ur “Rotarian of the Day” today is one of our newer members, Benjamin Gibbs. Benjamin grew up in Owasso and was an outstanding athlete, playing golf, track, basketball, baseball and football. He attended the University of Oklahoma and was an assistant for Coach Mike Stoops. For a time, he considered coaching in college football, but he felt pulled in another direction.
Benjamin grew up learning how to run a business. His family owns Ameristar Fence Products and his brother owns Owasso Fence Company. Since he was involved with business at an early age, Benjamin became enthralled with the stock market. He majored in marketing and management, but his love was finance. Today he is a financial advisor for Morgan Stanley and runs a custom portfolio.
In a nutshell, Benjamin works a lot, plays golf, loves his dog, travels a ton, watches football, scuba dives, is a lake rat, loves music and wine, reads, and enjoys good friends.
Benjamin, it’s good to have you in our club. Thanks for arranging today’s program.
This Week’s Program
Gregory E. Frizzell
ur speaker today is The Honorable Gregory E. Frizzell, United States District Judge.
In May 1981, Judge Frizzell graduated from the University of Tulsa with a bachelor of arts with highest honors in history, and received his JD from the University of Michigan Law School in May 1984. After law school, he served from 1984-1986 as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Thomas R. Brett in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. He worked in private practice from 1986 until 1995, when Governor Frank Keating appointed him as General Counsel for the Oklahoma Tax Commission. In 1997, Governor Keating appointed him as a State District Judge for Tulsa and Pawnee Counties, where he served ten years. In 2006, he served as Presiding Judge for the district.
In June 2006, President Bush nominated him to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma. He was sworn in on February 2, 2007.
The judge is married to Kelly (Nash) Frizzell, the daughter of a longtime Rotarian and charter member of the Sunrise Club. They are the proud parents of 6 children, including 2 sets of twins.
Judge Frizzell has been a member of the Rotary Club of Tulsa since 1997 and has served on its Board of Directors. Judge Frizzell and his family attend Grace Church where he is a member of the Board.
Judge Greg, the Rotary Club of Southside Tulsa welcomes you today. Thank you for being with us!
Southsider Quick Notes
Last week…
- The ROD last week was Jonathan Cox and our speaker was Dr. John K. Harris. Hope everybody got some good information about the stock market!
- Happy birthday to Jack Wills, Lamp, and Ben Estes!
- The Will Rogers Club’s 2008 Gala, Patriotic Country, honors country musician Toby Keith, the recipient of the 2008 Will Rogers Spirit Award. The ceremony is Nov. 4, 2008, at Tulsa Marriott Southern Hills. The reception is at 5:30 p.m., dinner is at 6:30 p.m., and the program begins at 7:30 p.m. Individual tickets are $125 and the attire is “fancy Western.” For more information, visit the Rotary Club of Will Rogers at www.willrogerstrotary.org. Proceeds go to Ally’s House, which benefits children with cancer.
- The Tulsa Sunrise Club’s annual fundraiser, the Gingerbread Village, will be Nov. 22-Dec. 13 at Woodland Hills Mall. They are looking for people and businesses to sponsor or build gingerbread houses, whether for the competition or just for the fun of it. If you have any questions, call Kay Hays at 294-9485.
- NEWS FLASH: Wilson KO’s Sullivan in golf grudge match. All even after 16 holes, Wilson finishes par, par, bogey. Sullivan can’t handle the pressure and is 4 over the last 3 holes (poor boy).
- Rotarians will celebrate Rotary UN Day at the United Nations in New York on November 8, 2008 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is slated to give a special presentation to the Rotarians at the Rotary UN Day. There will also be presentations and panel discussions about Rotarian issues like water, health, literacy, and hunger. You can see the schedule for Rotary UN Day online here.
If you want to attend Rotary UN Day, you can register online or submit a registration form via e-mail, fax, or with regular mail. The registration deadline is October 24, 2008. You can download the registration form here.
- Here are the football scores for this week:
- Arkansas vs. Kentucky
Bob’s pick: 28-17, Kentucky. The real score: 21-20, Kentucky. - TU vs. UTEP
Bob’s pick: 45-24, TU. The real score: 77-35, TU. - OSU vs. Baylor
Bob’s pick: 49-21, OSU. The real score: 34-6, OSU. - OU vs. Kansas
Bob’s pick: 42-35, OU. The real score: 45-31, OU.
