Barker Feature

The mention of Jim and Patty Barker anywhere within the Northwestern family perks ears and turns heads. Whether it is because you have read Jim’s “Sports Spasms” in the Alva Review-Courier or you’ve caught yourself in a warm conversation with Patty, the Barkers make you feel comfortable to be a Ranger. Maybe it is their long family history in Alva and Northwestern that has brought you to cross paths with this couple. No matter the instance, Jim and Patty have made it possible for many future Rangers to not only keep their heartfelt legacy intact but to keep the Northwestern legacy thriving. More

Bixler Donation

In 1968, Bill Bixler, like most college students, was not thinking about how he could give back to the university that would eventually bestow upon him two degrees. Bill was just trying to get good grades and win basketball games. He was a three-year Ranger at the forward position working toward a teaching degree and hoping to one day coach. In 1970 he graduated with a Bachelor of Science and in 1974 got his Master of Education degree, and it was off to a career of teaching and coaching in Kansas and Texas respectively. More

Crayton Billboard

Northwestern Oklahoma State University Foundation and Alumni Association have developed a billboard to publicize its outstanding alums. The billboard went up about a week ago on the west side of Interstate-35 about two miles south of the Kansas-Oklahoma border and can be read traveling southbound. Janet Valencia, Northwestern Printing Services Coordinator, designed the billboard. More