News 2016-17


Former College of Human Sciences administrator to be considered for federal post Wed, June 21, 2017 President Trump will nominate OSU alumnus Lance Allen Robertson to be Assistant Secretary for Aging, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services.	OSU Announces Masonic Chair Recipient Fri, June 16, 2017 Matthew Brosi, associate professor in Human Development and Family Science, has been named to serve as the Masonic Chair.
Design, Housing and Merchandising majors earn top 10 rankings Wed, June 14, 2017 The apparel design and merchandising degree options at Oklahoma State University are among the highest ranked programs in the country.	Mixed Reality Lab puts focus on the future Tue, June 13, 2017 You won’t find sewing machines in Oklahoma State University’s high-tech Mixed Reality Lab. Instead, students in the Design, Housing and Merchandising ...
Autumn Only A Chief featured in New York Times as a first generation college graduate Wed, May 31, 2017 Getting into college and making it through can be hard no matter what your circumstances.	HRAD bids farewell to associates Mon, May 22, 2017 We recently said farewell and best wishes to several of our colleagues. Pictured are Trey Wilson, Stephanie Vogel and Dr. Jerold Leong with Assistant Dean and Director Ben Goh.
Shreffler receives OSU-Tulsa President’s Outstanding Faculty Award for Research Mon, May 15, 2017 Dr. Karina Shreffler was honored by OSU-Tulsa with the President’s Outstanding Faculty Award for Research.	HDFS PhD program graduate and mother of five Sun, May 14, 2017 Tiffany Spierling graduated Friday from Oklahoma State University with her doctoral degree in human development and family science, two weeks after giving birth to her fifth child.
Jane Swinney receives Order of Omega’s Distinguished Faculty Award Thu, May 11, 2017 Design, housing and merchandising Associate Professor and Department Head Jane Swinney received a Distinguished Faculty Award from the Order of Omega on April 6.	Cleo L. Craig Child Development Laboratory celebrates outdoor classroom opening Fri, May 05, 2017 The College of Human Sciences welcomed a crowd of children, donors and friends on May 5 to celebrate the grand opening of the Return to Nature Outdoor Learning Environment at the Cleo L. Craig Child Development Laboratory.
Oklahoma's University for Parents launched Fri, May 05, 2017 Programming begins for Oklahoma’s University for Parents, a statewide initiative to help Oklahoma families strengthen parent-child relationships and build positive parenting skills.	NSCI interns’ posters take top honors Wed, April 27, 2017 Each year nutritional sciences first-year dietetic enter nutrition education posters at the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Oklahoma State Conference for the Laura K. Savage Creativity in Nutrition Education Award. This year AJ Hale’s poster “Food to Grow On” earned the first place award and Adriana Tucker “Kids in the Kitchen” took the third place award.
Yeasun Chung named outstanding graduate faculty mentor Fri, April 21, 2017 School of Hotel and Restaurant Administration’s Dr. Yeasun Chung received the College of Human Sciences’ 2017 Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentor Award.	Babajide Ojo receives outstanding PhD student honor Fri, April 21, 2017 Nutritional sciences doctoral student Babajide Ojo is the 2017 College of Human Sciences Outstanding Graduate Student Award at the PhD Level. Ojo’s main research interest is the impact of diet on gut microbiome and its clinical outcomes.
Chelsea Keel receives Outstanding Master's Student Award Fri, April 21, 2017 Chelsea Keel a master’s student in human development and family science’s marriage and family therapy program received the 2017 College of Human Sciences Outstanding Graduate Student Award at the master’s degree level. Her clinical and research interest focuses on working with African American adolescents and their families.	Teresa Jackson recognized for mentoring undergraduates in research Fri, April 21, 2017 Nutritional Sciences PhD student Teresa Jackson received the College of Human Sciences Excellence in Mentoring Undergraduate Research Award. The award recognizes outstanding mentoring of undergraduates of graduate students in research activities outside of classroom teaching.
Sarah Sauer named Outstanding Senior at OSU Tue, April 18, 2017 Sarah Sauer, nutritional sciences senior in the College of Human Sciences, has been named an OSU Alumni Association Outstanding Senior.	College of Human Sciences honors Marilynn and Carl Thoma Fri, April 14, 2017 The College of Human Sciences at Oklahoma State University inducted Marilynn Thoma into its Hall of Fame and named Carl Thoma an Honorary Alumnus of the college. The awards were presented during the Wine Forum of Oklahoma, a biennial event the Thomas founded.
Emily Roberts receives DaVinci Institute Fellowship Tue, March 21, 2017 College of Human Sciences faculty member Emily Roberts will receive one of five DaVinci Fellowships from the Oklahoma DaVinci Institute on Friday, March 31.	Mixed Reality Lab Tue, March 21, 2017 The Mixed Reality Lab in the OSU College of Human Sciences is a one-of-a kind lab that provides students in the Design, Housing and Merchandising program cutting edge technology to help make them better designers.
2017 College of Human Sciences magazine online Thu, March 09, 2017 You are invited to read the 2017 College of Human Sciences magazine online.	Degree leads Robert Watson to top Hilton properties Tue, February 28, 2017 Robert Watson earned a degree in hotel and restaurant administration in 1988 while working at the Excelsior/Doubletree Hotel in Tulsa.
An Extension pioneer Tue, February 21, 2017 Not much is known about Annie Peters Hunter, a native of Alabama who settled in Boley, Okla., with her husband in the early 1900s. What is known, however, is pretty significant.	International hospitality focus of O’Toole Series Tue, February 28, 2017 Oklahoma State University’s College of Human Sciences’ annual Dean Lela O’Toole International Speaker Series will feature Marcus Hotels and Resorts’ president and chief operating officer, Joseph Khairallah, on March 27 in Jorns Hall at 2:30 pm.
Nutritional Sciences grad JoAnn Millsap Pegues makes a lasting impression Tue, February 14, 2017 Since graduating with a degree in nutritional sciences in 1961, Jo Ann Millsap Pegues has been making a difference in the lives of untold thousands of people.	Ten College of Human Sciences graduate students to participate in college’s Three Minute Thesis competition Tue, February 14, 2017 Ten College of Human Sciences graduate students are scheduled to participate in the College of Human Sciences’ 2017 Three Minute Thesis Competition Wednesday, February 22 at 2:30 pm in Jorns Hall (room 180) of Human Sciences.
Two marriage and family therapy students receive fellowships to study minority youth Mon, January 30, 2017 Oklahoma State University graduate students Chelsea Keel and Alicia Johnson have been named fellows in the Now is the Time: Minority Fellowship Program-Youth. Keel and Johnson are master’s students in the marriage and family therapy program in the College of Human Sciences...	Stillwater Super Bowl-fest to support children’s therapy needs Mon, January 23, 2017 When Sarrah and Zach Owens moved to Stillwater in January, 2016, one of the first things they looked for was a school for their son Jaxon. The Child Development Lab in the College of Human Sciences was just what they needed for the three-year-old as it provided speech and occupational therapies for children who required them...
College of Human Sciences celebrates faculty and staff Mon, December 05, 2016 The College of Human Sciences recently celebrated faculty and staff achievements during its annual holiday celebration. Three faculty and two staff members were honored.	Seeing quadruple Fri, December 02, 2016 Twins aren’t a new occurrence to Oklahoma State University’s campus but the four sets of freshman twins enrolled in the College of Human Sciences are unique...
College of Human Sciences faculty and staff honored by OSU Fri, December 02, 2016 Several College of Human Sciences faculty and staff were recognized recently during Oklahoma State University’s Convocation.	APPtitude wins the prize for Ruppert-Stroescu Tue, November 29, 2016 For the first time, the annual App Center mobile app competition was opened to entries from Oklahoma State University faculty and staff, along with traditional student entries. The change opened the door to Dr. Mary Ruppert-Stroescu, design, housing...
Six College of Human Sciences students named Seniors of Significance Mon, November 21, 2016 Six College of Human Sciences students were named Seniors of Significance by the Oklahoma State University Alumni Association. The Seniors of Significance Award recognizes students who have excelled in scholarship, leadership and service to campus and community and have brought distinction to OSU...	Top 10 Freshmen Woman Summer Stevens has a passion for fashion Mon, November 07, 2016 Having grown up in a family who bled orange, Summer Stevens said she was always destined to be a Cowboy. “I chose to attend Oklahoma State University because it is much more than just a university,” Stevens said....
Human Sciences alums honored for service and achievements Mon, October 31, 2016 Human Sciences alums were honored as Distinguished Alumni, Rising Stars, Honorary Alumnus.	Teresa Jackson selected for new national leadership program to build culture of health Wed, October 19, 2016 As one of only 40 applicants selected, Teresa Jackson, MS, RDN, LD, graduate student in the Department of Nutritional Sciences in the College of Human Sciences at Oklahoma State University, joins Health Policy Research Scholars,a new program led by Johns Hopkins University with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation...
Barbara Stoecker named to Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame Wed, October 19, 2016 Nutritional Sciences Regents Professor Barbara Stoecker has been selected for induction into the 2016 Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame. She is the Marilynn Thoma Chair in the College of Human Sciences......	Gerber’s Digital Solutions to educate future FashionTech innovators at Oklahoma State Wed, September 21, 2016 The long and successful partnership between Gerber Technology and the Design, Housing and Merchandising Department just moved up a notch on the impressive scale with Gerber’s gift of the most up to date computer aided design and hardware for apparel design and merchandising students...
College of Human Sciences celebrates Homecoming 2016 Mon, September 26, 2016 The College of Human Sciences at Oklahoma State University invites all loyal alumni to be the first to celebrate Homecoming in the newly constructed Human Sciences North Wing on Friday, Oct. 28, 2016...	George Kaiser Family Foundation endowed chairs announced for College of Human Sciences Mon, August 22, 2016 The College of Human Sciences has named three George Kaiser Family Foundation Endowed Chairs for the Tulsa area. They are faculty members in the Department of Human Development and Family Science on the OSU-Tulsa campus...
Osteen to lead Human Development and Family Science Mon, August 15, 2016 Sissy Osteen, Ph.D., has been named department head for the human development and family science department in the College of Human Sciences. Osteen is an associate professor and has been the state resource management specialist for Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service...	College of Human Sciences celebrates north wing opening Fri, August 12, 2016 College of Human Sciences faculty and staff celebrated two milestones in its history on the Oklahoma State University campus Aug. 9. Warren Pratt, a member of the Pawnee tribe provided a blessing in Pawnee and English for the redesigned central courtyard entrance...
National Institutes of Health awards Oklahoma State University $11.3M grant to establish Children’s Health Equity Solutions Center Wed, July 06, 2016 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently awarded an $11.3 million Center for Biomedical Research Excellence (CoBRE) grant to establish the Children’s Health Equity Solutions Center (CHESC) through Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences...	Swinney to lead Design, Housing and Merchandising Fri, June 24, 2016 Jane Swinney, PH.D., has been named department head of Design, Housing and Merchandising in the College of Human Sciences. Swinney joined the department in 2000 and was promoted to associate professor in 2006...