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Alumni Profiles

In its 75-year history, Casady's graduates have been educated in mind, body, and spirit.

Casady's Celebration of Alumni

Casady profiles many of its alumni through discussion, alumni boards, Class Notes and other ways; we like to spotlight our alums. Profiled here are the Alumni Awards honorees. If you would like to submit yourself or another alum for a spotlight please contact the Casady Alumni Office at alumni@casady.org or (405) 749-3162.

2023 Alumni Awards

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  • G. Rainey Williams, Jr., Class of 1978

    Distinguished Graduate
    President of Marco Capital Group A Limited Partnership

    G. Rainey Williams, Jr. is president of Marco Capital Group A Limited Partnership, a privately owned investment partnership operating in Oklahoma, Texas and the Southwestern United States. Marco has been an active private investor over the last 25+ years, investing in a broad number of private equity, real estate and other alternative investments. Williams has led Marco since it and its predecessors were established in 1989.
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  • Jean Akers, Class of 1992

    Alumni Achievement
    Foreign Service Officer at the U.S. Department of State

    Jean Akers is a consular-coned Foreign Service Officer at the U.S. Department of State.  Her most recent position was in Washington, D.C. as the Director of the Post Analysis and Support Division in the Bureau of Consular Affairs’ Office of the Executive Director, where she led a team of 30 Foreign and Civil Service employees in providing policy and resource guidance to 230 consular teams around the globe – all of whom are charged with protecting the lives and interests of U.S. citizens abroad, providing routine citizenship services, and upholding national security while facilitating travel to the United States by issuing visas to qualified visitors, workers, and immigrants.
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  • John Vincent, Class of 2009

    Young Alumni Achievement
    Supervisor - Robotics and Automation
    Ford Motor Company

    John Vincent is a respected engineer in the automotive industry. He is recognized for his contributions to technical innovation and leadership at Ford Motor Company. As an innovator, he has been awarded eight patents by the US Patent Office, with more than a dozen pending. Most recently, he leads a team of robotics engineers to develop next generation automation and robotic solutions to enhance job efficiency and worker safety.
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2022 Alumni Awards

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  • Scott McLean, Class of 1974

    Distinguished Graduate
    President & Chief Operating Officer, Zions Bancorporation
    Chairman, Amegy Bank of Texas

    Scott McLean serves as President and Chief Operating Officer of Zions Bancorporation and is a member of the company’s Board of Directors. Zions Bancorporation is one of the nation's premier financial services companies, consisting of a collection of community banks in 11 western U.S. states with combined total assets exceeding $90 billion. Having joined the company’s Texas subsidiary, Amegy Bank, in 2002, he served as Chief Executive officer and continues to serve as Chairman.
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  • Anureet Bajaj, M.D., Class of 1987

    Alumni Achievement
    Plastic Surgeon

    Dr. Anu Bajaj is a highly respected plastic surgeon who is widely recognized for breast surgery and reconstruction skills. Her cosmetic surgery expertise also includes facial surgery, body sculpting, and minimally invasive procedures. In 2007, she returned home to Oklahoma City to join her father, who retired in 2020, in the practice of plastic surgery. She previously served as an Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery at the University of Cincinnati, as well as the Chief of Plastic Surgery at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Cincinnati.
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  • Max Blumenthal, Class of 2011

    Young Alumni Achievement
    Marketing at Numerated
    Former Co-Founder and CEO of Fincura

    Max Blumenthal is an expert in business lending technology. He was the Co-Founder and CEO of Fincura, a software company that helps banks to lend to commercial clients and small businesses. After five years, he sold Fincura to Numerated, a high-growth, VC-backed company that transforms how banks lend to businesses, where he now runs Marketing.
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2021 Alumni Awards

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  • William R. Pape '68

    Distinguished Graduate
    Retired Founder of VeriFone, TraceGains
     
    William Pape '68 is the co-founder and EVP of TraceGains, Inc., a software company that improves food supply chain safety and profitability by helping companies produce better finished goods faster and more cost-effectively.
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  • Marion Garrett Parke '00

    Alumni Achievement Award
    Founder and CEO of Marion Parke Shoes

    Marion Parke '00 is an American podiatric surgeon and luxury footwear designer. Motivated by her vision for footwear with intelligent design, her brand seamlessly blends thoughtful structure with an elegant, yet edgy, style.
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  • Carleigh Berryman '15

    Young Alumni Achievement
    Owner and Founder of Viva Vita
     
    Carleigh Berryman '15 is an international virtual reality and healthcare expert. She has been a featured speaker at conferences across the U.S. and abroad and will be a featured author in the upcoming book Applied Virtual Reality in Healthcare: Case Studies and Perspectives. Most notably, Carleigh is recognized for her work as the CEO & Founder of Viva Vita, a start-up that has delivered virtual reality to thousands of seniors across the United States for better mental health and quality of life.
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2020 Alumni Awards

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  • Kent Sepkowitz '71

    Distinguished Graduate 2020
    Deputy Physician-in-Chief, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    New York, NY

    Kent Sepkowitz attended Casady from kindergarten (taught by Miss Jay) through graduation in 1971 (taught by many).  For many years in elementary school, he had perfect attendance as did his siblings Julie, Doug, Warren, and Sara, all of whom graduated as Cyclones. After college and medical school at the University of Oklahoma, he moved to New York City for additional medical training in internal medicine and infectious diseases.
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  • Aneesh Mehta '95

    Alumni Achievement 2020
    Chief of Infectious Diseases, Emory University Hospital
    Atlanta, GA

    Aneesh K. Mehta, M.D. attended Casady from grades 2-12 and graduated in 1995. He completed his undergraduate studies at Emory University, obtaining a B.S. in Biology in 1999. He returned to Oklahoma to attend medical school at University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center from 1999-2003. Dr. Mehta then returned to Emory for training in Internal Medicine, and then in Infectious Diseases. During his Infectious Diseases fellowship, he also completed training in Transplant Immunology. In July 2009, Dr. Mehta joined the faculty of Emory University as an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases, and as the Assistant Director of the Transplant Infectious Diseases Section. In 2013, he was made Associate Chief of Infectious Diseases Services for Emory University Hospital, and in 2020, he was named the Chief of Infectious Diseases at Emory University Hospital. In 2017, he was promoted to Associate Professor. He is also a Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America and of the American Transplant Society.
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  • Tori Fenton '08

    Young Alumni Achievement 2020
    Expansion Manager, New York City Department of Education
    New York, NY
     
    Tori Fenton currently works as an Expansion Manager at the New York City Department Education, leading the expansion of the historic initiative to provide free, full-day, high-quality early childhood education for every three- and four-year-old in New York City. Over the past four years, she has built strategic partnerships with Superintendents and Principals and collaborated with her team to support over 650 schools. Tori is honored to have built a career foundation that prioritizes equity through an antiracist perspective in service to the students and communities in our nation’s largest city.
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2019 Alumni Awards

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  • Kent Hoffman '69

    Distinguished Graduate 2019
    Owner and President, MetroMark Properties
    Oklahoma City, OK

    Born and raised in Oklahoma City, Kent attended Casady School from the first grade until he graduated Cum Laude in 1969. He graduated from Williams College in 1973 with a B.A. in History. His first job after graduation was with Casady School as a teacher and coach for 3 years. During this time he started the Summer Casady Tennis Camp.
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  • Kristina Kloberdanz '89

    Alumni Achievement 2019
    Chief Sustainability Officer, Mastercard
    New York, NY

    Kristina is Mastercard’s first Chief Sustainability Officer. A catalyst for change, she works with Mastercard’s Board of Directors and senior executives to advance sustainability and drive strategic growth. She is helping shape Mastercard’s business strategy through its commitment to sustainability, which comes from the long-held belief that doing good for society helps them do well as a company.
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  • Caitlin Clements '07

    Young Alumni Achievement 2019
    Associate Producer, Stacey Mindich Productions
    New York, NY

    Caitlin Clements is Associate Producer at Stacey Mindich Productions, the Manhattan-based Broadway producing office behind the Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen. While at SMP, Caitlin has been directly involved with the development of Dear Evan Hansen, beginning with the musical’s earliest readings and workshops in 2014, followed by a 2015 World Premiere production at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., and the subsequent 2016 off-Broadway run at Second Stage Theatre.
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2018 Alumni Awards

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  • Robert Clements '76

    Distinguished Graduate 2018
    Executive Vice-President for Finance & Administration, Clements Foods Co.
    Oklahoma City, OK

    Robert Clements entered Casady School in pre-school in the Fall of 1962 and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Casady with the Class of 1976. He received his A.B. Degree in Economics from Dartmouth College in 1980. He graduated from the J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University in 1982.
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  • Elaine Paul '85

    Alumni Achievement 2018
    Chief Financial Officer, Strategy and Business Development, Hulu
    Pacific Palisades, CA

    Elaine Paul is the Chief Financial Officer, Strategy & Business Development at Hulu. As CFO she partners with Hulu’s executive management team, CEO, and Board of Directors to drive growth and efficiency at one of the fastest growing digital media companies.  Elaine joined Hulu in 2013.
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  • Alexa Cook Sherman '06

    Young Alumni Achievement 2018
    Property Sales Executive, CAA Sports
    Dallas, TX

    Alexa Cook is a Property Sales Executive at CAA Sports, a division of leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA). CAA Sports represents more than 1,700 of the world’s best athletes, coaches, on-air broadcasters, and other sports personalities, in addition to such world renowned properties as Formula 1, Madison Square Garden, Manchester City F.C., the NCAA Championships, the Golden State Warriors, and the USGA | US Open Championship, among others.
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2017 Alumni Awards

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  • George Corbyn '66

    Distinguished Graduate 2017
    Attorney and Founding Partner, Corbyn Hampton Barghols Pierce, PLLC
    Oklahoma City, OK

    George Corbyn graduated from Casady in 1966 where he was the captain of the football and basketball teams. He graduated from Stanford University in 1970. Mr. Corbyn obtained his law degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in 1973 and since then has practiced law in Oklahoma City. He is the founding partner of Corbyn Hampton Barghols Pierce, PLLC. He is a trial lawyer, a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, and is included in the Oklahoma Super Lawyers (Top 10 2006 – 2016), Best Lawyers in America and Chambers USA (America’s Leading Lawyers in Litigation).
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  • Susan D. Russell-Stewart '66

    Alumni Achievement 2017
    Director of Services for Logan County, Family Builders
    Oklahoma City, OK

    Susan Russell-Stewart is on the staff of Family Builders, Oklahoma City, as director of services for Logan County, where she runs the batterers intervention and child abuse prevention programs. She also provides parenting courses at Palomar: Oklahoma City’s Family Justice Center.
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  • Charlotte Huffman '03

    Young Alumni Achievement 2017
    Investigative Reporter, WFAA 8
    Dallas, TX

    “Every day I have the opportunity to give a voice to the voiceless and shine a light in areas that, quite frankly, some probably prefer to be kept dark,” says Charlotte Huffman, an award-winning investigative reporter at WFAA who joined News 8 Investigates Team in 2015. “That’s why I love my job.”
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2016 Alumni Awards

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  • Eff Martin '66

    Distinguished Graduate 2016
    Private Investor and Founding Partner, Anthos Capital
    Woodside, CA
     
    Eff Martin is a private investor and a founding partner of Anthos Capital and is a former General Partner and Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mr. Martin spent 32 years in the investment banking industry, the last 22 at Goldman Sachs.
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  • Leslie V. Batchelor '84

    Alumni Achievement 2016
    President and Co-Founder, Center for Economic Development Law
    Oklahoma City, OK

    Leslie V. Batchelor is president and co-founder of the Center for Economic Development Law, a law firm that focuses primarily on public-private development projects. Leslie represents cities, towns, and other public entities around the state to help them grow their economies, tackle financing challenges, and achieve their development goals. Ms. Batchelor is nationally recognized for her expertise in public-private partnerships, tax increment financing techniques, and other redevelopment and financing strategies.
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  • Emily Fleischaker '01

    Young Alumni Achievement 2016
    Food Writer, Editor, Lifestyle Media Consultant
    Brooklyn, NY

    Emily Fleischaker is an award-winning food writer, editor, and lifestyle media consultant living in Brooklyn.
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2015 Alumni Awards

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  • Charles Oppenheim '77

    Distinguished Graduate 2015
    Managing Partner, The Oppenheim Group
    Oklahoma City, OK

    Chip Oppenheim is managing partner of The Oppenheim Group, a retail commercial real estate management and investments company located in Oklahoma City.
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  • The Rev. Richard D. Stansberry '79

    Alumni Achievement Award 2015
    Pastor, Christ the King Catholic Church and School
    Oklahoma City, OK

    Fr. Rick Stansberry has been a priest for 23 years and is pastor of Christ the King Catholic Church and School in Oklahoma City.
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  • C. Joseph Williams '74

    Alumni Achievement Award 2015
    Manager-Community Relations, Oklahoma Natural Gas
    Tulsa, OK

    Joe Williams is a former Tulsa City Councilman. He was first elected to Council District 1 in March 1994 and served five terms before deciding not to seek re-election and stepping down from his post in 2004. During his tenure, Mr. Williams was elected by his Council peers in 1997 to serve as Council Chairman, becoming the first African-American in Tulsa history to hold that position.
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  • Kathryn Fox '03

    Young Alumni Achievement Award 2015
    Joint Polar Satellite System Common Ground Station, Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services
    Denver, CO

    Kathryn Fox graduated from Casady in 2003. At Casady, she had passions for academics and athletics. She played varsity volleyball, basketball, and softball and was the captain for both volleyball and softball. She was captivated by chemistry, physics and calculus. One of the biggest lessons Ms. Fox learned from Casady was persistence and willingness to tackle any problem.
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  • Macey Stapleton '03

    Young Alumni Achievement Award 2015
    International Development Professional and Middle East Specialist, USAID/Office of Transition Initiatives
    Turkey

    Macey Stapleton is an international development professional and Middle East specialist, dedicating the past three years of her career to Syria conflict response and leading monitoring, evaluation, research, and analysis efforts for the USAID/Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI).
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2014 Alumni Awards

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  • William M. Cameron '78

    Distinguished Graduate 2014
    President/CEO, Cameron Enterprises
    Oklahoma City, OK

    William M. “Bill” Cameron currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Cameron Enterprises, which is the holding company for the Cameron family’s business holdings.
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  • Christopher A. Lower '74

    Casady Alumni Achievement Award 2014
    Restaurant Entrepreneur
    Oklahoma City, OK

    Christopher A. Lower was a “lifer” at Casady School, starting in kindergarten and graduating in the Class of 1974. After finishing at Casady, Chris attended Grinnell College in Iowa and graduated in 1978 with a Bachelor of Arts in English with an emphasis on journalism. He was the editor of the weekly student newspaper during his senior year at Grinnell.
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  • Sarah Mason Sears '88

    Casady Alumni Achievement Award 2014
    Principal, S Design Inc.
    Oklahoma City, OK

    Sarah Mason Sears is an award-winning branding and design professional and AIGA Fellow in Oklahoma City. She is the founder and principal of S Design Inc., a design firm focused on branding and marketing. Sarah speaks at local and regional events evangelizing how branding, design, and digital marketing is a catalyst for business and organizational growth.
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  • Erik R. W. Sallee '00

    Casady Young Alumni Achievement Award 2014
    Chief Financial Officer, Raytheon Solipsys
    Arlington, VA

    Erik Sallee graduated from Casady in 2000 and matriculated to Vanderbilt University with a Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) scholarship. When he graduated in 2004, he received a commission in the Marine Corps as a Second Lieutenant. At the Marine Corps Basic School, he was named to the Commanding General’s Honor Roll.
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2013 Alumni Awards

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  • Hunt Lowry '73

    Distinguished Graduate 2013
    CEO/President, Roserock Films
    Burbank, CA

    Hunt Lowry is the CEO/ President of Roserock Films located on the Warner Bros. lot. He has a first-look deal with Warner Bros. for feature films and facilitated a strategic partnership between Warner Bros. and Abu Dhabi for the establishment of a Warner Bros. theme park, hotel, and theaters in Abu Dhabi along with a film company and interactive games fund with Warner Bros.
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  • Nancy Latting Spelman '63

    Alumni Achievement Honoree 2013
    Reston, VA

    Nancy Latting Spelman’s work for social good has been felt around the world and continues even as she and her husband, Douglas G. Spelman, have retired to Reston, VA.
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  • Jonathan Fowler '00

    Casady's Young Alumni Achievement Honoree 2013
    Vice President of Operations, Fowler Holding Co.
    General Manager, Fowler Volkswagon
    Norman, OK

    A lifelong resident of Norman, Jonathan Fowler grew up around automobiles and art. He began his career in the auto industry at age six by delivering mail at his grandfather’s Toyota store and now represents the third generation in his family to lead a dealership.
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2012 Alumni Awards

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  • E. Carey Joullian '78

    Casady's Distinguished Graduate 2012
    Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer
    Mustang Fuel Corp.

    The Casady Alumni Association's Board of Directors has selected E. Carey Joullian '78 as Casady's 2012 Distinguished Graduate. The Distinguished Graduate Award is presented annually to a Casady graduate who demonstrates loyalty to the School; renders service to the community; excels professionally; and achieves recognition on a local, state, national or international level.
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  • Bridgit A. Finley '82, PT, DPT, MEd., OCS

    Casady Alumni Achievement 2012
    Chief Executive Officer
    Physical Therapy Central Inc.

    Bridgit Finley has been named Casady’s 2012 Alumni Achievement Award recipient. A graduate is selected for Alumni Achievement in recognition of her exceptional pursuit of personal or professional goals. Bridgit is the private practice owner and CEO of Physical Therapy Central, based in Norman, which has expanded to 10 locations across the state. Bridgit is a physical therapist specializing in manual therapy, spinal dysfunctions, total joint replacement and clinical education.
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  • John S. Solomon ’98

    Casady Young Alumni Achievement 2012
    Director of Threat Finance Research
    World-Check, a Thomson Reuters business

    John S. Solomon ’98 is Director of Threat Finance Research for World-Check, a Thomson Reuters business. World-Check is the leading provider of risk-relevant intelligence to the largest and most influential banks and government agencies around the world, including 49 of the world’s top 50 banks and over 200 intelligence, law enforcement and regulatory agencies.
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2011 Alumni Awards

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  • G. Jeffrey Records Jr. '77

    Casady's Distinguished Graduate 2011
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
    MidFirst Bank

    Banker, investor and entrepreneur G. Jeffrey Records Jr., received Casady's highest honor bestowed on an alum, the Distinguished Graduate Award in 2011. This award is presented annually to a Casady graduate who demonstrates loyalty to the School; renders service to the community; excels professionally; and achieves recognition on a local, state, national or international level.
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  • Judith Cheek Hays, R.N., Ph.D. ’66

    Casady Alumni Achievement 2011
    Associate Professor Emerita, School of Nursing
    Duke University

    Judith Cheek Hays has devoted her professional life to gerontological research, nursing education, and scientific writing. At Duke she is a Senior Fellow in the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development and member of the Department of Psychiatry and School of Nursing faculties, having served as the division chair of the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.
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  • Richard B. Hays

    Casady Alumni Achievement 2011
    George Washington Ivey Professor of New Testament, Dean of the Divinity School
    Duke University

    Richard B. Hays is an internationally recognized scholar whose work has focused on the letters of the Apostle Paul and on New Testament ethics. His work has bridged the disciplines of biblical criticism and literary studies, exploring the innovative ways in which early Christian writers interpreted Israel's Scripture.
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  • R. Todd Currie '93

    Casady Alumni Achievement 2011
    Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Operations
    Perimeter Technology

    Following the dot com bust in 2002, Todd Currie partnered with two former co-workers to form a new IT services company. This group of founders brought on four additional partners and acquired a former Williams Communications data center in March 2003, and began Perimeter Technology Center, which has grown into Oklahoma’s largest commercial data center provider. Perimeter purchased a former Genuity data center facility in Tulsa in 2004 and in 2008, built a state-of-the-art facility on a 15-acre campus in Oklahoma City.
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  • Capt. S. Chandler Sims II '98

    United States Marine Corps
    Casady Young Alumni Achievement 2011

    Chandler Sims was honored in 2011 with Casady's Young Alumni Achievement award, which recognizes the graduate from the last 15 years who renders service to his university or community, and excels in a profession or pursuit of education.
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