ur Rotarian of the Day today is Donna Petty. Donna was born and raised in Joplin, Missouri. She received a Bachelor of Science degree and Master of Business Administration from Southern Nazarene University in Oklahoma City. Prior to joining Southside Rotary in July 2008, Donna was a member of the Rotary Club of North Tulsa, where she served as President of the North Tulsa club during 2006-07 year.
Donna has been married to Ron for 16 years, and they have 4 children and 3 grandchildren. Ron is a member of the Tahlequah Rotary Club and is a professor of marketing at Northeastern State University.
Donna is the contract analyst for Seminole Energy Services LLC, a natural gas marketing company. Outside of family and friends, her interests are reading and traveling.
Donna, we’re glad to have you in the club!
This Week’s Program
Lloyd Fields
oday’s speaker is Lloyd Fields. Fields, a Democrat from Arpelar, was elected State Labor Commissioner on November 7, 2006. Born in Pawhuska on September 10, 1957, Lloyd attended school in Ralston and later graduated high school from Sand Springs in 1975. He married Mary Ann (Riddle) in 1982 and moved to Arpelar, just west of McAlester. They have three children, Amanda, Tabitha, and Kylie, and one granddaughter, Elizabeth. Lloyd and Mary Ann currently reside in Norman, Oklahoma.
Fields, a certified plumbing and air conditioning contractor and rancher, served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1992-2002. As a legislator representing House District 18, he chaired the Commerce, Industry, and Labor Committee.
Commissioner Fields believes the primary mission of the Oklahoma Department of Labor is to be fair to all Oklahomans while serving the state as the primary resource for employers and employees dealing with health, safety, licensing, and wage and hour issues. Increasing economic development and encouraging businesses to locate or relocate to Oklahoma will be key aspects in the Fields administration, along with providing health insurance to every worker, lowering workers comp costs, and strengthening the current “Farm Safety Children” program.
His hobbies include hunting, fishing, and golf. He maintains memberships in the Elk Lodge #533, Scottish Rite McAlester, and Bedouin Muskogee. You can always find Commissioner Fields volunteering and serving his homemade spaghetti sauce at the annual Italian Festival in McAlester, a community event Fields is honored to be a part of, along with the Red Cross and the Fourth of July Celebration.
Lloyd, thank you for joining us today. Tulsa Southside Rotary welcomes you!
Southsider Quick Notes
Last week…
- Our ROD was Bob Brooks, and our speaker was Scott Sutton, the ORU basketball coach.
- Happy birthday to John Slater!
- October 11 is Volunteer Appreciation Night at Biscuit Acres. Be sure to come out and say “thank you” to all the people who have been working to keep our park clean and well-stocked!
- Also, John Benjamin reported that we’re moving ahead with irrigation at Biscuit Acres. Hooray!
- Scotch and Cigar Night will be October 23 at Tom Wilson’s house. Cost will be $30. Tom Wilson will not be repeating his magnificent fall of last year, but it should be a fun event all the same! The sign-up sheet is going around, and if you can help out before or after the event, let Tom know!
- Also around that same time is the District 6110 conference in Rogers, Ark., at the Embassy Suites. It’s October 22-25, and if you’d like to go, all the information is on the district website, 6110times.org.
- Donna Petty talked about doing a joint international project with the Tahlequah Rotary Club. She also presented Steve Haas with a Paul Harris Fellow plus 7. SEVEN. Congratulations, Steve!
- Here are the picks from the sports report last week. How’d Bob do?
- TU vs. Rice
Bob’s pick: 48-24, TU. The real score: 27-10, TU - Arkansas vs. Texas A&M
Bob’s pick: 35-31, Arkansas. The real score: 47-19, Arkansas - OU vs. Miami
Bob’s pick: 28-24, Miami. The real score: 21-20, Miami
- Be sure to check the website for our speaker list through the end of the year. Information on it is subject to change, but we’ll do our best to keep it updated!
- Next week our speaker is Neil Thurston with the Tulsa Air and Space Museum.
