10 Years Later: Reflecting on Club 29

10 Years Later: Reflecting on Club 29 by Karen Wicker As the 10th anniversary of my move from Tulsa to Oklahoma City recently passed, I found myself reflecting on my journey as a small business owner and the connections I’ve made along the way. In Sept. 2009, I left an agency job in Tulsa to […]

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September – A Month of Growth – In Many Ways

September- A Month of Growth – In Many Ways by Tisha Tate Garcia September is National Yoga Month.  It is also a month full of everything from Hug Your Dog Day to National 401(k) Day to National Guacamole Day (a personal favorite).  Not to mention the whole month is harkened as the National Chicken, Papaya, […]

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Medical Marijuana: Weeding out the Myths

“Medical Marijuana: Weeding out the Myths” Scott Schaeffer, D.Ph., DABAT Managing Director and Clinical Instructor Oklahoma Center for Poison & Drug Information OU Health Science Center – School of Pharmacy Scott Schaeffer has been with the Oklahoma Center for Poison and Drug Information since 1994 and currently serves as its Managing Director. Among his responsibilities […]

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Oklahoma City Fire Department: Changes & Best Practices

  Building a Premier Fire Department: Exceeding the Needs of the Community Fire Chief Richard Kelley The Oklahoma City Fire Department strives to be innovative and on the cutting edge of technology on how we provide services to the community. Our vision is to build a premiere organization that challenges the status quo and seeks […]

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Rotary Reflections

Rotary Reflections Larry V. Parman Upon becoming a member of Rotary Club #29 in 1980 I wondered what membership really meant in the day-to-day world of Rotary, of a Rotary member.  The Club #29 experience was a little different then. Yes, Shirley was at the helm, ensuring an operational choreography all of us came to […]

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Talking about the Tower; Everything is Changing

“Talking about the Tower; Everything is Changing” David Harlow, an Oklahoma City native, currently serves as CEO of BancFirst Corporation.  BancFirst Corporation (NASDAQGS:BANF) is parent to Oklahoma’s largest state-chartered bank with assets in excess of $7.6 billion and locations in over 50 Oklahoma communities. After receiving his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Southern Methodist University, […]

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Bedlam 2019!

Toby Rowland is in his 8th year as “Voice of the Sooners.” In addition to sitting in the play-by-play chair for OU football, men’s basketball and baseball, Rowland hosts numerous television shows on Sooner Sports TV powered by Fox and radio shows for Learfield Sports. A two-time Emmy Award winner, Rowland spent 12 years as […]

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Sky is Unlimited for Aerospace in Oklahoma

Sky is Unlimited for Aerospace in Oklahoma by: Phil G. Busey Sr. Aerospace in Oklahoma has a global impact. As an economic driver, it is now second only to energy and continues to grow. Oklahoma City has become the crossroads of America with Tinker Air Force Base at its core, providing U.S. Air Force maintenance, […]

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The Innovation District will have a Positive Impact

The Innovation District will have a Positive Impact by Cathy O’Connor After almost a year of work by a team led by the planning firm Perkins + Will, the Land Use and Strategic Development Plan for the Oklahoma City Innovation District was recently introduced.  The plan addresses key considerations identified through community engagement with nearly […]

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Vocational Tour Day 2019

No Meeting at St. Luke’s!! Please choose a Vocational Day Tour Venue Final RSVP List – Rotarian Name Final RSVP List – By Venue Home Creations – Host Jalal Farzaneh Film Row – Host Lance McDaniel Palomar – Host Sarah Roberts BOK Park Plaza – Co-Hosts Ellen Fleming, Evan Walter Okla. City National Memorial & […]

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