Ed Sharrer, a GCA Urban Design graduate program alumnus, was recently named the manager of Tulsa’s Destination Districts program. After six years as the director of the Kendall Whittier Main Street program, Sharrer’s success led to a phone call from Tulsa’s mayor, G.T. Bynum, asking Sharrer to take on this new role.
In addition to stimulating economic growth in neighborhoods, the program, implemented by the Tulsa Planning Office, will “provide districts with the technical assistance, guidance, and occasional financial support to help them implement the vision they have for themselves.”
“The goal is to draw people into a diverse range of parts of the city and really help unite our city in a better way moving forward as a community,” Bynum said.
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The Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture announces John Harris as Associate Dean for Research ad interim, effective Aug. 25, 2026, until the permanent position is filled.
Gibbs College is pleased to announce the 2026 Gibbs College Faculty & Staff Awards recipients. These individuals were recognized by Dean Butzer during the Gibbs College Back to School Meeting and will be honored during the Celebration Banquet in October. They were nominated by their colleagues via an open nomination process.
Telesis, the Gibbs College of Architecture’s student journal, has been awarded a grant from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts to support its next two issues, “Pause” (Volume IX) and “React” (Volume X).
