

Post-secondary education needs to be revamped, expert tells Tulsa Regional Chamber
(MATT BARNARD/Tulsa World) Danette Howard, senior vice president and chief strategy officer for the Indianapolis-based Lumina Foundation, speaks at the Tulsa Regional Chamber’s state of education event on Thursday at the Renaissance Hotel. College might not be for everybody, but post-secondary education is, a leading authority on the subject told the Tulsa Regional Chamber on Thursday. “There are times when people say, ‘Not everyone needs to go to college,’ ” said Danette How


Sharla J. Frost, Lawyer
For five generations, Sharla Frost’s family has lived in the same community of Frogville, an unincorporated town in far southeast Oklahoma. While the town and school are small – 37 in Frost’s graduating class at Fort Towson High School– her support system was vast. From her parents to her high school principal and college alma mater, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Frost was continually encouraged to reach higher. Frost’s mother worked in the home and helped with the