Willa Johnson

County Commissioner Willa Johnson  After serving 14 years representing Ward 7 on the Oklahoma City Council, Willa Johnson was elected Oklahoma County Commissioner for District 1, then re-elected in Nov 2010 and Nov 2014.  Her district stretches from far Northeastern Oklahoma County to just west of Downtown Oklahoma City and includes all or part of […]

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Dave Hager

Dave Hager is president and chief executive officer of Devon Energy Corporation, one of the nation’s largest independent oil and natural gas producers. He assumed his current position in August 2015. He previously served as chief operating officer. From 2007 until joining the company in 2009 as executive vice president of exploration and production, Hager […]

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NewView Oklahoma

NewView Oklahoma, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that seeks to empower blind and vision impaired individuals to achieve their maximum potential through low vision rehabilitation, employment, and community outreach. We seek to accomplish this mission through our two comprehensive low vision clinics, which provide one-of-a-kind vision rehabilitation services for individuals living with blindness and vision […]

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Wings of Rotary 2016 – Deadline 12-18-15

Japan 2016! It is THE place to be for two weeks in June.  Be a guest of Rotary District 2520 as it hosts Rotary District 5750. Visit 4 to 5 cities, English-speaking guides (Rotarians, of course, and their associates). Tour the wonderfully obligatory museums, shrines, temples, and castles. Experience the culture of tea ceremony, onsen, samurai, and Japanese […]

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Everett Dobson

– Chief Executive Officer, Dobson Technologies Everett currently serves as Chief Executive Officer for Dobson Technologies. He was born in Guthrie, OK and grew up in Cheyenne, OK. He attended Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Economics. In 1989, with the help of family-owned Dobson Telephone Company, Everett […]

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Robert Henry

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 Oklahoma. He was later appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, […]

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Hats Off to a Remarkable Teacher

– Emily Stratton When Donna Gradel became a teacher, she probably never dreamed where that life would take her. An environmental science teacher at Broken Arrow High School, Donna was part of a church mission trip several years ago to Kenya, where she saw the critical need for high-protein food in the small Kenyan villages. […]

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Susan Adams

Susan Adams is President of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oklahoma City. She holds a B.A. Degree from Knox College.  She served as Women in Cable & Telecommunications National President in 1999 and President of the Edmond Public Schools Foundation.  She is an Ambassador for the Greater Oklahoma City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, a member of Metropolitan […]

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Old Stories – New News

– Barney Semtner First, an old story or two.  When I was president of Club 29 in the early ‘90s, we developed an activity from the podium where Rotarians were honored each week. A committee would decide who to honor and one of the committee members would come to the podium and toast that Rotarian.  […]

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Don’t We Wish

-Leonard Sullivan A man was once asked if he could be anyone he wanted to be, who would he wish to be?  His reply was “I would like to be the only plumber in a city of millionaires.”  Most of us generally benefit from the successes of our neighbors.  We need a concentration of business […]

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