ur Rotarian of the Day is Randall Sullivan. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, in July 1956, Randy became a Tulsa resident in 1958 and has been here ever since. He graduated from Memorial High School and went on to get a BBA in petroleum land management from the University of Oklahoma.
Randy has been an oil and gas landman for 30 years, and the vice president of Avalon Oil and Gas for 25 years. His professional associations include Certified Professional Landman Designation, American Association of Petroleum Landmen, and Current Board of Director of the Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association.
He’s also active in the community, as a member of the First Christian Church of Tulsa, president of the Randall L. Sullivan Charitable Foundation, member of Cedar Ridge Country Club, and Board of Director of the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra.
Randy has three children: Mitch, 26, a geologist; Molly, 24, a teacher; and Mack, 22, who just graduated from the University of Arkansas this year and is seeking employment.
His hobbies include golf, tennis, cards, alcohol, and hosting drinking events for Southside Rotary. He lists his greatest accomplishment thus far as being a former politician.
Randy, thank you for our program today. We’re glad you’re in our club!
This Week’s Program
Tim Colwell and Bob Lengacher
ur speakers are Bob Lengacher and Tim Colwell. In 2015, The Rotary Club of Tulsa will celebrate its 100th anniversary, and to commemorate the event, the club has embarked on its largest project ever: a $700,000 Rotary Plaza featuring a series of bronze sculptures that will call attention to the contributions of Rotary around the world and here in Tulsa.
Bob chairs the club’s centennial project. The founder of Tulsa Litho, Bob is past president of the Rotary Club of Tulsa and is the founder of the Henry P. Iba Citizen Athlete Awards. A community leader, he spearheaded the Bernsen Center capital campaign at First Presbyterian Church. Additionally, Bob–along with his late wife, Dorothy–was the visionary and founder of Inverness Village.
Tim is the immediate past president of the Rotary Club of Tulsa and under his leadership, the club broke the 500-member mark for the first time. Tim heads business unit communications for Williams and he also has a side business, The Queen of Cards, a company that creates black-and-white vintage photo greeting cards with captions that fall under the category of “twisted humor.”
Their topic will be “A Project to Benefit All Tulsa Rotary.”
Bob and Tim, thank you for being with us today. The Rotary Club of Southside Tulsa welcomes you.
Southsider Quick Notes
Last week…
- Our ROD last week was Pat Riehle, and our speaker was Charles Michael Thornburgh.
- June 6, in addition to being the grand opening of Biscuit Acres, is the Rotary Party in the Park in Muskogee, where you can taste wines from all over Oklahoma. It is June 6, 2009 from 1:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. at Honor Heights Park in Muskogee. It’s $15 to attend, and tickets can be purchased at the event. For more information, contact Daniel Miller at 918-683-3801 or 918-616-5055.
- A hearty welcome to the VCA members joining us for lunch!
- Our next district governor has a goal of 6,110 members in district 6110 in the year 2010. We’ve made 15 teams, each responsible for getting one new member, in order for our club to meet its membership goal. We want 75 members total.
- The Change of Horses is June 30, and we’ll be having a barbecue out at Stokely’s. We’ll be skipping the June 25 meeting.
- We’re accepting nominations for the Roy Gardner Vocational Service Award and the Bill Crews Community Service Award. Remember, nominees do not have to be members of this club.
- Here’s the weekly update on Biscuit Acres:
- - It’s two days away! We also need volunteers to work the grand opening. Most of it will be crowd control.
- - We’ve hit $50,000. Hooray! A major thanks to all the donors.
- - If you’ve got boxes out, remember to check them and bring the money in!
- Next week, Russell Robinson is our ROD and our speaker will be Aneta Wilkinson of the Department of Human Services.
