ALUMNI UPDATE
Taking his seat Alumni Association welcomes new board chair
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n July 2019, Tony LoPresto became the new chair of the OSU Alumni Association’s Board of Directors, but his connection to the organization and the university goes back decades. LoPresto grew up in Oklahoma City and graduated from Putnam City West High School. He says OSU was always going to be the place he called home. “My mom, Gail, is an OSU graduate,” LoPresto said. “Even though my dad, Kirby, went to UCO, we grew up as OSU fans. I grew up going to Stillwater and Eskimo Joe’s.” Once on campus, LoPresto got involved in Bennett Hall’s student government and participated in the hall’s Homecoming contributions. All of this led to LoPresto getting more involved with the Alumni Association, eventually serving on the Homecoming Executive Team and working part time for the organization in the summer of 2000. “Being a Homecoming executive was definitely the highlight of the activities “I have probably 20 or 30 Pistol Pete I participated in during my time at OSU,” statues,” LoPresto said. “I also love to LoPresto said. collect Oklahoma A&M memorabilia, After receiving his accounting and orange pens.” degree in 2001, LoPresto went to work Once he moved back to Oklahoma for KPMG, LLC in Oklahoma City. He City, he became a member of the OKC joined Loves Travel Stops & Country Metro OSU Alumni Chapter before Stores, Inc. in 2007 and worked for the serving on the Alumni Association’s company until 2018, serving as Loves’ Leadership Council and ultimately the director of finance. LoPresto now serves Board of Directors. LoPresto says he is as the vice president and chief financial excited to serve the Cowboy family as officer for Griffin Communications. He chair. also received his MBA from OSU in “First and foremost, I look forward 2012. to offering programming and ways for While at Loves, LoPresto met his members to connect,” LoPresto said. wife, Lexi. The couple now has two “That is always the most important thing daughters, Harper and Anderson. to me. I want to provide an outlet for He enjoys collecting multiple items, alumni to stay involved with OSU.” including classic sneakers and OSU memorabilia.
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Tony LoPresto will serve as chair of the OSU Alumni Association Board of Directors through 2021.
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