2021 Four Star Leadership BanquetGeneral Tommy Franks requests the pleasure of your company at the 2021 Four Star Leadership Awards Banquet! Please join us to recognize the hard work of our 2021 Four Star Leadership Class as we honor their accomplishments with scholarships.
2021 Four Star Leadership Awards Banquet Thursday, July 15, 2021 6:30 p.m. | Dinner & Program Gaylord University Center Oklahoma Christian University 2501 E. Memorial Road, Edmond, Oklahoma 73136 Online tickets will be available through 11 a.m. on July 12. Tickets are no longer available for purchase Business attire is requested *Table sponsorship includes 8 banquet tickets and sponsorship recognition on event materials. Sponsored by:
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About Our Speaker
Governor Mary Fallin appointed Major General Michael C. Thompson as The Adjutant General in November 2017 and he was re-appointed in December 2018 by Governor Elect Kevin Stitt. In his official function, Thompson serves as the top military advisor to the Governor and commands the Oklahoma Army and Air National Guard.
Thompson joined the Oklahoma Army National Guard in 1983 as an enlisted Soldier. Thompson later commissioned to Second Lieutenant in 1986 through the Oklahoma Military Department Officer Candidate School. In previous assignments, he has served as Assistant Adjutant General, Land Component Commander and Commander of 90th Troop Command, all with the Oklahoma Army National Guard. He has commanded at the company, battalion and brigade levels. Major General Thompson was deployed in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM in 2003 and 2008. As a Citizen Soldier, before being appointed as Adjutant General, Thompson had a distinguished 28 year career with the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety. Thompson joined DPS as an Oklahoma State Trooper in 1990. Thompson concluded his civilian career by serving as Commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety and Cabinet Secretary for Safety and Security from 2011 to 2017. Thompson is a proud graduate of Oklahoma’s only historical black college, Langston University. He also holds a Master’s degree from Oklahoma State University and the United States Army War College. Major General Thompson is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, the United States Secret Service Executive Seminar, and the United States War College. Major General Thompson and his wife of 37 years, Debbie, have two adult children who are combat veterans of the Unites States Army and the Oklahoma Army National Guard. |
