Jacob Sawyer, ’00 mktg, was recently named partner at Foley & Mansfield PLLP, a nationwide law firm. Jacob works out of the Chicago office. Cade Wilson, ’00 an sci, DVM ’04, was recently appointed to Landmark Bank’s community board of directors in Ardmore, Okla. Cade and his wife, Mary Kate, established Carter County Animal Hospital. Scott Biggs, ’01 ag econ, and his wife, Rosslyn, DVM ’04, have one daughter, Maguire Clarke Biggs, who was born in 2010. They hope Maguire will be a future Cowgirl. In November, Scott was elected to the District 51 seat in the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
January 2014 with tentative release dates in June and December 2014 for the following two books in the series.
’10s Ben Poe, ’05 broadcast journ, and his wife, Kelsey (King) Poe, ’05 journ and broadcast, welcomed their first child, Weyland Paul Poe, on Oct. 10, 2012. Weyland weighed 8 pounds, 14 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. Weyland is already an avid Cowboy fan and can’t wait for his first tailgate.
Denny Kramer, Ph.D. ’03 Engl, is the senior assistant dean of Baylor University’s Graduate School.
Friends & Supporters Frank Sutliff began working at OSU Residential Life in 1970 and retired in January 2009. He still lives in Stillwater.
Travis Munson, ’01 mktg, and his wife, Melissa, live in Woodward, Okla. Travis is a sergeant with the Woodward Police Department. Amy Cowley, ’02 ag comm, and her husband, Phillip, welcomed their son, Quinn Davis Cowley, into the world on Nov. 13, 2012. Quinn weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces and measured 21 inches. He has a big sister named Emory.
Seth Gilstrap, ’10 mech eng tech, is happy to announce his company, Borets-Weatherford U.S. Inc., will be expanding with a new research lab in Tulsa, Okla. Seth will help oversee the lab’s construction. His grandparents, Gerald Hicks, ’61 sec ed, and Karen, ’59 elem ed, are proud of him.
Eric Lindaman, ’06 journ and broadcast, and his wife, Meredith Dilbert-Lindaman, ’05 PR, entertained family and friends at an OSUthemed joint 30th birthday celebration at the Dust Bowl in Tulsa, Okla. Special guest Pistol Pete joined the orange and black clad for a great time. Eric’s and Meredith’s birthdays are just 28 days apart. They have been married since 2007 and are expecting their first child in June. Pistol Pete even bowled a strike during the party.
Randy Stolhand, ’03 bus admin, and his wife, Missy, welcomed a new Cowboy into the world on Oct. 9, 2012. Michael weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces and measured 19.5 inches.
Caleb Stevenson, ’06 theatre, his wife, and their son welcomed M adel y n Claire into the OSU family in September 2012.
J. Barrett Shipp, ’04 pol sci, wa s named a 2013 Risi n g S t a r by th e Scene in S.A. magazine. Barrett is an attorney with the estate planning, tax, and probate litigation firm of Heinrichs & De Gennaro P.C., in San Antonio.
Keegan Davis, ’08, PR, married Pamela Stubbs Davis, ’09 mgmt, MBA ’12, on Dec. 15, 2012, in Stillwater, Okla. They enjoyed having their pictures taken on campus and hosting their reception in the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center. The couple is happily living in Stillwater and love working within the OSU system. Lauren Smith, ’08 hist, has been offered a publishing contract for her historical romance novel, Godric, the first book in her League of Rogues series. It is scheduled to come out in
Marie Thomas recently joined Edward Jones Investments as a financial adviser in Ontario, N.Y.
InMemory Richard Vance, ’50 ind arts ed, died Jan. 22, 2013, in Washington state. Richard was raised in Wymore, Neb., where he met and married his wife, Kathryn Elaine “Keda” Hughes, of 57 years. He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II and worked at Boeing Co. For the past 10 years, he tutored in elementary schools. Rita Copeland Matthews, ’55 humanities, died on Dec. 26, 2012. Rita was born in Idabel, Okla., and spent her high school years in Aberdeen, Wash. While at Oklahoma A&M, she met her husband, Paul, ’54 pol sci. The couple raised two sons, Douglas and David. She was a past president of the Oklahoma City Kappa Delta Alumna and was awarded the sorority’s highest national honor, the Emerald Award, for her outstanding service. Don Culbertson, ’66 geol, died on March 30, 2012, in Houston. He was 69. He was married to Roberta Rudolph Culbertson, ’65 psych. He donated his body for medical research and his corneas to Baylor.
Gregory Burton, ’72 bus, died on Jan. 5, 2013, in Grand Prairie, Texas. Following graduation, Gregory enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and received his pilot training at Williams Air Force Base. In 1979, he went to work for Southwest Airlines and remained with the company for 33 years. Dennis Caldwell, ’77 ag econ, died on Dec. 25, 2012, in Weatherford, Okla. He was raised in Thomas, Okla., and graduated from Thomas High School in 1972. He attended Southwestern Oklahoma State University for two years, where he apprenticed to an electrician before graduating from OSU. Dennis married Marilyn Baker on Oct. 25, 1996. Donna Eckhart, Ed.D. ’88 higher ed, died on Dec. 8, 2012, in Edmond, Okla. She was raised in Highland Park, Mich., where she attended the University of Michigan and met her husband of 58 years, Frank. She worked for the Oklahoma Department of Health and Human Services and also became dean of the School of Nursing at Southern Nazarene University. Donna is survived by her husband and five children: Brian; Gale, M.S. ’87 nutri sci; Kevin; Scot; and Frank Jr., ’88 mech eng. Patsy Sutton, the wife of former Oklahoma State Univers i t y b a s ke t b a l l coach Eddie Sutton, died Jan. 8, 2013, at a Tulsa hospital after suffering a stroke in December. She was 74. She was also the mother of Oral Roberts University head basketball coach Scott Sutton and assistant coach Sean Sutton, who succeeded his father as OSU’s head coach before joining his brother at ORU. A third son, Steve, is a banker in Tulsa. OSU President Burns Hargis said, “While she played a quiet role, she nevertheless played a pivotal role in the success of her husband becoming one of the most respected and successful college basketball coaches of all times. And she was a strong and wonderful mother for her three sons. She will be deeply missed by her family and the Oklahoma State family.”
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