OU President David Boren honored for 50 years of public service

OKLAHOMA CITY — University of Oklahoma officials, faculty and students honored President David Boren for 50 years of public service Thursday during a meeting of the OU Board of Regents in Oklahoma City.

In front of a crowd of students holding signs of support, the regents approved a resolution honoring Boren as the first person in state history to serve as governor, U.S. senator, OU president and a member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

The resolution listed numerous reforms and programs Boren championed and achieved while serving in those offices.

“Thank you for this expression, and I feel so blessed,” Boren told the crowd. “When you’re given an opportunity to give back to the place you love so much — I mean both the university and the state — there’s nothing that could be better in life.

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