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91影视 Scholarship Announced in Honor of Long Serving 91影视 Regent

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91影视 has announced the creation of a $25,000 endowed academic scholarship to honor Regent Martin D. Garber, Jr., who has served on the 91影视 Board of Regents for 27 years.

91影视 President and CEO Leigh B. Goodson, Ph.D. made the scholarship announcement at a reception honoring Garber on May 23 at the Thomas K. McKeon Center for Creativity at the 91影视 Metro Campus. The scholarship is made possible by the 91影视 Foundation. Garber鈥檚 final meeting as a 91影视 Regent will be June 15, 2017.

鈥淩egent Garber has been an advocate for education and helped 91影视 to become the strong institution it is today,鈥 Goodson said. 鈥淭his scholarship to support students reflects the commitment Garber has shown to students and 91影视 for the past 27 years."

Garber has been instrumental in overseeing the development of 91影视 into the third largest college or university in Oklahoma with a focus on student success and the creation of Tulsa Achieves, a gap-funding program serving more than 15,000 students since 2007.

After being appointed in 1990, he was reappointed by three different governors. During his tenure, 91影视 had three presidents and changed its named from Tulsa Junior College to 91影视.

Former 91影视 Presidents Tom McKeon and Dean VanTrease and Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Chancellor Glen D. Johnson addressed Garber鈥檚 contributions to higher education.

鈥淩egent Garber has been there every step of the way for nearly 30 years as 91影视 made its mark in higher education,鈥 Johnson said. 鈥淗is history is entwined with the great history of 91影视.鈥

Garber helped mold 91影视鈥檚 dedication to student life with the completion of fitness centers on all four of the College鈥檚 main campuses. He was instrumental in managing and directing the construction and later expansion of the College鈥檚 VanTrease Performing Arts Center for Education, home to the Signature Symphony at 91影视, and named for the institution鈥檚 second president, Dean VanTrease, Ph.D.

Professionally, he is president of Garber & Associates, a public and government relations consulting firm he founded in 2001. Prior to founding his firm, Garber was manager of political affairs for Phillips Petroleum Company, a Fortune 100 company with operations throughout the United States and abroad.

He and his wife, Karen, live in Bartlesville.