Dr. and Mrs. C. Henry Gold

Dr. Gold taught in the business school of Oklahoma City University and served in several administrative positions before establishing classes in Ardmore and producing the first Higher Education Center in Oklahoma. He moved his family to Durant in 1967 where he spent the remainder of his career at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. During this time he served as Professor of Business Administration, Dean of the School of Business and Industry, Dean of Academic Affairs, Graduate Dean, and Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs. He seemingly retired in 1995 but continued to work raising funds for the university until his true retirement in 2014.