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CBA Alumni Establish Largest Faculty-Named Endowed Scholarship at OSU
Former College of Business Administration students of OSU Professor
Bob Hamm have honored him with the largest endowed scholarship ever
established in the name of a faculty member at the university. They
have fully funded the $250,000, B. Curtis Hamm Endowed Scholarship,
which will serve deserving business students at both the graduate and
undergraduate levels. One of Hamm's former students, Charlie Eitel, CEO
of Simmons Company, chaired the fund-raising efforts and initiated the
scholarship development process with a gift of $50,000. Hamm himself
graduated from the CBA at OSU in 1955. He has taught here for 38 years.
OSU-Oklahoma City's Spring Celebration Set for April 17
(Oklahoma City) - OSU-Oklahoma City will host "A Spring Celebration"
on Saturday, April 17, to kick off the 2004 outdoor season of the OSU-OKC
Farmers Market. Festivities begin at 8 a.m. and continue until 1 p.m. on
the grounds of the OSU-Oklahoma City John E. Kirkpatrick Horticulture
Center, 400 N. Portland.
Visitors can get a taste of spring at the Farmers Market, spruce up gardens
with plants grown by the OSU-OKC Horticulture Department and warm their homes
with a new pet at the at the No More Homeless Pets in Oklahoma Super Adoption.
The Farmers Market, featuring Oklahoma grown produce and Made in Oklahoma
products, will be open on Saturdays and Wednesdays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
beginning April 17 through the end of October.
?The produce is so fresh and tastes so good,? said Elaine Coleman, OSU-OKC
Farmers Market coordinator. ?It is such a treat to eat food straight out of
the garden.?
Plants grown by students, staff and volunteers at the John E. Kirkpatrick
Horticulture Center will be available for purchase during the annual spring
bedding plant sale, as well as April 15, 16, 22 and 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Proceeds will benefit the OSU-OKC horticulture program and its students.
Families wishing to make an addition to their family with a pet will want to
participate in the Super Adoption. No More Homeless Pets in Oklahoma will bring
a large selection of adoptable pets to the celebration. The organization is a
coalition of more than 20 Oklahoma animal welfare organizations, including the
OSU-OKC Veterinary Technology program. Together, the organizations work to
solve the pet over-population problem in Oklahoma.
?In addition to the day?s events, the Horticulture Center gardens greenhouses
will be open to visitors,? said Coleman. ?We invite everyone to bring their
families and enjoy the day.?
Event parking and admission are free. Pet adoption fees may vary between
organizations and agencies.
For more information, call (405) 945-3358.
OSU-Okmulgee Names Residence Halls
A physician who served OSU-Okmulgee students for 26 years is among
the honored individuals for whom the newest residence halls on campus
are being named. The Board of Regents for the Oklahoma A&M Colleges
approved several names for OSU-Okmulgee buildings.
?Alexander North Hall? and ?Alexander South Hall? are named for Dr.
Bob Alexander, who came to the college in 1946, after serving in the
Army during World War II. At that time, the school was transitioning
from a hospital facility for wounded servicemen to a rehabilitation
and training center for veterans. Dr. Alexander served as school
physician until his death in 1972.
Continuing the family tradition of service to OSU-Okmulgee, Dr. Tom
Alexander, Bob?s son, assumed responsibility for the college infirmary.
The two physicians have more than a half-century of service to OSU-Okmulgee.
?Seeing the ?Alexander? name on these buildings is quite an honor,? the
junior doctor remarked. ?There has been a family member serving as
physician in the Okmulgee area since my grandfather began practicing as
an Indian Territory physician in 1904. This is a fitting way to celebrate
100 years of medical service in Okmulgee County.?
?Miller-Kamm North Hall? and ?Miller-Kamm South Hall? are named for two
OSU Administrators who made important contributions to the growth and quality
of both Oklahoma State University and OSU-Okmulgee. Wayne W. Miller, who
passed away in April, began his career with Oklahoma State University in
1946, when he helped establish the Oklahoma A&M School of Technical Training
in Okmulgee, heading the institution?s division of agriculture. He was named
director of the institution in 1963 and served in that capacity for 20 years.
Under his leadership, student enrollment at Oklahoma State Tech (as the
college was then known) more than doubled to 3,550 full time students, and
the educational curriculum was strengthened enabling the college to earn
national accreditation.
Miller worked closely with Dr. Robert Kamm who served as OSU's president
from July 1, 1966 to January 31, 1977. Kamm?s international achievements
were recognized in 1976 when he was appointed to the rank of Ambassador on
the executive board of the United States Education, Scientific and Cultural
Organization and chairman of the U.S. delegation to the 19th general
conference of UNESCO in Nairobi, Kenya.
The new ?Wilson Commons,? located between the new residence halls, is named
for Alvin Wilson, longtime manager of Custodial Services for OSU-Okmulgee.
A valued and respected employee on campus for 24 years, Alvin passed away
on July 4, 2003. Before coming to OSU-Okmulgee, Wilson earned a Bachelor of
Science degree in Agriculture from Oklahoma State University. He served in
the United States Army in the late 60's and early 70's and was a Vietnam Veteran.
He came to work for OSU-Okmulgee in 1979.
These residence halls opened for students in the fall of 2001. The coed 316-room
buildings provide private furnished rooms with semi-private baths in three
different suite configurations. Each room includes local telephone service,
cable, and Internet connections. Forty-eight new University Apartments also
opened in fall 2001 for married couples, single parents with children and
nontraditional students. Features of these fully furnished units include paid
utilities, local telephone service, cable, Internet connections, and a washer
and dryer.
A dedication ceremony for the complex is scheduled for later this year.
84 students receive medical degree from OSU College Of Osteopathic Medicine
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
conferred degrees in osteopathic medicine to 84 students May 15. The
students received the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree from
the OSU College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Since 1977, OSU has graduated a total of 1,982 physicians. Providing
physicians to rural Oklahoma is the College's primary mission. Approximately
half of all graduates remain in Oklahoma; nearly 30% in communities of
less than 10,000 residents.
OSU?s medical school is ranked one of the best in the nation, according
to U.S. News & World Report 2005 Best Graduate Schools Guide. Compared
with the nation's 144 medical schools, OSU placed 13th in rural medicine
and 17th in family medicine. The rankings are based on opinions and data
collected from college academic deans, program directors and senior faculty
throughout the United States. OSU has been ranked for four consecutive years.
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