USAO Magazine

October 2012

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Founder of CA Youth in Theatre, Gai Jones has been installed into the following Halls of Fame: Outstanding Arts Educator for Orange County; CETA Outstanding Educator; CA State Thespians; EdTA Hall of Fame, CA; has been granted a Theatre In Our Schools Award with AATE; PTSA Service Award; she is a member of DAR, Zeta Phi Eta, AATE, EdTA. While teaching eighth grade speech/drama in Fullerton, Calif., she completed a master’s in theatre as the first woman to receive the degree at CA State University, Fullerton in 1968. She taught theatre at El Dorado High School, Placentia, Calif., for 34 years. Upon retirement, the Black Box Theater was named The Gai Jones Theater. Gai lives with husband Dr. Wendell Jones in Ojai, Calif., and is supportive of daughters Marcie Jones, elementary educator; Karyn Carney, educator; son-in-law Michael, who recently returned from service in Iraq, and grandson Laith.

October 2012

USAO Alumni Homecoming 2012 Tentative Schedule of Events November 1-4, 2012

New this year: ALL registration for events will take place in the Stevens Alumni House. Before attending your first event, you must stop by the Alumni House to pick up your registration materials. Volunteers will be available if you would like to do a ‘drive thru’ registration. There will not be a registration table in the Student Center or any other location.

October 2012

Why Not Give to the Kathryn Quattlebaum and OCW Class of 1964 Scholarship?

Because it is traditional for 50th anniversary classes to present a gift to the university, the OCW class of 1964 plans to expand and rename the Kathryn Quattlebaum Scholarship to the Kathryn Quattlebaum and OCW Class of 1964 Scholarship by their 50th reunion in 2014.

October 2012

Mini Reunions

Alumni find ways to reconnect around the state and nation.

October 2012

2012 Young Alumni Award

April Doshier embodies the call to service that is implicit in the liberal arts mission. A 2002 graduate with a bachelor of science in psychology, Doshier invested her required practicum hours at the Women’s Service and Family Resource Center in Chickasha. A founding member of the Feminist Collective on USAO’s campus, she worked tirelessly to organize campus activities as well as collaborating with the student services staff to make awareness regarding women’s issues and safety part of the Freshman Orientation curriculum.

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40th Anniversary of Athletics Celebration November 1-3, 2012

Richard Nixon was President of the United States. The Vietnam War was winding to a close. The Price is Right began challenging viewers to name the price of regular household items. And Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” topped the charts.

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USAO Summer History Lecture Series Update

In an expansion of USAO’s symposia series, Civil War historian William C. Davis delivered the keynote address for the inaugural Summer History Lecture on June 19 in Te Ata Memorial Auditorium.

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Meghan Duggins and the Impact of Scholarship Giving

"Ever wonder if your gift to the scholarship fund really makes a difference?" In this video feature, USAO Director of Media & Community Relations, Randy Talley demonstrates the direct impact that gifts to the scholarship fund can have on the lives of USAO students through the inspirational stories of student Meghan Duggins and OCW alumna Mo Anderson.

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In Memory 2012

Class Notes 2012

USAO Alumni Homecoming 2012 Tentative Schedule of Events November 1-4, 2012

Why Not Give to the Kathryn Quattlebaum and OCW Class of 1964 Scholarship?

Mini Reunions

2012 Young Alumni Award

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