Sooner Magazine https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine <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> en-US Sooner Magazine Front Cover https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12907 <p>Front cover of issue</p> Shevaun Williams Copyright (c) 2024 2024-09-01 2024-09-01 44 4 FC FC Table of Contents https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12908 <p>Table of contents of issue</p> Staff Copyright (c) 2024 2024-09-01 2024-09-01 44 4 1 Flying Into a New Era https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12909 <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> Tami Althoff Shevaun Williams Travis Caperton Copyright (c) 2024 2024-09-01 2024-09-01 44 4 2 7 Taking the Controls Early https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12911 <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> Anna Andersen Erikah Brown Copyright (c) 2024 2024-09-01 2024-09-01 44 4 8 9 Semper Fly https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12912 <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> Tami Althoff Erikah Brown Shevaun Williams Copyright (c) 2024 2024-09-01 2024-09-01 44 4 10 11 Confronting the Global Security Challenge https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12913 <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> Chip Minty Shevaun Williams Paige Owens Copyright (c) 2024 2024-09-01 2024-09-01 44 4 12 18 A Strategic Alliance https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12914 <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> Tim Willert Paige Owens Copyright (c) 2024 2024-09-01 2024-09-01 44 4 19 19 Since its Earliest Days, OU Has Supported Those Who Serve https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12915 <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> Anne Barajas Harp Travis Caperton Copyright (c) 2024 2024-09-01 2024-09-01 44 4 20 21 Fred Haise: A Hero for the Space Ages https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12916 <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> George Lang Travis Caperton Copyright (c) 2024 2024-09-01 2024-09-01 44 4 22 30 A Slingshot Into History https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12917 <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> Anne Barajas Harp Copyright (c) 2024 2024-09-01 2024-09-01 44 4 31 31 OU's Place in Space https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12918 <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> Staff Copyright (c) 2024 2024-09-01 2024-09-01 44 4 32 33 Back Cover https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12919 <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> Travis Caperton Copyright (c) 2024 2024-09-01 2024-09-01 44 4 BC BC