A bronze sculpture of 1958 petroleum engineering graduate Curtis Mewbourne will be unveiled and dedicated in a public ceremony noon Wednesday in the Brian and Sandra O’Brien Plaza at Sarkeys Energy Center, 100 E. Boyd St.
Mewbourne, of Tyler, Texas, is the founding donor of OU’s Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy.
The sculpture is the work of sculptor-in-residence and noted artist Paul Moore, a native Oklahoman who has more than 100 commissions to his credit, according to a press release.
Moore said in the press release that at Mewbourne’s request, he did not sculpt him in a suit, but rather in khaki pants, a shirt and work boots, with his favorite dog, Rebel, at his side.
“Curtis Mewbourne is one of the most generous donors to the University of Oklahoma in its entire history,” President David Boren said in a press release.
“In addition to his personal funds, he has given his energy and vision to the goal of creating energy programs at OU, which will continue to be second to none in the nation.”
In October 2007, the OU Board of Regents voted to name the college after Mewbourne.
