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Richard Parry

July 12, 2016

Richard Parry Mr. Parry has been the President and Chief Investment Officer of TJIM (Tom Johnson Investment Management) since 2003. He began his investment career in 1981, working with other TJIM principals in the Trust Investments department of First National Bank and Trust Company which later became First Investment Management Corporation (FIMCO), a subsidiary of […]

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RI Convention June 2017

July 7, 2016

The Rotary Club of Oklahoma City has secured 6 rooms for the June 9-14, 2017 Rotary International Convention in Atlanta GA. Please call the Rotary office if you are interested in attending!!

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My Very Own Book – Dick Hefton

July 6, 2016

“My Very Own Book” – Dick Hefton His teacher picks up a book off a stack of sixty or so, glances at the name printed on the inside cover and calls out a the name of a child in the gathering; then she hands the dictionary to a host Rotarian standing by her side. […]

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Lesli Massad

June 30, 2016

Lesli Massad Lesli Massad serves as Planned Giving Officer for Boys Town, a national acclaimed charity serving at- risk children and families. Lesli has been with Boys Town for 12 years. In her capacity as the Planned Giving Officer, Lesli has assisted in the implementation of a comprehensive fundraising program to increase funding and generate […]

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2016-17 Rotary Year Kickoff

June 17, 2016

Rotary Club of Oklahoma City committee chairs, officers, and directors kicked off the 2016-17 Rotary year in the home of Susan and Nick Harroz. Special guest was Past President Jim Sharrock, who has returned to Oklahoma City following an historic heart and liver transplant. Incoming president Terri Cooper announced that the focus of her club year would […]

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Golf Tournament 2016

June 10, 2016

The tournament went very well. Gaillardia is so very nice hard to have a bad day when you are there. Recap: We had 51 players. And the winners are… First place with a tremendous 58 the Team of Darin Kent, Dustin Wall, Mark Kelly, and BJ Bender. 2nd flight winner with a 66 the group […]

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Three Paydays and Faux Ailments – Larry Edwards

June 10, 2016

Three Paydays & Faux Ailments Larry Edwards Some time ago Rick Vermillion told me that I “ate like a seventeen year old.” Since I was in the midst of eating a Frito-chili pie at the time, it was hard to argue with Rick. Further proof of this ailment, Adolescent Eating Disorder or AED, is evidenced […]

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OKC Rotary in Kotor, Montenegro

June 5, 2016

Mary Jane Calvey, OKC Rotary’s International Chair, spent the final week in May attending the dedication of a major project in Kotor, Montenegro. Oklahoma City Rotary partnered with Rotary clubs in Budva, Montenegro, and Budapest, Hungary, as well as clubs in Germany, California, and our own district in Oklahoma, a total of seventeen clubs in […]

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Robert Henry

June 1, 2016

Judge Robert H. Henry became the 17th President of Oklahoma City University in July 2010. In a unique public service career, Robert Henry served in each branch of government. From 1976 to 1986 he was a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives; in 1986 and again in 1990, he was elected Attorney General of […]

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Natalie Shirley

May 20, 2016

Natalie Shirley concurrently serves as president of Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City and as Oklahoma Secretary of Education and Workforce Development. Shirley was hired in May 2011 as the first female president in the OSU system. In January 2015, Shirley was appointed by Governor Mary Fallin to serve in her Cabinet as Secretary of Education and […]

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Chuck Wiggin

May 19, 2016

Chuck Wiggin has managed the design, development, construction, leasing, sale, acquisition, financing and operation of many large commercial real estate projects, predominantly in Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Boston. He founded Wiggin Properties in 1981 and serves as its President and Chief Executive Officer. Wiggin Properties began as a developer of office buildings. By the mid-1980s it was an […]

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Clytie Bunyan

May 16, 2016

Clytie Bunyan joined The Oklahoman in 1988 as a Metro desk reporter. She later moved to the Business desk to cover real estate and presided over extensive coverage in the 1990s about the then-uncertain future of the Skirvin Hotel. She also has covered small business and the retail beats. She is the director of business […]

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