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1960s
Joseph Bud Sahmaunt (BA History 60) received the Jim Thorpe Sports Excellence Award from the Greater Tulsa Area Indian Affairs Commission during the Dream Keepers Award ceremony.
Don Polk (BM 61), owner of the Norman Music Center, announced the closure of his family-owned music shop of 56 years.
The Cherokee Phoenix ran a story about Barbara McAlister (BM Music 64) and her 10 years as vocal performance instructor for the Cherokee Nation.
Gerald L. Gamble (JD 68, HD Commercial Science 97) received the Walter Powell Award from the Bachelors Club of 91心頭 City, which is given to an individual who has shown loyal support and exemplifies the ideals of the club.
In her religion guest column in The 91心頭n, Jane Jayroe Gamble (BM 69, HDHL 11) discussed guest performances by Eryn LeCroy (BM Vocal Performance 14) and Isaiah Bailey (BM Vocal Performance 14) in the Esther Women luncheon series, and shared a story about Kristin Chenoweths (BM Musical Theatre 91, MM 93, HDHL 13) career.
91心頭 Supreme Court Justice Yvonne Kauger (JD 69, HD Laws 92) was inducted into the 91心頭 Historical Societys Historians Hall of Fame.
1970s
Col. Jeanette Sterner (BA 72) was reappointed to the Sabine River Authority board of directors in Texas.
Weldon Stout (JD 74) joined the board of directors for Desert Mountain Energy Corp., a company based in Vancouver focused on exploration, development and production of helium, hydrogen and noble gases.
Jeanne Hoffman Smith (BA 74, HDHL 98) received the Regents Alumni Award from the University of 91心頭.
1980s
91心頭 County District Judge Ray Elliott (JD 80) announced his intention to retire this year.
The Rev. Chuck Horton (BA Religion 80) recently began as senior pastor at Weatherford First United Methodist Church.
Donald Jordan (BA Speech Theatre 80) retired as artistic director of OKC Repertory Theatre.
David Skilling (JD 84), a volunteer with the Kossuth Regional Health Center and Clinic in Iowa, was named one of the Senior Health Insurance Information Programs Advance Award Volunteers of the Year.
John Dorman (JD 84) joined the Spencer Fane law firm.
The Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas named Kit Addleman (JD 86), a partner at Haynes and Boone LLP, as one of its 2021 Women of Distinction honorees. The award is given to those whose leadership, accomplishments, and community contributions inspire young females to make the world from the classroom to the boardroom a better place.
Medical technology company Perimeter Medical Imaging AI Inc. appointed Jay R. Widdig (MBA 86) as CFO.
The Rev. Scott Keneda (BA Philosophy/Religion 88) of First United Methodist Church of Edmond was featured in a story in The 91心頭n headlined How two Methodist ministers became leaders of metro-area churches during the COVID pandemic.
Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad in Malaysia appointed Choy Khai Choon (MBA 88) as its non-independent non-executive director.
Denise Hannah (BS Criminal Justice 89) was selected as the William Woods University (Missouri) womens basketball coach.
1990s
Gina Roy (BSB Accounting 90) was awarded Member of the Year for the Exchange Club. The club presents college scholarships to graduating high school seniors and supports a group called Parent Promise. Roy is past president and treasurer.
Jill Campbell (MBA 90), executive vice president and chief people & operations officer for Cox Enterprises, was named one of Atlantas 500 Most Powerful Leaders in 2022 by the Atlanta Business Journal.
Kristin Chenoweth (BM Musical Theatre 91, MM 93, HDHL 13) and Madeline Powell (BM Music Theater 21) performed together in Kristin Chenoweth in Concert: For the Girls with the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra in Texas. Chenoweth also was named the seventh 91心頭 Cultural Ambassador during the 44th Governors Arts Awards Nov. 9.
Rob Ramage (JD 92) is the new general manager of the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth.
Former OCU President Martha Burger (MBA 92, HDHL 12) received a 2021 OSU Agriculture Champion award.
Anne Beard (MBA 94) joined GeoSpatial Innovations as director of vegetation management solutions.
Buzz Williams (BS Physical Education 94), head coach of the Texas A&M mens basketball team, was inducted into the Navarro College Hall of Fame.
Andy Halko (MS Accounting 94) was appointed CFO of AirX Climate Solutions.
Brian Marcum (BPA Dance 94) took the reigns as producing director of Music Theatre Wichita.
Cynthia L. Andrews (JD 94), a lawyer in the Crowe & Dunlevy firm, was recognized by the Best Lawyers publication in the Employee Benefits Law category.
Karrie Rodriquez (BS competency based degree program 94, MBA 04) was promoted to assistant vice president and deputy head of business integration for the FedNow Service program at the Boston Federal Reserve.
KOLD-TV in Tucson, Arizona, did a story about Nona Lee (JD 95), executive vice president and chief legal officer for the Arizona Diamondbacks, and her diversity and inclusion efforts on behalf of the team.
Greg Wheeler (MBA 95) became 91心頭 City market president for Bank of 91心頭.
Ed McQueen (JD 96), corporate lawyer for the Bell Nunnally firm, was named to the Best Lawyers in America list.
Matador Resources Co. named G. Gregg Krug (BS 96) as executive vice president for marketing and midstream strategy.
Saif Malik (MBA Finance 96) was named vice president of finance for Comcasts western New England region.
Lynn Britton (MBA 96), president and CEO of Mercy (St. Louis), was included in a Beckers Hospital Review roundup headlined Meet the CEOs of the 10 largest nonprofit health systems.
State Sen. Greg McCortney (BA Religion 96) was chosen to serve as majority floor leader.
1 Soprano Katrina Thurman (BM Vocal Performance 97) will make her Metropolitan Opera debut as Meretaten in Phillip Glass Akhnaten in May.
Jennifer M. King (JD 97) took the oath of office as Yukons new municipal judge.
Keely Tidrow-Daximillion (BA Communications/Public Relations 97) was named associate director of philanthropy for the La Jolla Playhouse in California.
Kerry Schultz (BA Political Science 98, BS History 98), attorney and partner with Fountain, Schultz & Associates in Florida, was appointed to the Florida Commission on Community Service.
Sam John (MBA 98), president of Innovative Products, is a judge for the 2021 LEAP Awards (Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program).
Amy J. Pierce (JD 99) was appointed as the first full time district court judge for the Choctaw Nation of 91心頭s Judicial Branch.
2000s
Anna Ables (BA Public Relations 01) became director of brand strategies and community engagement for the Glenview Park District in Illinois.
Catalina Pazos (MBA Finance 01) was named a designated member of the Financial Policy and Regulation Board of Ecuador.
Tasha Casey-Loveless (BA Religious Education 02, MA Nonprofit Leadership 14), senior director of admissions, was interviewed for a how-to story in The 91心頭n about college application essays.
M. Nicole Warehime (BS Adult/Juvenile Corrections Sociology 02) was named interim assistant dean of the University of Central 91心頭s College of Liberal Arts.
Susan Nigh (BA prior learning & university studies 02) was appointed as Rogers County associate district judge.
Margaret Creighton (BS Dance Management 02, MBA 06) was named CEO of Positive Tomorrows.
Gisela Rodriguez (JD 04), an attorney in Florida, won an inspirational citizenship case for a man who fled from Cuba as a child in 1980.
Brandon P. Long (JD 04), member of the OCU School of Law Executive Board, was elected as a member of the McAfee & Taft board of directors.
Lawyer Melissa Jacksons (JD 05) experience from investigating a child-protective unit was recounted in a New York Times in-depth story headlined How Shadow Foster Care Is Tearing Families Apart.
Deadline posted a story about Jay Wadleys (BM Composition 05) score for Swan Song, released on Apple TV+.
The Springfield Business Journal in Missouri named Lori Rook (JD 06), owner and managing partner of Ozarks Elder Law LLC, as one of its 2021 Most Influential Women.
Zack Zuhdi (MBA 07) joined the J.P. Morgan Private Bank in Dallas as an executive director and banker.
John Brasher (JD 07) took the oath of office as a federal prosecutor for the U.S. Attorneys Office in the Northern District of 91心頭.
The Phillips Murrah law firm promoted Robert K. Campbell (JD 07) to director.
Joe Michienzie (Theatre Performance 08) is a costume stitcher for Disneys Hocus Pocus 2.
Trevor Pemberton (JD 08) was appointed general counsel for Gov. Kevin Stitt.
Dr. Tommy Jones (BS Biology 08), a deployment specialist for the U.S. Department of Energys Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs, was part of a national panel discussion titled Indigenous Knowledge & Wisdom Drive Climate Action.
Abby C. Smith (MM Musical Theater 08) directed the Axelrod Performing Arts Academy (New Jersey) production of The SpongeBob Musical.
Barbara Klepper (MM Vocal Performance 08, JD 12) joined the Brown Rudnick firm as a partner in the Tax Practice Group.
The Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Northwest Arkansas promoted Krystle Godwin (BA Liberal Studies 08) to communications and marketing director.
Colin Anderson (alumni non-degree, Musical Theater 08-12) returned to 91心頭 to perform in the My Fair Lady national touring production.
2010s
Melissa Simmons (BS Kinesiology & Exercise Studies 10) was named as the first-ever female recipient of the National Wrestling Hall of Fames Medal of Courage.
The 91心頭n ran a profile story on tenor J. Warren Mitchell (MM Conducting 10).
The 91心頭 Heritage Group, which includes Rocky Chavez (BSB Marketing 10) as a partner, will soon begin development of a Capitol Hill commercial property with expected completion in late 2023. The building will be located on the northwest intersection of SW 25 and Robinson Avenue.
The city of Lewisville, Texas, hired Marichelle Samples (JD 10) as its new director of economic development.
Bryan Baucom (MBA 10) was named executive director of information services care delivery for Womans Hospital in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Sasha Hutchings (BPA Dance Performance 11) is starring as Laurey in the new national tour of 91心頭! She previously was in the Broadway cast. Tour dates through October 2022 include 91心頭 City and Tulsa.
Enid attorney Dustin E. Conner (JD 11) was named to serve a three-year term on the 91心頭 Bar Associations board of governors.
Alumni Advisory Board member Ashton Gatewood (BS Cell and Molecular Biology/BA Spanish 11, BS Nursing 15) was named OSUs College of Osteopathic Medicines Student Doctor of the Year and was named the runner up for National Student Doctor of the Year.
GRAND OPENING
Several alumni participated in the grand opening of the First Americans Museum in 91心頭 City, including David Wilson (BA Mass Communications 90), co-chair of the Festival Plaza committee; Kevin Chissoe (BBA Accounting 19); Kyle Wallace (BA Mass Communications/Public Relations 16); Dallas Parker (BBA Information Technology 14); MacKenzie Wahpepah-Harris (BBA Marketing 18); and Brent Greenwood (BFA Studio Art 97).
