June 2013 LAW DAY TAKES PLACE More than 200 students and local legal profes- sionals attended Law Day hosted by the ECU Dept. of Political Science and the Pontotoc County Bar Association. Okla. Supreme Court Justice James R. Winchester was the featured speaker. He has also served as an executive board member and president of the Okla. Judicial Conference as well as Chief Jus- tice of the Okla. Supreme Court. Winchester’s wife, Susan is a RUSO regent and former member of the Okla. House of Rep. ASKINS SPEAKS AT ECU Former Lt. Gov. Jari Askins and now HOLCIM HONORED BY OSRHE associate provost for external relations Holcim (US) Inc.’s at the University of Oklahoma Health Ada plant was re- Sciences Center was on campus to ad- cently honored for dress the Young Professionals of Ada recently. She its partnership with educated the group about the new Peggy and Charles ECU. Pictured (from Stephenson Oklahoma Cancer Center, scheduled to left) are: Oklahoma State Regents Higher Education open this summer. Chancellor Dr. Glen Johnson; ECU Vice President for Finance and Administration Jessica Boles; Dr. ECU RECEIVES CENTERPOINT REBATE Krishna Kumari; Holcim Plant Manager Ajay Kumar; ECU received a $6,000 rebate ECU President John R. Hargrave; ECU Graduate check from CenterPoint Ener- Dean and Director of Continuing Education Dr. Rick gy to go toward the purchase Wetherill; and Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb. of boilers for the new Chicka- saw Business and Conference GEORGE NIGH AWARD Center. Tobey Hatton is the winner of ECU’s prestigious George OVAA TRAINING HELD Nigh Award as the top gradu- The Oklahoma Victim As- ating senior for 2012-2013. sistance Academy is an intensive week-long course Hatton graduated in Decem- of study designed to im- ber with a Bachelor of Scince degree in Biology with prove the quality and consistency of victim services a pre-dental concentration. He is from Pauls Valley. in Oklahoma. OVAA provides training to victim advo- Other finalists were Lindsey Dugan, of McAlester; cates, service providers, law enforcement profession- Ashley Cardwell, of Mustang; Checed Rodgers, of als and social service providers. Stonewall; and Kristin Belicek, of Purcell. 580-332-8000 www.ecok.edu Page 2 Campus Update June 2013 EVENING OF HONORS AND RECOGNITION TRAVELING VIETNAM VETERANS WALL Recipients ECU and Ada communities paid trib- were R. Alan ute to Vietnam veterans as the AVTT Marcum, Traveling Wall, an 80 percent scale Distinguished version of the Vietnam Memorial Wall Alumnus; Joe in Washington D.C., was Steven Stokes, on display on the ECU Distinguished campus. Alumnus (posthumous The mission of the AVTT award); The project is to travel the na- Ramadan tion to honor, respect and Family, Dis- remember men and women who tinguished Fam- served, and to pay specific tribute ily; Dr. Elizabeth C. to those who gave all in the ser- Schmelling, Dis- vice. Since the tribute is mobile it allows tinguished Former people to honor and respect veterans Faculty (posthu- and active military personnel without mous award); Mar- having to travel great distances. garet ‘Peggy’ Nims, Distinguished Former Faculty; Monica L. Neal, VETERANS & MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY Distinguished Service; the Chicka- Veterans & Military Appreciation Day saw Nation, Distinguished Philan- was recently held at ECU. The day of thropist. honor was hosted by the ECU Veterans Upward Bound Program. Chickasaw NEW ECU CENTENNIAL ENDOWMENTS Nation Lt. Gov. Jefferson Keel ad- In 2009, while acting as interim dressed the group of veterans. president, Dr. Duane C. Anderson challenged the university and its ECU’S GODWIN NAMED various departments to raise five VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR $15,000 scholarships to honor Wendell Godwin, dean of the ECU the university’s School of Business, recently received 100th birthday. the 2013 Ada Area Chamber of Com- To his surprise, merce Volunteer of the Year Award. 22 centen- nial endowments ECU’S DR. MARK MICOZZI HONORED were estab- Geography is a passion for Dr. Mark lished that year Micozzi. In fact it’s his life. for a total of over $350,000. The ECU professor of cartography Eleven were and geography will be honored for his created in 2010, lifelong passion on Aug. 3 in Denver, ten in 2011 Colo., as he will be the 2013 recipient and 2012, and of the National Council for Geographic Education’s eleven in 2013 Distinguished Teaching Award. He is the only profes- for 53 totaling sor in the country to receive the award at the higher $1,185,000. New scholarships were funded this year education level by the National Council for Geo- by Ross SHARE, and the Murray, Ainsworth, Millsap, graphic Education. Crabree and Taylor families. Two of the new scholar- ships were created in honor of Dr. Williamson. 580-332-8000 www.ecok.edu Page 3 Campus Update June 2013 DR. FIELDS HONORED TWICE BIDDY REPRESENTS ECU AT RESEARCH DAY Dr. Stephen Fields was recently hon- ECU student Brent Biddy, ored twice. He earned a 2012-2013 of Seminole, was chosen Teaching Excellence Award and was to represent ECU at Re- recently promoted from assistant pro- search Day at the State fessor of biology to associate profes- Capitol in Oklahoma City. sor of biology. Twenty undergraduate students representing McKINNEY WINS $5,000 SCHOLARSHIP AWARD 15 Oklahoma colleges and universities presented ECU senior business major competitive scientific research posters to the State Andrea McKinney won Legislature and the public during this annual event a $5,000 Paulsen Award sponsored by Oklahoma Experimental Program to Scholarship recently at the Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR), the 2013 Donald W. Reynolds Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education and Governor’s Cup competition in the National Science Foundation. Biddy’s research Oklahoma City. focused on biofuels. POLITICAL SCIENCE & LEGAL STUDIES ECU WOMEN’S CLUB HOSTS FUNDRAISER MAJORS VISIT LAW SCHOOLS The ECU Women’s Club An- ECU students from nual Silent Auction and Brunch the Department of raised $1,265 this year to go Political Science and toward scholarships for ECU Legal Studies visited students. OU and OCU Law Schools with Legal Studies Director Jenna Owens. ECU HOSTS SUMMER CAMPS In 2013, department applicants were accepted into Hundreds law school adding to last year’s success when five of students out of five students were accepted. Currently 13 of visited ECU their students are now in law school. to attend one of the many ECU STUDENT DUNNAM NAMED summer 2013 NEWMAN CIVIC FELLOW camps held ECU’s Loren Dunnam is one of on campus. 11 inspirational college students Some camps from Oklahoma to be named to the included Rus- 2013 Newman Civic Fellows for sian Lan- service in their local communities. guage and Culture, Ro- The award is designed to recog- botics, Okla- nize college students who have homa Ameri- demonstrated an investment in finding solutions for can Music, challenges facing communities throughout the coun- OSU Medical, try through service, research and advocacy. Dun- Tennis, Volley- nam, a junior accounting major from Coalgate and ball, NFL Football and an enrolled member of the Creek Nation, is deeply Oklahoma Business involved in improving the quality of life and standard Week. For a complete of living for Native Americans. list of camps visit www.ecok.edu/ce. 580-332-8000 www.ecok.edu Page 4 Campus Update June 2013 CARDWELL NAMED TO ALL-AMERICA WOMEN’S TEAM ECU women’s golf senior Ashley Cardwell was named to the 2012-13 CoSIDA Academic All-America Wom- en’s At-Large Second Team. ALUMS ATTEND RANGER GAME & REUNIONS SIMMONS RECEIVES HONORABLE MENTION Tigers hit the road this sum- ECU softball senior Shelby Sim- mer for some fun at the Dallas mons has been named to the - Fort Worth reunion on May 2013 Daktronics All-America Soft- 17. Alums gathered for tailgating activities before at- ball Honorable Mention team, and tending the Texas Rangers game. On May 31, Tulsa is the only member from the Great alums gathered for food and fun at the Full Moon American Conference. ROBBINS EARNS COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT HONORS ECU men’s golf senior Dakota Rob- bins added to his season honors, as he was named to the 2012-13 Co- SIDA Academic All-District Men’s At- Large First Team.Robbins is one of 12 members on the District 7 First Team, He is also one of just two recipients from the Great American Conference. Robbins ended his career with the Tigers by earning All-GAC First Team and GAC All-Tournament honors in 2013. He finished second overall at the 2013 GAC UPCOMING EVENTS Tournament, with an even 216, and helped ECU move from 10th on the first day to 3rd at the GAC July 4-5 Tournament, with a four-under par second round ECU Campus Closed (68). July 29-30 EIDSON NAMED TO ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT Summer Semester Finals Cale Eidson, a Calera native has a 3.58 GPA in history education and adds to his academic hon- Aug. 15 ors for the season after earning ECU Employee Convocation USTFCCCA All-Academic honors earlier this season for the second- Aug. 19 straight year. Eidson was an Fall Semester Begins All-GAC First Team pick in 2012 after helping pace the Tigers to back-to-back GAC titles. He finished Aug. 22 second overall at the 2012 GAC Championships and Chickasaw Business & Conference Center was the top finisher for ECU in six of seven races Grand Opening during 2012. 580-332-8000 www.ecok.edu.