University of Oklahoma - Sooner Medic Yearbook (Oklahoma City, OK)

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Attending a meeting of the University of Oklahoma Regents were Quintin Little, Mrs. Barbara James. John M. Houehin, Reu- ben Sparks, Jack Santee, Dr. J. Herbert Hollomon, Mrs. Frank L. Davies Jr., Huston Huffman, Iloraee Calvert, Emil Kraettli. Re ents Approve Salar Increase Viewing the campus from the ninth floor of the new Edward Everett Dale Hall are Emil Kraettli and regent Jack Santee. The University of Oklahoma Board of Rc- gents, complying with a resolution from the State Regents for Higher Education, voted sal- ary increases for many faculty and staff mem- bers for the 1968-69 year. According to Presi- dent Hollomon, these increases averaged Sl,- OOO and were dispensed on the basis of the individual's contribution to the university. Also by action of the regents, a number of new positions were created and funds were in- creased for critical areas in research and the library system. As the December meeting the regents heard Hollomon state his views on freedom and or- der in the university. Serving as president of the OU regents was Quintin Little, Ardmore. Vice president was John Houchin, Bartlesville. Other members of the board are Reuben K. Sparks, Woodward, Horace K. Calvert, Okla- homa City, Mrs. Frank L. Davies Jr., Enidg Huston Huffman, Oklahoma City, and Jack Santee, Tulsa.

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dditional Building Fund btained As chancellor, Dr. lil. Dunlap is the chief administrative ollicer of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. Members ol the Oklahoma Regents lol Higher Education are Fxall English, John .l, Vater .lr., Cioodnin Broaddus Jr., Mrs. In l965 the State Regents for Higher Edu- cation recommended to the legislature a lO- year building program to satisfy the needs ol' higher education in a period from I965 to l975. ln the tirst phase of the program, which began in 1965, OU has gained the En- gineering Center, Rupel J. Jones Theatre and Dale Hall. Money for the second phase of the program has been allocated with a large por- tion of the 5599 million going to OU and ap- proximately S26 million going to the Medical Center for improvements and construction there. A state regents' recommendation for up- grading admission requirements for state unis versities went into effect in June l968. To be admitted to OU or OSU, high school seniors must now finish in the upper half, rather than upper two-thirds, of their graduating classes. Another significant action by the state re- gents in the last year included approval of a program for a doctor of philosophy degree in information and computer science at OU. .levtcll Ditinars, Clyde Wheeler. Dr, l-QI. Dunlap, llnnalgl 5. Ken- nedy, William T. Pavne, Ci. lillis Gable and .lohn Clcek. -WY 4 . E 3 . .V ,. .. . .5-, Q . H75 + ,f Y , . , , if Eg lit . iv 1 X i ----...,,- i'wsluzs:i.,.'

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Dr. J. Herbert Hollomon, inaugurated in October as the president of OU. brought to campus the concept of thc university community. Hollomon Becomes OU President In the first inauguration ceremony held at OU in 42 years, Dr. J. Herbert Hollomon be- came the eighth president of the university on October lS, 1968. Events held in conjunction with the ceremony included an academic pro- cession to the South Oval for the inauguration, an inaugural celebration concert by the Uni- versity Symphony Orchestra and a major pro- duction by the School of Drama with a guest director and a guest star. With the intention of defining the future goals and purposes of the university, Hollomon initiated an extensive research program during his first year at OU as president-designate. Findings of the various committees involved in the program were compiled and released at the time of the inauguration. In addition to conferring with students, faculty, alumni and state citizens, Hollomon spent the academic year before he assumed his duties as president in visiting other colleges and universities across the country. He did this in an effort to acquant himself with the problems of higher education.