The Oklahoma Bar Journal February 2023

B oard of G overnors A ctions

Meeting Summary

luncheon honoring Executive Director Williams. He also attended the District Attorneys Council/ Oklahoma District Attorneys Association Fall Conference, attended and presided at the Justice Assistance Grant board meeting and attended and presented at Ponca Politics. He virtually attended meetings of the OBA Criminal Law Section, District Attorneys Council Board of Directors and Oklahoma District Attorneys Association Board of Directors. He also met with Executive Director Williams, Administration Director Brumit, Educational Programs Director Johnson and Vice President Pringle on budget presentation and spent significant time working on appointments. Executive Director Williams reported he attended numerous Annual Meeting events, including but not limited to the President’s Reception, Membership Engagement Committee meeting, Legislative Monitoring Committee meeting, Credentials Committee meeting, Rules and Bylaws Committee meet ing, Resolutions Committee meeting, OBA Annual Luncheon, Oklahoma Bar Foundation Reception, Diversity Awards Dinner, Delegates Breakfast, General Assembly and the House of Delegates. He also coordinated the monthly staff celebration, presen tation of the OBA’s budget to the Oklahoma Supreme Court and the Board of Governors holiday event. REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

REPORT OF THE VICE PRESIDENT

The Oklahoma Bar Association Board of Governors met Dec. 9, 2022.

Vice President Pringle reported he attended numerous events held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting. He also attended the OBA budget hearing before the Supreme Court and the Legislative Monitoring Committee Meeting. He moderated a three-hour panel on Native American law, submit ted the Legislative Monitoring Committee’s annual report, worked on appointments and coordinated with the city of Oklahoma City to place an honorary street sign to rec ognize retiring Executive Director Williams. He also participated in two meetings of the Digital Assets Task Force for the Independent Community Bankers of America. President-Elect Hermanson reported he attended a meeting with the Supreme Court related to the OBA’s budget, which received unanimous approval. During the Annual Meeting, he attended the OU College of Law luncheon, Legislative Monitoring Committee meeting, President’s Reception, Family Law seminar, Credentials Committee meeting, Rules and Bylaws Committee meeting, Resolutions Committee meeting, OBA Annual Luncheon, Oklahoma Bar Foundation Board of Trustees meeting, Oklahoma Bar Foundation Reception, Diversity Awards Dinner, Delegates Breakfast, General Assembly, House of Delegates and the retirement REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT-ELECT

REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT President Hicks reported he attended several Annual Meeting events, including the Annual Luncheon and House of Delegates. He also moderated a panel dis cussion between tribal court jus tices, presided over the Delegates Breakfast where he awarded the OBA Medal of Valor to Dwight Birdwell, presided over the General Assembly, coordinated the retire ment luncheon for Executive Director John Morris Williams and hosted the presidential hospitality suite. Additionally, he conducted a search for and coordinated the nomination of John Barbush from Durant to fill the vacancy in District No. 2, met with Kevinn Matthews to present his OBA President’s Award, addressed the members of the TCBA Leadership Academy at a tour of the Greenwood Rising Museum and participated in year end planning matters. He assisted Vice President Pringle in the coordination of a special recogni tion for retiring Executive Director Williams by the city of Oklahoma City and thanked Mr. Williams for attending 236 consecutive Board of Governors meetings during his nearly 20 years of service.

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