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Oklahoma State University III located in Stillwater, Oklahoma
John C. McCornack ![[IMAGE]](bluline.gif)
Oklahoma State Student
Union
As the community center for Oklahoma State University
students, faculty, staff, alumni and guests, the Student Union acts as a
hub for social activities, houses a variety of merchants and student services
and strives to expand the educational opportunities of its
members.
In addition to providing services, our mission is
to serve as a community center by providing an opportunity for campus members
to interact outside of the office and classroom in a meaningful
way.
The OSU Student Union, one of the four largest unions
in the world, celebrated its grand opening in 1950 after 20 years of planning.
First discussed in the early 1930’s, plans for the Student Union were
not put into action until 1947 when increased enrollment generated more demands
for a facility designed to house student organizations, meeting rooms and
the offices of the Alumni Association.
Completed with an 81 room hotel, the Student Union
became a focal point of campus activity. Both a cafeteria and shopping area
were also enclosed in the Union. Students also began to make special use
of the Union through the ten different student organizations housed within,
which became a precedent for years to come.
http://osu.su.okstate.edu/Profile.htm
One more set of steps
Gallagher-Iba
Arena
Originally named Gallagher Hall after OSU¹s
fabled wrestling coach Ed Gallagher, the Board of Regents honored legendary
Cowboy basketball coach Henry Iba when the arena was remodeled in 1987, and
his name was added to the arena¹s title.
Gallagher served as OSU¹s wrestling coach from
1916-40. In his 23 years, OSU won 11 national team titles and compiled a
138-5-4 dual record. Gallagher was also an outstanding athlete while attending
Oklahoma State. He was captain of the track team for three years, and his
99-yard run against Kansas State in 1908 will always stand as the longest
football run in school history.
Iba, who passed away in January 1993, was a coaching
giant in the sport of basketball. He coached more games than any person in
NCAA history (1,105), and his 767 career wins are third only to Adolph Rupp
and Dean Smith. Iba served as coach and athletic director at OSU from 1935
to ¹70 and in those 36 seasons posted a 655-316 record while guiding
the Cowboys to 13 league championships, eight NCAA appearances and the 1945
and 1946 NCAA Championships.
Additionally, the storied building is currently
undergoing a $51 million renovation that will double its seating capacity
and add numerous new auxiliary facilities. The "new" Gallagher-Iba Arena
will open in December 2000.
http://okstate.fansonly.com/trads/okst-trads-gallagher.html
Noble Research Center
The Noble Foundation of Ardmore, Oklahoma donated
$3 million toward the construction of this building. This multi-million dollar
research and educational complex was built in three phases. The first phase,
consisting of the south complex and one of the three adjacent research buildings,
was completed in 1988. The second and third phases included two additional
research buildings. The Noble Research Center, consisting of 178,000 square
feet, houses the Departments of Entomology, Biochemistry, Plant Pathology,
Microbiology, and the University Center for Laser Research. The complex also
includes the T. Boone Pickens Jr. School of Geology, made possible in part
by a $1 million gift from Mr. Pickens.
http://www.pp.okstate.edu/
Typical architecture
Most people have heard of Pistol Pete, but
many are unaware just what that is. Is it a pizza restaurant?...a basketball
player?...a tennis player?...a cartoon character? Well, Pistol Pete is two
things. First and foremost, he was a man, Frank Eaton, who led a colorful
life in the old west. Second, and how most people know him, Pistol Pete is
mascot for Oklahoma State University.
Around 1923, when Oklahoma A & M College
was searching for a new mascot to replace their tiger (copied along with
orange and black colors, from Princeton), a group of students saw Frank Eaton
leading the Armistice Day Parade. He was approached to see if he would be
interested in being the model for the new mascot, and he agreed. A likeness
was drawn and began to be used on sweatshirts, stickers, etc. and a tradition
was born. That caricature was the basis for what is used today as the official
Oklahoma State University Mascot. For thirty-five years, the crusty old cowboy
was a living symbol of OSU, representing the colorful past of the area. As
such, he would attend OSU athletic events, building dedications, etc., and
sign autographs, pose for photographs and reminisce about the Old West with
anyone who would listen. In more recent years, the University of Wyoming
and New Mexico State University began using variations of OSU's artwork as
logos for their schools. To this day, his likeness is a visible reminder
of the Old West to literally millions of people yearly as a symbol of colleges
whose mascots pay homage to the cowboy.
http://www2.okstate.edu/lam2717/PISTOLPETE.html
OSU gets $70
Million
2003-03-06
By The Associated Press
STILLWATER -- Texas oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens
has given Oklahoma State its largest gift ever, $70 million for football
stadium renovation, scholarships and other athletic programs, the university
announced Thursday.
Pickens $20 million donation toward renovating
rusty Lewis Field ensures groundbreaking this summer and completion of the
new south stands by the 2004 football season, athletic director Harry Birdwell
said.
The stadium trust fund should generate an additional
$15 million, which Pickens will give to fund scholarships, officials
said.
Also, Pickens, 74, a 1951 OSU graduate, is leaving
$35 million in his will to fund more scholarships and other athletic programs,
officials said.
"This is a large gift," Pickens said. "I understand
that, but I do consider it a privilege to give it and to have the opportunity
to give it."
The gift brings Pickens' total donations to
the university to almost $75 million. Pickens, who has a degree in geology,
gave $4.5 million previously for academic programs, including the Boone Pickens
School of Geology.
Pickens' stadium gift completes fund-raising
for the first of three phases of the Lewis Field renovation, the enhancement
of the south stands, Birdwell said.
The university is increasing the stadium's capacity
to about 53,000 from 47,000, adding a new press box and building new luxury
suites. The three-year project will cost $86 million.
In 1956, Pickens, a Holdenville native, formed
MESA Petroleum, a company which became one of the largest independent producers
of natural gas and oil in the United States.
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