YLD ELECTION RESULTS ANNOUNCED

The YLD Board of Directors convened for its regular monthly business meeting on Nov. 20, with Chairperson Kimberly Warren presiding over the session. Immediate Past Chairperson of the division and current YLD Nominating Committee Chairperson Chris Camp announced the results of the election for the open YLD board positions.  

The officers of the division for 2009 will be: Chairperson – Rick Rose (Oklahoma City); Chairperson-Elect – Molly Bircher (Tulsa); Treasurer – Nathan Johnson (Lawton); Secretary – Roy Tucker (Muskogee); and Immediate Past Chairperson – Kimberly Warren (Tecumseh). 

New to the Board of Directors in 2009 will be: Lindsey Andrews (Judicial District No. 3); Robert Faulk (Judicial District No. 4); Shawnae Robey (Judicial District No. 5); Amber Peckio Garrett (Judicial District No. 6); Kimberly Moore-Waite (Judicial District No. 6); Roy Tucker (Judicial District No. 7); Nathan Johnson (Judicial District No. 9); Javier Ramirez (At Large); LeAnne McGill (At Large); and Doris Gruntmeir (At Large – Rural).

YLD PRESENTS AWARDS AT ANNUAL BREAKFAST

The YLD closed out the 2008 Oklahoma Bar Convention with its annual Friends and Fellows Breakfast.  Fellows of the YLD are chosen annually from members of the OBA who are no longer young lawyers, but have served with distinction as a YLD officer, director or committee chairperson, or who have otherwise demonstrated their support of the division and dedication to the objectives of the YLD.  Similarly, Friends of the YLD are named each year to recognize those non-lawyers who have contributed significantly to the division and its many community service projects.

After breakfast was served, Kim Warren called the group to order to recognize the 2008 YLD award recipients:

YLD Fellows:
Myra Coffman
Leslie Lynch

YLD Friends:
Julie Camp
Jeff Kelton

Outstanding YLD Committee Chairperson:
Briana J. Ross (Gift of Life Committee)

Outstanding YLD Director:
Doris L. Gruntmeir

Outstanding YLD Officer:
Molly A. Bircher