ABOVE Peter M.A. Sherwood, dean of OSU’s College of Arts and Sciences, waves from the cockpit of the supersonic jet fighter, T-38 Talon, prior to an hour-long flight from Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Okla., to 20,000 feet over western Oklahoma. Sherwood visited Vance, often the first stop for cadets commissioned at OSU, to broaden his understanding of student Air Force training, which is one of two military science programs in the college. Welcome, Friends and Alumni. Peter M.A. Sherwood, Dean, College of Arts & Sciences By highlighting these alumni, we wish to draw attention to our performing and visual arts programs, which we are very proud of at OSU. We want to focus on ways to enhance the support and facilities needed for these excellent programs. To achieve this we have made the fine arts a major funding priority for the College of Arts and Sciences in Branding Success: The Campaign for Oklahoma State University. We currently are working with OSU to plan for the development of a new performing arts center and new visual art facilities. I am delighted at the prospect of a new performing arts center. Our music and theater departments have many achievements and have presented outstanding performances in facilities that have been especially challenging. This is an excellent time to provide a worldclass facility for two departments that have so much to contribute to OSU, to the Stillwater region and to the State of Oklahoma. These are exciting developments in visual arts including the acquisition of the old post office building in downtown Stillwater, which will become a location for art exhibitions and other art-related activities. The Doel Reed Center for the Arts continues to develop, and we are all very grateful for the outstanding support provided by numerous donors to help this project. Our course offerings at the center in Taos, N.M., have grown significantly this year. I am thrilled to see the many advances in the fine arts, and I am sure you will enjoy reading about the many achievements in this key area, as well as the many articles from all parts of the college. THIS ISSUE OF OUR ALUMNI MAGAZINE INCLUDES STORIES ABOUT OUTSTANDING EDUCATORS, SCIENTISTS AND ALUMNI IN BOTH THE ARTS AND SCIENCES. WE ALSO FEATURE ALUMNI WHOSE IMPRESSIVE CAREERS AS ENTERTAINERS BEGAN HERE IN THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES. Lorene Roberson Hickey ’84 PHOTO
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