HAROLD HAMM

OCCC THE option for higher ed

In March of this year, Oklahoma City Community College’s Board of Regents announced Dr. Mautra Jones as it’s 11th president.

With a vision of exceptionalism, Dr. Jones expects OCCC to be great in all pursuits such that OCCC isn’t simply AN option, but it is THE option for those seeking to pursue higher education.

“This will take time, but it starts by engaging the campus community and key stakeholders to better appreciate where we are, where we want to be, and what it will take to get there,” Dr. Jones said.

OCCC is the beginning of a journey and bridge to opportunity. It is breaking down the barriers that used to exist.

There is a great diversity in the OCCC student body – which includes those seeking an associate degree before a four-year institution or the workforce, high school students in concurrent classes, those seeking a GED, college students enrolled elsewhere wanting intersession or summer credits, working adults looking to finish a degree or start a new career or a company’s employees needing certificate

DR. MAUTRA JONES

See OCCC, Page B9

Local dentist enjoys second career as a successful artist

Dentist Dr. Corbyn Rhodes was commissioned by Paycom Center to do a series of paintings depicting musicians performing at the OKC venue.

As a teenager in Yukon, listening to The Who on his Sony Walkman, Corbyn Rhodes never dreamed Roger Daltry and Pete Townsend would someday sign a painting he created.

This larger-than-life scenario recently became reality when a now Dr. Corbyn Rhodes was commissioned by Paycom Center to do a series of paintings depicting musicians performing at the OKC venue.

“To have a musical icon appreciate something I created, is a little unbelievable, but extremely motivating for me to continue to create.”

Back in the early 90s, Dr. Rhodes fast tracked his way through undergrad and OU School of Dentistry to start a solo-practice in northwest Oklahoma City focusing on cosmetic and restorative dentistry.

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