CAS CONNECT 2017

25 Dr. William Hua, the 2016 CAS Rising Star, received his bachelor’s degree in psychology from OSU in 2006. Since earning his medical doctorate from the University of North Texas in 2012, Hua has become a clinical health psychologist at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and a clinical professor at the University of California, San Francisco, and the University of San Francisco. Before dominating the octagon, Randy Couture was a three-time All-American wrestler at Oklahoma State University who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in German in 1992. Now retired from fighting, the three-time UFC World Heavyweight Champion and two- time UFC World Light Heavyweight Champion is an accomplished actor, author and businessman. While at OSU, Dr. Gregory Quarles was a recipient of the Carl & Gladys Herrington President’s Distinguished Scholarship, helping him earn dual bach- elor’s degrees in mathematics and phys- ics in 1983, followed by a master’s in 1985 and a doctorate in 1987, both in physics. An accomplished physicist, CEO and board member, Quarles has been honored for developing new laser devices for medical, military and indus- trial applications. In 1999, Sarah Coburn took the stage at OSU to receive her bachelor’s degree in music education. Today, Coburn is world renowned for her “preci- sion placement, mercury speed and a gorgeous liquid gold tone” as she head- lines musical performances with orga- nizations such as the Seattle Opera, the Atlanta Opera, Opera San Antonio and the Copenhagen Philharmonic. Dr. Bob Blackburn came to OSU to earn his master’s degree in history in 1976, followed by his doctorate in 1979, after earning his bachelor’s degree in history at Southwest Oklahoma State. Since 1999, Blackburn has been the direc- tor of the Oklahoma Historical Society, joining the organization in 1980 as the editor of The Chronicles of Oklahoma . CAS honors five alumni RANDY COUTURE GREGORY QUARLES SARAH COBURN BOB BLACKBURN WILLIAM HUA