Club 29 International Matching Grants Projects
During the 2015-16 Rotary year, Oklahoma City Rotary Club will be involved with several Rotary Clubs in Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Uganda, Panama, Columbia, Peru, Turkey and Rwanda to change the lives of people in those Countries and Rotarians around the world. We are working to establish new relationships with Rotary Clubs in Montenegro, Latvia and Bhutan to expand our activities […]
Lawrence K. Hellman
Wrongful Convictions: Real Stories from Real People Special Guests: Nancy Vollertsen and Julie Baumer Lawrence K. Hellman is dean emeritus and professor at Oklahoma City University School of Law. A native Oklahoman, his bachelor’s degree was earned at Washington & Lee University, and he holds M.B.A. and J.D. degrees from Northwestern University. After law school, he […]
David Boren
President, University of Oklahoma David L. Boren, who has served Oklahoma as governor and U.S. senator, became the thirteenth president of the University of Oklahoma in November 1994. He is the first person in state history to have served in all three positions. Boren is widely respected for his academic credentials, his longtime support of […]
Quality Matters
Cathy O’Connor By now we all probably know which New Year’s resolutions we are truly going to keep and which didn’t make it. The list more than likely contained two of my favorites, lose weight and get back (as if you ever were) in shape. I hope all of you also included and left on […]
Oklahoma City More Than its Downtown
Cathy O’Connor Downtown Oklahoma City’s renaissance receives much of our attention thanks to MAPS, TIF districts and the many other developments that make up OKC’s core. What goes on across the rest of the metro can sometimes get lost in our day-to-day discussion. However, these developments outside of downtown represent an incredibly important part of […]
Jeffrey Hickman
Speaker of the Oklahoma State House In February of 2014, the Oklahoma House of Representatives overwhelmingly elected Rep. Jeff Hickman as Speaker of the House.As the elected representative of District 58, Speaker Hickman has represented Alfalfa, Major, Woods and northeast Woodward counties in the Oklahoma House of Representatives since 2004. Dedicated to conservative values, responsible […]
Trent England
Vice President for Strategic Initiatives Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs Trent England serves as Vice President for Strategic Initiatives at the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, where he also is the David and Ann Brown Distinguished Fellow for the Advancement of Liberty and directs the Center for the Constitution & Freedom. He is the National […]
Service Above Self
By Ron Page Rotary, as an organization, demonstrates “Service Above Self” every day in our ongoing support of countless efforts targeting social and health issues locally and world-wide. But, as individuals, Rotarians perform those little acts that say “Service Above Self” in a more subtle way: returning phone calls promptly in spite of a busy […]
Stanley C. Jones, MD
Co-Founder, Chief Medical Officer of Celltex Therapeutics Dr. Jones is a world-renowned spine surgeon whose luminary patients have included Texas Governor Rick Perry and Heisman Trophy winner, NFL Hall of Famer and Houston Oiler running back Earl Campbell. He is a leader in his field and a staunch advocate for the healing properties of adult stem […]