A Resolution recognizing and honoring Joseph Castiglione for his many contributions to the University of Oklahoma and the State of Oklahoma; distribution.

Resolution
ENROLLED HOUSE
RESOLUTION NO. 1040 By: West (Josh)

A Resolution recognizing and honoring Joseph
Castiglione for his many contributions to the
University of Oklahoma and the State of Oklahoma; and
directing distribution.

WHEREAS, Joseph Castiglione concluded his 28 years as the
University of Oklahoma's Vice President and Director of Athletics in
February 2026, the longest tenure among Football Bowl Subdivision
schools; and

WHEREAS, the past 28 years has represented an era of unmatched
academic and athletic excellence by Sooner sports programs; and

WHEREAS, under Joseph Castiglione, nearly 3,000 student-athletes
earned OU degrees; and

WHEREAS, under Joseph Castiglione, the Sooners won 117
conference titles and 26 of the University's 45 (or 58%) all-time
national championships (nine by men's gymnastics, eight by softball,
seven by women's gymnastics and one each by football and men's
golf); and

WHEREAS, OU Athletics enjoyed 28 consecutive terms of a
cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and eight straight semesters of a
3.2 or higher under Joseph Castiglione's watch, with student-
athletes setting a program-record 3.31 cumulative GPA during the
Spring 2025 semester; and

WHEREAS, during OU's 26 years as a member of the Big 12
Conference while Joseph Castiglione served as the school's athletics
director, the Sooners amassed 15 Big 12 Athletes of the Year – more
than any other program; and

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WHEREAS, four Sooners won Heisman Trophies during Joseph
Castiglione's tenure (Jason White in 2003, Sam Bradford in 2008,
Baker Mayfield in 2017 and Kyler Murray in 2018); and

WHEREAS, Joseph Castiglione has added to the rich tradition of
coaching excellence at the University of Oklahoma with the hires of
exemplary coaches, including Bob Stoops, Oklahoma's all-time
winningest football coach; and

WHEREAS, during Joseph Castiglione's time as athletics director,
the football program won 14 Big 12 Conference championships (10 more
than the program with the next most) and the 2000 national title,
and the men's (two) and women's (three) basketball programs combined
for five Final Four appearances; and

WHEREAS, Joseph Castiglione has hired and mentored dozens of
former employees who went on to serve as athletics directors and
senior-level administrators at other institutions; and

WHEREAS, Joseph Castiglione has been a national leader in
collegiate athletics, including service on the College Football
Playoff Committee and the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball and
Baseball committees, making him the first person in history to serve
on those three, in addition to many others; and

WHEREAS, Joseph Castiglione is a sought-after voice in
collegiate athletics who served on multiple NCAA committees and
commissions designed to improve the overall student-athlete
experience; and

WHEREAS, Joseph Castiglione has demonstrated great leadership
through a range of challenges and opportunities, including the
creation of the Big 12 Conference and seismic conference realignment
with OU's move to the Southeastern Conference; and

WHEREAS, Joseph Castiglione ensured OU Athletics remained one of
the few self-sustaining departments in the country, making it a
model of fiscal responsibility and an engine of support for the
university at-large; and

WHEREAS, the University of Oklahoma has enjoyed the renovation
and building of a variety of athletics facilities under Joseph
Castiglione's leadership, including a $160 million renovation of
Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and the construction of
Love's Field, Headington Family Tennis Center and Wadley Indoor
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Tennis Pavilion, Griffin Family Performance Center for men's and
women's basketball, Headington Hall, and more; and

WHEREAS, Joseph Castiglione demonstrated his commitment to
excellence in the classroom by serving as an adjunct professor in
OU's Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education, teaching graduate
courses in marketing and higher education leadership; and

WHEREAS, Joseph Castiglione is a seven-time national athletics
director of the year who earned multiple additional honors,
including the National Football Foundation and College Hall of
Fame's prestigious John L. Toner Award and induction into the
Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame, among others; and

WHEREAS, in his 28 years at OU, Joseph Castiglione provided
humble, steady leadership in a moment of unprecedented change and
disruption in collegiate athletics.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
OF THE 2ND SESSION OF THE 60TH OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE:

THAT the Oklahoma House of Representatives recognizes and honors
Joseph Castiglione for his many contributions to the University of
Oklahoma and the State of Oklahoma.

THAT a copy of this resolution be distributed to Joseph Harroz,
Jr., President of the University of Oklahoma.

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Adopted by the House of Representatives the 24th day of March,
2026.

Presiding Officer of the House of
Representatives

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office of the Secretary of State this __________
day of __________________, 20 _______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By: _________________________________