Since 2003, Bonny Steffee Million has been serving as the sole Web designer and developer in the University Outreach College of Continuing Education's Marketing and Communications Department within the University of Oklahoma. This responsibility includes all graphic and layout design/development, content management and on going maintenance for the University Outreach Web site, as well as near 40 Web sites within OUTREACH (view Portfolio).

Bonny, having earned a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Oklahoma, had a strong desire to work at OU. She initially began as a graphic design specialist, designing conference brochures, posters and other publications in 1997 for the Health Promotion Programs' department within OU's University Outreach ~ College of Continuing Education.

In an effort to expand her skills, she applied her graphic design talents to Web design/development, initially self-taught, which then led her to the position of communications specialist and Webmaster in CCE’s Southwest Prevention Center. When the Center's grant for technology ran out after three years, it was then Bonny was offered the opportunity to further expand her Web design and creative talents in the Outreach Marketing department. For a few months, she continued to support SWPC site maintenance until their grant ended while performing her duties in Marketing.

"What I like most about my job is the opportunity to be creative!"

Whether revamping an old design or building a new one from scratch, in between the daily content updates for the many departments within OUTREACH, variety is certainly the “spice of life” in Bonny's job! Meeting the diverse Web development needs of colleges, students, departments and administrative units within OUTREACH, emphasizing user friendly design, ease of navigation, and streamlining Web development with constraints of very tight deadlines is always a challenge.

"Meeting those challenges with positive results is the most rewarding!"

Bonny has earned several Web site design awards for University Outreach, selected from several hundred submissions among colleges and universities on state and national levels in annual marketing competitions, sponsored by the Oklahoma Colleges Public Relations Association, University Continuing Education Association and Public Relations Society of America - Oklahoma chapter.

Background . . .

Bonny has a strong background in creativity and design. Her creative talents have expanded in many areas since childhood. Such talents include sewing, learned at an early age from her mother and grandmother - having sewn everything from her own clothes in high school and college and her wedding gown to home decor items, complete nursery bedding sets for her children and now three grandchildren, to upholstering furniture. Bonny has even upholstered the complete interior of a five-seater '57 Cherokee Piper airplane right from her own dining room. Other talents have included decorative painting and instructing, interior design of numerous new home construction, home remodeling, woodworking and refurbishing old furniture. Bonny is known by her family and friends for creatively turning trash into treasure.

Bonny earned a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Oklahoma and taught second grade prior to starting a family. Fourteen years later she re-entered the working world as a single parent to her four children, then ranging in age from eleven to two years. It was then, Bonny discovered her creative talents on a computer while employed at Hitachi Computer Products (America) Inc. here in Norman. During her eight years with Hitachi, it was Bonny's initiative to go beyond her responsibilities and expand her computer and creative skills that earned her four promotions within the first five years of her employment - from receptionist (selected from over 250 applicants) to senior administrative assistant for the vice president of quality assurance.