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The Oklahoma Genealogical Society will have their free monthly meeting May 6, 2024, at 6 p.m. The topic is Researching Jewish Ancestry and Holocaust Remembrance by Rachel Johnson, Director of the Jewish Federation of the Greater Oklahoma City.

The Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits hosted its 17th Annual Oklahoma Nonprofit Excellence (ONE) Awards on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, OK. The event honored 21 nonprofits from throughout the state for superior leadership and exceptional service to their constituents and communities. At the awards, Oklahoma Arts Institute (OAI) was named the J. Jerry Dickman Award for Excellence Winner and was awarded a $10,000 grant sponsored by the George Kaiser Family Foundation and Tulsa Community Foundation. In addition, OAI was named the category winner for Arts & Humanities, sponsored by the Potts Family Foundation and Williams.

On April 26, 1913, the brutal murder of 13-year-old Mary Phagan was discovered in the basement of the Atlanta, Ga. pencil factory where she worked. Phagan arrived before noon that day to collect her pay and she was subsequently murdered.

Thirty-four Oklahoma fifthand eighth-grade teachers have been selected for fellowships to attend the Colonial Williamsburg Teacher Institute in June. The renowned teacher institute is held in and around Colonial Williamsburg, the restored capital city of 18th-century Virginia that is known as the world’s largest living history museum.

Thought leaders from across the OSU System came together Thursday to connect and explore new opportunities to advance healthy lifestyles in Oklahoma. The second annual Human Performance and Nutrition Research Institute Symposium showcased HPNRI’s transdisciplinary efforts across the broader OSU System and offered insightful perspectives from guests on the game-changing potential of a performance-based approach to health and wellness.