Make-Ups
Gary Allison 02/03 Video Makeup • Dick
Cain 01/20 Ardmore OK• John Crain 01/20
South OKC • John Crain 01/27 Video
Makeup • Jim Daniel 02/03 Video Makeup
• Dawn Davis-Cain 01/20 Ardmore OK •
Jim Farha 02/03 North OKC • Joe Kernke
02/03 North OKC • Steve Kime 01/27 Enid
OK • Steve Kime 02/03 Enid OK • Wes
Milbourn 01/27 Video Makeup • Homer
Paul 02/03 North OKC
Chair of the Day, continued
Department of Energy before entering the
private sector.
He has served on the boards of both
private and public entities and is currently
on the board of Alcor Energy Solutions of
Mesa, Arizona and Sequoyah Information
Systems of Edmond, and is also Manager of
Gas2Power, LLC.
He is a graduate of Oklahoma Baptist
University where our speaker was his
government professor and faculty advisor.
He has since twice served as Chairman of
OBU’s Board of Trustees. He received his
Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma
and then, after retiring from his law practice,
he returned to OU and earned his Masters
in International Affairs in 1997. He served
as President of our Club in 06-07, and he is
a PHF+2.
He is married to Joy who is Director of
Information Technology at Devon Energy.
They are involved in numerous charities here
in Oklahoma City. Together they have 4
children and 5 grandchildren.
Editor
Pat Rooney Co-Chair
Contributing Editors
Barney Semtner Co-Chair, Bart Binning,
Ray Bitsche, Carl Bosteels, John Frost,
Bob Hammack, Dick Hefton, Jane Jenkins,
Susan McVey, Paul Moore, Cathy O’Connor,
Ron Page, Pat Ryan, Emily Stratton,
Leonard Sullivan, Mike Turpen
Luncheon Menu
Choice of:
• Fruit Plate with Chicken Salad
• Cobb Salad
• or Small Luncheon with Ranch Dressing
• Pork Tenderloin with Red & Green Chili Sauce
Luncheon Includes:
• Rolls and Butter
• Bistro Dessert
• Coffee or Tea
Attendance
February 3, 2015
Total Present & Makeup ...............................175
Average....................................................... 29%
Membership
January 15, 2015...........................................633
Senior Active Excused ...................................12
Honorary Members ........................................18
Total ..............................................................603
Club 29 Breakfast Meeting
meets every Thursday at 7:15 a.m.
Hilton Garden Inn - 2809 NW Expwy.
The meeting on February 19th will be
Financial Staffing Solutions
SM
Accelerating the pace at which
talent meets opportunity.
232-3100
Marny Dunlap, M.D.
MEG SALYER
“Pediatricians and Early Literacy”
The OKC Rotary News
(USPS 471-440)
Official Publication of the
Rotary Club of Oklahoma City
Member of Rotary International
Club No. 29, organized Nov. 22, 1910
Meets 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. each Tuesday,
at the Petroleum Club. Published weekly
except the week(s) between Christmas Eve &
New Year’s Eve and when New Year’s Day &
July 4th fall on a Tuesday by The Rotary Club of
Oklahoma City, 119 N. Robinson, #360, OKC, OK
73102, Ph. 235-5100. Subscription price $1.00
per year.
Periodicals paid at OKC, OK.
POSTMASTER send address changes to
The OKC Rotary News, c/o Rotary Club of OKC,
119 N. Robinson, #360, OKC, OK 73102.
www.okcrotary.com
email: [email protected]
Officers
Jerome Holmes President
Tim Strange Vice President
Mike Knopp Secretary
Matt Bown Treasurer
Sherry Rhodes Assistant Treasurer
Lisa Hammond Sergeant-at-Arms
WEAR YOUR ROTARY PIN
EVERY DAY!
Attention Rotarians: You may pay your
dues statement by credit card.
Call the Rotary office for information.
405-235-5100
Change for Troops
$3770.18 has been raised for our Troops.
Directors
Bob Anthony
Jalal Farzaneh
Ellen Fleming
Lance McDaniel
Gary Marrs
Cheryl Borelli
Mautra Jones
John Robberson
Shahla Reynolds
Evan Walter
Robert Clements Past President
Meeting Location: Petroleum Club
Tuesday – 11:45 a.m.
February 17, 2015
Greeters
Joe McClendon and Robert Mills
Luncheon/Parking Ticket
Robert Mills
Attendance Scanning
Drake Keith and Tim Brassfield
Visiting Rotarians & Guests
Registration
Johnson Hightower
Program Committee
Jerrod Shouse, Chair
Brian Alford, Craig Clemons, Cheryl Davenport,
Bruce Day, Brent Dishman, Shannon Evers,
Ann Felton Gilliland, Jake Fisher, Russ Florence,
Lou Gasbarra, Randy Grau, Greg Hall, John Hanes,
Lesli Massad, Tom McDaniel, Anthony McDermid,
Mike O’Neal, Chip Oppenheim, Pat Potts,
Tony Shinn, Dennis Shockley, Jerry Steward,
Hans Thun, Anne Wilson, Chris Winland
February 17, 2015
Volume 103 No. 33
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 education, and for his distinguished political
career as a reformer of the American political system. A graduate
of Yale University in 1963, Boren majored in American history. He
was selected as a Rhodes Scholar and earned a master’s degree
in politics, philosophy and economics from Oxford University,
England, in 1965. In 1968, he received a law degree from the
University of Oklahoma College of Law.
As Oklahoma’s governor from 1974 through 1978, Boren
promoted key educational initiatives that have had an enduring
impact on Oklahoma. One of Boren’s most far-reaching projects
in promoting quality education at all levels is the Oklahoma
Foundation for Excellence, which he founded in 1985. During his time in the U.S. Senate from 1979
to 1994, Boren served on the Senate Finance and Agriculture Committees and was the longestserving chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
Under Boren’s leadership, the University of Oklahoma has developed and emerged as a
Continued on page 3
Care & Compassion Committee
Kristin Davis, Chair
Brian Bakeman, Brian Barnes, John Dobson,
Mautra Jones, Shelly Lambertz, Mark McAdow,
Debbie Nauser, Keith Oehlert, Shahla Reynolds,
Debra Williams, Anne Wilson, Mary Wolf
Call 235-5100 or
email [email protected] with sickness,
hospital or bereavement information.
Next Week’s Program
February 24, 2015
Lawrence K. Hellman
Wrongful Convictions:
Real Stories from Real People
Chair of the Day
Mary Jenkins
Invocation
David Houston
Introductions
Randy Grau
Chair-of-the Day
Sam Hammons
Sam formed Sequoyah
Capital, LLC in the mid1990’s after retiring from
the law firm which he
founded. His law practice
and subsequent business
activities centered on energy development
and electric generation and involved
transactions here and in many countries
around the world. He served on the staffs
of Governor Boren and Governor Nigh
and then as Director of the Oklahoma
Continued on page 4
Pat Ryan
“Resolutions”
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 your
list a resolution to vote in every election in
which it is legal for you to do so.
Last fall in the elections to decide
whom our representatives in Washington
would be, less that half of the registered
voters in our country cared enough to go to
the poles and vote. Our state of Oklahoma
unfortunately did not do as well. Less thon
40% of eligible voters showed up. That
means that less than one half our people to
showed up. This active minority put people
in positions that will be deciding, for better
or for worse, what our future will be like.
State Senator David Holt has introduced
legislation to increase the number of
Oklahoma citizens who will be able to vote
by making it easier. I see some aspects of
his proposals that are troubling. First, the
easier the process of registering and voting
becomes, the greater the chance of some sort
of voter fraud occurring exists. Secondly,
an increase in the number of voters does not
insure the nature of the results of an election
will be better. Finally, an effort must be
made to bring, not only more voters the
poles but better-informed voters as well.
How de we do this? It goes without
saying that it is not easy. First, I feel strongly
that all our voters should be required to
show proof that they can read. Secondly,
what they chose to read is, as it should be,
beyond our control. This is the most difficult
obstacle to overcome We must count on the
print media, paper and internet, to present
factual and relevant information on the
candidates and issues that will impact us.
In summary, the final analysis is, as it
is in many cases, not quantity but quality
that really counts.
Cathy O’Connor
“Oklahoma City –
More than its Downtown”
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 our city’s growth.
Over the past 10 years, City-funded
infrastructure projects outside of OKC’s
downtown, but within the city limits, have
contributed almost $2.5 billion in new
infrastructure development. This compares to
the $684 million in downtown infrastructure
development during that same period. These
developments directly contribute to the
health of our entire city’s economic growth.
Areas along the Kilpatrick Turnpike
and Broadway Extension continue to attract
development, with construction popping up
every other month. The Chisholm Creek area,
at Memorial and Western in north OKC, has
seen its fair share of growth. The mixed-use,
walk-able development will introduce several
anchor stores, a hotel, grocer, live music
venue, event lawn and outdoor amphitheater.
Main Event Entertainment is finished
and already packed on weekends, providing
fun for children and adults alike. St.
Anthony’s Healthplex is almost completed,
looking to open early this year. Cabela’s and
Top Golf announced their plans to build in the
Chisholm Creek development as well. Areas
like these are great for attracting additional
developers and showing the successes of
larger brand-name stores.
I-40 south of Yukon is seeing a new retail
space being developed by GBT Realty Corp.
This $50 million shopping center, to be called
the Market at Czech Village, will be a hot spot
for national retailers wanting to tap into the
strength of the OKC, Yukon and Mustang
markets.
GBT Realty plans for the space to cover
450,000 square feet for retail development.
180,000 square feet of the retail space has
already been contracted for grocery and
sporting goods tenants to anchor the market.
The area is strategically located within
a 10-mile radius of an estimated 250,000
residents. They expect to begin construction
immediately upon completing purchase this
year and hope to open in spring of 2016.
Office buildings are going up in
Northwest OKC, north of Memorial road in
what is known as the Memorial Corridor.
Houston-based Linn Energy has broken
ground and started construction on their
new 110,000 square foot office. They will be
moving out of their 80,000 square foot Quail
Springs Office Park workplace, creating a
vacancy in a high-demand market.
Shortly after Linn’s announcement for
development, Gulfport Energy indicated they
would be constructing their new corporate
headquarters along the same corridor.
Gulfport’s $30 million, 120,000 square
foot office plan includes a staff restaurant,
fitness center and auditorium. These
expansions encourage further development
of current commercial properties, and in turn,
surrounding residential amenities.
With each month, we continue to see
greater and greater investments in the OKC
metro area. Through November 2014, new
construction value in OKC is already at its
highest since 2005, overtaking 2013 by more
than $300 million. These numbers go to show
that developers are committed to creating new
space for residents, retailers, and offices alike.
We can look forward to 2015 and hopefully
another record year.
Happy Birthday
Tom Roe, 02/17, Manufacturing: Corrugated Box Manufacturing. Activities & Interests: Church, golf, family. Misc. & Comments: It’s
great to be in such a great club as Club 29.
Mike Johnson, 02/18, Financial Services: Investment Services – Legacy Ventures, LLC.
Tara LaClair, 02/19, Law: Securities Law – Crowe & Dunlevy P.C.
Robert Mills, 02/21, Food & Beverage Industry: Ice Cream Manufacturing – Blue Bell Creameries, LP.
Rand Elliott, 02/22, Architecture: Interior Design – Elliott + Associates Architects.
Jerry Gamble, 02/22, Real Estate: Real Estate Brokerage/Industrial – Gerald Gamble Co., Realtors.
Jake Fisher, 02/23, Advertising & Public Relations: Advertising/Hispanic Outreach – Bridges Advertising.
Scott Meacham, 02/23, Government/State: State Entrepreneurial Development Initiatives – i2E, Inc.
David Boren,
continued
“pacesetter university in American public
higher education,” with 20 major new
programs initiated since his inauguration.
Above all, the Boren years have been marked
by an emphasis on putting students first.
There is not a university president in the
country that is more committed to students as
his number one priority.
Boren is married to Molly Shi Boren, a
former judge and English teacher. A native
oBoren is married to Molly Shi Boren, a
former judge and English teacher. A native
of Seminole, Boren has two children, Carrie
Christine Boren, an Episcopal minister, and
David Daniel Boren, president of corporate
development with the Chickasaw Nation.
Devoting much of his life to public service,
Boren drew from the example of his parents,
the late Congressman Lyle H. Boren and
Christine Boren.
Vocational Tour Day
March 3, 2015
Please view the locations on the website
Steve Brooks is Chairman
February 3 Luncheon Meeting
Welcome New Member
402
President Jerome Holmes, guest speaker, Trent
England, Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs
and Michael Carnuccio, Chair of the Day.
Please Note Spelling Correction:
Roster Changes - New Business Info
Ray E. BitSche Jr.
Non-Profit Human Services Consulting
Ray E. Bitsche Jr. & Assoc. LLC
6804 Blue Spruce Ct
73162405-642-2424
Email: [email protected]
Rogers, Timothy H.
(2015)
“Tim”“Carla”
Arts & Humanities/Libraries:
City Libraries
Metropolitan Library System
300 Park Ave
(73102) (405) 606-3726
Email:[email protected]
Fax: (405) 606-3722
Res: 301 N. Walker # 2403
(73102)
SAVE NOON ON TUESDAYS
FOR ROTARY!
Please remember when you
schedule your business meetings
or conferences that your Rotary
Club meets on Tuesdays at noon
and honor your commitment to
Rotary.
Be sure to introduce yourself
to our new members &
welcome them into our Club
John Hancock Financial Services
AIR CONDITIONING, LLC.
RONG
TY
ARS SKLTAH O M A CI
1YM2CA5 OYF EGR EATE R O
COMMERCIAL – INDUSTRIAL – RESIDENTIAL
• Air Conditioning • Heating • Plumbing •
405 297 7777
405.843.3185 • www.accesscomtech.com
Beckman Company
Independent Insurance Agency
P.O. Box 18858
Oklahoma City, OK 73154
(405) 842-2337
email: [email protected]
Exceptional Service to the Investor
“Investment Consulting for
Individuals and Institutions”
Member FINRA/SIPC
WWW.PHILLIPSINVESTMENTS.COM
(405)943-9433
3555 NW 58th St., Ste 600, Oklahoma City, OK 73112
It’s The Service
That Counts.
24 Hours
7 Days Week
525-7622
Will Beckman
www.osborneelectric.com
Come See Us
After Rotary–
Just Across The Street
528-3333
SALES
FAX: 528-3359
Nicholas Harroz III, Esq., CPA
Mark I Asset Management, Ltd.
Tom Phillips
Daniel
Medley
Bob
Medley
Registered Investment Advisor
3315 N.W. 63rd Street, Suite B • Oklahoma City, OK 73116
VOICE (405) 525-6688 • FAX (405) 525-6317
EMail: [email protected]
Patrick T. Rooney
Jim
Clark
101 Park Ave. • 232-8806 • www.bcclark.com
5625 N. Western Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
Ph: 405.848.2001
Direct: 405.842.0518
Fax: 405.841.6758
H & H GUN RANGE
Shooting Sports Outlet
www.medley-insurance.com
405-528-3565
McGladrey LLP
Chairman & CEO
Coleman
Clark
SERVICE
700 Cedar Lake Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73114
(405) 478-7700
www.nga.jhnetwork.com
email: [email protected]
Alan Niemann
531 Couch Dr. Ste 200
Oklahoma City, OK 73102-2251 218-4703
www.mcgladrey.com
[email protected]
405-947-3888
I-40 & Meridian • 400 S. Vermont, OKC
www.HHGunRange.com
March 6-8, 2015
state fair park
www.OkcAutoShow.org
Pat Ryan
“Resolutions”
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 your
list a resolution to vote in every election in
which it is legal for you to do so.
Last fall in the elections to decide
whom our representatives in Washington
would be, less that half of the registered
voters in our country cared enough to go to
the poles and vote. Our state of Oklahoma
unfortunately did not do as well. Less thon
40% of eligible voters showed up. That
means that less than one half our people to
showed up. This active minority put people
in positions that will be deciding, for better
or for worse, what our future will be like.
State Senator David Holt has introduced
legislation to increase the number of
Oklahoma citizens who will be able to vote
by making it easier. I see some aspects of
his proposals that are troubling. First, the
easier the process of registering and voting
becomes, the greater the chance of some sort
of voter fraud occurring exists. Secondly,
an increase in the number of voters does not
insure the nature of the results of an election
will be better. Finally, an effort must be
made to bring, not only more voters the
poles but better-informed voters as well.
How de we do this? It goes without
saying that it is not easy. First, I feel strongly
that all our voters should be required to
show proof that they can read. Secondly,
what they chose to read is, as it should be,
beyond our control. This is the most difficult
obstacle to overcome We must count on the
print media, paper and internet, to present
factual and relevant information on the
candidates and issues that will impact us.
In summary, the final analysis is, as it
is in many cases, not quantity but quality
that really counts.
Cathy O’Connor
“Oklahoma City –
More than its Downtown”
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 our city’s growth.
Over the past 10 years, City-funded
infrastructure projects outside of OKC’s
downtown, but within the city limits, have
contributed almost $2.5 billion in new
infrastructure development. This compares to
the $684 million in downtown infrastructure
development during that same period. These
developments directly contribute to the
health of our entire city’s economic growth.
Areas along the Kilpatrick Turnpike
and Broadway Extension continue to attract
development, with construction popping up
every other month. The Chisholm Creek area,
at Memorial and Western in north OKC, has
seen its fair share of growth. The mixed-use,
walk-able development will introduce several
anchor stores, a hotel, grocer, live music
venue, event lawn and outdoor amphitheater.
Main Event Entertainment is finished
and already packed on weekends, providing
fun for children and adults alike. St.
Anthony’s Healthplex is almost completed,
looking to open early this year. Cabela’s and
Top Golf announced their plans to build in the
Chisholm Creek development as well. Areas
like these are great for attracting additional
developers and showing the successes of
larger brand-name stores.
I-40 south of Yukon is seeing a new retail
space being developed by GBT Realty Corp.
This $50 million shopping center, to be called
the Market at Czech Village, will be a hot spot
for national retailers wanting to tap into the
strength of the OKC, Yukon and Mustang
markets.
GBT Realty plans for the space to cover
450,000 square feet for retail development.
180,000 square feet of the retail space has
already been contracted for grocery and
sporting goods tenants to anchor the market.
The area is strategically located within
a 10-mile radius of an estimated 250,000
residents. They expect to begin construction
immediately upon completing purchase this
year and hope to open in spring of 2016.
Office buildings are going up in
Northwest OKC, north of Memorial road in
what is known as the Memorial Corridor.
Houston-based Linn Energy has broken
ground and started construction on their
new 110,000 square foot office. They will be
moving out of their 80,000 square foot Quail
Springs Office Park workplace, creating a
vacancy in a high-demand market.
Shortly after Linn’s announcement for
development, Gulfport Energy indicated they
would be constructing their new corporate
headquarters along the same corridor.
Gulfport’s $30 million, 120,000 square
foot office plan includes a staff restaurant,
fitness center and auditorium. These
expansions encourage further development
of current commercial properties, and in turn,
surrounding residential amenities.
With each month, we continue to see
greater and greater investments in the OKC
metro area. Through November 2014, new
construction value in OKC is already at its
highest since 2005, overtaking 2013 by more
than $300 million. These numbers go to show
that developers are committed to creating new
space for residents, retailers, and offices alike.
We can look forward to 2015 and hopefully
another record year.
Happy Birthday
Tom Roe, 02/17, Manufacturing: Corrugated Box Manufacturing. Activities & Interests: Church, golf, family. Misc. & Comments: It’s
great to be in such a great club as Club 29.
Mike Johnson, 02/18, Financial Services: Investment Services – Legacy Ventures, LLC.
Tara LaClair, 02/19, Law: Securities Law – Crowe & Dunlevy P.C.
Robert Mills, 02/21, Food & Beverage Industry: Ice Cream Manufacturing – Blue Bell Creameries, LP.
Rand Elliott, 02/22, Architecture: Interior Design – Elliott + Associates Architects.
Jerry Gamble, 02/22, Real Estate: Real Estate Brokerage/Industrial – Gerald Gamble Co., Realtors.
Jake Fisher, 02/23, Advertising & Public Relations: Advertising/Hispanic Outreach – Bridges Advertising.
Scott Meacham, 02/23, Government/State: State Entrepreneurial Development Initiatives – i2E, Inc.
David Boren,
continued
“pacesetter university in American public
higher education,” with 20 major new
programs initiated since his inauguration.
Above all, the Boren years have been marked
by an emphasis on putting students first.
There is not a university president in the
country that is more committed to students as
his number one priority.
Boren is married to Molly Shi Boren, a
former judge and English teacher. A native
oBoren is married to Molly Shi Boren, a
former judge and English teacher. A native
of Seminole, Boren has two children, Carrie
Christine Boren, an Episcopal minister, and
David Daniel Boren, president of corporate
development with the Chickasaw Nation.
Devoting much of his life to public service,
Boren drew from the example of his parents,
the late Congressman Lyle H. Boren and
Christine Boren.
Vocational Tour Day
March 3, 2015
Please view the locations on the website
Steve Brooks is Chairman
February 3 Luncheon Meeting
Welcome New Member
402
President Jerome Holmes, guest speaker, Trent
England, Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs
and Michael Carnuccio, Chair of the Day.
Please Note Spelling Correction:
Roster Changes - New Business Info
Ray E. BitSche Jr.
Non-Profit Human Services Consulting
Ray E. Bitsche Jr. & Assoc. LLC
6804 Blue Spruce Ct
73162405-642-2424
Email: [email protected]
Rogers, Timothy H.
(2015)
“Tim”“Carla”
Arts & Humanities/Libraries:
City Libraries
Metropolitan Library System
300 Park Ave
(73102) (405) 606-3726
Email:[email protected]
Fax: (405) 606-3722
Res: 301 N. Walker # 2403
(73102)
SAVE NOON ON TUESDAYS
FOR ROTARY!
Please remember when you
schedule your business meetings
or conferences that your Rotary
Club meets on Tuesdays at noon
and honor your commitment to
Rotary.
Be sure to introduce yourself
to our new members &
welcome them into our Club
John Hancock Financial Services
AIR CONDITIONING, LLC.
RONG
TY
ARS SKLTAH O M A CI
1YM2CA5 OYF EGR EATE R O
COMMERCIAL – INDUSTRIAL – RESIDENTIAL
• Air Conditioning • Heating • Plumbing •
405 297 7777
405.843.3185 • www.accesscomtech.com
Beckman Company
Independent Insurance Agency
P.O. Box 18858
Oklahoma City, OK 73154
(405) 842-2337
email: [email protected]
Exceptional Service to the Investor
“Investment Consulting for
Individuals and Institutions”
Member FINRA/SIPC
WWW.PHILLIPSINVESTMENTS.COM
(405)943-9433
3555 NW 58th St., Ste 600, Oklahoma City, OK 73112
It’s The Service
That Counts.
24 Hours
7 Days Week
525-7622
Will Beckman
www.osborneelectric.com
Come See Us
After Rotary–
Just Across The Street
528-3333
SALES
FAX: 528-3359
Nicholas Harroz III, Esq., CPA
Mark I Asset Management, Ltd.
Tom Phillips
Daniel
Medley
Bob
Medley
Registered Investment Advisor
3315 N.W. 63rd Street, Suite B • Oklahoma City, OK 73116
VOICE (405) 525-6688 • FAX (405) 525-6317
EMail: [email protected]
Patrick T. Rooney
Jim
Clark
101 Park Ave. • 232-8806 • www.bcclark.com
5625 N. Western Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
Ph: 405.848.2001
Direct: 405.842.0518
Fax: 405.841.6758
H & H GUN RANGE
Shooting Sports Outlet
www.medley-insurance.com
405-528-3565
McGladrey LLP
Chairman & CEO
Coleman
Clark
SERVICE
700 Cedar Lake Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73114
(405) 478-7700
www.nga.jhnetwork.com
email: [email protected]
Alan Niemann
531 Couch Dr. Ste 200
Oklahoma City, OK 73102-2251 218-4703
www.mcgladrey.com
[email protected]
405-947-3888
I-40 & Meridian • 400 S. Vermont, OKC
www.HHGunRange.com
March 6-8, 2015
state fair park
www.OkcAutoShow.org
Make-Ups
Gary Allison 02/03 Video Makeup • Dick
Cain 01/20 Ardmore OK• John Crain 01/20
South OKC • John Crain 01/27 Video
Makeup • Jim Daniel 02/03 Video Makeup
• Dawn Davis-Cain 01/20 Ardmore OK •
Jim Farha 02/03 North OKC • Joe Kernke
02/03 North OKC • Steve Kime 01/27 Enid
OK • Steve Kime 02/03 Enid OK • Wes
Milbourn 01/27 Video Makeup • Homer
Paul 02/03 North OKC
Chair of the Day, continued
Department of Energy before entering the
private sector.
He has served on the boards of both
private and public entities and is currently
on the board of Alcor Energy Solutions of
Mesa, Arizona and Sequoyah Information
Systems of Edmond, and is also Manager of
Gas2Power, LLC.
He is a graduate of Oklahoma Baptist
University where our speaker was his
government professor and faculty advisor.
He has since twice served as Chairman of
OBU’s Board of Trustees. He received his
Juris Doctor from the University of Oklahoma
and then, after retiring from his law practice,
he returned to OU and earned his Masters
in International Affairs in 1997. He served
as President of our Club in 06-07, and he is
a PHF+2.
He is married to Joy who is Director of
Information Technology at Devon Energy.
They are involved in numerous charities here
in Oklahoma City. Together they have 4
children and 5 grandchildren.
Editor
Pat Rooney Co-Chair
Contributing Editors
Barney Semtner Co-Chair, Bart Binning,
Ray Bitsche, Carl Bosteels, John Frost,
Bob Hammack, Dick Hefton, Jane Jenkins,
Susan McVey, Paul Moore, Cathy O’Connor,
Ron Page, Pat Ryan, Emily Stratton,
Leonard Sullivan, Mike Turpen
Luncheon Menu
Choice of:
• Fruit Plate with Chicken Salad
• Cobb Salad
• or Small Luncheon with Ranch Dressing
• Pork Tenderloin with Red & Green Chili Sauce
Luncheon Includes:
• Rolls and Butter
• Bistro Dessert
• Coffee or Tea
Attendance
February 3, 2015
Total Present & Makeup ...............................175
Average....................................................... 29%
Membership
January 15, 2015...........................................633
Senior Active Excused ...................................12
Honorary Members ........................................18
Total ..............................................................603
Club 29 Breakfast Meeting
meets every Thursday at 7:15 a.m.
Hilton Garden Inn - 2809 NW Expwy.
The meeting on February 19th will be
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Rotary Club of Oklahoma City
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Club No. 29, organized Nov. 22, 1910
Meets 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. each Tuesday,
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except the week(s) between Christmas Eve &
New Year’s Eve and when New Year’s Day &
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Jerome Holmes President
Tim Strange Vice President
Mike Knopp Secretary
Matt Bown Treasurer
Sherry Rhodes Assistant Treasurer
Lisa Hammond Sergeant-at-Arms
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Directors
Bob Anthony
Jalal Farzaneh
Ellen Fleming
Lance McDaniel
Gary Marrs
Cheryl Borelli
Mautra Jones
John Robberson
Shahla Reynolds
Evan Walter
Robert Clements Past President
Meeting Location: Petroleum Club
Tuesday – 11:45 a.m.
February 17, 2015
Greeters
Joe McClendon and Robert Mills
Luncheon/Parking Ticket
Robert Mills
Attendance Scanning
Drake Keith and Tim Brassfield
Visiting Rotarians & Guests
Registration
Johnson Hightower
Program Committee
Jerrod Shouse, Chair
Brian Alford, Craig Clemons, Cheryl Davenport,
Bruce Day, Brent Dishman, Shannon Evers,
Ann Felton Gilliland, Jake Fisher, Russ Florence,
Lou Gasbarra, Randy Grau, Greg Hall, John Hanes,
Lesli Massad, Tom McDaniel, Anthony McDermid,
Mike O’Neal, Chip Oppenheim, Pat Potts,
Tony Shinn, Dennis Shockley, Jerry Steward,
Hans Thun, Anne Wilson, Chris Winland
February 17, 2015
Volume 103 No. 33
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 education, and for his distinguished political
career as a reformer of the American political system. A graduate
of Yale University in 1963, Boren majored in American history. He
was selected as a Rhodes Scholar and earned a master’s degree
in politics, philosophy and economics from Oxford University,
England, in 1965. In 1968, he received a law degree from the
University of Oklahoma College of Law.
As Oklahoma’s governor from 1974 through 1978, Boren
promoted key educational initiatives that have had an enduring
impact on Oklahoma. One of Boren’s most far-reaching projects
in promoting quality education at all levels is the Oklahoma
Foundation for Excellence, which he founded in 1985. During his time in the U.S. Senate from 1979
to 1994, Boren served on the Senate Finance and Agriculture Committees and was the longestserving chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
Under Boren’s leadership, the University of Oklahoma has developed and emerged as a
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Care & Compassion Committee
Kristin Davis, Chair
Brian Bakeman, Brian Barnes, John Dobson,
Mautra Jones, Shelly Lambertz, Mark McAdow,
Debbie Nauser, Keith Oehlert, Shahla Reynolds,
Debra Williams, Anne Wilson, Mary Wolf
Call 235-5100 or
email [email protected] with sickness,
hospital or bereavement information.
Next Week’s Program
February 24, 2015
Lawrence K. Hellman
Wrongful Convictions:
Real Stories from Real People
Chair of the Day
Mary Jenkins
Invocation
David Houston
Introductions
Randy Grau
Chair-of-the Day
Sam Hammons
Sam formed Sequoyah
Capital, LLC in the mid1990’s after retiring from
the law firm which he
founded. His law practice
and subsequent business
activities centered on energy development
and electric generation and involved
transactions here and in many countries
around the world. He served on the staffs
of Governor Boren and Governor Nigh
and then as Director of the Oklahoma
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