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Presidential Search Committee Named
Wednesday, April 25, 2007 (177 reads)

The appointment of members of the 2007 OSU Presidential Search Committee charged with leading a national search for a successor to Dr. David J. Schmidly who resigned in February after being named the new President of the University of New Mexico was announced today by Joe Hall, Chairman of the OSU/A&M Board of Regents.

The 34-member committee represents the broad and diverse constituencies of OSU and the System. The composition of the committee includes representatives of faculty, staff, administration, students, City of Stillwater, OSU Foundation, Cowboy Athletics, each of the branch campuses, OSU-Tulsa Trustees, Regents, and alumni who are leaders in business, agriculture, and government.

“OSU plays a major role in teaching, research, extension and overall public service for the State of Oklahoma. OSU has made some impressive strides in the past five years with advances in medical, educational, agriculture, and sensor technology research,” Hall said. “We have strong momentum as we start this process, which is among one of the most important responsibilities of the Board of Regents.”

Head of Ag Communications Services Named
Wednesday, April 25, 2007 (118 reads)

Garvin Quinn has been appointed director of the Oklahoma State University Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (DASNR) agricultural communications services unit, effective July 2.

"Dr. Quinn brings an outstanding portfolio of experience to DASNR in the areas of marketing, communications and leadership from his present position as director in the Institute of Agriculture at the University of Tennessee," said Robert E. Whitson, vice president, dean and director of agricultural programs at OSU.

“His expertise is extremely well-matched to the needs of the Division and OSU. We are very pleased that he is joining our leadership team of unit administrators,” Whitson said.

As director, Quinn will provide leadership for planning, developing, integrating and implementing departmental teaching, research, extension and international programs and continue with the unit's primary goal – to make available needed information to various target audiences that cross community, county, state, regional, national and international boundaries.

“The Division serves all Oklahomans and I am enthusiastic to serve in this capacity,” Quinn said.

A native Oklahoman, Quinn served as a county Extension educator in Oklahoma after he graduated from Oklahoma Panhandle State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in agronomy in 1971. He then went on to earn a Master of Arts degree in communication from the University of Kentucky in 1977 and a doctoral degree in communication from UK in 1994.

Quinn was active in the Oklahoma 4-H program as a youth. He was named the Outstanding 4-H boy in Oklahoma in 1968 and was a National 4-H agricultural winner in 1966, as well as Oklahoma State First 4-H vice-president in 1967-68.

Currently, he is on the program committee for the 2007 Association for Communication Excellence in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Life and Human Sciences (ACE) and National Extension Technology Conference (NETC) joint international conference in Albuquerque, N.M. He also served as program chair for the 2006 ACE conference held in Quebec City, Canada. Other involvements include being the communications program committee chair for the Southern Region Extension Program Leadership Network and the professional organizations Epsilon Sigma Phi and Gamma Sigma Delta.

Pet Allergies Topic of Pet Care Seminar
Wednesday, April 25, 2007 (98 reads)

Allergies and other non-allergic skin diseases that make dogs and cats itch, scratch and pull out their coats, and what owners can do about them will be discussed at the next Community Pet Care Seminar presented by the Oklahoma State University Center for Veterinary Health Sciences.

Dr. Michael Lorenz, dean of OSU’s Veterinary Center , will present "Pet Allergies" on Tuesday, May 1. The 7 p.m. seminar will be held in the McElroy Hall Auditorium, located at the corner of Farm Road and McFarland on OSU’s Stillwater campus.

Pet Care Seminars, held the first Tuesday of each month during the academic calendar year, are open to the public. The May 1 seminar concludes the 2006-07 series, and, as always, admission is free. Complimentary parking and light refreshments are also provided.

For additional information, contact the CVHS Continuing Education office at 405-744-7672.

Halliburton Move Expected to Benefit OSU Program
Wednesday, April 25, 2007 (82 reads)

Years before Halliburton announced it was moving to the United Arab Emirates , Oklahoma State University signed an agreement with Zayed University to establish an Executive MBA program in the same country. Now, the company’s decision is expected to be a potential boon for Zayed graduates.

“We anticipate that the close proximity of the company and Zayed University will prove fruitful, especially if Halliburton is interested in MBA grads who already have practical experience in industry,” said Sara M. Freedman, dean of the Spears School of Business at OSU.

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Sherman Smith Family Pledges $1.5 Million
Wednesday, April 25, 2007 (70 reads)

A number of engineering students will receive full-tuition scholarships at Oklahoma State University thanks to a gift from the Sherman Smith family, university officials have announced.

“I am delighted to announce that the Sherman Smith family is pledging $1.5 million to establish the Sherman Smith Family Endowed Scholarship Fund, which will provide full-tuition scholarships for qualified students in the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology,” said interim OSU System CEO and President Marlene Strathe. “Mr. Smith was honored as a Hall of Fame inductee by OSU’s College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology in October 2000. We owe him and his family a huge thank you for what they mean to OSU.”

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Send Signs of Peace to Virginia Tech
Wednesday, April 18, 2007 (100 reads)

Oklahoma State University students are working to make and send thousands of paper cranes to the campus of Virginia Tech. The paper crane is considered a sign of peace around the world and the OSU Student Government Association is organizing an effort to get the cranes to the Virginia Tech campus and the Alumni Association wants OSU alumni to help.

“OSU students want to send our sympathies to the Virginia Tech family following the tragic event this week,” said Claire Carter, president, OSU SGA. “The cranes will be a reminder to their campus that students from across the country are thinking of them and praying for them.”

Master Plan addresses implementation
Wednesday, April 18, 2007 (155 reads)

The OSU Master Plan 2025 was approved in January with more than $825 million in projects underway in various stages of design and construction throughout the OSU System that will transform campuses and enhance academics, student life, athletics and infrastructure. While the plan contains detailed maps, sketches, three-dimensional renditions and other documentations of infrastructural and architectural concepts to guide long-range development, an essential implementation component, unprecedented in all previous OSU campus master plans, is also included.

Development of the 2025 plan began in mid-2006 and involved virtually every group on campus as well as representatives of the Stillwater city planner’s office. According to Joe Weaver, OSU associate vice president and chief budget planning officer who led the effort, invaluable input was provided by the OSU Faculty Council and a group specially formed within its Campus Facilities, Safety and Security committee.

“Orange and Maroon Effect” - Friday April 20
Tuesday, April 17, 2007 (117 reads)

Virginia Tech family members from across the country have united to declare this Friday, April 20, an “Orange and Maroon Effect” day to honor those killed in the tragic events on campus Monday, and to show support for Virginia Tech students, faculty, administrators, staff, alumni and friends.

“Orange and Maroon Effect” was born several years ago as an invitation to Tech fans to wear orange and maroon to Virginia Tech athletic events. We invite everyone from all over the country to be a part of the Virginia Tech family this Friday, to wear orange and maroon to support the families of those who were lost, and to support the school and community we all love so much.

Chuck and Kim Watson donate $2M to the Spears School of Business
Tuesday, April 17, 2007 (186 reads)

STILLWATER, OK — The OSU Spears School of Business recognized Houston-based energy marketer Chuck Watson and his family today for the Watson’s $2 million gift to the planned business building project.

In honor of the family’s leadership and generosity, the Spears School will name its trading floor the Charles L. Watson Trading Floor.

“One of Oklahoma State University’s strongest and lasting assets is its loyal and generous alumni,” said interim OSU System CEO and President Marlene Strathe. “Chuck and Kim Watson are once again making a huge academic impact on their alma mater. The entire OSU community sincerely thanks the Watsons for all they have done.”

Former Athletic Director Passes Away
Wednesday, April 11, 2007 (176 reads)

Jim Garner, 63, former Athletic Director at OSU, passed away on Tuesday, April 3. His funeral service was held Saturday, April 7 at Southside Presbyterian Church in Tucson, AZ.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to an endowment/scholarship fund in Jim Garner’s name for the Girl’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes(FCA) summer surf camp.

FCA
Attn: Debbie Halliday
10924 Whitaker Ave
Granada Hills, CA 91344

Defense Engineer to Receive Alumni Award
Wednesday, April 11, 2007 (120 reads)

An Okeene, Okla., native whose engineering accomplishments include early developments in medicinal use of lasers and electronic innovations that helped reduce the loss of American pilots and warplanes in post-Vietnam War conflicts will be honored at Oklahoma State University.

Les Priebe, Ph.D., a Senior Principal Engineering Fellow at Raytheon, will receive the 2007 Melvin R. Lohmann Medal, the OSU College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology’s highest alumni recognition for career achievement. He will be honored during a ceremony April 13 at the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center.

Nobel Prize Winner to Speak at OSU
Wednesday, April 11, 2007 (113 reads)

Roald Hoffman, winner of the 1981 Nobel Prize in chemistry, will visit Oklahoma State University April 12 as the guest lecturer for a series created by the university’s foremost faculty members.

Hoffman, Frank H.T. Rhodes Professor of Humane Letters at Cornell University, will give two lectures April 12 as part of the OSU Regents Professors Speaker Series. Both presentations are free and open to the public.

OSU-OKC Farmers’ Market Hosts Spring Celebration
Wednesday, April 11, 2007 (85 reads)

OSU-Oklahoma City will host “A Spring Celebration” on Saturday, April 14, to kick off the 2007 outdoor season of the OSU-OKC Farmers’ Market. Festivities begin at 8 a.m. and continue until 1 p.m. at the OSU-OKC Horticulture Pavilion, 400 N. Portland Ave.

“Visitors can purchase locally grown fresh produce from the OSU-OKC Farmers’ Market, adopt a new pet from the No More Homeless Pets in Oklahoma Super Pet Adoption, and spruce up their gardens with bedding plants grown by the OSU-OKC Horticulture Department,” stated Dave Edwards, OSU-OKC Agriculture Technologies Division Head. “There will also be live entertainment featuring local musician Carter Sampson and door prizes.”

Two OSU Students Named Udall Scholars
Wednesday, April 11, 2007 (85 reads)

STILLWATER, OKLA. – Oklahoma State University students Sara-Jane Smallwood and Cortney Timmons are among 80 students from 60 colleges and universities selected to receive Morris K. Udall Scholarships. Smallwood and Timmons, both students in OSU’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, are the university’s fourth and fifth recipients of the national honor since the scholarship program began in 1996.

The Udall Scholars were chosen by a 12–member independent review committee on the basis of leadership potential, academic achievement and commitment to careers in the environment, health care or tribal public policy.

It's Time to Get Your Nominations In.....
Wednesday, April 11, 2007 (135 reads)

If you know a accomplished OSU alumnus or alumnae who bleeds orange then nominate them for an award! Each year, the OSU Alumni Association hosts two events, the Distinguished Alumni Awards and the Alumni Hall of Fame Awards. Alumni must be nominated to be considered for these awards.

For more information, click here.

Alumni Association Names Bass President
Wednesday, April 04, 2007 (331 reads)

The Oklahoma State University Alumni Association has named Russell Bass of Denver, Colo., as its incoming President and CEO.

“With the retirement announcement of our current president, Dr. Jerry Gill, we began a national search to select his successor,” says Calvin Anthony, chairman of the Alumni Association Board of Directors, and an OSU Regent. “The selection committee felt that Russell’s wealth of knowledge coupled with his intense passion for his alma mater would ensure the future of the OSU Alumni Association.”

Bass will be returning to OSU after a 27 year career in marketing and sales management of high technology products. A life member of the association, Bass is ready to come home.

OSU-Tulsa Student, Iraq Veteran Wins Prestigious Truman Scholarship
Monday, April 02, 2007 (104 reads)

TULSA – An Oklahoma State University-Tulsa student and

Iraq

war veteran now has another honor to add to his accomplishments.

Matt Stiner, a junior political science major from Tulsa, has been named a Truman Scholar, one of the nation’s most prestigious national honors. Stiner is the first Truman Scholar from OSU’s Tulsa campus and the 10^th from OSU in the past 12 years.

The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation announced this year’s winners today. The $30,000 scholarship is awarded to students who are entering public service and is awarded to only about 75 U.S. college juniors every year.

OSU-OKC Offers Gardening Series
Monday, April 02, 2007 (213 reads)

(OKLAHOMA CITY) -- OSU-Oklahoma City will offer a four-part Spring Gardening Series, during the month of April at the Downtown College Consortium, 300 Park Avenue.

Each Friday session is one hour, noon to 1 p.m., and the cost for the complete series of four sessions is $40 per person. Topics and class dates are Spring Lawn Care, April 6; Bedding Plants Do’s and Don’ts, April 13; Low-Maintenance Landscape, April 20; and Shrubs, Vines and Ground Covers for the Small Garden, April 27.

OSU-OKC’s Horticulture Associate Professor David Gerken will present the Spring Lawn Care class; Assistant Professor Scott Brenkert will teach the Bedding Plants Do’s and Don’ts class; and Division Head of Agriculture Technologies Dave Edwards will close the series with Low-Maintenance Landscape and Shrubs, Vines and Ground Covers for the Small Garden.

Sessions will take place on the fourth floor of the new Norick Downtown Library/Learning Center at the Downtown College Consortium. The Consortium is an alliance of five metro colleges and universities serving the downtown community. For more information, or to enroll, call (405) 232-3382, or go online to www.downtowncollege.com.

Cotton Bowl honors Fenimore
Monday, April 02, 2007 (161 reads)

DALLAS – Six individuals who helped shape the tradition of the AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic and college football history will be inducted into the AT&T Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame during enshrinement ceremonies on Tuesday, April 17.

AT&T Inc., and the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association have announced the Hall of Fame “Class of 2007.”

The honorees include long-time CBAA photographer Brad Bradley, Oklahoma A&M tailback Bob Fenimore, USC wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson, Texas A&M linebacker Dat Nguyen, former Notre Dame head coach Ara Parseghian, and Texas offensive tackle Jerry Sisemore.

The 2007 AT&T Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held on Tuesday, April 17, at Cotton Bowl Plaza in Fair Park. The ceremony begins at 11:00 a.m., and is free and open to the public.

Bob Fenimore more than lived up to his All-America billing as a triple-threat competitor in the 1945 Cotton Bowl. The nation's total offense leader as a sophomore, the Blond Bomber ran and passed Oklahoma A&M to a resounding 34-0 victory over TCU. Fenimore, a single-wing tailback, scored twice on runs of one and eight yards. He was 6-13-1 passing for 136 yards, rushed for 63, and was responsible for 199 of the Cowboys’ 494 yards, a staggering number for total offense and the seventh best team performance ever at the Cotton Bowl. With the game well in hand, Fenimore and his fellow starters retired to the sideline at the end of the third quarter to celebrate the Classic's first shutout.

Alumni Association Announces 2007 Outstanding Seniors
Monday, April 02, 2007 (227 reads)

Congratulations to the 2007 Oklahoma State University Outstanding Seniors.

Blake Bixler	Allison Ford	Darnell Smith
Ruth Bobbitt	Sarah Haynes	Tyler Smith
Kathryn Bolay	Katie Lee	Amber Stangl
Jeff Clark	Amy Noblett	Holly Thomas
Evan Fitz	Wravenna Phipps	Evan Worley

The OSU Outstanding Seniors Award recognizes students who have excelled in scholarship, leadership and service to campus and community and have brought distinction to Oklahoma State University. These 15 students will be formally recognized at the end of April.