2023
2022
January: Jeff Ragan - Founder KiZE Concepts, Inc.
February: Rachel Cannon & Matt Payne - Founders Prairie Surf Media
March: Kari Watkins - Executive Director, Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum
April: Trisha Finnegan - President & CEO, Oklahoma City Community Foundation
May: Michael C. Turpen - Riggs, Abney, Neal, Turpen, Orbison and Lewis Law Office and Todd Lamb - Corporate Attorney for McAfee and Taft
June: Dwight P. Lawson, Ph.D. and Mandy Heaps - Oklahoma City Zoo
July: Cindy Scarberry - Executive Director, Oklahoma Opry
August: Bill Lance, Jr. - Secretary of State for the Chickasaw Nation
September: Brian Byrnes - Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing - The Oklahoma City Thunder
October: Chris Semrau - General Manager, Paycom Center
November:
December:
2021
December: Educare Tour
November: Wayland Cubit- Lieutenant, City of Oklahoma City
October: Shalynne Jackson- Chief Diversity Officer, City of Oklahoma City
September: Shannon Rich- CEO, Oklahoma Hall of Fame
August: Marsh Pitman- President, Pitman Resources
July: Craig Freeman- City Manager, City of Oklahoma City
June: Dr. Sean McDaniel- Superintendent, Oklahoma City Public Schools
May: Dr. Robert Long- Senior Pastor, St. Luke’s United Methodist Church
April: Vicki Behenna- Executive Director, Oklahoma Innocence Project
March: Laura Brookins Fleet- CEO & Co-Founder, SendaRide
February: Joseph Harroz, Jr.- President, University of Oklahoma
January: Stanley Evans - U.S. Army Colonel (Ret.), Dean of Students, University of Oklahoma College of Law
December: Infant Crisis Services Tour
November: Gary Brooks - Commercial Real Estate Developer (1st National Center)
October: Jay Martin - Founder of Martin Bionics
September: Lindy Ritz - Owner of the Ritz Group, LLC.
August: Joanna Smith - Co-Founder and CEO of Hearts for Hearing
July: Jake Nossaman - Entrepreneur
June: Sharina Perry - CEO of Utopia Genetics, LLC
May: Ken Parker - Co-Founder and CEO of NextThought, an EdTech Media Company
April: Mike Beckham - Co-Founder and CEO of Simple Modern
March: Mo Anderson - Co-Owner and Vice Chairman for Keller Williams Realty
February: Geoffrey Camp - State Director of Aerospace and Defense
January: Susan Carns Curtiss - Owner and Attorney for Carns Curtiss Law, PLLC
2020
December: Jim Bridenstine - Administrator, NASA
November: First National Center Tour - Gary Brooks, Developer
October: James Lankford - U.S. Senator
September: Roy Williams - President & CEO, Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce
August: Amy Downs - President & CEO, Allegiance Credit Union
July: Gene Rainbolt - Chairman Emeritus, BancFirst
June: Kevin Stitt - Governor, State of Oklahoma
May: Jabee – Emmy Award-winning Rapper, Community Activist, and Entrepreneur
April: David Holt – Mayor, City of Oklahoma City
February: Tricia Everest – Philanthropist and Oklahoma Hall of Fame Inductee
January: Susan Agel – President, Positive Tomorrows
2019
2018
December: Palomar Tour
November: Kim Garrett - Founder and CEO, Palomar
October: Panel of Club Founders - Grant Humphreys, Renzi Stone, Bond Payne, Ryan Leonard, Chip Carter
September: Jeremie Kubicek - Speaker, Bestselling Author, and CEO of GiANT TV
August: Lance McDaniel - Executive Director, deadCenter Film Festival
July: Mohammad & Jalal Farzaneh - Owner, Home Creations
June: Mikeal M. Clayton – Site Director and Senior Counsel, Boeing of Oklahoma City
May: James R. Winchester – Justice, Supreme Court of Oklahoma
April: Rachel Pappy – Tax Attorney, Polston Tax
March: Leslie Osborne – Oklahoma Labor Commissioner
February: Kelly Dyer Fry – Publisher/Editor and VP of News, The Oklahoman
January: Tom McDaniel – Chancellor, Oklahoma City University
December: YWCA Tour
November: Doug Stussi – Executive VP/Treasurer, Love’s Travel Stops
October: Cathy O’Connor – President and CEO, The Alliance for Economic Development of Oklahoma City
September: Mary Fallin – Governor, State of Oklahoma
August: David Holt – Mayor, City of Oklahoma City
July: Meg Salyer – City Councilwoman, Ward 6
June: Rand Elliott, FAIA – Principal, Elliott + Associates Architects
May: Jim Tolbert – Owner, Full Circle Bookstore / The Full Circle Press
April: Dave Lopez – Retired, Secretary of State, Education and Workforce Development
March: Janet L. Peery – CEO, YWCA Oklahoma City
February: Bill Citty – Chief, Oklahoma City Policy Department
January: Teresa Rose Crook – Director of Community Programs, Oklahoma City Community Foundation
2017
2016
December: Homeless Alliance Tour
November: Bob Funk Jr. – Owner/President, Prodigal
October: Rhonda Hooper – President/CEO, Jordan Advertising
September: Jane Jenkins – President/CEO, Downtown Oklahoma City, Inc.
August: Bill Anoatubby – Governor, Chickasaw Nation
July: Kirk Humphreys and Mike Turpen - Hosts, “Flashpoint”
June: Kris Steele – Executive Director, TEEM
May: Robert J. Ross – President/CEO, Inasmuch Foundation
April: Joy Hofmeister – Superintendent, Oklahoma State Department of Education
March: Ronnie K. Irani – President/CEO, RKI Energy Resources
February: Dan Straughan – Executive Director, The Homeless Alliance
January: Chris Keesee – Chairman, Kirkpatrick Bank
December: Positive Tomorrows Tour
November: Brad Martin – Chairman, Chesapeake Energy
October: Chuck Spicer – President/CEO, OU Medicine, Inc.
September: Daniel Pullin – Dean/Chair, OU Price College of Business
August: Jim Roth – Attorney, Phillips Murrah P.C.
July: James Pickel – Owner, Smith & Pickel Construction
June: Carl Edwards – Partner, Price Edwards & Company
May: Stephen Prescott, MD – President, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
April: Chip Fudge – Chairman, Claims Management Resources, Inc.
March: Stan Clark – Founder/CEO, Eskimo Joe’s
February: Mike Stice – CEO, Access Midstream
January: Everett Dobson – Chairman, CEO Dobson Technologies
2015
2014
December: Kari Watkins – Executive Director, Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum
November: Doug Lawler – CEO, Chesapeake Energy Corp.
October: Steve Lackmeyer – Reporter, The Oklahoman
September: Steve Green – President, Hobby Lobby
August: James Lankford – U.S. Senator
July: Rob Neu – Superintendent of Oklahoma City Public Schools
June: Scott Pruitt – Oklahoma Attorney General
May: Lance McDaniel – Executive Director, deadCENTER Film Festival
April: James Bennett – CEO/President, SandRidge Energy
March: Doug Stussi – Executive VP & Treasurer, Love’s Travel Stops
February: Chad Wilkerson – OKC Branch Executive, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
January: Aubrey McClendon – Founder, American Energy Partners
December: water4 Tour
November: John Michael Williams – President, WBFB Law
October: Judy Hatfield – President, Equity Realty, Inc.
September: Chris Reen – President, OPUBCO Communications Group
August: Todd Lamb – Lt. Governor, Oklahoma
July: Mick Cornett – Oklahoma City Mayor
June: Dave McLaughlin – Co-Founder, Advance Food
May: David Boren – President, University of Oklahoma
April: Coach Ted Owens – Former Head Basketball Coach, University of Kansas
March: Dr. George E. Young, Sr. – House Member, Oklahoma House of Representatives
February: Lee Allen Smith – Chairman, Oklahoma Events
January: Dr. Steven Agee – President/COO, Agee Energy, LLC
2013
2012
December: OKC Thunder Arena Tour
November: Gary England – Meteorologist, News Channel 9
October: Sam Presti – General Manager, Oklahoma City Thunder
September: David Rainbolt – CEO, BancFirst Corporation
August: Robert Henry – President, Oklahoma City University
July: Berry Tramel – Sports Columnist, The Oklahoman and NewsOK.com
June: Jay Wilkinson – Executive, Author & Speaker
May: James E. Finch – Special Agent in Charge, OKC Federal Bureau of Investigation
April: Steven W. Taylor – Justice, Supreme Court of Oklahoma
March: Meg Salyer – City Councilwoman, Ward 6
February: Janet Barresi – Superintendent, Oklahoma State Department of Education
January: Larry Nichols – Executive Chairman, Devon Energy
December: Sandridge Energy Tour
November: Pete Winemillerk – OKC Thunder
October: Tom Cole – US Congress
September: Esther George – Kansas City Federal Reserve President
August: David Albert - Inventor & Physician
July: Tim Brassfield – All-Sports Association
June: Chuck Spicer – OU Children’s Hospital
May: Rand Elliott – Architect
April: Kim Bradford – Osage Exploration and Development
March: Ben Robinson – Retired Air Force General
February: Mick Cornett – Mayor of Oklahoma City
January: Debby Hampton - United Way
2011
2010
December: Educare Tour
November: Bob Funk – Express Employment Professionals
October: Lon Kruger – OU Basketball Coach
September: Mary Melon – The Journal Record
August: Toby Rowland – “Voice of the Sooners”
July: Jeremie Kubicek – Giant Impact
June: Cathy O’Connor – The Alliance for Economic Development
May: Aubrey McClendon – Chesapeake Energy
April: Stephen Jones – Jones, Otjen, and Davis
March: Reggie Whitten – Whitten Burrage Law
February: Chad Richison – Founder, PayCom
January: John Richels – Devon Energy
December: Gaylord-Pickens Museum Tour
November: James Lankford – Republican Candidate for Congress
October: Tom Hoenig – President, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
September: Lt. Governor Jari Askins – Democrat Candidate for Governor
August: Congresswoman Mary Fallin - Republican Candidate for Governor
July: Tom Love – Chairman & CEO, Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores
June: Steve Lackmeyer – Reporter, The Oklahoman
May: Bruce Lawrence – President/CEO, INTEGRIS Health
April: David Rainbolt – CEO, BancFirst Corp.
March: Laura Story, P.E. – Assistant City Engineer, City of Oklahoma City
February: Marsh Pitman – Real Estate Developer, Oklahoma City
January: Chad Wilkerson – Vice President, Economist, Branch Executive, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Oklahoma City Branch
2009
2008
December: Kari Watkins –Executive Director, Oklahoma City National Memorial
November: Mick Cornett – Mayor, Oklahoma City
October: Bill Hancock – Administrator, BCS
September: Sam Presti – General Manager, Oklahoma City Thunder
August: Dr. Glen D. Johnson Jr. – Chancellor, Oklahoma State System of Higher Education
July: Ed Evans – Founder, Chairman & CEO, Stelera Wireless
June: Dr. Stephen Prescott – President, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
May: Lt. Governor Jari Askins – Lieutenant Governor, Oklahoma
April: Dave Bialis – CEO, All Sports Association, Senior Associate Commissioner Big XII
March: Tim Brassfield & Tim Allen – CFO, Converse
February: Michael Prince
January: Dr. Mark Snead – Economist, Oklahoma State University
December: Oklahoma House of Representatives Tour
November: Gov. Frank Keating – President/CEO, American Council of Life Insurers
October: Tom L. Ward – Chairman & CEO, SandRidge Energy, Inc.
September: Kathryn L. Taylor – Mayor, Tulsa
August: Mary Fallin – Congresswoman, Oklahoma Fifth District
July: Jerome A. Holmes – Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
June: Burns Hargis – President, Oklahoma State University
May: Bill Anoatubby – Governor, Chickasaw Nation
April: Bill Citty – Chief, Oklahoma City Police Department
March: Clayton I. Bennett – President, Dorchester Capital
February: Peter B. Delaney – Chairman, President/CEO, OGE Energy Corp.
January: David Griffin – President, Griffin Communications, LLC
2007
2006
December: Tour of Downtown Housing Developments
November: David L. Boren – President, University of Oklahoma
October: John Q. Porter – Superintendent, Oklahoma City Public Schools
September: Steve Mason – CEO, Cardinal Engineering
August: David Prater – Oklahoma County District Attorney
July: Roy H. Williams – President & CEO, Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce
June: Sen. Glenn Coffee – Co President Pro Tempore, Oklahoma State Senate
May: Mick Cornett – Mayor, Oklahoma City
April: Dan Straughan – Executive Director, Homeless Alliance
March: Taylor Keen – President, Keen Consulting, LLC
February: Paul Coury – Chairman, Coury Group
January: Lance Cargil – Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
December: Tour of Skirvin Hotel under construction
November: Amanda Paliotta – Urban Development Consultant
October: Willis Reed – Vice President of Basketball Operations, Hornets Basketball
September: Ed Kelley – Editor, The Oklahoman
August: Jeff Bower – General Manager, NBA Hornets Basketball
July: David Woods – Partner, Giant Partners
June: Chris Paul & Speedy Claxton – NBA Hornets Basketball
May: Scott Pruitt – State Senator/Co-owner, Oklahoma Redhawks
April: David Thompson – Publisher, The Oklahoman
March: Gray Frederickson – President, Graymark Productions
February: Lee Allen Smith – President, Oklahoma Events
January: Vince Orza – Dean, Meinders School of Business at Oklahoma City University
2005
2004
December: Dr. Bob Blackburn – Executive Director, Oklahoma Historical Society
November: Senator Don Nickles – President, The Nickles Group
October: Dr. Tom McDaniel – President, Oklahoma City University
September: Jim Couch – City Manager, Oklahoma City
August: Michael D. Anderson, Ph.D. – President, Presbyterian Health Foundation
May: Marian Opala – Justice, Oklahoma Supreme Court
April: Joe Castiglione – Athletic Director, University of Oklahoma
February: Gene Rainbolt – Chairman, BancFirst Corporation
January: Bob Blackburn – Executive Director, Oklahoma Historical Society
December: Jeff Jacobsen – Director of Marketing, SMG
November: Scott Kloskosky – Entrepreneur
October: Tom Coburn, M.D. – United States Senate
September: Tom McDaniel – President, Oklahoma City University
August: Wes Lane – Oklahoma County District Attorney
July: Cliff Hudson – Chairman & CEO, Sonic
June: Mike Seney – enior Vice President, The State Chamber
May: Skip Porter – VP, OU Technology Development & Dean of the College of Engineering
April: Anthony McDermid – TAP Architecture
March: Bert Berlanger – ERC Development Corp
February: Mick Cornett – Mayor, City of Oklahoma City
January: Jim Tolbert – Civic Leader, Mayoral Candidate
2003
2002
November: Bill Cameron – President and CEO, American Fidelity Insurance Company
October: Aubrey McClendon – President and CEO, Chesapeake Energy
September: Miles Tolbert – Oklahoma Secretary of the Environment
August: Russell Perry – Businessman; former Oklahoma Secretary of Commerce
July: Brad Henry – Governor, State of Oklahoma
June : Skip Wagner – President, Oklahoma State Fair
May: Kevin Ogle – Anchor, News Channel 4
April: Tom Cole – Congressman, United States House of Representatives
March: W. Hershel Lamirand – Executive Director, Oklahoma Health Center Foundation
February: Scott Meacham – Oklahoma Director of State Finance
November: Carl Edwards – Co-managing Partner, Price Edwards Real Estate
October: Larry Nichols – President, CEO and Chairman of the Board, Devon Energy
September: Steve Largent – Congressman, Gubernatorial Candidate, NFL Hall of Fame Member
August: Marsh Pitman – Entrepreneur, Real Estate Developer, Venture Capitalist
July: Carolyn Hill – Executive Director, Oklahoma City Museum of Art
June: Robert Butkin – Treasurer, State of Oklahoma
May: Mike Turpen – Commentator, KFOR's "Flashpoint," Former Attorney General
April: Richard Clements – Entrepreneur, Krispy Kreme Franchisee
March: Frank Lucas – Congressman, United States House of Representatives
February: Patrick McGuigan – Editor, The Daily Oklahoman
January: Devery Youngblood – President, Downtown Oklahoma City, Inc.
2001
December: Marc Nuttle – Right-to-Work Senior Consultant & Chief Strategist
November: Kirk Humphreys – Mayor, City of Oklahoma City
October: Denise Bode – Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner
September: General Richard Burpee (ret.) – President, Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce
August: Burns Hargis – Chair, 2001 United Way Campaign; Vice Chair, Bank of Oklahoma
July: Fred Hall – CEO, Fred Jones Companies
June: Mike Hunter – Secretary of State, State of Oklahoma
May: Drew Edmondson – Attorney General, State of Oklahoma