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State Tipoffs Involving Oklahoma Newsletter for Sunday November 17, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Cameron University Alumni Center to Be Named for Donors Todd and Cindy Sanner
LAWTON, Oklahoma, Nov. 16 -- Cameron University issued the following news release: In the coming year, Cameron University graduates will have a facility devoted to alumni activities on the Lawton campus, thanks to a gift of $385,000 from alumni Todd and Cindy Sanner. The funds, along with a $55,000 donation from alumnus Ed Goeas, will provide for the renovation of the current Cameron Exchange. The facility will be named The Todd and Cindy Sanner Alumni Center once renovations are complete. The   more

HSC Researcher and Partners Awarded $3 Million Grant to Expand Smartphone Study for Reducing Alcohol Use Among the Unhoused
FORT WORTH, Texas, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- The University of North Texas Health Science Center issued the following news: By Sally Crocker Dr. Scott Walters, regents professor of population and community health at The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth's College of Public Health, with research partners from the University of Oklahoma, has received over $3 million in funding from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to expand their previous work that use  more

Okla. Gov. Stitt Appoints Donna Dirickson as District Judge for Oklahoma's 2nd Judicial District
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Nov. 16 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news on Nov. 15, 2024: Governor Stitt announced the appointment of Donna Lynn Dirickson as the district judge for Oklahoma's Second Judicial District. "Judge Dirickson is a great representation of Oklahoma's values," said Governor Stitt. "Her experience and deep roots in her community make her a great fit for this role. I have no doubt she'll bring integrity and respect to the bench." Dirickson earned her b  more

OU Hosts Comanche Nation Chairman for Tribal Engagement Series
NORMAN, Oklahoma, Nov. 16 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: The University of Oklahoma recently hosted an event as part of its Ethical Tribal Engagement Series, which seeks to promote meaningful dialogue, cultivate ethical practices, and foster collaborative partnerships between Tribal Nations and representatives of non-Indigenous institutions. The event featured newly elected Comanche Nation Chairman Forrest Tahdooahnippah, JD (Comanche), who spoke on the topic o  more

OU Professor Elected Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
NORMAN, Oklahoma, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: Jing Tao, a professor of geometry and topology in the David and Judi Proctor Department of Mathematics at the University of Oklahoma, has been named a 2025 Fellow of the American Mathematical Society. She is only the third faculty member from OU to become an AMS Fellow and the first since the inaugural class in 2013. Tao considers herself to be a pure mathematician and prides herself on research  more