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Alumni Update - Dr. Darise Farris

Dr. Darise (Moore '91) Farris is a member of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) and is helping to pave a path toward a more accurate and less intrusive diagnosis of Sjögren’s disease, an autoimmune disorder that affects up to…

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Holly Towers

Alumni Update - Holly Towers

Holly (DeBoard '02) Towers, LCSW is the Executive Director of Lilyfield, a non-profit focused on providing healthy families for at-risk children and youth through a two generation (2Gen) approach to family well-being that works with the whole family through service…

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Shannon Houtrouw

Alumni Update - Shannon Houtrouw

Shannon Houtrouw ('84) was named one of the 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program's "distinguished teachers," which is a national award. Houtrouw is a computer science teacher at Kalamazoo Area Math and Science Center (KAMSC). Previously, he taught for four years…

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Elise Miller

Alumni Update - Elise Miller

Elise Miller ('20) is one of six University of Oklahoma Law students who have been awarded the prestigious Justice John Paul Stevens Public Interest Fellowship. She will receive $6,000 for summer public interest work in an underserved community. Established by…

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Jerad Lovett

Alumni Update - Jerad Lovett

Jerad Lovett ('03) is the CEO of NexMuv, whose mission is to demystify moving through transparency. NexMuv is re-engineering the moving experience, bringing new consumer and corporate products to market that simplify the moving experience. By systematically choosing the best…

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Alumni Update - Mike Crandall

Mike Crandall (MBA '10) established Oklahoma Professional Sales Association (OKPSA) in 2013 who recently celebrated ten years of empowering sales leaders and sales professionals and strengthening the Edmond community through monthly luncheons and other events. These gatherings serve as a…

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Katelyn Jackson Ruston

Alumni Update - Katelyn Jackson Ruston

Katelyn (Jackson '14) Ruston completed her Master's Degree in education with the Memphis Teacher Residency (MTR) program. She then went on to teach middle school math at a Title I school in Memphis, Tennessee for five years. Ruston then applied…

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Alumni Update - Mike Sanders

Mike Sanders ('97) was recently appointed as the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Broadband Office. Previously, he served 12 years in the Oklahoma State House and achieved the rank of Oklahoma House Majority Leader. Congratulations, Mike! We are so proud…

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Josh Kingcade

Alumni Update - Josh Kingcade

Dr. Josh Kingcade ('04) recently began his new role as Senior Minister at Preston Road Church of Christ. He earned his Doctorate in Educational Ministry from Columbia Theological Seminary in 2018. Previously, he served as the Education Minister at Memorial…

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