Human Environmental Sciences 2002

Investing in Tomorrow Today

he 2002 issue of Human EnvironmentalSciences Magazineis filled with accomplishments.Our College is showingremarkablegrowth in student majorsboth in Stillwaterand Tulsa at both the undergraduateand graduate levels.Not only are our numbers higher but also the qualityof sn1dentsas evidenced by their successfulcompetition

would not have been possible.For instance,scholarshipsin support of academic ruition, research,internshipsand srudy abroad have increasedto an alltime high. Becauseof this support, more srudents can srudy witl1outthe burden of a job during tl1eschool year,accept an exceptionalintern expetiencein such placesas New YorkCity,Los Angelesor

State Room and the lighting laboratory.

Investtnentsin such facilitiesas tl1esethat mirror modern professionalsettingsprovide our students witl1understanding beyond tl1osein many oilier progran1s.

Botl1tl1ealumni of our progran1sand those who hire tl1emtell us mat these expe1iencesset our srudents apart. Without the help of many investors,such facilitieswould not be possible.

"No matterwhataccomplishments you make,somebodyhelpedyou."

Facultyand staff accomplishmentsare numerous in tlus issue.Their investment of time and talent in workingwitl1srudents not only in tl1eclassroombut also in tl1eprocessof discoveringnew information in the researchlaboratoryand applyingit to real problems in the commmuty expandsour srudents' educational experiences.

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- Althea Gibson,professionaltennisplayer and golfer

for many honors, includingprestigious Shanghai,and expand their understandcampusand nationalscholarships,leader- ing of tl1eworld by sn1dyingabroad. ship awardsand design competitions.

Likevrise,each invesU11ent of time Srudentscontinue to be selectedfor made by our almnni and friendsof tl1e internshipsthat offer marvelousprofesCollegein srudent recruitment and sionalexperiences.And, our students do retention activities,departmentaland well in job placement.Ninety-fiveperCollegeadvisoryboards, and as guest cent of last year's graduateswere lecturershelps us recruit, retain and employedwithin three months of gradu- graduate ymmg professionalswho will ation, most in jobs directlyrelated to make lifelongconttibutions. tl1eirmajor.

Modern classroomand laboratory We are proud of om sn1dents'accomplishmentsbut are mindful that without the many investmentsmade in support of our programs,their achievements

facilitiesare essentialto our sntdents' success.This issueof the magazinehighlights one of tl1enutritionalsciences laboratories,The Atherton Hotel and

Dean Patricia Knaub visits withBryan Close andPhyllis Hudecki, members oftheCollege ofHuman Environmental Sciences Assodotes, before anAssodotes' meeting inTaylor's Dining Room.

The {I/ES Assodotes, which isopen tofriends andalumni, linkstheCollege toindustry andprofessional groups andinvests time, expertise andfinancial resources in students, faculty andprograms.

It takes a great deal of help to accom-

plish tl1esuccessespresented in tlus publication."Yesterday's"investtnentshave brought us to the present, and today's invesU11ents are alreadymaking a difference in tomorrow's future.

i FASHION DESIGN EXPRESS CELEBRATES A SILVER A hit program with high school,junior college and teclrnologycenter students ages gracefully.

COUNTING THEDIVIDENDS Investmentsin the CoLiegeof Human EnvironmentalSciences yield heavyreturns in student opportunities, facultysuccesses,research advancementsand quality outreach and instructional programs.

2 FAMILYINVESTMENT SPANSFOUR GENERATIONS "Orange to the core," the Pat Hale family'sinstitutionalloyaltieslie with OSU and the Collegeof Human EnvironmentalSciences.

A LEADER WHO SHINES The Collegeof Human EnvironmentalSciences inducts Peggy McCormick into its HaUof Fame.

CHES MAGAZINE • VOLUME 9, 2002 Dean,College ofHuman EnvironmentalSciences - Pan-iciaKnaub SeniorDirectorofDevelopment - JeanneShorr Editor-EileenMustain Art Director - PaulV.Fleming CHESPublications Coordinator - KelliShafer Associate Editor- Janet Varnum Asst.VicePres.,Communications Services-NataleaWatkins CHESMagazineis a publicationof the Oklal1omaState University Collegeof Human EnvironmentalSciences.

Itspurposeis to cormectthis Collegewith its many stakeholders, providinginformationon both campusnewsand pertinentissuesin the fieldof human environmentalsciences. © OklahomaState University2002

COVER: Donna Branson, professor andhead ofthe Department ofDesign, Housing andMerchandising, and Cheryl Farr, associate professor, areresearching improved protective clothing forfirstresponders (related story on page12).Assisted byStillwater cityfirefighters, Kelly.

Williams, right, andHoyt Griffith, left,Branson zipstheir fellow firefighter TyRoderick intoaHAIMAT level Asuitfor wear tests tobecompleted inthedepartment's environmental chamber where Roderick's physiological andperceptual responses willbedetermined under controlled environmental conditions.

Cover collage byPaul V.Fleming; photographs byHeath Shelton.

Visit our websiteat: www.okstate.edu/hes/ or contact us at 125 Human EnvironmentalSciences StiUwater,OK 74078-6116 (405) 744-5053 telephone (405) 744-7113 fax

Oklahoma State Unive,siry incompliance withTilleVIandVIIoftheCivil Rights Actof 1964, Executive O,der 11246 asamended, Title IXoftheEducation Amendments of1972, Americons with Disabilities Actof1990, □ ndotherfederallowsandregu!ations,doesnotdiscriminoteonthebasis afrace,color,notionalorigin,sex,age,religion,disobility,orstotusosavete policies, practices 01procedures.

This includes hulisnotlimited toadmissions, employment, financial aidandeducational services.

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Ofnote ArmindaSmallingis going to make a differencein om world. She alreadyhas.

College Growth Spurt Continues

Smalling,selectedfrom 62,000 applicantsas one of only 4,100 studentsin the GatesMillenniumScholarsinaugmalclass, knowswhat she plansto do with her degree in familyrelationsand childdevelopment.

The OSU Collegeof Human Environmental Sciences,almost doubling enrollmentover the last six years,continues to attract a growing number of new students.

In June, the December2001 graduate willenter a graduateprogramin internationaleducationand healthat GeorgeWashington Universityin Washington,D.C. "International educationwillallowme to work in internationalschool settingsas well as for large humanitarianor philanthropic organizationslike the U.N., World Bank, or UNICEF," Smallingsays.

But first she's retmning to Budapest, Hungary, for SL,months to help her mother's trauma recoveryprogram for post-warwomen in easternEmope, especiallySerbiaand Kosovo.Her parents, Gradyand Janet Smalling,are missionaries with the Assembliesof God. Smalling,whosemother is of Choctaw heritage,wasborn and livedin Lawtonuntil the age of three.From Ok:lal10ma, her parents movedher abroad,and she grew up attendingschoolsin such placesas Switzerland, Cameroonand South Afiica,whereshe wasin schoolat the end of Apartheid.

"My parents encouragedme to come back to OklahomabecauseI had never been armmd NativeAmericansor any Indian culture," she says.Smallingused the Internet to choose OSU.

Arminda Smalling's Gates Millennium Scholarship, created with agrant fromtheBillandMelinda Gates Foundation toreduce thefinancial barriers toacollege education, willcontinue as longassheisinschool.

The United Negro College Fund in partnership withtheHispanic Scholarship Fund andthe American Indian College Fund administers theprogram.

"OSU has a highlycredentialedprogram for the Department of FamilyRelations and Child Development,and I wasso impressedv\~ththe cmriculumbecauseit wasn't just child development.It wasincorporatingthat into the familysetting,"she says.The emphasisfor her degreeis individual,fanulyand communityservice.

When her parents livedin Romania, Smallingworked at abandoned baby instinitions, a pediauic birth clinic,and with USAID in Bucharest.

"It was there, when I saw the physical, emotional,psychologicaland spiritual needs of the cluldren,that I realizedwhat I wanted to study," she says.

DOTTIE WITTER

Data for the fallof2001 show 192 freshmen enrolled in the College, up nine from the previousyear, and that a growing number of the "new recruits" are starting collegewith a history of classroomachievement.

Thirty of the new students were valedicto1ians,comparedwith 24 last year.Seventyof them scored 25 or above on the ACT college entrance exam, compared to 61 last year;the overallaveragegrade point for the freslunen classis 3.50; and 42 were in the top 10 percent of their high school classes.

The exposurethe College receivestlu·ough its websiteand severalannual recruitment events and its "real world" curriculw11that fits the job market are all likelyconuibutors to the risingenrollment,saysGail Gates, inte1irn associatedean.

"Feedback from our alumni indicates that our graduates are getting what they need to land desirable jobs, keep those jobs and then move up in their prospective fields," Gates says, pointing to the required internships that give all Collegestudents actual work experience.

JIMMITCHELL

_What's In a Name?

After a yearlongplanning effort to m~se curriculw11and to developdepartmentalmissionstatements,goalsand objectives,the DeparU11ent ofFanuly Relationsand Child Developmenthas proposed changingits name to "Hwm.n Developmentand FamilyScience," saysKathleenBriggs,inte1irnhead of the deparunent.

progran1s,Briggssays."'Hw11an'identifiesthe breadth of our cuniculum and research,and we've been teachinglife-span 'development' from infancyt.lu·oughgerontologyfor at least 20 years.'Familyscience'signalst.l1escientificfmmdationfor t.l1e department's familyprogran1s.

The proposed name, slated to become officialin fall2002, better desaibes the deparU11ent's academicand scholarly

"Human Developmentand FamilyScienceaptlyreflectsom sn-ong heritageand our endeavorsas we headinto the futme,"shesays.

EllfEN MUSTAIN

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Getting a 'Hook' in I .eadersbip Students in the Collegeof Human Environmental Sciencesangled for sharpened leadershipskillsas they cast their linesin "The Fish Philosophy:How to Catch a World-FamousAttitude" at last fall's O'Toole LeadershipDevelopmentSymposimn led by communicationand media skillsspecialistKerryRobertson.

saysEstherWinterfeldt,interimhead of the Department of NutritionalSciencesand interimdirectorof the GerontologyInstitute.

"We hold the symposiLm1 near the beginningof the semesterto encourage our students to work on leadershipskills and become involvedearlyon," she says.

"We want them to develop a 'participation Kerry Robertson, communication specialist wholedtheO'Toole Funded by an endowmentin honor of attitude' and to start thinking about ways 2001Leadership Symposium, concentrated hermessage onthe they can be contributors.We have many importance ofattitude inmaking themost ofone's abilities. formerDean Lela O'Toole, the annuallecRobertson andalumnus Whitnie Weather/¥, theformer design ture seriesis open to all studentsand faculty groups, organizationsand departmental andmarketing manager forRecherche inTulsa, ledsmall group as part of the College'songoing, compreclubswhere students can become active, discussion sessions thatreinforced theroleofpersonal choice in hensiveleadershipdevelopmentprogram, and we encouragethem to do so." determining attitude.

EILEEN MUSTAIN

Fashion Design Express

Celebratesa Silver With longevitya strong testimonyto an event's success,the Department of Design, Housing and Merchandising'sFashion Design Expresscelebratedits 25th anniversaryon Sept. 25, 2001.

This annual program giveshigh school juniors and seniors, technology center and junior college students the oppornmity to explore career options in interior design and apparel design, production and merchandisingand serves as a recruitment tool for the department, saysDiane Morton, adjm1ctinstructor and program coordinator in Human EnvironmentalSciencesUniversityExtension.

"We have had severalstudents attend who had no idea that we offered a degree in interior design or that the degree in apparel design and production does not limit one to being a designer," Morton says."Severalsn1dentshave commented that they did not know there was such a design program in the state. They thought they had to go to Californiaor New Yorkfor this type of degree."

EILEEN MUSTAIN

Carol Bormann, associate professor ofinterior design, conducts oneofthevarious seminars available to students whoattend Fashion Design Express.

The seminars, which feature hands-on activities, provide aniMepth lookatcareer options ininterior design andapparel design, production andmerchandizing.

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Blueprintfor the Future FinishingWhat Yau Start Chris Salmon knew a good thing when she saw it. She saw it in her students at OSU on a daily basis. As a faculty member for 20 years in the Department of Design, Housing and Merchandising, Salmon served as a role model, influencing the lives of many through her unflagging optimism and generosity of spirit. A three-time recipient of OSU's Outstanding Teaching award, she was the consummate teacher and mentor to her students - stressing their professional

roles and their responsibility to their communities and life in general.

Today,the Collegeof Human Environmental Sciencesis proud to a.imow1eethat the Cluis Salmon Endowed Professorshipin Interior Design is a "go." Flll1dingfor the professorshipwas completed in late 2001.

What does this mean for the Collegeand its students/It willinfosevitalityinto an already strong academicprogran1.LilceSalmon'sdesign philosophy,her professorshipwillhavea 1ipple

Down the Road Under the guidinghand of Dean Pauicia Knaub,the CollegeofHwna.11EnvironmentalSciencesprogra.111S haveachieved top 10 status- in both Ll!1dergraduate a.11d graduateprograms,as wellas in externalfina.11eial support received.Projected increasesin decla.i·ed CHES majors willsmpass500 for the yea.i·2002.

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will be secured for the College's Center for Nuu·ition and Aging and the Institute for Children's Studies in Tulsa.

In a cutting-edge move, Dea.11 Knaub has proposed that the College parmer with fom other collegesin the area of aging, cancer a.11d nutrition researchin order to obtain increased funding from the National Instih1teof Health. Participatingwith the College will be enginee1ing,veterinarymedicine, arts and sciencesand agriculture.

And Dean Knaub, along with her gifted facultyand faithfuladvisors,has looked ahead a.11d set out a plan that vvilltalcethe College to even more in1pressivegrowth over the next five According to Dean Knaub, "At no yea.i·s,encompassinga global focus. time in history have academic purThe plan includesa.11 emphasison suits held greater social and political growing the endowment for scholarramificationswithin our global sysships a.11d insu-uction,as well as tem. At no time in the College's hisresearch,outreach and facilitieson tory have we been better poised to both the Stillwatera.11d Tulsa ca.inpuses. meet these challenges."

In support of student opportunities, the Collegewill'invest in recruim1ent and retention, su1dytoms, internships, leadershipand graduate fellowships.

Insu·uction, researchand ouu·eachwill include major invesunentsin two of society'smost importa.11t areas of need: children and the elderly.Major support

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Committed to excellencein studying the interaction of people with their enviro11111ents, the Collegewill continue, over the next fiveyears, to develop effectiveprofessionals,engaged citizensand visionaryleaderswho serve the physical,socialand economic needs of people.

The College of Human EnviromnentalSciencesis pleased to inu·oduce Jeanne Short as the new senior director of development, although Short, who assumedthe CHES duties last fall, needs no inu·oductionto many OSU alwnni.

She comesto the position with extensivedevelopment expe1iencein Colorado,Texasa.11d Oklahoma a.11d an eight-year relationshipwith OSU, first as developmentdirectorfor the Collegeof Arts and Sciencesfrom 1994 to 1998 and then as the senior .directorof giftplanningfor the OSU Folll1dationfrom 1998 to 2001.

Short

As CHES Senior Direc tor of Development,Shon is responsiblefor organizing, developingand ma.11 aging the College fi.mdraisingprogra.111S. Sh livesin Edmond with her husband, Robert, a.11d daughter, Gia.ima.

effecton the program,the students,facultyand the designindustry.In addition,the Salmon Professorshipwillfosterindusn-yand academic par01erships - a veryimportantelementto the foture of the profession.

OSU will now be able to recruit the very best faculty- those who have the vision,like Salmon, to identify new opportunities and needs and take the action needed to meet those needs. High quality faculty attracts high quality students. This equates to

providing the design professionwith designers and managerswho are prepared to meet the challengesof an increasinglycomplex technology-drivenbusinessenvironment.

Taylor

ChrisSalmon'slifewasdevoted to serving people and providingleadershipon both the designand the socialissuesof her day.Her life shapedthe designprofessionand set a high standardfor others to follow.The ChrisSalmon Professorshipwillrecognizeand continuethe legacyof a great teacherand researcher.

Hoffer

A Teacher'sTouch

Team Spirit "Go, Cowboys!Proud and Immortal," exclaimmembersof the spirited OSU fanlily.

But the Collegeof Human EnvironmentalSciencesAssociates have takenthis spiritone step further.

They'vedecidedto be cheerleadersfor the College,and the Collegecouldn't be more fortunate to havethis diverse networkof peoplewho are willingto takethe "front line" as spiritleaders.

The CHESAssociates havelong actedas advisersand advocates- and theirleadershiphas been essentialto the growthof the College.This group of peopleis the link to industryand professionalgroups.They investtheir time, lend their expertise,and connibute both dollarsand resources,benefiting the students,facultyand progran1s.

But today,the priorityfor the Associates is to increasethe nwnber of endowmentdollarsfor the College.

This is in lockstep with the College's five-yearplan: investingin tomorrow today.The group is focusingon

endowmentsbecauseendowed funds providefor future growth.

Endowments grow first-ratefaculty, which in turn attract the b1ighteststudent scholars.

Being a CHESAssociatemeans havingthe opportunity to be a cheerleaderfor both the new and the establishedprogramsthroughout the College.It means playing an activepart in businessrelations and student recruinnent. It means being a mentor and having input in program content.

If you want to be a "difference maker"- a cl1eerleader - for CHES,you don't haveto grab a pompomor paintyour faceorange (of course,you can ifyou want to).

You can join the CHES Associatesby contactingJeanne Short, Senior Director of Development, Collegeof Human Environmental Sciences,125 HES, Stillwater, Oklahoma74074; (405) 7449736; shortj@okstate.edu Go,CHES!

When MargaretTaylorcame to OSU (then OklahomaA&M), she was alreadymature beyond her years.With the premature passingof her mother, Margaret took care of her father and brother before pursuing her collegecareer.Now a student at the major land grant university,Margaret'sneed for friendshipwas instantlyrecognizedby JosephineHoffer. Their relationshiplives on today,yearsafter Hoffer's deatl1.

As MargaretTaylorlikesto tell it, "I promisedmy motl1erI would finishcollegebeforemarrying.And, I did witl1Dr. Hoffer's help. I graduatedand mar1iedtl1enext weekin Jw1e1952." Her husbandgraduatedfrom OSU the previousyear.Now Margaret found herselfraisingHerefordsand a family- four children formedher "own kindergarten,"she says.They all eventually becameOSU graduates.

Childrenweredestinedto be a majorpart ofTaylo1;'s life.The 1952 CHES graduatecontinuedher educationwitl1two master's degreesin educationand taughtschoolin gradesup tl1roughfifth."As I raisedmyown and taughtother'schildren,I neverforgottl1ephilosophyI learnedfromDr. Hoffer,"Margaretreflects."Shewasal1ead of her time- shewasalreadylivingtl1eNikephrase'Just do it."'

Not only was Margaret fulfillingher promiseto her motl1erby finishingcollegein tlu·eeyears,she was driven by financialreasons to acceleratetl1eacademicprocess."Dr. Hoffer helped me in everywayshe could," Taylorremembers."She wasalways,villingly available.Without her I coukln't have finishedin tlu·eeyears."

Now livingin Lawton,MargaretTaylorhasmadesuretl1at Hoffer'sinves011ent yesterdaywillpayofftommrnw.She recently establishedthe JosephineHofferEndowedScholarship to be fimded on her death by a giftof Taylor'si.ndi,~dual retirementaccow1t.

"For me, Dr. Hoffer was as near a relativeas can be!" And she was ,,~Hingto investherselfin anotl1er'sfuture.

STORIES BYBARBARA SWIGGART

Okla/Joma State University

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Crn1ntingthe Dividends

In all aspects, from enrollment to new programs, the College of Human Environmental Sciences is experiencing remarkable growth.

More students are enrollingthan at any other time in its history.They come with higher academic standing and test scores,and as students they receivemore nationalscholarships,train more extensivelyfor leadershiproles, engage the wider commmiitymore frequently,conduct more originalresearchand travelfarther for internshipsthan did their predecessors.

This willingnessto invest is apparent in the Collegerecord over the past six years,she says, when alumni funding through the OSU Foundation increased170 percent and the facultyand staff conttibution rate hit 88 percent - higher tl1anany other collegeor division.

"Investing in research and teaching laboratories successfullyattracts and retains

outstanding faculty whose work generates additional funding for research and research application," she says. From 1996 to 2001, 'We're seeingme resultsof makingcomprehen- funding proposals grew 573 percent, and the sive,long-terminvestmentsin facilities and faculty," awards swelled an impressive421 percent, from $559,179 to $2.9 million. shesays,creditingme leadershipof DeanPatricia Knauband me commitmentof faculty,staffand Short saysmat during the samesix-year period, undergraduatemajorsrose 32 percent, • instillingan investmentphilosophy. and graduatemajorsclin1bed28 percent. 'Wim me facilitiesand the support to do meir jobs well, our facultymembersare buildinginstructional and researchprogramsmat appealto students."

That me Collegeof Human Environmental Sciencesis flourishingshouldn't be surp1ising,says JeanneShort, seniordirectorof development.

However,increasesin enrollment and financialsupport are only part of me story, she says.

"Everydayfaculty,staff,studentand alumni successesmultiplyme Collegefinancialinvestment.

Their achievementscreatenew opportunities, buildprogramsand services,and advanceresearch and its applicationto communityproblems."

EILEEN MUSTAIN

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Investments Expand Student Opportunities Student Touch Tweaks a Model Course For OSU junior RebekkaTaylor,there's no part-time position that can compare to the one she has right now. She's assisting in a course that could soon become the model for a new way to teach sciencein universitiesacrossthe nation.

"It's excitingbecauseit can make science 'real' for any student, and the fact that it is related to my major meansI'm alwayslearning, no matter what I'm assisting with from day to day," saysTaylor, who is more confidentthan ever about her choice to major in interior design.

fanliliarto them. That helps alleviatea lot of the fearsoften associatedwith these sciences," saysFarr.

"I just took the textilecourse myself not too long ago, and it reallyhelps to see how scienceappliesto Life- from the fabricswe wear to the elasticityof the seatbeltsin our cars," saysTaylor,who helpsprepare materialsto teach the lab and other projects as directed by Farr.

FeedbackfromTaylorand otherswho havetakenthe classis especiallyimportantas Farrworkstowardfullyintegratingallthe CherylFarr,project director and associ- studymaterials."Asidefrom takingon what ate professorin design,housing and mercan be the enormoustaskof preparingfor chandising,simplycallsher course "textiles" the labs,Rebekka'sbeen veryvaluablefor becauseit desc1ibesthe medium students providingfrankinput to help us fine-nme use to explorethe practicalside of such sci- both the courseand the lab," saysFarr. encesas chemistry,physicsand biology.

Two sizablegrants from the National

"We use fabricsand their many different properties to exposestudents to the varioussciencesthrough something that's

ScienceFmmdation and state matching fi.mdshave funded much of the work, lab facilitiesand state-of-the-artequipment.

"We had to learn to commwlicatein their terms in order to explainour multidisciplinary approach to the sciences,"saysFarr, who began approachingthe National ScienceFmmdation for funding in the early'90s. "That's one reason the help I've receivedfrom others here in Human EnvironmentalScienceshas been so important to receivingthese grants."

"It's excitingto be part of tllis at any level, and to have Dr. Farr as a mentor is terrific,"says Taylor,who is now engaged in researchto help develop multi-mediamaterialsfor the course.

In tl1emeantin1e,Tayloris also makingsure other OSU students are awarethat it's a good option for anyonewho has a generalscienceand lab requirement. "I talk it up among my sorority sistersall the time and recentlyconvincedmy own sisterto take the course for sciencecredit.

It also comes in handy for helping your boyfiiend buy clothes," she says,smiling.

JIM MITCHEll

Cheryl Farr, associate professor ofdesign, housing and merchandising, isdeveloping acourse thatcould soon become themodel foranewwaytoteach science in universities across thenation.

Herassistant, interior design junior Rebekka Taylor, isoneofonly25students selected toattend theprestigious Steelcase Student Design Exchange insummer 2002.

Steelcase Inc.funds themonthlongscholarship-based program thatbrings together architecture, interior design andindustrial design students fromaround theworld tostudy workplace design.

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Investments Expand Student Opportunities

Eastern Hospitality Meets Oklahoma Flair When terro1istsattackedthe United Stateson Sept. 11, 2001, hotel and restaurantadministrationmajors Amber Bradleyand KassieGutierrez were far from home interningat the J.J. OrientalTowerHotel in Shanghai, China.The students,who chose these internshipsto learn more about Asianculture,quicklydiscovered a great deal about their hosts.

"Wefeltso safe,"Gutien-ezsays.

"Even beforethe attack,we ,vere neverafraidto go out. We neverfelt threatened- not evenat night but afterSept. 11, everyonewatched overus. We had to checkin and out with hotel secmity.Everyonewasvery supportiveand veryprotectiveof us."

The specialtreatment,much appreciatedby the students,cameas no smp1ise,Gutierrezsays."They not onlytrainedus, but they u·eatedus likefamily.The F&B (food and beverage)peopletook me out to celebrateeveryAme,icanholiday!"

Shanghaihotels, saysHailin Qu, HRAD professorand WilliamE. DavisDistinguishedChair.

"In October 2000, Dean Knaub, Pat Moreo (HRAD director and professor)and I visitedand were very impressedby the hotel indusu-y in Shanghai," Qu says."We began the processimmediately,and now we have four hotels that would each likeat least two student interns."

But Sept. 11 changed the plans to send six students this spring, he says."Five of the students decided, w1derstandablyso, that they did not want to be out of the cowmy at this time, but Jill is quite determined." JillianStephens,the sixth student, will be in Shanghai through this July.

Stephensthinks, as do Bradley and Gutierrez, that the Asian internshipwillmake her more competitivein a tight job market. "I believethe broader expe1iencewill Bradleyand Gutierrez,who lived open internationalopportunities and interned at the Shanghaihotel that wouldn't be there otherwise," from June through December Stephenssays.

2001, are the first two students to Bradley,who u·ainedin Shanghai take advantageof the School of as an assistantmanagerhelping forHotel and RestaurantAdrninisu·aeign guestswith problemsor comtion (HRAD) overseasinternship plaints,saysshe's grown from the program, arranged through the experience."It's helped me learn school's personalcontact with patienceand comrnwlicationskills.

OSU School ofHotel andRestaurant Administration students Amber Bradley andKassie Gutierrez andthe hotel's director ofhuman resources, Zhang Jianxin, are shown hereattheJ.J.Oriental Tower Hotel in Shanghai, Chino, where Bradley andGutierrez recently completed asix-month internship.

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I probablywould have learned them anywhere,but with the language bariier I had to learn quicker and developmore skills.

"We're so used to doing everything the Ame,ican or European waywe don't understand that what we might consider acceptableis not acceptablein Asianculture and vice versa,"Bradleysays."Workingwith people from all over the world has made me more open-minded, and I think that will make me a better employee."

Qu agreesthat experiencing Asianculture is particularlybeneficialin today's global economy where Americanand Asianbusiness interestsare closelytied. "The Asian Pacificarena is one of the fastest growth areasin the world," he says, "and Asianpeople visitingin the U.S. are also one of our largest tourism indusuies."

EILEEN MUSTAIN

Performing with a Net Thirty-four seniorsin the School of Hotel and RestaurantAdministration(BRAD) caught a "real-life"glimpseinto the business world when they conducted a feasibility study for a Claremorebusinessman who was conside1ingbuilding a new hotel in the eastern Oklahomatown.

The businessmancontacted Jeff Beck, the CharlesLanphere Professorof Hotel Administration,for help, and they soon developeda "win-win" propositionthe students in Beck'sintegrated capstone class,BRAD 4523, would conduct the study under Beck'ssupervision,with a donation going to the BRAD student researchfimd to cover expenses.

tool that the classused for the study.I use the report regularlyin my work," she says.

Throughout the process,industry professionals,includinga hotel broker, a Holiday Inn officialand an Oklahoma City hotel owner, met with the students to consult and advise.The hotel owner, Ed Lynn, had gone tlu·ough the same feasibility study processa few montl1searlierand providedinvaluableinformation.

At the end of the semester,each group presentedits findingsto tl1eclient and the class.After analyzingall tl1efactors,the students made recommendationsfor tl1e size and brand of hotel best suited for the businessman'slocation.

Beckdividedthe classinto groups of five,each tacklingone aspectof the study.

Students conducted a site review,performed a market analysis,analyzedthe competition, developedpro-formaprofit and loss statementsand evaluatedthe economic feasibilityof the proposed hotel.

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Ann Blossom,an BRAD senior,led the competition analysisteam. "It was great to get first-handexpe1iencebecausesometimes it's hard to Lmderstandall the practical applicationsof things we learn in the classroom,"Blossomsays.'We took it very seriouslybecausewe knew it was real, and it gaveus an understandingof all the background,vork that goes into deciding where to placea restaurantor hotel."

Recent BRAD graduate Courtney Carroll saysthe knowledgeshe gained working on the feasibilitystudy has been very usefulin her current position as a salesassistantwith the Waterford Marriott Hotel in OklahomaCity."It was particularlyhelpfulfor me to become familiar with the Star Report,a marketinganalysis

Becksayshe's proud of everythinghis students accomplished.He also sayshe has been contacted by otl1e1·potential clients to work witl1his classeson future projects and has held discussions,vith other OSU departments,such as architectureand landscapearchitecture,to bring their students into the projects.

JoeMoore andJamie Til/Y, withJeffBeck, aretwoofthe34seniors whocompleted Beck's integrated capstone class, which theysayallowed them toseepradical applications ofmaterial learned inclass.

CAROLYN GONZALES

Oklahoma State U11ii,ersity 9

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Investments Foster Fao1lty S11ccess Faculty Scholars Program Celebrates l OYearsof Success A Collegeof Hmnan Environmental Sciencesprogram that is celebrating10 yearsof successhelped BillRyan and other new collegefacultyget on the "tight track" as they started their fulltime academiccareers.

"The FacultyScholarsProgram pulled all the piecestogether for me," saysRyan, an assistantprofessorand associatedirector of the School of Hotel and RestaurantAdministration.

The program, which lastsan academic year,introducesnew professors to the college,the mliversity,adinitlistrators and seilior CHES facultywho act as mentors to the group. Participants also learn about ptivate foundations and federaland state agenciesthat may be helpfulin supporting their programs through externalfi.mding.

"It wasa lot liketakinga class,"Ryan says.''We met everyweekwith the dean, associatedean and the directorof

extensionand development.We alsoha guest speakersfrom throughoutcampus and directorsof externalpllilanthropic foundations.Wevisitedthe Oklal1oma Legislatureand with our Congressional delegationin Washington."

The professorsalso had "homework." Ryan saysthey were expected to developcasestatementsand research proposals,and take them to agencies and compaiiiesto determine if they were viablerequests.

Heath Shelton

s Grand Slam In 2001, for the firsttime in the program's history,the Collegeof Human Environmental SciencesDidacticProgramin Dietetics (DPD), the Lmdergraduate dieteticscm1iculm11,eai·nedaccreditationfor 10 yeai-sthe longestpossibleaccreditationpeiiod.

It was also the first time the College sought accreditation.

"The prograi11has had approvalfrom day one. Histotically,nuttition ai1ddieteticshave been at OSU since i890 when domesticscienceswas approvedas a curriculum of smdy," saysKad1rynKeim, assistantprofessorof nuttitional sciences and director of the DPD. "Until CADE (the Commissionon Kathryn Keim received aCelebrate State Award from OSU Accreditationfor DieteticsEducation) President James Halligan recognizing herintegral leadership chai1gedits mandatesin 2000, m1dertoward theaccreditation _oftheundergraduate dietetics program. graduate progratTisrequired 'approval' not Keim, whaiained OSU in 1996, isalsoagraduate oftheCollege 'accreditation."'

Faculty Scholars Program, which shesays helped hertoquickly Both processesrequire a detailedselflearn theOSU culture andlanguage.

study docmnent showinghow d1eprogran1meets or does not meet the commission'sstandai·dsof educationstai1dai·dsd1atchai1geevery fiveyears, Keim explains.The accreditationprocess adds an onsite visitto verifythe self-study information.

10 College ofH11ma11E11J1iro11me11tnl Sciwccs 2002

"The report has to show how each course meets the required competencies ai1dhow we measure student learning outcomes. Basically,we started at zero," she says. "It was a matter of taking existing information and putting it in an orga1iized,Lmderstandableformal document. ''We had good mateiialto work"'~d1by just takingwhat we're alreadydoing.Alld1e pieceswerethere becauseof the College's long historyof a su·ongdieteticprogram.I just had to tell om·story,"she says.

"It's a successstory we probablyshould have been telling before now. One of the onsite visitorsremai·kedthat we havea well liidden secret here."

Keim saysaccreditationwas acllievable becauseof d1einvestlTientsin d1enutritional sciencesdepai·t111ent over the past severalyeai·s.

"We've had the backing of the wliversity and the dean and the department head who have made wise decisions regarding faculty and facilities.If that invest111ent had not been made, we couldn't have done this."

EILEEN MUSTAIN

Dean PatriciaKnaub saysCHES began the program becauseentering the academicworld can be a bit intimidating. New facultyare expectedto teach classes,conduct research,attract grantsand contracts,publish in jomnalsand participatein outreach activities that help the state's citizens.

Counselingwith students, participating in facultycommitteesand attending professionalconferencesalso are a part of the workload.

"It's easyto feel overwhelmed," Knaub says."I think the program providesa foundation that helps om faculty be successful."

"It certainlyhelped me to get on the right track," Ryan says."I taught classesas an adj1mctinsu·uctorfor about fiveyearsprior to my appointment, but my professionalbackgrmmd was in more of a businessarea."

Ryan, who was an assistantdirector with OSU's Department of Residential

Life, had 20 years experiencemanaging housing and dining servicesfor the mliversity.

"The program reallyhelpedto make us successfulteachersand scholars,"he says."Researchwasa high focus,as was the developmentof externalcontacts and fimdingsomcesthat are so critical to the successof the collegeand our students.However,the adviceand assistance we receivedfrom CHES senior facultyalso ma.deus better teachers."

NESTOR GONZALES

Regents Distinguished Teacher Inspires Excellence "To receivean 'A' on one of BillRyan's tests is truly an honor," saysAnne Forshee, a hotel and restaurant a.dnli1listra.tion graduate. Forshee and many hotel and restaurant a.dnli1listra.tion students and faculty agree that Ryan inspiresstudents to excel in his classes.

Ryan, assistantprofessorand associate director of the School of Hotel and Restaurant Administration,recentlyreceived the Regents DistinguishedTea.clung Awa.rdfor Ii.isoutstanding teacllingstyle.

"I can onJydesc1ibehis classesas hard, but tl1eyare tl1eclassesI have enjoyedtl1e most and learned tl1emost," saysForshee, who graduated last May."His love for teachinginspiredme to excelin Ii.isclasses.

He tirelesslyencouragedme dming my collegeyea.rs.Witl10uthim, I'm not sure I would have graduated."

Robert Bradburn, another recent HRAD graduate, agrees.

"Dr. Ryan was an able and ca.ring adviser,teacher and friend," Bradburn says."I believehe is tl1ekind of person and facultymember tl1eregents were tllinkingabout when they developedthe concept for tl1eaward.He encoma.ges

students to think tilings through ra.tlm· than expectingeasyanswersto problems."

Ryan uses experienceas the prin1a.ry method for lear1lingand changing society. "I believelear1lingoccurs in every situation a person encounters and tl1a.t enhanced learning occurs when ilie teacher can tell stories a.boutreal-life experiencesto supplement tl1eoretical concepts," he says.

Regents Distinguished Teaching Award recipient BillRyan, with students Michelle Peters andDaron Southerland, saysthe College program farfaculty scholars helped him"tagetanthe right track."

Although the classroomexperienceis important, he believesadvisingis one of tl1emost criticalaspectsof insu·uction.

"An adviserprovidescounseland positivereinforcementand informs students a.bouttl1echoicestl1a.tthey willface dmi11g their a.ca.denlic and professionalcareers," he says."Setting clearand high expectations witl1students ,villsu-engtl1e11 tl1eir commitment to acllievingsimilarlylligh expectationsin the classroom,and in life.

"My pllilosophyof teacllingand advisement is to share what I know, challenge students to expand and grow beyond what they tllink is possibleand to be tl1erewhen tl1eyneed to talk," he says."Often, just liste1lingencouragesgreater learning."

DEBRA BASORE

Oklahoma State Universi

Investments Advance Research r

Researchersin the Collegeof Human EnvironmentalSciences,in collaborationwith other universitiesand organizations, have begun researchthat willhelp first respondersstay cooler during emergencies.

Principalinvestigators Donna Branson,design, housing and merchandisingprofessor and department head, and Cheryl Farr, design,housing and merchandisingassociate professor,have begw1research to improveprotectiveclothing for those who respond to terr01istattacksor other hazardous incidents.

"We'reworkingon a prototype personalcoolingsystemfor first responders- firefighters, policeofficers,HAZMAT teams,medicsand others who are firston the scene," Branson says."The goal is to produce a portable battery-poweredcooling systemthat willprovideone hour of coolingworn w1dera HAZMATlevelA suit."

In order for Bransonand her researchteam to Lmderstand the garment load and the heat stressinvolved,the team underwent an actual fire training sessionin Oklal1omaCity.

"We crawledinto a simulated fire and wore firefighter'sgear to see what it was like." She

saysthe first-handexperience brought home the importance of the project.

"Today's suits are bulky, heavyand hot," Bransonsays.

"Our researchwill make a protectivesystemthat will be lighter and cooler than the current systems."

The OklahomaCityNational MemorialInstitutefor the Preventionof Terrorismis funding the three-year,$3 millionproject as part of itspledgeto find equipmentand trainingthat will aid firstresponders.Other universitiesand organizations involvedin the multidisciplinary tean1effortare JohnsHopkins University,ClemsonUniversity, NatickSoldierCenter,Sciperio Inc., CMSTechnetronicsInc., SRI InternationalInc., MesoSystems TechnologyInc., and·NanoPoreInc. Dming this firstyearof the project,the "textilestage," Bransonand Farr are testinga varietyof textilesystemsfor such propertiesas thermalconductivity,and moistureand heat transfer."The firststageis to makesure it's workable," Bransonsays."We'llbe developing prototypesusing two different approaches- thermoelecuicand adsorptivecooling technologies."

DEBRA BASORE

Donna Branson prepares Stillwater cityfirefighter TyRoderick forlevel AHAZMAT suitwear tests conducted inthedesign, housing andmerchandising department's environmental chamber where Roderick's physiological andperceptual responses willbedetermined under controlled environmental conditions.

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Taking the State's Matrimonia] Pu]se Sincethe inceptionof the Governorand Mrs.Kea.ting'sMarriageInitiativein 2000, the Collegeof Human EnvironmentalScienceshas been integrallyinvolvedin the effortto reduceOklahoma'sdivorceratethe secondhighestin the counn-y- by onethird before2010.

Oklahomahouseholdsfor baselinedata and an additional1,000 householdsin Texas, Kansasand Arkansasfor compa.iisondata.

"We a.reinterested in knowingwhat Oklahomansthinkabout ma.i·riageand divorcea.i1dhow those attitudes a.i1dperceptionscompare to those of residentsin Chargedto serveas the initiative'sevalua- neighb01ingstates," she says."We want to tor and help developsn-ategiesand plansfor assesswhat we're callingthe 'culture of ensuringits effectiveness, the Bureaufor support' for marriagein Oklahoma."

SqcialResearchis wrappingup the firstcomIn the 20-minute telephone surveys, prehensive,statewidestudyon the attitudes participantsa.reaskedto indicatetheir of Oklal1omacitizenstowardmarriageand matital status, how often they've been divorce.The bureauwilluse the studyto ma.tTiedand divorcedand if they particigaugethe resultsof the initiativeand to out- pated in premaritalpreparation. linethe endeavor'scomingagenda.

"We want to get a better account of "We invitednationalresearcherswho a.re ma.riiageand divorcehistoriesa.i1dinforexpertsin the fieldto come to Oklal10ma mation on how much premaritalpreparafor one day in June and help us developa tion, inside or outside religioussettings, comprehensivesurveyinstrwnent," says that Oklahomansgenerallyreceive," Ch1istineJohnson, directorof the bureau Johnson says. and assistantprofessorof familyrelations "Part of the marriageinitiativeis a stateand child development. widedeliverysystemof educationand work"Drawingon questionsthey had used in shopsprovidedby the Departmentof sinula.rsmveys,we ca.meup with a survey Health, Depa.i·trnent ofHwnan Servicesand instrwnent to query 2,000 random

the Cooperativefa.1:ension Serviceto married couplesa.i1dcouplesconsideringmarriage,"she says."The a.sswnptionis that Oklal1omans maynot be gettingenough informationbeforehandon issuessuch as conflictresolutionand reasonableexpectations of marriage.Determiningwhetheror not that is true will be important."

TheLondon Timesand TheNew York Timeshave featured the Governor a.i1d First Lady's Ma.i-riage Initiative,the first project of its kind to receivetaxpayerfunding, and Gov.Keatinghas made a guest appeara.i1ee the TodayShoivto discussthe initiative.If successfi.tl, the endeavorwill almost certainlybe repeated in other states,which is all the more reason to get it right, accordingto Johnson.

"This is going to be a long initiative, a.i1dwe hope to use this surveyinstrument every tlu·eeyea.i·sfor the duration of the initiativeto determine its success,"she says."We have hopefi.tllyput togetlm· a surveyfor potential use by other states tl1at would want to conduct a sinularstudy."

ADAM HUFFER

Heath She/tan

The Bureau forSocial Research, housed intheCollege ofHuman Environmental Sciences and headed byassistant professor of family relations andchild development Christine Johnson, recently surveyed Oklahomans and residents ofneighboring states to assess thestate's cultural support formarriage.

The telephone survey ispartoftheOklahoma Marriage Initiative toreduce thestate's divorce rate.

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Tnvestn1ents Advance Research ...

It has been known for some time tlut weightlessnessbrings about loss of bone density.

Brenda Snuth is interested in finding out what happensat the cell levelto cause this lossand what nught be done to cow1teractit.

Han

Han Tackles the 'Imo Gene' For Korean-born Okhee Han, joining the nuuitional sciencesfaculty in August 2001 has meant the opportunity to continue her researchinto the molecularmechanism of the regulationof iron absorptionin the human body,a subjectshe also exploredin postdoctoral work at Harvard.

In that study,she cloned the human gene that is thought to affectthe regulationof iron absorption. Although it is suspectedthat this gene governsiron regulation,no one yet knowshow it works."I am now u·yingto characterizethe function of this gene in governingintestinal iron absorption,"she explains.

"Iron is very,very important in our bodiesfor numerous cellular fimctions.If you don't haveenough iron, then you will get iron deficiencyanemia,whichcausesa lackof oxygenin the body.In contrast,if you havetoo much iron, it can cause numerouslifethreateningdiseases, such as heart diseaseand cancer."

If the body levelof iron is low in a person whose body is fi.mctioning correctly,intestinalabsorption of iron is increased,Han says.

Conversely,if the levelof iron in the body is high, the absorption of iron is decreased.However, in persons with a medicalcondition called hemochromatosis, tlus abilityto properlygovern iron absorption failsto function.

"Although their body iron level is high, their intestinalabsorption of iron continues to increase,"Han says.In studies of hemochromatosis patients, researchershave found that tl1egene tl1oughtto regulate iron absorption has undergone mutation. Currently,the main treaunent for hemochromatosis is regular removalof iron from tl1ebody by inu-avenousiron chelation tl1erapy and phlebotomy.

Using her cloned gene as a model, Han saystl1atafter she characterizesthe functionsof me gene, she hopes to determine how hemochromatosis alterstl1osefunctions.

Once that informationis known, there is a possibilitytl1atmeasures can be ta.kento block that effecton the gene. If tlut can be accomplished,the qualityof lifefor many people will be greatlyimproved.

Snuth conducted her doctoral study in the same subject area under BarbaraStoeckerin OSU's nuu-itionalscienceslaboratory.Now,as a facultymember, she is carrying her research to tl1enext step.

Altl1oughit's important to tl1eU.S. space program to learn more about tlus problem, Snuth emphasizesthe study has far broader implicationsthan just spaceu-avel."Elderly people confinedto bed undergo sinularskeletal unloading (or lackof weight beating)," she says."We're interestedin finding out what mecha.iusmcausestins bone densityloss,and we want to learn how to dinunish tl1elossor even prevent it."

Tom Johnston

Smith

Build Trand They Will Corne It was a dream that was a long time com-

Smith saysthe NationalAeronauticsand SpaceAdministration(NASA),which has providedmajor fonding for her studies,used to considerone to two months in space as an extendedmission,but now more lengthy stays arepossibleon the spacestation.

"Now, they're looking at a year or more.

Andif Mars travelreallydoes happen, you're probablylookingat two to three yearsin space,"she says.BecausepreviousNASAstudiesindicateastronautslose one to two percent of their bone densityin a month, finding effectivewaysto deal with the problem is of paramountimportance.

Smith has traveled to a cell culture lab in North Carolina as well as NASA'sAmes ResearchCenter in California to study their cellculture techniques. She will be culturing bone cells to study the influences of nutrients and so-called "nutraceuticals," or naturallyoccurring compOLmds,on the growth activityof the cell.

If she can come to lU1derstandthe growth andlossprocessof the bone cell, she says, then the door might be opened to finding the rightcombinationof drugs, nutritional treatment and exerciseprotocols that will help preventor at least slm,vbone loss.

Associate professor Andrea Arquitt andprofessor Barbara Stoecker aretwoofthescientists involved inma;or research pro;ects currently underway attheCollege's nutritional sciences laboratory.

These pro;ects include studies onbone loss, examination ofthehuman body's processes formaintaining the proper level ofiron,andstudy oftheconnection between micronutrients andcancer.

ing, but accordingto BarbaraStoecker, inte1irnassociatedean for research,it was worth the wait. Until 1997, the nutiitional scienceslab had been a "make-do," 1950s facilityvvithone exhaust hood and scientificequipment spread over a number of rooms on the fourth floor of the College of Human EnvironmentalSciences.

However, through fimds from numerous sourcesalong vvithmajor fonding from FOLmders Inc., plans for a 21st centmy nutiitional researchfacilitybecame reality.The College dedicated the $1.2 millionlab renovationon Oct. 10, 1997, and from that point on, it has been onward and upward.

Stoecker,then head of the Department of Nutritional Sciences,saysthe new lab has had a marked effectin many areas.

"For one thing," she says,"it has expandedour workspaceand increased workingsafety.Wherewe used to haveone hood, we now have 11. The lab now has individualwork areasinsteadof separate rooms, and this has made it easierfor peopleto collaborateand shareequipment.

"The lab has alloweda synergywith facultymemberswhose work is p1imarily

commwlity-basedand who don't use the lab on a foll-timebasis," Stoeckersays.

"We look at ourselvesas a 'neighborhood' facilitythat can be of use in any facet of nuti·itionalresearch."

Having the new facilityhas increased the number oflab-based researchprojects that can be performed, generated growth in both the graduate and lU1dergraduate emollment in nutiitional sciencesand nearlydoubled researchdollars,Stoecker says.Awardshave climbedfrom $182,994 in 1997 to $274,959 in 2001 and all indicators suggest that 2002 figureswill top the 2001 researchdollars.

Major researchprojects currently underwayat the m1t1itionalscienceslaboratory includestudies on bone loss, exanlination of tl1ehuman body's processesfor maintainingthe proper levelof iron, and study of tl1econnection between micronutiients and cancer.

A state-of-the-artlab is alsokey to am-actingtop faculty,Stoeckersays,noting tl1eadditionof assistantprofessorsBrenda Snlitl1and Okhee Han to tl1enutiitional sciencesfacultyin 2001.

STORIES BY TOM JOHNSTON

Investments Grow Quality Programs

Going the Distance Now more than just an "idea," the Great PlainsInteractiveDistanceEducation Alliance (IDEA) has launched its first interinstitutional,web-basedmaster's degree.

The new familyfinancialplanning • degree program, introduced in the fall of 2000, servesas a working model to test multi-universitycollaborationto fill a curriculum that is growing in demand, says Glenn Muske, Oklahoma Cooperative Extensionhome-basedand micro business specialistin the OSU Department of Design, Housing and Merchandising.

Funded by a $1 milliongrant from the U.S. Department of Education, OSU's Collegeof Human EnvironmentalSciences,along with human sciencecolleges from six other midwesternuniversities,has worked on the model since 1997.

identifyingbarriers,refining coordination and adding new aspectsall the time."

Accordingto Muske, being at the forefront in developinginter-institutional, web-basedcourses makesOSU competitive with any other educationalinstitution.

"The technologyallowsus to maximize our resourcesusing new educationalmethods. Web-basedlearning offersopportunities for a world with an increasinglymobile population of life-timelearners."

The new familyfinancialplanning degree is a casein point, he says."The alliance created this degree becauseit is in demand, but none of the individualuniversitieshad the resourcesto build a standalone program."

Studentsenrollingin the fanmyfinancial planningdegreeprogram followthe regular Using tean1sof academicdeans, gradu- graduateenrollmentprocedureat one of ate deans, facultyand fiscaland administra- the alliance'smember universities.That institutionwillbe the one that offersthe tive officials,the alliancehas reshaped institutionalpoliciesand practicesto allow student his or her degree.Studentswilltake a student to earn a degree at one university four or more classesfrom their "home" but take classesvia the •.vebfrom the other institutions,and additionalclasseswillcome from the other alliancemembers. participatinginstitutions.

"OSU has truly been a leader in getting the behind-the-sceneswork done," Muske says.

"We've had to answerquestionsconcerning everythingfrom what goes on a transcriptto out-of-state tuition. We've had to create new systems.Some of those are temporary to get us through the shortterm and others are long-term. We're

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Glenn Muske, whoispreparing toteoch awelrbased class as partoftheGreat Plains /nteradive Distance Education Alliance's firstinter-institutional, web-based master's degree, says heis bothexcited andabitapprehensive about nolonger being "eyeball toeyeball withhisstudents."

OSU teaches 12 of the required 42 hours, includingthe practicumand creativecomponent, for the master's degree.

David Fournier, professorin OSU's Department of FamilyRelationsand Child Development,willteach a classin fanmy systemsduring fall2002.

Muske, who is preparingto teach a web-basedclassin housing real estate in "But, studentscan be anywhereand take 2003, sayshe is excitedand a bit apprethe course,"Muskesays."Enrollment, hensive."Preparation,discussion,testing courseassignments,readingcoursematerials, - are all totallydifferent.I won't be eyeand testingcan allbe done at a distance. ball to eyeballwith my students. It's a different way of thinking and teaching, and, "The web classeswill not replacethe right now, we're all learning." traditionalclassroom,but they do offer an

alternativefor older or working students who cannot relocate.The universitycan now come to them."

EILEEN MUSTAIN

Teaching the HospitalityTeachers PreparingStudents to Greet the World

The School of Hotel and RestaurantAdministrationis part of a national parmership to build a nationwidenetwork of school-tocareer programsfor high school students. The goal is to cultivatea new source of talent for the hospitalityindustry,saysLynda Martin, hotel and restaurant administrationassistantprofessor.

AlthoughOSU offersvariouscultural coursesat the undergraduatelevel,one facultymemberis developinga new course that focuseson the awarenessstudentsneed to be successfolin an internationalcontn't.

"The National RestaurantAssociationand the AmericanHotel and Lodging Associationcame together in 1999 to form the Hospitality BusinessAllianceto get high school age and younger students motivated and interested in the hospitalityindustry," saysMartin.

"An importantneed existsfor a classon how to conduct practicalbusinesstransactions with culturalsensitivity,"saysLynda Martin,assistantprofessorin the Schoolof Hotel and RestaurantAdministration.

Martin, who believesa course to help students become better global citizensis requisitein today's global enviromnent, has receiveda two-year$47,480 U.S. Department of Agriculturechallengegrant to design a course that will teach international businessprotocols.

"The idea for the course came after we took a group of students to Switzerland for the summer.We realizedthe students needed some basicinformationabout how to handle themselvesand the customs of the country," she says.

Using the State Department and Commerce Department websites,Martin and graduate student Shin YiLin have compiled a list of the top 40-50 corn1trieswith which the U.S. has businessand political ties. "We plan to gather all availabledata on culture, protocol and accepted business practicesaround the world and organize it into modules," Martin says.

Althoughshe willteachthe cow-sein a u;iditionalclassroomsetting,Martin saysshe willalsousethe Internet for studentsto gatheronlinein smallgroupsto discusscases and applythe conceptslearnedin class.

"Hospitalitystudents are hosts to the world," she says."It's criticalthat they are preparedto w1derstandand c01mnunicate with other cultmes."

DEBRA BASORE

"The hotels and restaurantsoffer internships,work experiences and mentoring to high school students," she says."At the same time, to keep up with industry trends and changes,some high schoolsare replacingoutdated curriculwnwith one that is industry-driven."

Martin

To support the effort, OSU and eight other universitiesare offering summer institutes to teach teachers about the hospitality industry, saysMartin, who is one of the professorsteaching the weeklong institute.

The instituteshave three levels.The first level,which OSU offered last surnmerand willoffer again th.isswmner, introduces teachersto basicfood concepts and career opportunities.The second teaches the culinaryarts; and the third, restaurant management.

Other participatingrnuversitiesare Northern Ai.izonaU11iversity, U11iversity of Massachusetts,IllinoisArt Institute of Chicago,Purdue University,Johnson & WalesU11iversity, CaliforniaState Polytechnic, VirginiaTech, CulinaryInstitute of America,Penn State U11iversity and the U11iversity of Delaware.

The .institutesalso support Oklahoma'sefforts to implementhospitalityprograms in the state's high schoolsand careertech centers, Martin says."RebeccaReynoldsof the OklahomaRestaurantAssociation and CarolynLeGrand and Scott Gallowayof the Oklal1oma Career Tech systemhave been working very hard with youth and educators to make th.isa reality."

DEBRA BASORE

Lynda Martin, assistant professor inhotel and restaurant administration who teaches teachers about the hospitality industry, says the summer institute isalsoa good recruiting toolforOSU's program.

"AKansas high school teacher whoattended theinstitute says she'll be sending herstudents toOSU aftertheygraduate."

Oklahom4 State Univmity

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Investments Grow Quality Programs ("

Rack to the Rooks An arrangement between the College of Hwnan EnvironmentalSciencesand the Oklahoma Department of Human Services(DHS) Divisionof Child Care will assure that the state's childcarelicensingprofessionalsare practicing what they preach.

"One of the things we encouragechildcare providersto do is to attend classesto further their education," saysJana Feken, a childcare licensingprofessionalwith the DHS Officeof Child Care in Stillwater."And now we're getting additionaleducation and support from DHS to earn a master's degree in earlychildhood education from OSU." The students in the master'sprogram are all DHS employeeswho work for the Divisionof Child Care's licensingprogram that monitors the state's childcareprograms for compliance with minimwn requirements.

To accommodatethe workingschedulesof the DHS employeeswho are scatteredacrossthe state, OSU decided to offer differentclasses throughout the year and to use a varietyof

Jana Feken, shown here visiting thechild development laboratory, isoneof50 Department ofHuman Services childcare licensing professionals whoarereturning to school atOSU toobtain master's degrees in early childhood education.

teaching methods, saysShona GambreU,manager of extensionprogramsin the CoUegeof Hwnan EnvironmentalSciencesExtensionand DevelopmentOffice.

Last spring, 35 DHS employeesstarted taking classesat OSU using technologythat didn't exist20 yearsago when many of the employees graduated from college.Using web-based courses,compressedvideo, as well as traditional classrooms,the DHS employeesare able to attend classesin the eveningsand weekendsto complete their master's degree.

"I was terrifiedto go back to school, but it's excitingand fon," saysFeken, who graduated from the collegeofhwnan environmentalsciences 10 yearsago. Despite her apprehension, she earned an "A" in her first class.

"It's been a great experienceso far," she says.

"I'm very impressed,vith the facultyand the facilitiesat OSU. They were outstanding when I was a student 10 yearsago, but they're even more impressivenow."

DEBRA BASORE

Col1egeI ,ahI ✓igbts the Way "A skilleddesigner uses light to manipulatemood, create associations,elicitstrong emotions or modifybehavior,"saysTed Drab, associateprofessorof inte1iordesign and former theater lighting designer.

Although he's alwaysbeen passionateabout light, Drab is more enthusiasticthan ever after attending a summer 2001 lighting workshopconducted by the illuminating Engineering Societyof North Ameiica.

"Light has the greatest impact on interior space," he says. "The key is recognizing what needs to happen and knowing technicallyhow to make it happen."

While the workshop,held at the Universityof New Hampshire'sNew England Center, provided an opportunity to learn new techniques, concepts and technologies, Drab sayshe is most excited about the diversityin content and participants.

Drab believesthat teaching lighting complexitiesrequiresa comprehensiveapproach, one that incorporatesthe psychology of lighting along with technicalexpertise.

"Effectivelighting, like stage lighting, can't look technical, but it must be verytechnic'.11," he says,comparingthe designer'sknowledgeof footcandle formulationsto the musicianpracticinga piano.

"The pianistlearns the technical to eliminateconsciousness and create impact. If it's done well,we're not awareof it. We feel its effectviscerally."

"The classbrought together engineers,architects and inte1iordesignersand the quantitativeand qualitative techniquesof lighting- not just what kind of light and how but the psychologicalimpact of that light as well."

Drab teachesthese concepts to studentsin the Department of Design,Housing and Merchandisinglightinglaboratory while demonsu·atingthe effects and applicationsof incandescent, fluorescentand high

intensity discharge lighting.

"The lab literally allows students to experience the color, intensity and heat of light," he says.

The Collegelab, the only facilityof its kind in Oklahoma and one Drab saysis alreadythe envyof his fellowworkshop attendees,willsoon become one of the premierteaching laboratoriesin the counuy with the additionoflow voltage sourcesand fiberoptics.

"The expanded capabilities will keep our facilityin step with the new technologiesand help us prepare our students for industry changes," he says.

"Lightingis movingin the directionof greaterefficiency and safetyand a refinementof lightingto suit the discreettasks involvedin living.Today'sconsumersare lookingfor the 'Goldilocks'effect,"Drab explains."One sizedoesn't fit all. The industryis moving toward more personalcontrol of lightingjust as we conu·ol our thermostatstoday."

EILEEN MUSTAIN

Ted Drab andsophomore interior design student Amy Sasnett sitin fluorescent lighting inthe Department ofDesign, Housing and Merchandising lighting laboratory to demonstrate howthedifferent phosphors used tocoattheinterior surfaces offluorescent tubes, as seen here inthebackground, alter theappearance ofeverything from skintonetocolor ofclothing.

Investments Grow Quality Programs State Room Combines History, New Dining Atmosphere If the wallsin the State Room at the OklahomaState UniversityStudent Union could talk, no doubt they'd have some interestingstmies to teU. It's been a favo1itegatheringplace for alumni,facultyand students for more than 50 years.

Now the restaurant has opened another chapter in its great history.

Barnard

The Atherton Hotel has entered into an agreementto manageand run the State Room, saysJim Barnard,generalmanagerand lab coordinatorfor The Atherton.

Barnardsaysa lot of peoplethought the hotel owned the State Room, but that wasn't the case.It waspreviouslymanagedby ARAMARK.

Phaseone, whichcost about $80,000, wascompletedwith hotel revenues,Barnardsays.Phasetwo \viii cost nearlya half-milliondollarsand \viiicome fromprivatedonations.

"Our alw1111i want a fine dining atmospherewith a theme that highlights our state's heritage," he says.

"We plan to feature historicphotos of OSU as well as Westernart."

The most excitingpart for Barnard is that tbe State Room will be a teaching restaurant for hotel and restaurant management students, adding to the international and national prestige of the OSU School of Hotel and Restaurant Administration.

He saysthe goal is to offer alumni,facultyand the community a fine dining expetienceon campus three to four eveningsa week and lw1ehfivedaysa weekwith extended hours on game daysand homecoming.

DEBRA BASORE

"We're th1illedto be involved with the State Room," Barnardsays.

"It has a lot of historyand tradition, and we hope to continuethat."

In the next fewyearsthe State Room will ll!1dergoa renovationto offer diners a fine dining expe1ience with a Westerntheme. He saysit will be similarto the 501 Ranch Steakl10usein Oklal1omaCity and Star Canyon in Dallas.

JimBarnard, general manager andlab coordinator forThe Atherton Hotel, says the State Room, which is nowinphase one,is continuing arenovation thatwillofferdiners a finedining experience witha Western theme.

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The Atherton.

The name hasaringtoit.

What began asThe Union Club in 1950, boasting 81rooms, private baths andrunning ice water, hasevolved intoastate-of-the artluxury hotel.

Now, thepremier hotel ontheprairie sports anewname - The Athertonandanewlookthatincludes agrand lobby, boardroom andseveral lounges, pluschoice ofrooms andsuites, each custom designed to please itsgue5ts.

Contact JimBarnard, general manager ofThe Atherton Hotel at0SU, at (405)744-0300 formore information.

BARBARA SWIGGART

CHES Ah1rnni Farni1yInvestment Spans Faur Generations Dw1ean,Okla.,constantlyin1pressingupon Patricia"Pat" Hale typifiesa segmentof nativeOklahomanswhoseesteem for mem the in1portanceof going to college. higher educationis rooted in the harsh "I started working at 13 in a drugstore realitiesof the Depression.She is of a group and put half of everythingI earned in a of learnedprogressives,too seldomheeded, savingsaccount becauseI knew ifl wanted whosevenerableappraisalof a college to go to school, I needed to help my folks degreecentersnot on notionsof political pay for it," Hale says."We encouragedour cotTectness or socialempowermentbut own kids to get jobs and savehalf meir ratherpragmatismand old-schoolsensibility. earningsto pay for part of tl1eireduca"My fatherwasa farmerin Broken Arrowand an invalid,so mother had to teach,"Hale says."Mother alwayssaidhad she not had her collegeeducation,she wouldhavehad to scrubfloorsand takein ironingto makeends meet, and that made a believerof me. I knewI didn't want to scmb floorsor take in other people'slaundry."

tions, believingit doesn't mean nearlyas much if it's handed to you."

Hale saysa seriesofloamsome experiences enlightened her offspringAlexia, GeoffreyRoss, Chareseand Kyndall.

"They had some very nastyjobs, dungs like sewerline installationand working on oil 1igs,"she says."I clunk tl1eLord for everyhonible job tl1eyhad becausetl1ey learned mey didn't want nastyjobs for me rest of tl1eirlives."

familyin the CollegeofHwnan EnvironmentalSciences.

Hale saysshe wastoo "lazy"to work outsidethe household,but her liveliness showsotherwise.BeforeLou Gehtig'sdiseaseclaimedCharles'lifein 1997, the couple spentmontl1son the road tomi.ngthe country, mappingvisitsto almosteverystate.

Today,when not travelingor attending the athletic and scholarlyeventsof her five grandchildren,Hale volw1teersat the Stephens County Hist01icalMuseum and me ChisholmTrail Hospice. She's also a member of me Ame1icanAssociationof UniversityWomen and an elder in the First PresbyterianChmch of Duncan.

Althoughshe neverprofessionally applied For Hale, goingto collegewasnot a her degree,thosewho lrnowher would questionof"if" but of'\vhen." Buildingon arguetl1atPat Hale is one heckof a teacher. a legacythat beganin 1914 when her "I neverusedmy degreein public mother graduatedfrom OklahomaA&M Subsequently,allfom of their children schools,but I am the personeverybody with a domesticsciencedegree,the only attendedand graduatedfrom OSU. Charese calledwhen theyhad to do mi.ngslike childofFred and BerthaJo Morsecomfollowedin her motlm·and grai1dn1otl1e1·'s upholstera couch,determinewhat to substipletedher degreein home economicseduca- footstepsand earneda degreein home ecotute in a recipeor canea chair,"Hale says. tion in 1951 aftermarryingCharlesH. Hale. nomicseducation.JenniferHerrin, a fresh"The tl1ingsI learnedin college50 yearsago man in nutritionaland exercisescienceand Pat and Charles,a 1950 graduatein I've used allmy lifeto help my fiiends,famtl1edaughterof Alexiaand Tom Herrin, cur- ilyand church,and I stilluse mem today." accow1tingand lifelongHallibmton rentlyrepresentsthe fourth generationof tl1e employee,reared their four childrenin ADAM HUFFER

Four generations ofthisfamily have invested in theCollege ofHuman Environmental Sciences: Patricia "Pat"Hale, herdaughter Charese Smitson, hergranddaughter Jennifer Herrin, and intheportrait, hermother and1914 alumnus, Bertha JoMorse.

Hale says herhusband Charles, alsoanOSU graduate, used totelltheirchildren, "You cangotocollege anywhere youwant, but themoney isgoing toStillwater."

CHES Alumni

Bowinan, Moran Honored for Career Achievements During the CHES Associatesfalldinner in October, the Collegeof Human EnvironmentalSciences honored Loy Bowman, Oklahoma City, and James Moran of Knm.'Ville, Tenn., with the CHES AlunmiAssociation's2001 DistinguishedAlumniAwardin recognitionof their outstanding career achievementsand serviceto the College.

Bowman, who received her bachelor's degree in food nutrition and instin1tional adrninisu-ationfrom OSU, completed postgraduate studies at Texas Woman's University,Southwestern State University and Western Oklal1omaState College, Aln1s.

She served as an adjunct professorof nutrition at WesternOklal1omaState College for 20 yearsand as a commercialfood serviceconsultant for OklaliomaGas and Electiic Company for 17 years.Currently, Bowmanis tl1eowner and president of CreativeSolutionshelping foodservice operators solveproblems,conducting foodserviceseminarsand teaching foodserviceclasses.

Bowmanholds membershipwitl1many professionalorganizations,includingilie CHES Associatesand ilie School of Hotel and RestaurantAdministrationAdvisory Committee, co-chairsilie Mentor/ Protege Program for ilie Collegeand serveson tl1eboard of directors for tl1e CulinaryArts of Oklal1oma.

She has receivedOG&E's Environmental Manager'sAward and Culinary Arts ofOklalioma-AlliedMember oftl1e YearAwardamong many otl1ers.

Moran graduated from Duke University wiili a bachelor'sdegree in psychology and history in 1973. He ilien receivedhis master's degree in psychologyfrom tl1e Universityof Oklahoma,and in 1978, he receivedhis doctorate in home economics from OSU. Moran currentlyis ilie dean of ilie College of Human Ecologyat tl1eUniversity of Tennessee,Knoxville,where he has taught education programsin familyLife and classicreadingsin child development and is a graduate adviser.

He has receivednwnerous awards includingtl1eNew AchieversAwardand tl1eAmericanHome Economics Association'sLeadersAward, and tl1e EnvironmentalDesign Award from tl1e AmericanSocietyof Interior Designers.

The AmericanAssociationof Family and Conswner SciencescertifiedMoran in Fanmyand Consumer Sciencesin 1986.

(:HES \Vclcon1cs Ne,,· A.lun1ni Board !\lcn1bcrs TimChase, Hotel andRestaurant Administration, 1994, Arlington, Texas BryanWetz,Design, Housing andMerchandising, 1998, Tulsa, Okla.

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McCalman, Johnson Named Honorary Alumni

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The Collegeof Human Environmental Sciences(CHES) Alumni Associationpresented the 2001 Honorary A!LUnni Awardsto Rodney McCalmanand Andy Johnson, both of Tulsa,Okla., during the CHES Associatesfallcfumer in October.

The annual awardrecognizes individualsfor their outstai1cfu1g service to the College.

McCalmanreceivedhis bachelor's degree in business administrationfrom OSU. He is currentlya senior salesmanagerat Prudential DerrickRealtyin Tulsa.

Johnson

He serveson the OSU/fulsa CHES Associates advisoryconunittee

The College ofHLUnan Environmental Sciences honored three outstanding alumni at OSU's 80tl1 homecoming on Oct. 27, 2001.

The Collegepresented Julie A. Bridges of Lawton, Okla., Keith Speai·sof New Jersey and Ken Hess of Columbus, Oluo, with the College's Rising Star Award.

The RisingStai·Awai·d,bestowed aimually, recognizesoutstanding ai1dsignificai1taccomplishmentsin busmessor professionallifewithi.J1 10 yearsafter graduation.

Bridges,M.S., R.D/L.D., graduated from OSU ill 1992 with a bachelor'sdegree in nurr·itionalsciences.She tl1enreceivedher master's degreein health promotion from the U1uversity of Oklal1oma.

Bridgesis currentlya renal dietitiai1for Renal CareGroup of Lawton Dialysisin L,wton, Okla.

Sheis also a consultingdietitiai1for Brunmut andAssociates,where she providesconsultation for 11 Oklal10manursing homes.

and tl1eOSU/Tulsa Friends of Environmental Task Force (PEI) and on the CHES Associates executive committee.

McCalmanis a member of the boai·dof cfu·ectorsat tl1eTulsa Center for tl1ePhysicallyLilnited ai1da co-chai.J· for tl1eBartlett Regatta aimual fundraiser.

Jolmson majored ill hotel ai1d restaurai1tadini.Jusrr-ation at OSU from 1960-64.

He is the former president, owner and manager of World Travel Services,which ratlks as the top 56tl1rr·avelmanagement company in tl1ecoLUmy.After selling tl1ecompany ill 2000, he started

In 1997, she served as president and services conmlittee representativefor tl1eSouthwestOklahoma Distlict Dietetic Association.She is also member of tl1eAme1icanDiabetesAssociation ai1dcurrentlyservesas tl1eOklal1omaDietetic Associationmember servicechai.J·.

In 1998, tl1eOklal10maDieteticAssociation and the Ame1icai1 Dietetic Associationrecog1uzed B1idgesas the YoLU1g Dietitianof tlie Year.

Spearsgraduatedfrom OSU in 1996 with a bachelor'sdegreeill design,housmg ai1dmerchai1disi.ng.Beforeattending OSU, he receivedhis associate'sin ai·tsfrom TulsaConununityCollege.

He is currentlyemployedas a project arclutect for Genslerin New YorkCity worki.J1g on projects for retail stores such as tl1eToys "R" Us flagsllip store ill Times Square and SaksFifth Avenue.His job entailsconsmiction adini.Jusrr·ation, space plaiuung, inte1iordesign, product specification ai1dfield surveysfor tl1estores.

MJ Invesrrnents,wluch consists of eight compaiues.

He is activewitl1the Ame1ican CancerSocietyai1dthe PalmerDrug AbusePrograinand servesas a boai·d member for the TulsaBoysHome.

He is a member of tl1eOSU A!LUrnu Associationand a major conrributor to the Gallagher-Iba Arena expai1sion.

Johnson funds a $2,000 scholai·ship ill tl1ecollegethat is presented to one freshmai1in tl1eCHES School of Hotel and Restaurant Adi1unisrr·ation who has at least a 2.0 GPA overalland 2.5 mlus or her major.The scholai·shipcai1conti.Jrneup to four years.

Hess graduated from OSU witl1a bachelor'sdegree ill hotel and restaurai1t adnunistrationin 1998. Si.neetl1enhe has made sig11ificant snides toward llis ultimate goal of becoming a masterchef. Last year he graduated from tl1eCulinaryInstitute of Americaill New Yorkai1dtl1enentered a tlu·ee-yearapprenticesllipprograin at Greenbrier Resort ill Wllite Sulphur Springs,W.Va. Hess is currently on a break from this progran1,working with Master Chef Harmrnt Handke at Hai1dke'sCuisme in ColLUnbus,Ollio, and gailung expe1ience related to his goal of beconung a master chef. Handke is one of 68 chefs certified by the Americai1Culinary Federation as a Certified Master Chef.

Hess returns to the Greenbriertlus spril1g.

STORIES BY HEATHER HASCALL

CHES Alumni

Help Recruit the Class of2003!

CommunicationIs Key Do you know a young person who would be a great adrution to the OSU student body/ Help us spread the word about the outstanding programs offered in the College of Human Environmental Sciences. To obtain a recruitment packet, contact the Academic and Research Services office at: Oklahoma StateUniversity

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Adrutional recruitment materials are available on the OSU homepage http:/ /www.pio.okstate.edu/ Admissions requirements, financial aid resources, residential life information and many other resources can be found through this website.

Alumni who are interested in becoming rgraduate recruiting g campaigns, Senior art:Ies,or scholarship donations should contact Kristi Tluift, coorrunator of recruitment services, by telephone at (405) 744-9385 or by e-mail at thrift@okstate.edu.

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Along with recruiting new students, alumni also have the oppornmity to help current students through participation in College career development activities and events throughout the year. From serving as a longrustance mentor to participating in mock interviews to contributing to the CHES alumni scholarship, you can help the students in the College of Human Environmental Sciences find success.

To learn more about the many ways to assist current students, contact Michelle Overstreet at (405) 744-9383 or e-mail her at cowboys@okstate.edu.

By joining the OSU Alumni Association, you automatically become a member of the CHES Alu1miiAssociation and receive updates and information on College events and activities.

To join the OSU Alumni Association online, go to http:/ /www.okstatealumni.org or call (800) 433-4678.

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PeggyMcCormick,imbuedwith philanthropicprinciplesat her mother's knee, has been a volunteerher entire life."It comesfrom my family,"she says."My mother stronglybelievedin givingbackto the community."

Even though she leadsa fullptivatelife as wifeto husband Bob McCormick,as mother of OSU graduatesRobert, Tim and Andy and as grandmotherof eight, this Stillwaterresidentand OSU alumnus has been generousin "givingback" to both OSU and the Stillwatercommunity.

ServicesAgencyand for a smallinpatient The InstimteoffersKids Count,a promentalhealthfacilityat the Stillwaterhosgram that u·ainsadvocatesworkingfor pitalhelpedbroadenher cow1Se!ing expeti- childrenin their communities,and proence and defineher interests. ducesthe Kids'FactBook,a county-byreference "Childrenhaveno voice,"she says,"so cou.ntydefinitivequality-of-life it's easyto forgetthem. I stronglybelieve for Oklal10ma'schildren.Used by agency in tl1ein1portanceof caringfor and educat- directorsin grant ,vtitingand by advocates in tl1eirlobbyingefforts,tl1eFactBookproMcCormick,who holds a bachelor's ing our children.Over tl1eyearswe ,viii in sociologyand a master's in familyrela- solvea great manyproblemsifmu-children videsdata on infantmortality,prenatal care,childabuserates,teen pregnancy, tions and child development,is a College stayin school.We can decreaseabuseand high schooldropouts,earlychilcll10od of Human EnvironmentalSciencesAsso- poverty.I mayneversee it cometo fruieducation and childrenlivingin poverty.

• ciateand servesas a member of the OSU tion, but it willfor someone."

Foundation board of governorsand the "But tl1eInstitute's most important McCormickhas worked as a volw1athletic cow1eil. accomplishment,"saysMcCormick,"is teer and served on tl1eboards for tl1e Her commmtityvolw1teeiismranges Payne County Youth Servicesand Court raisingthe levelof awarenesstoward cltildren. When we first started in tllis area from workingwith DUI offendersAppointedSpecialAdvocates(CASA).

16 yearsago, no one would pay attena firstjob that later influencedher deciShe was instrumentalin establishing tion to you if you wanted to talk about sion to become a cow1selorfor substance Stillwater'sfirst child advocacycenter. cltildren.Now, people come to us. abusersand their families- to chairing She alsoserveson tl1eboard of tl1e the public library board and servingon "Tllis is one of tl1emost satisfying Oklal10maInstimtefor CltildAdvocacy,an the librarytrust, to enacting policythat results to come from my volunteer organizationsponsoringimprovedpublic protects Oklal1oma'schildren, to presid- policytowardcltildren.She hasservedas efforts.I didn't do it by myself,of comse, ing over the StillwaterUnited Way,a presidentand as lobbyistfor the Institute's but it is excitingto be a part ofit," she position she currentlyholds. says."I've receivedso much pleasme amrnallegislativeagenda,whichhas pro"My realloveis workingwith childucedsignificantresultsstatewide,such as being of serviceto otl1ers,I'd advisestudents to makeserviceone of tl1eirgoals. dren," McCornticksays,explainingthat extendingMedicaidto more of her 10-yearprofessionalcareeras a counse- Oklal10ma'schildrenand increasingfond- It's rewardingto gi,reto others." lor for tl1eEdmond and StillwaterYoutl1

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induction into the CHES Hall of Fame Peggy McCormick andfellow child advocate Oklahoma Sen.Mike Morgan review the!(iris' fodBook inMorgan's Stillwater office.

EILEEN MUSTAIN

Endowment

With anEye totheFuture ...

Participatein OSU's College of Human EnvironmentalSciences' EndowmentCampaign!

"It takesa noble man to plant a seed for a tree that will some day give shade to people he may never meet."

- DavidTrueblood

or years,the Collegehas not operated solelyon state revenues.It can't - it's not enough. This year the Collegeis kickingoff a can1paignfor gifts that will ensure additionalsupport for its programs in perpetuity.An endowment allowsdonors to give with the assurancethat their giftswill continue to serve the College.

It works. Tom and Polly Miller knew it would when they establishedthe Thomas, Pauline & Barbara Miller Endowment Fw1d through an estate gift.

Today their gift supports scholarships,study abroad for students, internships, the Big XII Minority Conference and the college-wideLeadershipProgram.

Additional endowment gifts have been made in support of scholarships,internships, facultyenhancements and awards, and facilities.

And tomorrow?Endowmentsmean growth for the College.Alreadyamong the top of its peer programsin the U.S., CHES can initiate positivesocialchangeby improvingfacilitiesand adding outstanding facultywho in turn attract the brightest students.

Bottom line: qualityprograms- guaranteed.

BARBARA SWIGGART

ToInvest inTomorrow Today andforinformation about deferred giving opportunities, contact Jeanne Short, Senior Director/Development at(405)744-9736, orshortj@okstate.edu