January 23, 2024 | Volume 112 | No. 27
January 23, 2024  | Volume 112 | No. 27
Rotary Club of Oklahoma City

OKC Rotary News

January 23, 2024|  Volume 112 | No.  27
In-Person and Livestreamed from Christian Life Center - St. Luke's Methodist Church | 11:55 
Link to the Livestream  11:55am  
Entering her 30th season at the University of Oklahoma in 2024, NFCA Hall of Fame head coach Patty Gasso has molded the OU softball program into a national power and permanently placed herself among the elite college softball coaches in the country. Oklahoma has won seven national championships, winning in 2000, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022 and most recently in 2023. OU is one of just three programs in NCAA history to win more than two national titles. She’s reached the Women’s College World Series 16 times during her tenure,   READ MORE

Chair of the Day: Frank Keating 
Attendance Scanner/Greeters:  John D. Williams,  Larry Wagner
Registration:  Mary Blankenship Pointer, Evan Walter
Introduction of Guests:  Christopher Lloyd
Introduction of  New Rotarians: Marion Paden
New Rotarians to be Introduced: Ariel Moore, Linda Manaugh, David Wendling
Invocation/Pledge Leader: Collins Peck
Microphone: Richard Smith

Menu:
  Garden salad; Coleslaw; Potato Salad; Green Beans; BBQ chicken; Beef Brisket; Rolls

club 29 breakfast

Jan. 25, 2024 | 7:00am
Quail Creek Country Club | Wingspan Room
Chairs:  Susan McVey, Bud Oehlert

Speakers: Burns Hargis and Ross Plourde, “Bank Failures.”


reflections

Changing Views on Education
by Freda Deskin

There is no doubt that public opinion about education has changed over the years. Phi Delta Kappa has been capturing those changing views in a yearly scientific survey since 1969. The survey is eagerly awaited by school leaders and others who are in a position to shape policy concerning education.  Still, some policymakers and educators need to be made aware of the existence of this valuable and extensive survey.
Phi Delta Kappa (PDK) is an educational organization that publishes the “Kappan,” a monthly referred journal. The poll was the brainchild of two Denver-based foundation executives, Charles F. Kettering II and Edward A. Brainard. The two men enlisted George Gallup Sr. to conduct the first poll, which he did in April 1969.
The findings of the first poll were published in Phi Delta Kappan magazine in November 1969. Beginning in 1970, the poll has been published yearly in Kappan magazine.

The results of the poll are a random representative sample of U.S. adults. Details about the methodology and the questionnaire are shared with the public, and responses to every question are asked. All age groups, educational backgrounds, and economic, racial, and political sectors are included.
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Announcements

In the News

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Upcoming Events
 

January 27, 2024 - Pickleball Tournament
February 20, 2024 - Rotary AfterHours - The Cowboy Museum Prosperity Junction
April 24-28, 2024 - Multi District Conference - Choctaw Resort & Casino
4216 US-69, Durant, OK  74701  Register Now
June 25, 2024 - Inaugural of the 24-25 Officers and Directors, Suzanne Mitchell President

Rotary Club 29 Online Directory
DacDb has a new App in the App/Play Store!! 

Rotary Club 29 has an online membership directory which contains current content information for all club members. The link to access the Club 29 directory can be found at the top of  the home page of  okcrotary.club  or by clicking  here.
OKC Rotary has provided this tool as a convenience  to help members stay in touch with one another. The online directory,  just like the printed roster, should only be used for Rotary purposes.  If you need help in accessing the directory,
please email the office.

FUTURE PROGRAMS

Jan. 30, 2024 - OKC Economic Development – Sandino Thompson, EightTwenty and Jennifer Nakayama, Downtown OKC Partnership Jeff Seymour-Moderator
Feb. 6, 2024 -  Freedom Center OKC / Black History Month – Christina Beaty 

ATTENDANCE

Jan. 16, 2024- Online, In-Person, Makeups: 199
Total Present and Makeup -  35%
Membership
January 23, 2023-   597
Makeups  


Happy Birthday to those Rotarians born in  January!


Celebrating Years of Service in Club 29 - January 2024

These Rotarians  have been members of Club 29 from 40 years to 1 year.

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