George Nigh – Naturalization Ceremony
New Citizens Naturalization Ceremony – Gov. George Nigh Special guests include: Sister Cities Board, Nigh Scholars, the new citizens and their guests. George Patterson Nigh graduated from McAlester High School. Upon graduation, he spent a year and a half in the U.S. Navy at the end of World War II. When he returned, Nigh […]
Nancy Osborne – Rotarian Malaria Partners
Rotarian Malaria Partners (RMP) is a collaboration of organizations including Rotary Clubs internationally, global non-profits, African business leaders and governments focused on the worldwide eradication of malaria. Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Rotary International, and now operating in four African countries, RMP has benefitted over 1,500,000 individuals and reduced the […]
Bill Graves
“The Framers of the U.S. Constitution and the Judiciary” Bill Graves was elected District Judge of Oklahoma County in 2006 and was re-elected in 2010 and 2014. He has handled probate, civil and criminal dockets. Judge Graves was a candidate for re-election as District Judge in 2018. He was defeated by Susan Stallings Judge […]
January 15, 2019 -Winter Party “Mountain Magic”
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Recovering Leadership – Thomas Hill
“Recovering Leadership” Thomas Hill III is chief executive officer of Kimray, Inc. As the grandson of Kimray’s founder, Garman Kimmell, Thomas grew up around the family business and manages the family-owned company with a sense of stewardship and heritage. In 1948, Kimray revolutionized pressure regulation in the oil and gas industry by introducing a […]
Holiday Program
Holiday Program Chair – Lance McDaniel Chair of the Day Lance McDaniel is Executive Director of deadCenter Film and an Emmy nominated filmmaker who has worked on twenty-one feature films, including Oscar winner Million Dollar Baby. Prior to working in film, Lance was an internet consultant in San Francisco and London, developing the first […]
Superintendent – Okla. City Public Schools – Sean McDaniel
Dr. Sean McDaniel, longtime Oklahoman and educator with more than three decades experience, is Oklahoma City Public Schools’ new superintendent. McDaniel joined OKCPS from Mustang Public Schools, a suburban district located southwest of Oklahoma City, where he has served as superintendent since 2012. McDaniel began his career in education as a language arts instructor at […]
What Election Results Mean on Local, State National Levels
“What Election Results mean on a Local, State, and National Level” Prior to starting WPA Intelligence in 2004, Chris Wilson was Global Director of Research for Weber Shandwick International, the world’s largest public relations firm at the time. While at Weber Shandwick, Chris led research for Fortune 500 companies such as Coca-Cola, American Airlines, Kodak, […]
OU Softball Coach – Patty Gasso
Having recently completed her 24th season at the University of Oklahoma, NFCA Hall of Fame head coach Patty Gasso has molded the OU softball program into a national power and permanently placed herself among the elite college softball coaches in the country. Oklahoma has won four national championships, winning in 2000, 2013, 2016 and most […]
Director of Airports – Mark Kranenburg
Update – Will Rogers World Airport Mark Kranenburg is the Director for the City of Oklahoma City’s Airports Department. He oversees the management and operations of the city’s three airports: Will Rogers World Airport, Wiley Post Airport and Clarence E. Page Airport. Mr. Kranenburg began his civilian career in aviation in 1993 as an […]