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Community 10 - The Elk City News March 11, 2023 Dobson Family to Sponsor L” Coffectine Column SWOSU NASA Rover Team Sea With Andy & Renie Bowman —_| HERC) Team for Academic Year 2022-23. son has endowed the Everett Dobson Chairs in Each year the NASA HERC features an engi- neering design challenge to engage students Business, Marketing, Management and Finance in the Everett Dobson School of Business & worldwide in the next phase of human space ex- Technology at SWOSU and provided the private “T’ll Do It Later... ploration. The annual event, which SWOSU has investment necessary to construct the Ever- participated in for more than a decade, is a more complex follow-up to the successful NASA’s Great Moonbuggy Race. The competition chal- ett Dobson Golf Training Facility on SWOSU's Weatherford campus. In 2015, Dobson was in- Much Later” ducted into the SWOSU Presidential Order of lenges high school and college students to cre- Merit in recognition of his 25 years of service ate a vehicle designed to traverse the simulated Everyone knows how to pro- iar one: “I just don’t have time, surface of another world. During its 20-year on the SWOSU Foundation, Inc. Board of Trust- crastinate - including me. I de- I'm way too busy for that.” Or run, NASA's Great Moonbuggy Race engaged ees where he served as Investment Committee cided about two months ago to “It’s not due for another thirty more than 10,000 students and demonstrated chair. write this column. Finally, to- minutes yet!” that these budding scientists and engineers “We are deeply grateful to Everett and Jeanetta day I had to force myself to sit were capable of complex work. The NASA HERC Dobson for their generous investment in the down and begin. Why? Why do Any of those sound familiar te Everett Dobson, SWOSU continues that tradition by providing an au- 2023 SWOSU NASA HERG,” said SWOSU Presi- we humans put off doing what you? Oryou may have your own Distinguished Alumni. thentic engineering experience. Student teams dent, Dr. Diana Lovell. “This is a one-of-a-kind we know we need to do? From favorite excuses that you use design, build and test technologies that enable enhanced learning experience for our SWOSU what I have observed, the ani- to put off hated tasks that are Everett and Jeanetta Dobson rovers to perform in a variety of environments. students, which is only made possible thanks to mal kingdom doesn’t do that. scary, or overwhelming in size of Edmond have made a ma- Just us. jor gift in support of South- ‘The HERC inspires participants to become engi- philanthropic partners like the Dobsons.” People will use anyone or any- western Oklahoma State Uni- neers and design NASA's next-generation space thing to keep from beginning systems. For more information about the SWOSU NASA There is no squirrel sighing, Like a panic-stricken woman versity's (SWOSU) National Everett Dobson is a 1981 SWOSU graduate who HERC team, please contact the SWOSU Depart- “Yeah, the winter's coming grabbing for a water-logged Aeronautics & Space Admin- was inducted into the SWOSU Distinguished ment of Engineering Technology in the Everett and I know that there won't be pillow when she is trying tc istration Human Explora- Dobson School of Business & Technology at any nuts on the ground that I find something to keep her Alumni Hall of Fame in 1999. One of SWOSU’s tion Rover Challenge (NASA can scrounge, but I just don’t afloat in the ocean, it doesn’t most generous and longtime benefactors, Dob- 580-774-3162. feel like hunting, carrying and have to make sense. Procras- storing those things this week. tinators will look around and T'll get to it...later.” No colony seize any excuse they can find SWOSU Crowder Lake Cocktails and ofants is rebelling against the to avoid a task that they dread direct order of their queen ant Dinner Set for March 24 to retrieve another home’s en- But why did I put off writing tire stash of food - crumb by this column? Good question. crumb. “We just feel like do- Difficult subject? Exposure of The 2023 Friends of Crowder Lecture Series presentation by ‘Those who wish to attend the ford. The park boasts a number ing something else today, Miz ‘one of my own weaknesses? Lake members-only cock- 2010 SWOSU alumnus Micah cocktail hour and dinner may of facilities and has numerous Queen. That last kitchen was Booze, “The Human Experi- join the Friends of Crowder outdoor activities for the pub- plumb full of sugary stuff, so Writing on the subject would tail hour & dinner is March we wanna celebrate instead of make me confront myself, and 24, 2023, marking the offi- ence in Wildland Firefighting.” Lake and take advantage of the lic to enjoy. A ropes course, many benefits of membership cabins, campsites, fishing, kay- working. A bunch of us have my tendency to run from diffi decided to just have our own culty? Ouch. cial opening of Southwestern Oklahoma State University’s Catered by Blue Mountain at www-FriendsofSWOSU- aking, and many other ameni- picnic.” ties and activities are available (SWOSU’s) Crowder Lake Uni- Smoke, the cocktail hour/din- CrowderLake.com. I finally made myself sit down versity Park for the season. ner is exclusively available for visitors of all ages. So, I ask again, why do we top- at my desk by the fireplace The event will take place in to members of the SWOSU Operated by SWOSU since ‘The Friends of Crowder Lake of-the-heap-creations procras- with a cup of something hot the North Family Building at Friends of Crowder Lake or- 1997, Crowder Lake Univer- program and the North Family tinate? opened up my computer, and Crowder Lake University Park ganization. Individual, family, sity Park is a 158-water-acre Endowment are managed by started writing. Blindly trust: immediately following the 5:00 and corporate membership are and 159-land-acre park located the SWOSU Foundation, Inc., One excuse bouncing around ing that my thoughts on the p.m. North Family Endowed available at affordable rates. seven miles south of Weather- which was established in 1977 in our heads; “I'm just not ugly subject will materialize psyched up to do that yet.” An- into some sort of order and to promote philanthropy and distribute funds to support other one; “I am afraid to try, make sense to you. Boys State And Girls State the activities and programs of| IT have no doubt I'll just mess SWOSU. For more information it up.” Or how about this; “It's Sometimes folks, that’s what way too big, I'm completely we have to do -just bite the Looking For Delegates about Friends of Crowder Lake or the North Family Lecture overwhelmed by even think- bullet and begin doing the very Series contact Taylor Adler ing about that.” Or something thing we need to do. Doesn't at Taylor.Adlereswosu.edu, along these lines; “That ain’t have to be absolutely perfect Parents of high school ju- waivers from Rogers State May at 580-210-6989. 580-774-3267, or visit www. gonna be any fun, and I would down to the last word. In the niors The American Legion and University just for completing For Girls State contact Bil- FriendsofSWOSUCrowder- rather go pick ticks off my dog words of a cowboy preacher the American Legion Auxiliary Boys State. Lake.com. than have to settle down and friend of mine, “Just get ‘er are enrolling delegates for Boys Multiple $500 scholarships lie Cook at 580-729-6598. get that done.” Here’s a famil- done!” State and Girls State. for top performers during For Boys State and Girls Boys State will be held at Oklahoma Boys State. State for Elk City, Merritt, Land & Mineral Rights - LIVE & ON-LINE! 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