University of Central Oklahoma - Bronze Book Yearbook (Edmond, OK)

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f. X. cf- -fei- ! FL 3 ' H I thai.. M.. including Maureen Reagan, General William Westmoreland, Archibald Cox, Clark Kerr, and TV columnist Andy Rooney. Central State also received recognition deserved for many other significant achievements. CSU has traditionally provided an outstanding teacher education pro- gram, leading Oklahoma in this field. Within the past decade, the CSU student body has evolved to where at least one-fourth of our students are pursuing graduate degrees. A Central State University graduate received commendations from NASA for his efforts as chief of the space center's supply and transportation division, in pioneering a computer- ized inventory control system. The Space Shuttle mission depended upon a CSU graduate, a senior engineer in- 5 N? J' 1 il lit Opposite page far left: Oklahoma Governor George Nigh addresses those in attandance commending Dr. Bill Lillard for his excellence in education. Opposite page left: Dr. Lillard expresses his appreciation for the plaudits presented to him by well wishers. Left: Tracy Land presents Dr. Lillard with an etching on behalf of the Presidents club, Below: Dr. Lillard addresses an attentive audience at the Decade of Excellence banquet. volved in supplying, mixing, handling and disposing liquids used in simula- tion tests for the shuttle system. As was reported on television, Oklahoma, and specifically CSU, has a close connection to the nation's shuttle flight program. In 1978, NBC-TV's Today Show recognized CSU alum Eleanor Johnson, who received a life cer- tificate at Central State in 1913. In 1934, johnson became founder and editor of My Weekly Reader, which was read by nearly every elementary school child in America for two generations. Another Central State graduate served as president of the 119,000- member Optimists International. I-le became president of a major hospital chain, acting as chief executive officer ,J 1 for a 22-member hospital group. Still another was director of Lions Club International in 19785 the con- sultant medical librarian for the Army's medical libraries throughout the U.S. is a CSU graduate. Another former CSU student left a professional post at ,the University to become senior editor for National Geographic. One of 1982's ten most promising young executives is a Central State alum, as is one of Texas' most recognized artists. Others have been named in numerous Who's Who listings for research, business and political leadership, and for outstand- ing contributions in various fields. By Lynn Weeks

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