52 Monica Antionette Dudley, ’06/’08, political science, died in a car crash Feb. 1, 2012, at age 27. Ms. Dudley was working toward a doctorate in educational leadership at OSU. Ms. Dudley earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in political science fromOklahoma State University in 2006 and 2008, respectively. She was named a visiting professor in political science at OSU after her 2008 graduation. She also had served as coordinator of the OSU Retention Initiative for Student Excellence and the Inclusion Leadership Program since July 2009. Ms. Dudley was a staunch advocate for ensuring students recognize their full potential in college. Ms. Dudley is survived by her mother, Vickie Dudley; father, John Caldwell Sr.; sisters Chari Price, Janea Carter and Taira West; and brothers Dominique Dudley, Jawan Dudley, Kyndal Dudley, John Caldwell Jr., Tyrese Davis and Clarence Barnes Jr. Don Childs, visiting theater professor, died Dec. 18, 2011, at age 68. Mr. Childs began his career at the San Francisco Actors Workshop in the 1960s, working as a technician, lighting designer and technical director. Following that, he earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa and a master’s in fine arts from Indiana University. Mr. Childs taught theater courses in many cities, including San Diego, Montreal and Stillwater. At the time of his death, Mr. Childs was teaching and designing at OSU. He created more than 200 plays, musicals, dance concerts and exhibitions. He shared a Gold Medal for his lighting design with scenographer Ladislav Vychodi l at the Prague Quadrennial, an international exhibition. He also showcased his work at the World Stage Design, an exhibition of international performance design in Toronto. In 2007, the Texas Educational Theater Association named him Artist of the Year. Mr. Childs was chair of the Southwest Chapter of the U.S. Institute of Theatre Technology. He founded the Stagecraft Institute of Las Vegas to provide hands-on training for the live entertainment industry. He was a member of several organizations, including the U.S. Institute of Theater Technology, the United Scenic Artists and the International Association of Auditorium Managers. He is survived by his wife, Jane, and daughter, Tera Lynn. In Memoriam Dr. Alan R. Bandy, ’64, chemistry, died on Dec. 24, 2011, at age 71. Dr. Bandy, an OSU alumnus and a faculty member in the chemistry department at Philadelphia’s Drexel University, earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Oklahoma State University in 1964 and a doctorate from the University of Florida in 1968. After serving as a postdoctoral associate at the University of Maryland, he joined the faculty of Old Dominion University. He later joined Drexel, serving as the R.S. Hansen Professor of atmospheric and analytical chemistry. Dr. Bandy often served as principal investigator in studies funded by the National Science Foundation and the NASA Global Troposphere Program. Dr. Bandy pioneered isotopic dilution techniques, which were needed to probe the fluctuations in atmospheric dynamics. His research was equally rooted in analytical and physical chemistry. He was the author or co-author of more than 100 publications, adviser to 20 graduate students and mentor to 10 postdoctoral scholars. Dr. Bandy is survived by his wife, Ellyn Gershon Bandy; four children; two stepchildren; 11 grandchildren; a brother, William; and a sister, Colleen Fischer. After college, he owned Lawson Printing in Stillwater before going to work for the U.S. Postal Service until retirement. Monty Lawson remembers his dad as a multitalented man: “Dad had a lifelong interest in music. He was not shy about trying his hand at playing the fiddle, mandolin, guitar and even singing,” he says. Mr. Lawson’s survivors include two sons, Dr. Michael Lawson (’85), his wife, Kristi, and their son, Chris, of Kearny, Neb.; and Monty Lawson, his wife, Valerie, and their son, Colin, of Tulsa. Richard Lee Lawson, fine arts, ’53, died April 27, 2012, at age 83. Mr. Lawson was born Apri l 27, 1929, in Queen City, Mo. In 1953, he earned his bachelor’s degree in fine arts from Oklahoma A&M College. He married Gloria Vinita Rutter on July 3, 1954, in Stillwater. She died in 2008. Paul A. Montemurro, former OSUmarching band director, died July 5, 2012, at age 79. Mr. Montemurro served as the band’s director from 1972 to 1981, when he became director of bands until he resigned fromOSU in 1985. In 1979, he and several former students formed an alumni band. His students of ten referred to him as “Prof.” He was born April 20, 1933, in Chicago and married Margaret Dickover on March 9, 1985, in Oklahoma. Mr. Montemurro was an accomplished trumpet, flugelhorn and piccolo trumpet soloist with 42 years of experience in band direction, music education and church music work. He also was director of bands at Central Methodist College in Fayette, Mo., and directed instrumental groups at schools in Illinois, Iowa and Missouri. In 1971, Mr. Montemurro was named an Outstanding Educator of America. Three years later, he received a Citation of Excellence from the National Bandmasters of America. He was named the National Association of Jazz Educators’ Outstanding Jazz Educator in the Oklahoma unit in 1987.
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