Alumni Update - Shannon Smith

Shannon (Murrell '87) Smith wrote her first cookbook titled "The Hidden Table." Smith has traveled to over 50 countries, where she often cooks in the kitchens of local chefs and home cooks, learning about the ingredients, recipes and stories that shape their lives. For over 20 years, Smith has taught cooking classes and hosted dinner events in her Tulsa home with themed menus based on different locales from her travels.

Shannon is passionate about doing good and uses her travels to teach impoverished women to cook while helping to finance their businesses using micro-loan programs. Her charity work has taken her to the Dominican Republic, Honduras and Rwanda, where she helps locals striving to improve their businesses and provide for their families. You can read more about Shannon and her work here. You can also find her on Facebook and Instagram at Chef Shannon Smith.

Smith's new book was featured on July 30th at Common Place Books in Oklahoma City. Several other OC alumni came to support Shannon that evening. OC alumni from left to right in the image: Front row - Joy (Tudor '87) Neel, Shannon (Murrell '87) Smith, Kelly (Tallon '86) George, Becky (Nichols '86) Lidia, Piper (Mills '88) John, Back row - OC advancement officer Amanda Noblin, Stanley Shelton ('87), and Dawn (Stanley '90) Shelton.