https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/issue/feed Sooner Magazine 2024-09-13T12:57:47-05:00 OU Foundation OULibDigitize@ou.edu Open Journal Systems <p>Sooner Magazine is a publication of the University of Oklahoma Foundation. Since its inception in 1928, Sooner Magazine has provided affiliates of the University of Oklahoma with a rich source for University history. In order to provide better access to this fabulous history, the entire run of the magazine from 1928 onward was digitized and made available online in this archive, and new issues are added after publication. In addition to the active archive here, current and recent issues are also available from an <a href="https://soonermag.oufoundation.org/archive" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OU Foundation website</a>.</p> <p>For questions about Sooner Magazine, <a href="https://home.oufoundation.org/s/1720/21/page.aspx?sid=1720&amp;gid=2&amp;sitebuilder=1&amp;pgid=1895" target="_blank" rel="noopener">contact the OU Foundation</a>. To report technical issues with this archive, <a href="https://libraries.ou.edu/node/3945">contact the University Libraries</a>.</p> <p>Bound copies of Sooner Magazine are available at the University Libraries at call number LH 1 .O6 S6 on the 3rd floor of Bizzell Memorial Library on OU’s Norman campus.</p> https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12907 Front Cover 2024-09-13T08:41:27-05:00 Shevaun Williams OULibDigitize@ou.edu <p>Front cover of issue</p> 2024-09-01T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2024 https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12908 Table of Contents 2024-09-13T08:45:19-05:00 Staff OULibDigitize@ou.edu <p>Table of contents of issue</p> 2024-09-01T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2024 https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12909 Flying Into a New Era 2024-09-13T08:49:32-05:00 Tami Althoff OULibDigitize@ou.edu Shevaun Williams OULibDigitize@ou.edu Travis Caperton OULibDigitize@ou.edu <div class="page" title="Page 3"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'KeplerStd';">OU’s School of Aviation welcomes a fleet of nine new planes and launches a helicopter program, leading Oklahoma’s thriving aviation industry and meeting the nation’s growing need for pilots, air traffic controllers and airport managers. </span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> 2024-09-01T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2024 https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12911 Taking the Controls Early 2024-09-13T12:15:46-05:00 Anna Andersen OULibDigitize@ou.edu Erikah Brown OULibDigitize@ou.edu <div class="page" title="Page 3"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'KeplerStd';">Youth flight academies are helping K-12 students incorporate aviation into their dreams for the future. </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> 2024-09-01T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2024 https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12912 Semper Fly 2024-09-13T12:19:12-05:00 Tami Althoff OULibDigitize@ou.edu Erikah Brown OULibDigitize@ou.edu Shevaun Williams OULibDigitize@ou.edu <div class="page" title="Page 3"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'KeplerStd';">Helicopter pilot and Marine Brandi Rector is taking the School of Aviation to new heights, making OU the only SEC school with rotor training. </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> 2024-09-01T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2024 https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12913 Confronting the Global Security Challenge 2024-09-13T12:29:14-05:00 Chip Minty OULibDigitize@ou.edu Shevaun Williams OULibDigitize@ou.edu Paige Owens OULibDigitize@ou.edu <div class="page" title="Page 3"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'KeplerStd';">OADII, the Oklahoma Aerospace and Defense Innovation Institute, collaborates with disciplines across OU to bolster America’s national defense. </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> 2024-09-01T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2024 https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12914 A Strategic Alliance 2024-09-13T12:32:33-05:00 Tim Willert OULibDigitize@ou.edu Paige Owens OULibDigitize@ou.edu <div class="page" title="Page 3"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'KeplerStd';">Two distinguished combat veterans are bringing decades of hard-won defense experience to OADII. </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> 2024-09-01T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2024 https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12915 Since its Earliest Days, OU Has Supported Those Who Serve 2024-09-13T12:35:55-05:00 Anne Barajas Harp OULibDigitize@ou.edu Travis Caperton OULibDigitize@ou.edu <div class="page" title="Page 3"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'KeplerStd';">OU’s commitment to national defense is a continuum from World War I’s Student Army Training Corps to today’s student ROTC members, veterans and active service members. </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> 2024-09-01T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2024 https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12916 Fred Haise: A Hero for the Space Ages 2024-09-13T12:39:13-05:00 George Lang OULibDigitize@ou.edu Travis Caperton OULibDigitize@ou.edu <div class="page" title="Page 3"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'KeplerStd';">OU alumnus and Apollo 13 astronaut Fred Haise inspired the world, but he hasn’t forgotten his days as a Sooner. </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> 2024-09-01T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2024 https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12917 A Slingshot Into History 2024-09-13T12:42:55-05:00 Anne Barajas Harp OULibDigitize@ou.edu <div class="page" title="Page 3"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'KeplerStd';">OU’s own David Proctor created the code behind Apollo 11 and 13. </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> 2024-09-01T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2024 https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12918 OU's Place in Space 2024-09-13T12:46:30-05:00 Staff OULibDigitize@ou.edu <div class="page" title="Page 3"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'KeplerStd';">Fred Haise isn’t the only OU alum to become an astronaut. Learn more about Owen Garriott, Shannon Lucid and Fred Leslie. </span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> 2024-09-01T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2024 https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12919 Back Cover 2024-09-13T12:57:47-05:00 Travis Caperton OULibDigitize@ou.edu <div class="page" title="Page 36"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span style="font-size: 8.000000pt; font-family: 'SofiaPro'; font-weight: 300;">Back cover of issue<br></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> 2024-09-01T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2024