Professor of Studies in Democracy and Culture (Graduate College) UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA Tulsa. Rodger Randle joined the Peace Corps in Brazil in the mid 1960's. In 1970, Randle was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives. He was elected to the Oklahoma Senate in 1972, then re-elected in 1976, 1980 and 1984. He is recognized statewide for his legislative work in support of education and children's issues. He was the principal author of the legislation creating the University Center at Tulsa. Randle is credited with playing the key role in the creation of the Oklahoma Ethics Commission. He also sponsored the introduction of the cabinet system in state government.  Before becoming leader of the Oklahoma Senate he had served as chairman of the Appropriations and Budget Committee and the Education Committee. Randle was elected Mayor of Tulsa In 1988 and was  re-elected in 1990. He is married to the former Judith Otterstrom, who serves on the Tulsa City-County Library Board, and is a past Chairman. They have one son, Tim, who is a student at Bishop Kelly High School and is a graduate of Tulsa's Spanish immersion elementary school. The Randle's are members of Trinity Episcopal Church in downtown Tulsa, where Rodger is a past Senior Churchwarden.

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A native of Tulsa, Sartain graduated from Rogers High School and afterwards earned a degree in fine arts from the University of Tulsa in 1969 with a BFA. A successful illustrator, Sartain's artistic credits range from record cover designs such as Leon Russell's "Will O' the Wisp" to illustrations for nationally published magazines. Gailard played a character on KOTV in Tulsa, OK was Dr. Mazeppa Pompazoidi, who hosted a late night weekend film festival of old movies. Mazeppa dressed as a wizard, wearing a dark blue robe and pointed wizard's cap. The local late-night program featured B-movies, with Sartain and Gary Busey writing and performing skits between the movie segments. Featuring characters such as Yahooudi Men-you-in (a nameplay on the famous violin aficionado, played by G.S.) and a featured Gary Busey character, Teddy Jack Eddie.....with the third member of the troupe playing "Sherman Oaks"....wearing a receding-hair lined half-mask, the Mazeppa Pompazoidi's Uncanny Film Festival and Camp Meeting met Saturday nights at 10:30pm after the local late news. There were other incidental characters, played by his then girlfriend such as "Little Dar-Leen". Local personalities instantly gained even more local fame when appearing on his program, some like the rock band "Bread". He even had local late-night competition, "Fantastic Theatre". 

Don McCorkle attended Bell Junior High and graduated from Will Rogers High School in 1965.  In his senior year at Rogers he won Second Place in the national Voice of Democracy Contest sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. That provided him with the scholarship he used to attend the University of Tulsa where he received his bachelors degree in Political Science. During his senior year he married Marilyn McCorkell.  He joined the U.S. Army Reserve, initially serving as an enlisted man in the 486th Civil Affairs Unit in Tulsa.  He later received a commission as a JAG officer after completing law school at the University of Tulsa.

He served as Chairman of the Greater Tulsa Council from 1973-75, and was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 1978. He quickly earned a reputation as a leading reform legislator.  He won a fight to pass Oklahoma’s first major nursing home reform bill in his freshman term.  He went on to lead the efforts to reform children’s services in the state, including the creation of the first Child Abuse Prevention Fund.  He was the principal author of the act creating Oklahoma’s first Ethics Commission.  As Chairman of the Economic Development Committee, he led the effort to pass Oklahoma’s landmark Quality Jobs Act and was responsible for a wide range of successful economic development initiatives, including creation of the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology and the Oklahoma Capital Investment Board.