Over 150 people, including OU President Jim Gallogly, gathered last Friday to welcome Chris and Ania Gibbs, along with their family and friends. During the ceremony, President Gallogly presented Chris Gibbs with a Seed Sower statue in honor of his membership of OU’s Seed Sower Society, an organization whose members have each donated $1 million or more. After the Seed Sower presentation, Chris Gibbs surprised President Gallogly by presenting a check for $1 million of his pledged contribution. Then, Chris and Ania Gibbs, alongside President Gallogly, Dean Hans E. Butzer, family, and students, cut a ribbon in recognition of the naming of the Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture. The ribbon cutting was followed by a toast to Chris and Ania Gibbs and the future of the college, offered by Dean Hans E. Butzer.
Read more about Chris and Ania Gibbs’ historic gift.
Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture assistant professor Amy Leveno and Mark Leveno, co-founders of OFFICIAL Design, have received a 2026 AIA Central States Region Design Award for the firm’s Granger Annex Community Center project in Garland, Texas.
Construction Industry Speaker Series welcomed Stephen Evans from the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum to give a lecture on better conversations and relationship building.
The University of Oklahoma Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture Hall of Fame recognizes a select number of high-character individuals who have made a significant and lasting positive impact on Gibbs College, its students, staff, faculty, alumni and/or to communities across the globe. The impact may have been, or continues to be, in the form of service and mentorship, sustained professional excellence, and/or advancement and financial support. Joseph Edgar Smay is part of the 2025 Hall of Fame class.
