The Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture is pleased to announce that Josh Hall will be joining the University of Oklahoma Foundation as the Senior Director of Development for Gibbs College beginning January 3, 2023.
Josh has recently entered his 8th year in Advancement at the University of Illinois, including more than three years in the College of Fine & Applied Arts where he supported the School of Architecture, Department of Landscape Architecture, and Department of Urban & Regional Planning.
In this most recent role, Josh was consistently ranked at the top of his peers for fundraising performance and donor engagement. During the past two years, Josh has completed a 9-month Plus Delta Partners Discipline of Frontline Fundraising training program and a 12-month Leading Forward leadership program.
He holds active membership in the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), and the University of Illinois’ Major Gift Officer Roundtable, Stewardship & Donor Relations Roundtable, and Corporate Relations Network. Josh also previously served three years on the Board of Directors for the local chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP).
He is a double alumnus of the University of Illinois, earning both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the College of Applied Health Sciences.
Josh and his wife, Amber, and their three boys are looking forward to their upcoming move to Norman and joining the OU family.
Robert L. Wesley, a pioneering architect and beloved mentor, has died at age 88. A graduate of the University of Oklahoma, Wesley joined Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) in 1964 and became the firm's first Black partner in 1984. Throughout his career, he contributed to significant architectural projects while maintaining a strong commitment to civic engagement and professional mentorship.
The Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture is proud to celebrate a series of recent accomplishments by Dr. Jim Collard, Professor of Practice in the Division of Planning, Landscape Architecture, and Design, whose work continues to shape conversations around Indigenous economic development nationally and internationally.
University of Oklahoma Gibbs College of Architecture Dean Hans E. [PA1.1]Butzer returned to one of his most significant works on December 15, joining survivors and past and present board members for the groundbreaking of a $15.8 million expansion of the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum.
