Carl and Brenda Renfro of Ponca City recently donated a bronze sculpture created by Jo An Saylors.
The particular piece entitled “Angel of the Lambs” ed. 18/25 is 30”x25”x22 and will be prominently displayed in the Renfro Center entryway on the Tonkawa of Northern Oklahoma College.
Longtime Ponca City resident and American Artist Jo An Saylors began creating art as a child when she sculpted figures from clay dug from creek beds in her native Tennessee. She won her first art competition at the age of twelve, and today her sculptures are found across the United States and in thirteen foreign countries.
Although the artist has sculpted many wildlife and historical figures, she is most famous for her representations of children. She has received a number of awards, including first prize at the Ponca
City Fine Arts Festival. She exhibited her lifelike bronze sculptures at the National Museum of American Art in Washington, D.C.
“Thanks to our longtime loyal friends and donors, I am happy to accept the beautiful bronze sculpture on behalf of the College, said NOC President Cheryl Evans. “This sculpture will add to the cultural enhancement of the Renfro Center. We are grateful for friends such as the Renfro’s who have chosen to share their gifts with us.”
Northern Oklahoma College, the state’s first community college, is a multi-campus, land-grant institution that provides high quality, accessible, and affordable educational opportunities and services, which create life-changing, experiences and develop students as effective learners and leaders within their communities in a connected, ever changing world.
Northern serves over 4,200 students with locations in Tonkawa,
Enid, and the NOC/OSU Gateway Program in Stillwater. Of these students, approximately 65% receive financial aid and/or scholarships. NOC continues to be highlighted with national recognition for the highest return on education investment.
Working together with educational partners, NOC continues to promote college access and degree completion, ultimately increasing the number of college graduates, thus strengthening the state’s workforce and economy. NOC is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and offers associate degrees in Arts, Science and
Applied Science.
For more information about Northern Oklahoma College or giving to the NOC Foundation, please contact the development office at (580) 628-6214 or visit the NOC website at www.noc.edu.
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