As we enter the final stages of the fall semester of 2022, we are highlighting seven students spanning multiple colleges and hailing from different places. Each student, with their own unique story and diverse background, share one thing in common -- the University of Oklahoma. Learn more about each graduate to get a glimpse about the experiences of an OU student.
Price College of Business | Marketing
Denzel Akuffo chose a path of service to OU's student body serving as the 2021-22 Student Government Association Vice President. After three and a half years of hard work and commitment to the OU Family, he will graduate this December with his degree in Marketing from the Price College of Business where he not only found his purpose for the future but also gathered the skills to be a leader in society. Now, with his time at OU coming to an end, Denzel hopes to leave a lasting legacy at the university as he keeps pursuing his dreams and creating real-world impact.
Gallogly College of Engineering | Environmental Engineering
JD Epperson is an environmental engineering major from Yukon who has left his mark across multiple spaces at the University of Oklahoma. Driven by the inspiration of his mother, Epperson set out to help leave a positive impact. With his academics focused on improving the physical world around him, his talents as a stencil artist were fleshed out during his time with the Fab Lab at the Tom Love Innovation Hub. As Epperson grew as a student, he grew as an artist and ultimately a person thanks to his fearless attitude towards exploring out of his comfort zone.
Price College of Business | Marketing
Matt Halverson embodies leadership not only in the classroom but also as a devoted member of OU Greek Life. As a senior graduating in December with his degree in Marketing from the Price College of Business, Matt showcases leadership through his academics and his involvement in the OU community serving as a member of Alpha Tau Omega and president of the Interfraternity Council. As his time at OU comes to an end, Matt plans to take the leadership skills he learned at OU and apply them to a career of positively impacting others.
Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences | Public and Nonprofit Administration
Meet Noor Kahbi, an Arab-American student from Tulsa who majored in Public Affairs and Non-Profit Administration at the Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences. Kahbi came to the University of Oklahoma with a passion of meeting and working with a diverse group of people from different places and backgrounds. Kahbi sees her time at OU as a great stepping stone for the rest of her life.
Price College of Business | MBA
Morgan McCoy is a previous graduate of the Gallogly College of Engineering, and graduating in December of 2022 with her MBA from the Price College of Business. Her OU journey came with severe challenges, but her determination toward her end goal is both inspiring and courageous. Morgan’s life was forever changed during her undergraduate career when her colon perforated and she developed necrotizing fasciitis leading to a life-saving amputation of her right leg, but despite these setbacks, Morgan pushed forward to return to OU and complete her education.
