OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma State University officials will
examine their travel policy in the wake of a plane crash that
killed women's basketball coach Kurt Budke and three others in
Arkansas.
OSU spokesman Gary Shutt said Sunday the school is still reeling
from the Thursday deaths of Budke, assistant coach Miranda Serna,
and pilot Olin Branstetter and his wife, Paula. But Shutt says
officials will take a look at the rules whenever there's a fatal
accident.
The policy regarding the type of aircraft and pilot requirements
changed after 10 people associated with the men's basketball team
died in a 2001 plane crash. Shutt says the changes applied to
travel involving team members, but not recruitment trips like the
one Budke was taking.
A 1 p.m. memorial service is planned Monday at Gallagher-Iba
Arena.