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| Announcing the 2005 Distinguished Alumni and Distinguished Service Award recipients: |
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Edward N. Brandt Jr., ('54 BS Math, '60 MD, '63 Ph.D.), representing the natural sciences; Dr. Brandt has established his career in public health policy and administration. He is Regents' Professor Emeritus at OU's Health Sciences Center and has served there as chair of the Department of Health Administration and Policy and the director of the Center for Health Policy. Read more on his illustrious career. |
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Fred Harris, ('52 BA Political Science/History), representing the social sciences; Harris served in the Oklahoma State Senate from 1956 to 1964, while acting as senior partner in his private law practice. From 1964 to 1973 he continued service in the United States Senate and was a member of the President's National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders. In 1976, he sought the Democratic Party's presidential nomination for president of the United States. Since 1976, Harris has served on the political science faculty at the University of New Mexico. Learn more about Harris' accomplishments. |
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A. Thomas Loy, ('74 BA Letters, '93 MLS), representing the humanities; Loy is the creator of Oklahoma's MetaFund Community Development Corporation, a non-profit organization which functions as a catalyst for building trust, cooperation, and creating stakeholders among historically underserved populations and in distressed regions of Oklahoma. Get the full story. |
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David Wanser ('72 BA Journalism, '73 MHR, '89 Ph.D., Psychology), representing the professional schools; Wanser has had a full career working for a number of major mental health organizations. He has held several key positions in the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, including director of NorthSTAR Managed Care, a $100 million program for making mental health care accessible to more citizens. Read more on his considerable career. |
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Peter G. Pierce III, ('71 BA Latin), will receive the 2005 College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Service Award. President of First Bethany Bancorp, he also helped found MetaFund with Loy in 1999. Read more on his service to the college. |
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