Judith Piatt Griffin, ’70 sociology, retired in 2015 from Walt Disney World. She keeps busy as a member of the Central Florida Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America and the Orlando-area Alpha Chi Omega alumni chapter. Andy Boston, ’73 doctorate in animal breeding and quantitative genetics, and his wife, LaVerne, celebrated 50 years of marriage on August 14, 2015. He also received the Continuing Service Award from the Beef Improvement Federation last June. Pam Cross-Cupit, ’75 social sciences, received the Don J. Blair Friend of Medicine Award from the Oklahoma State Medical Association on April 16, 2016. The organization she directs, the Health Alliance for the Uninsured, received the Oklahoma Nonprofit Excellence Award for Health Services on April 9, 2016. Patty Fisher Dixon, ’75 recreation, is still living in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, but after 28 years in one place, she and her husband moved into a new home. Their children and grandkids are doing great. She was elected to serve on the Sand Springs City Council. Jarold Callahan, ’76 animal science, was appointed to the Board of Regents for Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical Colleges by Governor Mary Fallin. The board supervises Connors State College, Langston University, Northeastern Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College, Oklahoma Panhandle State University and Oklahoma State University and its constituent agencies. Carol Gaunt Cornell, ’77 English education, taught high school English at Mountain View (Oklahoma) High School. She recently retired and is engaged to Jim LaRue. Her children are Joshua Cornell, a petroleum landman in Tulsa, and Noah T. Cornell, a restaurant manager in Chicago, Illinois. David Keys, ’78 accounting, began his career with Deloitte, serving as a CPA in the Las Vegas and New York City executive offices. As a financial and operations consultant now, he serves on the board of directors for a number of publicly traded and privately held corporations.
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Roger Gaddis, ’79 accounting, of Gaddis & Gaddis Wealth Managem e nt h a s be e n named to the LPL “Chairman’s Club,” which recognizes his leadership as a financial adviser associated with LPL, one of the nation’s largest independent financial planning companies. Of the estimated 14,000 affiliated LPL advisors throughout the United States, only 6 percent achieve this annual award.
Patricia Marshall, ’86 doctorate in curriculum and instruction, is a Fulbright Scholar and visiting professor for the 2015-2016 academic year at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador. Her research project is titled Multicultural Education in the United States and Ecuador: Teacher Education Students’ Investment in Cross-Cultural Study of Race and Economic Class Disparities in Schools.
Kristin Hinrichs, ’79 special education, became a widow in 2011 when her husband Frank Hinrichs II, ’79 chemical engineering, passed away after a long illness. Her son Kyle Hinrichs, ’08 management information systems, had a baby girl, Laura Ann, on June 12, 2015.
Carol J. Bridges, ’89 doctorate of philosophy, was named 2016 Distinguished Former Faculty Member at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma.
’80s Alan W. Bradshaw, ’81 marketing, celebrated his 30th year with Farmers Insurance in May. He has qualified for the Toppers Club, multiple championships and Presidents Councils within Farmers every year. Teresa Dillon, ’81 nutritional science, is moving from San Antonio, Texas, to the Washington, D.C., area to take a civil service position with the Office of the Surgeon General of the Army in the Department of Defense. She works on medical countermeasures for treatment from chemical and biological warfare threats.
Susan Richmeier, ’89 elementary education, is completing her first term as Finney County attorney in Garden City, Kansas. She has been re-elected to her second term beginning January 2017. Her office consists of nine prosecutors and 11 support staff. Susan has three children, and her oldest entered her sophomore year at OSU in the fall. Susan and her husband, Mike, spend their free time traveling and enjoying OSU athletics.
’90s Jenny Kucera, ’92, journalism, began a new career opportunity with PACCAR Winch in May 2016. As a technical publications specialist, she manages company publications and creates new technical service manuals and documentation.
Brad Russell, ’82 animal science, has four grandsons. A new grandbaby was due in August. His youngest son, Garrett, is a freshman at OSU. Joe Sweeden, ’83 animal science, is the lead environmental inspector and chief utility inspector for Perennial Environmental Services. Julie Rivers, ’84 English education, has been appointed to the boa rd of director s of the School for Advanced Research in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Jean Smith, ’85 political science, celebrated three years in May 2016 with AT&T as a senior litigation paralegal. Her daughter, Meredith, is 12 years old.
Christopher Hill, ’96 master’s degree in communications, was promoted to lieutenant colonel in the Air Force on November 12, 2014, and pinned in a ceremony on December 5, 2015. He assumed command of the 190th Comptroller Flight with the 190th Air Refueling Wing at Forbes Field Air National Guard Base, Kansas, upon his promotion. Prior to his current assignment, he served as commander of the 190th Communications Flight at the 190th Air Refueling Wing. He has served in the military for 26 years.
Reed Jackson, ’97 electrical engineering, has worked 20 years with the Federal Aviation Administration as an electrical engineer. Julie Nagel, ’97 master’s degree zoology, has been named associate vice chancellor for innovation and entrepreneurship at the University of Kansas.
’00s Amy Acre, ’00 marketing, married Brian Benton on April 18, 2015. Jenny Schanck Inlow, ’00 health and physical education, ’02 master’s degree special education, and her husband, Jason, welcomed new Cow boy Grady Ryan on December 3, 2015. Grady joins his big sister, Bailey, and brother, Hayes. Cassie Mitchell, ’04 chemical engineering, was named the 2016 Circle of Excellence award winner for the Bobby Dodd Institute in Atlanta, Georgia, in honor of her research, athletics and mentoring success. She was a 2015 OSU Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award honoree. Joe Davis, ’06 psycholog y, is now chief technology of f i ce r a n d h a s become a part of Citizens Bank of Edmond’s senior management team. As the chief technology officer, he manages technological initiatives and vendors, implements the information security program and planning and implements the business contingency plan. Derek Hines, ’07 finance, has been hired as the lead LPL financial adviser to manage day-to-day operations in Gaddis & Gaddis Wealth Management’s office in Durant, Oklahoma. Derek and his family have returned to Oklahoma after living in New Mexico since 2007. Jillian Prather, ‘09 biochemistry, received her doctorate of dental medicine degree in June from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine