The University of Oklahoma Carceral Studies Consortium is pleased to announce the 2021 Student Work Prize recipients. The prize recognizes excellence in scholarly or creative work from any discipline that engages carceral studies, broadly construed, during the 2020-2021 academic year. Congratulations, all!
First Prize:
Victoria White (African and African American Studies), “Oklahoma! Where the Sin Comes Sweeping Down the Plains” (advised by Jermaine Thibodeaux)
First Runner Up:
Lilly Amechi (Anthropology), “Criminal Justice Reform Includes Ethnic Minorities: An Anthropological Perspective into Reforming the Criminal Justice System with the Cultural Defense Test” (advised by Paul Spicer)
Second Runner Up:
Johanna Hilmes (Architecture), “Light at the End of the Tunnel: Importance of Color and Lighting in Carceral Facilities” (advised by Marjorie Callahan)
Honorable Mention:
Justin Durham (Psychology), “Tulsa Race Massacre: Affective and Cognitive Influences on Blame and Punishment” (advised by Scott Gronlund)
Honorable Mention:
Johanna Greenwood (African and African American Studies), “Convict Labor: How the Rich Become Richer and the Poor Become Homeless” (advised by Jermaine Thibodeaux)
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.
