Urban Design professional and Community Advisory Board Member Paul Dentiste recently celebrated his 90th birthday while visiting New York.
Paul is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Master of City Planning program and has served in many capacities in his long career, including: Urban Planner for the Fourth Naval District in Philadelphia, Executive Director of the Birmingham, Alabama Regional Planning Commission, and Head of Comprehensive Planning in Wilmington, Delaware, where he became acquainted with a young County Councilor named Joe Biden.
Paul is a long-serving member of the Community and Professional Advisory Board. He has been instrumental in the development of the Real Estate coursework at the Urban Design Studio.
The Gibbs Design in Action Awards (GDAA) program, led by Dr. Wanda Liebermann, has announced its 2026–2027 funded student projects. The initiative supports design and research work that addresses social, cultural, and economic issues in the built environment through collaboration with faculty and community partners.
The OU Institute for Quality Communities (IQC) 2024 collaboration with the Historic Threatt Filling Station has been recognized in the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City's newly released Byways Report: The Scenic Route to Rural Prosperity – a story-driven publication exploring how road trip culture and place-based tourism can fuel economic growth in rural communities.
The Gibbs College of Architecture is pleased to announce that Camille Germany, Chief of Staff, has been named the 2026 recipient of the university-wide Jennifer L. Wise Good Stewardship Award.
