Summer 2004 - Oklahoma Christian University

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President’s CORNER
Dear Friends,
This is an especially exciting time to be a part of the Oklahoma Christian family. What
an eventful few months we’ve had. It is appropriate that we rejoiced with Stafford and
JoAnne North for their 50 years of service to the university just days before announcing a $33 million project that will build new student residential centers and dramatically
upgrade all of our current student housing. Stafford continues to share great spiritual
wisdom in the classroom, but he also oversaw the planning and construction of virtually
every building on campus in his years as academic dean and as executive vice president.
We are thankful that God has brought together a number of factors to allow this new
housing project to go forward. We hope you will take time to remember this project in
your prayers – that the men and women working on the construction and renovation will
remain safe, and that the results of this project will surpass our wildest dreams in their
ability to help attract students to pursue a quality, Christian education at our beloved alma
mater.
We also hope you will pray that God guide us in the stewardship of the wonderful gifts
recently bestowed on the university. Your fellow alumni, Richard and Pat Lawson, have
been richly blessed through Richard’s business, Lawson Software, and have not hesitated
to give back to Oklahoma Christian both through their time and through their financial
resources. In April, we announced their gift of almost $30 million in Lawson Software
stock that will make it possible for thousands more young people to receive the benefits
of a Christian education at OC. Doors also continue to open in the community, as demonstrated by the recent gift from Chesapeake Energy Corporation. The Oklahoma City-based company made a $50,000 pledge to
the university in May to launch the Chesapeake Scholars Program, which will fund OC scholarships for students from rural Oklahoma. A big reason for Chesapeake’s investment in Oklahoma Christian is you and people like you. A good number of our alumni
work at Chesapeake, and the company has been impressed by the initiative, expertise and character of those employees with an
Oklahoma Christian diploma on the wall.
As we celebrated with another graduating class at the recent spring commencement ceremony, it struck me how accomplished many
of our students are before they even walk across that stage, and how many accomplishments lie ahead in their respective ministries
and careers. OC alumni are known for making a positive impact wherever they go and whatever they do. You are a credit to this
institution; you are the reason why a national media figure such as Michael Medved will visit our campus – as he did in April – then
go on his national radio show the following day and tell millions of listeners that they need to know about this great university called
Oklahoma Christian. We are grateful for the rise in giving that has made the university stronger, and we pray you will do what you
can to promote Oklahoma Christian in your own backyard and to support OC’s mission to transform lives for Christian faith, leadership and service.
Your brother in Christ,
Mike E. O’Neal
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On the cover
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Lauren short
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Feature Story
Max Dobson
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Students Receive
Dell Wireless
Laptops page 10
Milestones Honor roll
of donors
OC Associates Dinner Recap
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page 15
Remembering
Kyle Seitsinger page 23
News Roundup page 24
Athletic news page 28
New student
housing page 32
alumni corner Back Cover
Japan
Missions
Forum
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vision contributors
President: Dr. Mike E. O’Neal Managing Editor:
Dawn R. Shelton (90) email: [email protected]
Editor: Wes McKinzie (98) email: wes.mckinzie@oc.
edu Contributors: Mandy Essary (01), Erik Tryggestad, Leah Zeller, David Hartman (88) Creative
Director and Design: Kim Walden (98) email: kim.
[email protected], Judson Copeland (02), Jonathan
Curtis (03) Photographers: Judson Copeland (02),
Mandy Essary (01)
VISION Alumni Magazine of Oklahoma Christian
University (USPS 405-420)
Volume 7, No. 3, Summer 2004
Published three times a year by Oklahoma Christian University, PO Box 11000, Oklahoma City, OK 73136-1100
POSTMASTER send address changes to:
VISION, Box 11000, OKC, OK 73136-1100
© Oklahoma Christian University 2004
Oklahoma Christian University admits students of any race,
color, national and ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs
and activities generally accorded or made available to students at
the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
handicap, national and ethnic origin in administration of its
educational policies, admissions policies, scholarships and loan
programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.
The mission of The Oklahoma
Christian Women’s Association
unites women to serve and support
Oklahoma Christian University in
its mission to educate students for
Christian service and leadership
throughout the world by raising
funds to enhance Oklahoma Christian and support her students. It encourages friendships among women
who believe in Oklahoma Christian
and give of their time and efforts to
help others have the OC experience.
Each year, fundraising events are
planned on and off campus in many
different areas. Some of those
events include: golf tournaments,
bake sales, luncheons, the new tour
of homes and brunch, fashion
shows, auctions, cookbooks and our
famous OC student gift packages.
We need you! By becoming a member of OCWA, you can partner with
OC in helping our future leaders
develop spiritually, academically,
physically and socially.
Membership levels:
Annual Member: $24 / year
Professional Member: $48 / year
(great for the working woman and mom!)
Second Mile Member : $200
(Supports OCWA Endowment Fund)
If you are interested in starting
an OCWA chapter in your area or
becoming a member, please get
in touch with Christine Meridith,
OCWA coordinator at 405.425.5122
or [email protected].
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Husband, father, teacher, brother. The everyman, the funny guy,
the mentor, the friend.
of what a career can look like if you are
willing to make certain that you don’t care
who gets the credit.”
Mike McDonald, the late vice president
for alumni relations at Oklahoma Christian University, will be remembered for
all these roles and more. McDonald died
on December 22, 2003, after a year-long
battle with an aggressive cancer.
And McDonald was very passionate about his career. After working for
Southwestern Bell and AT&T for 27
years, McDonald retired and returned to
his alma mater, Oklahoma Christian University, and was involved in development
and alumni projects.
“There was never a day or a conversation either in person, on the phone or
by email that you ever sensed a negative,
pessimistic attitude with Mike,” said Bob
Rowley, director of advancement, college
classmate and co-worker. “He was optimistic until the very end.”
Kerri (Eggleston 85) Williams, assistant
to the president, has the same opinion.
“You couldn’t get around Mike without
feeling good,” Williams said. “He was so
encouraging. We felt better after talking
to him than I’m sure we made him feel.
That was just him. He didn’t want anyone
to feel sorry for him and he just took
everything in stride.”
Williams, who lost her husband to cancer
more than a year ago, recalled how McDonald always concerned himself about
how she was doing.
“On my first Valentine’s Day without my
husband Mike, he was the first one in my
office asking me if I was doing okay. I
had tried to forget that it was Valentine’s
Day and he was just so sensitive about
it,” Williams said. “I think he realized that
his wife would have to go through that
someday.”
John Wilguess, vice president for civic affairs, said he had a great relationship with
McDonald.
“He’s wasn’t quite old enough to be my
dad, but he wasn’t young enough to be
a peer, so to speak,” Wilguess said. “He
was the kind of guy who gave you a sense
“It wasn’t just a place to go, but it was
something that instilled in him the kinds
of values that you have to have in order
to be successful in your life,” Wilguess
said. “It’s not about success financially or
success in other areas of business, but its
success in being grounded in what God
wants for you rather than what the world
expects of you.”
Even during his illness, McDonald continued to work.
“There were days when you knew he was
in pain, but he never really expressed it.
He always set an example for us and he
refused to let it get him down and take
him away from the passion he had for
working on behalf on young Christian
people,” Rowley said. “Mike saw his job
at Oklahoma Christian as a mission, a
calling. He made a tremendous impact on
the lives of alumni, faculty and staff here
at Oklahoma Christian, and for those of
us who worked intimately with him, we
just marveled at his spirit.”
McDonald was truly a man of faith and
endurance. He knew his fate could turn at
any moment,
and as he
stated late last
year, he kept
himself positive with the
help of family
and friends.
“I’ve learned
that God gives us rescue boats in this
constant flood we’re in,” McDonald said.
“I also know he gives you the strength
you need when you’ve been surrounded
by good people, and I have. For that I’m
truly thankful.”
Even after amputating his leg during
the summer of 2003 to try to stop the
growth of the aggressive cancer,
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Michael David McDonald of Yukon,
Okla., went to be with his Lord on
December 22 following a year-long battle
with cancer. Mike was born to Hoyt and
Norma Lee McDonald on October 10,
1949, in Wichita, Kansas. His childhood
was spent in Kansas before coming to
Oklahoma Christian College, where he
met his wife Kathy (Tippens). Mike had
a great sense of humor and easygoing
personality that everyone was attracted to.
He was always available to help friends,
family and his church home. Mike was
a very strong Christian man who loved
mission work. He was active as a deacon
in his church at South Yukon Church of
Christ. Mike is survived by the love of
his life, Kathy, and their three children,
Stephanie Ward, of Oklahoma City, Mandy Flaming and her husband Michael of
Austin, Texas, and Alex McDonald and
his wife, Jami, of Shawnee, Kansas. Mike
is survived by two grandchildren, Olivia
Rose Flaming and Alex Michael McDonald, Jr. Mike is now sitting in heaven with
his first granddaughter, Emma Kathleen,
who passed away in 2001. Mike is survived by two brothers, Steve McDonald
of Moore, Okla., and Brad McDonald
of Tulsa, Okla., and two sisters, Mary
Boydstun of Seminole, Okla., and Nancy
McDonald of Kansas City, Kansas. Mike
is also survived by a host of extended
family members and friends.
Our lives will be much less colorful
without him. We will miss his smiles, his
jokes, his wise counsel and unending love
for so many. Even until his last breath, he
influenced and affected us all. In lieu of
flowers and gifts, Mike asked that donations be made to the Mike McDonald
Scholarship Fund at Oklahoma Christian
University, Box 11000, Oklahoma City,
OK 73136. Services were held on Friday,
December 26, 2003, at South Yukon
Church of Christ, with his burial at Memorial Park Cemetery in Oklahoma City.
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sophomore year. I enjoyed it so much that I took it again the
next semester,” said junior elementary education major Rachel
Richardson. “I grew attached to all the children and now participate in the class without receiving credit. It is an amazing
experience.”
The official course description for the Teaching the Disabled
Child course says it allows students to work with physically and
mentally disabled children in a lab setting involving physical
education and recreation.
He has spent a career coaching and mentoring Oklahoma Christian athletes. For 35 years he has served as OC’s athletic director
and was named an Honorary Alumnus at last year’s homecoming.
But for all of the wins, trophies and honors, Dr. Max Dobson
will tell you one of the greatest blessings he has received on
campus is spending time with children who might not ever make
a jump shot or hit a home run – but whose spirit has taught him
something about God’s love for all of us.
They are the children from the community who have come to
his Physical Education for the Exceptional Child, Recreation
for the Handicapped Child, and Teaching the Disabled Child
courses for almost 20 years.
It all started in 1976 with a phone call from a mother of a
disabled child in the community who was looking for a place
for her child to play and learn with college students. She asked
Dobson if Oklahoma Christian had such a program. It didn’t
– yet. Dobson made some calls and the program was born. Since
then, more than 1,200 OC students have participated in the class
and many of them have come away from the experience saying
their lives were forever touched.
The program was a hit during its very first year when the Oklahoma Association for Retarded Citizens honored Dobson with
the award for Most Outstanding Local Project. The plaque still
hangs in his office. In the beginning, Dobson used his baseball
team to help the children. They built a fence and set up a play
area for the children.
Dobson said he has acquired about $4,000 worth of equipment,
most of it donated by the OCWA (Oklahoma Christian Women’s
Association), and with donations from alumni and others.
“The best thing for some of the immobile children is for them
to be held, loved and made to feel special. This can be accomplished by simply holding them while bouncing on the trampoline,” Dobson said.
All OC students are encouraged to take the class, no matter what
their major is. Some students have even changed their major
because of the class.
“I enrolled in Dr. Dobson’s class in the first semester of my
But each semester, that course description takes on life and love.
Dobson explains that it is one of the ways that an education at
Oklahoma Christian helps students take the focus off of themselves and to put it on to others.
Alumnus Jayna Perry (02) appreciated being able to learn some
life lessons without having to sit behind a desk in a typical classroom.
“Dr. Dobson is astonishing in the way he has
put together this class and has allowed this
to become a ministry and outreach to not
just the campus community, but the community of Edmond as well. He cares about
the future of these children and it rubs off
on the students and volunteers in the class
to the point that you cannot help but radiate
a portion of Dr. Dobson’s image of Christ’s
love for these kids,” she said.
Dobson said that Oklahoma Christian
students bring something different to the
children.
“I had an Edmond
teacher tell me that our
students are different
from students at other
universities they have
worked with,” Dobson
said. She said, ‘Your
kids touch these kids,
they hold them and
they hug them and they love them. There’s a
difference there. We’re amazed at how your
students respond to these kids.’”
Anna Jane Forrester, a senior organizational
communication major, originally took the
class to spend more time with Dobson, her
stepfather, but came away from the class
with more.
“This class has made me appreciate life so
much. It has given me a new perspective on
the simple things that I always used to take
for granted. I appreciate so much more now,” Forrester said.
“For example, we have a huge trampoline as one of the toys for
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the kids to play with. They can’t be on it by themselves so we
put some of the kids on our laps and sit on the trampoline while
someone bounces us. It does not seem like a big deal to us, but
for the kids that have always been in wheelchairs and have never
felt the sensation of bouncing, they love it. They smile and laugh
the entire time.”
The classes draw students from five elementary schools in Edmond: Chisholm, Washington Irving, Angi Debo,
John Ross and Cross Timbers. Renee Weigel, a special education teacher from Washington Irving, has been involved with the
program for four years.
“Socialization has increased tremendously with the kids. They really look forward to it, and it has increased their social awareness
within the community,” Weigel said. “Being able to be in a public
situation has also been a big help in increasing the children’s ability to stand noise, activity and busyness.”
Dr. David Goin, superintendent of Edmond Public Schools,
praises the program and says it is mutually beneficial for the
school district and the university.
“This collaborative effort between Oklahoma Christian and
the Edmond Public Schools provides solid benefits and educational opportunities for OC students, plus excellent benefits for
a group of children who are faced with extraordinary physical
limitations,” Dr. Goin said. “The youngsters’ opportunities for
motor development are enhanced as they engage in ‘play’ using
the specialized equipment at OC. The personal relationships
developed with OC students, while mutually rewarding, meaningfully contribute to the social and emotional growth of youngsters
who are faced with significant life challenges. At the same time,
the program also extends welcomed services and the university’s
positive influence within the larger Edmond community.”
For Richardson, the courses have given her an important foundation for the career she plans in special education.
“Every one of these
children is special. They
are different than many
people around them. Yet
God values them and has
special plans for their lives
just as he does for every
other child,” Richardson
said. “Every special-needs
student is valued and
respected. We should all
learn from the example set
by Dr. Dobson and accept
all individuals no matter
their ability.”
By Mandy Essary, 01
calendar
August 24 - 28 Earn Your Wings
August 30 Fall Semester Begins
SEPTEMBER 24 & 25
Fall visit
october 18 & 19
Fall break
November 5 & 6
Homecoming 2004 - ‘NestFest’
NoveMBer 24 - 26
thanksgiving break
december 17
baccalaureate & Commencement
january 30 february 2, 2005
lectureship
march 31, 2005associates dinner
Need to find out when the OC band is having a concert, the soccer team is playing or when
Homecoming is? You can find all that and more on the OC website at www.oc.edu. You can
also subscribe to AlumNews, an online newsletter that keeps you updated on many campus
events. Go to www.oc.edu/alumni to sign up or call Pam Fletcher at 405.425.5120.
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Michael medved helps honor okLAhoma christian donors
“Oklahoma Christian
is blessed with devoted
supporters like no place
else,” said John deSteiguer, vice president for
advancement, as he surveyed a room of more
than 350 persons who attended the April
Associates dinner at the Oklahoma City
Golf and Country Club.
Many of those devoted supporters in
the audience on April 1, 2004, were
alumni, parents of alumni and friends of
Oklahoma Christian. Everyone had in
common their belief in the mission and
direction of the university, and faithfully
and generously
support it. Each
Associate who attended the dinner
supports Oklahoma Christian
with a commitment level that
provides at least
$1,000 in unrestricted funds to
the university.
honoring Dr. Stafford and JoAnne North,
who collectively have served Oklahoma
Christian for 100 years.
$30 million lawson gift announced
In addition, the dinner provided the
setting to announce a special gift from
Richard and Pat Lawson, who transferred
four million shares of stock from Lawson
Software to the university in a gift valued
at more than $30 million.
“We made these gifts in appreciation for
the excellent academic and spiritual training we received at Oklahoma Christian
and in hopes that it will encourage other
alumni and
friends to provide resources
to help assure
that Oklahoma Christian
University
strengthens its
position as one
of the finest
private Christian universities
in the country,”
Michael Medved, president O’Neal, First Lady Nancy O’Neal, Pat and Richard
Richard Lawfilm critic, bestson said.
selling author and nationally-syndicated
radio talk show host, was the dinner’s
Richard Lawson co-founded Lawson
keynote speaker and also spoke at two
Software, Inc., in 1975, nine years after
campus events during the day.
he graduated from Oklahoma Christian
with a degree in computer science. He
Medved spoke about when he was in
now serves as the company’s chairman of
college at Yale University and later at Yale the board. Pat Lawson has served both
Law School, when some of his classmates Lawson Software and numerous chariwere named George W. Bush, John Kerry, table causes since her graduation from
Hillary Rodham and Bill Clinton. His rec- Oklahoma Christian in 1967 with a degree
ollection of those college days captivated
in elementary education.
the audience and provided new insight.
Prior to the dinner, special recognition
Another highlight of the evening was
was given to members of the Eagle
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THE OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN COVENANT
After numerous town hall meetings with students, faculty, staff and trustees, the university introduced the Oklahoma Christian Covenant in February to fill in a
gap in its foundational documents.
“God’s kingdom cannot flourish and grow and this campus cannot meet its mission of transforming lives for Christian faith, leadership, and service if all efforts to instill and nurture Christian
discipline are grounded no deeper than the legislative regulations in a student handbook or a faculty handbook,” said President Dr. Mike O’Neal. “A covenant is intended to be transformational, not just transactional. It has more to do with relationship as a God-people than it does with legality. It has the potential for developing a deeper spiritual community and represents progress in the way we express our community goals. In a very real sense, it is not something new; it is really just a more compelling statement of the existing spiritual and philosophical foundations
of the university and of the kind of behavior desired in this Christian university community.”
OUR COVENANT
Oklahoma Christian University is a higher learning community which transforms lives for Christian faith, leadership, and service.
The values and behavior of this Christian community are derived from the Bible, rather than the prevailing culture. Because we are a higher learning community
dedicated to a distinctively Christian mission, we join together in a community covenant. This covenant is not a creed demanding strict belief in its veracity and
inerrancy, and it is not merely an ideal to which we aspire; rather, it is a personal commitment that while we are members of this community, we will abide by
the principles and ideals set forth in the covenant. The purpose of our covenant is to unite all of us at Oklahoma Christian University—students, staff, faculty,
administration, and Board of Trustees—in a Christian community which is based on biblical principles and which transforms lives for Christian faith, leadership,
and service.
We recognize that the University is not the church; however, we are a Christian community which seeks to be guided by the teachings of our Lord Jesus Christ as
revealed in scripture. We welcome all students, regardless of their church affiliation, who agree to abide by this covenant. Because the University was founded by
members of the churches of Christ and because we seek to serve our church constituents effectively, we expect all full-time faculty and staff to be faithful, active
members of the churches of Christ who fully embrace the principles of this covenant.
OUR FOUNDATION
God interacts with this world as both Creator and Savior (Genesis 1; Hebrews 1:1-3).
The Bible is God’s inspired word, which shows us the nature of God, the risen Son, and the Holy Spirit (2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:19-21).
We seek to honor God by imitating the nature of God and his son, our Lord Jesus Christ, through the guidance of the Holy Spirit (John 13:13-17; 1 Corinthians
11:1; 1 Peter 2:21).
As members of this Christian higher learning community, we are guided by specific principles set forth in the Bible (Psalms 119:105; 2 Timothy 3:16-17).
OUR CALL
God calls us to do our best in everything we do (Colossians 3:17; Colossians 3:23).
God calls us to submit our will to his (John 15:14; James 4:7; 1 John 2:17).
God calls us to submit to one another in love (1 Corinthians 10:23-24; Galatians 5:13-14; Ephesians 5:21; Philippians 2:3-4) and to show his love through the
justice, mercy, and faithfulness of our lives (Matthew 5; Matthew 23).
God calls us to live lives of holiness (Ephesians 1:4; 1 Thessalonians. 4:7; Hebrews 12:14; 1 Peter 1:15-16).
OUR COMMUNITY LIFE
We strive to honor the Lord and be Christlike in all of our conduct (Colossians 3:12-14; Titus 2:11-14).
We strive to demonstrate love and respect for everyone, even those who have views that differ from ours, and avoid conduct or language that is demeaning to others (Galatians 3:28; Philippians 2:3-4; James 2:1-13).
We strive to exercise our Christian freedom responsibly within the framework of God’s Word, humbly submitting to others (I Corinthians 10:23-24; 31-33).
We strive to use wise stewardship of our mind, body, time, abilities and resources and make thoughtful, biblically guided choices in matters of behavior, entertainment, and interpersonal relationships (Philippians 4:8).
We strive to practice honesty and integrity in everything we say and do (Colossians 3:9-10; Revelation 21:8).
We strive to treat our bodies with the honor due the temple of the Holy Spirit—honoring God’s plan that sexual relations be a part of a marriage between a man
and a woman, dressing modestly, and avoiding any self-destructive practices (1 Corinthians 6:19-20).
For the sake of our personal influence and our life together in Christian community, we also agree to certain community standards of conduct which are not specifically set forth in the Bible, but which enable the community to operate peaceably and in harmony with these principles and with one another. These community
standards are set forth in the Student Handbook, the Staff Handbook, and the Faculty Handbook.
By choosing to be a part of the Oklahoma Christian University community, every member of the student body, staff, faculty, and Board of Trustees affirms his or
her understanding of, respect for, and commitment to abide by the principles, and standards of conduct set forth in this covenant.
Save the Date!
NESTFEST
NOVEMBER
5&6
STUDENTS Receive
DELL WIRELESS LAPTOPS
Hailed as a world leader in educational technology, Oklahoma Christian has kicked it up a notch in
its wireless computing program.
Every fulltime undergraduate student and faculty member now receives a new Dell Latitude D600 wireless notebook computer. The alliance with Dell, Inc., is designed to offer
students more benefits, including the ability to keep their computers after graduation.
Oklahoma Christian remains the only higher education institution in
Oklahoma, and one of just a handful in the U.S., that provides students, faculty and staff members with the technological convenience
and advantage of being able to connect to the university network,
check email and log on to the Internet from anywhere on campus
– indoors or outdoors – and off-campus anywhere that wireless networks are available.
“Since we first put wireless laptops into our students’ hands three
years ago, it has been our goal to use technology to enhance the
educational experience across the board, promoting a unique level of
interactivity with professors and class material, and maximizing students’ abilities to work on assignments anywhere on campus at any time,” said Dr. Mike O’Neal,
Oklahoma Christian University president.
After a thorough on-campus analysis last summer, Wake Forest University’s Dr.
David G. Brown, a leading expert in the field of technology integration
into university curricula, called Oklahoma Christian “the world leader
in the use of laptops for in-classroom instruction.” In November, Kurt
Snodgrass, vice chancellor for information technology and telecommunications for the Oklahoma State Board of Regents, said
that Oklahoma Christian excels above all other Oklahoma
universities in computer-based learning.
“The success of our technology initiative is a testimony to how
important technology is to this generation of students,” said John
Hermes (93), Director of Computer and Network Services.
“Our goal as we move into a new phase of this initiative is to build a strong partnership with an established company like Dell while striving to provide our students, faculty, and staff with leading-edge technology.”
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1956
Dotsy (Cravens) Cash passed away
on January 1, 2004, following surgery
for cancer.
1969
Eddie and Thearlene (Stanley)
Morris are the proud grandparents
of Cooper Stanley Gordon, born
February 7, 2004, to Dr. Nicquel
(95) and Neil Gordon.
1971
Donna (Hutchison) Parker and
Treble Heart Books announce the release of Donna’s first novel, Constancy’s Waltz. Donna and her husband,
Neal (72), live in Prattville, AL, where
Neal teaches French and history at
Prattville Christian Academy. Addresses: 109 Diane Drive, Prattville,
AL 36066 and Neal_Parker@msn.
com.
Sheryl (Price) Searcy was named
Secondary Teacher of the Year
for Pearland ISD. Addresses: 1609
Cascade Falls Dr., Friendswood, TX
77546 and [email protected].
1975
Candy (Couger) Cernigliaro is
the Central Oklahoma Regional
Coordinator for Students Working
Against Tobacco. Addresses: 412
Ryan Ct., Edmond, OK 73003 and
[email protected].
Audrey (VanWinkle) Gramling was
awarded the Polly Clarke Award by
the Oklahoma Association of School
Library Media Specialists. Addresses:
3933 SW 8th, Newcastle, OK 73065
and [email protected].
LeAnna (Mashburn) Hale graduated with honors in August 2003 from
Baylor University with a Doctorate
in Educational Administration. Mark
is a minister at Oakcrest Church of
Christ in Oklahoma City and LeAnna
is an assistant professor for Sul Ross
State University in Texas. They live in
Blanchard, OK.
Michael Palmore died January 10,
2004, after battling pancreatic cancer.
He is survived by his wife, Patsy
of Searcy, AR, and three children,
Brad, Erik and Kari. Contact Patsy at
[email protected].
1976
Dan and Teresa (Parker) Killebrew
live in Grapevine, TX. Teresa teaches
third grade at Grapevine Elementary
School. Dan is an associate vice president with RTKL Architectural Firm
in Dallas. They have three children,
Alan, Leslie and Leah.
Robert and Darla (Readnour 77)
Peterson moved to Edmond. Darla
is working for Oklahoma Christian
Services and Bob started an Internet
consulting business. Addresses:
2817 Lexington Way, Edmond, OK
73003, [email protected] and
[email protected].
Elayne (Sayers) Weger and Clay
Bowan were married on January 5,
2003, and both teach at Mustang
High School. Addresses: 1616 West
Whippoorwill Way, Mustang, OK
ok.us.
1978
Guy W. Jackson received the
Earl Sneed Award for outstanding legal education contributions
to the Oklahoma Bar Association.
He runs his own law firm specializing in estate planning and also is
an adjunct instructor at OC. He
and his wife, Mary (Epperly), have
three children, two are OC students.
Addresses: 10405 Harvest Hills,
Oklahoma City, OK 73162 and
[email protected].
1979
Danny Henderson was promoted
to chief of the Product Directorate
Staffing and Merit Promotion Referral Section in the Civilian Personnel
Office at Tinker Air Force Base. He
and his wife, Julie (Kimbrough 84),
live in Tuttle, OK, with their two
daughters, Elizabeth and Emily.
Bob Herndon has a new email address: [email protected].
Jim Mainord is assistant director at
the Lackland Air Force Base library.
Jim is a civilian employee of the
Department of Defense, but also is
a U.S. Air Force reservist. Addresses:
342 Eileen Dr, Pleasanton, TX 78064,
[email protected].
Delton McGuire is now the director
of development for Cherokee Home
for Children in Texas. Addresses: PO
Box 295, Cherokee, TX 76832 and
[email protected].
1981
MILESTONES
Tom Denton started a company, D & F Roofing, two years
ago. His wife Jill (Hendrix 80)
teaches middle school art in the
Frisco ISD. Addresses: 9520
Daly Dr, Plano, TX 75025,
[email protected] and
[email protected].
1982
Alyce (Cobb 82) Olmstead
Roger Massey (84)
was killed tragically October
26, 2004, in a car wreck in the
with World Bible Translation Center
Dallas area. She is survived by her
as a regional distribution representahusband Mark (82) and their four
tive of the Center’s Eastern European
children: Sarah, Caleb, Katherine and
language translations of the ScripMacKenzie. Two of the children also
tures. Email: [email protected].
were involved in the car accident, but
do not have life-threatening injuries.
1985
The Olmsteads were regular visitors
D. Daryl and Rebecca (Nichols
to the campus, bringing their children
86) Lidia announce the formation
to our summer camps and serving
of Lidia Law Firm, A Professional
as charter OC Associates this year.
Corporation, at 1320 E. 9th, Suite 9,
They also have been active in helping
Edmond, OK 73034.
establish the North Texas chapter
of the OC Alumni Association, with
Alyce serving as the member relations 1986
chairperson. Gifts may be directed to Theresa (Boswell) and Michael
Emlaw announce the birth of their
the Alyce Olmstead Memorial Fund
daughter, Rachel MacKenzie, on May
through the Office of Advancement.
21, 2003. She joins brothers Brandon,
Please keep Mark, their children,
Matthew and Nicholas. Addresses: 75
and their extended family in your
Alder Lane, Christiansburg, VA 24073
thoughts and prayers. You can write
to them at: 2261 East FM 550 /
Royce City, TX 75189.
Sandie Howard bought her first
home: 407 East Waco Place, Broken
Lisa Selby has a new address, 2889
Arrow, OK 74011, that includes a
S. Acoma St, Englewood, CO 80110.
piano studio for her students. Email:
Email: [email protected].
[email protected].
1983
Patrice Dills Douglas was named
among 50 Women Making a Difference
from the Oklahoma Journal Record. She
is vice president and general counsel
of ACP Sheet Metal Co., Inc & Air
Spiral Manufacturing, Co. She also
serves as an appointed member of
the Oklahoma Human Services Commission and is a member of OC’s
Business Advisory Council.
Thomas Winkler is a physician at
the Family Healthcare Associates in
Garland, Texas. He and his wife, Sharon, have three children, Jenna, Becca
and Thomas. Addresses: 222 W. Muirfield Road, Garland, TX 75044 and
[email protected].
1984
Roger Massey and his family plan to
leave for Croatia in July on a church
planting effort. Roger will continue
Thomas Pryor is a physician at
Priority One Healthcare. He has two
children Erynne and Lauren. Addresses: 1832 Elmwood Rd, Gooding,
ID 83330, [email protected]
Jeff and Tessa (Feuerhelm 95)
Tefertiller announce the birth of
their daughter, Vivian Kate, on March
1, 2004.
1987
Sheila Bradley has a new address,
713 Nandina Way, Waxahachie, TX
75165.
Richard Huff passed away August
20, 2003, from a massive heart attack.
He is survived by his wife, Kim, and
three children, Austin, Tyler and
Victoria.
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MILESTONES
1988
Doug Aitkenhead was promoted to
plant chemist at Muskogee’s Pollution
Control Plant. Addresses: 21620 E
104th St. S, Broken Arrow, OK 74014
1989
Murray Evans is a correspondent
for the Associated Press and lives
in Lexington, KY, with his wife,
Grace. Addresses: 4904 Marian
Court, Lexington, KY 40513 and
[email protected].
1990
Wade Clark has a new address: 1050
Metalmark Court, Lantana, TX 76226
Greg and Donia (Cochran 98)
Simmons have a new address: 3404
Squire Oak Drive, Lexington, KY
40515.
1991
Noah Jace Hartman, infant son
of Jerry and Michelle Hartman,
died January 13, 2004. Little Noah
had several underdeveloped organs,
including his heart, which could not
sustain him. Services were held at the
Weatherford Church of Christ on
January 16, 2004.
the Northside Church of Christ in
Bonham, TX. Addresses: 289 Glen
Oaks St., Bonham, TX 75418 and
[email protected].
20, 2003. Colton joins his brother
Will. Addresses: 11712 60th St
SW, Kasson, MN 55944 and
[email protected].
Tom and Delphi (Bornschlegel)
Peterson announce the birth of
their daughter, Mindy Viola, on May
2, 2003. She joins sister, Molly. Tom
works for Delphi as a software engineer in safety products and Bonny
works part-time as a foreign exchange
student coordinator. Addresses: 2013
Cameron Drive, Kokomo, IN 46902
Todd and Anna (Petersen 98) Forrester announce the birth of their
son, Samuel Osten, on October 29,
2003. Anna was promoted from area
manager to regional vice president
with Arbonne International Skin
Care. Todd is the Vice President for
Forrester Consulting, Inc. Addresses: 14227 S. Toledo Ave., Bixby, OK
74008 and Todd@Forresterroofing.
com.
Ty Walker works on-air at KTCK
Sportsradio 1310 AM ‘The Ticket’
in Dallas. Addresses: 500 Aspen
Dr., Arlington, TX 76013 and
[email protected].
1993
Stacey (Ellis) and Wade Wolfe
announce the birth of their son,
Cole Alexander, on March 20, 2003.
Addresses: 317 N. Crosstimber
Trail, Edmond, OK 73034 and
[email protected].
1995
Geri (Marlatt) Cope was named a
principal with the Edward Jones holding company. Cope recently moved to
Edward Jones’ St. Louis headquarters
to serve as a principal in the firm’s
Retirement Plan Marketing Department. A native of Woodward, OK,
Cope had worked as an investment
representative for Edward Jones in
Littleton, CO., for the past five years.
Jim and Celeste (Herndon 96)
Dvorak announce the birth of their
son, Hagan James, on March 10,
2004. He joins sister, Sydney. Jim is
the director of the North Institute for
Educational Technology at OC, and
Celeste is an adjunct music professor. Emails: [email protected] and
[email protected].
Rance and Tammy (Denton) Davis
announce the birth of their daughter,
Kayla Rebecca, on March 16, 2004.
Kayla joins brothers Jacob and Justin.
Brian and Tracie (Varner 93) Jones
Zachary Thomas, on April 3, 2003.
He joins sister, Hannah. Addresses:
705 S. Gabbert, Monticello, AR
Sydney and Hagan Dvorak
Tim and Nichole Garner announce
the birth of their daughter, Anna Lee,
born September 4, 2003. Address:
PO Box 135, Smithville, TX 78957.
1992
Cris Brown has been selected for the
NM Best award, given to 50 people
each year in the Neiman Marcus
Group. The NM Best award is given
to those associates who best demonstrate the core values of exemplary
service to the company and their
customers. Cris is a Project Lead in
the IS division of Neiman Marcus, in
Dallas. Cris also has been appointed
as a deacon at the Frisco Church of
Christ. He lives in Frisco with his
wife, Heather (Rayburn 93), and
their two children, Andrew (3) and
Kristin (1).
Carl Dye is the pulpit minister for
12
Geri (Marlett) cope (93)
Michael and Renee (Aleshire)
Brown email addresses are: [email protected] and
[email protected].
Justice Smith finished his MBA at
Oklahoma State University, and is in
the Air Force in Washington, DC.
1994
Ryna (Roseke) and William Barnacle announce the birth of their
son, Colton James, on November
dan (96), angi (roper 88) and elijah lovejoy
Michael Lee and his wife Cheryl
announce the birth of their son, Nathan Edward, on September 9, 2003.
Nathan joins sister, Megan. Michael is
a Naval Helicopter Flight Instructor
for the U.S. Navy. Addresses: 3930
Hollyberry Lane, Milton, FL 32583
After battling with non-hodgkins lymphoma and recovering from a stem
cell transplant, Rick Reed returned
to Japan to continue working with
the Hitachi-taga Church of Christ.
Addresses: 5-6-16 Koupo Mukaihara,
Hitachi-taga, Ibaraki-ken, Japan 3160003 and richardreed71@hotmail.
com.
1996
Shawn and Anita (Martin) Carlin
Cody James, on July 15, 2003. He
joins sister, Lynae. Addresses: 29989
N. Bryce Trail, Queen Creek, AZ
Dr. Garrick Shreck has been named
Rookie Doctor of the Year by the
Oklahoma Osteopathic Association.
His medical practice is in Edmond
where he lives with wife, Amy (Osburn).
shawn, anita (martin), Lynae and cody carlin
MILESTONES
2003. Jimmy is the youth minister at
the Faith Village Church of Christ
in Wichita Falls and Jennifer is a
stay-home mom. Addresses: 4110
Abbott, Wichita Falls, TX 76308,
[email protected].
Sara (Clothier) and Brent Narges
Madeline, on December 3, 2003. She
joins her siblings Andrew and Lauren
(twins). Sara owns Loree’s Bridal
& Formal in Pittsburg and Brent
is a lieutenant with the Pittsburg
Police Dept. Addresses: 631 Windsor Circle Pittsburg, KS 66762 and
[email protected].
Jared and Desiree (96) Rodgers
announce the adoption of sevenyear-old Coco Chanel Alohilani on
September 25, 2003.
Michael and Melissa (Bobadill)
Threadgill announce the birth of
their daughter, Grace Marie, on
December 20, 2002. Addresses: 4302
Bobolink Cr., Missouri City, MO
Jay and Deanna (Hill 95) Knight
Jaxon Cobey, on April 3, 2003. Address: 3812 S. 88th E. Pl., Tulsa, OK
74145.
Dan (96) and Angi Lovejoy (Roper
88) joyfully announce the adoption
of their son, their heart’s desire:
Elijah Ray Jae-Min Lovejoy, born
in Seoul, Korea: May 28, 2003, and
welcomed into their arms: October
16, 2003. Addresses: 205 Bluegrass
Lane, Edmond, OK 73003 and dan.
[email protected] and aklovejoy@cox.
net.
Jared, desiree and coco chanel rodgers (97)
1997
Leann (Bailey) and Tim (04)
Priebe announce the birth of their
son, Joshua Ryan, on April 20,
2004. Tim is a web developer at
Advanced Academics. Leann is a
stay at home mom. Address: 705
NW 139th, Edmond, OK 73013 and
[email protected].
Chris and Dee Dee (Diesen)
Caldwell announce the birth of their
daughter, Caden Elizabeth, on August
21, 2003. She join brother, Caleb.
Address: 1105 Woodford Court,
Leann (Bailey 97), Tim (04) and Joshua Priebe
Edmond, OK 73034.
Jerrod and wife Tracy (Beauchamp) Edwards reside at 3761
Trinity Terrace Lane, Euless, TX
76040. Jerrod owns a chiropractic
practice and Tracy is an accountant.
Joel morton
Jeanise (Wynn) and Mike Morton
Joel Stephen, born October 14. The
proud grandparents are David (70)
and Linda Morton (Stout 71) and
Steve (75) and Lisa Wynn. Mike is a
teacher at Oklahoma Christian Academy and Jeanise now stays home after
serving as accounting manager for
Scott, Guernsey Solutions. Addresses:
17001 Kemble Lane, Edmond, OK
73003 and [email protected] and
[email protected].
Tadd Snowbarger is a senior auditor
for Citgo Petroleum Corporation.
Addresses P.O. Box 422, Jenks, OK
[email protected].
After three years, Ginny Coleman
has left inner-city ministry in St. Louis
to pursue an M.Div. in Missions at
Abilene Christian University. Addresses: 701 Tabard Trl, Abilene, TX
Chad and Andrea (Roberts 01) Fox
Audrey Elizabeth, on December 26,
2001. Chad and Andrea both teach
Special Education for Plano Independent School District. Andrea was
named Beginning Teacher of the Year
2002-2003 at Beaty Early Childhood
School.
Chris and Joanna (Duta) Hill
announce the birth of their daughter, Rachel Madalina, on December
11, 2002. Addresses: PO Box 393,
Luther, OK 73054 and christopher.
[email protected]
Jimmy and Jennifer (Rath) Hyde
Makenzie Lauren, on October 7,
elizabeth (glazener 99) and matthew Cochran
1998
Amy Hanson completed her
master’s degree in Education/Guidance Counseling. She has moved to
Brush Colorado to be the high school
guidance counselor. Addresses:
410 Carson, Brush, CO 80723 and
[email protected].
1999
jimmy, jennifer (rath) and makenzie hyde
Ben Bailey is an account executive at
KTSA, a newstalk radio station in San
Antonio. His wife, Jaime (Elam 00), Rebekah (mears 99), Jared (03) and abigail Kite
teaches first grade. Their new address
is 3922 Wisteria Way, San Antonio,
Rebekah (Mears) and Jared Kite
TX 78259.
(03) announce the birth of their
daughter, Abigail Rose, on March
Elizabeth Glazener married Mat4, 2004. Addresses: 5939 Gist Pl,
thew Cochran on September 27,
Fayetteville, NC 28306 and Rebekah.
2003. She works for child protective
[email protected] and Jared.Kite@us.
services. Addresses: 220 S. 2nd St.
army.mil.
#1A3, Waco, TX 76701 and email:
13
MILESTONES
Matt and Beth (Brophy) McKee
moved back to Michigan so Matt
could pursue his masters degree
in engineering at the University of
Michigan. Beth is a quality engineer for OnStar. Addresses: 19001
Westmore, Livonia, MI 48152 and
[email protected].
Tyson D. Schwerdtfeger is now an
associate at Gable & Gotwals in the
firm’s Tulsa office.
Jeff and Heather (Spitzner 99)
Turner announce the birth of their
daughter, Amy Nicole, on August 12.
Address: 205 Tyler, Coffeyville, KS
67337.
Amanda Davenport married Andre
Muller on May 3, 2003. Addresses:
Robert-Schumann-Str. 3a, Oelsnitz, Germany 09376 and
[email protected].
2002
Lynn Crouch is an education and
training specialist intern for the U.S.
Air Force. Address: 6101 Howard
Rd., Apt. D-211, Panama City, FL
32404.
tyler lyons
Michelle (Lytton) Banning is a PE
teacher in Andover, KS. Address:
1751 Basswood Ct., Andover, KS
67002.
2000
Damaris (Brisco) and James
Schofield announce the birth of
their daughter, Isabella Marie, on
October 10, 2003. She joins older
sister, Ariana. Addresses: 17 Beverly St. #1, Melrose, MA 02176 and
[email protected].
Patrick and Deirdre (Goodman 00)
Cannon announce the birth of their
son, Aidan Patrick, born November
5, 2003. Addresses: 4108 Rushview
Drive, Arlington, TX 76016 and
[email protected].
Matt and Tamara (Medders)
Cramer have settled in Fort Collins,
Colo. They serve as ministers for the
Colorado Christian Campus Ministries at Mountainside College Church.
Address: 1305 Cypress Drive, Fort
Collins, CO 80521.
Michael N. Clark, Esq. graduated
from the University of Oklahoma
College of Law and now works for
Vaughn & Winton, PLLC. Email:
[email protected].
Robert and Nicole (Webb 01)
Carpenter announce the birth of
their daughter, Madison Louise, on
Feb. 6, 2004. Addresses: 8480 Bluegrass Circle, Parker, CO 80134 and
[email protected].
14
Zac and Kellee (Watne) Hager have
a new address: 13104 Buckeye Court,
Oklahoma City, OK 73170. Email:
[email protected].
Monica Carter and John Sudbury
were married June 7, 2003 in Mansfield, TX. Monica is a teacher for
Mansfield ISD.
Barrett Huddleston is in the Ph.D.
in theater program at the University
of Minnesota, one of two candidates
admitted to the program this year. He
and his wife, Rachel (Maple), have
a new address, 1001 E. 77th St., Apt.
213, Richfield, MN 55423.
Ryan and Maggie (West) Inlow
Maisy Elizabeth, on September 15,
2003. Ryan is the pulpit minister at
the Perkins Church of Christ. Address: 806 E Hwy 33, Perkins, OK
74059.
Russell and Valerie (Turner)
Quirey are training with the
Continent of Great Cities for
their anticipated move to Salvador,
Brazil, where they plan to plant a
church. Addresses: 1107 Musken Rd.
Apt. 107, Abilene, TX 79601 and
[email protected].
ryan, maggie (west) and maisy inlow (02)
JJ Scheuerer is preaching for the Oxford Hills Church of Christ located
in South Paris, Maine. Addresses:
35 Highland Ave., South Paris, ME
Chris and Sarah (English) Young
Braden Christopher, on August 20,
2003. Addresses: 7805 Doris Drive,
Oklahoma City, OK 73162 and
[email protected].
Jancy (Gharkhania) Lyons and her
husband Wes, announce the birth of
their son, Tyler Keith, on February
27. Email: [email protected].
2003
Summer Mansur and Eric Millican were married on June 21,
2003. Addresses: 1212 S. Michigan,
Apt. 2612, Chicago, IL 60605 and
[email protected].
Nkere Reed is a manager trainee
for Enterprise Rental. Addresses:
6945 Creek Hollow Rd., Apt.1035,
Fort Worth, TX 76137 and nkere.
[email protected].
Jon and Marissa (Young 02) Doddson relocated to Laurel, Maryland,
where Jon is an operations manager
for Sam’s Club. Addresses: 37 Orchard Towne Ct. #202, Laurel, MD
20707 and jandmdodson@yahoo.
com.
tyson schwerdtfeger (99)
Columbia, South Carolina. Addresses:
811 Mallet Hill Rd. Apt 1601, Columbia, SC 29223 and pamperedchefmitc
[email protected].
Stephanie (Sneed) and Joshua
Steward moved to Palm Desert, California. Stephanie is a creative director
at a new entertainment magazine.
Joshua is working at A.V.I.R. Addresses: 73373 Country Club Dr Apt
3206, Palm Desert, CA 92260 and
[email protected].
Elizabeth (West) and Michael
Mitchell were married July 26, 2003.
Michael is the pulpit minister at the
Long Creek Church of Christ in
Ben and Monica Thompson (03)
Ben and Monica (Baggett)
Thompson were married August 23,
2003. Ben will begin Harding University Graduate School of Religion to
get his M.Div. beginning in August.
Monica will be a travel agent at Carlson Wagonlit Travel in Memphis, TN.
Keep sending in your family
photos with your job announcements, births, marriages, etc.
Milestone information will be
published two ways to help stay
current. It will be published
montly in the e-newsletter AlumNews, and in VISION (as space
allows), which is published three
times annually.
Send your information and
photo (jpeg format) via our website: www.oc.edu/alumni.
You may also mail your milestone and photo to:
Oklahoma Christian University
Attention: Marketing
Box 11000
OKC, OK 73136-1100
2003
HONOR ROLL OF DONORS
The Honor Roll of Donors identifies gifts made by alumni, friends and parents during calendar year 2003. Donors are listed in the
annual Gift Clubs according to giving level. The number following a donor’s name shows the number of consecutive years that the
donor has contributed. Oklahoma Christian University is grateful for the generosity and support displayed by these donors.
Patrons ($25,000 and more)
Bank of America (3)
Esther Bonham Estate
Mark and Beth Brewer (2)
Cary and Jill Brown
WD Chabino Estate
Edward L. Gaylord Charitable Lead Trust (3)
Hatton W. Sumners Foundation, Inc.
Inez Kelley Estate
Kerr McGee Corporation (4)
Richard and Pat Lawson (3)
Anna H. Lynn Estate
Jack and Wanda McGraw
Meinders Foundations (3)
Don and Donna Millican (7)
O G & E (20)
Oklahoma City Community Fdn (12)
Allen and Stephanie Shepherd (5)
Bill and Marilyn Simpson (16)
Wheatland Church of Christ
Lon and Jane Winton
Beatrice Zigler Estate
SPONSORS ($5,000-$24,999)
Mark and Lagaylia Alfonso (3)
Americrest Bank (4)
Mike and Donna Sue Arnold (6)
BancFirst (9)
Bill and Willie Beeman (19)
Boeing Company (2)
Katherine Bramlett
Brad and Johanna Britton
Dwain and Loretta Chaffin (4)
Ralph and Darla Chain (12)
Conoco, Inc. (28)
Guy and Renee Cornett (2)
Orlando D’Amato
Jeff Dimick (12)
Max and Marilyn Dobson (20)
Todd and Dee Dobson (9)
Dolese Company (4)
Marilyn Fisher (5)
Gaillardia Golf & Country Club
Chip and Allison Garrett
Robert and Sue Gibson
Kevin and Julie Hargrove
Robert and Karen Harmon (5)
Larry and Paula Harms (7)
Bob and Sally Harrison
Marshall and Dorothy Hartman
Bill and Judi Herndon (4)
Roy and Tina Hombs (2)
Sam and Mary Ingram (2)
Mark and Susie Jackson (4)
Joan Kirkpatrick (5)
Jeff and Karla L’Hommedieu (2)
Robert and Donna Lamb (5)
Rick and Gaylene Lawson (7)
Dewey and Gina Leggett (5)
Charles and Roberta Morris (15)
Stafford and Joann North (31)
Mike and Nancy O’Neal (4)
OCWA Oklahoma City Chapter (12)
ONEOK / Oklahoma Natural
Gas (3)
Park Plaza Church of Christ
Harry and Brenda Patterson (8)
Pelco
Mike and Lisa Carroll
Cedar Creek Lumber, Inc.
Bob and Nancy Chaney (2)
J. B. and Helen Chase (5)
Steve and Christine Clark (6)
Clements Foods Company (4)
Geneva Cobb (3)
Ted and Betty Colby (2)
Jack and Barbara Rowe (5)
Seagate Technology (3)
David and Linda Smith
Stillwater National Bank
Ed and Patsy Tippens
Trammell Crow Company
Tulsa Christian Foundation (11)
Loyce Youngblood (12)
Marc and Jody Compton (16)
David and Sandra Conner (4)
Rick and Carol Copeland (5)
Floyd and La Nell Coppedge
Otis Courtright
John and Darla deSteiguer
Roy and Debra Cowan (3)
Bill and Pat Cox (2)
Ken and Sharron Davidson (5)
Dealer’s Auto Auction of
OKC, Inc. (2)
Roy and Mary Dockum
Joe and Charlotte Dodson (13)
G. Wilson Duncan
Duane and Mary Ann Eggleston
Jim and Sarah Eggleston
Mark and Melinda Eitzen (4)
Eli Lilly And Company
Evans, Gaither & Associates (2)
Maurine Fails (20)
Be generous and you will be prosperous.
Help others, and you will be helped.
COLLEAGUES ($1,000-$4,999)
16th and Pile Street
Church of Christ (5)
Gloria Alesso
Allen’s Floor Systems
Kent and Phyllis Allen
Crew and Lillian Andree-Dykes
Kevin and Karen Archer (12)
Arvest Bank
Ted Ary
BMI Systems of America, Inc
Dale Baird
Mickey and Jane Banister (14)
BankOne (13)
William and Gay Banowsky
David Barclay (2)
Gary and Vickie Baumwart (6)
Keith and Darlene Beachler (6)
Chester and Debbie Beam (3)
Walter and Margeretta Beam (7)
Andy and Debbie Benton
Jim and Edna Beyers
Jeff and Dawn Bigelow (5)
Jeff and Sherry Bingham (9)
Richard and Ada Blankenship (15)
Howard and Mary Blauvelt (3)
Virgil and Jo Bond (6)
Jeff and Natalie Bonney (10)
Alfred and Judy Branch (4)
Charles and Sylvia Branch
Charles and Lesa Branch (3)
Dan and Stacey Branch (7)
Warren Branch (4)
John and Betty Bridwell
William Brink
Broadhurst Foundation (27)
Bill Brooks
CGI Group Inc. (2)
Norma Prock Cable (12)
Proverbs 11:25
Gerd and Lucky Fecht (4)
Gary and Dea Fields (4)
Dean and Stephanie Findley (9)
Follett Higher Education Group
Tim and Risa Forrester (8)
Lonnie and Jaunita Foshee (2)
Mike and Emilie Fowler
Hulin and Ann Fowler (2)
Michele Fowler
Frazier Foundation (2)
Josephine W. Freede (6)
Freedoms Foundation At
Valley Forge (2)
Jim and Norma Freeman (3)
Ron and Stephanie Frost
Byron Fullerton
Betty Gainer
Pat and Carmelita Garrison
Edward Gaylord
Lori Gillin (10)
Darrell and Robin Gingerich (4)
Mike and Peggy Gipson (5)
Don and Nettie Glaspie
Kelly Graham
David and Cathy Gramling
Grant Thornton Llp
Shan Gray
Steven and Betty Gregg (4)
Keith and Susan Hall (5)
Ray Hardin
Billy Harrington
Harold and Erma Harris (27)
Dale and Sheila Hartman (3)
Frank and Margaret Hastings (11)
Dan and Joann Hays (20)
Brent and Andrea Heath (5)
Kenneth and Marilyn Helterbrand
Edna Hennessee
Carolyn Henry (2)
Don and Wynn Heyen
Dean and Jacquelyn Hildebrand (3)
Kent and Barbara Houck (3)
Debbie Howe
Jack and Hallie Hudkins (7)
Forrest and Dena Hunter
John and Shirley Huser (12)
James and Pat Jackson
Johnson & Johnson
Larry and Ann Johnson (16)
Terry and Marty Johnson (2)
Jay and Montine Jones (6)
Jerry and Lynn Jones
John Jordan
Bonnie Jueschke
KPMG (4)
Kenny and Kathy Kaaiohelo (3)
Howard and Suzanne Kauffmann (5)
Hester Kelcy
Cliff Knight (4)
Ken and Mary Knowles (4)
Earl and Margaret Leake
Robert Lee
Howard and Marilyn Leftwich (2)
Tom Legan (2)
Stacey and Dell Lobaugh
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2003
Stephen and Sheila Lockwood
Brian and Stacy Lorentz
Larry and Jane Luethke (2)
Myra Lugar
Maguire Foundation (4)
Steven and Lisa Maher
Robert and Sharon May (7)
Bailey and Joyce McBride (20)
Louise McCluggage
Ernest McCollum
Mike and Kathy McDonald (6)
Fred and Barbara McGinn (6)
Bill and Bonnie McIntosh
Mary McLaury (2)
Lynn and Joy McMillon (20)
Jessie Mengel (2)
Midfirst Bank
Midwest Trophy
Dan and Ellie Miller (5)
Rudy and Keri Mills (5)
Barry and Lynn Mitchell (2)
Jake and Mayola Morgan
David and Linda Morton (2)
John and Evelyn Mosley
Curt and Deborah Niccum (7)
Hardeman and Virginia Nichols
Gerald and Janet Nixon (2)
Jay and Clari Norman
Lawrence and Carol Norris (20)
OCWA Seminole Chapter (12)
OCWA Tulsa Chapter (6)
Oklahoma Independent
College Foundation (12)
Mark and Alyce Olmstead
Sandie Olson
Patterson Auto Center (2)
W. L. and Sarah Patterson (2)
Alan and Donna Phillips (8)
Pinnacle Business Systems, Inc.
Kent and Kimberly Pope (2)
Max and Kerry Pope (19)
Printing Inc.
Jimmy and Karen Pyron
Lana Reynolds (19)
Dusty and Nancy Rhodes
Allen and Carolyn Richmond (9)
Bob and Millie Roberson
Dale and Emma Roberts (2)
J. W. Rosson
Bob and Lynne Rowley (20)
Tom and Lisa Russell
Michael and Susan Scales (2)
Mike and Sheryl Scherf (20)
Russell and Jeannette Schoof (16)
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Corporate Matching Gifts
gratefully acknowledges the support
of local and national companies that
match employee and retiree giving on
a one-for-one, two-for-one or three-
for-one basis. Through this program,
the university’s alumni, parents and
friends can multiply their gift dollars
and the impact of their gifts on academic programs.
To take advantage of a company’s
matching gift program, an employee
requests a matching gift form from
his/her corporate giving office and
sends it in with the gift. In the 2003
calendar year, the following companies and corporate foundations
provided matching gifts to Oklahoma
Christian University.
AT&T
Aegon USA Charitable Fdn. Inc.
American Fidelity Corporation
Amgen Foundation
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals
Bank One Corporation
BP Amoco Corporation
Chevron Matching Gift Program
ConocoPhillips, Inc.
Dow Chemical Company Foundation
Eli Lilly And Company
Exxon Education Foundation
FleetBoston Financial Foundation
Ford Motor Company
General Motors Corporation
Glaxosmithkline
IBM
Intel Foundation
Kerr McGee Corporation
Lee Jeans
New York Life Foundation
NiSource Charitable Foundation
OG&E
Osram Sylvania Services Inc.
Pfizer Inc.
Raytheon Company
Raytheon Matching Gifts for
Education Program
S BC Foundation
Scripps Howard Foundation
Sentry Foundation, Inc
Shell Oil Company Foundation
State Farm
Teleflex Gfi Inc.
Texas Instruments
The Boeing Company
Union Pacific Corp
Union Pacific Corporation
Unocal Corporation
Western-Southern Foundation
2003 HONOR ROLL OF DONORS
The Honor Roll of Donors is printed
strictly to acknowledge donor gifts.
Any other use is unauthorized. The
Honor Roll includes the names of
donors whose gifts were made between January 1, 2003 and December
31, 2003. Gifts made after December
31, 2003, will be recognized in the
2004 Honor Roll of Donors.
Although every effort has been
made to ensure the completeness
and accuracy of the Honor Roll, we
acknowledge that errors may have occured. If you wish to report an error,
please call 405.425.5094 or mail your
correspondence to:
Office of Advancement
Box 11000
Oklahoma City, OK 73136-1100
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you the ability to produce wealth.
Deuteronomy 8:18
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In memory of Kyle Seitsinger
‘One of Oklahoma’s finest sons’
OC student killed during active duty
Son. Brother. Student. Soldier.
Hero.
In his 29 years, Kyle Seitsinger played all these roles.
Hundreds of friends, family and members
of the armed services gathered at Oklahoma Christian University on Sunday,
February 8, 2004, to remember the life
of one of eight Army reservists killed in
Afghanistan January 29 when a cache of
mortar rounds and rifle ammunition exploded near Ghazni, about 90 miles south
of Kabul.
Seitsinger was buried with a formal military funeral fitting of the man who spent
six-and-a-half years in the U.S. Marines
before enrolling at Oklahoma Christian
and enlisting in the Army reserves.
His family was presented with the Purple
Heart, the Bronze Star and a Medal of
Commendation during the ceremony by
Army Brigadier General Thomas Maney.
“Today we gather to honor the service
and sacrifice, to celebrate the honor and
the legacy and to mourn the passing of
Kyle Seitsinger ... who gave his life in service to our nation,” Maney said. “I know
we have lost one of Oklahoma’s finest
sons, and to those of us who wear or have
worn our nation’s uniform, we have lost a
fellow soldier.”
After the service, Jo Seitsinger, Kyle’s
mother, expressed her gratitude to the OC
family for hosting the funeral and to Dr.
Philip Patterson, distinguished professor
of mass communication, who organized
the service. Jo Seitsinger worked in the
security office at Oklahoma Christian for
more than 10 years.
Patterson was Seitsinger’s academic advisor at Oklahoma Christian. Seitsinger was
11 credit hours short of graduation when
he was called to active duty in Afghanistan. The university conferred his degree
posthumously and honored him during
the spring commencement ceremony.
At Oklahoma Christian, Seitsinger was
an editor for the campus newspaper, The
Talon. He also served as an intern for The
Edmond Sun and as a copy messenger and
correspondent for The Oklahoman.
Patterson, who also spoke at Kyle’s funeral, shared the Old Testament story of
King David in II Samuel 12, where David
lost a child of his own. David, who fasted
while the child was sick, arose and washed
himself and ate a meal after the child
died, telling his servants there was nothing
he could do for him now.
Patterson recalled how Seitsinger, fresh
from his service in the Marines, would
always address him as “sir.” It took awhile
for Patterson to convince Seitsinger to
loosen up a little, he said.
“Those of us who knew him only late in
his life can only get in the front of the
parade and take some of the credit for it,”
Patterson said. “But he came to us fully
formed.”
Patterson said Seitsinger shared his plans
to one day go to Bricktown in a swimsuit
and cape and make a documentary titled
“Captain Speedo.”
“The kids in the newsroom always called
Kyle ‘the veteran’ because he was older
than they were,” Patterson said.
“Now, Kyle will be the one who never
grows up. He’ll always be Captain Speedo.
“Somehow, that’s completely appropriate.”
The story was written by OC alumnus David Hartman (88),
a staff writer for The Edmond Sun, and is reprinted with
permission.
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news roundup
Around campus
RENOWNED LEARNING EXPERT SPEAKS
ON CAMPUS
More than a thousand people
from Oklahoma and the
surrounding region visited
campus in November to hear
renowned author and learning
expert Dr. Mel Levine conduct
a free lecture.
In addition to the free lecture,
co-sponsored by OC’s School
of Education and its College
of Professional Studies, Levine
also spoke at that day’s Oklahoma Association for the Improvement of Developmental
Education conference, held on
the OC campus.
Over the past 25 years, Dr.
Levine has pioneered programs for the evaluation of
children and young adults with
learning, development and/or
behavioral problems. He has
written numerous books and
articles and is the author of A
Mind at a Time, which was on
the New York Times’ bestseller
list for more than six months.
Dr. Levine and his new book,
The Myth of Laziness, recently
were featured on The Oprah
Winfrey Show. His ‘Schools
Attuned’ program trains teach24
ers on how to tailor their class
to each student’s strengths and
weaknesses.
PASS PROGRAM REWARDS SCHOLASTIC
ACHIEVEMENT
Parents and future Eagles,
take note of a new scholarship
program designed to attract
more of the nation’s best and
brightest students.
“At a time when the cost of
quality education is increasing
significantly, we seek to make
the unique, quality experience at Oklahoma Christian
increasingly accessible to those
students who are serious about
both academic and spiritual
preparation, regardless of
their economic circumstances,”
said OC
President
Dr. Mike
O’Neal. “While
this university
will continue to
provide educational
opportunity to a
broad spectrum of
students, this program
continues a concerted
effort to attract more than
our share of the brightest and most well-prepared
students.”
PASS (Presidential Academic
Success Scholarship) carries
a value ranging from $4,000
to $9,000 per year, based on
students’ ACT or SAT scores.
National Merit Scholars
will receive additional academic consideration. National
Merit Finalists will receive
full tuition, room, board and
fees. Semifinalists will receive
an additional $2,000 above
their PASS academic award
scholarship. National Merit
Commendation students will
receive $750, plus their PASS
academic award scholarship.
The new Oklahoma Christian
PASS scholarships are available
for first-time college students
beginning in the fall of 2004.
Scholarships for transfer
students also have increased
significantly.
For more information on
the PASS program, contact the admissions office at
405.425.5050 or at info@oc.
edu.
OC EXPANDS FAST TRACK MBA PROGRAM
The School of Business
Administration announced a
fifth elective track in
its Fast Track MBA,
which graduated the
largest class in the
program’s history
last August.
A health services management
track is
now
offered
along
with other
tracks in accounting, electronic business,
engineering and technology
management, and leadership
and organizational development, in addition to a general
degree.
The program, accredited by
the Association of Collegiate
Business Schools and Programs, allows professionals to
obtain their MBA degrees in
just one year by going to class
two nights a week.
DONORS INCREASE GIVING TO
OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN
For the first six months of
fiscal year 2003-04, Oklahoma
Christian experienced significant increases in several areas
of donor giving.
Giving to general scholarship funds was up dramatically from the same period last
year. Donors earmarked more
than $600,000 toward general
scholarships from July through
December 2003 compared to
almost $400,000 given between
July and December 2002. The
university’s total number of
donors also increased significantly during this time frame.
The university also saw
increases in endowment gifts
and planned gifts (i.e. charitable gift annuities that pay
income to donors for life) as
the economy continued to
show signs of rebounding
with the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s ascent past the
10,000 mark.
“I believe that we can attribute
this good news to the loyalty
and commitment of Oklahoma Christian’s alumni and
friends. Oklahoma Christian is
valued because of the highquality, faith-based education
our students receive,” said
John deSteiguer, vice president
for advancement. “Individuals,
families, and even businesses
support Oklahoma Christian
because our society is made
better by the influence of our
graduates. People like to make
good investments, and OC is a
good investment.”
BUSINESS PROGRAMS EARN
RE-ACCREDITATION
The Association of Collegiate
Business Schools and Programs accredited Oklahoma
Christian’s business programs
on both the undergraduate and
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Around campus
graduate levels through 2014.
The Fast Track MBA program,
launched in 2002-03, received
accreditation well in advance
of the five years allowed by
ACBSP to bring a program up
to accreditation standards.
already have done great work
before they visit campus. But
long after they leave campus,
our students continue to enjoy
the relationships that have
grown while these authors are
here.”
Oklahoma Christian, Oklahoma City University and the
University of Central Oklahoma are the only schools in
Oklahoma to have master’s
programs accredited by
ACBSP, an organization for
small- to medium-sized higher
education institutions.
BUSINESS STUDENTS AMONG TOPs
IN NATION
AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR JUDGEs
OC WRITING CONTEST
Awardwinning
author
Diane
Glancy
served
as judge
for the
annual
writing
contest
sponsored by Oklahoma Christian
University’s literary magazine,
Soundings.
The Oklahoma Center for
the Book recently honored
Glancy, naming her work, The
Mask Maker, as the Best Fiction Book for 2003. Glancy
was the OC Visiting Writer
for 2002 and is a professor of
English at Macalister College
in St. Paul, Minn.
“This is quite a coup for
Soundings sponsor Dr. Peggy
Gipson and the student staff,”
said Dr. Scott LaMascus,
chair of OC’s Department
of Language and Literature.
“Our visiting writers are poets,
dramatists and novelists who
Oklahoma Christian business
students scored on average in
the highest-possible percentile
on a nationally-standardized
major field test. OC students
scored in the 95th percentile
on the test, which is given each
semester.
These results are the latest in a
long line of successes for the
School of Business Administration, which has seen its
graduates achieve the highest
pass rate of all Oklahoma universities on the CPA exam for
three consecutive years.
UNIVERSITY BESTOWS HONORARY
DEGREES
The university bestowed four
honorary doctoral degrees
during the last academic year
to Art Linkletter, Akira Hirose,
John Sudbury and Jack
McGraw.
Linkletter spoke at several
events on campus last fall and
received an honorary Doctor of
Letters
degree
for his
devotion to
wholesome
entertainment.
An
Emmy and Grammy award
winner, he is most famous for
his hit TV series and book,
Kids Say the Darndest Things. He
also has been a longtime supporter of Christian education,
serving on the Board
of Regents at Pepperdine
University.
During OC’s 54th annual
lectureship in January, the
university granted an honorary
Doctor of Divinity degree to
Hirose,
chairman of
Ibaraki
Christian
University in
Ibaraki,
Japan.
An outstanding
leader in the church in Japan
for more than four decades,
Hirose left a prestigious business career in 1998 to become
chairman of the board of
Ibaraki Christian.
During winter commencement, Sudbury received an
honorary Doctor of Divinity
degree.
Sudbury
was a
leader in
the mission efforts of
Eastern
European Missions
and
was a successful businessman
with Conoco. He became
an Oklahoma Christian Life
Trustee last year after serving
on the Board of Trustees for
34 years.
During
spring
commencement,
Jack
McGraw
was
honored
for his
life of
service
to the church with an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree.
A successful figure in the oil
and gas industry, McGraw
began serving the university’s
Engineering Advisory Council
in 1986, then served on OC’s
Board of Trustees from 1989
to 2003.
“I love Christian education
because it blesses so many
people. I believe that every
effort that I made serving
as a board member here at
Oklahoma Christian University was absolutely vital to the
Kingdom of God,” McGraw
said. “I hope that my priorities
have always been God, family,
church and Christian relationships. The Bible says you are
blessed to be a blessing to
others.”
SCHOOL OF EDUCATION ACHIEVES
EXAM SUCCESS
OC School of Education
students recently achieved a
100 percent pass rate on the
Oklahoma General Education
Test, the Oklahoma Professional Teaching Examination,
and the Oklahoma Professional Teaching Examination,
certification exams that must
be completed successfully
prior to applying for any kind
of teaching license in Oklahoma.
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OUTSTANDING ALUMNI honored
Stellar careers, exemplary lives
and compassion for others are
common attributes for each of
the award winners who were
recognized at Homecoming
last November.
B. James Bottoms, 1993
summa cum laude graduate
of OC’s
College
of Business,
was recognized
with the
Outstanding
Service
to the
Church
award. He is director of customer service and distribution
for Eagle Creek, Inc. Since his
graduation, he has used his
various positions in the apparel
industry to benefit mission
work and other ministries. He
has arranged for large bolts
of surplus material to be sent
for use in children’s education
and to give to needy families
in Mexico through Edmond
Church of Christ’s annual mission trip to Mexican villages.
Dr. James Cail was recognized
for Outstanding Service to the
University. A
1958
graduate, Dr.
Cail has
garnered
numerous
awards
and
recognitions for his teaching and
family seminars. He led the
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admissions office in 1963,
and only left the university for
three years beginning in 1969
to pursue his Ph.D., in religion
from Baylor University. After
31 years of teaching psychology, he retired in the spring
of 2003. Dr. Cail has been a
tireless force in the promotion
of Oklahoma Christian. He
and his wife, Judy, who graduated from Oklahoma Christian in 1967, have two alumni
children, Dr. Trey Cail and Dr.
Mindy Cail. Their daughter,
Liz, is a current student.
Dr. Charles Villines, class of
1956, was recognized for Outstanding
Service
to the
Community.
During
the 32
years
that Dr.
Villines
owned
his
pharmacy in Durant, Okla., he
promoted and supported educational programs to prevent
drug abuse. He was named
Outstanding Citizen of the
Year in Durant, was instrumental in raising $100,000 to
provide a modern Chinese
translation of the Bible, and
has served as an elder at the
Seventh and Beech Church of
Christ since 1972. He is married to fellow 1956 alum Kay
(Brundege).
Dr. Max Dobson was honored
as the 2003 Honorary Alumnus. He has garnered many
awards and accolades during
his 37-year tenure as a teacher,
coach and athletic director at
Oklahoma Christian. He led
the Eagle baseball team to the
1972 NAIA College World
Series and was named Sooner
Athletic Conference women’s
basketball coach of the year
in 1981,
1984
and
1985.
In this
issue of
VISION,
you also
can read
about
Dobson’s tremendous work with
disabled children. Max and
his late wife, Ramona, have
three children: Tami Robbins
(82); Todd Dobson (85), and
his wife, Dee (Crowley 85);
and Teri Mueller (95) and her
husband, Scott (93). Max and
his wife, Marilyn (Forrester),
live in Edmond.
NICKLES URGEs GRADS TO FOCUS
ON GOD
“I urge you to be a success,
but more importantly, to be
successful in God’s eyes. Be
significant in his eyes. Make
eternal contributions to other
people. Share the wonderful
blessings that you’ve had in
being able to be a graduate of
Oklahoma Christian University. It’s a real honor. I just challenge you to make the most of
it until Heaven eternal. God
bless you.”
With those words, U.S. senator
Don Nickles closed his Winter
Commencement address address at Oklahoma Christian in
December.
“I want to congratulate the
students,” Nickles said. “This
is not an ending. It is the beginning of a lot of wonderful
things. I also want to congratulate the faculty. You may not
know the impact you had until
someday in Heaven, when you
find out a student went on to
do wonderful things because
you planted a seed in their
lives.”
Oklahoma’s senior senator and
budget committee chairman,
Nickles began his career in
public service with his election in 1978 to the Oklahoma
State Senate, where he served
two years. In 1980, Nickles
was elected to the U.S. Senate,
eventually becoming the first
Oklahoma Republican ever
elected to a fourth term in
1998. He will retire from the
senate at the end of his term
this year.
CHESAPEAKE FUNDS NEW SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM
A generous contribution from
Chesapeake Energy Corporation in Oklahoma City will
make it possible for more
students from rural Oklahoma
to attend Oklahoma Christian
University. The “Chesapeake
Scholars Program” will provide $10,000 per year for the
next five years to fund leadership and character scholarships for OC students from
western Oklahoma towns with
populations of 30,000 or fewer
people. Chesapeake Scholars
will exhibit both leadership
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and academic qualities, with a
cumulative grade point average
of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
“We are pleased to support
and make it possible for young
people from rural Oklahoma
to attend this fine university,”
said Tom Price, Jr., Senior
Vice President of Investor
and Government Relations for
Chesapeake Energy Corporation. “Our company employs
a number of graduates from
Oklahoma Christian so we
know firsthand the academic
preparation and maturity level
of the students from OC.
They have made an impressive
contribution.”
Cool View Magazine Wins National
Award
Destined to live in the magazine racks of living rooms for
years to come, OC’s acclaimed
viewbook magazine has now
won a major national award.
VIEW won “Best of Show” in
the 19th Annual Admissions
Advertising Awards,
a national
contest conducted by
Admissions
Marketing Report.
The glossy
104-page
magazine
produced by
OC’s marketing staff,
also won the “Gold” award
for first place in the “Student Viewbook” category for
schools under 2,000 students.
In addition, Oklahoma Christian won the “Gold” award for
first place in the “Magazine/
Advertising Series” category
for the university’s “Vivid Descriptor” ad campaign, as well
as a “Merit” award for its Web
site, www.oc.edu.
Out of the 965 total winners,
the Admissions Marketing
Report panel selected just
15 national “Best of Show”
winners across all competition categories, and including
colleges and universities of all
sizes. The AMR lauded VIEW
for exhibiting “the highest
production standards, creativity and professionalism” and
for its “exceptional contribution to the field of admissions
marketing and advertising.”
VIEW was one of just four
“Best of Show” winners to be
produced completely in-house,
not through an advertising
agency.
“We’re honored and excited to
earn this industry recognition,
but our real victory comes
from our increased exposure
to potential students who are
finding out about Oklahoma
Christian because of the appeal of the magazine,” said
Kyle Wray, OC vice president
for enrollment and marketing.
Through a generous gift from
OC Board of Trustee member Richard Lawson, and his
wife, Pat, alumni received the
magazine in the mail last year.
The Lawsons paid for the
additional printing to send
the magazine to alumni. They
said alumni would get as much
enjoyment out of reading
VIEW as prospective students
and their parents, and they just
might pass the magazine along
to future Eagles they know at
their church or in their community.
If you need another copy of
VIEW to give to a prospective student you know, call
the Admissions Office at
1.800.877.5010 or visit www.
oc.edu/view.
OC STARTS ONLY M.DIV. PROGRAM IN
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma Christian has
launched a Masters of Divinity degree program, the only
program of its kind in central
Oklahoma. With OC’s Masters
of Divinity program beginning
in the fall, ministers and others
interested in practical biblical
scholarship in the metro area
and throughout the region
now can pursue their standard
theological training and education closer to home instead
of commuting to Tulsa or to
another state.
“A central part of the mission
of Oklahoma Christian is to
train and prepare Christian
men and women for ministry,
while teaching and modeling
the holy scriptures to all of
our students,” said OC president Mike E. O’Neal. “The
addition of the M.Div. degree
is a natural progression in our
desire to serve people from
diverse backgrounds who want
to strengthen their knowledge
of God’s will, deepen their
faith, and increase the effectiveness of their ministry.”
The program will include
courses on biblical history and
theological studies, and will
be marked by an emphasis on
practical ministry, developing
the skills ministers can use on
a daily basis in their church
work. Courses will be taught
by professors with extensive
past and current ministerial
experience, and with diverse
academic backgrounds. Members of OC’s Biblical Studies
faculty have earned doctoral
degrees from the University
of Tennessee, Southwestern
Baptist Theological Seminary, Oxford University, the
University of Notre Dame,
the Iliff School of Theology,
the University of Florida, the
University of Edinburgh, the
University of California-Santa
Barbara and Baylor University.
Dr. Bob Young is the director of the Masters of Divinity
program. Young, who holds his
doctor of ministry degree from
Abilene Christian University, is
the former Bible department
chairman and executive vice
president at Ohio Valley College. He comes to Oklahoma
Christian from the Church of
Christ in McAlester, Okla.,
where he served as the congregation’s pulpit minister.
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ATHLETIC NEWS
Around campus
THREE ALUMNI NAMED TO OC ATHLETIC
HALL OF FAME
Stephanie Findley (basketball/coaching), Mark Jackson
(baseball) and Wayne Strohman (track/cross country) were
inducted into the Oklahoma
Christian University Athletic
Hall of Fame in January. The
OC Hall of Fame inducted its
charter class in 1991 and now
includes 28 honorees.
In 19 seasons as head coach
of the Lady Eagles’ basketball
team, Findley has become the
winningest
women’s
coach
in OC
history
with 373
victories.
A 1982
OC
graduate, she
is a four-time recipient of
Coach-of-the-Year honors in
the Sooner Athletic Conference. Findley served two terms
as the president of the NAIA
Women’s Basketball Association (2000-01 and 2002-03),
is the NAIA representative to
the USA Basketball Women’s
Collegiate Committee and has
been selected to the Board
of Directors of the Women’s
Basketball Hall of Fame. She
is married to Dean Findley,
a 1982 OC graduate, and has
two daughters, Jordan and
Jessica.
Jackson received NAIA AllAmerican first-team baseball
honors in 1990, as well as AllDistrict and All-Area recognition. As a senior, he had a .404
batting average and set school
records for hits, doubles, home
runs and runs batted in. He
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also was
selected
as an
Academic AllAmerican in
1990 and
was corecipient of
the Ray
Vaughn Award for Christian
Leadership. After a career as
a high school athletic director
and baseball coach, Jackson
now is the owner of M&C
Jackson Group, Inc., which
operates three businesses in
the Cleburne, Texas, area. He
is married to the former Chereece Currington of Waurika,
Okla., and has four children,
Rayel, Shelby, Sawyer and
Wesley.
Strohman was a four-time
NAIA All-American, earning
the honors in both indoor and
outdoor national competitions.
He also
was an
NAIA
Scholar
Athlete
in 1993.
He still
holds
the
school
record
for the
10,000-meter run, 29:56.51, set
in 1994. Still active as a runner,
the 1994 OC graduate won the
prestigious White Rock Marathon in Dallas, Texas, in 1999
and was 10th in the Austin
(Texas) Motorola Marathon
in 2003. He is a supervisor
for Lab One, Inc. in Lenexa,
Kansas, and is married to the
former Shelby Moore of Deer
Creek, Okla.
LADY EAGLES WIN NAIA REGION TITLE
The OC Lady Eagles won
their first-ever NAIA Region
VI tennis championship with
a 5-4 victory over Southern
Nazarene University. Coach
Chris Young was named
Region VI Women’s Coach
of the Year. He led both OC
teams to top-10 final rankings,
with the No. 5 Lady Eagles
and No. 9 Eagles both advancing to the second round of
the national tournament.
ranked
second
in the
NAIA in
scoring
(24.4)
and rebounding
(12.3).
He was
named
LIZARRALDE WINS REGION TITLE;
EAGLES FOURTH IN NAIA
With three record-setting
rounds, OC junior Juan
Lizarralde became the school’s
first-ever regional champion
as the
Eagles
placed
second
in the
NAIA
Region
VI Golf
Championship.
Lizarralde shot
a course record 64 in the
opening round and finished
19 strokes under par for the
tournament. At the NAIA national tournament, Lizarralde
placed third as the Eagles, the
runnerup at regionals, finished
fourth as a team. Oklahoma
Christian has placed in the top
five at the NAIA tournament
in each of the last five years.
ATHLETES EARN ALL-AMERICA HONORS
OC junior forward Jarred Merrill was selected to the NAIA
Division I Men’s Basketball
All-America first team. Merrill,
the Sooner Athletic Conference Co-Player of the Year,
SAC
Player
of the Week
four times and
the NAIA National
Player of the Week
once. OC sophomore
guard
Lauren
Decker
was named to
the NAIA All-American
honorable mention team,
averaging 15.8 points, 4.9
rebounds and 3.9 assists as
the Lady Eagles advanced to
the Sweet 16 in the national
tournament.
The NAIA named freshman
tennis player Linda Tempelfelde the NAIA/Intercollegiate
Tennis Association Rookie of
the Year. Tempelfelde also was
named a first-team All-American
along
with
teammates
Michaela
Shejbalova and
Juraj
Sekera.
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ATHLETIC NEWS
Around campus
ing second-team honors
were seniors Alfonso Bacalja,
Olzhas Doskarayev and Ashley
Sims. It was Bacalja’s third
All-America honor and Sims’
second.
OC junior golfer Juan Lizarralde earned All-American
honors for the third time after
winning the regional championship and placing third at the
NAIA national tournament.
He and teammate Jorge
Romano, who
placed
at the NAIA National Championship meet, leading the
Eagles to a 20th-place team
finish.
OC soccer players Matt Clark
and Brad Cleveland were
named to the NAIA AllAmerica
honorable
mention
team.
Clark set
an OC
singleseason
scoring
record
with 23
goals.
He also
was recognized
as NAIA
National
Player
of the
Week
during
the year.
OC BOASTS NINE NAIA SCHOLAR
ATHLETES
12th at nationals, both earned
spots on the NAIA all-tournament team.
Kenneth Bowling became the
first freshman and the sixth
runner in OC history to earn
NAIA
AllAmerica
honors
in cross
country.
Bowling
placed
25th out
of 254
runners
Chelsee Truesdell and Diana
Hall earned NAIA ScholarAthlete honors in both the
fall and spring. Truesdell, a
biology major with a 3.93
grade point average, earned
the honors for women’s soccer
and for women’s basketball.
Hall, a family studies major
with a 3.92 GPA, earned the
honors for cross country and
for track and field.
Other OC Scholar-Athletes for
2003-04 were: Justin Barrick
(golf; business major); Leta
Clendenen (track and field;
biology major); Lauren Decker
(women’s basketball; accounting major); Blair Dodson
(track and field; mechanical engineering major); Ryan Dukes
(golf; business major); Tim
King (track and field; electrical engineering major); Angela
Miller, (women’s soccer; family
studies major); Caleb Mullins (men’s soccer; accounting
major); and Daniel Ray (cross
country; business major).
NAIA Scholar-Athlete selection is based on athletic
achievement and maintaining
a minimum 3.5 grade point
average.
Thompson wins age group at
okc memorial marathon
OC freshman Allen Thompson won his age group and
placed sixth overall in the
fourth-annual Oklahoma City
Memorial Marathon in April.
A total of 1,476 athletes
(955 males and 519 females)
competed in the marathon.
Thompson, a 19-year-old
elementary education major,
finished the race in 2:42:18, a
pace of 6:12 per mile. It was
his first time he ever has run in
a marathon.
Originally from Ethiopia,
Thompson is the adopted son
of Mike and Annette Thompson of LaCrescent, Minn.
He is a member of the cross
country and track and field
teams.
OC Celebrates
Japanese
He still has the Bible that two Oklahoma Christian College
students gave him in 1975. It’s a bit worn around the edges,
but you can read the personal messages from Tim Denton
(76) and Jeff Haseltine (76), encouraging a young Tomoyuki
Shinozaki to keep studying the scriptures.
“Tim and Jeff … were God’s tools for a 13-year-old boy to
know His love,” said Shinozaki, now minister for the Numazu
Church of Christ.
The two students were the first participants in an exchange
program between Oklahoma Christian and Japan’s Ibaraki
Christian College. The program, now 30 years old, has produced multiple baptisms on both sides of the ocean, and has
introduced the Bible to hundreds of Japanese students.
The first Mission Focus, a day-long forum at OC at the conclusion of OC annual Bible lectureship Jan. 28, celebrated that
achievement and reviewed more than 100 years of Japanese
evangelism. About 50 missions supporters from the U.S. and
from Japan attended.
Akira Hirose, elder for the Mito, Japan, Church of Christ and
chairman of the board of directors for Ibaraki Christian, gave
the keynote address to a luncheon crowd of about 90 people.
He saluted Oklahoma Christian for its efforts to teach the
English in Japan, which has placed multiple American English
teachers in Japan’s public schools.
The Japanese government allows - and even pays - Associate
English Teachers (AET’s) to teach in area schools without
proselytizing. But their presence has led to increased curiosity
about Churches of Christ. AET’s also teach English using the
Bible outside of the classrooms.
“Success in Mito depends on AET’s,” Hirose said.
Many of the teachers are former Oklahoma Christian students
who became interested in the mission during their time at
Ibaraki through the OC’s exchange program or its Pacific Rim
semester abroad.
THE
GREAT
COMMISSION
After graduation, English teaching in Japan can be a tempting
vocational ministry.
“The government is paying us to do mission work in Japan.
Isn’t that wonderful?” said Joe McCormack, Oklahoma Christian professor emeritus, who has assisted in the program.
At the Mito church, which sponsors language studies at its
facility, the programs are leading to conversions.
“It is almost a miracle to see 120 non-Christians come to
church every Sunday to study the Bible,” Hirose said.
Japanese Christians said they are excited about the future of
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Connection with Missions Forum
GOD
WILL
MAKE
A
WAY
the church, in spite of the challenges and hardships. Churches
of Christ entered Japan about 1890 through missionaries,
including W. K. Azbill and J. M. McCaleb. Evangelistic fervor
gripped the Eastern island chain in the days immediately after
the World War II. From 1948 to 1952, ministers reported
1,000 baptisms per year and a new congregation started almost
every month, according to longtime missionary Dwight Albright.
But today, church of Christ members throughout Japan number about 1,050.
Japan has many “ex-Christians” or “one-time Christians,”
said Yukikazu “Yuki” Obata, minister for the Mito church.
Japanese may embrace Christianity, or other foreign thought,
in their youth because they think of it as something from the
West that’s “cool,” Obata said. But as they age, they tend to
shun Western things and cast off their Christianity. They reject
the faith because “now we’re grown up,” Obata said.
before moving to China and working there. Charity, a 1996
graduate of Oklahoma Christian, said that they are considering what mission field to enter next, and hearing from Japanese Christians at the Mission Forum gave them some ideas.
Mark Chan said that, “just being here, we’ve heard about quite
a few opportunities.”
Other ministers added that there is a need for more leadership
training within Japan. Naoyoshi Fukushima, minister for the
Tachikawa Church of Christ in Tokyo, is associate dean of
the Japan School of Evangelism, a school designed to assist
Japanese Christians as they combat what Hirose has defined as
a brewing crisis in the country - aging preachers.
“We need your help training new generations of leaders,” Fukushima said. “The only reason I’m standing here is because
a missionary came and extended his hand with the love of
Christ.”
“We are encouraged to see many new Christians in our fellowship because of the English ministry,” Obata said. “What we
need is to provide them with properly contextualized Gospel …
The church leaders said that they hoped the Mission Focus
would be the beginning of a series of conversations about the
future of evangelism in Japan.
“Our goal is not just to have 100 non-Christians attending an
English ministry. Our goal is to reach out to more than 100
million non-Christians and change the future of the nation,
which has 2,000 years of non-Christian background.”
“This workshop is like a dream come true for Japanese Christians,” Obata said. “God is making a way to evangelize Japan
where there seems to be no way.”
Sending Japanese students, and young Christians, to Oklahoma
Christian has helped to edify their faith, Hirose said, and he
encouraged Christians in the United States to continue their
support of the exchange program.
Mark and Charity Chan did mission work in the Mito area
Shinozaki said that the event was a reaffirmation of the faith
he encountered in two Oklahoma Christian students nearly 30
years ago.
“It was so special for me to be reminded of the reason why I
was baptized Aug. 4, 1975,” Shinozaki said.
Erik Tryggestad, The Christian Chronicle
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION
new dorms and apartments
underway for oklahoma christian
The dorms. The dorms. The dorms.
They were so much a part of our OC
experience. Chances are if you were a
student 10, 20 or 25 years ago – your
old dorm room hasn’t changed much.
But not for long.
Oklahoma Christian recently announced a comprehensive student
housing project that will
result in the construction of two new residence halls and a new
student apartment
complex, as well as
major renovation of all
existing
student
housing.
The new
student
residence hall and
apartment projects will
mark the university’s
first new housing
additions since 1978.
In April, the OC Board of Trustees
approved the plan for the $33 million project, which will be financed
by 30-year bonds and a fundraising
campaign.
“We love our students as if they were
our own children, we care about the
quality of the housing we provide to
them. This university is about training the whole person. It’s about our
whole life, not just what we do in
the classroom, not just what we do
in academics. It’s about the kind of
people we are – the kind of lives we
live and what we do 24/7,” said Dr.
Mike O’Neal, president.
Earlier this spring, renovation began
on two residence halls, Fails Hall
(men) and Tinius Hall-East (women).
Renovation will begin on the seven
other existing dormitories and on
the existing phases of the Heritage
Heights student apartments upon
completion of the new construction
over the next 18 to 24 months.
continued on next page
Jeff Bingham
OC, vp for
finance
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Rick Brown
RBA associates
curtis wilson larry wallis
Alfred Branch miKE e. O’Neal shaun frankfurt
trammell crow trammell crow OC, Executive Vice oc, president trammell crow
President & COO
shane coffman
Neil Arter
smith & pickel OC, dean of students
construction
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
continued from pg. 32
“This is certainly the largest and one of
the most important projects in the university’s history,” said Alfred C. Branch,
executive vice president and chief operating officer of Oklahoma Christian. “We
have a great team in place to make the
comprehensive plan a reality over the next
three years for the benefit of our students
for years and years to come.”
The project is under the direction of
Trammell Crow Company, with Richard
R. Brown Associates handling the architectural designs. Smith & Pickel Construction is executing the renovation of the
existing residence halls and the central
mechanical plant. ProCon LLC is constructing the new apartment complex.
Frankfurt-Short-Bruza provided engineering on the central mechanical plant.
The design for the new residence halls
will serve as the architectural capstone on
the west end of the campus, featuring a
52-foot tower and a covered entrance with
three-story atrium over the reception area
that is similar to the appearance of a nice
hotel. In addition to the substantial up-
grade in student housing, the plans for the
residence halls will include “hotel rooms”
available to visiting parents.
“I believe God has blessed us with a combination of factors that are going to enable this project to be successful,” O’Neal
said. “He has sent trustees, administrators, faculty and staff who recognize the
strategic importance of this project at this
particular time in the life of Oklahoma
Christian. But, along with that, he has
sent low interest rates. Current occupancy
rates have allowed us to take some housing off-line for renovation on a staggered
schedule. He has sent us contractors who
are trying to squeeze as much out of our
construction dollars as possible. He has
sent us advisors and counselors who are
helping us in the design of the facilities
and helping us to use our money in the
best possible way. Recent gifts have given
us the financial strength and momentum
to undertake this massive project, and I
am confident He will send benefactors
who will help us with the $2 million incremental funding needed to accomplish this
vision.”
OC Associates continued from pg. 7
Society for generous lifetime financial
support, and those honorees included
Mark and Beth Brewer, Don and Donna Millican, Don and Nettie Glaspie,
and Ralph and Maxine Harvey.
The OC Associates program was
established in 2003 to honor university friends and benefactors. Each
person who annually contributes
$1,000 or more ($2,000 for couples)
in unrestricted funds to Oklahoma
Christian becomes a member of the
OC Associates. University friends who
contribute at least $5,000 annually in
unrestricted funds are recognized as
Senior Associates, while contributors
of at least $10,000 are recognized as
President’s Associates. The designation
of Life Associate is awarded to anyone
who makes a one-time gift of $25,000
or more in unrestricted funds to the
university.
Next year’s Associates Dinner will be
held March 31, 2005, at the National
Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
in Oklahoma City.
For information on how you can become an OC Associate, contact
John deSteiguer at 405.425.5094 or [email protected].
McDonald continued from pg. 3
McDonald’s doctors found that his lungs
were completely full of tumors. His treatment plan involved aggressive chemotherapy, a homeopathic diet and a positive
attitude.
“If you didn’t see a man with no leg, if he
was just sitting at his desk, you would not
imagine that he was a guy facing a serious
attack of cancer. He always had the attitude that we were going to beat this. Even
a few days before he died, he sent out an
email explaining the hospice program he
was to go on, which had in the past year
dismissed 30 patients from their services
because they were healthy again. He said,
‘I am going to be the next one,’” Wilguess
said.
In a short amount of time, the tumors
had filled his lungs so rapidly that McDonald wasn’t able to make it home from
the hospital.
McDonald is survived by his wife, Kathy,
their three children Stephanie Ward (94),
Mandy Flaming (96) and her husband,
Michael, and Alex McDonald (98) and his
wife, Jami (Bond 97), and two grandchildren Olivia Flaming and Alex McDonald.
his gutters. When we asked why in the
world he did that, he said, ‘because they
needed cleaning out.’ That was the kind
of guy he was,” Wilguess said.
“It was his faith that God was going to
take care of him. He would say that all he
had to do was make sure that his faith was
strong. There was never a day that I could
recall seeing him down, even the day before they were to cut his leg off,” Wilguess
said. “He came into work and said, ‘they
are going to cut my leg off tomorrow. So
I thought what would I want to do on my
last night on earth as a two-legged man?’
And he said ‘I want to run through wet
concrete and feel the stuff squish between
my toes.’”
Rowley believed McDonald would want
to be remembered most for the person he
strived to be in everything he did.
Although McDonald didn’t run through
wet concrete, he did clean out his gutters.
“We asked him the next day in the pre-op
room what he ended up doing, and he
said he had gotten up the morning they
were to cut his leg off and he cleaned out
“Mike would want us to remember him
as a person that to the best of his ability
was committed to the Lord, his family and
his work at Oklahoma Christian. He loved
life. He packed more into his 50-plus
years of living than some people who live
to be 90 or 100. He made the most of
every day and lived life to the fullest. The
reason he was able to get so much out of
life is because he put so much into it, and
I think he would want us all to strive to do
the same,” Rowley said.
By Leah Zeller
Zeller is a freshman public relations major from Oklahoma City.
This article first appeared in OC’s student newspaper, The Talon.
33
ALUMNI CORNER
Eck Leads Alumni
Oklahoma Christian University welcomes back alumnus
Stephen Eck to lead the
university’s Alumni Relations
Department.
Eck, a 1992 graduate, returns
to Oklahoma Christian from
Portland, Oregon, where he
has spent the last four years
leading fundraising efforts at
Cascade College, OC’s sister
institution.
“We are excited that Stephen
and his family have returned to
Oklahoma City to work with
us at Oklahoma Christian,”
said John deSteiguer, vice
president for advancement.
“He has terrific ideas to implement into our alumni program
and he is an enthusiastic gogetter.”
You can’t talk to Eck very long
without hearing a story about
his college days – the fun he
had leading his social service
club, the grueling – yet rewarding – Greek courses he took
with Dr. Loren Geiger, traveling on mission trips with Let’s
Start Talking, and meeting his
future wife, Megan (Thomas 93).
Eck also clearly remembers
that he had no intention of attending
Oklahoma Christian
and was bound for
Lubbock Christian
University when
Duane Eggelston
and Bob Rowley,
who both formerly
worked with the
Admissions Office,
came to his town
STEPHEN ECK
and took him to dinner. With a week to go before
school started, Eck decided to
give Oklahoma Christian a try.
It’s a decision he has never
regretted. Now, more than 10
years later, Eck’s OC experience gives him excellent
footing to work in the alumni
program at his beloved alma
mater.
“I look forward to building on
the good work already being
accomplished,” he said.
Organizing more
alumni chapters
in cities across the
nation and getting alumni back to
campus for events
like homecoming are
high on his agenda.
Eck comes into an
office that was previously led by Mike
McDonald, who
passed away last December
from cancer.
“Mike was a great friend to
me at Cascade. And he did so
much for Oklahoma Christian.
I hope to honor his legacy by
building the OC Alumni Department stronger than ever.,”
Eck said.
Eck will have a lot of help
from Pam Fletcher, alumni
relations coordinator, who
joined the OC staff less than
a year ago after working with
alumni at the University of
Oklahoma.
In addition to his bachelor’s
degree from Oklahoma Christian, Eck holds an MBA from
Mid-America Nazarene University and plans to attend law
school part-time at Oklahoma
City in the fall.
Stephen and Megan have two
children, Elijah, 5, and Meredith, 3.
If you have questions about
OC alumni, or want to offer
help or suggestions, email
Stephen or Pam at [email protected] or Pam.
[email protected]. Don’t forget
to regularly check out the
alumni relations website at
www.oc.edu/alumni.
You can now update your alumni information on Oklahoma Christian’s website. Visit www.oc.edu/alumni to update your name, address, email and other information.
BOX 11000
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
73136-1100
ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED

Summer 2004 - Oklahoma Christian University

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