UNIVERSITY
NEWS
SUPERSTAR,
SUPERFAN: Country music superstar
Toby Keith has a passion for the OU Athletics Program.
A SCIENTIFIC
DREAM TEAM:
No science fiction here. Bioengineering and medicine are partnering in
projects that address real life problems and offer boundless opportunities for
the future.
WALKING TALL:
Vicente Rosas never lost hope when doctors told him he wouldn't regain use of
his legs. This remarkable chemical
engineering senior is profiled in the most recent issue of the College
of Engineering 's
evolve
magazine.
INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS PROGRAM RANKS IN TOP 25:
The International Business Program in the University
of Oklahoma's Michael F.
Price College of Business recently was ranked by U.S. News and World Report in
the Top 25 of such programs in the nation.
COOL
TECHNOLOGY: OU students create software to aid police communications.
THE SINGING
SULLIVANS: An incredibly talented Oklahoma
family with OU ties has entertained Oklahomans and the rest of the nation for
years.
FINISHING
TOUCHES: Classes started this week
at Gaylord Hall, the new home of OU's Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass
Communication. Dust is still flying within the building as construction
continues, but none of that has leveled enthusiasm within the college.
IMPROVING
EFFICIENCY: One Oklahoma City
warehouse is in the process of implementing changes that will improve its
operations efficiency by nearly 90 percent, thanks in part to the efforts of
two OU industrial engineering students.
HITACHI
CHIPS IN: A generous donation from Hitachi
makes a huge difference for OU's biological sensor project.
WEATHER
CENTER CONSTRUCTION ON TRACK: The National
Weather Center
will open its doors in 2005.
ALUMNI
NEWS
BOOMER BASH:
The Alumni Association's pre-game celebrations, sponsored by ConocoPhillips,
are a great way for alumni and friends to share the Sooner spirit before
heading to kick-off at the Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial
Stadium.
PLAN AHEAD
FOR DAD'S WEEKEND: On Oct. 1, dads
and OU students attending the U-Sing Competition will also enjoy live
performances of Oklahoma's
own Grammy and CMA award-winner Leon Russell and Ben Folds, an irreverent,
gifted musician described as "Elton John for the college-rock set."
2004-05 FOOTBALL ROAD TRIPS: Hop on the bus! The Alumni Association is planning two road trips to away games
on deluxe luxury motor-coaches. Places are sold on a first-come,
first-served basis.
SPORTS
NEWS
BELATED
HONOR:
Tom Churchill, a 1920's Sooner football superstar, has been inducted
posthumously into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame. Courtesy of The Oklahoman.
2004
OKLAHOMA FOOTBALL SEASON PREVIEW
SOONER
TRACK AND FIELD OLYMPIANS
GUARD
YOUNG, GYMNASTICS OLYMPIAN
CATCH
UP WITH STACEY DALES-SCHUMAN
LOOKING
BACK
This
month's dip into the Sooner Magazine
archive brings out Kathryn Jensen White's 1996 gem, "The
Golden Couple," featuring Norman's
Olympian pair, Bart Conner and Nadia Comaneci.
LINKS
OF INTEREST
Trace
Oklahoma's
long history through the OU Archeological Survey's Oklahoma Prehistory
Timeline.
TheOklahoma Natural Heritage
Inventory, part of the Oklahoma Biological Survey, is a central
repository for information on Oklahoma's
diverse natural heritage of rare species and significant ecological communities.
The
National Organization for Women honored Donna J. Nelson, OU associate professor
of organic chemistry, for her research and report on women
in the sciences.