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Brian Meyer ’86, ag econ, and his wife, Becky, ’93, elem ed, ’95, M.S., app behav studies, traveled to China in November 2005 to bring home their daughter, Meleah Lin. Scott Burk ’87, microbio, and Chris Burk, ’89, bio sci, moved to Montana to begin private practices in 2005. They have three daughters, ages 13, 11 and 6. Their oldest daughter says she is looking forward to attending college at OSU. Devin Giddens ’88, pol sci, recently was named vice president of Crusader Energy Group. Hayden Henry ’88, agron, and his wife, Sherrie Bollinger Henry, ’88, acct, have a seventh-grade daughter who is enrolled in the Advanced Placement program at Edison Preparatory School in Tulsa. Sherrie started her own practice in January after nine years of employment with a Tulsa regional CPA firm. Baron McMillen ’88, RTVF, recently joined the firm of Jones Lang LaSalle in Atlanta. He and his wife, Shannon, celebrated their 15th wedding anniversary in April. The whole family traveled to China last year to adopt a little girl. Carol Bridges ’89, Ph.D., CHES, recently won the 2006 Teaching Excellence Award and was named the 2006 Adolph Linscheid Distinguished Professor at East Central University. Kevin Holmes ’89, psych, ’05, M.S., ed leader studies, became director of business affairs for OSU-Tulsa in April 2005.
90s Charles Claflin ’90, ag econ, is treasurer of the Vernon County Youth Fair Board as well as a networking board member for his local bank. He and his wife, Michelle, have three children, Cody, 17, Caitlin, 11, and Carly, 7. Jeffrey A. Dlabach ’90, physio, specializes in sports medicine as an orthopaedic surgeon for the Campbell Clinic. His wife, Elaine, is a senior attorney with FedEx. They have three children, Isabel, 5, Nicholas, 3, and Reese, 2.
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John Harned ’90, acct, ’91, M.S., recently was appointed founding executive director of Tallgrass Creek, Erickson Communities’ Next Generation campus in Overland Park, Kan. He will transition from his current duties as the associate director at Eagle’s Trace over the winter and will start the position Jan. 1. He is a licensed nursing home administrator and health insurance agent and a CPA. John also is working toward a master’s degree in theology. Aimee Sims ’90, FRCD, is the owner of MCS Auction Services. She and her husband, Matt, ’97, an sci, have two children, Jake and Evan Colt. Dee Wint ’90, HRAD, is an account executive for the Baker Group. He and his wife, Suzanne, have two daughters, Chandler and Allie.
Eric L. Johnson ’91, acct, recently was named chair of the National Automotive Finance Association’s legal committee. He brings to the position 11 years of experience counseling banks, credit unions and consumer finance companies on compliance with federal laws and regulations. Eric also teaches consumer law as an adjunct professor at Oklahoma City University School of Law. Raylene Kelley ’91, bus ed, and her husband, Dale, ’95, civ eng, ’97, M.S., have been married six years and have two sons, Dale III and Chase. Raylene has been a teacher in Mannford, Okla., for 15 years, and Dale works for Kleinfelder Engineering in Broken Arrow, Okla. Lori Stark ’91, elem ed, and her husband, Kenny, enjoy going to Cowboy football and basketball games with their children, Rachel and Justin.
Brandon Burton ’91, an sci, ’93, M.S., is president of Burton & Associates PC. He and his wife, Kim, ’90, mktg, have three children, Braxton, 9, Courtlyn, 5, and Brandon Jr., 1. Patti Duckworth ’91, comp sci, joined Cherokee Nation Enterprises in April as senior manager of application services. Fred E. Hampton ’91, chem eng, and his wife, Marla, have three children and future OSU Cowboys, Hanna, 9, Addison, 6, and Gavin, 2. Shari Holloway Turner ’91, an sci, and her husband, Gail, welcomed a son, Ross, in November 2005. They recently moved to Lawton, Okla., where they operate a performance horse marketing business. Gail is a county commissioner, and Shari continues her graphic design work for purebred cattle operations.
John Eaton ’92, acct, recently became a partner at Ernst & Young. He has more than 14 years of experience serving public and private clients in oil and gas and other industries. He has substantial experience with debt and equity offerings, technical accounting and SEC reporting issues, as well as helping clients comply with the SarbanesOxley Act of 2002. John, his wife, Brenda, and their daughters, Abigail and Natalie, live in Tulsa.