Being born and raised in Oklahoma is not a popular thing to say in Texas. I still have connections there, but I have lived and worked in Dallas, Texas long enough to consider myself a Texan. I was born in 1957 in Enid, Oklahoma where I graduated from high school in 1975, and was active in speech, debate and drama societies as well as the usual teenage activities of church and friends.
My family has a long tradition of attending Oklahoma State University (for my parents it was called Oklahoma A&M) and I was no exception. I graduated in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science degree from the School of Journalism, where I majored in Public Relations. During my years at OSU, I was selected for the honorary Mortar Board Society; was an active member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority; and participated in the Student Government Association.
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