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MILESTONESKeep up with milestones online at www.oc.edu/alumni1956Molly (Rogers) Lemmons is pursuingfull-time writing and storytellingafter retiring from Mustangschools. She is a member of theNational Storytelling Network, secretaryfor the Oklahoma TerritoryTellers and membership co-chairof the Oklahoma City WritersClub. She has published two books:“Kind of Heart” and “The Passingof Paradise.” Visit her website atwww.mollyloubelle.com. Addresses: 548S. Pleasantview Dr., Mustang, OK73064 and mollyloubelle@cox.net.molly lemmons1959LaDanta Fullington and HowardKowis were married in May 2003.Addresses: PO Box 1822, HilltopLakes, TX 77871 and ljkowis@valornet.com.1962Mike Crossland retired from theSpring Hill Independent SchoolDistrict after serving for 43 yearsas superintendent.1965LD Byrd received special recognitionfrom the Gunter IndependentSchool District for 20 years of serviceon the Board of Trustees. Healso serves on the Grayson CentralAppraisal District, is president ofthe Gunter Economic DevelopmentCorporation and began his22nd year as a minister for PrestonNorth Church of Christ in Celina,TX. Addresses: 301 College, Box414, Gunter, TX 75058 and ldpreach@cs.com.1970Dr. Paul Lakey, professorof communication at AbileneChristian University, completeda sabbatical examining Chineseleadership. He is the chair of theTraining Division of the NationalCommunication Association andserves as newsletter editor for theReligious Communication Association.Addresses: 1750 Morrow Ln.,Abilene, TX 79601 and lakeyp@acu.edu.1972Melanie (McDaniel) Baileyreturned to the classroom full-timeas a second-grade teacher. Addresses:2121 NE 78th Ave., Vancouver,WA 98664 and mbailey1950@hotmail.com.1973Steveanna (Murphy) and JackGiesecke announce the birth oftheir granddaughter, Haley LynnGiesecke. Addresses: 1819 Broadway,Port Lavaca, TX 77979 andsgiesecke@hotmail.com.1975Audrey (VanWinkle) Gramlingachieved National Board Certificationfor Library Media Teachersin November 2005 and is alibrary media specialist at MonroeElementary School in Norman.Addresses: 3933 SW 8th, Newcastle,OK 73065 and audreylms@yahoo.com.Larry Judd was listed in Who’sWho Among America’s Teachersfor two years and coachesfootball for Catoosa County. Hiswife, Cheryl (Buchanan 76), is amedical transcriptionist and signsfor the deaf. Addresses: 435 PineRidge Ext., Ringgold, GA 30736and ljudd@is.ua.edu.Kim Rice owns Got Noni Enterprisesand Signs2u. His wife,Martha (Allen 79), is a legalassistant for the Teague Law Firm.Their daughter, Kristin, received ascholarship to Rochester Collegeand their daughter Jenna is in highschool. Addresses: 3421 Baird Dr.,Edmond, OK 73013 and krice8@cox.net.1976Jim and Mardie (Canham) Bryantannounce the adoption of JacobCecil, 5, Adam Douglas, 4, andElisabeth May, 3, on June 9, 2004.They join brothers Nathan, Danieland Jesse. Addresses: 9801 SmokingOak, Edmond, OK 73003 andokbryant@swbell.net.Gil (Randy) Teague is a Colonelin the U.S. Army and receivedthe Bronze Star following hisrecent one-year tour in Iraq. Heserved as Staff Surgeon for XVIIIAirborne Corps and as CommandSurgeon for Multi National Corps,overseeing healthcare for all coalitionwarfighters. His next dutyassignment is Medical Liaison tothe United Kingdom at the RoyalMilitary Academy, Sandhurst. Addresses:#11 The Terrace, RMAS,Camberley UK GU15 4NS andgilbert.teague@us.army.mil.Bill and Saphronia (Thomas 74)Whaley announce the birth oftheir granddaughter, Laurel RiannanWhaley. Proud parents are Jonathanand Alice Whaley. Addresses:2408 Post Oak Rd., Rockdale, TX76567 and wtwhaley@juno.com.1977Larry and Rhea (Holmgren 77)Buckingham’s daughter, Melanie,was married to Ryan Shandruk inJune 2005. Rhea is a relocation specialistat TransCanada PipeLines.Addresses: 143 Silvercreek CloseN.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada,T3B4G2 and dwessel@fwc.org3.1978Larry and rhea buckingham familyJulie (Preece 78) Baird wasnamed executive director ofLeonardo’s Discovery Warehouse& Adventure Quest in Enid. Addresses:902 Bryan Dr., Enid, OK73701 and julie@leonardos.org.ALUMNUS TAppED AS NOBLE BOSSNoble Corporation, one of theleading oil and gas companiesin the world, has namedOC alumnus Mark JacksonContinued on next columnpresident and chief operatingofficer.Jackson previously servedas senior vice president andchief operating officer forNoble Corporation. Thecompany boasts a premiumfleet of 62 mobile offshoredrilling units located in Brazil,India, Mexico, West Africa,the Middle East, the MediterraneanSea, the North Sea, andother key markets worldwide.Jackson graduated fromOklahoma Christian in 1978with a bachelor of sciencedegree in accounting. He is acertified public accountant. Heand his wife Susie (Patterson79), a member of OC’s Boardof Trustees, live in Fort Worth,Texas.1979Carla (Simmons) Calhoun workswith Rapha International as its DisasterResource Network coordinator.Her son, John, performs withthe singing group Won By One atPepperdine University. Addresses:509 SW 2nd Lindsay, OK 73052and carla_calhoun@yahoo.com.Jim and Marion (Mclain)Greene celebrated their 25th anniversaryin November 2005. Addresses:425 Magnolia St., Marion,AR 72364 and greene9479@sbcglobal.net.1980Jeannie (Slater) Martin is aresidential real estate agent withRE/MAX, and her productionreached the top 5% of agents inthe Dallas/Ft. Worth area in 2005.Addresses: 3101 Mustang Dr.#208, Grapevine, TX 76051 andjeannie@maggiesRealtor.com. VISION SPRING 2006 Transforming lives for Christian faith, leadership, and service.
MILESTONESmartin family1981Lenora (Dodds) Davis is acontract administrator with DRDTechnology in Tulsa. She also is alocal artist and instructor of OneStroke Decorative Painting. Addresses:2501 W. Hartford, BrokenArrow, OK 74012 and ldavis@drd.com.Vicki Street and James Shepherdwere married on May 31, 2002.Vicki is the Triage Coordinator atCarl Albert Mental Health. She hasher master’s degree in counseling,and is certified as a licensed professionalcounselor and licensed alcoholand drug counselor. Addresses:3320 N. 379 Rd., Holdenville, OK74848 and vickilpc@yahoo.com.1982Dale Garland is the assistant storemanager at Joseph A. Bank Men’sClothiers. Addresses: 2812 NW59th, #217, Oklahoma City, OK73112 and dale833g1@netzero.com.1983Joe and Laneigha (White) Shumanmoved to Temple, Texas,where Joe is a computer programmerfor NewTec and Laneigha isa piano instructor and the theorylab supervisor for the Universityof Mary Hardin Baylor. Addresses:3807 Chisholm Trail, Temple, TX76504 and laneigha@shumanstudios.com and joe@shumanstudios.com.1984Timothy and Julie (Pierce) Gordonannounce the birth of theirgrandson, Connor Matthew Bartel.Proud parents are Matt and Amber(Gordon) Bartel. Julie is an accountmanager at Maritz in Fenton,Mo., and teaches business financeat Central Methodist Universitysatellite campus in Union, Mo.Addresses: 1707 Lamplite Estates,St. Clair, MO 63077 and Julie.gordon@maritz.com.Terri (Howe) Hull completedher upgrade to captain for MesabaAirlines-Northwest Airlink. Addresses:1547 Union City Rd., Ft.Recovery, OH 45846 and bthhull@bright.net.Cecilia (Leite) Stoll spoke atArbonne International’s NationalTraining Conference in Las Vegas.She also received the “Spirit ofArbonne” award last year. Marvinhas joined Cecilia in the business.Addresses: 2700 Amesbury LakeDr., Edmond, OK 73013 andcstoll95@cox.net.Eric Tooley is a speaker with Aimfor Success, a sexual abstinenceprogram. He has conducted morethan 2,500 programs across thecountry over the last 10 years.Addresses: 1523 Vista Bend Dr.,Allen, TX 75002 and etooley@aimforsuccess.org.1986Heidi (Garred) Foshee and herchildren live and work at the NewMexico Christian Children’s Home,where she is an adoption caseworkerand mother/child programcoordinator. Addresses: 1356 NWHwy 236, Portales, NM 88130 andheidif@nmcch@.org.Leiani (Martin) Sherwin began asecond career as a reading specialistat Sidney Glen ElementarySchool in Port Orchard, Wash.She earned her master’s degree inteaching from City University inTacoma. Addresses: 3512 59th St.Ct. NW, Gig Harbor, WA 98335and leiani@comcast.net.Todd and Jana (Rogers 87)Walker moved to 6809 East109th Pl, Tulsa, OK 73137.1987Ann (Vandiver) Pai has publisheda memoir, My Other Body, a memoirof love, fat, life and death. Pai describesthe loss of her older sister,Joyce Vandiver (86), to morbidobesity, in a poignant and movingnarrative. Find out more and orderthe book at www.sunspotpress.com.Ann (Vandiver) PaiSheila (Fagan) Conway ownstwo UPS Stores in Oklahoma City.Addresses: 4213 NW 148th St.,Oklahoma City, OK 73134 andsconway4785@theupsstore.com.Rebecca Kletchka and PerryHilt were married on July 15, 2005.Addresses: 1239 S. Ridgehurst Cir.,Wichita, KS 67230 and bkletchka@cox.net.1988Kristen Street and Curtis Bateswere married on December 26,2004. Kristen teaches at WeleetkaPublic Schools and has two master’sdegrees: one in reading andthe other in counseling. Addresses:7913 Hwy. 270 Bldg. A, Holdenville,OK 74848 and kstreet@weleetka.k12.ok.us.Kevin and Alisa (Gay 86)Bentley moved to Overland Park,Kansas, where Kevin is directorof operations for North Americafor AMC Theatres. Addresses:15644 S. Widmer, Overland Park,KS 66062, boomerschooner@sbcglobal.net.Samantha Newsom and KennethRector were married on December31, 2005. Addresses: 2115 S. RooseveltRd., Portales, NM 88130 andsamnewsom@yucca.net.1989Mark Henson just signed his firstlicensed location for his meetingspace business, sparkspace. Theoriginal location is in Columbus,Ohio, and the new location willbe in Denver, Colo. Check outsparkspace at www.sparkspace.com.Addresses: 2730 Brandon Rd.,Columbus, OH 43215 and mark@sparkspace.com.Aaron Thomas teaches Englishas a second language at SouthwestCity Elementary School. Addresses:2317 Hurley Lane, Joplin,MO 64804 and aaronthomas@myfam.com.1990Steven Dye began a new ministrywith Journey Fellowship, a missioncommunity of Oak Hills Church.Oak Hills has grown from 60 to almost400 since Easter 2005. Email:steved@journeyfellowshipsa.org.John and Midori (Kabeya) Floodannounce the birth of their son,Benjamin Kabeya, on November20, 2005. John practices labor andemployment law with Ogletree,Deakins, Nash, Smoak and Stewart,in the firm’s Washington, D.C.,office. Addresses: 305 RedlandBlvd #101, Rockville, MD 20850and john.flood@odnss.com.1991Dr. Bill Arbuckle successfullydefended his dissertation inDecember 2005. He thanks hisfamily for their support during hissix years of study. Addresses: 2413Appleway, Edmond, OK 73013and mrbill@the5arbuckles.com.Arbuckle familyJay and Stephanie (Utter) Masthave found a unique way to be onthe mission field together at homeby hosting exchange students. Contactthem if you know of churchsponsoredexchange programs orhave interest in starting a program.Addresses: 25731 120th St. NE,Monroe, WA 98272 and teaison@comcast.net.Transforming lives for Christian faith, leadership, and service.VISION SPRING 2006
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