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Iconic TU library celebrates revamp
Adrian Alexander (from left), dean of McFarlin Library; University of Tulsa President Steadman Upham; Sharon Bell of Chapman Trusts and her husband, Greg Gray, gather at TU. STEPHEN HOLMAN/Tulsa World
By DANNA SUE WALKER World Staff Writer
Published: 10/11/2009 2:26 AM
Last Modified: 10/11/2009 5:45 AM
The University of Tulsa's grand dame, the McFarlin Library, which for nearly eight decades has stood at the heart of the university, reigned at the recent dedication ceremonies.
The iconic building was bathed in floodlights for an evening that honored its history and future as donors to the library's addition and restoration were treated to dinner served on the Albert Plaza.
Fireworks painted the night sky with light, and champagne toasts celebrated the completion of the new 12,000-square-foot technology center.
TU President Steadman Upham thanked McFarlin Library campaign co-chairs Greg Gray and Sharon Bell, a trustee of the five Chapman Family trusts that funded the addition of the Pauline M. Walter Academic Technology Center and permanently endowed the position of Robert M. McFarlin Dean of McFarlin Library; TU Trustee Ann Graves and her late husband, Jack Graves; Frances O'Hornett, granddaughter of Robert and Ida McFarlin; and Martha Dietler and her late husband, Cort Dietler.
"Our partners have given TU a truly remarkable gift — one that helps propel our scholarship into the future with the latest technologies," Upham said, "while reviving the historic grandeur and elegance of one of Tulsa's proudest landmarks."
Adrian Alexander, the first R.M. and Ida McFarlin dean of the library, said, "From very rare items, such as our 12th-century Biblical manuscripts and our early 16-century French Book of Hours, to the various collections that make TU's one of the five best James Joyce libraries on the planet, to a growing array of electronic journals and other digital databases that are available via the Internet anytime, anywhere, McFarlin Library has always been a central and vital intellectual resource for the students and faculty of the university."
Also on the program were Roger Blais, provost and vice president for academic affairs, and Greg Gray and Sharon Bell.
Thanks also went to Peter Walter for the exterior lighting, to creative consultant Phil Long and to TU Executive Chef Tim Anderson.
Special guests included John Gray and his guest Colton Sheets, Rita Bell, David Bell, Leta Bell, Wendy Keener, Niente Smith, Wynn Ingersoll, Kay Ingersoll, Jolita Spurlock, Farley and Ann Jillian White, Paul and Monica White, Frances O'Hornett, Paul and Paula Moore, John and Sara Graves, Michael and Bette Graves, Garrett Graves and his guest Madison Hensley, Michael Redeker, Jeff Sanders and his guest Ruth Libertus and Chris Chivetta.
Also Peggy Upham, Chairman of the TU Board Dave Lawson and his wife, Leslie; Jerry Dickman and his wife, Patti; Susie Collins; Barbara Allen; Nancy and Pete Meinig; Bob Norman and his wife, Sandra; Laurie Brumbaugh, ex-offico trustee and president of the Tulsa Chapter of the TU Alumni Association and her husband, Terry; Donne Pitman and his wife, Sandie; Jo Siegfried and her husband, Tray; Clifton Taulbert and his wife, Barbara; Burt Holmes and Mary Lee Townsend; Ross Swimmer and his wife , Margaret; and John Williams and his wife, Jody; and TU President emeritus Ben Henneke.
Also, McFarlin Fellows including Bill Welch; Jim and Helen Jo Hardwick; Fran Ringold; George and Rita Singer; Ellen and Dr. Steve Adelson; Richard and Cheryl Groenendyke; George Schnetzer and his wife, Mary Lhevine; Lindsay Alexander and his guest, Twila Brown; Suzanne O'Brien; Margery Singer; and Kenneth Renberg.
By DANNA SUE WALKER World Staff Writer
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