Meet Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
Meet Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin by John Frost March 8 was the weekend of the Global Day of the Woman. My tribute to womanhood is to expose The Rotary Club to the life and accomplishments of one Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin. If you are familiar with the particulars of her life, you need not read further, but if […]
Kelly Dyer Fry – The Oklahoman
“The Oklahoman – its new owner, Gatehouse Media” Kelly Dyer Fry was named publisher of The Oklahoman in Dec. 2018. Fry will also continue in her role as editor and vice president of news for The Oklahoman, which was purchased by GateHouse Media in October. For the past 24 years, Fry has been a leader in the news […]
Martha Burger – Okla. City University President
Martha Burger is the 18th president of Oklahoma City University. She is a former executive in the energy industry and served as Senior Vice President – Human and Corporate Resources at Chesapeake Energy Corporation. She also served the company as Treasurer and Corporate Secretary. During her tenure at Chesapeake, the company grew from less than […]
Africa and Long Beach – What do they have in Common?
“Africa and Long Beach – What do they have in Common?” — Ann Ackerman The sounds of drums and African music filled the room in Long Beach, California. As I walked to my seat for the opening session of the Rotary Large Club Conference, I saw a drum waiting for me – in fact every […]
Lincoln Riley – Head Football Coach – OU
After presiding over two of the most prolific offenses in OU history as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2015 and 2016, Lincoln Riley took over the program’s head coaching reins on June 7, 2017, following the retirement of one of the most accomplished coaches of the last quarter century in Bob Stoops. OU’s 22nd […]
George Nigh – Naturalization Ceremony
New Citizens Naturalization Ceremony – Gov. George Nigh Special guests include: Sister Cities Board, Nigh Scholars, the new citizens and their guests. George Patterson Nigh graduated from McAlester High School. Upon graduation, he spent a year and a half in the U.S. Navy at the end of World War II. When he returned, Nigh […]
Dean – by Ron Page
Dean By Ron Page Today was the deadline for my Rotary News Article and you were saved from reading another of my stories about farm life in northern Illinois that relate to Rotary only in that our past experiences make us into the Rotarians we are today. That article was scrapped after opening the Sunday […]
Nancy Osborne – Rotarian Malaria Partners
Rotarian Malaria Partners (RMP) is a collaboration of organizations including Rotary Clubs internationally, global non-profits, African business leaders and governments focused on the worldwide eradication of malaria. Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Rotary International, and now operating in four African countries, RMP has benefitted over 1,500,000 individuals and reduced the […]