Bill Lance, Jr. – The Chickasaw Nation
livestream 11:55am 6-3-2025 Bill G. Lance, Jr. is the Secretary of State for the Chickasaw Nation. In his role Bill represents the Chickasaw Nation in numerous civic, business, and governance capacities, while supporting the strategic goals of the Chickasaw Nation Bill previously served as the Secretary of Commerce for more than thirteen years where he […]
Billy Bowden fireside chat – “From Farm Boy to Military”
Livestream 11:55am 5-27-2025 General Bowden was born in Swifton, Ark., in 1932, where he graduated from high school in 1950. He graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1954 with a bachelor of science degree. He has master’s degrees in business administration from The George Washington University and political science from Auburn (Ala.) University. His […]
Mandy Trainer, Oklahoma City Senior Site Leader – “Boeing in Oklahoma: Power the Warfighter and Empowering the Future Workforce”
livestream 11:55am 5-20-2025 Mandy Trainer Senior Director and Program Manager, Executive Transport & Surveillance Oklahoma City Senior Site Leader Mandy Trainer is the senior director and program manager of Executive Transport & Surveillance (ET&S) in Boeing Defense, Space & Security and the Boeing Oklahoma City Senior Site Leader. Headquartered in Oklahoma City, the ЕТ&S […]
Club 29 Breakfast Speakers
Quail Creek Country Club | 7:00am | Wingspan Room The Club 29 Breakfast is for Club 29 Rotarians and their guests ONLY. It does not serve as a makeup for members of other rotary clubs. Speakers 2025 May 22nd. Tom Friedemann – “Fly Fishing in Oklahoma” May 29th. Jim Waldo, Esquire. “Eminent Domain.”
Joseph Thai, OU College of Law – “An Obscure Judge and His Remarkable Habit”
livestream 11:55am 5-13-2025 Joseph Thai is the Watson Centennial Chair, Presidential Professor, and former Associate Dean for Research at the University of Oklahoma College of Law, where he teaches and writes about constitutional law, including the First Amendment and the Supreme Court. Prof. Thai graduated with highest honors from Harvard College, where he studied […]
Hart Brown Future Point of View – “AI, Ethics, and the Future of Business”
5-6-2025 LiveStream 11:55am Hart Brown CEO & Security and Risk Practice Lead, Future Point of View WHO IS HE? Hart Brown is a world-renowned expert and speaker on simplifying complex strategies while implementing them in creative and innovative ways during crisis events where time is of the essence. Hart is a unique combination of an […]
Bob Blackburn: Parks of Oklahoma City: A History
livestream 11:55am 4-29-2025 Bob Blackburn: Parks of Oklahoma City: A History Bob Blackburn, PhD, is the author or co-author of twenty-eight books—including A History of the State Fair of Oklahoma, Sonic: The History of America’s Drive-In, and Love’s: Fifty Years of a Family Enterprise—which tell the stories of some of Oklahoma’s most iconic institutions. After completing […]
Tom McDaniel & Mark McDaniel Moderator Randy McDaniel – “Passing the Torch”
11:55am Livestream 4-22-2025 Tom J. McDaniel is President of American Fidelity Foundation, after having served as President and Chancellor of Oklahoma City University from July 1, 2001 to August 31, 2011. He retired as Vice Chairman and Director of Kerr McGee Corporation in 2000 and then served as President of Northwestern Oklahoma State University, before […]
The Enduring Power of Rotary Connections
The Enduring Power of Rotary Connections By Lauren Branch In 2016, some of our fellow Rotarians, including my husband, Doug, and I had the honor of hosting a group of attorneys from Azerbaijan through the Open World program. Doug and I hosted a young human rights attorney named Samed, and from the moment he arrived […]
Justice Steven Taylor: Oklahoma City Bombing Anniversary – “The Investigation, Evidence, Trial & Sentencing”
LiveStream 11:55am 4-15-2025 Oklahoma City Memorial Anniversary – “The Investigation, Evidence, Trial & Sentencing” Steven W. Taylor (born June 7, 1949) is a former Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. He is a former mayor of McAlester, Oklahoma. As a state district court judge, Taylor was the presiding judge in the state trial of the Oklahoma City bombing. […]
Sean Burrage – The Power of Higher Education: Transforming Lives and Building Oklahoma’s Workforce.
Livestream 11:55am 4-8-2025 The Power of Higher Education: Transforming Lives and Building Oklahoma’s Workforce. Sean Burrage began serving as Oklahoma’s 10th chancellor of public higher education on Dec. 2, 2024. Chancellor Burrage is an educator, civic leader, and attorney. He previously served as Vice President for Executive Affairs and Chief of Staff at the […]
Accessible Health Care Panel – Jeanean Y Jones, Okla. Senator Carrie Hicks
Livestream 11:55am 4-1-2025 – High School Rotarian Day Accessible Health Care Panel Jeanean Yanish Jones, PhD-candidate, MA, CFRE Jeanean Yanish Jones is a nonprofit executive, board member, and community leader dedicated to improving healthcare access for Oklahoma’s most vulnerable populations. As the Executive Director of the Health Alliance for the Uninsured (HAU), she spearheads initiatives […]