Class of 2025
Major: Journalism
Minor: Spanish; Women’s and Gender Studies
Visual Storyteller.
Maria Nairn is a journalism junior from Norman, OK with minors in spanish and women & gender studies. Nairn has experience in vast positions on and off campus. Such as communications, crisis management, and freelance photography. Upon graduation Nairn hopes to work as a photojournalist for National Geographic but, her goal for work is storytelling and connection.
Email: mnairn@ou.edu
Read about our outstanding seniors, see photos of our graduates, celebratory photos from our graduation ceremony, and a glimpse at the 2024 Senior Video, produced by Gaylord Hall Productions.
As a little girl, Tevis Hillis already knew she would end up at the University of Oklahoma. Growing up in Lawton, OK, she was drawn to Norman’s college-town atmosphere. So, when she started as a freshman in August of 2016, she knew she had made the right decision. However, she did not begin her OU journey as a journalism major.
When Breann Miller graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in education, she had no idea her career would take a major shift. It was only by chance that she stepped into the world of fundraising.
Erin Semine Kökdil never planned on becoming a filmmaker. She was unsure where to go next when she graduated from Smith College with a bachelor’s degree in Latin American studies and Spanish.
With the arrival of new faculty and staff, the Gaylord Extra starts its first series! Jay Gilmore has had an interesting road to Gaylord, journalism student Maria Nairn starts her Invisible String series with what got him here and what he hopes to teach his students.
