Polio-Free India

International Project | POLIO-FREE – INDIA FROM 200,000 CASES A YEAR TO ZERO Signup Today For further details, please contact us at secretary@agratajmahalrotary.org Dates: 6-8 January 2017 You will never be the same after you have looked into the appreciative eyes of someone whose life you have changed” This journey will be a landmark event in […]

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Commercial Drone Opportunities-Fred Morgan

The Future Takes Flight: Expanding Opportunities for Commercial Drones By: Fred Morgan, President & CEO of the State Chamber of Oklahoma The potential for commercial drones in the United States—and Oklahoma in particular—is vast. Drones, or small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), can spur innovation and make business, farming and industry more efficient. UAS can also […]

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Economic Development -Cathy O’Connor

 Cathy O’Connor “Economic development and the quality of public schools” Cities with high quality public schools are more economically competitive. Any attempt to attract a company to Oklahoma City includes a discussion about the public school system, and that discussion has an impact on the company’s decision. Quality public schools have an economic impact at […]

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One Cent Sales Tax Panel SQ779

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 education, and for his […]

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Dictionary Delivery Fall 2016

ROTARY CLUB 29 – 2016 DICTIONARY PROJECT Club 29 is continuing its long-standing project to distribute dictionaries to the third-graders in the greater OKC area. This year Club 29 will distribute approximately 7,000 dictionaries to schools in the Oklahoma City, Putnam City and Western Heights public school districts and to additional private and parochial schools […]

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Brad Underwood – OSU Men’s Basketball

  Brad Underwood – OSU Men’s Basketball Head Coach Underwood arrives at OSU following a three-year stay at Stephen F. Austin that ranks as one of the best starts to a head coaching career in college basketball history. Underwood is a 1986 graduate of Kansas State, where he played for former Oklahoma A&M football and […]

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Paul Harris Society

New Paul Harris Society Members Tim Berney Hank Bradley Paul Dudman Joe Fleckinger David French Donny Hector Lars Keso David Merritt Marty O’Gwynn Bill Paul Tom Phillips Laura Pringle Joe Shockley Ron Stakem Vicki VanStavern Jim Waldo Anne Wilson Karen Youngblood This brings the total to 92!

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Joe Allbaugh – Dept. of Corrections

“The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is a half a billion dollar industry funded by taxpayers. The system is at 120% capacity and 37% of the staff’s families qualifies for Food Stamps. It is a system that must change. Some of that change is already underway. Director Allbaugh will talk about the new ideas and the […]

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Structural & Systemic Reform: Four Issues of Education

 Bart Binning “Structural & Systemic Reform: Four Issues of Education” This article is a continuation of the theme of “Education Reform.” As background, see the two previous Rotary Reflections Articles: Education Reform: Part 1 — Reflections and Analysis (http://okcrotary.club/education-reform-part-1-bart-binning-ed-d) and Education Reform: Part 2 – Suggestions to the Legislature (http://okcrotary.club/education-reform-part-ii-bart-binning-ed-d). Since the time of the […]

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Flag Etiquette – Barney Semtner

FLAG ETIQUETTE Flag Etiquette is something that we should all be reminded of from time to time. The American flag is considered a living entity and never dips to any person or thing. It is the premier symbol of our patriotism and proclaims our country’s commitment to freedom. The rules and customs governing the flag’s […]

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