OSU faculty statement on Henry Bellmon

Friday, October 2, 2009

(Stillwater, OK  October 2, 2009) - Oklahoma State University faculty issued the following statement today regarding Henry Bellmon, who served on the OSU faculty and died Tuesday.

"Henry Bellmon is remembered with affection and respect by the OSU faculty. As a fellow member of the faculty, Henry Bellmon shared a respect for education and used his abilities to work toward strengthening OSU both regionally and nationally. His affiliation with the Political Science Department created opportunities for students to learn the workings of government firsthand. He also developed paid internships for our students in Washington, D.C. Bellmon also taught in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. He worked with researchers in both Agriculture and the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology, helping to bring bio-fuels and geo-thermal research to the Oklahoma State campus. His work was instrumental in developing the Oklahoma Mesonet, the statewide weather monitoring system."