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Saint Simeon’s The Western Days 2016 Kickoff Party was April 27 at The Restaurant at Gilcrease Museum. Pictured are Mandy and Blake Atkins, Western Days 2016 patron chairs; John Brooks Walton, recipient of the Pioneer Spirit Award; George and Phyllis Dotson, event co-chairs; and the Rt. Rev. Dr. Edward J. Konieczny, honorary chairman. Western Days: Decades of Compassion is Sept. 13 at the Cox Business Center.
Juneteenth 2016 Rebecca Marks-Jimerson, Sherry Gamble-Smith and Mayor Dewey Bartlett joined Tulsa native and Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Toni Estes backstage at Guthrie Green during Juneteenth. The celebration was June 16-19 in downtown Tulsa.
Tulsa Zoo WALTZ on the Wild Side was June 17 at the Tulsa Zoo. Pictured are Sara Barry, WALTZ committee co-chair; Terrie Correll, president and CEO of Tulsa Zoo Management Inc.; and Ryan Barry, WALTZ committee co-chair. Resonance Center for Women Andrea Myers, Mary Anne Lewis, June Patton and Ken Brune are among Resonance’s 2016 inaugural class of Stacked Deck ACEs. ACEs are volunteers and supporters who have each committed to raising a minimum of $10,000 toward Resonance’s annual fundraiser, Stacked Deck, on Sept. 29.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma Honorary Event Co-chairs Chip and Sharon McElroy and their daughter Julie, left, attended the 32nd annual A Taste of Tulsa. The June 18 event at the Hyatt Regency Tulsa surpassed fundraising goals for Big Brothers Big Sisters. 104
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Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence Tulsa leaders recently attended the 30th annual Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence Academic Awards Banquet to pay tribute to Oklahoma’s outstanding public school students and educators, including Charles Page High School teacher Frank Cooper (second from left), who received the Oklahoma Medal for Excellence in secondary teaching. With Cooper are Barbara Sturdivant, left, foundation trustee and past president; Jim Sturdivant, center; Julie Cohen, president/CEO of the Oklahoma Arts Institute; and Judy Kishner, a foundation trustee.