Cameron University staff member Vicki Henson was recently awarded the Francie Wright Lifetime Achievement Award by the Oklahoma Veteran Education Specialist Association (OVESA). The association’s executive committee made the selection. Henson serves as Assistant Director of Financial Assistance/Coordinator of Veteran Affairs. She is now in her 40th year as a member of the CU staff.
The Cameron University Department of Art, Music and Theatre Arts is pleased to present the Lawton Community Orchestra in concert on Tuesday, October 14, at 7:30 p.m. The concert, which will take place in the McCutcheon Recital Hall, will feature a diverse repertoire presented in a chamber music style.
The Cameron University Choir will be joined by the Gold Notes, CU’s vocal jazz ensemble, and the Lawton High School Choir for a concert celebrating “The Color of Sound” on Thursday, October 9, at 7:30 p.m. The performance will take place at Lawton’s First Presbyterian Church, located at 1302 S.W. A Ave. The concert is open to the public at no charge; however, donations to Cameron University’s music scholarship fund will be accepted. All donations go directly to music scholarships.
Cameron University biology student Solomon Meraz distinguished himself at the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience in Cancer (SURE-CAN) program in Buffalo, N.Y. Following an immersive 10-week curriculum that included a mentored-research experience, Meraz, a senior from Oklahoma City, earned Best Lay Talk and First Place in Poster Presentation at the program’s concluding symposium.
As Jari Askins concluded her service to Cameron University (first as interim president and more recently as Special Assistant to President Shane Hunt) during a farewell reception, she was prepared for expressions of gratitude and the recounting of her professional accomplishments. Although the Duncan native took centerstage during Tuesday’s event, she chose not to bask in the accolades but instead took the opportunity to express her gratitude to the many individuals who offered assistance during her Cameron tenure.
In September 2019, after embarking on a personal goal to perform the entire cycle of Beethoven’s 32 sonatas, Cameron University professor of music Dr. Hyunsoon Whang knew from the beginning that she would defer tackling one particular sonata – the monumental "Hammerklavier" Sonata, Op. 106 – until late in the series. After months of painstaking preparation, she is now ready to perform the work on Sunday, Oct. 12, at 3 p.m. in the McCutcheon Recital Hall.
Cameron University has announced the creation of a professional sales center that will prepare students for successful careers in professional selling. Students completing the program will help consumers and businesses define their needs, understand and evaluate buying options, facilitate effective purchase decisions, and forge enduring relationships.
The Cameron University Department of Art, Music, and Theatre Arts kicks off its 2025-26 season, “Resilience and Reverie,” with “Unity (1918),” a Gothic romance and dark comedy by Kevin Kerr. The production will be presented from Thursday, October 2, through Sunday, October 5, in the University Theatre. The curtain goes up on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday at 2 p.m.
The Cameron University Department of Art, Music and Theatre Arts is pleased to present a special guest appearance by Hamilton Tescarollo, who will present a piano concert titled “Dances, Brazil and St. Francis: on Tuesday, September 30. The concert will start at 7:30 p.m. in the McCutcheon Recital Hall. There is no charge to attend.
