We Come to Remember
We Come to Remember by Charlie Smith By the time you read this, I will have run in the Oklahoma City Memorial Half Marathon, my 12th time competing in a race of 13.1 miles. (It still amazes me to write that sentence.) Even if you are not a runner, I encourage you to mark next […]
Center for Nonprofits
4-23-2024 Livestream 11:55am Marnie Taylor – Center for NonProfits Taylor began her tenure as President and CEO in January 2011 after a number of years serving on the board of directors. One of Oklahoma’s leading governance experts, she has more than 40 years of leadership in volunteerism, board service, fundraising and community engagement. She has […]
Inching through Ethics
“Inching through Ethics” by Jessica Sherrill Recently, a friend of mine attended a conference in Oregon. She texted me a picture of a Rotary sign she walked past and said that seeing it made her think of me. I feel like that’s a major compliment that a symbol of Rotary reminds her of me. Well, […]
“Climbing Mount Everest” – Jess Wedel
LiveStream 11:55am 4-16-2024 In late May 2023, Jess Wedel became the first ovarian cancer survivor to summit Everest. Her team raised more than half a million dollars for research, Oklahoma City native Jess Wedel has a drive to experience every single thing she can with the tiny life she has. Her friend gave her a […]
Jamie Molbert – Pediatric Behavioral Health at OU Children’s Hospital
LiveStream 11:55am 4-9-2024 Jamie Molbert, Vice President of Pediatric Behavioral Health at OU Children’s Hospital. Jamie has worked in inpatient Behavioral Health for over 25 years. He started his career in finance and quickly realized he need to change his career focus and earned a master’s degree in psychology and became a Licensed Professional […]
The Myriad Gardens Tulip Festival
The Myriad Gardens Tulip Festival by Ron Page I’m sure the entire Rotary 29 Club eagerly anticipates my next Reflections article dealing with growing up on a corn farm in northern Illinois, just south of the Wisconsin border. I know that to be true because when I polled a sampling of Rotary members, I was […]
Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear – Osage Nation
Livestream 11:55am 4-2-2024 Geoffrey Standing Bear is the Principal Chief of the Osage Nation. He is the great-grandson of Osage Principal Chief Fred Lookout. Now in his third term as Osage Nation Principal Chief, he continues the work of protecting and enhancing the Osage culture, language, and lands. Before his election, Chief Standing Bear practiced […]
Book Lover
Book Lover by Pat Rooney “Dad, you are going to love it.” That was a quote from my son, a year ago, urging me to pick up a thick biography on Lyndon Johnson titled The Path to Power. It is the first of Robert A. Caro’s three-volume set on the 36th President of the […]
Questions that Transform
3-23-24 Questions that Transform by Jim Priest All Rotarians have heard of “The Four Way Test”. Many have memorized it. Most live it every day. But have you ever noticed the test is not a directive? It’s an interrogatory. It doesn’t command you to be truthful, it asks if the things you think, do, […]
Jeremie Kubicek – The GIANT Way
Livestream 11:55am 3-26-2024 The GIANT Way – Jeremie Kubicek Jeremie is the Executive Chairman of GiANT, which certifies coaches to serve companies and their employees. Before founding GiANT and Leadercast (and writing numerous books), Jeremie had one of those near-death experiences you see in the movies. It led him on a journey to discover that leadership […]