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6 unusual facts about Oklahoma City University


Bud Sparhawk

He has a BS degree in Mathematics from the University of Maryland and an MBA in Finance from Oklahoma City University.

Chico Villar

Villar played professionally in Peru for seven years before moving to the United States in order to earn a master’s degree in education a Oklahoma City University in 1971.

George H. Shirk

On November 14, 1976, the George H. Shirk Oklahoma History Center at Oklahoma City University was dedicated.

J. B. Adams

Originally from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, he attended Oklahoma City University, where he studied voice, piano, opera, and musical theatre, after which he became a New York-based Broadway actor.

Richard Benigno

Benigno attended Oklahoma City University (OCU) where he was the first player recruited when the school established a men’s soccer team in 1986.

Ryan Trudgian

He played for Oklahoma City University while studying at the school, and after graduating he played for Springfield Demize in the USL Premier Development League.


Asia District, Oklahoma City

Anchored by the Gold Dome and Classen buildings at the intersection of Northwest 23rd Street and Classen Boulevard, and bordered by Oklahoma City University to the west and the Paseo Arts District to the east, the Chinatown district runs north along Classen Boulevard in central Oklahoma City from roughly Northwest 22nd Street up to Northwest 30th Street.

Susie Berning

She was the first woman to receive a golf scholarship from Oklahoma City University, where she competed on the men's team and she was a member of the Alpha Phi sorority.


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