1. Historic Partnership Created On July 1, 2008, Tulsa Mayor Kathy Taylor, TU President Steadman Upham and Gilcrease Board of Trustees Chair Dale McNamara entered into an agreement making The University of Tulsa the managing partner of Gilcrease Museum on behalf of the City of Tulsa. During the past decade, under the reigns of Mayor …

In July, the City of Tulsa will turn a milestone page in celebrating a decade-long partnership with The University of Tulsa. TU has faithfully served as the steward of the museum and its incomparable collections. The university has dedicated its efforts toward streamlining museum operations and leveraging its nationally recognized academic expertise in western American …

Ten years ago, Kathy Taylor, then mayor of the City of Tulsa, Steadman Upham, former president of The University of Tulsa, and Dale McNamara, then-chair of the Gilcrease Board of Trustees, entered into a historic agreement making TU the managing partner of the Gilcrease Collection on behalf of the City of Tulsa. On July 1, …