ur Rotarian of the Day today is Robert Reins. Robert is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, and earned his MBA and JD from the University of Tulsa.
For more than 20 years, Robert has been involved in commercial lending at BancFirst. He is also an adjunct professor in the Collins College of Business at the University of Tulsa. He has served Southside as director-at-large, club service director, treasurer, and he is a past president. Currently, Robert is in his final term as a trustee of the Southside Rotary Foundation.
He is married to Linda, who is with the University of Tulsa. They have three children: Jennifer, with the National Association of Legal Assistants; Jamye, with Tri-County Technology Center in Bartlesville; and Colleen, who lives in Memphis, Tennessee.
Robert, thank you for being in the club!
This Week’s Program
Rick Brinkley
ur speaker today is Rick Brinkley. A former Emmy-nominated producer of the “Sally Jessy Raphael” show in New York City, he currently travels throughout the nation as a speaker, conference leader, and lecturer.
His career in television has allowed him to serve as a consumer reporter, investigative producer, talk show producer, writer, and on-air personality. That career, combined with a master’s degree in counseling, has also allowed him to serve as a motivational/communications consultant to national titleholders, politicians, news anchors, and champion athletes. He serves as a leader in communications and personal impact for corporations, non-profits, and educators. In addition, he was asked to serve on the Blue Ribbon Panel of Judges for the Emmy Awards for nine years. He is also the author of Communicate to Win, which sold internationally
He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Langston University and a master’s degree from the Oral Roberts University School of Theology and Missions. For almost ten years, Rick served on the staff of The Community Church in Collinsville, Oklahoma. For five of those years, he was senior pastor and now preaches throughout North America. He serves on the Associate Board of Oasis Adult Day Care Facility as well as the Boards of Theater Arts Productions, The Petroleum Club of Tulsa, and the National Board of Directors of the Council of Better Business Bureaus.
Currently, Rick is president and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Eastern Oklahoma, and he has served as the National Judging Consultant for the Miss America Organization since December 2004. However, his greatest achievements are his son, John, and his eleven-year-old grandson, Cristian.
Rick, 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 John Benjamin, and our speaker was Ken Yazel, the Tulsa County Assessor.
- We’re having Southside volunteer shirts made! Let Keith know if you want one.
- Bob Winters’s mother, Betty, has passed away. Her funeral service is Thursday morning at 10:30 at First Methodist Church. She was 88 years old. Bob, our deepest sympathies.
- The first board meeting of the year is Wednesday, 5:30 p.m., at Leon’s on Peoria.
- Lynn Fesperman visit Jim Netherton this week, and he said that Jim’s not doing too well. According to his nurse, Jim could use an occasional visit, and she said that we could stop by any time, but they typically give him something in the afternoon to help him sleep. If you have a chance to stop by for just five minutes and have a chat with him, it’ll really lift his spirits without wearing him out.
- There’s a new program we’re considering getting involved in called In2Books. It’s a web-based mentoring program with third- to fifth-grade students, where you read the same books and exchange emails. The website is in2books.com
- Literacy and Evangelism International is looking for a laptop computer. If anybody’s got one to donate, talk to John Haley.
- 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.
- Next week, our ROD is Don Wasson and our speaker is Clifton Taulbert.
