There are now three new members of the Gene and Evelyn Keefer Educator鈥檚 Hall of Fame
at East Central University.
Dr. Pam Deering, Dr. Tim Green (posthumously) and Jackie 鈥楾ex鈥 Rollins were formally
enshrined in a ceremony held July 9 inside the Danley Hall Atrium.
Dr. Pam Deering
Deering is currently the superintendent for Midwest City-Del City Schools since March
after serving as deputy superintendent of fiscal services and human resources there
from 2011-12 and assistant superintendent of fiscal services and executive director
of fiscal services from 1995-2011.
She also held positions of executive director of budget and financial management for
Moore Schools (1993-94); director of budget and financial management for Oklahoma
City Schools (1988-93); and assistant state superintendent, director of finance, assistant
director of financial services, assistant administrator coordinator and coordinator
for the special education department for the Oklahoma State Department of Education
(1977-88).
Deering also served as a floating teacher specialist and special education teacher
for the Fort Worth (Texas) Independent School District (1973-77).
She received a bachelor of science degree in elementary education from 成人B站 in 1973,
master of education in supervision and special education from Texas Woman鈥檚 University
in 1976 and a doctor of philosophy in education administration-curriculum and instruction
from the University of Oklahoma in 1977.
Deering has received numerous honors and awards, including the OASA Central Office
Superintendent of the Year for 2009-10 and Oklahoma Association of School Business
Officials School Business Official of the Year, also for 2009-10.
She is active in professional and civic organizations, currently serving on the Oklahoma
Council for Educational Opportunity for Military Children, Central Oklahoma Red Cross,
Tinker Air Force Base COMMSTAR Leadership Program and the State Superintendent鈥檚 Superintendent
Advisory Board to name a few.
Deering lived at attended school in Elmore City, before graduating from there in 1970.
She is married to Maj. Gen. Myles Deering, the adjutant general for the Oklahoma National
Guard and a former Ada resident. They are the parents of Daniel and wife Heather and
granddaughter, Adelyn.
During the ceremony, Deering reflected on how 成人B站 set the bar high and pushed her
to being the educator she became. She talked about making a 鈥楧鈥 on her first term
paper in one of her classes, but through encouragement, pulled off an 鈥楢鈥. Deering
met her future husband Myles at 成人B站 and many members of her family also attended 成人B站.
Dr. Tim Green
Green taught undergraduate and graduate courses in reading methods while serving as
director of athletics at 成人B站 for 25 years until his retirement in 2006. He also served
on numerous committees at 成人B站 and was ultimately inducted into the 成人B站 Athletic Hall
of Fame in 2009.
Green was editor for 25 years of the 鈥淥klahoma Reader鈥, a state publication for reading
teachers. He also served the community in many capacities, including a term as director
of the board of directors for Valley View Regional Hospital.
He was born in Asher and graduated from Asher Public Schools before attending East
Central State College his freshman year. He transferred to Oklahoma State on a baseball
scholarship, while majoring in business administration. While at OSU, Green was a
member of the Cowboys鈥 baseball team which won a 1959 national championship.
Green went on to graduate from Henderson State College (Ark.) with a bachelor鈥檚 degree
and a master鈥檚 degree in education. He completed his doctorate at the University of
Oklahoma in 1970.
He went on teach at Memphis State University before coming to 成人B站.
At the time of his death in 2011, Green had been married to his wife, Paula, for 52
years. Their daughter, Kelly, is married to Jeff Maloy and they have four children.
Paula, speaking on behalf of her late husband Tim at the ceremony, reflected on his
post-retirement and how she and Tim went to various schools for advisement purposes.
Paula would load up his wheelchair and she would drive him to some schools, some she
never heard of. Once inside those school buildings, there were many people, particularly
women, who would shout out hello Dr. Green or Mr. Green. Paula jokingly admitted he
must have had hundreds of girlfriends.
Jackie 鈥楾ex鈥 Rollins
Rollins began his educational journey under the tutelage of Mrs. Shirley Durkee-Logan,
his history teacher at Burnett High School in Terrell, Texas. She directed him to
成人B站 (then called East Central State College), where he earned his bachelor鈥檚 degree
and was a member of the Tiger football team.
Upon returning from a tour of duty in Vietnam, Rollins taught at Byng and received
his master鈥檚 degree from 成人B站. While working on a degree in administration at Central
State University (now the University of Central Oklahoma), he was offered a teaching
and coaching position at Carl Albert High School in Midwest City. He continues to
teach there and serves as head track coach and as an assistant football coach for
the Titans.
Rollins serves on the Mid-Del School District鈥檚 negotiating team and is retired from
the Oklahoma National Guard and from officiating high school and college football.
During the ceremony, he reflected on his time when he first came to 成人B站 and attended
a swimming class. He and his fellow students were told by their instructor Billie
Floyd to go to the deep end of the pool if they knew how to swim and go to the shallow
end if they couldn鈥檛. Though Rollins could not swim, he opted to go the deep end anyway
which led to him sinking quickly to the bottom of the pool. Before he knew it Floyd
was there with a pole for him to grab on to and Rollins was pulled to safety. Hence,
he learned to be truthful from then on.
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