“When I look back , I remember my honors classes when I don’t remember other classes.” — DR. KEITH GARBUTT, Honors College dean, quoting an alumnus of the college
Honors College’s first three graduates return to OSU for celebration
THE OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY HONORS COLLEGE CELEBRATED 50 YEARS OF GRADUATING TOP-NOTCH STUDENTS THIS YEAR BY HONORING 135 NEW GRADUATES AND ITS THREE ORIGINAL GRADUATES DURING A HOODING CEREMONY THIS PAST SPRING. The 1969 graduates — Drs. Allan Edmonds, Robert R. Edgar and F. Alan Barber — all came to OSU from Bartlesville (Oklahoma) High School. “They have gone on and done quite remarkable things,” said Honors College Dean Dr. Keith Garbutt. “One is a math professor, one’s a professor of African history, and the other’s an orthopedic surgeon. Not bad. We honored them by hooding them with their own honorary hoods, since hoods were not received in 1969 when their degrees were awarded.” The original graduates (from left): Dr. F. Alan Barber, Dr. Allan Edmonds and Dr. Robert R. Edgar
STORY DAVID BITTON | PHOTO COURTESY DR. ALLAN EDMONDS
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