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THE OFFICIAL ALUMNI MAGAZINE OF NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY >> FALL - WINTER 2012 Homecoming 2012 Oh, the Places You'll Go From NSU MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Hello Alumni: I hope you can remember from Arrow, and Muskogee. Additionally, we your experiences at Northeastern State continue in the process to construct University how exciting the fall semester $20 million in replacement student is. This is the time of year when we say housing. As you visit the campus, be sure welcome to a number of students from to drive down Crafton and see the open across the state and region who are new space created by the demolition of the to our campus and we welcome back Cedar Craft Apartments. The Cedar Craft those returning students. Excitement fills space will become the construction staging the air as we are reminded of the great area for a student housing project that will potential that the new class of freshmen be located where Wyly Hall is currently RiverHawks brings to us. It is the human located. Our plans are to complete the potential of our students that motivates and required approval processes and begin encourages our faculty and staff to look construction of the apartment style, semi- forward to the new year. In some magical suite apartments in May 2013. way, we are united in a common purpose As you make plans to return to to empower these young people to be the NSU during Homecoming on October next generation of leaders. 5 and 6, 2012, I know you will want The beginning of the new year is also to tour the campus and see firsthand exciting due to a number of construction and renovation projects that are underway the progress being made. This year’s at NSU. The $14.4 million Multipurpose Homecoming theme of “Oh The Places Event Center located at Grand and You Can Go From NSU” reminds all of North Avenue is quickly changing the us of the common path that unites each north gateway to the Tahlequah campus. graduating class. Although we came from This new venue will provide numerous many locations and from a variety of opportunities for our men’s and women’s backgrounds, we are tied together because basketball teams as we transition to the of love and appreciation for Northeastern MIAA Conference and will allow us to State University. You can come home host concerts, lectures and events that again. I hope that you will join Penny and support the public good for years to come. me as we celebrate all that is good at NSU. In addition, we are preparing for a Sincerely, $5 million expansion of the Fitness Center, upgrades to the John Vaughn Library, and preparing for a long range master plan of our campuses in Tahlequah, Broken Dr. Steve Turner, President ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS EX OFFICIO PRESIDENT / Becky Gore, ’91 NSU President / Dr. Steve Turner VICE PRESIDENT / Stephen Highers ’05 Interim EXecutive DirectOR OF universitY relatiOns / Jerry Cook '72 & '06 SecretarY / Tina Frazier ’03 & ‘04 DirectOR OF DEVELOPMENT / Peggy Glenn ’90 DirectOR OF ALUMNI SERVICES / Daniel Johnson ’91 MEMBERS OF THE Board Barbara Abercrombie '93 Rachel Farinelli '97 & '06 Justin Lindsey ’92 & '95 Michael Turner '91 & '98 Rachel Anderson Hill '02 & '03 Harlan Guthrie '95 David Rader '80 Bill White '76 Carol Ann (Shackelford) Barkley '78 Gilbert Hall '81 Russ Riff '03 Lewis Wilson '72 Ron Evans '60 & '64 Maci (Hamilton) Jessie '01 Andrea Tucker '05 & '09 IMPRINTS >> 2 THE OFFICIAL ALUMNI MAGAZINE OF NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY FALL - WINTER 2012 FEATURES >> UNDER CONSTRUCTION 4 MAKING A SPLASH IN MIAA 28 DEPARTMENTS >> Alumni News 7 Tarver awarded Pulitzer Calhoun recognized by Head Start Legacy scholarships presented SnapSHots 8 Northeastern News 10 Danish students visit NSU for language, Cherokee studies Chinese scholars enrich, enjoy NSU experience Art inspired by education shines at NSUBA NSUOCO faculty, residents volunteer at Special Olympics Five NSU faculty study abroad ALUMNI HONOREES 14 HOMECOMING SCHEDULE 20 CLASS ACTS 24 ATHLETICS 30 NSU Golf Classic raise $40k for RiverHawk athletics Gipson adds three to 2012-13 class NSU RiverHawks look to make a splash in MIAA conference in 2012. Former RiverHawk returns as offensive coordinator IMPRINTS MAGAZINE Produced by the Northeastern State University Office OF Communications & MarKeting DIRECTOR / Tom Smith ASSISTANT DIRECTOR / Jennifer Zehnder EDITORIAL ASSISTANT / Tina Frazier ’03 & ‘04 PHOTOGRAPHY / Pete Henshaw ’12, Eric Davis ’09 & '12, ON THE COVER >> Natalie Sullivan '12, Carrie Moore '13 Join the Northeastern community for Homecoming CONTRIBUTORS / D. Sean Rowley ’92, Eric Covey ’10, 2012--Oh the Places You'll Go from NSU, Oct. 5-6. LAYOUT & DESIGN / Joshua Seymour ’08, Elizabeth Peterson ‘07 Photo by Pete Henshaw This publication was printed by Just Us Printers, Inc. and issued by Northeastern State University as authorized by House Bill 1714. 2,000 copies were printed; the total cost was $2321. This institution, in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order 11246 as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendment Act of 1972, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and other federal laws and regulations, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, dis- ability, or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices or procedures. This includes but is not limited to, admissions, employment, financial aid, and educational services. IMPRINTS >> 3 Construction and renderings for the Market Cafe. UNDER Construction NSU embarks on construction projects During the summer, Northeastern Market Cafe currently offers six entree from Rousey Field and northeast of the State University continued to engage venues, as well as a salad bar, an ice cream Leoser Complex. The lot south of Leoser in a series of construction projects to station, a cereal stand, a dessert counter, a will receive some asphalt patching and be enhance campus life, including a cafeteria fruit stand and the beverage station. Food reconfigured to permit 40 new parking remodeling, renovations to the Natural service at NSU is provided by Sodexo. spaces. Science Research Facility, Multipurpose The construction will continue into The 40,000 square-foot Crafton Event Center and construction of parking the fall 2012 semester, with completion lot occupies an area west of NSU’s lots. expected in late October or early intramural fields. The 16,000 square- Market Cafe. Renovations of November. foot northeast Leoser lot replaces an area the Market Cafe dining venue in the Parking lots. New parking lots are of small lawns, sidewalks and limited University Center are under way. The being built north of Crafton Street across parking west of Rousey Field. IMPRINTS >> 4 Cedar Craft Apartment demolition (left, bottom) Multipurpose Event Center (right, top and bottom) The northeast Leoser construction around a conference room and office The building will house more than will create an additional 30 parking spaces spaces have been removed to produce a 78,000 square feet. The floor plan calls and the Crafton lot will add another large, open laboratory space. for 69 rooms including six locker rooms. 100. The Crafton parking area will also Event Center. Perhaps the largest Amenities will also include a video include four light poles for security and construction effort is the $14.4 million screening room, an athletics shop, a two sidewalks. Multipurpose Event Center. suite of offices for coaches and staff, Science facilities. Renovations The still-unnamed facility will stand concession areas, laundry facilities, a of NSU’s Natural Sciences Research on the northwest corner of North Street ticket office and a room for the athletic Facility, formerly known as the OSBI and North Grand Avenue between the and alumni associations. building, have been completed. NSU Oklahoma College of Optometry Permanent seating capacity will be The structure, about 2,400 square and Doc Wadley Stadium. about 3,000. However, configurations feet, was converted into lab research space Anticipated opening date of the using floor and mezzanine space will for faculty and students. Multipurpose Event Center is August 1, permit the seating of additional people. The renovation repaired structural 2013. The architect of record is Crafton For information about construction damage, expanded laboratory space and Tull and the contractor is Nabholz projects at NSU visit the Captial Projects updated benches and cabinetry. The walls Construction Inc. page at www.nsuok.edu/capitolprojects. IMPRINTS >> 5 A L um DEAR NSU ALUMNI & FRIEnds, NI Oh the places you’ve gone from grand ol’ N-S-U. From hither to thither. Well beyond Kalamazoo. You’ve been out teaching, outreaching N and making a dollar. In business, in research You’ve taken life by the collar. EWS Now it’s Homecoming time. Yes, it’s time to come back. Don your green and your white. Maybe even a touch of…black? We have golfing and street parties bubbly bingo with fun hats. “And a parade?” you ask. There’ll be two. How ‘bout that! Food and more food. It’s here and it’s there. In the Ballroom, at the Lot. It’ll be everywhere. Just try to leave hungry. Give it your best shot. See the Homecoming queen with a king at her side. Our distinguished alumni we’ll honor with great pride. It happens at the half of the game when we do battle with Griffons from MO Western, the mythical beasts we’ll rattle. We’re in uncharted conference lands, the M-I-double A. As Redmen or RiverHawk, come watch NSU take the day. The Alumni Association is your link to the Green & White Network. Join! Won’t you join? For hardly a coin? You can and you should. It’s for the green and white good.