THE OKLAHOMA BAR JOURNAL 50 | JUNE 2024 Celebrate Your Colleagues and Enjoy ‘Tales From the Principal’s Office’ Each year, the Annual Luncheon is an opportunity to hear from thought-provoking speakers while celebrating numerous OBA Award winners and enjoying a delicious meal with friends and colleagues. Don’t miss this Annual Meeting tradition sponsored by the OBA Family Law Section. In recognition of the “Summer School” meeting theme, this year, we’ll hear from three OBA members who will share their unique experiences as leaders within the arena of higher education. Don’t miss out on hearing these “Tales From the Principal’s Office”! ABOUT THE ANNUAL LUNCHEON SPEAKERS Burns V. Hargis (OU College of Law, 1970) served as the 18th president of OSU from 2008-2021. During his tenure, which was the third-longest in OSU history, the university experienced both record enrollment and record fundraising. During the course of his career, Mr. Hargis has also served in the military, practiced law for 28 years, worked as a bank vice chairman and served in numerous high-profile community positions of leadership and influence. In 2022, just a year after retiring as the president of OSU, he rejoined McAfee & Taft. In his current role, he serves as senior counsel to the firm. He originally joined McAfee & Taft in 1994, 25 years after establishing himself as one of the state’s preeminent attorneys practicing in the field of commercial and bankruptcy law and litigation. Among his notable clients was the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which he represented in the Penn Square Bank closure, as well as others during the 1980s. He served as vice chairman of Bank of Oklahoma NA from 1997 to 2008. Active in the community, his long history of community service includes serving as a founding board member and then-chair of the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma, founding chair of the Oklahoma Creativity Project, chairman of the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce and chairman of the Oklahoma Commission for Human Services. He also served as vice chairman of the Oklahoma State Election Board, as a board member of the Oklahoma Constitutional Revision Commission and as a member of the Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. For 15 years, he served as a co-host and commentator on KFOR-TV’s weekly political news show, Flash Point. John R. Hargrave (OU College of Law, 1980) served as the eighth president of East Central University from 2009-2017. He graduated with honors from ECU in 1978, majoring in speech and sociology. While serving as president, he oversaw the opening of five new facilities and the renovation of several more on campus. He currently serves as CEO of the ECU Foundation. Mr. Hargrave’s past and current lengthy list of civic duties includes member of the Ada Chamber of Commerce, past member of the ANNUAL LUNCHEON
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