27 ELVIS AND FRIENDS ATTRACTS PATRON Elvis’ program caught the attention of 1969 economics alumna Delores Wright, who became a zoology department donor whose financial aid helps undergraduate students gain experience in exotic animal husbandry and supports the Elvis and Friends Educational Outreach Program. “Her generosity means the department can continue to reach out to Oklahoma children and communities,” says Moria G. Harmon, zoology department lecturer, lab coordinator and Elvis’ primary handler. “It also means our animals can continue receiving quality care from undergraduate caregivers.” To recognize Wright’s important financial contributions and her patronage of the arts, the zoology department gave this Elvis aficionada his first painting. LEFT Since Harmon began the Elvis and Friends Educational Outreach Program in 2005, Elvis has inspired the imaginations of hundreds of Oklahoma schoolchildren. The children enjoying a romp with Elvis on the Edmon Low Library lawn are visiting campus for the College of Engineering Architecture and Technology Kids’ Discovery Camp.
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