BARTLETT A. BOUSE
Woodward, OK

Bartlett A. Bouse received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Northwestern Oklahoma State University in 1990. He graduated with a Juris Doctorate from the University Of Oklahoma College Of Law in July of 1993. Before long, Bart earned a job as a research assistant and was later promoted to Assistant District Attorney in Woodward. Bart has been in private practice since 1999. He is a member the American Bar Association and the Oklahoma Bar Association and is also active in children’s service activities such as Western Plains Youth and Family Services and the Woodward United Fund.

BILL BIXLER
Waynoka, OK

Bill Bixler received a Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern State College in 1970 and recieved his Master of Education degree in 1974. He taught and coached for 12 years in Kansas and Texas before getting into the well-servicing industry. Bill worked for the Pool Company and WellTech Mid-Continent, Inc. Under his direction, WellTech became a billion dollar company. In 2004 he formed First Call Energy Service Corporation and recently sold it to a company based out of Michigan. He farms and ranches in the Waynoka area and is the owner of ClayMesa Well Service Company.

DR. JANET CUNNINGHAM
Alva, OK

Dr. Janet Cunningham began serving as the 19th president of Northwestern Oklahoma State University on July 1, 2006 following her appointment by the Board of Regents of the Regional University System of Oklahoma.

She became just the second alumnus and first woman to serve as president of the institution.

She joined the faculty at Northwestern in 1979 and continued teaching until 1985, when she became an instructor at the University of Oklahoma while her husband attended law school there. She returned to teaching at Northwestern in 1988.

Janet earned a doctorate in education from Oklahoma State University and has both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from

Northwestern. She also has completed professional education at the Institute of Educational Management at Harvard University and through the College Business Management Institute at the University of Kentucky. In 2001, she became a graduate of Leadership Oklahoma.

A leader in civic affairs, Janet serves on the executive committee of the Alva Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the Woods County Economic Development Association. She has also served in numerous volunteer capacities with organizations connected to the Alva Public Schools.
Janet and her husband, Rick, a local attorney, have four children: sons Brett, Tanner and Drew, and a daughter, Allison.

PAT HEADLEE
Alva, OK

Pat Headlee recieved her Bachelor of Science degree in business education from Northwestern State College in 1970. She taught for one year at Breckenridge High School in San Antonio, Texas. In 1973, she returned to Alva and began working for The Central National Bank of Alva as a late shift drive-in teller. Pat is now the executive vice president and trust officer. She has served on the Northwestern Foundation Board of Trustees and has been active in the Northwestern Scholarship Drive in Alva for many years.

BECKY McCRAY
Alva, OK

Becky McCray is an entrepreneur from Alva, where she and her husband Joe co-own a retail store and a cattle ranch. She writes a daily website for small business owners and publishes several other online news media projects. She is the youngest past state president of Oklahoma Business and Professional Women. Becky is a fourth-generation graduate of Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

DONOVAN REICHENBERGER
Alva, OK

A veteran of WWII and the Korean War, Donovan Reichenberger joined the Northwestern faculty in 1967. After a career in the U. S. Navy, he earned his bachelor’s degree from Northwestern in 1966 and a master’s degree from Wichita State in 1967.

Donovan is a member of the Tyler Trust Board. He has also served on the Share Medical Center Board of Trustees, Alva Centennial Commission and as chairman and member of various Northwestern faculty committees.

STEPHEN E. STANDS
Edmond, OK

Stephen E. Stands was raised in Alva and graduated from Alva High School in 1972. In 1976, he graduated from Northwestern Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and minors in economics and geography. He spent 18 years of his career with Panhandle Eastern Corporation. Since January 2008, he has been Director, Energy Trading for OGE Energy Resources. He now resides in Edmond, where he is an active member of Life Church and the Edmond community. He is also involved with the Natural Gas and Energy Association of Oklahoma and the National Energy Services Association.

HELEN THIESING
Alva, OK

Helen Thiesing was a co-owner of Tri-K Equipment and served as the secretary and treasurer for over 40 years until she retired in 2006. She was the chair of the NWOSU Scholarship Drive in 1977 and has worked on the annual drive every year. Helen is a trustee of the Share Medical Center Foundation and is a member of the Presidential Partners of NWOSU. She is a very active member in the Lutheran Church in Alva.

Helen’s late husband, Kenneth, also served many years on the Foundation Executive Committee. They have two children, Kevin and Kelly, and three grandchildren, Kassandra, Kaylee and April.

ALLEN E. BIRD
Alva, OK

Allen (Skeeter) Bird is a 1985 Northwestern graduate with a degree in history. He received his master’s of public administration in 1998 from the University of Anchorage.

Upon graduation from Northwestern, Skeeter signed on with the Army and remained in active service until 1998. In that year he became a full-time member of the Army National Guard and was stationed in Alaska until 2005.

During his military career as an Army aviator, he served in various positions which included: Platoon Leader, Company Commander, Financial Manager, and Battalion Commander. In July of 2005, after attaining the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, Skeeter retired from the Army National Guard and assumed responsibilities as the Chief Executive Officer for the Foundation.