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OKC FRIDAY Vol. 53 No. 38 • Two Sections • 16 pages January 24, 2020
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Brad Henry scholar is off to study in England By Ashley Haley Staff Writer This semester will be a memorable one for Village resident Celois Moore as she travels out of the country for the first time to continue her educational journey. Moore was selected as a recipient of the Brad Henry International Scholarship to study abroad and she was recently recognized by The Village Mayor Cathy Cummings at a regular council meeting for her academic achievements. “We’re so proud of you,” Cummings said. “We’re so excited for you. If you’d like, you can send The Village a postcard and let us know how you’re doing.” Moore is a Classen School of Advanced Studies alumna and currently studies biology at Langston University. She traveled to England last week, where she will study plant ecology and cellular and microbiology at Swansea University. The Brad Henry Scholarship covers tuition, lodging and flight costs for students who are selected for the program. Applicants must be Oklahoma residents at least 18 years of age, enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student, be in good academic standing and See MOORE, Page 2
ROBERT ANDERSON, M.D., Ph.D.
DAVID HARLOW
OU Med honors two community leaders
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Bears down Spartans on Homecoming John Marshall’s D.J. Alexander (2) drives to the basket during a basketball game Southeast last Friday. Alexander scored a team-high 23 points in helping the Bears to an 83-72 win over the Spartans on Homecoming night at Clyde Ellis Fieldhouse. For more photos and scores from last week’s action, see Friday Sports Weekly on Pages 4-5.
Visionary researcher and educator Robert E. “Gene” Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., and community leader and businessman David Harlow were to be honored Thursday for their contributions to the health and wellbeing of Oklahomans. They were recognized at the Evening of Excellence gala, sponsored by the OU College of Medicine Alumni Association. In addition to honoring Oklahoma physicians and community members, the event raises funds for early-career researchers at the OU College of Medicine. “We are pleased to honor these individuals for their commitment to our campus
and to people throughout Oklahoma,” said Jason Lees, M.D., president of the OU College of Medicine Alumni Association. “Evening of Excellence is our most important event of the year because we not only celebrate achievements, but we raise money for the college’s junior researchers. Those researchers then leverage that funding to obtain larger federal grants.” Anderson was honored for his research contributions to the specialty of ophthalmology during his 25 years at Dean McGee Eye Institute and the OU See OU, Page 3
Irrigation improvement project continues on Grand By Ashley Haley Staff Writer Grand Boulevard in Nichols Hills will see improvements to its irrigation system as the city council recently awarded a contract to finish the project. At its regular meeting, the Nichols Hills City Council approved a resolution to award a contract to The Grounds Guys of Edmond, the lowest bidder, for irrigation improvements, resurfacing and reconstruction on the 6500-6800 blocks of West Grand Boulevard. Landscape architect Scott Howard
said this project is the last of the citywide irrigation projects from the 2015 general obligation bond election, which residents passed to install new water wells and water lines in the city. The Grounds Guys of Edmond outbid two other companies with the lowest bid of almost $241,000. Although the second lowest bid was from the same contractor that completed the prior phase of the project, the council chose to award contract to the lowest bid for the total award amount. Howard said the contractor is looking to start the project within the next three months.
In other city business, the Nichols Hills City Council approved a resolution calling for a general election on April 7 to elect a council member for Ward Three. Mayor Steve Goetzinger currently represents Ward Three. He said he will seek reelection and he has enjoyed working with Vice Mayor Sody Clements and councilman Peter Hoffman. “We’ve accomplished so much in the last nine years,” Goetzinger said. Goetzinger has served as the city’s mayor for three one-year terms and as vice mayor for three terms as well.
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The Oklahoma City Council has approved the addition of Piura, Peru to Sister Cities OKC. Piura, whose population is 484,000, is the metro group’s first new sister city since 2011. Piura joins seven other cities: Ulyanovsk, Russia, added 1996; Haikou, China, added 1992; Kigali City, Rwanda, added 2011; Puebla, Mexico, added 1993; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2004; Tainan, Taiwan, 1986; and Taipei, Taiwan, added 1981.
OKC Mayor David Holt said he believes Sister Cities is a great way to connect with our immigrant community, as well as the leaders and residents of our Sister Cities around the world. Sister Cities International was created at President Eisenhower’s 1956 White House conference on citizen diplomacy. Its mission is to create and strengthen partnerships between United States and international communities to increase global cooperation at the local level.