tu alumni magazine - spring 2013

SPRING 2013

GLOBALCITIZENS

TU’s Annual Fund needs you.The University of Tulsa is a revolving door of international partnerships where students and faculty are welcomed from around the world. Not only that, the TU Center for Global Education offers help to adventurous students looking to study abroad.

As the United States moves closer to a global economy, students are preparing to work and live in many different cultures and countries. People say it’s a big world out there, but when your journey begins at TU, you’re never far from home.

Your generous support of the TU annual fund is just what our students and faculty need to follow their big dreams across any map.

To those who have already given, thank you. (It’s a small world after all.)

Visit www.utulsa.edu/giving to make your tax-deductible gift, or call 918-631-3514.

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magazine SPRING 2013

Alumni

features 3 Crossing Cultural Boundaries 4 1,000 faces, 1,000 places 14 TU Energy Law partners with Beijing University 15 Crossroads TU 18 Fulbright. Udall. Goldwater. NSF. National Scholarships are study abroad bonuses. 20 TU to Brazil to China and back 22 New program creates global citizens 24 Faculty Internationalization Grants

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Steadman UphamPRESIDENT

Kayla AceboVICE PRESIDENT OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT

Amy Berry (MBA ’11)ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT OF INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT

Amy Freiberger (BSBA ’96, MBA ’99)EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS

Jeffrey Rudd (BSBA ’01)ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS

Amy Dodson (BS ’80)ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS

Katy HoughCOORDINATOR OF ALUMNI RELATIONS

In this Issue

departments 2 President’s Letter 26 University News 32 Athletic News 34 Alumni News 37 Class Notes 46 In Memoriam 49 Bookend

On the cover: “TU Goes to Paris,” by Alice Haney. Left to right: Tim Genske (BSBA ’12), Alice Haney (BA ’12), and Matt Silies (BSBA ’12) celebrate Easter 2011 on the Eiffel Tower lawn. Alice studied abroad in Barcelona, Spain with CIEE; Tim went with ISA to Paris, France; and Matt studied in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Leslie Cairns (MA ’99)CREATIVE DIRECTOR

John LewPHOTOGRAPHER

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Dear Friends,Internationalization has become

a key priority at The University of Tulsa, as we explore ways to suffuse our programs and institutional culture with connections to the wider world. Following our work in 2009-10 with the American Council on Education’s Internationalization Laboratory, TU developed a six-point Strategic Plan for Comprehensive Internationalization and formed a university-wide Internationalization Leadership Council to help put it into action. We are pleased to share some of the related developments with you in this issue (alongside some of our previously established activities).

There is no question that in the coming decades, much of the world’s new economic opportunities will

be found abroad. The same holds true for many of the world’s human challenges, as developing nations struggle to meet the needs of their populations. As a purely educational matter, we must help our students develop language skills, intercultural perspectives and the ability to operate in unfamiliar spheres. They will need these assets in their careers and in their communities.

There is, of course, a broader philosophical argument for venturing beyond one’s ken. Learning requires dialogue with the unfamiliar, and we grow only by meeting new challenges. Generations of college students remember their study abroad as a pivotal chapter in their personal development – a time

when they discovered the immense variety that the world has to offer, as well as their own ability to navigate new surroundings and new norms. These are deeply valuable lessons that change not only what we know, but also how we see the world and ourselves. As much as any particular body of knowledge, that fundamental shift in perspective is one of education’s abiding promises – and something toward which we work every day.

Best regards,

Steadman UphamPresident

President Steadman Upham and his wife, Peggy, have traveled extensively through the years. This photo was taken in San Martin de los Andes, Argentina, during a trip of a lifetime last fall when the Uphams visited South America.

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Economists, doctors, teachers, politicians, and seasoned travelers understand the interconnectedness of humans everywhere; know that the success of nations relies on the well-being of their neighbors — next door, across the border or around the world. TU recently completed a strategic plan to strengthen the internationalization of the university — not simply to bolster the university’s reputation, but for the future of its graduates.

The 2012 IES Abroad (International Education of Students) survey found that on average, 97 percent of college graduates who ventured to study abroad had a job within one year of graduating, and they earned $7,000 more than those without the experience. Additionally, 90 percent were accepted into their first or second choice

graduate or professional schools, and 86 percent believed that studying abroad increased their job skills.

The number of TU students studying abroad continues to grow. Meanwhile more than 900

international students are currently enrolled at the university. Through the Center for Global

Education, the Office of International Student Services and a variety of college, school and

departmental initiatives, students from here and abroad are crossing cultural boundaries to prepare for successful lives and careers

worldwide, fulfilling TU’s mission to educate responsible global citizens.

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Attending college and earning a degree is a major life accomplishment for any student, but studying outside the U.S. can make the college experience that much sweeter. Just ask the hundreds of adventurous students who have studied outside of the United States. Professors and students worked together for many years to build a reputable study abroad program at TU, and in 2004, the Center for Global Education (CGE) was established. Less than 10 years later, the CGE has announced its 1,000th student will travel internationally this summer on an exciting journey of cultural growth and self-discovery.

Under the leadership of Vice Provost for Global Education Cheryl Matherly, the CGE supports students studying abroad, manages the university’s partnerships with foreign universities and offers faculty development opportunities. Affiliated with 10 organizations that provide academic programs in nearly 5,000 sites, the CGE also is associated with 11 bilateral exchange programs and one engineering exchange consortium. Matherly said those 10 study abroad providers open up regions around the world, providing the CGE with unlimited resources.

“Our mission is to prepare students to be successful in their lives and careers in a globalized society,” Matherly said, echoing TU’s mission to educate students who will “welcome the responsibility of citizenship and service in a changing world.”

The first student to travel abroad through the CGE office was Shari´ Alexander (BA ’05). Under the advisement of Elsa Plumlee, applied instructor in Spanish, Alexander traveled to Málaga, Spain, to take courses for her Spanish minor. Two years later, she boarded a plane again to study in London.

“Those experiences will forever define who I am, and to this day, I still tell stories of my adventures in Spain and London,” she said.

Today, Alexander is a successful communications consultant and public speaker with her own business.

Fifteen percent of all TU students currently study abroad, a statistic that has grown rapidly over the past few years. What was once considered a “junior year abroad” for mainly liberal arts students is now available to students in all colleges.

TU students from all majors are finding ways to travel abroad to enrich their college experience.

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The TU junior from St. Louis will travel to Prague, Czech Republic. “I will be studying Alternative Culture, Literature, Music and Lifestyles, which will give me credit toward my TU block requirements,” he said, “and taking a travel photography class for fun. While these classes aren’t related directly to my chemical engineering major, they’ll help me become a well-rounded student. What better place to take a sociology class than abroad, living among a different culture and society?”

In addition to Prague, he’ll visit Budapest, Hungary and Vienna, Austria.

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“When you look across the United States, the whole picture of study abroad has changed tremendously,” Matherly said. “Institutions are concerned about how to attract students to study abroad from all majors including engineering, the sciences, education and business.”

TU’s high participation rate has expanded in the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences and the Collins College of Business.

“The study abroad staff advises each student individually to find a program that makes it possible for students from all colleges to have the chance to go abroad,” Matherly said. “Everything about a study abroad experience is specific to the student’s degree plan, and their courses are pre-approved to guarantee TU credit.”

The university participates in several programs that support the growing demand for internationally experienced graduates. Initiatives including the university consortium Global Engineering Education Exchange, or GE3, are specifically designed to recruit

science and engineering students.

Jerry McCoy, applied assistant physics instructor and GE3 representative for the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences, said students now have reputable options for completing high-level coursework overseas.

“I am convinced you cannot have a top-shelf education without having a study abroad experience,” McCoy said. “Every chance I get, I push study abroad to my students and offer help with the process.”

Study abroad opportunities can vary from three weeks to a full year. Regardless of the trip’s length, Matherly said it is the field of study and location that are most important; a student’s choice to go abroad should never resort to default.

“Students are much more curious now about seeing other regions of the world,” she said. “We see more students choosing to study in what might be considered nontraditional destinations such as Uganda or Malaysia.”

Geosciences Chair Bryan Tapp enjoys using study abroad to help his

students find their niche. Every year, he consults with seniors to help them select a

summer field camp, a capstone event where students travel to learn about a different

geographic area in the U.S. or around the world. “These camps are facilitated by faculty native

to that region, and they help our students grow and flourish,” Tapp said. “We want students to understand how geology has affected that culture.”

At the end of the summer, Tapp said, students return with a shining portfolio, a new sense of global awareness and a deeper

level of personal maturity.“These students are now geologists – they

have the world in their heads instead of a stack of papers. It’s truly transformative. Studying abroad at the right time and the right place can lift the possibilities of what a student can achieve.”

Beyond the official CGE programs, TU students travel abroad for many reasons beyond simply sight-seeing.

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As a double major in computer science and chemistry, Zak Bennett (BS ’09) traveled to Tokyo through the NanoJapan science and engineering research program. In its first year, NanoJapan hosted Bennett and 15 other American students for a 10-week cultural and research-based experience.

Bennett’s assignment was in a research lab at the Osaka Institute of Technology. “The research was basically the same concept as playing billiards with electrons,” he said. “We studied the reactions of electrons that ricocheted in a million different directions, and I was allowed to help operate the machines.”

Bennett enjoyed expanding his tastes in food and learning about Japan’s culture. “A lot of Japanese foods seemed crazy to me, such as dough balls with octopus called takoyaki,” he said. “But, I wanted to make the most of my trip, so I tried new things.”

After returning from Japan, Bennett re-evaluated his degree program and changed his major.

“Studying abroad with NanoJapan helped me realize my true interests,” he said. “I enjoy my current job as a computer programmer for the Department of Defense.”

From charitable trips that provide clean water or classrooms to remote areas to specialized programs that promote research and internships, our students seek out ways to immerse themselves in cultures or circumstances that can be fulfilling both professionally and personally.

Faculty from all disciplines praise the university’s efforts to promote studying abroad. In TU’s sociology department, Associate Professor Lara Foley said more than 50 percent of the students have traveled abroad to more than 20 different countries since 2007.

“One of the biggest changes I’ve noticed in our students who go abroad is their level of confidence,” she said. “After studying abroad, they’ve developed a certain level of self-assurance.”

Although a lack of funding can prohibit some students from international travel, Matherly said the cost of a semester abroad is comparable to a semester on campus.

“One of the things TU has committed to do is allow students to use all of their financial aid to go abroad,” she said. “Any TU scholarship can be applied to study abroad – our financial assistance is portable.”

Nationally competitive scholarships also provide an avenue for students to go abroad. Awards such as the Benjamin Gilman Scholarship support undergraduates who might otherwise not participate because of financial constraints.

“I don’t think the TU experience is complete without studying abroad,” said 2012 Gilman Scholarship recipient

Landry Harlan who studied in China. “It was the most incredible experience of my life.”

As the CGE continues to build momentum, administrators and faculty are reinforcing their support of study abroad opportunities.

“Conducting research and taking classes introduces the notion of serving as an international collaborator,” said Nona Charleston, director of TU’s Nationally Competitive Scholarships program. “When they return from their travels, they stay in touch with their new colleagues. The experience helps develop their sense of political awareness and social justice.”

From its first eager study abroad student to today, TU has paved a course for students to live, work and succeed in international settings. As summer begins, Andrew Kresyman, the 1,000th student to go abroad since 2004 is packing his bags for the trip of a lifetime.

“I’m looking forward to learning about my place in an ever-growing global community,” Kresyman said.

Students, faculty and staff are excited to reach such a milestone in the CGE’s nine-year history, but Matherly said 1,000 students abroad is just the beginning. Each year, more students decide to pursue coursework internationally and spread the word of its benefits.

“These students are developing a greater sense of identity and purpose, and they’re being challenged with new ideas of who they are and where they fit in the world,” she said.

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Rick Shipley (BS ’13) put his altruism to work his first year at TU, joining other students on the Sustainable Engineering for Needy and Emerging Areas (SENEA) team. As a sophomore, he took his first-ever trip out of the U.S. with SENEA. The SENEA team assessed the needs of an orphanage in Cambodia, got a feel for the culture, mapped the site and determined which projects they could complete with readily available materials that would be beneficial for the orphanage: a pedal-powered washing machine and a self-sustaining aquatic biology system. The aquaponics involved introducing a floating vegetable plant bed into the orphanage’s fishpond. The vegetables help purify the water for the fish, and the fish excretions feed the plants. A healthy population of fish is a significant source of income for the orphanage.

Last year, as a SENEA project leader, Shipley supervised each project team and arranged for their travel — enabling more TU students to use their classroom skills in settings that improve the lives of others.

He just finished his bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and is beginning studies for a master’s that he expects to earn in 2014. His graduate degree will be fully funded thanks to his receipt of a Department of Defense scholarship.

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Not many college students can say they’ve studied and worked abroad before completing their undergraduate degree, but those are the credentials German-born Zadora Hightower (BSIBL ’09) wanted on her résumé.

As a sophomore, Hightower studied Spanish in Buenos Aires, Argentina. “I had been taking Spanish courses since seventh grade, but I was not fluent, so it was a little strange going someplace where I did not speak the language well,” she said.

Hightower said traveling to Argentina was a great choice for her. While there, she met another young woman, and the two became best friends. “My study abroad opportunities opened up a whole new world for me and introduced me to people I never would have met otherwise,” she said.

During her junior year, Hightower went to Celle, Germany, where she participated in two month-long internships. Currently, she is in law school at Michigan State University and hopes to practice immigration law.

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Alex Burch (BS ’09) was about halfway through his undergraduate degree at TU when he decided to study abroad.

He wasn’t sure where he wanted to go, but in 2007, he finally decided to go to China. “I didn’t have a huge interest in China before I left. I only spoke about five words (of Mandarin) when I got there,” he said. “In fact, I almost chose Kenya for my second study abroad trip in 2008.”

However, Burch stuck with China in ’08 and was able

to travel to Hong Kong on a 10-month Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in fall 2009 after completing his degree in economics.

Burch is finishing his master’s degree in Chinese through the University of Indiana in Bloomington and spending this year studying and writing his thesis in China. He is simultaneously working on a master’s degree in public administration, which he expects to complete in 2014.

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Taryn DeWitt (BSIBL ’12) has been to Vietnam, Taiwan, France, Brazil, and twice to China. DeWitt registered for just about every faculty-led course abroad that was offered during her time at TU. On faculty-led programs, students spend time at TU learning about the course topic. Then the students go on a one- to two-week trip led by the professor. This gives them the opportunity to experience firsthand the things they have been studying.

“It is like having your own tour guide, showing you around a country and making sure you absorb everything you possibly can,” said DeWitt. As an International Business and Chinese Studies major, she credits her experiences abroad with providing her a more global perspective.

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Oriana Anderson

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Rising senior Landry Harlan is a veteran of international travel, having visited Australia, Vietnam, Guatemala and Mexico with his family. Having adopted sisters from Vietnam led to his interest in Asian culture, so when he enrolled in TU’s International Business Language program, he knew he wanted to study business and the Chinese language.

During his semester at Kunming University in spring 2012, he lived in a variety of housing including an international student dorm, a hostel, and at homes with families from inner city and rural areas.

In the final month of his time abroad, Harlan participated in an independent study in Shanghai where he wrote a 40-page research paper on international marketing and cultural diversity.

“I met with company managers and stopped people on the street in

Last summer, junior marketing major Oriana Anderson strolled the streets of Florence, Italy, then studied international business in Bilbao, Spain. “I knew I wanted to visit two cities while studying abroad,” she said.

Anderson took an advertising class through the Florence University of the Arts. Her course, “Food, Wine, Fashion – Advertising Italian Brands,” involved lectures and opportunities to explore Italian culture.

“We went to wine tastings, visited the Gucci museum, took a food and wine pairing class and watched films and documentaries on fashion icons such as Valentino,” she said.

At the end of her month in Italy, Anderson headed to Spain for a completely different experience. “There were only four people in my class at the Bilbao School of Business,” she said, “and we studied the culture, marketing strategies, and success rates of companies that were international.”

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Landry Harlan#842Kunming to do interviews for market research. It was tough to write, but it was an exciting time in my journey, and I realized I wanted to focus on the marketing aspect of international business.”

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Ryan Wismer (BA ’07) admits that his decision to take the road less traveled when he studied abroad led to his current position traveling from Libya to Afghanistan with Chemonics International, a development company based in Washington, D.C.

His memories are word snapshots of his time in Oman: Sharing goat brains with government ministers and the German Ambassador at the National Camel Racing Championships; playing cards and break-dancing with the neighborhood youth; holding religious discussions

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with neighborhood sheikhs; mountain climbing and wadi-jumping; spending weekends with the Bedouin; seeing the Prophet Job’s tomb and the Queen of Sheba’s Palace in Dhofar; and playing soccer with 80-year-old men and 13-year-old kids on the beach.

“My amazing experience in the Islamic world made a difference in the classes I took for my senior year, my senior thesis, my choice of where to go and what to study in graduate school, and – eventually – my career in international development,” Wismer said.

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For Sarah Chandlee (MA ’12), study abroad was a chance to fulfill her dream of working on an archeological excavation in Egypt. She spent a summer in the small town of Timai al-Amdid north of Cairo, the first TU student to study in Egypt. During her work there, Chandlee handled, cleaned, analyzed and sorted artifacts, some as much as 2,000 years old. She used the cutting-edge technology of Geographical Information Systems to analyze ancient relics.

For graduate students like Chandlee, an experience abroad can advance their research, help them make professional connections, build a résumé, and gain international experience.

Her experience in Egypt served as the basis of her M.A. thesis in anthropology – archaeology. Though Chandlee will be pursuing her Ph.D. degree in archaeology at UCLA, she plans to return to Timai al-Amdid for the next season of excavation, and hopefully many more.

She encourages any grad student to go abroad, saying: “Not only will you make friends that last a lifetime, but you also will have unforgettable memories and many more doors to choose from as you continue your education or career after TU.”

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Jessica Boggs (BA ’12), a history major, used her Gilman Scholarship last summer to travel to Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine where she solidified her educational goals.

“My time there only reinforced that I was on the right track. It erased any doubts I might have had, and now I’m ready for graduate school,” said Boggs, who studied at the University of Jordan in Amman and plans to return in a year or two as she works on her master’s degree in Middle Eastern history.

Boggs liked being a sort of ambassador since some of the people she met in the Middle East only know a little about the United States – and much of that is what they watch on television or in films. “There’s a lot of reality they don’t get to see.”

Another wonderful opportunity arose when she sent an e-mail to a high-ranking Jordanian diplomatic official, Omar Rifai. He invited her to meet with him when she arrived in his country – a once-in-a-lifetime encounter that Boggs says never would have been possible if she had not made the decision to study abroad.

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Breanna Vollmers (JD ’05) knew she wanted to study international law after spending time oversees as an undergraduate. She selected TU College of Law because of the study abroad opportunities and the Certificate in Comparative and International Law that were available. “I did a yearlong study abroad program as an undergrad in Portsmouth, England, and found firsthand how invaluable learning foreign laws and business practices from those who interact with it on a daily basis can be. That is why studying international law in such a relevant setting was very, very important to me,” Vollmers said.

TU’s program allowed her to study in Ireland,

Belgium and Switzerland, where she worked with the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Peoples. She also had the opportunity to meet with envoys from the World Trade Organization to discuss how the WTO works and to negotiate trade treaties.

“It is one thing to discuss a treaty in class with a teacher. It is a completely different experience to discuss a treaty at the World Trade Organization with the U.S. envoy who personally participated in negotiations,” she said.

Vollmers now works for NORDAM, a major aircraft manufacturing company in Tulsa that operates facilities worldwide.

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With the help of Francis Hittinger, TU’s Warren Professor of Catholic Studies, philosophy major Marla Blum (BA ’13) decided to study in Rome. In preparation for her courses, she completed an Italian language immersion program before her trip. However, it did not prepare her for the first day of class.

“All of my instructors were monks, and my classmates were candidates for the priesthood as well as monks and nuns,” she said. “I was the only young American there.”

For five months, Blum attended the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, also known as the “Angelicum,” in a traditional method of European instruction. Because the Angelicum did not have dorms, Blum lived in The Lay Centre at Foyer Unitas, where the average age of the other residents was 37. However, one of the residents took Blum under her wing — Mary McAleese, former president of Ireland.

“Not many people can say they’ve met a president from another country, let alone lived with them,” she said.

When Jake Turner (BS ’13), a TU economics/sociology major, decided to study abroad, his professors helped him find a destination off the beaten path — Uganda. Last spring, he spent the semester teaching at the School for International Training.

“For the first eight weeks, we stayed in Kampala and took classes in development studies, ethics and Luganda (language),” he said.

After the initial cultural introductions, Turner was assigned to work in a school that provides technology and skills training for at-risk youth — orphans, teen parents and ex-child soldiers.

Turner recalled sitting under a mango tree at the school every morning as he and the other teachers were given their assignments for the day. “I taught a life skills course, helped out in the school’s office, and even taught an English course,” he said.

Turner said his trip to Uganda reminded him that trust is a key human quality. “My last week, I worked in a shop making wheelchairs for students — a humbling experience.”

He said living in a different culture changed his perspective of Africa.

“Many times I was welcomed and embraced with the phrase, ‘Hello, my brother.’ I was called ‘Mzungu’ or outsider, which wasn’t negative at all. In fact, I was told

that if I wanted to come back, I would be given a wife, a plot of land, a job, and they would help me build a house.”

Turner has received a Fulbright U.S. Student award to teach in Bulgaria for the 2013-14 academic year. Ultimately, he plans to earn a master’s degree and a doctorate in sociology and specialize in social movements and sociological theory.

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In November 2012, the College of Law signed a partnership agreement with Beijing Normal University, easing the way for Beijing Normal students to earn dual degrees from TU Law and their home school. This agreement marks the first step in a concerted strategy to expand TU’s Master of Laws (LL.M.) for Foreign Lawyers into large energy-producing foreign countries. This partnership will provide Chinese law students with an opportunity to learn about the American legal system with a focus on energy law.

“In the U.S., we are very aware that we need to balance the desire to develop our energy and natural resources to promote economic development against the long-term costs,” Dean Janet Levit said. “Other countries are not as far along on that curve. We are particularly well poised to teach foreign lawyers how to create regulatory mechanisms at the national, state, and local levels that promote natural resource development in a responsible and sustainable way.”

While TU College of Law has offered an LL.M. program for foreign lawyers for several years, this refined program concentrates specifically on energy law. The core classes will be split between energy

regulation and environmental law. “We have taken our longstanding LL.M. degree and focused the course choices around one of our areas of greatest expertise, greatest depth, and greatest strength, which is energy law,” said Levit.

Most Chinese students in the program will complete two years in China and one in Tulsa. Upon completion, they will receive a Chinese master of law degree and an LL.M. from The University of Tulsa College of Law.

Aaron Hurvitz (JD ’07), Of Foreign Counsel, U.S. Attorney at Law, at Kangxin Partners, P.C., a law firm in Beijing, approached Levit several years ago with the idea of bringing TU Law’s expertise in energy law to China. From Hurvitz’s on-the-ground experiences in China, he believes Chinese lawyers would benefit from energy law training. In fact, Hurvitz arranged a series of meetings for Levit a year ago, and the Beijing Normal agreement is a direct result of those meetings. On November 14, 2012, The TU College of Law awarded Hurvitz the Outstanding Junior Alumnus award at the TU Law Alumni Luncheon at the Oklahoma Bar Association annual meeting.

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The University of Tulsa welcomes students from around the world.

With more than 900 students from 60 countries, TU provides a safe

and welcoming environment for students from all nations. Faculty,

administrators, students and staff value our diverse campus population

because it enriches the educational experience for all.

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ANGOLA AUSTRALIA BANGLADESH BOLIVIA BOSNIA BRAZIL CAMEROON CANADA CHINA COLOMBIA CONGO COSTA RICA COTE D’IVOIRE DENMARK ECUADOR EGYPT ETHIOPIA FINLAND GERMANY GUATEMALA HONG KONG INDIA INDONESIA IRAN IRELAND ITALY JAMAICA JAPAN JORDAN KAZAKHSTAN KUWAIT LEBANON LIBYA MALAYSIA MEXICO MONGOLIA MOROCCO NEPAL NEW ZELAND NIGERIA NORTHERN IRELAND OMAN PAKISTAN PALESTINE PARAGUAY PERU PORTUGAL QATAR RUSSIA RWANDA SAUDI ARABIA SINGAPORE SLOVAK REPUBLIC SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH KOREA SPAIN SRI LANKA TAIWAN TANZANIA THAILAND TURKEY UGANDA UAE UNITED KINGDOM VENEZUELA VIETNAM

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After coming from Beijing, China, to study economics at TU, Yanyihan “Luna” Lu probably never imagined she’d create such an immediate splash on campus. Luna came with a special talent — traditional Chinese fan dancing. Eager to participate in campus life, she signed up for TU’s first “So You Think You Can Dance?” competition held in January 2012. The sold-out audience voted her the winner.

Dance first brought Lu (who is also majoring in musical theatre) to the U.S., when she performed as part of a Chinese dance group at the 2008 Rose Parade. “It was China’s first time to participate in the extravaganza,” she said. “I was so proud of that.”

Her enthusiasm did not wane once she arrived on campus. “The first day I came here, I just fell in love with TU and Tulsa.”

She quickly became involved in campus activities, serving as vice president of the Asian American Association and vice president of a Chinese dance club. For 2013-14, she will be president of the Association of International Students and still find time to teach a master class in the traditional dance form.

Jose MoreirasAs a kid growing up in Guadalajara, Mexico, Jose Moreiras said that

he’d never considered becoming a petroleum engineer simply because he’d never heard of one.

“My high school counselor recommended that I look into it, and I did,” he recalled.

After exploring the field, he chose to attend The University of Tulsa, which is home to the internationally renowned McDougall School of Petroleum Engineering. Pursuing a PE degree, however, was not the only thing that attracted Moreiras to TU.

“The size of the university was important for me,” he said. “I came from a small high school, so I already knew the advantage of being able to really know your teachers.”

School size and an excellent reputation for producing outstanding petroleum engineers around the world were important deciding factors for Moreiras — but so were NCAA sports.

“I’m a big fan of basketball and football, as well as soccer,” he said. “So, TU had everything I wanted in a university.”

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Ahlam Al-BattashiWhen Ahlam Al-Battashi began looking at American universities with

strong petroleum engineering programs, The University of Tulsa was on the list, and timing helped her make her choice. TU was one of the few universities in the country with a Muslim Prayer House on campus and that clinched the deal for the petroleum engineering major.

She dived into campus activities, getting to know a wide variety of students, both inside and outside her major. Until recently, she was one of 60 Omani students annually to receive a scholarship from her country to study overseas. Oman’s sultan decided his country should increase its investment in international education to 1,500 annual scholarships, she explains. Five hundred of those are allotted for study in the United States; 100 of those are now at TU, mostly in petroleum engineering.

Along with the flush of Omani undergrads, both the Omani Minister of Petroleum and the owner of a large Omani oil company are TU graduates, she says.

With her flair for leadership, Al-Battashi may be the one to organize a future TU Omani alumni chapter.

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M A L A Y S I AShazni Adam (BS ’11)

Shazni Adam used his time at TU to not only earn a degree, but also to become an active participant in campus life.

“While I was at TU, I was involved in quite a few organizations, namely the Malaysian Students Association of TU (MASATU), Association of International Students (AIS), Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society and Phi Kappa Phi,” he noted. Adam served as president of MASATU and vice president of the AIS. Additionally, he worked as the gym supervisor in the Collins Fitness Center.

The ultimate payoff ? He acquired leadership skills that now serve him well in his job as a drilling engineer for PETRONAS, one of the major oil and gas companies in the world with operations around the globe.

“I’m proud to be working in PETRONAS,” he said. “It is the main contributor to Malaysia’s economy. Currently, I’m part of a team that is developing a gas field discovery offshore of Sabah (one of the states in Malaysia).”

His work includes well planning and design and supervising the drilling operation when it commences.

National Scholarhips are study abroad bonuses

While Google Earth gives anyone with Internet access a bird’s eye view of other countries and cultures, pixels simply do not compare to the experience of being there.

Several TU alumni not only reaped the benefits of studying outside our borders, but on returning home, went on to win highly competitive and prestigious scholarships. We asked two — Maria Holland (BS ’11) and Haden Snyder (BS ’06, MBA ’09) — who each won lucrative scholarships, to share memories of their time studying abroad and how that time affected their outlook on life and their careers.

Mechanical engineer Holland, who won Goldwater and Udall scholarships while at TU, and this spring won an NSF Graduate Fellowship, spent time in China, first as a founding member of TU’s Sustainable Engineering for Needy and Emerging Areas (SENEA) organization, then for a year studying the Chinese language at Xiamen University.

Working off the grid in Jilin province, a remote area of China, and using locally available materials, over the course of two visits, Holland’s SENEA group built wind turbines, constructed a sustainable shepherd’s residence, a biogas generator, a solar oven, a compressed earth block machine, an aquaponics system and a greenhouse.

Holland received her master’s in mechanical engineering last year from Stanford, and currently is studying for

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Fulbright. Udall. Goldwater. NSF.

Maria Holland (left) earned nationally competitive scholarships as a TU undergraduate.


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Haden Snyder

surprised at how quickly he acclimated to Germany. “I lived in the dorms with a German roommate next door to students from France. I trained with the town’s semi-professional soccer team to maintain my skills for TU’s team. I attended classes at the university as any German student would. It was almost like living back home, except

one day six months later I realized how much I’d learned in terms of language and culture.

“These experiences strengthened my Fulbright application,” Snyder noted. With the Fulbright scholarship, he lived in Munich, teaching English at two schools.

Currently employed by the federal government, he noted, “I’ve traveled a bit for my job, so my time abroad has been beneficial. Living abroad doesn’t necessarily give you any special insight into another culture, but it does make you aware of your own cultural assumptions. Recognizing and acknowledging those in an attempt to understand other people is valuable.”

Holland’s and Snyder’s time abroad expanded their horizons exponentially, making them ideal candidates for prestigious scholarships and rendering them citizens not only of the United States, but of the world.

Fulbright. Udall. Goldwater. NSF. a doctorate there. She works in Stanford’s Living Matter Lab, where they model tissues and organs to give doctors at Stanford Hospital and elsewhere better predictive capabilities for surgery and treatment.

Two of Holland’s articles have been accepted for publication in the scholarly journals Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids and Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. Also, this summer she will be presenting at the U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics.

“Looking around at my Stanford classmates, I see a lot of people who are brilliant and hardworking. Top schools and companies can easily find those people, but they look for a diversity of perspectives. I honestly credit my experience working and studying in China for some part of my admission to Stanford and the fellowship I received,” she noted.

Snyder began his study abroad travels as a high school student, spending two weeks in Germany while attending Tulsa’s Booker T. Washington High School. After TU Professor J. Markham Collins visited Snyder’s high school German class to recruit students for the university’s burgeoning International Business & Language (IBL) program, Snyder recalled, “I was impressed that at TU, I could combine my interest in languages and international affairs with the practicality of a business education.”

The IBL program gave Snyder the opportunity to experience a whole new world by spending seven months in Germany attending university classes and interning at a German company.

“Living in Germany was one of the best times of my life,” he said.

One year after studying abroad, Snyder conducted a joint research project with Collins investigating the diversity of workplace attitudes within different population groups, and Snyder’s paper was presented at a research conference.

Snyder, who played on TU’s soccer team, recalled that he was

“I honestly credit my experience working and studying

in China for some part of my admission to Stanford and the

fellowship I received.” -Maria Holland


At The University of Tulsa, “internationalization” is more than the latest higher-ed buzzword. Pledged to prepare its graduates to reach their highest potential, TU looks for new locations to expand its international footprint. Traditionally, the university’s stellar energy programs have been in the international spotlight. More recently, however, the Collins College of Business’ highly successful International Business and Language program (IBL) is boosting the university’s standing in the global community. Tracking the economies of Brazil and China, TU has initiated significant study abroad opportunities in those nations.

China is an economic giant, that TU has targeted for strategic partnerships.

In 2007, the university completed an audit of institutions it was working with through faculty connections. That summer, Provost Roger Blais led a delegation to China that met with several universities including a round of discussions with the Chinese University of Petroleum, Beijing (CUPB), one of China’s top 100 universities.

CUPB and TU established a 2+2 program in which

TU to Brazil to China and back

participating students complete their first two years at their home institution and the final two years abroad. Upon completion, they can receive bachelor’s degrees from both universities. CUPB and TU signed an agreement in spring 2008, and TU welcomed its first group of CUPB students in summer 2009. They study petroleum engineering, chemical engineering, geosciences, accounting, finance and marketing.

TU’s partnership with CUPB has evolved beyond the 2+2 program becoming a multidimensional relationship. CUPB wants to learn how TU implements its internationalization strategies, setting the stage for staff exchange.

The Collins College of Business has offered some short courses on doing business in China, and TU students and faculty have traveled to CUPB as part of that initiative.

The inventive IBL degree involves the interdisciplinary expertise of the B-school and the Henry Kendall College of Arts and Sciences. Students in the IBL specialize in learning to do business internationally and in mastering a second language. Chinese, French, German, Russian and Spanish are already offered for this degree, and Portuguese will be added to the list, helping underpin TU’s strategic focus on Brazil.

TU also was selected as a partner in the Brazilian government’s Science Without Borders program, developed to increase that country’s number of science and engineering professionals. Brazilian undergraduates study abroad and do research or internships in the U.S. for a year.

TU was a first round selection by the Brazilians, who had already sent eight undergraduates here to study geoscience, petroleum engineering and electrical engineering. In return, TU is working on developing partnerships to send its students to Brazilian universities. Cheryl Matherly, vice provost for global education and Bruce Willis, chairman of TU’s Department of Languages, went to Brazil in May 2013 to discuss appropriate program matches with officials at various Brazilian universities.

In order to prepare TU students for study in Brazil, the university offers basic Portuguese and has added an advanced Business Portuguese. Other courses include Brazilian literature in translation, film and music.

TU students can study upper-level Portuguese for the summer or a semester at a Brazilian university, then take immersion content courses, such as Brazilian business and society, that will count toward their TU language requirements.


This fall the university will launch its TU Global Scholars program, an initiative that is part of TU’s burgeoning development as an internationalized institution. As students discover the benefits of studying abroad in college, many realize that their time abroad prepares them to become citizens of the world.

The TU Global Scholars (TUGS) program will offer students the opportunity to expand their worldview and apply their experience to their lives and careers. Developed from TU’s recent Strategic Plan for Comprehensive Internationalization, the program will engage students around the big global questions in their majors.

TU initiatives such as the Tulsa Undergraduate Research Challenge and the Honors Program provide

models for how TU can leverage its current international education courses. Following their example, the new TU

Global Scholars program will recruit high-quality students and encourage global competencies.

TUGS, which will offer substantial international coursework and intensive foreign language instruction, will apply to all four years of a student’s college career.

“TU Global Scholars will encompass much more than study abroad,” said J.

Markham Collins, the Edward E. and Helen T. Bartlett Foundation Professor of Business and coordinator of International Business Programs. “These students will learn how their major fits in the world and develop skills to function in today’s global society.”

New program creates global citizens

The TU Global Scholars program will offer substantial

international coursework, diverse cultural experiences

and intensive foreign language instruction.

Veteran study abroad participants — such as Lesley Jacobs Robinson (BA ’06) — are avid supporters of the Global Scholars Program. After traveling abroad for the first time as a high school student, Robinson, a member of the TU Alumni Association National Board of Directors, earned a degree in French. She boosted her language skills as well as increased her cultural flexibility with three study abroad experiences. After graduation, she worked as the international programs coordinator for the TU Center for Global Education, but the stamps on her passport were far from complete. Later, she received a master’s in International and Global Education from Drexel University and participated in various international teaching and volunteer programs that led her across the world. Today, she works at Princeton University as the assistant director for international programs.

“I have come full circle in the field of international education from studying abroad, to volunteering and working abroad, and now welcoming international students to the U.S.,” she said. “I like to challenge myself and my students to step out of their comfort zone. It’s important to live in a place, not just on top of it.”

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Freshmen will have the opportunity to apply for the program this fall and immediately begin the internationally focused curriculum. Participants will live together with students from different countries in the International Living Center and attend orientation sessions throughout the semester. Over the course of the program, students will take three interdisciplinary general education courses to view globalization through the lens of other colleges on campus.

“The first course will cover micro-finance and social entrepreneurship; and in May or early June, the students will visit a U.S. city, such as Chicago, to examine those concepts firsthand,” Collins said. “Following their domestic trip, the students will travel to Thailand to see the contrast of how micro-finance works in a much different culture and environment.” This international activity will include a faculty-led thematic or service learning course.

Other requirements include two years of a foreign language, at least one semester of study abroad, a senior project and a final portfolio.

“Each global scholar will complete a service or research project based on his or her worldview, global knowledge and international application experience,” Collins said.

TU Global Scholars must study a major that includes at least one course approved to meet the program’s learning objectives, including energy, technology, community health, cybersecurity and entrepreneurship.

The curriculum developers of the program carefully identified academic, research, service and cross-cultural experiences. The goal of the program is not only to promote the responsibility of worldwide citizenship, but also to prepare students for competitive job opportunities around the world.

By the end of their freshman year, students enrolled in the TUGS program will have accomplished more on an international level than most do in their entire education. With a clearer understanding of today’s global demands and a newfound respect for a whole new realm of cultures, these responsible world citizens will graduate with a competitive edge in their professional fields.


Suppressing TumorsA cancer study with the University of Tubigen,

Germany, came about because TU associate professor of biochemistry Robert Sheaff had spent four years doing postgraduate work with Dr. Nisar Malek, who now heads the Tubigen University Hospital’s internal medicine department. Together, they had studied an aspect of tumor suppressor proteins. When TU announced the faculty grant program, Sheaff knew he had a potential collaborator. Malek’s clinical lab focuses on the role of the suppressor proteins in liver cancer. Sheaff was continuing basic research on the topic at TU.

“I thought this was a really great opportunity to allow some of our students to see how the basic research side gets applied in a clinical study,” Sheaff said. Tentatively, two TU undergraduates will go to Germany this summer. Tubigen students may also come to Tulsa at some point. “We are going to incorporate these students into an ongoing research team.”

Faculty Internationalization Grants

Lights that Last a GenerationOver in TU’s Nanotechnology Institute, Parameswar

Harikumar turned an informal meeting with an Indian physicist and a talk by a faculty member from the University of Arkansas into a sci-fi style project that involves the new technological breakthroughs of nanorods and graphene.

The hoped for result? To develop cheaper LEDs — light emitting diodes. Already an important lighting alternative, currently LEDs are silicon based, explains Harikumar, associate professor and associate director of TU’s Nanotechnology Institute, but silicon costs are skyrocketing. Graphene, a single carbon layer that can replace the silicon component, costs pennies. Although it has been known for many years, graphene was considered theoretically impossible until a few years ago, when two scientists manufactured the single-layer, two-dimensional material.

Now Harikumar and two others are teaming up to

Robert Sheaff

What do faculty grants have to do with the price of oil? Quite a bit, actually.

They also have to do with baseball, cancer and LED lighting. The University of Tulsa awards

Faculty Internationalization Grants to improve curriculum and develop or set up international

experiences and research opportunities for students and faculty. In 2012, TU awarded $30,000

each to faculty projects. Although sometimes esoteric, each study strengthens ties with

academics in other countries and fosters strategic alliances with foreign universities.

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examine the feasibility of creating a new type of LED. It began when Dr. Suneel Singh, of the University of Hyderabad, India, came to Tulsa to purchase some equipment “and wanted to visit with some physicists, so he came to chat,” said Harikumar. “ ‘Maybe we can collaborate on something,’” he said. Sometime later, Professor Paul Thibado of the University of Arkansas gave a talk at TU on graphene, which many think will revolutionize the semiconductor industry just like silicon did in the 20th century, according to Harikumar.

Harikumar, Singh and Thibado joined forces, each working on specific aspects of the research. TU will focus on whether nanorods in concert with graphene can be bent to emit different colors of light. Harikumar has been to India to review the project with Singh, and someone will come here to work with TU. The real-world benefit will be huge energy savings, not only in energy used, but also in longevity. “An LED will last 20 to 25 years,” Harikumar said. The scientists hope to have results by summer’s end as to whether their ideas work.

Future Accurate Financial ForecastsWhat if businesses could know the price of oil months

ahead of time? Farmers could figure it into the cost of crop harvests; trucking companies could reassess their hauling fees, and help anyone who deals with global price data, said Mike Troilo, assistant professor of international business. He is working with Zhu Sun, who specializes in international finance in international energy markets. The two became acquainted when she was a 2009 to 2010 TU visiting professor from the China University of Petroleum, Beijing. They want to develop a model that eventually could provide more accurate price forecasts.

It’s a project that “has several threads,” Troilo said. “Energy touches all of our lives in so many ways. We don’t know what the total value of it will be, but hopefully it will be something useful.”

From a strategic standpoint, Troilo said, “I see great


intangible benefits because it tightens TU’s bond of a strategic relationship with the China University of Petroleum Beijing.”

Conquering Major League ChallengesAdrien Bouchet, who teaches International Sports

Business, examines Major League Baseball’s talent recruitment in the Caribbean. The assistant professor of sports administration spent 15 years in major league and college sports on the administrative side. He decided to investigate baseball’s challenges in recruiting players from the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.

Sports fans know that Major League Baseball’s talent searches in developing countries have been fraught with charges of exploitation of teenagers. Among the issues are steroid abuse, age identification fraud and substandard conditions in the MLB’s offshore summer camps — controversial topics.

“It depends on how you look at it,” he said. “Is it the exploitation of children in poverty, or are we giving them a chance to play baseball?” Bouchet asks.

He went to the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico to visit the summer camps and the MLB supervisors as well as to speak to academics in Puerto Rico.

The MLB has pledged to improve the situation, and one of Bouchet’s colleagues has been appointed to spearhead the effort.

Although widely covered in the media, the topic of MLB recruitment outside U.S. borders has little precedent in academic circles, Bouchet explains. His paper, Major League Baseball and the Dominican Republic: What is in the best interest of the players? coauthored with Mike Troilo and Jon Welty-Peachey, will be published in Sport Management Review.

Bouchet’s research offers solutions. Whether those solutions will ever be implemented remains a question. For him, the paper provides an excellent case study for his students on just how the game is really played.

Adrien BouchetMike Troilo

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HENRY KENDALL COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Hollywood directors visit campusAuthor and screenplay writer S.E. Hinton (BA ’70) joined Hollywood

director Ed Ornelas in Tulsa in November 2012 to help TU film students with the production of short film projects.

Hinton, author of The Outsiders and Rumblefish, along with Ornelas, director of Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice, offered their expertise as students filmed scenes on campus and in downtown Tulsa.

“When I was a film student, I had a lot of questions about what it was like to work on these large-scale shows,” Ornelas said. “Having lived in L.A. for 15 years now, I’m able to share some of those experiences with young filmmakers.”

Students operated cameras, art directed and oversaw production of the short Hinton films. Ornelas visited with the class to discuss aspects of the film industry and his career. Director Tim Hunter, who has worked on TV shows including Glee, Mad Men and CSI, also visited Tulsa to assist with production.

“We don’t see a lot of L.A. directors here in Tulsa filming very often,” said film studies junior Bailey Ardies. “Any time a movie comes to Oklahoma and we get to work with somebody, that’s really exciting for us.”

Averill named to 2013 Hall of Fame

Tulsa World editor David Averill (BA ’70) received the Ed Johnson Award and was inducted into the TU Communication Hall of Fame on April 17.

Averill has worked for the Tulsa World since 1969, as a reporter, an editorial writer and opinion page columnist, and since 2007, as editor of the paper’s editorial pages. As a Sunday columnist, Averill has written about children’s issues, housing and education as well as politics, fine arts and conservation. His columns have won awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Associated Press Managing Editors. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame in 2003.

Averill is a past board member and president of the Tulsa Press Club. He has helped supervise more than a dozen Habitat for Humanity houses in Tulsa and has served on numerous boards in the Tulsa area including Youth Services of Tulsa and The University of Tulsa Alumni Association.

TU garners advertising awardsThe TU Ad Program placed second in its district at the National Student

Advertising Competition in April. TU junior Olivia Coye was awarded “best presenter” among the 19 universities competing at the district level.

Two alumni and a group of advertising projects from the School of Art received honors at the 45th annual ADDY awards in February. ADDY awards are given for exceptional creativity in local advertising campaigns and materials.

The Tulsa public relations firm Schnake Turnbo Frank was honored with the special Eddy award for nonprofit service. The agency and its employees, including chairman emeritus and TU Trustee Steve Turnbo (BS ’67), have served on 105 nonprofit boards ranging from the Tulsa Area United Way to the Oklahoma Center for Community and Justice. And Phill Cooper was the recipient of the special Silver Addy award for his service to the Tulsa art community.

Graphic design students also were recognized at the 2012 Creative Lighting Awards for their work in the district competition hosted by Oklahoma State University.

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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND NATURAL SCIENCES

Sorem named dean

TU has named James R. Sorem, Jr., the new dean of the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences. Sorem served as senior associate dean for 17 years and was appointed the college’s interim dean in February 2012.

A registered professional engineer, Sorem joined TU in 1985 after working as a design engineer for GASO Pumps in Tulsa. He is an alumnus of the University of Kansas, where he earned his bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in mechanical engineering. Sorem has served on several state boards including the Oklahoma Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, which promotes the state’s research efforts and competitiveness in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

“Generous donors, passionate faculty and supportive graduates have all contributed to the growth of this premier college that I am proud to lead,” Sorem said.

Stephenson Hall dedicated

Hall of Fame honors McDougall and BellovichTU Trustee Jeffrey J. McDougall (BS ’84), president and

principal owner of JMA Energy Company, was inducted into the College of Engineering and Natural Sciences Hall of Fame in April. Founded in 1986, JMA Energy is a leader among Oklahoma’s independent oil and gas companies.

In 2010, McDougall announced his strategic investment in TU’s petroleum engineering program. His gift will underwrite a director to lead the school and has established the Kermit Brown Endowment Fund. To honor his support, the university renamed the program the McDougall School of Petroleum Engineering.

Longtime ENS Dean Steven J. Bellovich was inducted into the Hall of Fame posthumously at the April ceremony, as well. Bellovich was remembered as a visionary leader for the college, who saw millions of dollars worth of progress take shape in the form of facilities, technology and endowments, and a teacher-administrator who dedicated his career to giving ENS students every advantage to help them succeed.

The university honored Charles and Peggy Stephenson last October with an evening reception and a building dedication ceremony for the college’s newest building.

Stephenson Hall, the $16.1 million, two-story, 38,600-square-foot facility, houses the McDougall School of Petroleum Engineering and the Department of Mechanical Engineering. There are 16 integrated

classrooms and teaching/research laboratories, 34 faculty and graduate student offices, four student commons areas, a conference room and an office for student organizations in the building.

“I know everone is proud of what has been accomplished. Peggy, myself and our family are honored to be a part of this new building and the efforts to help further TU’s progress, ” said Charlie Stephenson.

TU President Steadman Upham, Janet Bellovich, Jeffrey McDougall and TU Board Chairman Duane Wilson.

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COLLINS COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

TU offers NOVA FellowshipEstablished in 2012, the NOVA

Fellowship is an exclusive TU program offered to undergraduate and graduate students in all majors. Through a grant from the Koch Foundation, students are given the opportunity to work with mentors and develop initiatives that benefit Tulsa residents and businesses.

Students selected for the fellowship earn an Applied Innovation Certificate while participating in workshops, service activities,

presentations and other networking events. At the conclusion of their fellowship, students have a portfolio of relevant experience for their future careers.

A group of 30 mentors representing a range of industries from advertising to construction have committed to working with TU’s NOVA Fellows. Marketing Professor Charles Wood, TU’s 2012 Outstanding Teacher Award and Medicine Wheel Award recipient, serves as program director.

Business Hall of Fame inducts threeThe Collins College of Business

inducted three members into the Business Hall of Fame in a special ceremony on Oct. 23, 2012, in the Lorton Performance Center.

Outstanding entrepreneur Jeff Davis (BA ’81) is the CEO of United States Beef Corporation, Inc., dba Arby’s and Taco Bueno. Headquartered in Tulsa, USBC is the largest Arby’s Restaurant Group franchisee in the world. Davis and his father, Robert, opened the first Arby’s restaurant in 1969; and since that year, Davis has expanded the

company to more than 280 Arby’s restaurants with 700 employees in six Midwestern states. A recognized leader in the restaurant industry, he serves as chairman of the Arby’s Franchise Association board, as a member of the National Restaurant Association board and as a member of the Oklahoma Restaurant Association. Davis also has been honored as a TU Distinguished Alumnus.

Outstanding entrepreneur Judith A. Smith is the retired owner, chairwoman and CEO of Tulsa-based Smithco, a leading designer and

fabricator of heat exchangers. She joined Smithco’s financial department in the 1980s after her husband, Roy H. Smith, Jr., purchased Smithco from his uncle in 1978. After her husband died in 1998, Smith carried on his vision for the company. Under her leadership, Smithco ranked No. 6 in Oklahoma and No. 84 in the country on the Diversity Business lists of Top Women-Owned Companies between 2005 and 2007. She is a graduate of Northeastern State University and attended TU for graduate work in psychology.

Outstanding Business Leader Michael E. Wiley (BS ’72) is the retired chairman, president and CEO of Baker Hughes, the world’s third-largest oilfield services company. Prior to his role at Baker Hughes, he spent 28 years working at Atlantic Richfield Company where he rose from production manager to president and chief operating officer. Wiley has served on the board of the Houston Museum of Natural Science, Spindletop Charities and the TU Board of Trustees. He is a past TU Distinguished Alumnus and a member of the TU College of Engineering and Natural Sciences Hall of Fame. He received an MBS from the University of Dallas in 1981.

“The NOVA Fellowship is more than just a set of courses students can take,” he said. “Through inter-disciplinary work, students who wouldn’t normally connect on campus tackle community problems together.”

Geosciences graduate student Aaron Ball is the first student to earn an Applied Innovation Certificate from the program. His project involved using geographic information systems to identify the ideal location for grocery stores in Tulsa’s “food deserts.”

Left to right: Dean Gale Sullenberger, Jeff Davis, Judith A. Smith, Michael E. Wiley and President Steadman Upham.

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Four new faculty join the College of Law

Anna Carpenter, assistant clinical professor, previously served as a clinical teaching fellow and supervising attorney for The Community Justice Project at Georgetown University Law Center. She will receive an LL.M. in Advocacy from Georgetown University Law Center in 2013.

Stephen Galoob, assistant professor, will teach criminal law and professional responsibility. He comes from the University of California-Berkeley, where he is working on his Ph.D. in Jurisprudence and Social Policy. Before Berkeley, Galoob practiced at Goodwin Proctor LLP in Washington, D.C.

Matt Lamkin, assistant professor, who recently completed a two-year fellowship at Stanford Law School, will teach torts, health law and bioethics. His research analyzed issues at the intersection of law, ethics and the biosciences. Prior to his fellowship, he received an M.A. in Bioethics from the University of Minnesota; clerked for the Honorable Michael W. Mosman, U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon; and practiced law at Latham & Watkins and Baker & Daniels.

Melissa Luttrell, assistant professor, recently was a visiting assistant professor at Florida International University College of Law. She has extensive experience in the private and nonprofit sectors in environmental law, public health and administrative law. Luttrell will teach property, environmental law and a course on climate change.

Conference focuses on opportunities

Energy law program expandingTU has partnered with Concord

Law School to offer a Master of Jurisprudence in Energy Law (MJEL) degree online through the Sustainable Energy and Resource Law (SERL) program.

The MJEL is designed for working professionals and graduates who have earned a bachelor’s degree and have

an interest in gaining a legal background in the energy, environmental and natural resources sectors. A student does not have to be an attorney to benefit from the MJEL degree.

Neither the GRE nor any other entrance examination is required as part of the MJEL admission process.

The college and The Institute for Energy Law hosted the 2013 Hartrick Symposium: Career Path for Young Attorneys in the Energy Sector on March 1 and 2. The sold-out, two-day event brought together two recognized leading organizations in energy law to deliver a stellar lineup of topics and presenters. Additionally, the Honorable Judge Joseph W. Morris, former professor and dean of the college, was presented the inaugural Award for Distinguished Service in Energy Law.

At-risk families in Tulsa will have increased access to legal services thanks to a $1 million gift from Bill Lobeck and Kathy Taylor, which will endow the Lobeck Taylor Family Advocacy Clinic that will provide legal services to at-risk families in the Tulsa area. (Pictured, left to right: Anna Carpenter, director of the new family advocacy clinic; Janet Levit, College of Law dean and Dean John Rogers Endowed Chair; Kathy Taylor; Bill Lobeck; TU President Steadman Upham; and Elizabeth McCormick, director of the Boesche Legal Clinic.)

Family Advocacy Clinic gift

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First Fridays at Zarrow in the Brady Arts District

On May 18, 2013, visitors will welcome the return to Gilcrease Museum of some 200 of its finest art and ethnographic objects that have been on display in Florence, Italy, in the world-renowned Palazzo Pitti, home to extraordinary collections of Renaissance art and memorabilia acquired by the influential and prestigious Medici family.

Viewed by more than 307,000 visitors, the acclaimed exhibit, La Nuova Frontiera (The New Frontier), was organized by the Palazzo Pitti and Gilcrease Museum to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the death of Amerigo Vespucci, the Florentine navigator and explorer for whom North and South America are named.

As TU President Steadman Upham explained, the successful collaboration was part of “the strategic effort to raise international awareness of the extraordinary collections of the Gilcrease Museum and its location in the city of Tulsa.”

This sentiment is echoed by Duane King, executive director of the Gilcrease Museum and TU vice president for museum affairs. “It was the first time that many of these compelling works of art and related objects were displayed outside the United States,” he said. “By sharing

our museum’s collection with the Palazzo Pitti, we sought to promote a broader understanding of Native American history and culture within the international community, and we are pleased that this exhibit was seen by an appreciative audience at a museum as prestigious as the Palazzo Pitti.”

The New Frontier features examples of fine art, photographs, and ethnographic items. Works by Charles Bird King, Joseph Henry Sharp, George Catlin, Woody Crumbo, Charles M. Russell, Alfred Jacob Miller and Edward S. Curtis will be on display as well as a number of the stunning ethnographic items that

To Italy and back – The New Frontier opens in May

are part of Gilcrease’s remarkable assemblage of Native American cultural materials.

As Dr. Herman Viola, cocurator of the exhibition explained, “The intent of our collaboration was to show the profound impact that the introduction of metal tools, cloth, glass beads, and other European trade goods had on Native American arts and culture, enabling our native peoples to enjoy a cultural renaissance as reflected in their clothing, art, housewares, weapons, and lifestyle. This blending of cultural materials transformed the art of the Americas.”

The New Frontier will be on display through September 29, 2013.

The Henry Zarrow Center for Art and Education has drawn thousands of visitors since opening a year ago. Many of those interested in the exhibits have come out for the highly successful First Friday Art Crawls, which highlight galleries and other businesses in the Brady Arts District near downtown Tulsa.

In 2013, shows at the Zarrow Center have featured photos from Tulsa World photographer John Clanton, projects from School of Art faculty members, and works by TU alumni. More exciting exhibitions are scheduled as the First Friday events continue to draw larger crowds to this revitalized area.

True Blue Neighbors among the best

True Blue Neighbors’ efforts in the Kendall Whittier area are primarily focused on education, family support and nutrition. TU volunteers tutor and mentor elementary, middle and high school students. Additionally, True Blue Neighbors administers an after school academic and social enrichment program for 65 pre-school

and elementary students. Many of these initiatives depend almost solely on the support of TU volunteers.

According to Shelly Allen, director of the Kendall Whittier Emergency Food Pantry, the food program would not exist without the help of TU and True Blue Neighbors.

TU alumni have the opportunity

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Last year, nearly 3,200 members of the The University of Tulsa family volunteered in the

community, contributing 36,682 hours to worthwhile projects. That translates to $800,000 worth of service to the

Kendall Whittier neighborhood and throughout Tulsa.

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to capture the spirit of True Blue Neighbors and make a difference in communities throughout the United States and abroad by participating in community service through their local alumni chapters. Any chapter interested in sharing ideas and getting involved should contact Mike Mills at [email protected].

Through a strong and active membership, the Golden Hurricane Club provides critical funding for TU’s top collegiate sports program.

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Derrick Gragg named TU’s Vice President & Director of Athletics

Derrick Gragg, who served as the director of athletics at Eastern Michigan University, was introduced as TU’s vice president and director of athletics on March 22. His experience covers 20 years in progressively advanced roles at the universities of Arkansas, Michigan, Missouri and Vanderbilt.

“I am very excited to accept the position of director of athletics at TU. It is a wonderful opportunity to lead a program of this caliber,” Gragg said. “The university’s combination of academic and athletic success dovetails perfectly with my own personal and professional core values. My family and I are eager to become an integral part of the Tulsa community and the TU family.”

A former collegiate wide receiver, Gragg lettered four years at Vanderbilt while earning his bachelor’s degree in human development in 1992. He earned his master’s degree in sports administration from Wayne State University in 1999 and served as an adjunct faculty instructor at both Wayne State and Eastern Michigan. Gragg earned his doctorate in higher education administration from the University of Arkansas in May 2004 and also taught two undergraduate courses during his tenure there as an athletic administrator.

Gragg, 43, and his wife, Sanya, have a daughter, DeSha, 19, and two sons, Avery, 16, and Phillip-Raymond, 12.

Tulsa joins American Athletic Conference

Tulsa has accepted a formal invitation to join the American Athletic Conference beginning in July 2014. The conference’s board of directors, by a unanimous vote of its presidents, extended the invitation for membership to TU.

Beginning with the 2014-15 academic year, the conference will consist of the University of Central Florida, University of Cincinnati, University of Connecticut, East Carolina University, University of Houston, University of Memphis, Southern Methodist University, University of South Florida, Temple University, Tulane University and The University of Tulsa. The U.S. Naval Academy will become a football-only member in 2015.

The new conference affiliation is the sixth home to TU athletic teams. Tulsa’s first league membership came in the Oklahoma Collegiate Conference from 1914-28, and then the Big Four Conference (1929-32), the Missouri Valley Conference (1935-85), the Western Athletic Conference (1996-2004) and Conference USA (2005-present).

Tulsa will reunite with former conference allies East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, SMU, Tulane and UCF. In addition, Tulsa and Cincinnati will renew their conference affiliation that saw the two teams as co-members of the Missouri Valley Conference for 13 seasons.

Henderson finishes career with third All-America honor

Senior volleyball athlete Tyler Henderson finished her career as a second-team All-America selection for the third straight season by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). She was also honored as the Conference USA Player of the Year for the third consecutive year.

Tulsa Track has two indoor All-Americans

Senior Chris O’Hare and freshman Bryce Robinson earned first-team All-America accolades for Indoor Track this season.

O’Hare is now a six-time All-America performer, who set the collegiate record for the indoor mile with a time of 3:52.98 earlier this season. Robinson became TU’s first freshman All-American and the Golden Hurricane’s first athlete to garner All-America honors for an indoor sprint event.

Football season tickets on sale Come out and support the TU Football Team in 2013.

Tulsa football is coming off a season that saw the Golden Hurricane win the Conference USA Championship, AutoZone Liberty Bowl Championship and tie the school record for most wins in a season with an 11-3 mark.

Tickets for the 2013 season are now available as follows: $78 for end zone, $150 for Blue Zone and $210 for Gold Zone seats. Season tickets can save fans up to $30 as compared to buying single game tickets for each of the six games. Mazzio’s Family Zone tickets are priced at $195 for a family of four (two adults and 2 children).

To purchase season tickets, call 918-631-GoTU (4688), go online at www.TulsaHurricane.com, or stop by the TU athletic ticket office at the Donald W. Reynolds Center on the

TU campus. Ticket office hours are 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday or purchase online 24/7.

2013 Football ScheduleDATE OPPONENT / EVENT LOCATION

08/31/13 AT BOWLING GREEN BOWLING GREEN, OHIO

09/07/13 VS. COLORADO STATE H.A. CHAPMAN STADIUM

09/14/13 AT OKLAHOMA NORMAN, OKLA.

09/26/13 VS. IOWA STATE H.A. CHAPMAN STADIUM

10/05/13 VS. RICE * H.A. CHAPMAN STADIUM

10/12/13 AT UTEP * EL PASO, TEXAS

10/26/13 AT TULANE * NEW ORLEANS, LA.

11/02/13 VS. UTSA * H.A. CHAPMAN STADIUM

11/09/13 AT EAST CAROLINA * GREENVILLE, N.C.

11/14/13 VS. MARSHALL* H.A. CHAPMAN STADIUM

11/23/13 AT LOUISIANA TECH * RUSTON, LA.

11/30/13 VS. NORTH TEXAS * H.A. CHAPMAN STADIUM

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The University of Tulsa Alumni Association announces its first alumni club outside the United States. The official launch of the India Alumni Club took place in March with three receptions in New Delhi, Pune and Bangalore. It is led by alumni Samarth Patwardhan (MS ’05) and Manasi Kelkar (MS ’03, PhD ’07).

“TU students now come from 44 states and 46 nations, and our Alumni Association should reflect our growing international population,” said Laurie Brumbaugh (BS ’78), national board president of the Alumni Association. “I am thrilled to launch our first international alumni club and look forward to the Alumni Association growing domestically and internationally.”

TU has identified internationalization as an institutional priority. Currently the university is completing a five-year strategic plan to increase the number and diversity of international students at TU, as well as encouraging TU students to participate in study abroad programs and faculty to engage with

internationally focused teaching and research.

The university has identified three areas for partnership with Indian institutions: student exchange, dual-degree programs and faculty and staff exchange. In March, a delegation of TU faculty and staff traveled to India to discuss these partnerships and to formally launch the India Alumni Club.

Phoenix and Los Angeles Chapters

In addition to the international growth, two domestic chapters were launched for the first time since

Growing by leaps and boundaries

2005. Phoenix and Los Angeles, formerly informal clubs, were chartered in April, becoming the 11th and 12th Alumni Association chapters.

There are approximately 300 TU alumni in the Phoenix metropolitan area. John Davis (BS ’67), who served as the club representative for 4 years and an at-large member on the Alumni Association National Board will lead the Phoenix chapter. John’s success with watch parties, basketball outings and alumni networking events led to the formation of the chapter and board. The Phoenix

A delegation of TU faculty and staff met with representatives from Maharashtra Institute of Technology at their campus in Pune, India.

The India club is led by club leaders Samarth Patwardhan (MS ’05) and Manasi Kelkar (MS ’03, PhD ’07), who are featured with Sandip Sen (far left), professor of Computer Science.

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June 7

n 9th Annual TU Uncorked Wine Festival

June 8

n Kansas City Chapter Picnic

June 9

n Houston Chapter Picnic

June 30

n Dallas Chapter Ronald McDonald House Philanthropy

June 13

n Oklahoma City Chapter Cocktails on the Skyline

July 13

n Denver Chapter Food Bank Volunteering

September 14

n TU at OU Bus Trip and Pre-game Party

For more information, visit www.TUAlumni.com.

TU Alumni Association As a graduate (or former student with at least 60 credit hours of TU coursework), you are automatically a member of the TU Alumni Association and eligible to enjoy all the benefits it entails. For more information, visit the new and improved TU Alumni website and online community at www.TUAlumni.com.

New Alumni Benefit! uTulsa E-mail for Life

The Alumni Association has added a new benefit for all alumni by offering a TU e-mail account for life. This is a free service to all TU alumni, where membership in the Alumni Association is free.

All graduates from December 2008 or after will be able to keep their original utulsa.edu e-mail address. TU alumni who graduated prior to December 2008 will be able to request a utulsa.edu e-mail account.

For more information and to register for your utulsa.edu e-mail account, visit www.TUAlumni.com/emailforlife.

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chapter was formally chartered on April 25 at a reception featuring TU Executive Vice President Kevan Buck and Alumni Association National Board President Laurie Brumbaugh.

Joe Pistoia (BS ’70, MS ’72) will lead the chapter in Los Angeles where approximately 550 TU alumni reside. The club originally was formed in 2008. Under Joe’s

leadership, the Los Angeles Club has successfully hosted various watch parties, outings to TU men’s soccer in Southern California and receptions. On April 27 the chapter was formally chartered, with special guests, Buck and Brumbaugh.

If you are interested in getting involved with a TU Alumni Association chapter or club near you, visit www.TUAlumni.com.

Amy Freiberger (BSBA ’96, MBA ’99), executive director of Alumni Relations, John Bury (MA ’96), assistant dean and director of Graduate Student Enrollment and Cheryl Matherly, vice provost for Global Education visited the Taj Mahal in Agra, India on a cultural outing.

John Bury, Cheryl Matherly and Sandip Sen, professor of Computer Science visit with students at Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University at their campus in Ahmedabad, India.

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The Tulsa Chapter of the TU Alumni Association invites alumni and friends to the 9th Annual TU Uncorked, presented by McElroy Manufacturing, Inc. The food and wine festival will be held on Friday, June 7, 2013 at the Cain’s Ballroom in downtown Tulsa. Honorary chairs are Chip (BME ’85) and Sharon (BS ’86) McElroy. Event chairs are Jay (BSBA ’00) and Chandra Matlock and event cochairs are Jackie Wells (BA ’03, JD ’06), Eric Griffin (BSBA ’06, MBA ’07) and Kevin Lawlor (BCE ’94).

More than 500 members of the TU family will gather to raise scholarship funds for TU students. Like a fine wine, Uncorked just gets better with age. Since its inception, the event has raised more than $470,000 in

scholarship funding for need-based students in the Tulsa area. To register or for more information, visit

www.TUAlumni.com/uncorked.

For sponsorship and volunteer opportunities, contact Jeffrey

Rudd at [email protected], or at 918-631-2092.

Laurie Brumbaugh (BS ’78) will complete her three-year term as president of the National Board of Directors of the Alumni Association in June 2013. The National Board was formed in 2004 when the Alumni Association leadership wanted to broaden its focus beyond Tulsa. Laurie served as the third president of the National Board, which serves all TU alumni — undergraduate, graduate and law.

Under her leadership, the Alumni

Association added eight alumni clubs, including the first international club in India. Two chapters were chartered in Los Angeles and Phoenix. In addition, Laurie created an international task force, an alumni clubs task force, strategic framework, alumni career networking and membership development committees, while transitioning the heritage committee from the Tulsa Chapter to the National Board. Laurie reintroduced Distinguished Alumni awards and implemented many new programs and processes.

“Laurie is a hands-on volunteer who strategically advanced the Alumni Association,” said Binoy Agarwal (BSBA ’01, MBA ’06), president-elect of the National Board and Washington, D.C. Chapter past president. Laurie will continue to serve on the National Board in the

role of immediate past president. Binoy will officially take over as

president in July and will be the first president of the Alumni Association outside of Tulsa. Binoy, who lives in Arlington, Va., is the assistant director, at the Federal Trade Commission. He has served on the Washington, D.C. Chapter board for four years and as an at-large member of the National Board for two years. Under Binoy’s leadership, the Washington, D.C. chapter won the Charles S. Monroe Outstanding Chapter of the Year award during both years of his term.

As Binoy steps into the role of president, he will serve as an ex-officio member to the TU Board of Trustees. Binoy will be responsible for overseeing the Alumni Association’s continuous growth, working with 12 chapters, 20 clubs, the board of directors and several committees.

TU Uncorked 2013 returns to Cain’s Ballroom on June 7

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1950sRobert MacDowell (BA ’53) participated in the 60th anniversary season of the Gulf Coast Messiah Chorus in 2012. Robert is a baritone and bass who has been with the chorus since 2004.

Martha Buford (BS ’56) and her husband, Bob, along with the TU Office of Admission, hosted a recep-tion for parents of incom-ing TU students from the Wichita area at their home in April 2012. Other TU alumni who helped greet at the event were Jill Spratt (BA ’10), Jodie Justiss-Dinsmore (JD ’98), Paige Riddle (BIL ’08), Megan Ramsay (BA ’04) and Jamil Malone (BA ’09). Martha and Bob also served as hosts for the Student Send Off event in June.

1960sDan Eubank (BS ’61, MA ’70) was honored by the LaPorte, Texas, Independent School District after 50 years in education in Texas and Oklahoma. He was a cam-pus principal for 40 years in Lancester and LaPorte. He also had been a counselor, teacher and coach in Fairfax, Oklahoma, and Lancaster prior to 20 years in LaPorte. He has retired to Cedar Creek Lake south of Dallas with his wife, Carolyn.

Thomas M. Campbell (MTA ’62, EDD ’87) has written Quest for Justice on the Emerald Coast, a sequel to his earlier novel, Missing and Alive on the Emerald Coast.

Gene Morton (BA ’63, MA ’67) has completed his book, Leaders First: Six Bold Steps to Sustain Breakthroughs

in Construction. He credits Robert L. Hobson, the late TU dean, for his inspiration to pursue a 30-plus year con-sulting career in leader and organization development, rooted in industrial psychol-ogy. Gene writes fiction and nonfiction in Littleton, Colorado, with breaks for leadership coaching, volun-teering on several boards and fly-fishing in the Rocky Mountain headwaters of the Arkansas River.

1970sDavid Batterson (BS ’70) is a news stringer for San Diego Reader, a print and online weekly newspaper. He writes mostly about his North Park neighborhood.

Ken Burchett (MA ’70) has published The Battle of Carthage, Missouri; First Trans-Mississippi Conflict of the Civil War. The book has been published by McFarland Publishing.

Marian Martin (BS ’70) and Mike Marrs (BS ’68) were married on April 16, 2012. The couple resides in Tulsa and Breckenridge, Colorado.

Don M. Powers (MBA ’72) received the George Washington Honor Medal from Freedoms Foundation in October 2012. He was nominated for his active sup-port of the U.S. Constitution. Don has taught a class on the Constitution to various church groups and on a reg-ular basis in Oklahoma City for the last five years. He also writes a weekly column on the Constitution for Edmond Life & Leisure.

Deborah Hopkins Blue (MS ’75) received

the Alumni Achievement Award from the Oklahoma Baptist University’s Alumni Association. The award is given in recognition of outstanding life service that has brought honor to the individual’s alma mater. Deborah serves as dean of OBU’s College of Science and Mathematics and as senior vice president for aca-demic services.

Terry Fulp (BS ’75) has been selected as the lower Colorado regional director overseeing all reclama-tion operations in south-ern Nevada, southern California, most of Arizona and portions of Utah and New Mexico. He will also oversee the operation and management of Hoover, Davis and Parker Dams in addition to numerous other facilities.

Bill Carle (BS ’76, MS ’79) won the Henry Chadwick award by the Society of American Baseball Research. The award honors baseball’s great researchers for their invaluable contributions to making baseball the game that links America’s past with its present.

Debbie L. Blackwell (BS ’79, JD ’86) was hired by Conner and Winters law firm in Tulsa as partner. Debbie has more than 25 years’ experience in the employee benefits and health insurance industries.

Beth Roehm (BSN ’79) assisted the TU Office of Admission with a TU Information Session in September 2012 and helped with a college fair in October 2012.

Tommy Hudspeth (BS ’53) was honored as Mr. Homecoming 2012 during the Homecoming weekend festivities.The award recognizes a TU employee who has exhibited outstanding service to the university and to the community. Tommy is pictured with his wife, Ruth Ann, before the Homecoming football game.

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Oscar Moline (BA ’54) celebrated the graduation of his wife, Marian, from Wichita State University in December 2011. Marian received a bachelor of general studies degree at the age of 69. The couple celebrated their 49th wedding anniversary on August 18, 2012.

Bob Marshak (BS ’66) is pictured with his wife, Donna, and their grandson, Pearson Dowling. Bob lives in Tempe, Arizona, and makes it back to Tulsa as often as he can.

John Speaker (BS ’83), Bill Hinkle (BS ’69) and Steve Turnbo (BA ’68) were recently awarded the 2012 Best in Show “Macquee” Award by the Marketing Association of Credit Unions. This award was presented for their advertising campaign “Nothing Checking” for Tulsa Federal Credit Union. John is vice president of marketing for Tulsa Federal Credit Union, Bill is president of Hinkle Creative Services and Steve is chairman emeritus of Schnake Turnbo Frank PR.

Nancy Meyer (BS ’72) was honored as the 2011-2012 Volunteer of the Year by the Tulsa Chapter of the TU Alumni Association. Nancy was recognized for her accomplishment during halftime festivities of the Homecoming football game on October 20. She is pictured with Tulsa Chapter President John Williams (BCE ’88, JD ’92).

Craig Ciarlelli (BS ’77) and Blaine Hemphill (BS ’75) came in first and second, respectively, for their age group for the Leadville Triathlon. The triathlon is one of the highest in the world at 10,400 feet above sea level.

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Mark Stahlhuth (BA ’79) joined Armstrong Teasdale as Of Counsel to the Corporate Services practice group in Jefferson City, Missouri. He previously served as senior counsel to the Department of Insurance, Financial Institutions and Professional Registration.

1980sMarc Maun (BSBA ’80) and Teri Maun (BA ’79) hosted a reception for parents of incom-ing TU students from the Kansas City area at their home in March 2012. Other TU alumni who helped greet at the event were Kansas City Alumni Chapter President Andrew Comstock (BSBA ’00), Brooke Mason (BSC ’03), Caroline Johnson (BSP ’03, MS ’05) and Alison Stailey Sulley (BSBA ’03, MS ’05).

Chief Chad “Corntassel” Smith (JD ’80) was instrumen-tal in turning his 300,000-strong nation from an organization in turmoil and disarray into a functional, progressive business/government entity. In his book, Leadership Lessons of the Cherokee Nation: Learn from All I Observe, he introduces the “Point A to Point B” leadership model he used. It is based on a traditional Cherokee prayer that encour-ages learning from different perspectives as the sun moves across the sky from sunrise to sunset.

Greg Frizzell (BA ’81) is the new Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. Greg was appointed to the fed-eral bench in 2007 by President George W. Bush.

Janet Campbell Allton (BSBA ’82, MBA ’89) retired

Stephen Hemmert (BA ’78), center, has written Dating and the 50-Year-Old Man, a true story of going through divorce and having to re-enter the crazy world of dating after 50.

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October 1, 2012 from ONEOK, Inc. after a 39-year career. Janet was manager of process improve-ment and quality assurance for the ONEOK distribution companies.

Steven L. Warren’s (BA ’82) book, The Second Battle of Cabin Creek: Brilliant Victory was published by The History Press of Charleston, South Carolina, in November 2012. The book chronicles the last Confederate raid into what is now northeastern Oklahoma.

Lucinda Hill Fries (BED ’83) has earned her doc-torate of education from Oklahoma State University and was promoted to assistant professor in the College of Education at Northeastern State University. In addition to her faculty duties, she organizes and supervises international teacher education student internships in Europe and Asia. Her husband, Bob Fries (BSBA ’84), assists her with the student travels to his native Austria. They divide their time between homes in Tulsa and Vienna, Austria, helping to facilitate student travel experiences to Europe. Bob is the owner of BCF LLC, a real estate consulting and investment company.

Guy Hall (JD ’83) joined the law firm of Robbins Schwartz as a partner. His practice focuses on business, local government, health care, energy, creditor’s rights and real estate matters.

Bradley Hargett (BCS ’83) received a Distinguished

Alumni award in professional achievement from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management in 2012. Brad is chief executive officer of InQuinox, a leading provider of IT software, hardware appliances and consulting services specializing in data management and disaster recovery.

Mark Long (MBA ’86) joined XOJET as executive vice president and chief financial officer in 2009. Mark is responsible for maxi-mizing XOJET’s operating performance, aircraft fleet planning and asset manage-ment, planning and achiev-ing of financial goals, and managing the financial risks of the company.

David Fuess (BSBA ’89) has been promoted to presi-dent of Catapult Systems, Inc., which is a $55 million per year Microsoft-based IT consulting company employ-ing over 350 people with eight locations across the United States. David resides in Lone Tree, Colorado, with his wife of 20 years and two daughters.

1990sRuth Hesse (BA ’90) grad-uated from the Artist Trust Edge Professional Artist Development Program, held at Centrum in Port Townsend, Washington.

Robert W. Knapp (BSBA ’90, MBA ’95) became the chief operating officer of NIC Inc. on January 30, 2012. He joined the com-pany in November 1999 and has served in various man-agement capacities, including director of marketing for the

Indiana portal subsidiary, president and general man-ager of the Kansas portal subsidiary, regional manager, and most recently, vice presi-dent of portal operations.

Pastor C.K. Nay (JD ’90) is serving as a court-appointed special advocate in the Terre Haute, Indiana, area, which represents abused and neglected children. Rev. Nay is a pastor in the Church of God in Cleveland, Tennessee.

Michael F. Smith (JD ’91) has been elected by the Oklahoma Bar Association as chairperson-elect for the 2013 calendar year. He will automatically become chairperson of the Appellate Practice Section for the 2014 calendar year.

Keith Gramling (BSBA ’92) was promoted to dean of undergraduate admissions for Loyola University in New Orleans.

Chad Bonham (BA ’93)

has authored, coauthored or ghost written 13 books including Wrestling with God and Spiritual Journeys. His newest books, Glory of the Games and Life in the Fairway were released in 2012. Chad is currently signed to write six more books that will be completed and released between November 2012 and August 2013. In addition to his work as an author, Chad has enjoyed success as a journalist and broadcast and film producer. Chad and his wife, Amy, live in Broken Arrow with sons Lance, Cole and Quinn.

Ana Garcia (BSBA ’93) started working for Baird, Hampton and Brown, Inc. as their controller in June 2012.

Lou Spanos (BA ’94) was named UCLA’s defensive coordinator in January 2012. He joined the Bruin staff after working as an NFL assistant coach for the past 17 years.

Jim Hunstein (BS ’79), Marcelo Arevalo (former student), Will Gray (BA ’12) and Clifford Marsland (current student) are pictured at the United States Tennis Association Pro Circuit tennis tournament in Godfrey, Illinois. Jim was the USTA tournament coordinator for the event, and he is also the head women’s tennis coach and head women’s volleyball coach at Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey.

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McKenna (BSBA ’07, MBA ’08) helped greet parents and TU students at the Kansas City Reception and Student Send Off on June 23.

Ariel Mullin (JMA ’00) was named partner of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ariel is a member of the commercial finance and real estate group. Her practice is focused on commercial real estate matters, representing lenders, owners and devel-opers in the financing, pur-chase, sale and development of commercial real estate properties.

Kenneth G. Clayton (JD ’95) was appointed Associate Circuit Judge for Phelps County in Jefferson City, Missouri. He is partner in the Rolla law firm of Clayton and Anderson and has also served as the acting pros-ecuting attorney for Pulaski County since May 2012.

Jeremy Edwards (BMG ’95, MS ’98, PhD ’00) has joined CD-adapco as senior technical specialist in Tulsa. CD-adapco is an engineering software company specializ-ing in fluid flow analysis.

Shannon Winters Goodson (BCE ’95) and

her husband, Phil, wel-comed a son, Cameron James, on September 27, 2012. Shannon was recently named president of the south central chapter of the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE). She will represent professionals in Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana. Shannon is a member of the TU Alumni Association National Board of Directors.

Doug May (JD ’95), former shareholder and director at GableGotwals, was named senior vice president and general counsel of Magellan

Midstream Partners, L.P. in January 2012.

Kristi Key (MA ’96) is an associate professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University.

Samantha Weyrauch (BSBA ’96, JMB ’00) has joined the Tulsa law firm Hall Estill as special counsel.

Mercedes Millberry (BA ’97) married Trent Fowler in Westport, California, on June 19, 2012. The couple lives in Tulsa.

2000sAndrew Comstock (BSBA ’00) and Bridget

Dustin McDaniel (BS ’99) married Nicole Fischer on February 16, 2013, in Tulsa. Alumni in attendance were Angela Collins Berg (BS ’93), Nick Doctor (BA ’08), Mandy Fleeger (BA ’99), Chris Flory (BS ’06), Tami Melhart Flory (BMG ’10), Amy Freiberger (BSBA ’96, MBA ’99), Amy Gerald (BA ’99), John Gerkin (BS ’72), Scott Gerkin (BEE ’05), Keri Monninger Gerkin (BS ’99), Matt Haswell (BA ’99), Robbi Hardesty (BS ’93), Jeff Herbers (BSBA ’98), Justin Hathaway (BA ’98), Craig Hurt (BS ’99), Charlie Krasnicki (BA ’07), Donald Lambert (BMG ’94), Gail Laur (BFA ’05), Ben Neikirk (BA ’01), Jeff Noftsger (former student), Jeff Parker (BEE ’88), Steve Rodgers (BA ’00), Brad Seal (BA ’97), Matt Snopko (BSBA ’00, MBA ’01), John Truskett (JD ’04), Dawn Alvord Walker (BA ’96), Ron Walker (BS ’95, MA ’96), Andrew Watts (BSBA ’98), and Jason Wood (BS ’01).

Cari Clark Wegge (BA ’98) and Brandon Wegge are excited to announce the adoption of their son, John Clark, in September 2011 and also the birth of their daughter, Sloane Elizabeth, in July 2012.

A group of TU alumni in the St. Louis area gathered for a festive afternoon of music and brunch in December 2012. Pictured are Madeleine Frick Grucza (BED ’85), Joanne Farrell Finn (BA ’84), Bill Scoopmire (BPE ’86), Leslie Barnes Scoopmire (BED ’86), Julie Miller Hoffman (BM ’85), Cindy Lindsay Schellenberg (BME ’83) and Mark Schellenberg (BSBA ’84).

Diane Von Nostrand (MS ’86) was a finalist in the Ms. Texas Senior America pageant in Dallas. The competition included a statement of philosophy, interview, talent and evening gown. The purpose of the competition was to demonstrate healthy aging in women over 60.

Rick Webber (JD ’86) and volunteers from his law firm, Zimmerman Kiser Sutcliffe, helped with the Million Meal Challenge on November 18 in Orlando. Together, they helped package 180,000 meals for people in need.

Tim Weaver (BA ’95) was part of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team staff for track and field. This was his 16th international team as a coach, manager, or team leader and his third Olympic Games.

The 2012 Distinguished Alumni were honored at a celebration at the Lorton Performance Center on Thursday, October 18. Honored were Roger Jarvis (BS ’76), Chet Cadieux (BS ’89), Sharon Bell (JD ’85) and Jake Jorishie (BS ’71, BA ’09). The honorees are pictured with Tulsa Chapter President John Williams (BCE ’88, JD ’92) and National Board President Laurie Brumbaugh (BS ’78).


Cathryn Thomas (MM ’01, MFA ’12) featured artwork in the collaborative show The Four Elements in December 2012 in the Brady Arts District of Tulsa.

Chris Boone (BSBA ’02) has been appointed to fill a vacancy on the Federal Health Information Technology Policy Committee. Chris will fill one of three committee positions held by advocates for patients or consumers. He currently serves as the director of out-patient quality and health for the American Heart Association in Dallas.

Matt Lindsey (BA ’02) was named president of the Kansas Independent College Association and Fund, respon-sible for representing an asso-ciation of 18 private colleges throughout Kansas.

Kathleen Pence (BM ’02, JD ’11) and Sarah Reddy (JD ’11) have started their own law firm, Pence & Reddy, P.C. in Tulsa. Their practice is able to handle all legal ser-vices including general civil litigation, immigration, bank-ruptcy and estate planning.

Krisanne Warren Troutman (BA ’02, JD ’06) and her husband, Ben, welcomed their first child, Avery Marie, on October 28, 2012. The family resides in Chicago.

Saul Albom (BSBA ’03) has been the financial adviser for a national radio show, America Tonight with Kate Delaney for nearly five years. The show has nearly 100 affiliates including New York City, Dallas, Los Angeles and Chicago.

Jerald Dawkins (MS ’03, PhD ’05) and his company, True Digital Security, a Tulsa-based information security company, hosted an alumni event in Maryland in July 2012. Alumni and current students in the TU Cyber Security program were in attendance.

Lauren Rector (BSBA ’03) accepted a position to relo-cate from Chicago to London, England, for advertising agency Leo Burnett where she manages the P&G portfolio of brands.

Matthew Reeves (JD ’03) joined the law firm Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. in Huntsville, Alabama, as a share-holder in the Litigation and Government Contracts and Bid Protests practice groups.

Nathan Webb (JD ’03) was named a Rising Star Super Lawyer for years 2009, 2010 and 2012 by Washington Law and Politics Magazine and recently named to the Top Attorneys list by Seattle Metropolitan Magazine as one of “Washington’s Outstanding Young Lawyers” for 2012 in the area of criminal defense.

Preston G. Hanner (JD ’04) was named partner and share-holder at the firm Caldwell, Russell, Thompson and Hanner, P.C. in Oklahoma City. Preston practices insurance and worker’s compensation law.

Nicki Wood (MFA ’06) is now the curator of collections and education at the Greater Southwest History Museum in Ardmore, Oklahoma.

Fatina Hindi’s (BEX ’07) article “How Attention to Interoception Can Inform Dance/Movement Therapy” was published in the American Journal of Dance Therapy.

Tara Goins McCoy (BSBA ’00) and her husband, David, welcomed a daughter, Ryan Elizabeth, on August 7, 2012. The McCoy family resides in Plano, Texas.

Kip Dorsey (BS ’03) and Amy Wilson Dorsey (BSP ’03) welcomed Jack Weston Dorsey on December 23, 2010. Kip completed his residency with OUHSC and is a general surgeon. Kip, Amy and Jack reside in Warrenton, Virginia.

Cody Wann (BEE ’04) and Katie Handelman Wann (BA ’03) have returned to the Tulsa area after living in Idaho for eight years. Their kids, Madalynn and Hunter, are 4 and 2, respectively.

Laura Duffy Nelson (BCS ’96) and her husband, Keith, welcomed Natalie Marion on September 27, 2012.

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Josh Troutman (BA ’93) and his Tulsa-based punk rock band, The Shame, recently released its full-length debut CD The Plan on SRP Records, which is based in Harrisburg, Pa. In January 2013, the band also released a four-song vinyl EP The World Is Ours on Profane Existence Records, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The band’s music can be found on iTunes as well as its Facebook page.

Shannon Hill (BA ’99) married Brian Zuercher on June 3, 2012 in Greenfield, Indiana. Alumni in attendance were Nathan Coventon (BEE ’99) and Valerie Donohue Coventon (BA ’98, MA ’99). The Zuerchers reside in Huntington, Indiana, where Shannon is a historic preservation consultant, and Brian is an electrical engineer.

Matt Rice (BSBA ’01) married Michael Krans on December 1, 2012, in New York City. TU Alumni who celebrated were (left to right) Mandy Gutierrez Taylor (BSBA ’01), Jeff McCord (BSBA ’99), Jason Gutierrez (BSBA ’97), Amy Freiberger (BSBA ’96, MBA ’99), Matt David (JD ’04), Amy Bales (BSBA ’01, MBA ’03), Kristin Capatosta Akin (BA ’97), Jennifer Geffert Greer (BA ’01), Lauren Sewell Davis (BSN ’01), Will Fagan (BSBA ’03), Carrie Swazye Beckwith (BA ’97, MA ’99), Jordon Yates (BSBA ’01), Laura Kirkpatrick Jordan (BS ’98), Kelly Roberts Taylor (BSBA ’98, MBA ’02), Lorie Cantu Libby (BA ’02) and Matt Libby (BSBA ’01). Matt and Michael reside in Manhattan where Matt is associate publisher at Style.com, and Michael is advertising director at Harper’s Bazaar.

The Denver Chapter of the TU Alumni Association hosted its second ski weekend in February 2013 in Winter Park, Colorado. Pictured are Michael Krupka (BSBA ’00, MBA ’03), Jeffrey Rudd (BSBA ’01), Noah Zikmund (MBA ’08), Chris Solon (BPE ’11) and Michael Deshazer (BCE ’07).


Micah Kordsmeier (BA ’07) graduated in May 2012 with a masters of city and regional planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was honored as the program’s outstanding graduate. He is

currently working for Self-Help, a community develop-ment finance institution in Durham, North Carolina.

Leslie R. Need (JD ’07) has joined the law firm of Landye Bennett Blumstein LLP in Anchorage, Alaska,

as an associate attorney. Leslie will focus her practice on Alaskan native law, civil litigation, corporate law and municipal law.

John Curtis Brown (JD ’08) joined the Hays, Kansas, firm of Glassman, Bird, Schwartz and Park L.L.P. as an associate attorney. His primary areas of practice are divorce, custody, criminal defense, personal injury and general practice.

Kenneth Ferrell (BSBA ’08, BA ’08) successfully completed his Peace Corps service in December 2012, after serving two years as an English teacher-trainer in Limon, Costa Rica.

Rob Fratto (JD ’08) has joined the Litigation/Controversy practice group of the Palo Alto, California, Office of WilmerHale as staff attorney.

Kristina Corona (BA ’09) has been named the new head women’s soccer coach at Austin College. She pre-viously served as the head coach at the University of Dallas.

Melissa Musick (BFA ’09) graduated from the University of Kansas with an MA degree in art history.

2010sAndrea Long (JD ’10) was chosen for the 2012-2013 Missouri Bar Leadership Academy. The academy seeks diversity in gender, race, area of practice, and locality of practice with the goal of including attorneys from underrepresented areas to broaden and strengthen the Missouri Bar.

Scott Madsen (BA ’10) married Carly Christensen on January 5, 2013.

Zoe Hoeppner (BS ’04) welcomed a daughter, Aubrey Kathleen, into the world on March 23, 2011. In May 2012, she received her Ph.D. degree in pharmacology from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She accepted a position as industrial liaison for Northwestern University’s master of biotechnology program.

On Friday, October 19, over 1,500 alumni and friends celebrated Homecoming 2012’s TU on Tap at Oktoberfest. TU alumni and friends pictured are Michael Grunewald (BSBA ’03), Jane Holloway, Brian Sulley (BSBA ’02, MS ’05), Megan Freer and Jason Margherio (BSBA ’02, MBA ’03).

The Houston Chapter of the TU Alumni Association won the 2011-12 Charles S. Monroe Outstanding Chapter Award Chapter of the Year Award. Lauren Williams (BSBA ’09), Houston Chapter president, accepted the award during halftime at the Homecoming game on October 20, 2012. The award is given annually to an officially chartered alumni chapter outside of Tulsa that develops programs and participates in events that bolster and advance TU.

Carrie McNeer (BSBA ’05, JD ’08) married Ryan Bulmer on October 27, 2012, in Tulsa at the Silo Event Center. TU alumni in the wedding party included Margeaux Wagnon (BA ’06), Reed Siegerist (BIL ’07) and Erin Iski (BSC ’05). The couple currently resides in Tulsa, where Carrie is an associate attorney at Best and Sharp, and Ryan is an independent contractor in resource cultural management.

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Josh Divine (BA ’11) assisted the TU Office of Admission with a TU Information Session in St. Louis in October 2012.

Melanie R. Conant (BSN ’12) was selected to attend the 2013 American Diabetes Association Call to Congress and to represent the state of Oklahoma. She was also selected to attend a special brief-ing with representatives from the Obama administration to learn the status of the healthcare implementation and its issues, medical research, and the healthcare policy agenda for the next year. Melanie’s son, Joshua, who has Type 1 diabetes, will be attending both meetings.

Hillary Hellmann (BA ’12) was the recip-ient of the 2012 Mortar Board Ramier-Coleman Fellowship, a $3,000 award. Fellowship recipients are chosen based on academic excellence, strong recommenda-tion, scholarly promise and Mortar Board involvement. Hillary is pursuing a law degree at TU College of Law, specializing in comparative and international law.

Class NotesPlease share your news with the Alumni Association! To submit your Class Notes and view other Class Notes that have been submitted online, visit www.TUAlumni.com/class-notes. You may also send an e-mail to [email protected]. Submitted Class Notes may be edited for length, style or content before publication in the TU Alumni Magazine.

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Christina Clayton (BA ’09) married Blair Frederick (BSBA ’07) on September 15, 2012, in Tulsa. TU Alumni in the wedding party were Stacey Myers (BSP ’11) and Brandon Frederick (JMB ’08). Kappa Alpha Theta members who attended were Paige Miller (BA ’12), Kelly Badaracco (BSBA ’10), Martha Nunn (BSBA ’09), Maddy Edwards (BA ’10), Tanee Van Pelt (BEX ’10), Ashlyn Kalies (BS ’12), Kelsy Jabben (BSBA ’12), Carolyn Siegerist (BA ’10), Hilary Morsey (BA ’10, MMS ’12), Libby Haines (BS ’10) and Alex Buffum (BSN ’10). Christina is the owner of Christina Leigh Events, and Blair is a business development manager for General Electric Oil and Gas. The couple now resides in Houston.

Alumni Don Wayne Appleby (BS

’75), August 16, 2012Elizabeth Paul Arrington

(BS ’46), June 15, 2012Claudia Frances White

Baxter (BA ’51), January 12, 2013

William A. “Bill” Black (BS ’52), February 14, 2013

Don R. Boling (BS ’49), November 1, 2012

Carolyn Ann Bonifazi (BFA ’71), January 4, 2013

Betty Knight Broach (BA ’57), October 25, 2012

Marion Brodsky (BS ’41), January 13, 2013

Bert Orville Brown (BS ’50), January 12, 2013

Raymond C. Buergey, Jr., (BS ’54), July 20, 2012

Linda Lou Nelson Burgess (BS ’83), September 16, 2012

Robin Lee Burress (BA ’94, JD ’98), October 16, 2012

Arthur “Paul” Buthod (BS ’39, MS ’43), retired TU pro-fessor and Department Chair, November 14, 2012

John D. “Jack” Buthod (BS ’40), December 12, 2012

Alan Ray Carlson (JD ’72), February 2, 2013

JoAnne Carlson (BA ’97), December 22, 2012

John C. Cartmill (BS ’48, MS ’68), October 4, 2012

Clifford Eugene Clark, Sr. (BA ’60, MA ’67), August 25, 2012

Rollo Dwayne Conner (BA ’64), October 9, 2012

Robert J. “Bob” Connolly (JD ’81), November 12, 2012

Patricia Clark Cowan (MA ’82), October 26, 2012

William H. “Bill” Curry, Jr. (BS ’57), December 19, 2012

Jack Vaughn Dawson (BS ’67), October 8, 2012

Dorothy M. DeWitty (MTA ’68), December 7, 2012

Martha Sue Nicholson Dietler (BA ’44), September 16, 2012

Patricia Heim Doherty (BA ’57), October 31, 2012

Kenneth L. Dominy (BS ’41), March 31, 2012

Robert M. “Bob” Dresser (BS ’44), November 9, 2012

Marilyn J. Dunham (BA ’60), February 2, 2013

Jean Louise Kaufman Dunlap (BA ’39), August 30, 2012

Carmelita McDaniel East (BS ’59), August 12, 2012

Miriam Endres Ferguson (BA ’42), November 6, 2012

Raymond A. Fickel (BS ’46), December 12, 2012

Edward William Flaxbart (BS ’49), September 21, 2012

William C. Fontanella (BS ’71), September 15, 2009

Janet Voth Foote (MA ’59), August 18, 2012

Jimmy Ray “Jim” Franks (BS ’64), October 3, 2012

Jerry L. Gamster (BS ’61), October 5, 2012

Susan Marie Uhren Gawey (BA ’87), August 18, 2012

Theodore P. “Ted” Gibson (JD ’60), November 7, 2012

Joe Wayland Glover (MS ’54), October 17, 2012

William C. “Bill” Hafer, Jr. (BS ’61), January 14, 2013

Judy Carol Wright Hagedorn (BA ’61, MTA ’66, EDD ’69), February 6, 2013

Diana Davis Haley (BA ’59), July 23, 2012

Linda Jean Hargrove (BA ’62), January 29, 2013

John K. Harlin, Jr. (JD ’60), September 25, 2012

Jerry D. Harreld (EDD ’71), December 31, 2012

Mary Carolyn Hedges Harris (BS ’72), December 6, 2012

Lorin R. Hedrick (BS ’53), January 30, 2013

Gary A. Hevelone (BS ’64), October 18, 2012

Donna Ross Hogan (BA ’59), October 21, 2012

Bobby L. Howell (MBA ’72), May 1, 2011

Robert N. “Bob” Hower (BA ’49), September 22, 2012

George D. Hudman (BS ’55), June 28, 2012

Della R. Frear Huntley (BM ’55), February 5, 2013

Ronald Lee Huntley (BS ’68), December 22, 2012

David H. Hyde (BS ’67), September 25, 2012

George Douglas Jenkins (BA ’66), January 20, 2013

Michael J. Kelly (BS ’54), August 11, 2012

Gay Wines Kimball (BA ’49), February 5, 2013

Allen Klein (JD ’75), January 7, 2013

Melanie Renee Hefley Kouzbari (BS ’94), August 17, 2012

Karen L. Kugler (BA ’78), August 21, 2012

Thomas William Kurtz (BS ’49), December 27, 2012

Patti June Laird (BS ’61, JD ’70), January 1, 2013

Carl P. “Trey” Lattimore III (MA ’08), October 31, 2012

Gabe W. Lawson (JD ’00), December 2, 2012

Robert “Bob” Leikam (BA ’51), February 20, 2013

Jack Glenn Lelley (BA ’52), August 24, 2012

Wanda Jean Lemons (MA ’73), January 13, 2013

Robert Eugene Lewis (BS ’54), May 25, 2012

Charles H. Lohah (JD ’63), November 22, 2012

Bruce Lee Lytle (BA ’77), February 20, 2013

Doris Bush Maher (BS ’38), October 28, 2012

Donald F. Marlar (JD ’68), September 12, 2012

Ronald T. Martin (MSE ’82), January 29, 2013

James B. “Jim” Mattax (BS ’52), October 13, 2012

Ron May (BS ’63), August 20, 2012

Jake Paul McDaniel (BS ’50, MBA ’54), September 12, 2012

Donald Wayne McDonald (BS ’76), October 22, 2012

Thomas E. McGhee (BS ’60), May 10, 2012

Isabel May McIntosh (BS ’74, MA ’87), November 5, 2012

William W. “Bill” Means (JD ’61), December 3, 2012

Frank Matthew Medearis (JD ’92), January 12, 2013

James Robert “Jimmie” Meredith (JD ’50), February 17, 2013

William E. “Bill” Mildren (BA ’49), October 10, 2012

Annabelle Goodman Monnet (BA ’46), February 6, 2013

Donald Eugene “Don” Myers (BS ’68), October 21, 2012

Edward L. Nichols (EDD ’70), November 26, 2012

James Richard Ogburn, Sr. (BA ’58), January 14, 2013

Oritsejolomi Omonigho “Tse” Ogisi (BA ’05), October 31, 2012

Vivian G. “Lily” Petrison Olsen (BSN ’84), December 9, 2012

Roger William Olsson (BS ’67), October 6, 2012

Marjorie Jean Harris Orrick (BA ’51), February 6, 2013

Amelia Blanche Osteen (BS ’70), June 19, 2012

Harold A. “Harry” Parker (BS ’75), December 23, 2012

Larry Dean Patterson (BS ’70), July 18, 2012

Sue Frances Pierce Patterson (BS ’48), August 9, 2011


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Charles C. Ingram, November 27, 2012

Carol Renee Jarrett, January 16, 2013

Joel Robert Johnson, February 5, 2013

Dan M. Lawson, January 9, 2013

Bill Lay, November 27, 2012Jay W. Leib, January 16, 2013Bill J. LeRoy, July 14, 2012Jerome T. Lewon, December

25, 2012Evelyn “Irene” Breslin

Mahan, January 25, 2013Dennis W. Manasco, Sr.,

August 18, 2012Patricia J. Neely Mason,

August 19, 2012Robert E. “Bob” Miller,

September 13, 2012Constance Louise

“Connie” Morgan, November 17, 2012

Dennis Edward Mulcahy, September 15, 2012

Patrick D. Murray, October 24, 2012

Buel H. Neece, February 17, 2013

Alan L. Noll, August 17, 2012Charles Raymond O’Brien,

November 12, 2012Nancy Ellen Byers Parks,

June 24, 2012Vincent Bailey Parks, June

29, 2012Betty Chaney Pedrick,

October 18, 2012Sally Ashe Barbour Pribyl,

December 29, 2012Sharon Lynn Smith Saied,

August 15, 2012Carrol Truett Sanders,

January 27, 2013H. Donald “Don”

Schersten, August 3, 2012Rose Blend Schlanger, July

26, 2012Robert D. Sherrill, August

13, 2012Patricia Ann Lee Sidwell,

August 21, 2012Sammye Castle Silver,

December 24, 2012William Paul Sommer,

January 19, 2013Jerry E. Sutton, October 27,

2012Gerald N. Tumbleson,

August 23, 2012

Former StudentsJack C. Aday, December 31,

2012Virginia Jackson Appleby,

October 13, 2012Allen Jerry Bowman, Jr.,

November 24, 2012John Brennan Brownlee,

July 16, 2012Susan Naomi “Sue” Edkin

Burtner, January 16, 2013Norman S. Cass, July 7,

2012Wilda Burnell Manning

Chissoe, February 4, 2013Charles Hawley Clay,

October 17, 2012Bethany Colmar, September

17, 2012Marilyn Frazee Cook,

January 25, 2013Ann Marshall Heard

Crouch, February 7, 2013Martha Jean “Marty”

Dickson, September 9, 2012

Nancy Hemphill Dishinger, January 6, 2013

Max Arthur Doty, November 14, 2012

M. Jean Mccoy Dunlap, September 20, 2012

Harold R. Engel, November 9, 2012

Margaret Murphy Enright, January 15, 2013

Thomas J. Essley, Jr., January 15, 2013

Elizabeth Anne Harrison Fitch, September 9, 2012

Rebecca Sue “Becky Sue” Byrd Foyil, September 16, 2012

John W. Gallimore, Jr., December 2, 2012

Floyd D. “Darryl” Goade, February, 2013

Harold Benjamin Hackenberger, November 29, 2012

Elizabeth Anne Foley Haddock, February 12, 2013

Mary Dolores Rodgers Halterman, October 16, 2012

Leroy Donald Hess, Jr., September 6, 2012

Roy Franklin Hughes, February 26, 2013

Charlotte Neely Hunter, December 17, 2012

Virginia Catherine Patterson (BA ’53), September 12, 2012

Vernon Paul, Jr. (MS ’67), February 14, 2013

James Franklin “Frank” Pendergrass (BA ’83), October 18, 2012

Annie Laurie Veatch Peters (BS ’55), December 8, 2012

Bradley Alan Pigeon (BS ’56), January 31, 2013

Richard C. Porch (BS ’51), January 11, 2013

Ervin Byrum Propes, Jr. (BS ’69), November 4, 2012

Gladys O’Neill Smith Ramsey (BS ’55), December 9, 2012

Marjorie Lashley Randow (BA ’62), August 13, 2012

Katherine Elizabeth Kelley Ray (BS ’49), November 16, 2012

Paul D. Reinhardt (BA ’51), April 29, 2011

Emily Elizabeth Rose Renberg (BS ’70), November 27, 2012

Robert E. Rowland (BS ’50), June 3, 2012

Roy Robert Sallee (BS ’49), January 14, 2013

Sally Frey Sallee (BA ’48), July 21, 2009

Paul Glynn Salter (MS ’52), January 15, 2013

Mary Kay Halm Salyers (BA ’60, MTA ’68), October 20, 2012

Richard Lee Schaan (BA ’73), October 30, 2012

James C. Scott (BS ’77), February 4, 2013

Robert D. Sherrill (BS ’64), August 13, 2012

Robert Steen Smith (JD ’71), October 24, 2012

John W. Snyder (BS ’57), October 6, 2012

Elmer L. Spain (BS ’49), August 27, 2012

Cornelia “Corry” Spoor-Weston (BS ’86), November 6, 2012

Steven Reginald “Reggie” Stafford (BS ’72), October 7, 2012

Jack K. Stamp (BS ’53), November 27, 2012

Harold E. Stewart (BS ’58), July 2, 2012

Carol Ann Korte Stockwell (BFA ’78), December 2, 2012

Marilyn Sue Motley Strange (MA ’84), February 3, 2013

Mary Ellen Yeakey Strickland (BA ’46), December 6, 2012

Roy J. Stuart, Jr. (BA ’42), February 27, 2013

Hardy Summers (PHD ’49), September 10, 2012

G. Daniel “Dan” Templeton III (MBA ’85), November 25, 2012

Jon Milton Thacker (BS ’50), January 3, 2013

L. Brian Thompson (BS ’97, MBA ’99), January 2, 2012

Thomas J. Tucker (JD ’77), November 19, 2012

Arthur E. “Art” Uhl (BS ’52, MS ’53), September 2012

Gus W. Van Beek (BA ’43), August 20, 2012

James Arthur West (MS ’52), December 12, 2012

Barbara Smith Wetherill (BA ’51), May 21, 2011

Dr. Robert Glenn White, Jr. (BS ’53), January 21, 2013

Benjamin Franklin Whitney (BS ’58), July 17, 2012

Don Edward Williams (BS ’65, JD ’68), November 25, 2012

Patsy Ruth Williams (BSN ’71), January 24, 2013

Richard L. “Dick” Williams (BS ’62), January 18, 2013

Diatra Layton Williamson (BS ’66), January 1, 2013

John R. Wilson (BS ’51), January 3, 2013

Elwood Odie Winchester (BME ’41), November 9, 2011

William T. Wright (BS ’43), July 21, 2012

Daniel T. Yetter (BA ’61), June 26, 2012

Carl H. Young III (JD ’67), August 25, 2012

Harold Lee Young (BS ’58), January 21, 2013

StudentsJohn Paul Baluh, October

29, 2012Katrina Lynn Larson,

December 17, 2012

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Constance Joyce Naifeh Vinyard, October 9, 2012

Warren J. Welker, February 2, 2013

Gerald Holinbeck “Gerry” Westby, Jr., July 21, 2012

Bill G. Williams, October 21, 2012

Herschel Clifton Wood, January 14, 2013

John Thomas Young, August 15, 2012

Friends, Faculty & StaffGrace Norian Bakamjian,

January 28, 2013Ann Bartlett, January 26,

2013Leora Velma Batten,

December 4, 2012Laura Margaret Baty,

December 27, 2012Jack H. Bird, October 30,

2012Margery Mayo Feagin Bird,

August 29, 2012Edward Gayle Bolton,

November 4, 2012Mariellen Summers Boyd,

August 31, 2012Thomas G. “Tom”

Brennan, January 25, 2013Marceline Annell Butts, July

24, 2012John Frederick Carletti,

February 17, 2013Steven Brian Carlow,

September 8, 2012Dorothy Earleen “Kim”

Cartmill, December 31, 2012

Earline Rose Chaney, August 22, 2012

Edna Givens Cheatham, September 15, 2012

Jesse F. Cooper, Jr., January 30, 2013

Carolyn Crew Crawley, September 8, 2012

Leah Jean Gates Dains, for-mer TU employee, February 2013

Sue Collins Davis, August 30, 2012

Lewis DeLoach, September 19, 2012

Loraine R. Edmonson, November 17, 2012

Emily Jane Etherton, August 29, 2012

Barbara Romayne Torr Ford, January 26, 2013

Jeanette McDaniel Ford, September 26, 2012

Doris Mary Carol Franklin, November 5, 2012

Rita Marie Gemmill, October 13, 2012

Charles M. Girard, October 18, 2012

Vivian Goodwin, September 18, 2012

E. Murray Gullatt, Jr., August 28, 2012

Marian Elizabeth Gwinner, October 9, 2012

Velma Jane Hallman, November 2, 2012

Roy Lee Hanson, October 22, 2012

Dr. Donald E. Hayden, retired TU Dean of Liberal Arts, January 6, 2013

Glenn Edward Haynes, October 10, 2012

Charles Robert “Bob” Heaney, February 21, 2013

William F. Hegdale, June 22, 2012

Charles Wendell Helscel, November 3, 2012

Warren Martin Henshaw, retired TU Endowment Director, July 18, 2012

Joyce Cummings Hogan, former TU Professor of Psychology, September 14, 2012

Wallace M. Hough, Jr., August 19, 2012

Charlotte Neely Hunter, December 17, 2012

Brenda J. Huseman, October 22, 2012

Cecil Ray Ivey, October 15, 2012

William Ray “Bill” Jackson, December 16, 2012

Terry J. Kanaley, December 14, 2012

Billy Claude Knowles, February 17, 2013

David William Krumme, February 15, 2013

Norman Julius Lindstromberg, September 9, 2012

Linda Faye Loughridge, August 16, 2012

Irene Wilma Land Lumley, January 5, 2013

Lurline Rains Mabrey, September 5, 2012

Lilah Drake Marshall, October 24, 2012

Mary N. Matthews, September 19, 2012

Jean Curtis McCoy, December 10, 2012

Jean B. McGill, July 20, 2012Nancy McTighe, January 23,

2013Charles Glen Meckfessel,

August 3, 2012Lloyd G. Minter, January 4,

2013Lida Jean Moore, January 2,

2013Gay Morrow, January 10,

2013James A. Murray, July 21,

2012Claralynn Parks, January

29, 2013Larry Payton, February 18,

2013Gloria Ione Hunt Phillips,

October 31, 2012Wallace C. Philoon, Jr.,

retired TU Chemical Engineering Professor, July 14, 2012

Arvil L. “Al” Powell, November 8, 2012

Ann Plank Pryer, January 27, 2013

Martha J. Reck, July 12, 2012Shirley A. Rednour,

November 13, 2012Kay E. Reedy, July 24, 2012Deania Louise “Dee”

Rodgers, June 21, 2012Janice A. Rowton, July 24,

2012Wayne Anthony “Tony”

Schatz, July 12, 2012Robert Harold Schultz,

February 13, 2013Aileen Haas Schwartz, May

13, 2010 Dearl Ray Selby, November

15, 2012Hazel Lorene Shaw,

December 20, 2012Father Gary David

Sherman, November 2, 2012

Virgil A. Shriver, July 25, 2012

Marjorie “Marge” Singer, October 24, 2012

Roy James Sinor, January 8, 2013

Betty Lou Smith, September 15, 2012

Cecil O. Smith, September 2, 2012

Daniel F. Smith, October 6, 2012

Everett Lewis Smith, August 5, 2012

Frank David Spiegelberg, July 28, 2012

Richard Craig Staab, October 17, 2012

Joseph Terry Still, November 7, 2012

Jean Wood Stokes, April 12, 2012

Carol Ann Woodson Stringer, February 14, 2013

Gordon E. Suess, July 13, 2012George Mark “Mark”

Sullivan III, November 14, 2012

Gertrude “Trudy” Oliphant Sundgren, February 8, 2013

Leo D. Surko, December 25, 2012

Hendrik Jan “Hank” Tenzythoff, August 12, 2012

Philip O. Teter, Jr., July 9, 2012Mary Clendora Burt

Thomas, January 19, 2013Dr. Richard Allen Tomasi,

retired TU Chemistry professor, October 4, 2012

Thomas Harry Trower, December 29, 2012

Paul M. Veatch, November 24, 2012

Fred J. Wagner, Jr., February 14, 2013

Pat Ward, February 13, 2013Russell Dale Westphal, July

24, 2012Lola Kathryn “Katie”

Whisenhunt, retired TU employee, October 12, 2012

Robert Glenn “Bob” White III, April 28, 2012

Robert S. “Stan” White, November 6, 2012

Kathryn Dorothy Williamson, October 20, 2012

Nannie Lee Winchester, August 22, 2010

Dolores Ann “Dee” Wyatt, September 5, 2012

Scott F. Zarrow, December 30, 2012

Ann L. Zoller, July 17, 2012Toni Ann D’Alecy Zucconi,

November 1, 2012

bookend

Fulbright GrantsCara Dublin, history seniorJake Turner, economics and sociology senior

National Science Foundation Research FellowshipsTricity Andrew, mathematics seniorLogan Brooks, computer science graduate studentCaitlin Clancy, mechanical engineering (’10)Casey Davis, mechanical engineering (’11)Ahmed El-Kishky, computer science and mathematics seniorMaria Holland, mechanical engineering (’11)Shreela Palit, psychology graduate student

The University of Tulsa congratulates its 2013 winners of nationally competitive awards.

Rebecca Bedford Pollet, biochemistry (’11)Kirby Smithe, engineering physics senior

Barry M. Goldwater ScholarshipsConor Fellin, computer science sophomoreWeston Kightlinger, chemical engineering juniorCaleb Lareau, biochemistry and mathematics sophomore

Benjamin A. Gilman ScholarshipJohn Tindle, biology sophomore

Critical Language ScholarshipLauren West, history and Russian studies senior

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The University of Tulsa Alumni Association will present Homecoming 2013, Traditions: Loyal, Always True, October 31 - November 3 on the university’s campus and in the city of Tulsa. The Golden Hurricane football team will battle the University of Texas-San Antonio Roadrunners at H.A. Chapman Stadium on Saturday, November 2.

Favorite Homecoming events include the Distinguished Alumni Celebration, the annual bonfire and pep rally, TU on Tap, the Homecoming Tent Party and the Gold Medallion Society brunch. Reunions will celebrate the 50th reunion for the Class of 1963, the

25th reunion for the Class of 1988, nursing alumni and Sigma Nu. Additional events will be announced in the coming months.

Homecoming 2013 is chaired by Sarah (BS ’78) and Jerry (BS ’78, MBA ’80) Taylor. If you would like to plan and organize a reunion for your group, contact Amy Dodson in the Office of Alumni Relations at [email protected]. If you are interested in planning your reunion, volunteering, sponsorship opportunities, or if you have questions about Homecoming, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at [email protected], or call 918-631-2555.

For more information, visit www.TUAlumni.com/homecoming.

tu alumni magazine - spring 2013

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