Ben Odom Recognized as 2023 Distinguished Alumnus
Liberal Arts News and Events
October 26, 2023
UCO Foundation and Alumni Engagement recently honored UCO College of Liberal Arts alumnus Ben Odom at the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Awards.
Odom made history as the first Broncho to win the prestigious Truman Scholarship. With 39 years of legal experience, Odom is a senior partner of the Norman firm, Odom & Sparks, and has tried numerous cases. He has served as president of his County Bar and taught law at the University of Oklahoma, where he earned his law degree. Odom has also held leadership positions in various civic organizations and was a member of the UCO Foundation Board of Trustees and served as Chairman of the Board for the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislature Foundation.
Odom graduated from UCO with a bachelor’s degree in political science in 1981.