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George Henderson, Ph.D., joined the University of Oklahoma faculty in 1967. He and his wife, Barbara Henderson, were the first African-American couple to purchase a home in Norman.
About Dr. George Henderson. Learn more about the incredible legacy Dr. Henderson has forged at the University of Oklahoma and within the surrounding community, as well as the legacy he has continued to build through the Henderson Scholars Program.
A Brief But Spectacular take on living what you teach. In 1967, George Henderson and his family relocated to Norman, Oklahoma, where he became a professor at the University of Oklahoma. Up...
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Feb 10, 2021 · One of the people who helped transform the University of Oklahoma community is Dr. George Henderson, distinguished professor emeritus who founded OU’s Department of Human Relations and served as the first African American dean on the Norman campus.
Feb 11, 2021 · Doctor George Henderson made history not only at the University of Oklahoma but in the city of Norman itself. Dr. Henderson became the third full-time Black faculty member at ou in 1967. He was...
Aug 5, 2018 · Black activist George Henderson recalls campus attitudes at OU in 1968. In 1967, George Henderson moved from Detroit to Norman, leaving behind a city still smoldering from race riots and looking forward to living in a town where he and his wife, Barbara, would be the first black homeowners.
Sep 15, 2016 · George Henderson has been a powerful figure for change at OU for almost half a century. When Henderson joined OU’s faculty in 1967, his family became the first African-American family to...
