Oklahoma State University

Building A Foundation: Marybeth Colpitts Blazes A Trail For Young Women

By April Towery / April 1, 2022 /

Marybeth Colpitts probably doesn’t have any haters, but if she did, she’d likely let them know she’s not fazed by being a construction assistant superintendent in a man’s world.  More than 227,000 construction jobs exist in the DFW region, but only about 11 percent of such jobs nationwide are held by women, according to the…

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Mary Anne Smiley Designs Colorful, Inspired Interiors With Avant-Garde Mix of Materials

By Leah Shafer / June 5, 2015 /

Mary Anne Smiley had big plans for herself as a young woman. During childhood, she began drawing house plans and dreamed of a career in architecture. Several years later, she tried to begin architecture studies at Oklahoma State University. But it was the 1960s, and the dean informed her, “Women do not enroll in architecture.”…

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