Weldon Bowman, founder and principal of W Design and an OU M.Arch alumnus of the Tulsa Urban Design Studio, has been named the Tulsa Regional Chamber’s Small-Business Person of the Year. The award came as part of the Tulsa Small Business Summit and Awards event, where individuals and companies were recognized for their community and industry impacts.
“Small businesses make a tremendous impact on our region,” said Kathy Duck, executive director of the Tulsa Small Business Connection. “A strong small business community is a reflection of a strong regional economy, and this event is an opportunity to highlight the incredible work of our entrepreneurs and business owners.”
More information about the award event can be found on the Tulsa Regional Chamber website, while a quote from Weldon Bowman can be found in a related article from the Tulsa World.
[Featured image: W Design’s design for the Petroleum Equipment Institute in Tulsa, Oklahoma]
Telesis, a journal produced by students in the University of Oklahoma Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture, has earned first place in the 2026 Douglas Haskell Award for Student Journals for its seventh volume, “Unfold.” This marks the fourth time the publication has earned recognition for excellence in student architectural journalism. It shares the honor with student journals from Columbia University, University of Michigan, and Cal Poly.
Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture congratulates Thinh "Henry" Duong, a master's student in the Division of Interior Design, for earning first place in the 2026 Robert Bruce Thompson Annual Student Light Fixture Design Competition.
Gibbs College of Architecture Institute for Quality Communities (IQC) Director and Division of Planning, Landscape Architecture, and Design (PLAD) faculty member Amber N. Wiley, Ph.D., recently published a new book, Collective Yearning: Black Women Artists from the Zimmerli Art Museum.
