CAS CONNECT 2014

27 Tiny Striegel Whether it was because her family’s home was open to campers looking for a shower and a good meal, or through her visits to the camp to interact with the campers and faculty, Tiny Striegel has become synonymous with the OSU geol- ogy field camp experience. In addition to donating her father’s land to OSU for preserving and maintaining the field camp, Streigel has also donated roughly $500,000 through legacy gifts and annuities to the university. “In the fine print was something the attorneys failed to see,” jokes Jim Puckette, OSU geology field camp direc- tor. “Tiny comes with the camp — and what a fortunate arrangement for the students and staff of field camp.” When she’s not devoting her time and efforts to the field camp, Striegel is an accomplished poet and a pillar of the Cañon City community. Puckette recently recognized Tiny Striegel as an honorary alumnus of the Boone Pickens School of Geology. Striegel believed she was at the geol- ogy banquet to give a presentation and was surprised to receive the honor. True to her poetic roots, she wrote after the banquet: “To be honorary member of the alumni there, my grateful joy I cannot hide. The highest honor anywhere I humbly accept with greatest pride.” Tiny Striegel st i l l visi ts the geology f ield camp. She donated the land outside Cañon Ci ty, Colo., which OSU had been leasing from her father, Les Huston . Jim Puckette Jim Puckette indeed “has orange running through his veins” after earning two bachelor’s degrees, his master’s and his doctorate from Oklahoma State University. And his time at OSU didn’t end there. After spending a decade as a geologist in the oil industry, he returned to OSU as a research assistant and eventually became a professor with the geology department. In addition to his work with OSU and the Les Huston Geology Field Camp, Puckette remains active with several organizations and civic clubs. He belongs to several committees with the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and has been involved with the Geological Society of America. Puckette served as a scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 818 and has given numerous presentations on geology in public schools and to vari- ous civic clubs. In recognition of his achievements, he was recently honored with and holds the Geoscience Education Chair in Honor of Dr. Jim Puckette. The chair was created and funded by many donors, largely from the Geology Advisory Board.