Kent Sampson 07/16/2021
Description
Kent Sampson retired from Oklahoma State University in 2015 with forty-six years. He recalls the aftermath of both the 2001 and the 2011 plane crashes as well as the aftermath of the 2015 homecoming parade incident. In his role as director of Leadership and Campus Life, since 1997, he shares some of the ways students responded to the tragedies from arranging vigils to creating and selling t-shirts with proceeds going toward scholarships. He also briefly touches upon the founding of Camp Cowboy and the Parents’ Association, and he shares some memories of Jim Halligan and others who had an impact on his career.
| Date(s) | 7/16/2021 |
| Call Number | OSS_494 |
| Subjects | Remember the Ten, Remember the Four, Homecoming parade, OSU sports, Collective remembrance Aircraft accidents, Interviews, Mass fatalities, Oklahoma State University, Student affairs administrators, Student government, Universities and colleges--Administration |
| Interviewee(s) | Kent Sampson |
| Interviewer(s) | Tanya Finchum |