Board Positions

• American Indian Graduate Center Board of Directors, member
• Arkansas Riverbed Authority, member
• Federal Reserve Board of Directors Oklahoma City Branch, member
• Harold Hamm Diabetes Center Board of Advisors, member
• Integris Health, Inc., member
• Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes, member
• Leadership Oklahoma, member
• Native American Cultural and Educational Authority, chairman
• Oklahoma Business Roundtable Board of Directors, member
• Oklahoma Heritage Association Board of Directors, member
• Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, member
• Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, member
• Oklahoma State Fair, Inc. Board of Directors, member

Affiliations

• Leadership Oklahoma, member
• National Congress of American Indians, member
• Oklahoma Academy of State Goals, member
• Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence, member

Past Leadership Roles

• Ada Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
• Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges, ECU Presidential Search Committee, member
• Chickasaw Tribal Utility Authority Board, chair
• East Central University Foundation, member
• Jasmine Moran Children’s Museum Board of Trustees, member
• Advisory Council to the Special Trustee for American Indians, U.S. Department of the Interior, chairman
• Oklahoma Centennial Commission, board member
• First Nation Enterprise Advisory Council, member
• Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Business School Advisory Board, member
• Five Civilized Tribes Museum, board member
• Governor Henry’s Task Force on Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence
• Leadership Oklahoma Board of Directors, member
• Leadership Oklahoma, Class III Graduate
• Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Foundation Board of Trustee
• Oklahoma Academy of State Goals Board, member
• Oklahoma City University Board of Trustees
• Oklahoma Health Care Commission
• Oklahoma Indian Affairs Commission
• Oklahoma State Board of Easter Seals and Crippled Children
• Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce and Industry Board of Directors
• Trail of Tears National Historic Trail Advisory Committee
• Tri-County Indian Nations Development Corporation, board member
• United Indian Nations in Oklahoma, chairman
• United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Negotiated Rulemaking Committee, board member and past co-chairman
• 5 Who Care, board member
• Oklahoma Health Care Authority Board of Directors, member

Awards and Honors:

• 2011 Chisholm Trail Heritage Center Trail Boss Award
• 2011 Oklahoma Health Center Foundation Treasures for Tomorrow, Outstanding Tribal Leader
• 2010 National Indian Gaming Association Wendell Chino Humanitarian Award
• 2010 International Economic Development Council (IEDC) Leadership Award for Public Service
• 2010 Oklahoma City University’s Meinders School of Business Chairman’s Award
• 2009 Festival of Hope Honoree, Heartline Organization
• 2009 Leadership Oklahoma's Distinguished Graduate
• 2009 Board of the American Indian Exposition Indian of the Year
• 2008 Native American Finance Officers Association Tribal Leader of the Year Award
• 2008 Oklahoma Conference on Aging Lifetime Achievement Award
• 2008 National Governors Association Private Citizen Award
• 2007 Red Earth Ambassador
• 2007 Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy Outstanding Service to Oklahoma’s Children Award
• 2007 Minority Advocate of the Year, U.S. Small Business Administration
• 2007 Oklahoma Heritage Association “Centennial Leadership award for Preservation of State & Local History”
• 2006 Oklahoma Mental Health Consumer Council “Humanitarian of the Year” Award
• 2005 Awarded the “Most Honored One” and “Friend of the Court” by the Oklahoma Supreme Court
• 2004 Oklahoma Hall of Fame Inductee
• 2004 Jacobson Foundation Honoree Award
• 2000 Distinguished Service Award from the Murray State College Foundation
• 1999 Tri-County Indian Nations Community Development Corporation Leadership Award
• 1998 Honoree, Community Literacy Center
• 1997 Ada Chamber of Commerce Leadership Award
• 1997 City of Ada A+ Award
• 1997 Oklahoma Governor’s Arts Award
• 1997 Distinguished Alumnus, East Central University
• 1997 Distinguished Alumnus, National Community College Association
• 1995 Minority Advocate of the Year, U.S. Small Business Administration
• Who’s Who in America
• Who’s Who in the South and Southwest