this year. The Naval Postgraduate School’s a college in China through the Tom Weisbruch (BS ’78) is a McGregors reside in Claremore. Center for Homeland Defense and Peace Corps. vice president at RLI Insurance. Security. He enjoys motorcycling and is ‘76 Independence Bowl James W. Hoffmann (BS ’76) and a volunteer for St. Louis Charles D. Clark (BS ’73) his wife, Mary Beth, have formed Support Dogs. Team Reunion was honored by Oklahoma Hoffmann Wealth Management, The 1976 Independence Bowl Team will celebrate Gov. Brad Henry at the LLC, in Creve Coeur, Mo. HWM 30 years at Homecoming 2006! 30th Annual Governor’s Art is the investment planner for $100 Events include a reception on Friday, Sept. 15, Awards. Charles received million in client assets across 24 states. and a brunch on Saturday, Sept. 16. See the inside the Bill Crawford Memorial front cover to register for the event or visit Media Award, sponsored by Mickey Jacobs Miller (BS ’77) is www.utulsa.edu/alumni/homecoming. the Oklahoma Arts Council. teaching German and English at He has been an editor, South Intermediate High School in columnist and arts critic at Broken Arrow, Okla. Her daughter, David M. Croninger (BS ’71) “The Lawton Constitution” for 21 Shannon R. Miller (BA ’05), married Karen A. Gross on Feb. 14, years. He and his wife, Susan, live graduated from TU in December. and honeymooned in Maui. David in Lawton. will begin his seventh year as senior Ann Atchison Nicholas (BS ’77) pastor of Douglas Blvd. United Lloyd R. Heinze, Jr. (BS ’73) is filed for her 11th term as County Methodist Church in Midwest City. now chairman of the Petroleum Clerk and Voter Registrar of Miller Engineering Department at Texas County, Arkansas (Texarkana). She Anita L. Donnelly Ball (BS ’73) was Tech University and director of the was named Outstanding Woman in named Teacher of the Year for North Southwest Petroleum Short Course. Intermediate High School in Broken the Arts. Arrow for the 2005-06 school year. B. H. Fairchild (PhD ’75) received Robin Goodrin Nordli (BA ’77) has She teaches sophomore on-level and the 2004 Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt been cast as Roxane in “Cyrano de pre-AP English at NIHS. National Prize for Poetry in April Bergerac,” as well as Aunt Chris in 2005. The award was given for “UP,” a contemporary play about a William L. Carwile III (BA ’73) his book, “Early Occult Memory flying lawn chair. This is Robin’s 13th retired from the Department of Systems of the Lower Midwest,” season with the Tony Award-winning Homeland Security in 2005, after published in 2003 by W. W. Norton. troupe, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, serving in senior positions in the Fairchild’s other books include “Local now in its 71st year. Federal Emergency Management Knowledge” (1991); “The Arrival of Agency (FEMA) on major U. S. disasters since 1996. His work includes the 9/11 World Trade Center response; 2003 California Jerry Taylor (BS ’78, MS ’80) wildfires; 2005 hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne in Florida; “I attend Homecoming because it’s the and the 2005 Hurricane Katrina one time of year I get to see a lot of disaster. Prior to joining FEMA, Carwile served 30 years in the U. S. TU people at one place, and it’s also the largest gathering of athletic alumni.”

homecoming2006 33 TU Director of Athletics Bubba Daniel W. Fisk (BA ’79) has been Cunningham is pictured at Harry named special assistant to President Carey’s Restaurant in Rosemont, George W. Bush and senior Ill., with Nancy Sisson Babich director for Western Hemisphere (BS ’83), Bob Babich (BS ’84) Affairs. Daniel served as deputy and Mary Anne Ford Smith

notes assistant secretary in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs (BA ’81) at the Fan Pre-Game at the Department of State. After Party hosted by the Chicago Alumni receiving his degree from TU, he Chapter on March 18. After the earned a master’s degree and JD from event, fans went to the Allstate class Georgetown University. Arena to see a first-round NCAA Nancy Lopez (BS ’79), along with win by the Golden Hurricane TU alumnae, Kelly Robbins (BA ’91) women’s basketball team. and Stacy Prammanasudh (BS ’02), will compete for nearly $50 million in Paul Hardy (BSBA ’81) has and American western art. She has Dan Berra (BS ’84) joined Midwest prize money in 34 LPGA tournaments contributed more than 800 hours written four books and numerous BankCentre as regional president of as part of the pre-eminent women’s to various volunteer projects. articles on various subjects, most its South County Region in professional golf tour. At the 2005 He’s a volunteer tax preparer for of which have some origin in her St. Louis. Solheim Cup, Nancy captained the Community Action Project in Tulsa studies at TU, her upbringing U.S. team to victory as they reclaimed and helped return $17 million to the in Oklahoma and her familiarity Ginny Panganiban Creveling (BS the trophy from Europe. Tulsa economy in 2004. Paul says over the years with Gilcrease and ’84), executive director of ONEOK he would like to inspire others to Philbrook museums. Foundation, was honored as a 2006 volunteer. Newsmaker at the Association ’91 Freedom Steven L. Warren (BA ’82) has for Women in Communications Bowl Reunion Russell W. Johnson (BS ’81) and signed an exclusive worldwide cable Newsmakers Luncheon in May. In wife, Isabel, have a 17-year-old and home video distribution deal attendance was Emily Melton Bolusky It’s been 15 years, and at boy and 15-year-old girl and are with Frontier Film Releasing for (BS ’98) co-chair of the event, and Homecoming we’re going to enjoying southern Colorado where his Civil War documentary, “Last Danna Sue Walker (BS ’63), Tulsa celebrate the 1991 Freedom Bowl they’ve lived for the last five years. Raid at Cabin Creek.” Steven World “People and Places” columnist. Champions! Team members Russell says he remembers his four wrote and produced the 90-minute will reunite at a reception on years at TU with great affection and documentary, which tells the true Hunter Hoffman (BS ’85) is Friday, Sept. 15, and a brunch on would enjoy hearing from his great story of how a rag-tag Confederate conducting research on how to use Saturday, Sept. 16. See the inside KA buddies. force of Texan and Indian troops computers to help reduce pain, phobias front cover to register. surprised and captured a Union and post-traumatic stress disorder. He Elyse Kirshner Kester (BS ’81) wagon supply train at Cabin Creek, was on NBC’s “Today Show” in January Beth Roehm (BS ’79) finished her and husband, Mark, celebrated their Cherokee Nation on Sept. 19, 1864. and will have an interactive exhibition, MSN at the University of Missouri 25th wedding anniversary on June Warren’s book, “Brilliant Victory — “Snow World,” opening in December – St. Louis and is a pediatric nurse 7. Elyse has been a medical case The Second Civil War Battle of at the Smithsonian Cooper Hewitt practitioner at St. Louis Children’s manager for Intracorp for 18 years Cabin Creek, Indian Territory,” was Museum in New York City. Hospital. and has obtained certifications of released by Gregath Publishing in CCM (Certified Case Manager) 2002. He also received a SPARC 1980s and CDMS (Certified Disability award from the Spokane Public Clint Burrus (BS ’80) received a Management Specialist). Their son, Relations Society for a mentor Senior Scholar appointment with Matt, is a junior at Oklahoma State recruiting video for Big Brothers the Department of Health Policy University and their daughter, Sarah, Big Sisters of the Inland Northwest. at Jefferson Medical College in is a sophomore at South Intermediate Philadelphia. High School in Broken Arrow, Okla. Mary Adsit Williams (BS ’83) was featured on a “60 Minutes” segment Paula Oldham Watson (BS ’80) Dr. Joni L. Kinsey (BS ’81) is an art about fertility science techniques and was elected to the Claremore City history professor at the University how they create extended families. Council in April 2005. She has taught of Iowa. Her area of research is the fourth grade for 26 years at Westside history of American landscape art Elementary School in Claremore.

Eleanor Storey Emmons (BA ’63) “It’s fun to see old friends and fun to enjoy all the festivi- ties – especially the football game. There’s always a large crowd ready to support the good TU football tradition.” Nancy Stone Shannon (BA ’67) “I love the Homecoming football game. I love to see TU win, renew old friendships, and observe how TU has prospered and grown.”

34 Shana Dale (BS ’86) was confirmed 1990s David Albers (BSME ’93) is an by the U.S. Senate as NASA deputy Jeff Yowell (BA ’90) was named engineer for Hiram Walker in Fort administrator. Before joining NASA, director of communications at Smith, Ark. David and his wife, Yvette she served as deputy director for Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa. He (BS ’93), have three children, David Homeland and National Security for will oversee the museum’s public George, 13, Anna, 8, and Addison, 6. the Office of Science and Technology relations strategy. Policy (OSTP), Executive Office of Christopher Doty (BSNS ’93) the President. Prior to her nomination, Russell Iorio (BSBA ’91) was was promoted to vice president- she was chief of staff and general promoted to vice president of controller of Radiologix, Inc., counsel for the OSTP. Shana holds mergers and acquisitions and named a nationwide radiology services a degree from California Western officer at Leggett & Platt, a Fortune company in Dallas. School of Law. 500 diversified manufacturing Lori Day Kang (BA ’93) and Steve Chi Jared Lock (MA ’93, PhD ’96) Kang (BSBA ’99) welcomed their second Jayme Clifton Howland (BS ’86) was promoted from manager of child, Mitchell Owen, born March 20, coaches the academic team at business development to director Holland Hall in Tulsa. Her team of consulting services at Hogan 2005. Mitchell’s sister, Maddy, is 4. Lori is won the national championship title Assessment Systems, a Tulsa-based an elementary school principal in Raytown, last summer. consulting firm that specializes in Mo., and Steve is a sales manager for AXIS employee selection and development. Integrated Solutions in Kansas City, Mo. Jane Vander Linden West (BA ’87) and her husband, Col. Scott D. Thomas Luczycki (MFA ’93) was West, moved back to the U.S. after selected as exhibit designer and a year in Spangdahlem, Germany. head of the exhibits department at They reside in Clovis, N.M., where the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum Scott has assumed command of the of Natural History. Tom and his 27th Fighter Wing at Cannon AFB. wife, Debra (MFA ’93), moved to Norman, Okla., from Detroit, Jackie Gaylord Dee (BA ’88) and Mich. They welcomed daughter, her husband, Donnie Dee (BS ’88), are Chloe Bee, on Jan. 20, 2003. Chloe proud parents of Johnny, who played continues to grow and is becoming in the 2005 Little League World Lori Ann Griffin (BA ’96) increasingly opinionated. Series in Williamsport, Penn. The married Charles Lee McPherson family resides in Oceanside, Calif. III in Nashville on May 7, 2005. Karen Burns Morton (BS ’93) and Lori worked in the music indus- her husband, Chris (BS ’93), live John Williams (BS ’88, JD ’92) and try and at Gaylord Opryland Cristina Smith Williams (BA ’92) proudly announce the birth of their Resort and Convention Center in daughter, Alaynna Nicole Smith Nashville before moving to Dallas Williams, born April 19. where the couple now resides in Bryan Lehman (BA ’93) and his wife, the Las Colinas area. Tory Baker (BSBA ’89, MBA ’96) has Maren, welcomed their baby boy, Marshall, been promoted to vice president and on Jan. 11. Bryan serves on the Board treasurer of the NORDAM Group, company. His wife, Stacey Close of Directors of the Tulsa Chapter of the headquartered in Tulsa. Iorio (BS ’90), continues her role as Alumni Association and is chair of the “home executive” keeping up with Tamara Barner (BSBA ’89) daughters, Anna, 6, and Julia, 4. Athletics Committee. graduated with a JD from The family resides in Joplin, Mo. Georgetown University Law Center. She relocated to Phoenix to T. J. Rubley (BSBA ’92) operates begin work in a large law firm as a his own mortgage company and is bankruptcy attorney. assistant football coach for Mt. Vista High School in Highlands Ranch, Jim Overly (BME ’89, MMusic ’97) Colo. He also coached actor Keanu was hired as the choir director and Reeves in the quarterback position assistant band director at Shiprock on the set of “The Replacements.” High School in Shiprock, N.M. T.J. and his wife, Julie, have three boys, Ryan, Brock and Jake.

Bob Mogelnicki (BS ’79) The St. Louis Chapter hosted approximately 40 fans at Fox and “I love football. I love the excitement of Hound for a Liberty Bowl Watch extracurricular activities associated with Party on Dec. 31. Pictured are the game and Homecoming – like the Jesse Benton (BA ’94, MA ’98), 1976 Independence Bowl Reunion and Molly Spencer Benton (BA ’98) visiting with past players and coaches.” and Brad Fredkin (BSME ’94).

homecoming2006 35 with their three children, Rachel, 9, Rubita Sudirman (BSEE ’94, BS Angela Rogers (BA ’95) accepted Noah, 7, and Lydia, 5, in Burnsville, ’96) and her husband, Muhammed a director’s position at WPVI-TV Minn. Karen opened a clay studio in Noorul Anam Modh-Norddin (BSPE in Philadelphia, Penn. For the her home last fall called Clay Time ’94), have both worked as lecturers at past 10 years, Angela has worked and teaches clay classes while home- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia since for KJRH-Channel 2 in Tulsa notes educating her children. Chris works as they graduated. They have three

where she received three Emmy’s a systems analyst for Entegris, Inc. in daughters. and an Oklahoma Association for Chaska, Minn. Karen and Chris both Broadcasters award. play in the orchestra at their church. Student Robert J. Stevens (BA ’95) and class Brandon (BS ’94) and Cherie Nebel Government his wife, Debbie, announce the Almeida (BSCE ’99, MSCE ’01) Reunion! birth of their daughter, Erica Ann, announce the birth of their son, Student Government Reunion! born July 18. Bob has worked as a Zachary Michael, born Feb. 1, 2006, Whether it was government, payroll clerk at Oklahoma Goodwill Jonathan Ball (BA ’00) wed at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa. Community Council, Student Industries since 2003. Shannon Edgerton at First (Scots) Council, Student Association, Presbyterian Church in Charleston, Molly Casteel (BA ’94) graduated Senate or Cabinet, we’re Timothy H. Weaver (BA ’95) is S.C., on July 23. Clyde William from Princeton Theological celebrating TU’s former student the director of the Kansas Relays, Wright III (BS ’01, MS ’03) was Seminary and married Dave Bush in government leaders with current the second largest track meet in best man, and Jennifer Grantham Tulsa in May 2005. Student Association members the U.S., and was named the 2005 (BA ’01) read scriptures. Jonathan at Homecoming 2006. Events Director of the Year by the United earned his Masters of Divinity from Kaye Phelps Ellis (BS ’94) moved to include a Thursday night States Meet Director’s Association. Columbia Theological Seminary in Tulsa from Sand Springs, Okla. and reception, Sept. 14, before Timothy has been traveling the 2004 and is working as a hospice is the coordinator for the Resource the bonfire and a Saturday world with the U.S. national chaplain in Conyers, Ga. Shannon, Center for the Deaf and Hard of morning brunch, Sept. 16. See track and field teams, including also a Columbia graduate, is work- Hearing at Tulsa Community College. the inside front cover to register championships in England, France, ing as a chaplain in a women’s cor- or visit www.utulsa.edu/alumni/ Germany, Canada and the 2004 rectional facility in Atlanta. They Roger A. Sneed (BA ’94, MA ’96) homecoming. Olympic Games in Athens. reside in Decatur, Ga. successfully defended his dissertation in religion at Vanderbilt University Dena Bedri (BA ’96) was married “Carthage.” A feature-length version and received his doctorate on May Eva Winjansen Holsinger (BS ’95) to Tareq Abdalla on Apr. 20, 2002. of the movie is set for filming this 12 during commencement exercises. and her husband, Brian, are excited They reside in San Antonio where summer. He is a visiting professor in religion to have two girls, Sofia Elena, born Dena works for the Sygma Network at Mount Holyoke College in South in 2003, and Hope Kirsten, born as a human resources generalist. Kelly McDonald (BS ’97) and Hadley, Mass. in 2005. Eva works part-time as a Dena and Tareq welcomed their Christina West-McDonald (BA ’96) pediatrician in Akron, Ohio, and is first child, Zane Dean, on Sept. 7. welcomed the addition of their doing a fellowship in International second child, Braden McDonald. Child Health. Eva recalls fond Katherine Seidler Brand (BSBA memories of the Wesley Foundation. ’96) and her husband, Bill, Deborah Pry Pope (BSN ’97) welcomed daughter, Anna Marie, and her husband, Joe, celebrated Marilyn Knoll McNamara (BA ’95) on Feb. 23, 2005. Kathy started Christmas early with the birth of Joe completed her masters in counseling an image consulting business, Wesley III, also known as “Trey,” on psychology from Northeastern State helping people update their image Dec. 18. Trey joins sister, Abigail, 2. University in 2001 and relocated through individual consultations and to Indianapolis, Ind. She is an wardrobe evaluations. Her goal is to Jennifer D. Thompson (BA ’97) EAP counselor with Fairbanks, a help people look and feel their best, obtained her Certified Legal substance abuse treatment center. regardless of budget. Assistant credential in January. She Marilyn visits her new grandson, works for UnitedHealth Group and Liam, in Tulsa often. She says that Scott J. Gaffen (BA ’96) starred resides in San Diego. she misses sunny Tulsa, and TU will opposite Benny Van Buren in always have a special place in her Theatre Tulsa’s production of Brenda Christie (JD ’98) and John heart. Marilyn says that Indianapolis “Damn Yankees” in April 2005 Daniel Lichtenneger were engaged is her home town and a city with lots and played Val in Theatre Tulsa’s in December 2004 and wed on May of opportunities. production of “Laughter on 26, 2006. the 23rd Floor” in February. In Rocky Moore (BSBA ’95) and Kaysi November 2005, Scott completed Jerry English (MBA ’98) will attend Winn (BSBA ’03) were married on filming as Ted for Next Monkey Edward Via Virginia College of Dec. 9. They reside in Tulsa. Horror Film’s short movie Osteopathic Medicine this fall to become a doctor of osteopathy. Carey Robien Corbin (BA ’95) Jessica Fisher Graham (BSBA ’98) and her husband, Dewayne, “In my opinion, the best reason for welcomed Zacheus Lee on Dec. 17, 2004. He was welcomed by his big alumni to come back for Homecoming sister, Sarina. is to celebrate TU and friendships! Jennifer Groover Hubbard (JD ’98) There have been so many incredible and her husband, Matt, welcomed changes at TU since I attended and I daughter, Claire, on June 28. love to see all that TU now has to offer.” homecoming2006 Hun Yang Kaplowitz (BSBA ’98) Environmental Lab where she’s completed her master’s degree in worked for six years. She and her education and resides in San Diego husband, Robert, with son, Zackary, with her husband, Aaron. 2, moved to a new home in Tulsa.

2000s Rhonda White (BSBA ’98) trained Robert E. Tipton (BSBA ’00, MBA with TU alumni and owners of Fleet ’01) and his wife, Tracy, are proud Feet Sports, Tim (BS ’86) and Lori Fisk to announce the birth of their son, Dreiling (BS ’86) from January through Colin Rhett, born on Dec. 19. April to run her first marathon. On April 30, Rhonda finished the 26.2 Daniel H. Wilson (BS ’00) wrote a mile Oklahoma City Memorial book called “How to Survive a Robot Marathon in 4:34. Lori and Tim are Uprising,” published by Bloomsbury organizing the 2006 Hurricane Run on USA on Nov. 1, 2005. The humorous September 23. Visit www.runtulsa.com Nicci Howard (BA ’96) married book draws on the technology for more information. Fabio Santana on Dec. 23. The background Daniel acquired at couple resides in San Diego. TU. Read more about it at Former Golden Hurricane football Daniel’s website www.danielhwilson. player Jeremy Bunch (BA ’97) and TU on Tap! com or at the book’s website his wife, Tanya, traveled to Memphis The TU Alumni Association is www.robotuprising.com. Tricia Wilton (BSBA ’98) is moving to cheer the team to victory at the 2005 hosting a Young Alumni Bash during to Las Vegas to become the new Liberty Bowl. Jeremy and Tanya reside Homecoming 2006, sponsored by director of corporate strategy for Susan Todd Krafft (MA ’01) left her Suede Ultra Lounge, in the heart of MGM Mirage. position in Student Affairs at TU and in Greensboro, N.C., where Jeremy Brookside. The private party is Friday, moved back home with her family is a neurology sales specialist for Teva Sept. 15, from 8:00 – 10:00 p.m. Michael (BA ’99) and Caroline to Fort Smith, Ark. She is now the Neuroscience. They celebrated at “TU Alumni from the 1990s and 2000s special projects coordinator for the St. Sargent (BME ’99) Blais were Beale Street Bash,” the official fan party are invited, and there will be a special married in 2000. They are expecting Edwards Mercy Foundation. sponsored by the Alumni Association. section for 1996 law graduates. their third child in December. The Alumni Association is providing Drew McLaughlin (BSBA ’01) and hors d’oeuvres, and Suede is providing Kassi Bridwell (BS ’99) was hired as Liz Benoist McLaughlin (BA ’03) beverages while they last. RSVP now a media buyer at ESW/Blue Horse, an inspired by the birth of their son, because space is limited. Suede will integrated marketing communications Andrew Jr., and their desire for Liz open to the public at 10:00 p.m., and agency in Minneapolis. She relocated to remain home, created an online guests are welcome to stay. See the from North Carolina. boutique. The objective was to offer inside front cover to register or visit unique “baby boutique” gifts and www.utulsa.edu/alumni/homecoming. Rodney DeShon Peterson (BA ’99, MA ’01) and his wife, Shenna, Matt Wilburn (BA ’98) is an celebrated the birth of their son, employee with the U.S. Department Chase DeShon, on July 19. Rodney of Commerce, National Oceanic and completed his doctorate in K-12 Atmospheric Administration and Educational Leadership from the works in the Office of International University of Mississippi in Activities. As a NOAA employee, December. he has conducted research on behalf of the U.S. Department of Michael Paul White (BSBA ’99) and State after being selected as the his wife, Susan Gabriela, moved to principal investigator for the Bureau Oklahoma City and are studying for of Oceans, Environmental and their masters in human relations at International Scientific Affairs. Matt the University of Oklahoma. They entered the government in 1999 as are also working towards a license in a Presidential Management Fellow professional counseling. after having completed a master’s Kathleen Horan (BSBA ’03) and Morning Star Martin Yuan (BA degree in International Peace and Karl Hills (BSBA ’03) were mar- Conflict Studies at the University of ’99) is a quality control officer and Dublin, Trinity College, Ireland. manager at Green Country Testing ried Aug. 27 in St. Louis and reside in Little Rock. Their wedding party included Matt Dill (BSME ’03), John A. Hudson (BS ’87) Audra Trotter (BS ’03), Brooke Apker Knight (BS ’02) and Jenny “I believe that supporting TU in any Barrow (BS ’03). Other alumni in capacity is an important element in attendance were Kathryn Mullins (BA maintaining the overall strength of the ’03), Jackie Wells (BA ’03), Caitlin Croy Gapsch (BA ’03), Eric Gapsch (BS institution. Homecoming offers us the ’03), Clint Pollard (BSBA ’04), Marc opportunity to establish new relationships, McCaw (BSME ’02) and Paul Knight rekindle the old and prove to ourselves that (Bmusic ’01). we truly made the correct college choice.”

homecoming2006 37 notes accessories that are stylish and functional, found at www.babymaconline.com.

Amber Meador (BA ’01) class married Brad Remke on Oct. 29 in Sharp Chapel on the TU campus. The couple resides in Tulsa.

Stephen M. Wong (BSBA ’01) has been upgraded to captain as a contract corporate pilot in the Dallas/ Ft. Worth area.

Ronnie D. Driscoll (BA ’02), has been promoted from national service officer of the Jackie Loney (JD ’06) and Jennifer Hover White (BA ’01, JD ’05) are Disabled American Veterans pictured at a school they helped build for girls in Fayoum, Egypt. The school to national appeals officer. was built using funds that Jennifer and Jackie, along with the TU Women’s Ronnie represents claimants Law Caucus, raised through the popular campus-wide Egyptian Bag Bazaar. before the Board of Veterans Plans are underway for another sale to help fund a second school. Jennifer Appeals of the Department of Veterans Affairs in and Jackie attended the school’s official opening in Egypt and toured similar Washington, D.C. He resides schools being built for girls. Additionally, Jennifer has accepted a position as J.P. (BSBA ’99) and Amy Patten Stockton in Martinsburg, W.V., with his associate attorney with the Tulsa firm Eldridge Cooper Steichen & Leach. (BS ’00) welcomed their second Hurricane fan wife, Kelly. to the family. Liam Chase was born Aug. 10. Big sister, Kylie, turned 2 on Jan. 8. Christopher Cone (BSBA 2005 and will be married in St. Louis Andrea Myers (BA ’02), ’02) and Sarah Keller (BA ’04) in July. Both reside in St. Louis. founding chair of Tulsa’s Young were married on Nov. 5 in St. Rachel works at Rubin Brown, a Professionals, was presented with Louis. TU alumni in the wedding public accounting firm, as a CPA. the prestigious Chairman’s Award party were bridesmaid Adrienne Michael is a graphic designer at Adler on Jan. 17 by the Tulsa Metro Tuck (BA ’04), groomsmen Daniel Visual Systems, Inc. Additionally, Chamber. The award is presented Townsend (BSBA ’02), current Michael founded a company called to a deserving individual who has student Nathan Keller, and usher MRM Realty LC with Rachel and shown outstanding commitment Stephen Harrington (BSBA ’02). other investors, which is a real estate and unselfish dedication to a Other TU alumni were guests at the investment and management company. project or program that could wedding. The couple honeymooned bring substantial long-term benefits Kara Godbehere Goodwin (BA ’02) in Kona, Hawaii, before returning to the community. Andrea was passed the July Colorado Bar Exam home to Webster Groves, Mo., with instrumental in establishing the and was admitted to the Bar of the their cat, Rudy, and leadership team, advisory council State of Colorado on Oct. 27. She new puggle puppy, and work crews for TYPros while is employed with the Law Offices Louie. growing the membership to more of Timothy R. Buchanan, P.C. in than 1,400. Andrea also serves Arvada, Colo., a firm that primarily Michael Flavin on the Board of Directors for the practices water and property law. (BS ’02) and Tulsa Chapter of the TU Alumni Rachel Wuerflein Association. She was also selected Melissa Holderby (BA ’02), after (BSBA ’04) were to the Achievers Under 40 Class graduating from the University of engaged in by the Journal Record and received Oklahoma College of Law in 2005, March the Young Professional of the Year Rebecca Fennel Moreland accepted a position with the law firm award presented by the PR Society (BA ’00) and husband, of Brewster & DeAngelis, P.L.L.C. of America, Tulsa Chapter. She is Andrew (BS ’99), had their in Tulsa. account director for Rex Public first baby, a boy, in May. Relations, L.L.C. They are already planning for him to attend TU. The couple resides in Edmond. Byron Sanders (BSBA ’06) “Seeing the actual sights and sounds of your for- mer days on campus allows you to relive the wonderful times that you had here with all of your friends. I have so much fondness for this great school. Homecoming — the food, the fun, the friends — why wouldn’t you want to come back?”

38 homecoming2006 Amy Huang Oneal (BSCE ’03) is a process In Memoriam engineer at Benham Companies while her husband, Derrick Oneal (BSCE ’03), works Brett Lloyd Aldridge (BA ’98), February 28, 2006 Beryl C. Richardson (BA ’40), October 14, 2005 for Thomas Russell Co. In August 2004, Danny A. Amrine (JD ’82), January 3, 2006 Lynda Dianne Riker (JD ’99), January 14, 2006 the couple purchased a home in Tulsa. They traveled to Las Vegas last fall and David Charles Anderson (BS ’75), January 2006 Patricia Nell Riley (BA ’74, BS ’78), April 11, 2006 Hawaii last spring. Jack H. Anthony Jr. (BS ’59), January 14, 2006 Fredick J. Smith (BS ’58), December 21, 2005 Paul Archerd (BS ’74, MS ’76), January 9, 2006 William Finis Smith (JD ’54), November 5, 2005 Julianne Mayo (BA ’03) was married to Alberta Ahrens Archibald (BS ’42), February 20, 2006 G. K. “Jerry” Staires (BS ’55), December 13, 2005 Tony Romanello on Aug. 6. Both are Mary O. (Worden) Balsters (BA ’52), December 20, 2005 Dale Eugene Stauffer (MS ’65), March 24, 2006 graduate students at Baylor University. Julianne is pursuing a doctorate in Political Neva Stewart Brannin (BA ’81), February 20, 2006 Chad Jay Steward (BS ’37, MS ’57), April 25, 2006 Philosophy. Gertrude Marie Streator Brown (BA ’42), April 6, 2006 Charles A. Stewart (BS ’59), March 25, 2006 Theresa Bullock (BS ’76), March 9, 2006 James McNew Stone (BS ’83), January 18, 2006 Krista Atchley (BA ’04) is serving a Dwight Emerson Cacy (BS ’51 MBA ’59), December 3, 2005 Claude E. Talley (BA ’53, JD ’56), December 14, 2005 two-year stint in the Peace Corps. She began her service in Uzbekistan, but was Dr. Robert Elliott Carlile (BS ’58 MS ’60), October 18, 2005 Edmond Thompson (BS ’52), December 23, 2005 evacuated to Moldova after six months. Robert S. Cisar Jr. (BS ’73), March 10, 2006 Justen Talmadge Thompson (BA ’53), October 12, 2005 Krista is teaching English at a primary W. Timothy Dowd (JD ’57), April 30, 2006 Carol Gene VanSchoyck (BS ’50), December 20, 2005 school in Cahul, Moldova. She is hoping Mary Carolyn Dratz (JD ‘78), January 12, 2006 William Harold Whaley (JD ’42), October 27, 2005 to return to school at the end of her Peace Corps duty. Joan Hughes Dunagan (BS ’67), February 19, 2006 Allison Ann Wheeler (BA ’78, JD ’87), December 28, 2005 Walter H. Ellis (BA ’52), October 19, 2005 Mary Augusta White (BA ’33), January 19, 2006 John L. Grant (BS ’04) is studying theology Robert S. Emery (BS ’57), October 20, 2005 Margery Ann Whitt (BA ’47), March 29, 2006 as a seminarian for the Roman Catholic Jack B. English (JD ’59), April 29, 2006 Alice Kistler Lawson Willard (MS ’51), March 29, 2006 Diocese of Tulsa at Saint Meinrad Pearl Hogan Faulk (’28), March 21, 2006 Byron Edward Williams, Jr. (JD ’72), October 5, 2005 Theological Seminary in Indiana. He will join the priesthood in four years. Edward Allen Do Felmlee (BS ’49), January 4, 2006 Karen Sue Morgan Williams (BS ’81), March 1, 2006 Hazel Heinrichs Fleetwood (BS ’80), November 16, 2005 Elizabeth Harth Woodard Wyman (BA ’42), November 5, 2005 Tyler Moore (BS ’04) is in the second year James Denny Freese (BS ’44), December 16, 2005 Charles Wynes (BA ’58), March 27, 2006 of doctorate studies in Computer Security Gloria Jean Goodson (BS ’68, MS ’74), October 1, 2005 at St. John’s College in Cambridge, England, where he joins other TU alumni, William Robert Graham (JD ’72), December 5, 2005 Friends of TU: including David M. McCrary (BA ’02) Mark A. Hacker (BS ’74), April 13, 2006 Dr. Hans Brisch, former chancellor for the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, February 23, 2006 and Diana Galatian (BSBA ’02). He is Charles Fredrick Hardt (BS ’68), September 22, 2005 Edward B. Butler, April 9, 2006 researching economic principles that can William A. Harrington (BS ’41), November 2005 be applied to better understand the realistic Bernice M. Coyle, former employee, December 12, 2005 Joe Hedrick (BS ’43), March 22, 2006 threats facing computer networks and has Dorothy Naylor Gideon, former professor, April 8, 2006 presented papers at the Kennedy School of James Hale Hicks (BS ’59), April 20, 2006 Robert Wesley “Bobby” Goad, October 27, 2005 Government at Harvard University, and in Rosanna B. Diupek Hoffmann (MS ’82, JD ’82), July 21, 2004 Inadoll Harvey, December 28, 2005 Amsterdam and Pisa, Italy. Tyler plans to Judge Clifford E. Hooper (BS ’63, JD ’65), October 26, 2005 complete his doctorate in 2008 and return Melwyn Klar, March 17, 2006 Gloria E. Quinn Jackson (MS ’62), April 21, 2006 to the United States to pursue an academic Janet Fleming Kothe, November 1, 2005 position. Jaunita Lewis Johnston (BA ’55), December 16, 2005 Guy Maurice Houchins Jr., February 6, 2006 Billye Jeanne Judd (BA ’50), March 12, 2006 Howard Jones, former professor, February 9, 2006 Brienne Grayson (BS ’05, BA ’05) has been Norma Lee Kelliher (BA ’48), March 16, 2006 hired as a zookeeper at the Tulsa Zoo, Roger Mills, October 13, 2005 Stephen M. Kennedy (BA ’68, MBA ’74), October 25, 2005 where she interned in the 2005 summer. Dr. Donald L. Mishler, February 21, 2006 Brienne is the third sister to graduate from Elmer M. Kunkel (MS ’57, JD ’60), March 12, 2006 John T. Paul, February 24, 2006 TU, joining sisters Brandy Grayson (BS ’02) Norma Rylander Lockwood (BA ’43, MS ’78), January 3, 2006 Dr. Hugh Perry Jr., February 1, 2006 and Britney Grayson (BS ’04). John W. McClurg (BS ’62, MS ’63), March 30, 2006 Donald E. Rhoads, December 27, 2005 Marian Dorney McCormick (’44), February 21, 2006 Stephanie Kroutter (BA ’05) and Nathan Thearon Jeff “Dusty” Rhoads, January 14, 2006 Robert Edgar Megill (BS ’48), September 28, 2005 T. Smith (BS ’04, MS ’05) are engaged Evelyn Rose Rushton, October 17, 2005 to be married on August 12, 2006, at Jerry M. Melone (JD ’52), February 28, 2006 Marjorie L. “Marge” Settle, December 7, 2005 Sharp Chapel. Nathan was hired as an Natasha Alexandria Meyer (BS ’55), February 17, 2006 Ray H. Siegfried, II, October 6, 2005 environmental scientist with CDM in Lawrence J. Moetz (BS ’63), June 12, 2005 Lakewood, Colo. James Lynde Sneed, November 10, 2005 Fred G. Naifeh (BS ’76), April 1, 2006 Sue Russ Thayer, February 2, 2006 Lauryl Lane (BA ’05) and Samuel Mary Lee Nichols (BA ’48), March 27, 2006 George Tuton, December 3, 2005 Threadgill (BA ’04) were married at Trinity Reavis M. Page, Jr. (BS ’42), December 19, 2005 C. Burl York, January 18, 2006 Episcopal Church in Tulsa on Dec. 31. Richard Finis Phillips (MBA ’71), January 13, 2006 Ellis M. Zacharias, Jr., April 17, 2006 Newell “Nick” Pottorf (JD ’45), March 8, 2006 Arshad Parvez (BSBA ’05) began working Dorothy Webb (Johnson) Zoller, December 26, 2005 at ConocoPhillips in January and resides in Dorothy McCullough Rice (’33), February 5, 2006 Broken Arrow, Okla.

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