OUT & ABOUT
People, places and events
OU-Tulsa The ribbon-cutting ceremony for OU-Tulsa’s Tandy Education Center included Dr. Gerard Clancy, dean of the University of Tulsa College of Health Sciences; Alana Hughes, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation; Jon Stuart, Oklahoma Board of Regents; Dr. James Herman, dean of the OU-TU School of Community Medicine; David L. Boren, OU president; Addison Jezek, president of the inaugural School of Community Medicine class; Dr. John Schumann, OU-Tulsa president; Dr. Michael Weisz, Simulation Center medical director; Dr. Julie Miller-Cribbs, director of the Anne & Henry Zarrow School of Social Work; Paul Giehm, A.R. and Marylouise Tandy Foundation trustee; Carol Tandy; and John Gaudet and Emily Lim, both of the Tandy Education Center.
Oklahoma Home Builders Association Broken Arrow resident Joe Robson, former National Association of Home Builders chairman, was named to the state housing industry’s first hall of fame on Jan. 9 in Oklahoma City. Robson (right) is pictured with the outgoing Oklahoma Home Builders Association president, Tulsan Phil Rhees.
Tulsa Town Hall University of Oklahoma President David L. Boren spoke Jan. 15 at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center as part of the Tulsa Town Hall 2015-16 Speaker Series. He is pictured with Tulsa Town Hall Executive Director Kathy Collins and Board Member Jill Thomas. 114
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Uncorking the Cure for MS More than 250 people attended the MS Society’s fundraiser on Oct. 15 at Cain’s Ballroom, including Jim Hawkins, Lucia Laughlin, Brent Laughlin and Suzanne Hawkins. The event raised $142,000 for people living with and affected by multiple sclerosis.
OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine The Pros for Africa Club of the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine hosted a dinner honoring Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe on Jan. 19 at the Tulsa Historical Society and Museum. The club raised $10,000 to help benefit Nyirumbe’s Sewing Hope Foundation in Uganda. The funds also will help pay for the education of a Ugandan medical student. Pictured are Ashley Shumaker, Karley Koch, Nyirumbe, John Lowe, Lauren Kollmorgen and Conner Moslander.
Juliette Low Leadership Society The 2016 luncheon for the Juliette Low Leadership Society is April 21. Pictured are Michelle Hardesty, the event’s honorary chairwoman; Cindy Bottomley, JLLS adviser; Roberta Preston, Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma CEO; and Erin Dailey, event chairwoman.