BOARD OF GOVERNORS NOMINEES

Captain, JAGC, U.S. A. R., 1967-1971; Crowe & Dunlevy, 1971-present; B.A. OSU, 1966; J.D., New York University, 1966; member, OBA Professional Responsibility Tribunal, 2000-present; chairman, OBA Legal Ethics Committee, 1997-1998; co-chairman, OBA Professionalism and Civility Task Force, 1999-2000; member, OBA Bench & Bar Committee, 1999-2001; member, OBA Rules of Professional Conduct Committee, 1998-2001; member, OBA Budget Committee, 2001-present; member, OBA Task Force to Study Rules Governing Disciplinary Proceedings, 1999; chairman, OBA Administration of Justice Committee, 1990-1992; member, OBA Committee on Expenditure of Bar Dues, 1990; chairman, Ad-hoc Committee on Oklahoma Organized Crime Control Legislation, 1984-1985; OBA Representative Oklahoma Judicial Reform Commission, 1985; chairman, OBA Legal Services Availability Committee, 1980-1983; member, OCBA Board of Directors, 2000-present; co-chairman OCBA Professionalism Committee, 2000-present; participant, OCBA Law Related Education, 1996 to present; member, OCBA Bench & Bar Committee, 1994-2001; chairman, Advisory Member, ABA Ethics 2000 Commission, 1998-2001; member, President, Ruth Bader Ginsburg American Inn of Court, 1998-2000; charter member, Ruth Bader Ginsburg American Inn of Court, 1995-present; member, American Law Institute; Adjunct professor, "Legal Profession": OCU Law School, Spring 2002; Sustaining Fellow, Oklahoma Bar Foundation.

2005 President
Michael D. Evans, Frederick

Private practice in Frederick 1973 to present; B.A.- OSU 1969; J. D.- OU, 1973; president of Massad, Evans & Kent Inc., Frederick; part-time assistant district attorney for Tillman County, 1973-1980; 1981-1982; 1996-1997; city attorney for the City of Frederick, 1982 to present; general counsel for the Greer County Industrial Authority, 1996 to present; general counsel for the Oklahoma Boll Weevil Eradication Organization, a state agency, 1996 to present; general counsel for the Davidson School District, 1996 to present; Tillman County Bar Association president (multiple years); OBA vice president, 2001; OBA Board of Governors, 1996-1998; 2004; Professional Responsibility Commission, 1990-1995; serving two terms as chairman; Awards Committee, 1990 to present; Mentor Committee, 1998-2000; Budget Committee (multiple years); Investment Committee (multiple years); Strategic Planning Committee, 2003; Leadership Conference Task Force, 2003; ABA, member 1990 to present; Sustaining Fellow of the Oklahoma Bar Foundation, 1982 to present; Sustaining Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, 1998 to present; OBA President's Award, 1989; OBA Professional Responsibility Commission chairman 1992 and 1995; OBA Task Force on Professionalism and Civility co-chairman, 1999; recipient of the 1996 OBA Masonic Award for Ethics, currently known as the John Shipp Award for Ethics, OBA President's Award, 2002; member of First Baptist Church, Frederick, 1973 to present; Frederick Jaycees, 1973-1979; president 1976; Outstanding Jaycee, 1976; Frederick Rotary Club 1976 to present; president 1977; Frederick Chamber of Commerce, 1973 to present; president, 1978, 1995, 1996; Frederick Country Club, 1974 to present; president 1998; Celebration Frederick, 1993 to 2002; chair or co-chair each year.

2005 President-Elect
William R. Grimm, Tulsa

Shareholder, director and treasurer in the Tulsa law firm of Barrow & Grimm, P.C.; B.B.A., OU, 1970; J.D., OU, 1973; Tulsa County Bar Association: president, 1991-92, Board of Directors, 1988-93, chairman, Centennial Celebration Committee, 2000-03, Nominations and Awards Committee, 1992 Professionalism Committee, 1989-90, Community Service Committee, 1983; vice-chairman, Ethics Committee, 1987-88, member, Nominations and Awards Committee, 1999-present, Professional Responsibility and Grievance Committee, 1980-82, Awards: TCBA Gary C. Clark Distinguished Service Award 2003, TCBA Neil E. Bogan Professionalism Award 2002, President's Distinguished Service Award, 1989 and 1990; Tulsa County Bar Foundation: president, 1992-93, director, 1992-1998, charter Fellow 1996-present; Oklahoma Bar Association: Board of Governors 1996-1998, Professional Responsibility Tribunal, 2002-present, Legal Ethics Committee, 1990-present, Budget Committee, 1991, 1996, 1998 and 2003, Professionalism Task Force 1999-2002, Strategic Planning Committee, 1999-present, contributing author on 1999 OBA Long Range Plan and 2002 OBA Standards of Professionalism, Oklahoma Bar Foundation, Sustaining Fellow, 1994; ABA: Litigation Section and Law Practice Management Section, National Conference of Bar Presidents, 1991-93; American Board of Trial Advocates, 2000-present; Tulsa Title and Probate Lawyers Associations; certified as Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy; barrister, American Inns of Court-Hudson Chapter, 1989-92; National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, 1986-90; author, "A Practical Approach to Professionalism," Tulsa Lawyer, June 1990; Law Enforcement Consolidation Task Force, 1992-93; Vision 2000 Criminal Justice Task Force, 1993-98; trustee, Skiatook Reservoir Authority, 1981-89; Who's Who in American Lawyers; Tulsa Lawyers for Children. Areas of practice: commercial litigation and bankruptcy law.

2005 Vice President
Rick Bozarth, Taloga

Partner, Ruble & Bozarth, Taloga; engaged in the general practice of law; part-time assistant district attorney for Dewey County since 1985; undergraduate degree, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, B.S., 1972; legal education, Oklahoma City University, J.D., 1976; member, American, Oklahoma and Dewey and Custer County Bar Associations; president, Dewey County Bar Association, 1990-present; governor, OBA Board of Governors, 1998-2000; chairman, OBA Legal Services Committee, 1990-2001; OBA Access to Justice Committee, chairperson, 2003-2004; president, Board of Directors, Legal Aid of Western Oklahoma, 1995; president, Board of Directors, Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma Inc., 2004; member, OBA Mandatory Pre-Admission Task Force 1996-1997; member, OBA Finances Commission, 2003-2004; member, President's Access to Justice Commission Task Force, 2004; member, OBA Awards Committee, 2002-2004; Sustaining Fellow, Oklahoma Bar Foundation.

Supreme Court Judicial District Two
Michael W. Hogan, McAlester

Born in Muskogee 1958; admitted to the bar in 1986 in Oklahoma; U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Oklahoma, 1987; U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1988; education: Northeastern Oklahoma State University (B.S. 1980), Oklahoma City University (J.D. 1986); municipal judge, Haileyville (1986 -1994), Checotah (1999 to present), Krebs (2004-); commercial pilot license; single and multi-engine land rating and instrument rating; member and past president Pittsburg County Bar Association; associate bar examiner, Oklahoma Board of Bar Examiners; member, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association; Legal Services panel attorney.

Supreme Court Judicial District Eight
R. Victor Kennemer III, Wewoka

Sole practitioner engaged in the general practice of law in Wewoka; B.A. OU, 1966; commissioned officer - U.S. Army, 1968-1970; J.D., OCU School of Law, 1973; leadership positions include freshman class president (1970); president of Phi Delta Phi (1972); municipal judge, City of Wewoka (1975-1985); Seminole County Bar president (1976-1977, 2000-2002); Board of Directors, Real Property Law Section (2000-present); Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Commission (1998-2003), serving as chairperson from 2001-2003; Title Examination Standards Committee (2000 -present), Task Force to create a Uniform Residential Sales Contract (Jan. 2002 -present); delegate to the annual convention approximately 25 times; Legislative Monitoring Committee; President Wood's Finances Commission (2003 - present); Oklahoma Bar Foundation, Benefactor Fellow, and a regional chair of the Oklahoma Bar Foundation Membership Drive.

Supreme Court Judicial District Nine
Dietmar K. Caudle, Lawton

Sole practitioner for 26 years in the general practice of law in Lawton; received his law degree at Oklahoma City University in 1976; B.A. degree at Oklahoma University in 1971; associate arts at Cameron College, 1969; Comanche County Bar Association president, 2003; campaign chairman for Legal Aid Western District in 2004; board member for the Salvation Army and the Lawton Country Club; OBA House of Delegates (2003-present); Fellow of the Oklahoma Bar Foundation; member of the American Bar Foundation, Association of Trial Lawyers of American, Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association; previous member of the National District Attorney Association and of the Court of Indian Offences and Oklahoma Indian Defense; current member of the U.S. Supreme Court (2004) and the U.S. District Court, Western District (since 1976); formerly served as an assistant district attorney in Wichita, Kan., for two years; received the Pro Bono Public Award on two occasions and has received the Student Training Award (Step Program) by the Oklahoma Young Lawyers Association.

Supreme Court Judicial District Nine
W. Mark Hixson, Yukon

Native Oklahoman in private practice in Yukon; received his B.A. from Conception College, Conception, Mo. in 1989 and his J.D. from OU in 1992; is a Canadian, Kingfisher and Blaine County indigent defense contractor and the Yukon juvenile defender; formerly a special judge for Oklahoma City Municipal Court from 1997-2002; honored as the OBA Outstanding Young Lawyer in 1998; Canadian County Bar Association president in 1997 and 1998 (1997 Outstanding County Bar Association); member of the OBA House of Delegates, 1996-2002, 2004; Benefactor Fellow of the Oklahoma Bar Foundation; member of the Criminal Law Committee, 1997-2002, 2002 vice-chairman; Rules of Professional Conduct Committee, 1998-2006; Ethics Committee, 2003-2005; Strategic Planning Committee, 1999-2001; Litigation Section, 2003 chairman, planner/moderator Litigation Track CLE, 2003, 2004; Family Law Section; Criminal Law Section; Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; U.S. Supreme Court Historical Society; member, St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Oklahoma City, where he serves on the Parish Advisory Board, 2002-2005, board secretary, 2002-2004, lector, eucharistic minister, usher and a Knight of Columbus; member, First Families of the Twin Territories, Oklahoma Genealogical Society; member, Oklahoma Historical Society, instructor, Canadian County Reserve Officer Training Academy, 1996-current; sits on the Canadian County Community Sentencing Planning Council, 2004-current; appeared in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American Law and Who's Who in American Law Schools; lifetime member, National Eagle Scout Association; Oklahoma High School Mock Trial scoring panelist, 1995-1999, 2001, 2004; Yukon High School Mock Trial Team attorney-coach, 2000, 2002; Regional Finals judge, National Law School Trial Competition, 2002; and judge, OU Moot Court Competition, 1991, 1995-2001.

Member-At-Large
Robert B. Sartin, Tulsa

Shareholder and director of the Tulsa law firm of Barrow & Grimm, P.C.; areas of concentration are in business, commercial, employment and healthcare litigation and transactions; Juris Doctorate (1988) and bachelor's degree in business administration (finance major) (1985) University of Oklahoma; active in many professional organizations including the Tulsa County Bar Association, where he has served as president (2002-2003), past president (2003-2004), president-elect (2001-2002), vice president (2000-2001) and treasurer (1999-2000); has also served as a director (1993-1994, 1996-1997 and 1998-2004) and on the executive committee (1996-1997 and 1998-2004); chaired the Young Lawyers Committee (1993-1994); named Outstanding Young Lawyer (1993-1994); treasurer, Centennial Committee (2000-2003); charter fellow, Tulsa County Bar Foundation, serving as president (2003-2004), treasurer (2001-2003) and on the Board of Directors (2000-2003); active in the OBA, where he has served on the Board of Governors (1998), Civil Procedure Committee (1990-1995) and the Administration of Justice Committee (1991-1996); chairperson, OBA Young Lawyers Division (1997) and served on its board of directors (1993-1998); named OBA Outstanding Young Lawyer; fellow, Oklahoma Bar Foundation; currently serving as chairman of the Advisory Board of OU-Tulsa; for board member for Ronald McDonald House Children's Charities and The Tulsa Club; active member of Gilcrease Museum of Art, Philbrook Museum of Art, Sigma Chi Fraternity and First Presbyterian Church.

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