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Daniel W. Fisk (BA ’79) has been
named special assistant to President
George W. Bush and senior
director for Western Hemisphere
Affairs. Daniel served as deputy
assistant secretary in the Bureau
of Western Hemisphere Affairs
at the Department of State. After
receiving his degree from TU, he
earned a master’s degree and JD from
Georgetown University.
Nancy Lopez (BS ’79), along with
TU alumnae, Kelly Robbins (BA ’91)
and Stacy Prammanasudh (BS ’02),
will compete for nearly $50 million in
prize money in 34 LPGA tournaments
as part of the pre-eminent women’s
professional golf tour. At the 2005
Solheim Cup, Nancy captained the
U.S. team to victory as they reclaimed
the trophy from Europe.
’91 Freedom
Bowl Reunion
It’s been 15 years, and at
Homecoming we’re going to
celebrate the 1991 Freedom Bowl
Champions! Team members
will reunite at a reception on
Friday, Sept. 15, and a brunch on
Saturday, Sept. 16. See the inside
front cover to register.
Beth Roehm (BS ’79) finished her
MSN at the University of Missouri
– St. Louis and is a pediatric nurse
practitioner at St. Louis Children’s
Hospital.
1980s
Clint Burrus (BS ’80) received a
Senior Scholar appointment with
the Department of Health Policy
at Jefferson Medical College in
Philadelphia.
Paula Oldham Watson (BS ’80)
was elected to the Claremore City
Council in April 2005. She has taught
fourth grade for 26 years at Westside
Elementary School in Claremore.
Paul Hardy (BSBA ’81) has
contributed more than 800 hours
to various volunteer projects.
He’s a volunteer tax preparer for
Community Action Project in Tulsa
and helped return $17 million to the
Tulsa economy in 2004. Paul says
he would like to inspire others to
volunteer.
Russell W. Johnson (BS ’81) and
wife, Isabel, have a 17-year-old
boy and 15-year-old girl and are
enjoying southern Colorado where
they’ve lived for the last five years.
Russell says he remembers his four
years at TU with great affection and
would enjoy hearing from his great
KA buddies.
Elyse Kirshner Kester (BS ’81)
and husband, Mark, celebrated their
25th wedding anniversary on June
7. Elyse has been a medical case
manager for Intracorp for 18 years
and has obtained certifications of
CCM (Certified Case Manager)
and CDMS (Certified Disability
Management Specialist). Their son,
Matt, is a junior at Oklahoma State
University and their daughter, Sarah,
is a sophomore at South Intermediate
High School in Broken Arrow, Okla.
Dr. Joni L. Kinsey (BS ’81) is an art
history professor at the University
of Iowa. Her area of research is the
history of American landscape art
and American western art. She has
written four books and numerous
articles on various subjects, most
of which have some origin in her
studies at TU, her upbringing
in Oklahoma and her familiarity
over the years with Gilcrease and
Philbrook museums.
Steven L. Warren (BA ’82) has
signed an exclusive worldwide cable
and home video distribution deal
with Frontier Film Releasing for
his Civil War documentary, “Last
Raid at Cabin Creek.” Steven
wrote and produced the 90-minute
documentary, which tells the true
story of how a rag-tag Confederate
force of Texan and Indian troops
surprised and captured a Union
wagon supply train at Cabin Creek,
Cherokee Nation on Sept. 19, 1864.
Warren’s book, “Brilliant Victory —
The Second Civil War Battle of
Cabin Creek, Indian Territory,” was
released by Gregath Publishing in
2002. He also received a SPARC
award from the Spokane Public
Relations Society for a mentor
recruiting video for Big Brothers
Big Sisters of the Inland Northwest.
Mary Adsit Williams (BS ’83) was
featured on a “60 Minutes” segment
about fertility science techniques and
how they create extended families.
Eleanor Storey Emmons (BA ’63)
“It’s fun to see old friends and fun to enjoy all the festivities
– especially the football game. There’s always a large
crowd ready to support the good TU football tradition.”
Nancy Stone Shannon (BA ’67)
“I love the Homecoming football game. I love to see TU
win, renew old friendships, and observe how TU has
prospered and grown.”
TU Director of Athletics Bubba
Cunningham is pictured at Harry
Carey’s Restaurant in Rosemont,
Ill., with Nancy Sisson Babich
(BS ’83), Bob Babich (BS ’84)
and Mary Anne Ford Smith
(BA ’81) at the Fan Pre-Game
Party hosted by the Chicago Alumni
Chapter on March 18. After the
event, fans went to the Allstate
Arena to see a first-round NCAA
win by the Golden Hurricane
women’s basketball team.
Dan Berra (BS ’84) joined Midwest
BankCentre as regional president of
its South County Region in
St. Louis.
Ginny Panganiban Creveling (BS
’84), executive director of ONEOK
Foundation, was honored as a 2006
Newsmaker at the Association
for Women in Communications
Newsmakers Luncheon in May. In
attendance was Emily Melton Bolusky
(BS ’98) co-chair of the event, and
Danna Sue Walker (BS ’63), Tulsa
World “People and Places” columnist.
Hunter Hoffman (BS ’85) is
conducting research on how to use
computers to help reduce pain, phobias
and post-traumatic stress disorder. He
was on NBC’s “Today Show” in January
and will have an interactive exhibition,
“Snow World,” opening in December
at the Smithsonian Cooper Hewitt
Museum in New York City.