2024-05-02T20:35:31-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/148195435/oklahoma-university-architecture-dean-dies-of-heart-complications Alexander Walter 2016-02-15T13:50:00-05:00 >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.&nbsp;</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.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; As soon as we know more about memorials to him we will let you know. &nbsp;</em></p><p><em>Please remember M&rsquo;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&nbsp;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&nbsp;apologized for wearing clothing "associated with Islam"&nbsp;at a back-to-school meeting</a>.</p>