Kim Henry Named To Sarkeys Foundation Post
From The Sarkeys Foundation Website ~ "Sarkeys Foundation announced Wednesday that it has selected First Lady Kim Henry as its new Executive Director.
"She will succeed Cheri Cartwright, the longtime Sarkeys’ executive director who passed away this spring. Henry, a former teacher, has served on the Sarkeys Board of Trustees since 2003.
“'Kim was the natural choice for the job,' said the Sarkeys Board of Trustees in a written statement issued after their decision. 'She has long experience with Sarkeys and tremendous leadership and administrative skills that will serve Sarkeys well going forward.'
"Sarkeys Foundation is a private foundation dedicated to improving the quality of life in Oklahoma by supporting the work of non-profit agencies across the state and offering professional development opportunities in those agencies.
“'I am delighted to serve Sarkeys Foundation in this new role and look forward to working with the board and staff to continue improving the quality of life in Oklahoma,'” Henry said. "Although Henry will assume her Sarkeys’ duties immediately, she will continue to fulfill all her responsibilities and commitments as First Lady of the State of Oklahoma," the announcement said.
The members of the Sarkeys board of trustees are President Terry W. West, Shawnee attorney; Vice President Richard A. Bell, Norman attorney; Secretary-Treasurer Fred Gipson, Norman retired attorney; Teresa B. Adwan, Tulsa attorney; Kim Henry; Dan Little, Madill attorney; and Joseph W. Morris, Tulsa attorney. The Sarkeys Foundation, the website reports, was formed in 1962 by S. J. Sarkeys, who was born in Lebanon in 1874 and emigrated to the United States when he was seventeen. On route to South America, he stopped to visit a brother in St. Louis who showed him a new invention: the carbide lamp. Sarkeys found a market for the lamps in Oklahoma and, as he peddled them around the countryside, he began to buy farmland and, later, oil and gas leases. The successful production from these holdings became the basis for the several fortunes he made and lost during his lifetime. He was ninety when he died in 1965, three years after setting up the Sarkeys Foundation with 2,750 shares of Sarkeys Inc. stock. At the time of his death, the Foundation had made contributions of about $14,000. Since that time, grants totaling over $55 million have been awarded. With assets of around $100 million, the Foundation provides grants to a diverse group of non-profit organizations and institutions, almost all of which are located in Oklahoma.
"She will succeed Cheri Cartwright, the longtime Sarkeys’ executive director who passed away this spring. Henry, a former teacher, has served on the Sarkeys Board of Trustees since 2003.
“'Kim was the natural choice for the job,' said the Sarkeys Board of Trustees in a written statement issued after their decision. 'She has long experience with Sarkeys and tremendous leadership and administrative skills that will serve Sarkeys well going forward.'
"Sarkeys Foundation is a private foundation dedicated to improving the quality of life in Oklahoma by supporting the work of non-profit agencies across the state and offering professional development opportunities in those agencies.
“'I am delighted to serve Sarkeys Foundation in this new role and look forward to working with the board and staff to continue improving the quality of life in Oklahoma,'” Henry said. "Although Henry will assume her Sarkeys’ duties immediately, she will continue to fulfill all her responsibilities and commitments as First Lady of the State of Oklahoma," the announcement said.
The members of the Sarkeys board of trustees are President Terry W. West, Shawnee attorney; Vice President Richard A. Bell, Norman attorney; Secretary-Treasurer Fred Gipson, Norman retired attorney; Teresa B. Adwan, Tulsa attorney; Kim Henry; Dan Little, Madill attorney; and Joseph W. Morris, Tulsa attorney. The Sarkeys Foundation, the website reports, was formed in 1962 by S. J. Sarkeys, who was born in Lebanon in 1874 and emigrated to the United States when he was seventeen. On route to South America, he stopped to visit a brother in St. Louis who showed him a new invention: the carbide lamp. Sarkeys found a market for the lamps in Oklahoma and, as he peddled them around the countryside, he began to buy farmland and, later, oil and gas leases. The successful production from these holdings became the basis for the several fortunes he made and lost during his lifetime. He was ninety when he died in 1965, three years after setting up the Sarkeys Foundation with 2,750 shares of Sarkeys Inc. stock. At the time of his death, the Foundation had made contributions of about $14,000. Since that time, grants totaling over $55 million have been awarded. With assets of around $100 million, the Foundation provides grants to a diverse group of non-profit organizations and institutions, almost all of which are located in Oklahoma.
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