50 Stories
As part of our 50th Anniversary Celebration in 2026, we are celebrating 50 people and organizations that helped shape the Oklahoma Engineering Foundation.
OEF 50th Anniversary: Continental Oil Helped Shape Oklahoma’s Energy Industry
Today, we know the company as Conoco Phillips. They are one of OEF's original supporters and still one of our active partners. For generations of Oklahomans, the name Continental Oil Company, later known as Conoco, has been synonymous with the state's petroleum...
OG&E: Powering Oklahoma for More Than a Century
Original Supporter | 1979Today, OG&E is one of Oklahoma's most recognizable companies and one of the state's largest engineering employers. Founded in 1902, the utility has spent more than 120 years generating and delivering electricity to homes, businesses,...
Oklahoma Natural Gas: A Legacy of Supporting Oklahoma Engineers
Original Supporter | 1979As the Oklahoma Engineering Foundation celebrates 50 years of advancing STEM education and developing the next generation of engineers, we are revisiting the companies that helped make that mission possible. Among those early supporters was...
Williams and the Engineering Legacy of Oklahoma
Today, Williams is one of the nation's leading energy infrastructure companies and one of Oklahoma's most recognizable corporate names. Headquartered in Tulsa, the corporatoin operates an extensive network of natural gas pipelines and related facilities across the...
Corken and the Engineering Legacy Behind OEF
Among the companies listed on the original 1979 Engineering Center donor plaque is Corken, an Oklahoma-based manufacturer with deep ties to both engineering innovation and the early leadership of the Oklahoma Engineering Foundation. Founded in Oklahoma City in 1924,...
Ditch Witch and the Charles Machine Works: Supporting Engineering from the Ground Up
Perry-based innovator supporting engineering and infrastructure since 1949.Ditch Witch: Innovating Since 1949Perry-based innovator supporting engineering and infrastructure since 1949.As OEF marks 50 years, stories like Ditch Witch show how lasting impact is built...
50 Stories: Building Oklahoma from the Ground Up: Dolese Bros. Co.
As we celebrate our 50th anniversary, we are proud to look back at the foundations Dolese helped us pour, both in concrete and in community.Dolese, est. 1902As OEF celebrates 50 years, stories like Dolese’s remind us that lasting impact is built over time. Cobb,...
50 Stories: Phillips Petroleum
Legacy That Endures:Â Phillips 66 and 50 Years of SupportFor half a century, one name has appeared again and again in support of engineering education in Oklahoma: Phillips 66. That story begins in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, where Phillips Petroleum Company was founded in...
Garth Kennedy: OEF’s First President
The founding president of the Oklahoma Engineering Foundation was an architectural engineer who built this celebrated treehouse home for his family in 1956.Garth P. KennedyToday, we honor the vision and legacy of Garth P. Kennedy, the first president of the Oklahoma...
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