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Blansett elected as American, as treasurer. from East Central Waco Tribune-Herald, he Kiwanis Club and years, died in 2014.
president of Oklahoma Alan Herzberger from The University in 1979 with a directed the newspapers Shawnees Youth and
Press Association Oklahoman was elected a degree in history. coverage of the assault by Family Resources, as well as
three-year term as director, He started his newspaper the Bureau of Alcohol, serving several terms as an
State CPAs elect
and John Denny career as a part-time sports Tobacco Firearms on the officer of the Greater new leadership
Brian Blansett was elect- Montgomery from The reporter for the Stratford Branch Davidian com- Shawnee Chamber of OKLAHOMA CITY
ed as president of the Purcell Register was re- Star while in college and pound in 1993 and the Commerce. In 2016, he was Members of the Oklahoma
Oklahoma Press elected to a three-year term. worked at the Ada Evening resultant siege. He edited appointed to the North Society of Certified Public
Association on June 9 dur- Elected to complete two News, the Sulphur Times- an investigative series by Rock Board of Education. Accountants elected 2017-
ing the OPA Convention in years of a vacated three- Democrat, The Daily reporters Mark England He has taught journalism 2018 board of directors and
Oklahoma City. year term was Zonelle Ardmoreite, the Waco and Darlene McCormick and communications as an saw them installed at the
Blansett, publisher of the Rainbolt, The Cordell Tribune-Herald in Texas, on the Davidians that was a adjunct professor at Baylor 99th Annual Members
Tri-County Herald in Beacon. the Oklahoma Press finalist for the Pulitzer University and Oklahoma Meeting earlier this month
Meeker, will serve a one- Blansett said his main Association and the Prize. Baptist University. in Tulsa.
year term, beginning July 1. goal this year is to guide the Shawnee News-Star. After a Blansett has won a vari- Blansett lives in the North Christy Sughru, CPA, a
He succeeds Dayva Spitzer, board toward establishing a brief retirement, he bought ety of writing and photog- Rock Creek community sole practitioner in
co-publisher of The Sayre long-term plan that can be the Tri-County Herald, the raphy awards from the between Meeker and Edmond, will serve as treas-
Record & Beckham County used to guide the associa- local newspaper for Oklahoma Press Shawnee. He is a member urer. She has been a mem-
Democrat, who will serve a tions activities for the next Meeker, McLoud, Dale and Association, the Society of of Wesley United Methodist ber for nine years.
one-year term as past presi- three to five years. North Rock Creek. Professional Journalists and Church in Shawnee. With more than 6,500
dent. A native of Fitzhugh, Blansett has the curious the Associated Press. He has three grown chil- members in public practice,
Other officers elected at Blansett graduated from distinction of winning the He has been active in dren, Brooke, Brice and industry, government and
the meeting were Ted Latta High School. He OPA/ONG column contest local affairs, serving as Brittany, and two grand- education, the OSCPA is
Streuli, The Journal Record, served in the U.S. Air Force at five different newspa- president of the Shawnee children, Ruby and Oklahomas only statewide
as vice-president; and Rusty and in Oklahomas 45th pers. Economic Development Bennett. professional association of
Ferguson, The Cleveland Infantry, and graduated As the city editor of the Foundation, the Shawnee Dianna, his wife of 32 CPAs.
2017 THE EDMOND SUN