(TOP)
- Photo Collage (1969 through 1999)
- DOB: May 18, 1950
- 5'8" - 155 lbs.
- Marital Status: Perpetually unavailable
OFFICE (TOP)
FAMILY
- Nine show-quality Cocker Spaniels (Photo)
- Diamond - (Dymon Konyak Mhajyk)
- Raven - (Shadow's Mystyk Rayvyn)
- Tuxedo - (Dymon's Tucksydough Formalle)
- Magic - (Dymon's Blacque Mhajyk Dansr)
- Crimson - (La Krymsun and Kream Kokette)
- Bandit - (Mystyk Myschyvous Bhandyt)
- Stripe - (Kodiac's Pryncess Strype)
- Phantom - (Durspen's Boo Boo Phantom)
- Scroller - (Alphuh Deltuh Skrolar)
HOBBIES (TOP)
- Motorcycle touring
- Member of the Thousand-In-One Club (Traveled 1,067 miles in 24 hours)
- PT Cruising
- PT Cruiser Owners Club (Red PT delivered 11/22/00 - Sold 02/09/04)
SSR Cruising
- Chevy SSR Owners Club (2003 Redline Red SSR delivered 02/06/04, then totaled on 03/29/18 with 220,050 miles on the odometer. Replaced with 2004 Ricochet Silver SSR on 04/09/18 with 112,000 miles on the odometer)
Small arms
FAVORITE QUOTE (TOP)
- "There is no greater natural advantage in life than to have an enemy overestimate your faults . . . unless it is to have a friend underestimate your virtues." - Puzo
EDUCATION (TOP)
- Frederick A. Douglass High School - Oklahoma City, OK
- Class of 1968
- Student Council President
- Inter-City Student Council President
- Inter-City Howard E. Brown Science Seminar President
- "Most Useful Citizen"
- Sir Alexander Fleming Scholar
- E. K. Gaylord Scholar
- National Merit Scholar
- "Who's Who..."
- Fisk University - Nashville, TN
- Class of 1972
- Major: Physics
- Minors: Philosophy/Religion and Mathematics
- General University Honors Program
- Mr. DST (Alpha Beta Chapter)
- "Who's Who..."
MILITARY: (TOP)
- United States Marine Corps
CIVIC AFFILIATIONS: (TOP)
- Oklahoma Human Rights Commission
- Commissioner
- Gubernatorial Appointment (July, 2000 - July, 2003)
- Chairman (July, 2003)
- Vice Chairman (June, 2002 - June, 2003)
- Budget & Finance Committee Chairman (August, 2000 - July, 2003)
- Oklahoma Small Business Commission - Governor's Conference on Small Business
- Gubernatorial Appointment (1998 - 2003)
- Youth Leadership Exchange
- Board of Directors (1995-2001)
- Student Selection Committee (1996-1999)
- Executive Committee Member-at-Large (1999-2000)
- Clyde E. Benn Service To Youth Award Committee Chairman (2000)
- National Oklahoma City Douglass High School Alumni Association
- A Founder and Charter Member (Since 1988)
- Membership Secretary (1988-2009)
- Celebrity Investment Club
- Magic Wheels Motorcycle Club
- Member (Since 1984) - Road Captain (1987-1989)
- Public Relations Officer (Since 1989)
- WestStar Bank
- Community Advisory Board of Directors (1993-1998)
- H. B. Foster Community Center
- Board of Directors (1985-1986)
- Metro Fair Housing Council
- Board of Directors (1983-1987) - President, Vice President
- NAACP
- United States Jaycees
- "Outstanding Young Men of America" (1977)
SIGMA PI PHI FRATERNITY, INC. (TOP)
- Alpha Theta Boulé - State of Oklahoma
- Inducted December 2, 2000 (Second Generation)
- Grammateus (Since December, 2002)
- Western Region
- Grapter (2001-2007)
- Webmaster (2001-2013)
KAPPA ALPHA PSI FRATERNITY, INC. (TOP)
- Alpha Delta Chapter - Fisk University
- Initiated November 29, 1969 (Second Generation)
- "Dean of Fire" (Emeritus - Since 1969)
- Outstanding Brotherhood Award (1972)
- Dean of Pledges (1972) - "Godfather of the Undercover 12"
- Assistant Dean of Pledges (1970-1971)
- Board of Directors (1970-1972)
- Washington, D.C. Alumni Chapter - Member (1972-1975)
- Oklahoma City Alumni Chapter - (Joined on September 14, 1975 - "Life Member" since October 14, 1984)
- Endowment Participant #2 (Local Life Membership, effective October 14, 1984)
- Attended 430 of 431 monthly meetings through June 2011 (423 consecutively = 35 years, 5 months)
- Honors:
- Founders' Day Banquet Speaker (1987)
- Offices:
- Polemarch - 3 terms (1983-1986)
- Keeper of Records - 6 terms (1976-1982)
- Keeper of Exchequer - 9 terms (1986-1995)
- Board of Directors - 19 years (1976-1995)
- Newsletter Editor (1995-2002)
- Committee Participation:
- Achievement Commission (1976-1995)
- Budget (1976-1999)
- Bylaw (1983-2002) - Chairman (1996-2002)
- Calling (1976-1986)
- Finance (1989-1999)
- Guide Right (1983-1988)
- Local Housing (1975-1988)
- Membership Intake (1990-2002)
- Newsletter (1988-2002)
- Permanent Housing (1983-1988)
- Province Council Planning (1977, 1989 & 1998)
- Scholarship (1976-2000)
- Social Action Kappa Ebony Awareness Bowl Project (1985-2002)
- Social Action Career Development & Business Information Sub-Committee (1992-2002)
- Ways & Means (1976-1986) - Chairman (1976-1977)
- Kappa Widows Chairman (1994-2002)
- Nominating Committee Chairman (1996-2002)
- Willard Brooks Art Gallery Curator (1996-2002)
- Diamond Jubilee Celebration Planning Committee (1997)
- Chapter Web Site - Webmaster (1996-2002)
- Wichita Alumni Chapter - Member (Since January 12, 2002)
- Attended all but two regular meetings since February, 2002
- Honors:
- Founders' Day Banquet Speaker (1986)
- Founders' Day Banquet Speaker (2004)
- Endorsed via resolution as nominee of the chapter for the Elder Watson Diggs Award in 2011
- Award:
- Special Recognition Award (2003)
- Office:
- Executive Assistant to the Chapter Polemarch (April, 2005-June, 2006)
- Committee Participation:
- Fred D. Middleton Golf Tournament (Since 2002)
- Middle Western Province - Since September, 1975
- Attended every C. Rodger Wilson Leadership Conference from 1977 to 2009
- Attended 73 of 75 meetings of the Province Board of Directors, through March, 2009 (70 consecutively - 100% as an elected member)
- Awards and Honors:
- Art S. Williams Province Polemarch's Outstanding Service Award (65th Council - 1987)
- Art S. Williams Province Polemarch's Outstanding Service Award (71st Council - 1993)
- Art S. Williams Province Polemarch's Outstanding Service Award (80th Council - 2002)
- Percy H. Lee Achievement Award - Most Outstanding Alumni Brother of the Year (80th Council - 2002)
- Charles W. Morgan, III Lifetime Achievement Award - First Recipient (80th Council - 2002)
- Citation from Past Province Polemarch Willie H. Burnett, Sr. and Past Oklahoma City Alumni Chapter Keeper of Records Richard E. Thornton for attending in excess of 400 consecutive meetings of the Oklahoma City Alumni Chapter (Presented at the 402nd consecutive meeting on July 12, 2009)
- Named "Province Keeper of Records & Exchequer Emeritus" at the 88th Middle Western Province Council on April 10, 2010
- Endorsed via resolution at the 88th Middle Western Province Council on April 10, 2010 as nominee of the Middle Western Province for the Elder Watson Diggs Award in 2011
- Elected Offices:
- Province Keeper of Records & Exchequer - (April 11, 1992 - September 9, 2009)
- Province Board of Directors - elected at the 68th Province Council (1990) and served through April 11, 1992
- Appointed Positions and Committee Participation:
- Province Representative to the Grand Chapter Strategic Planning Committee (1997-1999)
- Nominating Committee Chairman - 63rd, 64th, 65th, 66th, 67th, and 69th Councils
- Province Representative to the Grand Chapter Constitution and Statutes Committee - 66th, 67th, 68th, 69th, 70th, 71st, 72nd, 73rd, 74th, 75th, 76th, 77th, 78th, 79th, 80th, 81st, 82nd, 83rd, 84th & 85th Grand Chapter Meetings (Since 1985)
- Province Representative to the Grand Chapter Time & Place Committee - 60th and 61st Grand Chapter Meetings
- Province Life Membership Committee Chairman (1989-1992)
- Province Reclamation Committee Chairman (1993-1996)
- Bylaw Committee - Member-at-large (1985-1990); Member (1991-1992); Chairman (1992-2003)
- Province Long Range Planning Committee (1989-1993)
- Province Credentials Committee Chairman (1995-2003)
- Alpha Pi Chapter Oversight Committee (2000-2002)
- Official Province Web Site Webmaster (1996-2009)
- Grand Chapter
- 1st Triple Life Member (Numbers: 77-2531, 84-5400, and 91-10,000)
- Grand Chapter Meetings: 60th (New Orleans), 61st (Denver), 65th (Louisville), 66th (Washington, D.C.), 67th (Indianapolis), 68th (Dallas), 69th (Los Angeles), 70th (Orlando), 71st (Nashville), 72nd (Philadelphia), 73rd (Detroit), 74th (Atlanta), 75th (Cleveland), 76th (Charlotte), 77th (St. Louis), 78th (Minneapolis), 79th (Washington, D.C.), 80th (Indianapolis), 81st (Houston), 82nd (New Orleans), 83rd (Orlando-C&S Committee), 84th (Philadelphia), and 85th (Virtual)
- Awards:
- Elder Watson Diggs Awardee (July 6, 2011)
- Grand Polemarch's Certificate of Appreciation (72nd Grand Chapter Meeting - 1995)
- Grand Polemarch's Dedicated Service Award (73rd Grand Chapter Meeting - 1997)
- Three Grand Polemarch's Distinguished Service Awards (74th Grand Chapter Meeting - 1999)
- Three Grand Polemarch's Certificates of Appreciation (74th Grand Chapter Meeting - 1999)
- Appointments by the Grand Polemarch:
- Field Deputy for the Middle Western Province (1986-1988)
- National Constitution and Statutes Revisions Committee (1988-1991)
- National Reclamation Committee Chairman (1993-1996)
- Governance Task Force (1996-1999)
- Web Site Development Team (1996-1999)
- Task Force for revising and updating "The Story of Kappa Alpha Psi" - 5th Edition (2002)
- National Constitution & Statutes Reconciliation Committee (2004-2006)
- Kappa Alpha Psi Federal Credit Union Advisory Committee (2007)
- Publications:
- "Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. 100th Anniversary Booklet" co-authored with 93rd Elder Watson Diggs Awardee Terrance G. Blount (Included in the souvenir packet for each delegate at the Centennial Celebration and 80th Grand Chapter Meeting, July 5-11,
2011)
- "Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Protocol & Etiquette Manual 2018 Edition" co-authored with 93rd Elder Watson Diggs Awardee Terrance G. Blount (2018)
- Miscellaneous:
- Annual "Charles W. Morgan, III Award" of the Richardson-Plano (TX) Alumni Chapter for the Outstanding Kappa Kamp Student in the 12/13 year old age group
- Charter Member/Keeper of Records & Exchequer of the Kappa Komputer Network - AOL Branch of "The NupeNet" (Since April, 1994)
- Kappa Komputer Network Worldwide Roster Webmaster (Since December, 1996)
- Centennial Website Development Committee (2010-2011)
- Centennial Founders' Day Banquet Speaker:
- Founders' Day or Charter Day Banquet Speaker:
- Epsilon Gamma at the University of Central Oklahoma (1983)
- Lawton-Ft. Sill (OK) Alumni (1985, 1987)
- Zeta Rho at Northeastern Oklahoma State University (1985, 1986, 1990)
- Wichita (KS) Alumni (1986, 2004)
- Omaha (NE) Alumni (1987, 2006)
- Zeta Omega at the University of Oklahoma (1987)
- Arlington-Grand Prairie (TX) Alumni - 18th Anniversary (2004)
- Fayetteville (AR) Alumni (2005)
- Western Tennessee Chapters (2006)
- Independence Alumni, Jefferson City Alumni & Kansas City Alumni Chapters (2009)
- 16th Oklahoma Statewide Founders' Day Banquet "Passing The Kappa Torch" - (2012)
- Richardson/Plano (TX) Alumni 19th Anniversary "Building On The Past" - (2013)
- Dallas (TX) Alumni 80th Anniversary "Appearances" - (2015)
- Alpha Delta at Fisk University 90th Anniversary "Six Degrees Of Separation - A Legacy" - (2017)
- 23rd Oklahoma Statewide Founders' Day Banquet "My FINAL Speech" - (2019)
- Awards Banquet Speaker:
- Muskogee (OK) Alumni (1986)
- Zeta Omega at the University of Oklahoma (1990)
- Scholarship Banquet Speaker:
- Lawton-Ft. Sill (OK) Alumni (1991)
- Reclamation Breakfast Speaker:
- Norman (OK) Alumni (1984, 2012)
- Keynote Speaker:
- Alpha Pi at Langston University (1992, 1993)
- Numerous engagements and presentations at lectures, orientations, seminars, symposiums, workshops, etc.
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