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Edwin Nall,
Oklahoma City native and Oklahoma City University graduate Mary Anna Goetz, BFA ’68, an artist who now lives in the art colony of Woodstock, NY, recently visited her hometown to put the finishing touches on a mural commissioned by city residents Dennis and Nena Pealor. The 72-inch high canvas depicts the city’s skyline, including the newly-completed Devon Tower.
BS ’52, will receive the Oklahoma of Broadcast’52 ers’ Hall ofAssociation Fame Award and will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in April. Nall pioneered the first FM radio station in Oklahoma. Jeannie Thompson Rogers, BA ’55, inducted into the Women’s ’55 was Oklahoma Golf Hall of Fame. The Cherokee Phoenix did a feature story about Pastor Patrick Freeman’s, ’59 BA ’59, Native American United Methodist Church in Tahlequah. The Oklahoman did a feature story retiree Cooper Parker, BA ’61, ’61 about working at the age of 74 for Panera Bread. Jay Graham, BS ’64, told his story about Johnny Ballard, JD ’76, retired and John David Luton, JD ’85, became Wilt Chamberlain at OCU closed his iconic restaurant, Ballard’s ’85 chief of the civil division for the Tulsa ’64 watching ’76 for The Oklahoman sports columnist Drive-In diner, after more than six deCounty District Attorneys office. Berry Tramel’s blog. cades of business in Pauls Valley. Robert Brian Mitchell, BSB ’85, was Barbra McAlister, BM ’64, part of a Jacqueline R. Fiegel, BS ’76, was apappointed executive vice president and team that formed the Performing pointed to the board of directors of general counsel of Torchmark CorporaArts Guild of Northeastern Oklahoma, Jack Henry & Associates. tion. put on a free concert in Tahlequah Phyllis Stough, BA ’77, was appointed Caryl Jackson Spradlin, BS ’85, recalled “Musica dell’Anima!” ceived the Award of Nursing Excellence ’77 to the Oklahoma Arts Council. Enoch Kelly Haney, BA ’65, received Gregory Marino, BS ’78, became medifrom Lee Memorial Health System in the Founders Award from the cal director for Blue Cross and Blue Ft. Myers, Fla. The award is based on ’65 Seminole State College Educational ’78 Shield of Oklahoma. participation in activities that improve Foundation. His exhibit, “Touching Marilyn Olivo Coulson, MBA ’79, was patient care, acting as a role model the Past” opened at the Gaylordthe keynote speaker at the Academic and fostering clinical advancement. ’79 Pickens Oklahoma Heritage Museum. Banquet and Awards Ceremony in AlEdgar Cruz, BM ’86, headlined the Pauls Philadelphia businessman Gerald A. len, Okla. ’86 Valley Chamber of Commerce Banquet. Isom, BSB ’67, was the commenceMarie Price, BA ’79 and JD ’91, and Cindy Wu Williams, MLA ’86, became ’67 ment speaker for Ohio Valley UniverKristin May, BA ’09, are working for an instructor for a new English course sity's spring commencement. the Journal Record Legislative Report. at John Wood Community College in Jane Jayroe Gamble, BM ’69, was a Christopher D. Stone, BA ’79, has Quincy, Ill. recent guest speaker at the Highland joined the staff of Memorial Physician Mary Ann Williams, BSB ’86, joined the ’69 Park United Methodist Church in Clinics in Gulfport, Miss., as a cardioOklahoma City Community Foundation Stillwater. thoracic surgeon. as an accountant. Meredith Davison, BA ’69, helped deMichelle Lloyd, BM ’80, was named one Brad Chilcote, MBA ’87, was named velop a physician assistant program of El Reno Public Schools’ Teacher of ’87 the Rockwall Chamber of Commerce at the University of Oklahoma College ’80 the Year for 2011-12 Ambassador of the Month in Texas. of Medicine in Tulsa. Hilarie Blaney, BS ’81 and MBA ’85, Tim Henderson, JD ’87, was appointed Barbara Peterson, BA ’71, retired from joined BancFirst as senior vice presidistrict judge in Oklahoma County. Irving Elementary School ’81 dent of private banking. The Oklahoma Gazette ran a tribute to ’71 Washington after 40 years of teaching. Douglas Gierhart, JD ’81, was voted ’88 Michael Camfield, BA ’88, who was Nathaniel Batchelder, BA ’73, was the Best Attorney in Choctaw. active with the Oklahoma Children’s speaker at the Tyner CornSam Nguyen, MA ’81, retired as admisTheatre and worked to advance civil ’73 featured bread and Beans luncheon. sions and naturalization clerk for the liberties: Keith Nelson, BS ’73, is retiring as the U.S. District Court in Oklahoma City Mary Eichinger, MBA ’88, is the new Deer Park, Texas, finance director. after 32 years. regional director of the Southwestern J. Chris Warrener, BA ’74, became the Ray Belford, MBA ’82, pastor of First Oklahoma State University Small agent in charge Christian Church in Shawnee, was Business Development Center. ’74 special ’82 ordained to Christian ministry. of the FBI’s Minneapolis division. The Tulsa Daily Commerce & Legal News Among the 2012 Tony nominees for Nancy Parrott, JD ’82 in Law, is serving interviewed Donna Jackson, JD ’88, for performance in a musical, Oklahoma a three-year term as a member-at-large a story about elder law issues. ’75 City University was one of six schools of the Oklahoma Bar Association’s The Grand River Dam Authority that fielded multiple nominees, with Board of Governors. appointed Mike Kiefner, JD ’88, to Ron Raines, BM ’75, for “Follies” and Thomas E. Prince, JD ’82, has been lead the Land and Property ManageKelli O’Hara, BM ’98, for “Nice Work appointed district judge in Oklahoma ment Department. If You Can Get It.” The other schools County. Alan Jernigan, MBA ’89, was hired to sharing that honor were Yale, NYU, Bill Riley, JD ’82, retired as Comanche ’89 be CEO of a new subsidiary focused on Juilliard, Syracuse, and UCLA. County Assistant District Attorney. sensor commercialization for Applied T. Douglas Stump, JD ’82, was named Nanotech Holdings, Inc. president-elect of the American Immigration Lawyers Association. 24
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