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Kelly Burley

February 16, 2016

Kelly Burley joined KOSU as Director in September 2007. Burley returned to public radio after more than four years as Associate State Director for AARP Oklahoma. Burley first joined KOSU in 1990, first as a reporter, then news director and eventually program director. During that time, he won three Edward R. Murrow awards from the […]

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Bob Funk

February 16, 2016

As Co- Founder, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Express Employment Professionals, Bob Funk and the Express team reached record sales of $3.02 Billion and employed a record 500,002 people. Since awarding its first Express franchise in 1985, the staffing company has grown to more than 750 franchises with nearly 6,000 staff members in […]

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Hamid Biglari

February 16, 2016

“Iran: Cause or nation, opportunity or threat?” Hamid Biglari is currently a Managing Partner at TGG Group, a private firm that advises Fortune 100 companies on the transformational impact of behavioral science and big data analytics. Until 2013, Dr. Biglari was Vice Chairman at Citigroup. Du ring his 13 years at the institution, he held […]

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Larry Nichols

February 7, 2016

Larry Nichols is a co-founder of Devon and has been a director since 1971. He was elected executive chairman in June 2010, after holding the position of chairman and chief executive officer since 1980. Nichols graduated from Princeton University with a bachelor’s degree in geology and he completed his juris doctorate at the University of […]

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Wings of Rotary

February 3, 2016

The Wings of Rotary program of our Rotary District 5750 will be hosting 9 Japanese high school students and their team leader from Rotary District 2520 from March 13 to 24. Club 29 will host them March 21, 22, 23, and 24. They will be present at the March 22 meeting. We are looking for […]

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Refugee Crisis Disaster Relief

February 3, 2016

Dear all, I would like proudly to announce that the Rotarians did it again. We have gather the donation to the one in need and show to the world that Rotarians are there to help to the society. Find below translation of the brief that was all over Macedonia in many TV’s and news today: […]

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Karen Youngblood

February 2, 2016

Karen began her career in the printing and promotional products industry, eventually turning around an office set to close into record profitability. From there she spent five years working for Devon Energy Corporation, a Fortune 100 company, acquiring and building out facility space for a growing and fast-moving company. After her son was born, she left […]

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How Safe Do You Feel?

January 31, 2016

-Paul Moore OK, I’ll admit it. I do Facebook. Having lived in 9 places during my career, plus 3 before and one since, I have scattered friends like breadcrumbs, from New York to California. I must admit, I sometimes wish my life were more like some of yours. You’ve lived in Central Oklahoma all your […]

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John Michael Williams

January 29, 2016

John Michael Williams is the president of the Oklahoma City law firm of Williams, Box, Forshee & Bullard, concentrating in the areas of municipal, public finance, and urban planning law, and is a graduate of Oklahoma State University and the University of Oklahoma School of Law. In 2012, he received the Dean A. McGee Award […]

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Devery Youngblood

January 29, 2016

Devery Youngblood’s life has known both failure and success. His success has been noted through his leadership in launching one of America’s most successful downtown revitalization efforts and rebuilding the commercial district most damaged by the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. Devery has been interviewed by and quoted in publications ranging […]

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