Building Alliances
his issue of the Human Environmental SciencesMagazineillustratesalliances that are expandingopportunities for facultyand students, while at the same time responding to real commwuty needs - whether in the commwuty in wluch we are located or expanded to the world. This mutual sharingof talent and information enrichesour collegeclimate.
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Every student who has a successfi.tl internslup experienceenhances opporu1nities for the students who follow.Our experiencehas been that many internslup sites increasethe numbers of internships they offer when they expe1ience the quality of our su1dents.Based on these positiveexpe1iences,many also hire our graduates.
The opportunitiesprovidedto students The Collegeof Human Environmenthrough theseaJlianceshavebeen espetal Sciencesrequiresthat all our smdents ciallyrewarding.Our studentsnow have completeat leastone 1mdergraduate manywonderfi.tl,diverseinternslupoppor- internslup.Today's su1dentsmust be preuuutiesboth nationallyand internationally. pared for the challengesin the professionalworld they ,villenter and, And, through the generoussuppo1tof donors, the scholarshipsupport for intern- therefore,we believeit is essentialto inteslupsis increasingso that more su1dents grate off-campusinternshipapplication can havethese exceptionalexperiences. expe1iencewith academicpreparation. Lmce Harder, feauu·edon this issue's Recent assessmentof HES internship that our smdents cover, completed his internshipas ward- supervisors11.11derscores are effective ambassadors. Supervisorsrate robe assistantat MTV in New YorkCity. our interns high on their tecluucal prepaLance, a ShawneeOklal1omanative,has ration, conunwucation skills and work alwaysbeen interested in the entertainhabits.In turn, su1dentsbring a wealth of ment industry,and thanks to the Jean Dean Patricia Knaub congratulates (allege afHuman Bullen Newman Internslup Scholarship informationgained through the internEnvironmental Sciences scholar leaders fartheiroutstanding ship expe1ienceback to the classroom. (see story on page 3), 11.is dreamswere
academic achievement during thefallsemester. Ofthe25 students whaparticipate intheCollege's Scholar Leader Program, 21completed thefallsemester withaGPA of3.5 orabove. Twelve ofthese students received a4.0GPA. The Scholar Leader Program isacomprehensive faur-year leadership program thatisbeing developed byCHES Recruitment Services (see related story onpage 1).
realized.Now he is looking forward to embarkingon a career in entertainment when he graduates.Another successfol alliance,on many levels. But how did Lance and 200 more of our su1dentsland their internships?The answeris that we have establishedaJliances with professionaland industry fiiends throughout the cow1tryand world. These partnerslupshave been developedthrough contacts by faculty, alumni, and friendsof the Collegeand, most certainly,through our students.
I believeit is evident throughout this issuethat the collegeis engaged in a ,vide vaiietyof scholarly,outreach ai1dinstructional activities,vith om conmmnityai1d industrypartners.We have entered into these relationslupsfor the mumal benefit of both pai·ties.Each providesus with opportunitiesto do our work better but most especiallyin our primarymissionof producinggraduatesthat are not only preparedto enter their careers,but to be productive,involvedcitizens.
Dean PatriciaKnaub
4 UPCOMING STUDYTOURS Collegestudy tours offer students international experiencethat helps prepare them for today's global marketplace.
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ERASINGTHE BOUNDARIES Strong publicCollegealliancesare crossingcampus boundariesto create new opportmlities for students as well as the Collegeand its communities.
SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW ... SOMETHING SPECIAL A renovationproject is transformingThe Hotel into a ILLxmy facilityon OSU's can1pus.
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A LEADER WHO SHINES The Collegeof Human EnvirornnentalSciences inducts Retta Millerinto its Hall of Fame.
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Editor- Eileen Mustain Art Director- Paul V. Fleming AssociateEditor- Janet Varnw11 Photography-Heath Shelto11unlessotherillise noted CHESMagazineis a publicationof the Oklahoma State UniversityCoUegeofHtunan Em~rorunentalSciences.Its purposeis to co1mectthis CoUegewith its many stakeholders, providinginformationon both campus news and pertinent issuesin the field of human enviro1m1ental sciences. © OklahomaState University2001
COVER: For College design, housing and merchandising students Elaina Mortin and Lonee Harder, allroods didindeed lead roNew York Gty in summer 2000. Mortin, onapparel design and production ma;or from Newal/a, Okla., completed on internship atWMagazine. Harder, aShawnee, Okla., native and arecipient oftheNewmon Internship Scholarship (related star; onpage 3), completed hisinternship forMTV Music Television.
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of note College InternsScoreHigh Mades "In general,we have been veryimpressed.We'vehad about sixstudent internsfrom other universities,and we have been very,very pleasedwith the internsfrom OSU," one internshipsupervisorsaid when askedto compare interns from OSU's CollegeofHrnnan EnvironmentalSciencesto interns from other rnliversities.
Enrollment,
The Collegeassessmenttask force askedfor these skillcomparisonsin a surveyof internshipsupervisorsconducted this past year.The task force also askedwhat skillssupervisorslook for in job applicantsand what skillstheir industry or educationalinstitution thinks the Collegeshould be teaclling.
Enrollment increases,perhaps tl1efastestgrowing at OSU, along with what may well be the best retention record campuswideare su-ongindicatorstl1eprogran1sin the College of Human EnvironmentalSciencesare working,saysDean PatriciaKnaub.
"Supervisorsranked the abilityto maintainconfidentialityas the top employeequality,"saysJeff Beck,associateprofessorin the School of Hotel and RestaurantAdmitlistrationand head of the assessmenttask force.
In tl1epast fiveyears,Lmdergraduateenrollment in the CollegehasjLU11ped 40 percent, from 900 to 1,290 students. Freshmanenrollment alone rose 10 percent in the past year.
"They also cited high standards,such as honesty and integ1ity, as very important. They want employeesto demonstrate a strong work etllic, the abilityto function as team members, and an ethical approach to decisionmaking."
Retention Rates Climb
The Collegealso boasts of a high retention rate with 91.1 percent retention of new freshmen. Knaub creditstl1egrowtl1and retention rate to a strong recruitment program, internship programs and partnerships with internsllipsupervisors.
OSU's students excelledwhen internship supervisorsrated tl1emin terms of tl1esesame qualities,Becksays.They reported the students met their expectationsfor high standardsand demonstrated responsiblecitizenshipand professionalmatt.uity.
AlliedWith Rears Tllisyear severalapparelproductionand designstudents gainedvaluablehands-on experiencewllilehelpingwith a good cause. KathleenArmstrong,an OSU graduate whose husbandis a coachfor tl1eChicago Bears,calledthe Collegeto see ifOSU students could help producesome bearsand blanketsfor the tean1'scharity,BearsCare. Football team membersdistributetl1e teddy bears, which are made from material with tl1eCllicagoBears' colors, to terminallyill cllildrenin hospitals. Armsu·onghad been producing the bears herself,but needed some extra help. "I rememberedan OSU massproduction class,"she says,"and thought tllis might be a good project for some students." DEBBIE BASORE
Diane Morton, whosupervised thepro;ect, says Bears Care offered students avaluable learning experience while giving them theopportunity tohelpwithagood cause. 2
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'Lightweights'
Need Not Apply! A student must excel,not in one area, but three, to qualifyfor a Wentz GeneralScholarship,the largest LmdergraduatescholarsllipOSU awards.Applicantsare required to have a high academicstanding, a record of commLUlity involvement, and leadershipexperience. Ten stt.1dentsin the Collegeof HLUTian EnvironmentalSciencesmet these high standards to earn Wentz GeneralScholarshipsfor the 20002001 academicyear: Heather Barwick,Elin Cooper, Precious Elmore, JessicaGustafson,Erin Haggard, Mistie Luchtel, Nichlous Starns, JenniferWard, Rebecca Wigginsand JerrnyWilliamson.
Newman ScholarshipMakes ExtraordinaryPossible "When I started looking at possibleinternships,I decided my dream was to work at MTV," saysLance Harder, a 2000 recipient of the Newman Scholarship."Without the scholarship,it would have been impossiblefor me to fulfill it." This past year the Jean Bullen Newman Internship Scholarship Endowment enabled Harder and four other Collegeinterns to travelout-of-stateto gain real-worldexperiencefrom some of the best in the nation.
lance Harder, Newman Scholarship recipient
The scholarshipwas establishedin 1999 to allowdesign, housing and merchandisingstudents to participatein high quality, structured internshipsat a location that would be a hardshipwithout financialsupport. "It makesan extraordinaryinternshippossiblefor students," saysShiretta Ownbey,associateprofessorin the design,housing and merchandisingdepartment and a member of the Newman scholarshipcommittee.
"Receivinga Newman scholarshipallowsa student to pursue valuableinternshipopportunities in placessuch as New Yorkor Boston or even Paris."
Summer2000 The summer 2000 recipients oftheJean Bullen Newman Internship Scholarship were Andrea Denton, who interned withHerring Design Group inAmarillo, Texas; Tracy Parker, McKinney Aerospace Design inMcKinney, Texas; Kelly Fonvielle, TJX Companies, Inc., Framingham, Mass.; Lance Harder, MTV Music Television, New York City, N.Y.; and Heide Brennan, Sears, Chicago, Ill.
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I Jpcoming Study Tours The School of Hotel and Restaurant Administration is offeringhospitalitystudies in SwitzerlandJune 11-July 16. Studentsearnsix credithoursstudying Europeancuisineand restaurantmanagement and Europeanhotel and tourism managementat the Hotel School Les Roches,Lmderthe directionof the Swiss Hotel Associationin Bluche,and at the Hotel Institutein Montreux. Familyrelationsan.clchild development studentswillhavethe opportwutyto participatein a tour ofEmope in 2002. During the tour,studentswill visitearly childhoodprogran1s.
For more information, calltheCollege ofHuman Environmental Sciences University Extension office at
(405) 744-6571.
College students write intheirioumals aboard theEurostar traveling fromLondon toParis during the1999 early childhood study tour. During their stay, students visited early childhood programs throughout Europe.
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. And Then GivingSomeMore Deferred Gifts Benefit Many
Somepeople spend their livesgiving to others. Esther Winterfeldtis one of those people. She has spent a lifetime sharing her knowledgeto benefitthe educationand health of others. And she plans to keep on doing exactly that by leavinga legacythat liveson. Esther receivedbotl1a bachelor's and master'sdegree in nutrition from OSU. Her careerin rueteticsspans45 yearsand has taken her to universities and hospitalstl1roughouttl1eUnited States.Her interest in educationhas been longer.
Esther Winterfeldt
Winterfeldt'sprofessionalcareer includesbeing chiefdietitian,nutrition and food scientist,as wellas an educator.At OSU she wasthe associate dean for research,a regentsprofessor,and head of tl1eDepartment of Food, Nutrition, and Institution Administration.Until retirement, she was the head of the Department of Nutrition and Dieteticsat the Houston Health SciencesCenter at tl1e Universityof Texas.
As an inrucationof her commitment to education, OSU and the Collegeof Human Environmental Sciences,she establishedtl1e WinterfeldtGraduate ResearchAward for College graduate students. She alsomade OSU the beneficiaryof a lifeinsurancepolicy.
By giving to the educationof otl1ers wough scholarshipsand other means,Esther holds a specialplacein OSU hearts. For those who want to donate to OSU, considerthe low cost way by assigningownershipof a life insurance policyto the OSU Fotmdation- like Esther did. There's an immediate income tax deduction for tl1evalue of tl1epolicy,as of the date of the assignment. Then the proceedspass to the F0tmdation, free of estate taxes.An excellentdeferredgift, particularlyif your life circumstancesno longer require the protection for whichyou originallypurchasedthe policy.
The College of Human Environmental Sciences has developed a proposal and is seeking funding for the OSU-Tulsa Early Learning Center, a $ l O million facility which will focus on the needs of individual children while establishing a learning laboratory. The Center, to be located in Tulsa, will rely o·n a best practices model and will provide observation opportunities for students and workers in the field. The combination of research, training sessionsand wraparound social services in one facility setsthe Center apart from other childcare facilities. The proposed Center is a partnership of Oklahoma State University, Tulsa-area businesses and community non-profits. For more information, please contact Dean Patricia Knaub at(405)744-5053.
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fheHOTEL AT 0SU Something Old, Something New
Something Special
Youarecordiallyinvitedto be a preferredguest at the premier hotelon the prairie,othenviseknownas TheHotel at OSU. It beganas The Union Club in 1950, located in the southwing of the OSU Student Union. Boastingof 81 rooms,includingone room containingeight double-deck beds,the facilityfeatured p1ivatebaths and rmming ice water.It was first class- and a first for the Stillwatercommunity.Room rates ran from$ 4.25 to $6.25 per night. The firstguest was DavidLilienthal,a former head of the AtomicEnergy Commission. But that was yesterday. 2001 finds TheHotel at OSU involvedin a renovation that \viii transformthe campushotel into a state-of-theart luxuryfacility.The GenslerHospitalitygroup, world renownfor its \Vorkon hotelssuch as the Drakeand the San FranciscoFairmont,is the designteam for the project. The new luxurious look will include not only a grand lobby,Board Room, and severallom1ges,but also a choice of rooms and suites, each custom designed to pleaseOSU guests. The decor is only one area of noticeablechange. In August 1999, TheHotel and the Collegeof Human EnvironmentalSciencesjoined forces.The School of Hotel and RestaurantAdministrationis the second oldest hotel school in the country and is now one of only five hospitalityprogran1sin the U.S. to manageand teach in an "on campus"hotel. Preparingtoday's students to become successfulhospitalitymanagersrequiresboth classroomand laboratory expe1iences- real world challenges.TheHotel at OSU is that realworld where the students can be prepared to be the leadersof tomorrow in the hospitalityindustry.
JimBarnard, general manager, and Patrick Presnal, hotel andrestaurant So now in the new millennium,the focus of The administration student, show The Hotel's Hotel at OSU is two-fold:to enhance the guest experience model room,aguest room recently and to givestudents the practicalexperiencesthat reinforce renovated aspartofThe Hotel's classcnrriculwn. comprehensive renovation plan. 11
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The key to makingthis goal a realityis through the generosityof alumni and friends.Financiallyself-supporting, TheHotel at OSU has embarkedupon a campaignto raise $6 millionto fond the renovation.Opportunitiesinclude gifts,pledgesand in-kinddonations.Or donors can lll1derw1itea guest room and enjoy "PreferredGuest" status.
For more information about supporting The Hotel atOSU, contact JimBarnard, general manager at(405)744-6835. STORIES BYBARBARA SWIGGART
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Outreach, Instructionand Research Erasing the Boundaries "Publicand land-grantuniversities facea growingpublicperception,fairor unfair,that we are aloofand out of touch,arrogantand out of date.... we cando better- by creatingengaged institutionsthat serveour communitiesand the nation through true partnerships,sharing and reciprocity."- GrahamSpanier,chair,KelloggCommission on the Futureof Stateand Land-GrantUniversifies, Returning to Our Roofs:TheEngagedInstitution
Throughout its history the College has steadilynarrowed the distancebetween classroom and communitywith a curriculumthat reacheswell beyond campusboundaries,but at no time has the College breachedthat distance to the extent that it now does.
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Today's Collegeprogran1sactivelyseek and promote strong public-universityalliances.It is communitypartnershipsthat givethe College its greatest opportunities to addressqualityof life issuesfor all ages. Through these supportivealliances,the Collegehas helped create broadbased communityprograms such as Tulsa's early childhood professionaldevelopmentcooperative, the cooperativepartnershipwith grocers to supply nutritionalfood to low-incomefanulies, and the collaborativeproject to provide appropriate ge1iat1iccare and servicesto the state's seruors. The students in the Collegeof Human Environmental Sciencesare the principleresource in building relationshipswith the larger c01nmunity.The adrninisn-ationand faculty,committed to mentoring and experientiallearning,guide students in a varietyof off-campuslearning experiencesthrough .internshipprograms,independent researchprojects,interdisciplinary projects,and leadershiptraining. These experienceshelp students integrate academicknowledgeand real lifeknow-how and open a two-waycommunicationbetween the Collegeand its communityassociates.As the College and its partners work together to . developskilled,responsiblecitizens,they often
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discoverother areaswhere collaborativeeffort is mutuallybeneficial. C01nmunitypartners b1ingexperience, knowledgeof issuesand support to the alliance. The College brings scholarship,research-based informationand developmentskills.Together, by shaiing their knowledgeand expertise,the Collegeai1dits commmutyallieshave implemented many cooperativeprograins that are effectingpositivechange in such core areas as health, education and fanuly. Collegepartrtershipsreach acrossdisciplines to engage in campuswideand inter-institutional collaborationsai1ddeep into the commmutyto team with corporations,serviceorgat1izations, government and other educationalinstitutions. These alliai1eesgive the commmutyexpanded resourcesto tacklesocietalproblemswhile providing the College ai1dits students new opport:LUuties to combine academicexperiencesand communitylife. The alliancesare themselvesdynamic.They broaden over time and advat1Ce new alliancesas the College'scommmuty-basedprogramsprove beneficialand as its skilledgraduatesenter the workforceand the community.Alliat1eesblur the distinctionbetween can1pusand "off-campus."
As Dean PatriciaKnaub says,"It's an exciting time for the Collegeof Human Environmental Sciences.Every day brings new opportunities to form partnershipsthat benefit our students ai1d om communities.We are moving closerto being a truly engaged institution." EILEEN MUSTAIN
Freshmen scholar leaders Monica Combrink, Lynn Roberts andRyan Seals arethree ofthe25students participating intheCollege's comprehensive four-yeor leadership program.
Takin "Greatnessis not in where we stand but in what directionwe are moving," OliverWendellHolmes once said.For students in the College of Human EnvironmentalSciences ScholarLeader Program, that direction is one of leadership. The fallsemesterwill be the second year in the lifeof the Scholar Leader Program, a program funded through the Thomas, Pauline and BarbaraMiller Endowment F1md and developed,accordingto Kristi Thrift, coordinator of recruitment services,becauseof the importance of effectiveleadershipfor positive change. "The capacityto lead is rooted in virtuallyevery individual,and each of us has the power to transform our commlllli.tiesand society," Tlu·iftsays. e program is a collaborative approach to leadershipthat stresses the importanceof building strong comm1micationskills,teams, self-
confidence,ethicalprincipalsand many others, she says,including engagementin communityservice, businessetiquette and professional associations. Thrift saysthe students have many opportunities to lead through srndent organizations,the Presidential LeadershipCOLmcil and Women in LifelongLearning. "The ScholarLeader Program renewsand strengthensthe quality of that leadership,"she says. "Students developconfidencein their own abilityto lead and to make decisions,but they also learn to recognizewhen it's appropriate to step back and sayto themselves, 'I don't alwayshave to be the person to lead."' The program is developinginto a true fom-yearcomprehensiveprogram, which students may enter as incoming freshmenor as sophomores. To apply,students must carry a GPA of at least 3.5 and
submit a statement about theirgoals and leadershipactivities. The first year concentrateson the developmentof basicskillsin leading and servingthe commlllli.ty. The second year, the students themselvesbecome the recruitersand get involved\.viththe CHESAssociates and alumni activities. By the third year, students should be developingan understanding of issuesimpactingtheir profession.They willalso havethe opportunity to interact with business and industry as well as federal governmentagenciesthrough a field trip to Washington,D.C. In the finalyear of the program, students will have the abilityto analyze and providesolutionsto issues of concern in their areasof study.
"Srndents graduatingfrom the program will be leadersthat take charge, translatedreamsinto reality and take risksin times of change." TANIA WARD
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Internships Tay the Groundwork "It was the most incredibleexperience,"Tara Parkssays,smnrningup her internshipcompleted in the sp1ingof 2000. "I learned so much. I learned a lot from my classes,too, but the internshipgaveme the actual experiencesI needed. To be successfulin this major, you have to have both education and experience." Parks,who willgraduatein May 2001 with a bachelor'sdegree in hotel and restaurant administration,interned at Joseppi'sin Stillwaterp1iorto the restamant's May 2000 opening. Her successlanded her the job of hospitalitymanagerwith the new restaurant. Internshipsare beneficialfor both interns and their employers,she says."Interns benefit a businessby contributing new ideasand communicatingchangesin their fields.It's an all around great experiencefor everyone." Parks' story and her observationsabout internshipsare familiarLofaculLywho have seen firsthand how internshipprogramsprovide wide-rangingbenefitsfor students, community partners and the Collegeof Hmnan EnvironmentalSciences. "Internships help students evaluatetheir abilitiesand reassesstheir careerchoices,"says Shiretta Ownbey,associateprofessorin design, housing and merchandising. "They give students the opportunity to applywhat they've learnedin the classroomto a real world situation and to leave the university with valuablework experience." Like Parks,students who complete successfulinternshipsare frequentlyoffered employmentafter graduation, saysJim Anderson, internship coordinatorin tl1eSchool of Hotel and RestaurantAdministration.In fact, a high percentageof OSU interns do receive job offersfrom tl1eiremployers.These companies also giveinterns good employment leadsat other companies,if tl1eydon't have current openings.
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The internshipprogram allowsan employerto see an intern's capabilitiesprior to making a hiring commitment, saysBill Ryan, assistantprofessorand associatedirector of the School of Hotel and Restaurant Administration."That employeralso gainsa recruitn1entadvantageby being the first to offer the graduate a job." Long-term relationshipsdevelopbetween companiesthat host interns and tl1efaculty who work witl1them, Ryan says.Exchanging informationand expertiseevolvesnormallyas the Collegeand employerswork together. "I've found that we become partners witl1 these companies,"Ownbey says."They trust our judgment and often callus for reasons other than internships.By the same token, if we need informationabout something, like industry-specificsoftwarefor instance,we can call on them." The same is true for medicalcenters and otl1erco1nmm1ityserviceagencies,saysLea Ebro, director of the nut:J.itional sciences dietetic intern program. The nut:J.·itional sciencesdepartn1ent's tl1ree-partgraduate internshipprogran1 assignsstudents to communityserviceagencies and ho~pitalsand clinics.Ebro workswitl1 21 medicalfacilitiesand some 40 to 50 agencies to placeher interns, many of whom are later offered employment. Ebro saysthe relationslupsbecome reciprocal.When program admi11istrators need informationor help witl1specialprojects,tl1ey call her. "Buildingalliancesgoes both ways:we want to serve our businessand co1nmm1ity partnerswell," Ownbey says,"but we also learn from tlmn and gain support from them." KATY CHAPMAN &EILEEN MUSTAIN
What obstaclesdo those who use wheelchairsor walkers encounter once they accessa building?Do furnishings impede their mobility?What new furniture and interior product designswould better suit their needs? Kathryn Parkhurst,design, housing and merchandising major, raisesthese questions.And thanks to a Wentz AcademicProject Award,she'll soon have answersshe can convert into functionaland aestheticforninire designsthat will enhance the livesof people with mobility limitations. The Wentz Project Awardprovidesan Lmdergraduate $4,000 to work on a one-yearresearchproject Lmderthe guidanceof a facultymentor. Parkhurst's mentor is Rick Bartholomew,assistantprofessorof design, housing and merchandising. The fi.mdinggivesParkhurstthe opportunity to focuson a specificinterior designinterest earlyin her educationalexperience,saysBartholomew,as wellas a "stepping-stone"for careerchoicesupon graduation. In addition to Parkhurst,three other College of Human EnvironmentalSciencesscholarsgarnered Wentz Project Awardsthis academicyear:Angela Perkins,SarahPowell,and Kim Sasser. Perkinsis exploringthe possiblereuse of the Pawnee Indian Health Clinicas a cow1tryinn. Her mentor is Carol Bormann, associateprofessorof design,housing and merchandising(related story on page 11). Powell,working,,~th Troy Ada.ms,associateprofessor, School of AppliedHealth and EducationalPsychology, is identifyingthe health informationneeds of collegestudents to determinewhich modes of communication students most prefer when accessinghealth ~areinformation.Her findingswill assistthe development of a self-carewebsitetargeted at collegesn1dents. Sasseris researchingthe food intake of women \~th low incomesand comparingthe nutritional intake of food stamp and nonfood stamp recipients.She believes a better Lmderstandingof these issueswill help evaluate policiesconcerningthe food stan1pprogram. Kathryn Keirn,assistantprofessorin nut:J.itional sciences,is Sasser'smentor for the project.
Asredpients ofWentz Proiect Awards, students Kim Sasser, Kathryn Parkhurst andSamh Pawell engage in original seff-directed proiect researdi andapplication under theguidance offucu/ty mentors.
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Outreach, Instruction and Research Students Build Good TrackRecord 111 ApparelProduction Some apparelproduction and design students in the Collegeof Human Environmental Scienceshave a good track record when it comes to producing products for "real" clients. The students have been helpingproduce uniformsfor the OSU women's track team. "We had a contract with the track department to design and produce the uniforms,"saysDiane Morton, an adjunct instructor and program coordinator in Human EnvironmentalSciencesUniversity Extension."So I hired fivestudents who haveworked outside of classon the project." The uniforms,which feature two different shirts and shorts, were designed by RebeccaCravens,an appareldesign and production senior. "Coach CatrinaAcosta (head coach of Diane Morton says students Kristin Ritter, Rebecca Cravens, Loan Nguyen andKarolina /somaki didanoutstanding the women's crosscountry and track jobworking withanactual client todesign andproduce aproduct. tean1)wanted a uniform that would make the girlsstand out at an event," Cravens says."I found out that they liked the fabric of their current shorts but needed a brighter, bolder color for the uniform." "We found a companythat produced a materialthat is fairlynew on the market," saysMorton. "The only problem was they didn't have PMS 166, OSU's officialorange, so they had to dye the fabricfor us." The result is a sleekdesign, using one of the latest fab1icson the market.
Oklahomatomism is BIG business:$3.6 billion big, in fact.
Morton hopes the projectwill give the students and department more visibility and bring more projects their way.
Not only is tomism one of the state's top three industries,it createsmore than 67,000 jobs and generates$287 millionin salestax revenuesto the state, accordingto Hailin Qu, professorin the School of Hotel and RestaurantAdministration.
"It givesour students the oppornmity to design and produce a product and work ,vith a real client," she says."The students did an outstanding job. They worked nights and weekendson the project." DEBRA BASORE
Qu has contractedwith the Oklahoma Tomismand RecreationDepartment to analyze the ammaldatabasethe state pm-chases from the TravelIndustryAssociation(TIA). His recentlycompletedfirst report, "Oklahoma TravelScope1995-1999," providesan overviewof Oklahoma'shospitality
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and tomism industJiesand willserve as a helpfolguide to m1derstandingtomists and tomism markets.
"We'vefound that tl1edatabaseis very usefulin providinginformationto u·avel industJies,includinghotels,motels, and res tamants," Qu says."It givesthe nm11berof tomist anivals,their mode of ti·ansportatio their travelpmpose and how they spend their time and moneywhile tl1ey'rehere.It also givesvaluabledemographicinformatio such as age, gender,profession,education and householdincome of travelers."
Qu, who plans to surveytourists at the state's 12 welcomecenters, saysadditiona
Partners in Preservation Wentz Project Award Winner, Angela Perkins, Makes Historic Connections
Preservinga piece of history while creating a tomist destinationhas been the goal of more than 250 OSU students. For the past three years,students in inte1iordesign, graphic design, construction managementand history,as well as students from the Universityof Oklahoma, have been involvedin the redesign of elevenhistmic u·ibalbuildingson Pawnee tribal land east of Pawnee, Okla. "Thishas been the ultin1ateexpe1ience for our students,"saysCarolBormann,associateprofessorof inte1iordesign."Not only havetheyworkedwith a realclient,but they havegainedthe expe1ienceof workingwith studentsfrom other designfields."
goal of the project is to preservehistoric su·ucturesand create a tomist destination for the generalpublic that would economica!Jybenefit the PawneeNation. The project, which began in 1997, a!Jowedteams of interior design and graphic design students the opporninity to work with an actual client. "Making connectionswith the broader commmutyand developingrelationshipsto engage students ,vith entitiesoutside the tiniversityis CJiticalto the developmentofwellrounded design students," Bormann says. "Although the designsare conceptual," saysBormann, "the PawneeTribe benefits by learningthe suitabilityof new uses for their buildings."
Funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park For exan1ple,she says,one group of Service,and the PawneeNation, interdisstudents designed the reuse of the Boys ciplinaryteams of students developed Dornutory as a bed and breakfastfacility. adaptivereuse designsfor elevenstone Another group of students exploredthe buildingsthat formerlyhoused the Pawnee adaptivereuse of the ClassroomBuilding Indian BoardingSchool. Bormann saysthe as a cultural center.The proposed building
would house a museum and perforn1ing arts center to tell the story of the Pawnee Nation lustory. The finalphase of the project involves converting the PawneeIndian Health ClinicBuildinginto a counu·yinn-style hotel. Wentz scholarAngelaPerkins,an interior design senior,took on the project last fall. "Angelais doing a wonderfoljob developing the plansfor convertingthe inteiior of this three-story,tlu·ee-buildingcomplex," saysBormann."The excitingpart of this project is tl1efact that tl1eymay ultimatelyconvert the facilityinto a countryinn and use some of Angela'sdesignideas." Although the three-yearproject is nearing completion,saysBormaim,tl1estudents will leavebel1indlastingin1pressions. "Not only were creativeideasproposed for these buildings,but suggestionsfor adaptive reuse could result in ai1econonuc benefit for the tribe." DEBRA BASORE
Carol Bormann, mentor toWentz Proied Award winner Angelo Perkins, says thethree-year, interdisciplinary design proied "hos been mutual~ beneficial toeveryone involved."
studiesare necessaryto learn how tomists perceivetravelingin the state. "Image is a big problem for Oklahoma.People tend to associatetornadoes, flat lands, dust and the OklahomaCity bombing with the state rather than its diversifiedgeographyand scenictravel opportunities." The results of Qu's study will provide the state's tomism and related industriesa clearpicture of tourist perceptionsand expectations,which the State Tourism and RecreationDeparm1entcould use to design and launch a can1paignpromoting Oklahomaas a positivetourist destination. DOTTIE WITTER
Oklnboma.Stn.te University
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A PartnershipShapes through an outreach program to the people who need it the most. They have been very impressedwith the high levelof education we can provide."
Raisingsuccessfulchildrentakesgreat love, patience,understandingand knowledge. The CollegeofHwnan Environmental Sciencesis providingthe knowledgepart of the equation through an innovative partnershipthat is helping "grow successfol kids" in the Tulsa area. Dana Schuler,assistantdirector, UniversityExtensionand Development,says facultyare providingsoLid,research-based informationto child-carecenters and child-careprofessionalsthrough a program called,"Growing SuccessfulKids:A ProfessionalDevelopmentCooperativefor Tulsa." The program is a partnership between the College, child-carecenters, professionalsand industry sponsors. The College,using input from community leaders,alwnni and child-careprofessionals,developeda unique program in which an organizationsuch as a school or child-carecenter joins for an annual fee. The chargeis based on the size of the organization.
As members, the organizationsalso have a voice in decidingwhat seminarsare offered, in what format they are presented and even the time of day they are presented. The courses,which count as continuing ~ducation,help centers comply with state and other mandates and keep professionalscertifiedin their field. Once schedulesare developed,the memberspromote the seminarsto their staffsusing materialsprovided by OSU.
A ProfessionalDevelopment Cooperativefor Tulsa
Professionalsat member organizationscan attend for $5 a seminar. Centers or individualsthat cannot afford the training are assistedby conuibutions from the College's corporate partners. The BarnaCompanies,Bank One, Oklal1oma,Public ServiceCompanyof Oklal1omaand Helmerich & Payne have joined OSU UniversityExtension,International & Economic Developmentand the CollegeofHwnan EnvironmentalSciences as sponsors. Coursesvary from teaching strategies for helping kids eat better to providing informationabout alternativemethods for maintainingdisciplinein the classroom. "What our members Likemost is that we offer soLid,research-basedinformation that might not otherwise be available," Schulersays. "However,the researchis boiled down so that they can use it in their centers on a dailybasis.In a sense, we are translating scientificresearchand transferringit
Tay Kennedy,an assistantprofessorof nutritional scienceswho teachesseminars for the program, adds that there is at lea.st an equal exchangeof knowledgethat takes place. "I generallyteach undergraduateswho are not out working in the realworld, so it's nice to listen to the problems that people face out there. Our seminarsmay make them better child-careprovidersand professionals,but the experienceis ma.king me a better teacher and researcher." Schuler saysthe future of the cooperative is bright. Recent seminarsa.rejust the beginning, and the program is expected to grow exponentiallyif a grant application for a new facilitycalled the Tulsa Early Learning Center is successful.The center would be built in partnership with Tulsa-areabusinessesand community non-profits. Schulersaysthe center willbe an excellent place to grow a program that is alreadyma.kinga difference. "The title tells it all," she said. "We're growing successfulkids becausethe children are our future. Researchtellsus that investingin earlyeducation payslifelong dividends.If OSU can strengthen these kinds of programs,we are truly building a better future." NESTOR GONZAlfS
12 College ofHtmm.11 Enviromncntal Sciences 2001
Can You Relate? Drs. Les and LeslieParrott, visitingscholarsin the Collegeof Human EnvironmentalSciencesDepartment of FamilyRelations and Child Development,were appointedby OklahomaGov.Frank Keatingto help combat the soatingdivorcerate. The nationally known relationshipexpertsspoketo a group of suidents,faculty and staffat a one-dayevent lastfalland to a Tulsaaudiencedwing the spring.The goal of both dayswas to createa higher levelof understandingof relationships,fiiendships,dating and familyissues.
Makingthe Golden YearsGolden As the munber of senior citizenscontinues to increase,OSU is partnering with other Oklahomacollegesand universitiesto ensure that serviceprovidersand professionalswill be trained to meet the specialneeds of this growing generation.
"One of the major challengesfacingthe 21st cenuiry is the aging of the population,"saysJoe Weber,associateprofessorin familyrelationsand child developmentand director of OSU's GerontologyInstitute. "The fastestgrowing segment of our population is the 85-and-oldergroup." The OklahomaHouse of RepresentativesappointedWeberand other educatorsof gerontologystatewideto a specialsub-co1m11ittee examiningcurrent and hlhrre ge1iauicissuesin Oklal1oma. "We want to ensure our collegesand wuversitiesare educating a u·ainedworkforceequipped to provide the appropriatecare and servicesfor this population," he says. Webersaysthe project is pat·tof a largersh1dyultimately addressingthe potential of improvingand centralizinghealth and socialservicesfor the aging population of Oklahoma. "We're workingcooperativelyto put together a unifiedeffort in the fieldof aging,"Webersays."Instead of going in differentdirections, this effort willunifyOklal1omamtiversitiesand collegesto ensure that our state is ready to meet the needs of older adults."
Graduates Crystal Massey andJacque Sanders, along withtheirformer advisor JoeWeber, assist seniors James Frazier andLera Caldwell during anactivity atStillwater's UfeCenter, anadultdayservices facility, where bothMassey andSanders volunteered, completed internships andarenowemployed.
OSU is alreadya leader in ge1iatrics,offeringa master's degree in gerontology and a graduate certificatein gerontology for working professionalswho want to integrate knowledgeof gerontology into their own disciplinaryfield.
a major role in the direction the state takesregat·dinggerontology issues,"Webersays.
"Becauseof OSU's adminisu-ativesupport and foresight to create our multidisciplinat·y gerontologyprogram, OSU willplay
"It's excitingto be pat·t of a11effort to ensure our senior citizens will have the servicesthey need and want." JANET VARNUM
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"Each year in fields, commercial kitchens, markets, stores, and restaurants, billions of pounds of food go to waste .... We need to find a way to get this into the mouths of the hungry and not into the mouth of a dumpster." - Dan Glickman, former Secretary of Agriculture
Award-WinningCo11ahorationImproves Community Health Grocery store produce managerspull fresh fruits and vegetablesfrom the shelvesdailybecausethe produce is past its prime even though the food is stillsafe and nutritious. Many stores routinelythrow this food in the dumpster.
The GleaningProject providesvaluablelearning oppornmities for enrolled familiesin helping them incorporatefruitsand vegetablesinto their mets. It aUows them to try a vaiietyof nutritiousfoods that are 1mfamilia.rto them without 1iskingtheir linutedfood dollars.
However,one OSU CooperativeExtensionprogram is working to reversethis trend, saysGlennaWilliams, OSU Community Nutrition Education Program State Coorrunator.Nutrition education assistants,who work through the OSU CooperativeExtensionoffice,coorrunate with produce managersto take the produce removed from the shelves.
In adrution, familiescai1learn new waysto prepare the food with the mmition education assistants'help. For example,when the assistantsreceiveda big supplyof apples,they helped familiesmake a low-fatapple cake. Another week, they helped fai11ilies make salsasince they had lots of tomatoes.
The program, !mownas the GleaningProject, is a partnershipbetween the OSU CooperativeExtension Serviceand local Oklahomagrocery stores. The nutrition education assistantstake the produce to familiesenrolled in the CommunityNutrition Education Project, a personalized,thorough, long-term educationalprogram for limited-resourcefamilies.The goal is for everyenrolled familyto consume a ruet that promotes good health and to acquire an adequate amount of nutrient-densefoods every day through effectiveuse of availableresources. Willian1ssaysthe program appealedto the nutrition educationassistantssinceit is not unusualfor childrenof enrolledfamiliesto go to bed hungry.Familiesoften do not eat enough freshfruits and vegetables needed for healthyimmune systems, but the nutrition educationassistants fOLmd it difficultto teach nutrition to familieswho were st1·ugglingto provide food for their families.
Nutrition education assistai1tsoften have fai11ilies cry when they come to the door with a sackfoll of produce. Letters of support document that enrolled fanuliesa.re now feeding their cluldren fresh fruits and vegetablesfor snacksinstead of junk food-fruits and vegetablesthey havelearned to love becauseof the GleaningProject. The GleaiungProject has also receivednational recog11ition.Last sun1merU. S. Secretaryof Agriculture Da.11 Glickmanpresented the Secretai-y'sHonor Awai·d, the USDA's most prestigioushonor, to Lani Vasconcellos,OSU CooperativeExtensionDistrict Family & Consumer Sciencesprograin specialistai1dher team of nutrition education assistants. "The Bryai1,Cai·ter,Jolmston, Marshall,Mmray and Pontotoc cOLmtyextensionstaffshave been the key in supporting a.11d helping nutrition education assistants make the initialcontactswith the local grocery stores," Williamssays. "BecauseOSU CooperativeExtensioneducatorsai·e livingand working in localcommunities,the mmition program is imprm~ngthe health status of each new generation of fan1iliesthrough education," Williamssays. IANI HUCKEBY &CARLENE JORDAN
OSU President James E.Halligan, Barbara Stoecker, Dean Patricia Knaub andlinabu Gebre Mariam expect the renewal ofOSU /Debub tieswillleadtocollaboration indistance education, agriculture andnutrition education andresearch andbolster recruitment forthemaster's international program theDepartment ofNutritional Sciences administers withthePeace Corps.
In 1950, Henry G. Bennett, former president of OklahomaAgricultw-al& MechanicalCollege, traveledto Ethiopia at the request of Emperor Haile Selassieto discussestablishing an agriculuiralcollegethere. Although the legendarypresident did not live to see the fruit.ionof their historic meeting, the relationship between OklahomaState Universityand the Africannation has endw-ed.
from the OklahomaAgricuJuiralExperiment Stat.ionto fond her t:1.·avel, BarbaraStoecker, professorand head of the Department of Nut:1.it.ional Sciences,accompailiedYewelsew to reviewher researchsite and explore the possibilityof renewingOSU/Debub ties.
facultyand stafffrom me U.S. served in Etluopia llt1derOSU cont:1.·acts.
The widespreadfamineand poverty in the co1mt:1.·y presents a unique opportunity for nut:1.-itional scientists,part.iculai·ly in studies on me nut:1.·itional status of preschool-agedchildren and mothers, accordingto Stoecker.
to Stillwaterto sign a Memora11dm11 of Understandingwitl1PresidentJan1esHalliga.t1 and otl1erOSU dignitai·ies.
From 1957 llt1t.il1968, when OSU ended Last swnmer, a grant from the Winrock its assistanceprogram to Ethiopia,Alemaya Foundation allowedYewelsewAbebe, a nut:J.i- graduated 384 students; many of whom went t.ionalsciencesstudent at OSU and a faculty on to eai·nadvanceddegrees in tl1eUnited member at Debub University,to return home States and currentlyhold posit.ionsof leaderfor part of her Ph.D. project. With a grant sllip in Ethiopia. Dming tl1esame pe1iod,185
"I, like mai1yEthiopian su1dentshere as well as many leadersat home, am a product of me relationshipOSU has had for many yeai-s witl1Etluopia," Yewelsewsays."OSU's collaborationwim Etluopia has been successfol in the past, md we wai1tto see it continue."
Now, some 40 yearsafter OSU employees establishedthe JirnmaAgriculturalTechnical School and the ImperialEthiopian College of Agriculture(later renamed Alemayaand, currently,Debub University),27 years after Selassie'stumultuous downfalland subsequent yearsof civilwar and bloody border conflict,the College of Human Environmental Sciencesis preparing to lead the university on another "Etlliopjanadventure."
"When we went to Emiopia, I was tl1e beneficiai·yof all kinds of good will mat had notlung to do wim me but witl1all those faculty who were mere in me '50s," Stoecker "The peace agreementthe Ethiopiai1govsays."Many people tlm·e still think of OSU as ernment has signed to end its war wim Erit:1.·ea tl1eirschool, md mey ai·every receptiveto will allowU.S. AID (Agencyfor International collaboratingwith us in applyingfor U.S. Development)and other internationalassisAID fimding on projects." tance progran1sto reuirn to Ethiopia," In December,officiallyre-opening tl1e Stoeckersays."We would like to be involved door for collaboration,Dr. Zinabu Gebre in one of those developmentprojects." Maiiam,president ofDebub U11iversity, came
For Yewelsewand mmy oilier Etluopia.ns, me agreementsignalsa retmn to better days.
ADAM HUFFER
OklnhomaState U11i11errity
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"It's the Ame1icanDream, owning your own business,"saysGlenn Muske, Oklahoma Cooperative Extensionhome-basedand micro businessspecialist."Businessowners want control, independenceand income." MuskesurveyedCollege of Human EnvironmentalSciences and other OSU students and discovered75 percent want someday to own their own business.But for those students to be successfol businessowners, he says,they must havepassionand education. "Researchshows that education has a linkto successfulbusinesses," saysMuske, project director of a $25,000 grant from the Coleman Foundation, Inc. He and his partner, Nancy Stanforth of Kent State University,have used the grant to providethat link by developingtwo one-hour coursesin entrepreneurship awarenessand education. They designed the two courses 'A~ththe non-businessstudent in mind. The courseswon't answerall the questions,Muske says,but they willintroduce students to concepts and terms to help them get started in the tight direction.
Glenn Muske, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension home-based andmicro business specialist, andhispartner, Nancy Stanforth ofKent State University, hove designed oprogram tohelpeducators provide entrepreneurship education fornon-business students.
The first course, "Turning Your Passioninto a Career," introduces students to the world of entrepreneurship. "For exan1ple,"Muske says,"in Oklahomapeople often look at food businessesas good opporumities. Salsais a food product often mentioned. Then they go look at the store shelvesand see how many salsasare there."
The new businesscan still make it in spite of the competition, Muske says,if the owner has enough passion. "Passionis the key to an entrepreneur's success,"he says. "Finding the passion,igniting it and then channelingit into an appropriate market are at the core of a successful business." The second course, "Making a Livingfrom YourPassion,"teaches how to make a profit from the new product or service.The course includesthe concept of p1icingand helps the ow11erdevelopthe business from legalstrucUU'eto management and ethics issuesto employeeselection and motivation.The course also emphasizesrecord keeping and business plaimingin developinga longterm successfulbusiness. The importance of an entrepreneur's successis vitalnot only for the individualbut also for the economyof Oklal1oma.Studieshave shown that often these smallbusinesseshave been the major contributor to the growth in jobs over the last 10 yeai·s,Muske says.They also contribtite 51 percent of the gross national product. Muske and Stanforth envisioned the two coursesfor use by OSU and other tmiversitiesai1dby county extensionofficesfor adults interested in entrepreneurship. "We hope that having a complete education program as a guide vvill encourageeducatorsto discussentrepreneurialopportunitieswith their students," he says."We wanted to help educatorsprovide entrepreneurship education." DOTTIE WITTER
16 CollegeofH1murn E1111ironmc11tal Sciences2001
With communicationtechnologyevolving at breakneckspeed, it's no secret to anyone that the landscapeof postbaccalaureateeducation is changing equaJlyfast. In order to remain competitive in an "anytime,anywhere"learning environment,alterationof institutional polices,practicesand programs is paramount, sayMargaretWeber,associate dean, and Lona Robertson, assistantdean. Weberand Robertson are working with the Great PlainsInteractiveDistanceEducation Alliance(IDEA), an eight-member consortium of universities,to make that change with the fewestbumps possible. "But there's a lot of work to do before we get there," Webersays."Issues of copy1ight,intellectualproperty rights, incompatibledigital systemsbetween states, school academiccalendars,academic credit transferpolicies,partnership costs between institutions, facultysupport and student servicesare just a few of the factorsthat will have to be addressed.But we think it is attainable." The aim of the project is to help provide a seamlessgraduate education environment where distancelearning between institutionsis no more difficultthan learning conducted through departments of the same institution. Weber and Robertson began the threeyear, $1 millionproject in September 2000 to identifythe stumbling blocksto a smooth operation and to work out resolutions to those problems.The U.S. Department of Education is funding the project. "We plan to bring in aJIcorners of the academiccommunity,"Robertson says. "In addition to addressinggraduate faculty issues,we will be dealing with concernsof universityregistrars,chief financialofficers, deans of continuing education, and graduate deans." Part of the plan, she says,is to develop uniform policiesand practicesamong the participatinginstitutionsthat will enable all eight to operate as a virtual "one."
Donna Branson andShiretta Ownbey, designers of FashionCareerFare website, addthenewlearning resource toanalready strong apparel merchandising, design andpradudion curriculum, which isoneofonly• 12programs inthenation tobecertified bythe American Apparel andFootwear Association.
Students in the Collegeof Human Environmental Scienceshaveaccessto valuable career informationfrom the country's top design, housing and merchandisingprofessionals,thanks to a new websitedeveloped by Shiretta Ownbeyand Donna Branson,design, housing and merchandising professors.
They askedsuch questionsas, "What was your career path?What are the primary skillsrequired to do your job? What is the value of an internship?What turns you on or off in interviews?What advice would you give to students?What do you do now, and what did you do in your previousjob?"
They designed the websiteto complement the Design, Housing and Merchandising Departn1ent'sstrong internship program, Ownbey says.The project was funded by a U.S. Department of Ag,iculture Higher Education ChallengeGrant.
Excerptsfrom the interviewswere inc01poratedinto su·eamingvideo on the website,whichis calledFashionCareerFare. The addressis http:/ /faculty.okstate.edu/ careerfare.
"Undergraduatesaren't alwaysaware of career options availableto them," Ownbey says."Our intent is to provide experientiallearning through the website that helpsstudents learn about career options and meet professionals."
The word "fashion" refersto any product stylethat is currentlyacceptedby a majorityof people, Ownbey says, explainingthat tl1eterm "fashion" includesapparelas wellas a vaiietyof otl1er goods such as inteiior-relatedproducts.
The site·is built around the streained In the earlystagesof the project, video ai1dlinkedto otl1ersites featuring Ownbey and Branson traveledto cities career-relatedsubjects,includinga free around the country videotapinginterviews Web-basedcourse, "Pre-internshipSeniiwith professionalswho hold va,ious posinar," tl1atstudents take before pursuing tions in the apparel and textileindustties. summer internships. CAROLYN GONZALES
Margaret Weber andLona Robertson saythatmaking graduate distance learning easy between institutions is necessary tokeep intouch with andbeofservice toarapidly evolving educational market.
TOM JOHNSTON
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Alumni Honored for Career Achievements The Collegeof Human EnvironmentalSciencesAlumniAssociationrecently awarded G. Baker Bokorney,Susie Tatum Woody and RosalindaLagman Hoops the 2000 DistinguishedAlunmiAward for their outstanding career achievementsand serviceto the college. G. Baker Bokorney holds bachelor's and master's degrees from OSU and a doctorate of education from the University of Oregon. Following military service, Bokorney served as OSU's Student Union food manager and instructor and later as food manager and assistant professor at Oregon State University's Memorial Union. He renirned to Stillwater in 1971 to serve as director of the School of Hotel and Restamant Administration. Bokorney served as head for 19 years and then as professor for five years before retiring in 1995. He is presently professor emerinis in tl1e School.
G.Baker Bakomey, topleft,Rosalinda Hoops, toplight, Susie Woodr, bottom
Susie Woody graduated from OSU ,,~th a bachelor's degree in housing and interior design in 1974 and earned a master's degree in horticulture (landscape design) in 1976. She is the owner of Woody Design Associates, which pro~des inte1ior design and space planning sernces for both residential and commercial projects.
Woody started her interior design career in 1977 working for a commercial furninire dealership. She then joined an interior design firm and in 1989 formed Woody Design Associates. Her professional credentials include ilie National Council for Interior Design Qualification and the Ame1ican Society of Interior Designers, where she has served in nmnerous leadership capacities. Rosalinda Lagman Hoops received her associate's and bachelor's degrees in the Philippines before attaining her master's degree from OSU in hotel and restamant administration and foods, nutrition and instinition management in 1962. Afterward, she completed her doctorate at Pmdue University. She has taught at colleges arow1d the world and has worked in administrative capacities for the Foundation of the National Restaurant Association, the National Food Service Management lnstiUlte and Moorhead State University. She has also served as a consultant for tl1e Balik Scientist Program and Mode Projects for the U.S. Department ofHealtl1 and Human Services. Hoops is currently director of academic relations for Hospitality Business Alliance, National Restamant Association in Chicago, Ill.
Co11egeRecognlzes Honorary Alumnl The College of HLU11an EnvironmentalSciencesAlumni Associationpresented the 2000 Honorary Almnni Awardsto Tulsa, Okla., residentsTerry Clark and BonitaWatts in recognitionof their outstanding service to the College.
Michie, NickolsRichardsonReceive Rislng Star Awards D. I,(im Michieof Tulsa and Shelly Nickols-Richardsonof Blacksburg,Va., are the College'snewest recipientsof the RisingStar Award in recognitionof outstanding professionalaccomplishments. Michie,who receivedher bachelor's degree in hotel and restaurant administration in 1985, has extensiveexperienceas a chef in severalprestigiousTulsa restaurants and currently co-ownsTulsa'sWild Fork Restaurant.
UrbanTulsaMagazinehas voted tl1e Wild Fork the Absolute Best Nouvelle Cuisinefor 1996, 1998 and 1999. Michie also receivedtl1eAmericanRegionalCuisine Awardfrom Foodand Winemagazine in 1995. Nickols-Richardson,Ph.D., R.D., L.D., graduated from OSU in 1987 with a bachelor'sdegree in nutritionalsciences. She earned her gerontology certificate, master's and doctoral degree in foods and nutrition from the Universityof Georgia. She is currentlyan.assistantprofessor ofhmrnm nutrition, foods and exerciseat VirginiaPolytechnicInstitute and State Universityin Blacksburg,VA.The Georgia and the AmericanDietetic Associations recognizedNickols-Richardsonas the YoW1gDietitian of the Yearin 1997.
Clark receiveda bachelor'sdegree in education from the Universityof Oregon. She currentlyservesas administrativedirector of commm1ityservicesfor HillcrestHealtl1CareSystemin Tulsa.
Terry Clark
She is a licensednursing home administratorand served as the Oklal10madelegate to tl1e1995 White House Conferenceon Aging. She is the past president of both the SouthwestSocietyon Aging and tl1eOklahoma SocietyDirectors ofVolunteers. Clarkchairsthe TulsaTurning Point ExecutiveBoard, the TulsaPublicSchoolsMent01ingCOLmcil and the HillcrestCenter for Women'sHealth AdvisoryBoard. She also serveson OSU's Ethics and Aging Conference Committee and was insu-umentalin garnering HillcrestMedicalCenter in Tulsa as a major sponsor of tl1econferenceseries. "Her support, guidanceand encouragementhave been instrumentalto the successof the etl1icsconferences," saysJoe Weber, director of the Gerontology Institute at OSU. Watts receivedher master's degree in education from tl1eU11iversity of Arkansasand her bachelor'sdegn;:ein home economicsfrom Ouachita BaptistUniversityin Arkansas. She taught vocationalhome economicsin Arkansasfor 12 yearsbeforeteac11ing vaiioussubjectsat OuachitaBaptist Universityfrom 1974 to 1980. Wattsworkedas an entreprenemin Fayetteville, Ark.,and Tulsa,Okla.,for almosttwo decades,and she currentlyservesas culinary directorfor tl1eBAMACookingSchooland SweetShop. Watts is activein tl1eAme1icanand OklahomaAssociation ofFai11ilyai1dConsLrmerSciences,the Institute of Food Technologies,TulsaArea Home Econon1ists ai1dthe Fumre Homemakersof America. "Bonita has helped us through the yearswith our food product developmentresearch,"saysDean Pauicia Knaub. "She was insmunental in our perfectingtl1e recipe for the 'meal-on-the-go' bar, ai1dalso in the use ofBAMA's facilitiesfor testing and production.
Bonita Watts
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Alumni Board Issues Challenge Valuable Recruiting Tool Offered
The challengeis on. The Collegeof Human EnvironmentalSciencesAlumniBoard is funding its own annual scholarshipfor an incomingfreslunanand hopes other groups will followsuit. ''We discussedwayswe couldhelpwith recruitingand the idea cameup to fi.mda scholarshipto help deservingstudentswho might needexu·afinancialassistance,"saysBeckyL. (Steen)McCaskill, chairof the AlunmiBoardStudent RecruiunentCommittee. The 20-plus membersof the alumni board are reachinginto their own pocketsto fund the $1,000 scholarship."This givesus, as an alumni board, the opporhmity to become personally involvedin helping students," saysMcCaskill,a 1983 graduate of the deparunent of design, housing and merchandising. "We've gotten good support from everyoneon the board," she says.''We are challengingother committeesthroughout the universityto find similarwaysto assiststudents. "Our idea is to use the scholarshipto attract an incoming freshmanthat is interestedin the Collegebut possiblyleaning toward another collegebecauseof incentivescholarshipsavailable there," she says. McCaskilland her husband, Thomas, are co-ownersof McCaskillFinancialGroup, where she is also chief financial officer.She saysservingon the alwnni board keepsher in touch with students, knowledgeableabout new technology,research, and advancesand also awareof the needs of the College. The board willchoose a recipientthis sununer based on financial need, academiccritetia and interest in the College.The committee plansto award the first $1,000 scholarshipin time for classesthis fall. JANET VARNUM
Kristi Thrift, coordinator ofstudent recruiting, says thenew$1,000 scholarship fromthe College ofHuman Environmental Sciences Alumni Board willbea valuable recruiting toolforthecollege. The students withThrift arescholar leaders Brooke English, Kevin Chessmore andCallie Womack.
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Retta Miller,a second-generationOSU graduate, saysher experienceat OSU prepared her for a careerin law. "As a trial lawyer,my job is to educate the jury as to my client's position," saysMiller,a partner in the litigationsection ofJackson Walkerlaw firm in Dallas,Texas."My education and familyrelationsbackgrmmdsare helpful to me in this process." Miller,who grew up on a farm near Enid, graduated from the College in 1975 with a double major in home economics education and familyrelationsand child development.She earned her master's degree in 1979 in home economicseducation and community services. In 1982, Miller attended law school at Northwestern University,where she graduated cum laude.Ptior to that time, she served as executivedirector of the Oklahoma4-H Foundation and as a 4-H home economist in Tulsa and Washington cow1ties. "People thought I was crazy to leave a well-established career," she says. "But I feel my two careers overlap. I still educate people, but now it's done in the courtroom in front of a jury." Millersaysone of her greatestsuccessesin commerciallitigation occmred in 1998 when she was part of a legalteam that successfullydefendeda Japanesecompanyin a $100 million lawsuitin Texas.The case,which was uied for 12 weeksin San Antonio, was cited by the NationalLawJournal as one of the top ten defenseverdictsin the United Statesin 1998. As a student, Millerwas involvedin severalorganizations and was named the OSU Outstanding Female Graduate of 1975. Today she continues to serve her co111111Lmity through nwnerous civicand professionalassociations,and she serves OSU and her College as an activealumnus. "One of the current activitiesI'm most committed to is the DallasWomen's Fmmdation," she says."It raisesmoney to fimd programs to help women and girls become selfreliant."Milleralsoservedas the fmmdingchairof the Women's BusinessConference,attended by 1,200 women arnmally. Now the senior femalepartner in the trial section at Jackson Walker,she is known for mentoring ymmg attorneys. "I want to share with the young professionalwomen coming up behind me. I also feel I still have more to learn in my law career," she says."You never know where the next new expe1ienceis going to come from." DEBRA BASORE
The College
of Human
Environmental
Sciences
shines the spotlight on an outstanding leader whose dedication
to the College
merits induction
into the
CHES Hall of Fame
Because heknows it'sservice that counts ...
ndy Johnson thought of Oklahoma State and the College of Human Environmental Sciences when he established an endowed scholarship for students of the School of Hotel and Restaurant Administration. Johnson reflected on both his OSU college experience and his lifelong career as the owner of World Travel Service when he made the decision to assist full-time freshman students in their quest for successful careers. This Tulsan knew that superlative service begins with real life, high quality, cutting-edge educational opportunities. The Andy Johnson Endowed Scholarship Fund, established in 2000, fulfills Andy's goal. James Dickison of Lawton, Okla., is the first of many recipients who will provide the extraordinary service expected by today and tomorrow's leisure and business consumers. BARBARA SWIGGART
Andy Johnson and James Dickison
For more information,pleasecontact the CollegeDevelopmentOfficeat (405) 744-6571 or Dean PatriciaKnaub at (405) 744-5053.