2011-2012 Season
All programs are open to the general public at no charge and will begin at 7 p.m. and will be held at the Ardmore Convention Center located at 2401 N. Rockford Road, Ardmore, OK 73401. For more information or to suggest a future speaker, please contact Mary Kate Wilson at 580.224.6246 or mkwilson@noble.org
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
American Farmer
Paul Mobley
Paul Mobley is an award-winning photographer who has traveled the world to capture and celebrate humanity. In 2005, Mobley set out to capture the soul of rural America. Traveling across the country, he was welcomed into the homes of more than 300 farm families. Mobley came to understand the independent farmer's spirit and the result was American Farmer: The Heart of Our Country. Mobley will tell the stories behind the photographs of America's unsung heroes, the American Farmer, and reminds us what it means to live with simplicity, contentment, and decency.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Leadership That Inspires Excellence
Brig. Gen. Steve Ritchie (Ret.)
A command pilot with more than 3,000 flying hours, Brigadier General Steve Ritchie (Ret.) is our last American Ace. Ritchie became the only Air Force Pilot Ace of the Vietnam conflict and the only American pilot to down five MiG-21's. Having flown more than 800 hours of combat during 339 missions, he is one of the most decorated pilots in military history. Ritchie realized that he survived hundreds of hours of combat only because of the support from thousands of devoted military and civilian professionals. This led him to appreciate that success comes from a team effort. Ritchie will share his story and tell how discipline, leadership and teamwork allowed him to achieve his goals.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Growing a Better Tomorrow: The Noble Foundation's Role in World Agriculture
Noble Foundation Speakers
Having endured the great Dust Bowl of the 1930s, Lloyd Noble established The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation with the goal of improving agricultural practices and land stewardship in the Southern Great Plains. More than 65 years later, his legacy lives on through the Noble Foundation's plant science research, agricultural programs and charitable granting. Work at the Noble Foundation is changing the world and providing solutions for agricultural producers who feed an ever-growing population. Join us as key individuals from the Noble Foundation talk about the world-class research and consultation programs being carried out at the organization's headquarters in southern Oklahoma.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
A Journey Through Oklahoma and the Wild West
Michael Wallis
A best-selling author and award-winning reporter, Michael Wallis is a historian and biographer of the American West. A storyteller who likes nothing better than transporting audiences across time and space, he has published 15 books, including Route 66: The Mother Road, David Crockett: The Lion of the West, and The Wild West 365. Wallis gained international notoriety as a voice talent in CARS and CARS 2, animated feature films from Pixar Studios. Wallis will talk about the Wild West aspects of Oklahoma, as both a territory and state, based on his research and writing. He will also share how his journey down Route 66 resulted in making Oklahoma his home.
