Archinect - News2024-11-21T21:33:14-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/148195435/oklahoma-university-architecture-dean-dies-of-heart-complications
Oklahoma University Architecture Dean dies of heart complications Alexander Walter2016-02-15T13:50:00-05:00>2016-02-27T23:05:51-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/z1/z1vq7hbw1brkt1s6.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The dean of the OU College of Architecture died Friday morning of heart complications, OU President David Boren announced. </p></em><br /><br /><p>OU College of Architecture faculty and staff were informed of Dean Graham's passing in an email from university President, David Boren (source <a href="http://www.oudaily.com/news/ou-college-of-architecture-dean-dies-of-heart-complications/article_58f5bbc0-d1b8-11e5-a2f4-cfbdf9c0005d.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">oudaily.com</a>):</p><p><em>Dear College of Architecture Family,</em></p><p><em>I am so sorry to report that we lost our beloved Dean Charles Graham this morning. He will be greatly missed by all of us and we will never forget his true love for the College and the many contributions he made to it. As soon as we know more about memorials to him we will let you know. </em></p><p><em>Please remember M’Liss and her family in your thoughts and prayers.</em></p><p><em>Sincerely,</em></p><p><em>David Boren</em></p><p>Graham, who was just recently named one of 25 Top Educators in America by DesignIntelligence and had served as OU Architecture Dean since 2008, caused a bit of a stir up at Oklahoma University last August when he <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/135106622/oklahoma-university-architecture-dean-apologizes-for-wearing-clothing-associated-with-islam" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">publicly apologized for wearing clothing "associated with Islam" at a back-to-school meeting</a>.</p>