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84-475: Under the leadership of Chairman Walter Allison of Bartlesville, Oklahoma , the Commission issued its final report and recommendations to Governor Nigh on November 1, 1984. Governor Nigh, on February 1, 1984, issued Executive Order 84-1, which established the Commission. The Commission was composed of one hundred members, all volunteers, representing twenty separate business and professional fields from all areas of

168-404: A "Gutter Shootout" Boren prevailed by wide margins in the primary, runoff and general election balloting. In the U.S. Senate , Boren was known as a centrist or conservative Democrat , and was a protégé of Texas Sen. Lloyd Bentsen and was often aligned with southern Democrats Sam Nunn of Georgia and Howell Heflin of Alabama . He was a strong advocate of tax cuts across the board as

252-464: A "flat tax" on income, a tax on non-producing minerals, and measure to assure the collect of personal property taxes. The Health and Human Services Study Committee recognized that there were many health and human services programs, with many of these programs being the result of New Deal programs. The Committee found that the management of these programs involves the same complexities of a large business enterprise and recommended major improvements in

336-403: A Fall 2010 Boren fundraising trip to Houston in a private jet and hotel events afterward. During the investigation, OU graduate and former Boren classroom aide Jess Eddy made his allegation of Boren's sexual misconduct public through media interviews. Boren has issued a blanket denial of any misconduct or illegal activity through his attorney. Boren's attorney has stated that the investigation

420-405: A family Bible, declaring "I know what homosexuals and bisexuals are. I further swear that I am not a homosexual or bisexual. And I further swear that I have never been a homosexual or bisexual. And I further swear that I have never engaged in any homosexual or bisexual activities nor do I approve of or condone them." Despite the personal attacks which made The Washington Post describe the race as

504-708: A major reorganization of the agencies, board, commission and departments into a Cabinet-type government for the executive branch. The Cabinet should consist of the following agencies: The Committee recommended that the Legislature reduce its administrative and staff organizations by establishing a single joint administrative office. The judicial branch, as recommended by the Committee, should be more efficiently handle its caseload with existing staff. Additionally, district court boundaries should be improved and provide for greater flexibility in assigning judges. The Committee noted that

588-629: A member of the Rhodes Scholarship selection committee. In 1966 Boren defeated fellow Democrat William C. Wantland in a primary election and Clifford Conn Jr. in the general election to win a seat in the Oklahoma House of Representatives , where he served four terms, 1967 to 1975. In 1968, he received a J.D. degree from the University of Oklahoma College of Law . While serving in the House, Boren

672-576: A music festival, a kids festival, and a classic cars show. A second classic air show and festival is held in the fall. An Oklahoma Indian Summer Festival is held at the Community Center downtown each fall. Bartlesville's downtown revitalization efforts are in full swing, with many blocks of the National Register Historic District, and the catalyst project, the once burned out May Brothers and 1904 Buildings, coming to completion at

756-608: A narrowness and "empire building" mentality in their management structure. The Committee recommended that most, if not all, of the State's public safety and law enforcement agencies be consolidated into one to three "super-agencies" reporting to a single Cabinet-level position under the Governor. During, and until, such consolidation, the Committee made various recommendations on internal agency improvements. The Education Study Committee divided itself into three Subcommittees: The Committee, as

840-521: A new company, Phillips 66 , in 2012. The two companies combined employ or contract with more than 3,800 people in the area. Chevron Phillips also has an office here. Phillips Petroleum had a large presence in Bartlesville. A writer for the Tacoma (Wash.) News Tribune said, "I never quite understood why the town where I spent my high school years wasn't named Phillipsburg. Nearly everything else in town

924-496: A possible third-party presidential campaign. Bloomberg had recently left the Republican Party , and speculation arose that he discussed the possibility of Boren joining him as a running mate. However, on April 18, 2008, Boren endorsed the leading Democratic candidate, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois . In 2008, he released a book titled A Letter to America . Boren and former U.S. senator Chuck Hagel served as co-chairmen of

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1008-605: A racially derogatory song which used the racial slur nigger and included reference to lynching and racial segregation. As university president, Boren appeared widely in US media and condemned the behavior, expelled two student members of the fraternity, and with the fraternity's national headquarters' help, ordered the OU chapter's closure. He also created a mandatory Diversity Training for the whole campus. Some legal scholars have argued that these expulsions were improper, as speech, even if offensive,

1092-484: A reduction in the state income tax rate; improvements to the state corrections program in the wake of the 1973 Oklahoma State Penitentiary riot; and elimination of more than a hundred state agencies, commissions, and boards. Boren attracted national attention during the Energy Crisis when he advocated nationwide deregulation of natural gas prices. Boren opted not to run for reelection in 1978, instead running for

1176-574: A result of that statement, The Daily Oklahoman , the largest newspaper in Oklahoma, which had encouraged and endorsed Boren's entire career, began intensely criticizing him. His opposition in 1993 was essential for the failure of a heat content based (for example British thermal unit or joule ) energy tax proposed by the Clinton Administration as means to curb the deficit and reduce pollution. In 1994, he resigned his Senate seat to accept

1260-558: A standing ovation led by Mandela at a special broadcast of ABC News Nightline with Ted Koppel , which commemorated Mandela's historic release from prison in South Africa. During his first visit to the US after his release, Mandela was a dinner guest of Boren and wife Molly. Boren served as president of the University of Oklahoma from 1994 until June 30, 2018, and was succeeded by business executive Jim Gallogly . He has also served on

1344-587: A whole, recommended greater accountability for all educational levels. In particular, greater financial accountability and greater accountability from educational professionals. A general recommendation for greater coordination among education activities was made by the Committee, particularly be establishing a single Department of Education under a Cabinet Secretary answerable directly to the Governor. Area specific recommendations being made for each educational-level activity. The Natural, Cultural and Historical Resources Study Committee identified four general problems for

1428-501: Is "not an objective search for truth," and an attempted character assassination on Boren without basis in fact, adding that "Boren was unaware of any allegations until he heard about it in the press." Boren's attorney also stated that OU President James L. Gallogly told a Vice President of the University of Oklahoma to deliver the message to Boren that "I am the meanest son of a bitch he has ever seen, and if he ever crosses me again, I will destroy him," after Boren wrote an op-ed defending

1512-570: Is 47 miles (76 km) north of Tulsa and 18 miles (29 km) south of the Kansas border. It is the county seat of Washington County. The Caney River runs through Bartlesville. Bartlesville is the primary city of the Bartlesville Micropolitan area, which consists of Washington County and had a population of 51,843 in 2018. A small portion of the city is in Osage County . The city

1596-557: Is a retired American lawyer and politician from Oklahoma . A member of the Democratic Party , he served as 21st governor of Oklahoma from 1975 to 1979 and three terms in the United States Senate from 1979 to 1994. A conservative Democrat , to date, he is the last in his party to have served as U.S. Senator from Oklahoma. He was the 13th and second-longest serving president of the University of Oklahoma from 1994 to 2018. He

1680-451: Is a single-runway airport. Runway 17/35 is a concrete runway that is 6,850' by 100'. It has terminal and fixed-base operations and is owned by the City of Bartlesville. In the early 1950s, the airport hosted commercial air transportation provided by Central Airlines . Commercial air transportation is now available at Tulsa International Airport, about 45 miles south. Bartlesville is served by

1764-630: Is also part of the Tulsa Combined Statistical Area , with a population of 1,151,172 in 2015. Bartlesville is notable as the longtime home of Phillips Petroleum Company . Frank Phillips founded Phillips Petroleum in Bartlesville in 1905 when the area was still an Indian Territory . The company merged with Conoco as ConocoPhillips and later split into the two independent companies, Phillips 66 and ConocoPhillips. Both companies have retained some operations in Bartlesville, but they have moved their corporate headquarters to Houston . It

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1848-567: Is free. A Wall of Honor is inside Washington Park Mall, with names of service members listed on panels beside cabinets that display military artifacts, photos, story boards, POW / MIA listings, and other exhibits. A special display honors Lance Corporal Thomas A. Blair, Oklahoma's first casualty during the Iraq War . Bruce Goff designed Shin'enKan ("The House of the Far Away Heart") in 1956. Built for Joe D. Price as his house and studio, it

1932-565: Is in the Bartlesville school district, while a few parts in the north are covered by Dewey Public Schools . In regards to sections in Osage County, parts are covered by the Bartlesville school district, while other parts are covered by Dewey Public Schools, and Osage Hills Public School . Private schools in Bartlesville include St. John School, a Catholic school of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulsa ; Coram Deo Classical Academy, and

2016-480: Is now East Bartlesville. In the following year, he bought a grist mill on the Caney River and modified it to produce flour. Bartles then built a two-story general store and residence, and added a rooming house, a blacksmith shop and a livery stable. Other settlers soon moved into the immediate area, which was then called Bartles Town. In 1880, Bartles moved his Turkey Creek post office to this town. Bartles then provided

2100-414: Is one of two places in Oklahoma where a Lenape Native American tribe lives, the other being Anadarko . Jacob Bartles, son-in-law of Delaware chief Charles Journeycake, moved from Wyandotte County, Kansas , to Indian Territory in 1873. He settled first at Silver Lake, a natural lake south of the present city of Bartlesville. In 1874, he opened a trading post and post office on Turkey Creek, in what

2184-540: Is protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Other scholars have argued that the expulsion was based on the student code of conduct , and was not protected. On February 13, 2019, while on sabbatical from health issues, following his 2018 retirement it was reported that the University of Oklahoma had hired the Jones Day law firm to investigate Boren after allegations of his "serious" misconduct arose at

2268-671: Is the S.C. Johnson Wax Research Tower in Racine, Wisconsin ). The nearby Bartlesville Community Center, designed by William Wesley Peters , one of Wright's students, hosts OKM Music, an annual week-long music event in June. Begun in 1985 as the "OK Mozart" International Festival, and organized around the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , the festival featured performances of classical music, jazz, light opera, and more. World-renowned musicians who have performed at OK Mozart include Itzhak Perlman , Joyce Yang , Joshua Bell , and André Watts . Around 2018

2352-504: Is water. The Caney River flows through Bartlesville, separating the downtown area from the east side. The river flooded in October 1986 as a result of unusually heavy rainfall. The city was split in half for several days, and the flood caused considerable property damage. The river broke its banks again in June 2007, cresting five feet below the 1986 level. The Pathfinder Parkway , a paved trail for walking, running, and cycling, runs alongside

2436-599: The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad for a depot. The railroad, though its Kansas, Oklahoma Central and Southwestern Railway subsidiary, reached the town in 1899. The post office was moved from "North Bartlesville" in 1899. Bypassed by the railroad, Jacob Bartles moved his store to what became Dewey, Oklahoma . Bartlesville was also home to Frank Phillips (November 28, 1873 – August 23, 1950) who along with his brother, Lee Eldas "L.E." Phillips Sr founded Phillips Petroleum in Bartlesville in 1917 and made Bartlesville

2520-488: The Board of Directors of Texas Instruments and AMR Corporation (then parent company of American Airlines ). As of 2017, his salary as president of the University of Oklahoma was $ 383,852.88 annually. One semester every school year, Boren taught a freshman level political science class to 200 students. In March 2015, a recording was made public of members of the University of Oklahoma's Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity singing

2604-636: The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence from 1987 to 1993. His six years is the longest tenure for a Senate Intelligence Committee chairman, tied with Dianne Feinstein . Boren sponsored the National Security Education Act of 1991, which established the National Security Education Program . Boren was one of only two Democratic senators to vote in favor of the controversial nomination of Robert Bork to

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2688-565: The South Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad , a shortline carrier of Watco . The Bartlesville Barflies barbershop quartet were the inaugural champions of SPEBSQSA . The city served as the setting for much of Terrence Malick 's 2012 film To the Wonder . Portions of the movie Killers of the Flower Moon were filmed here. David L. Boren David Lyle Boren (born April 21, 1941)

2772-575: The Supreme Court , in 1987. Boren also decided in 1991 to vote against the Persian Gulf War . Boren was one of President Bill Clinton 's top choices to replace Les Aspin as a U.S. Secretary of Defense in 1994. However, Clinton selected William J. Perry instead. In a controversial public mea culpa in a New York Times Op/Ed piece, Boren expressed regret over his vote to confirm Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas . Partly as

2856-440: The United States Senate seat held by the retiring Dewey Bartlett . He won a multi-candidate primary with 46 percent of the vote to second-place finisher Ed Edmondson's 28 percent. Boren then defeated Edmondson in the runoff, and Republican Robert Kamm , former President of Oklahoma State University , in the general election. During his 1978 U.S. Senate campaign while holding the office of Governor, Boren's main rival for

2940-540: The Wesleyan Church , enrolls about 1,100 students at the main campus in Bartlesville, satellite locations, and online campuses. About 700 students attend the Rogers State University branch campus downtown. Career and technical training is provided by Tri County Technology Center , which offers several programs for high-school and adult students along with short-term courses. In December 2018, Tri-County Tech

3024-524: The 2120th Supply & Service Company in Wewoka . In 1974 , Boren ran for governor. In keeping with the anti-establishment movements of that Watergate scandal -era campaign season, Boren's effort included the "Boren Broom Brigade" to demonstrate his pledge to "sweep out the Old Guard" and bring fundamental reforms to state government. Boren and Congressman Clem McSpadden defeated incumbent David Hall in

3108-495: The Caney River. Bartlesville is familiar with both very hot conditions in the summer with a record high of 115 °F or 46.1 °C and with very cold conditions with a record of low of −28 °F or −33.3 °C. However, even with this record of extremes, the climate of Bartlesville is considered humid subtropical ( Köppen Cfa ) with cool winters and hot summers, with the majority of precipitation falling in spring, between

3192-585: The Democratic party's nomination, former U.S. Rep Ed Edmondson, called Boren "a Republican" due to a Boren policy as Governor which eliminated the state tax for inheritances between spouses. Edmondson took a pledge recited on a biography of President Harry Truman, that he was not nor had never been "a Republican." Another of Boren's primary opponents was Anthony Points, who ran under an assumed name, had faced charges of passing bogus checks, and accused Boren of being gay. Following his victory, Boren swore an oath on

3276-582: The Department. The Cabinet Secretary would serve as a voting member of each board related to the new Department. The Transportation Study Committee commented on the growing need for more funding to transportation activities in the State. The Committee gave praise to the efforts of former Governor David L. Boren to consolidate the State's transportation activities into a single entity in the Oklahoma Department of Transportation . Previously, transportation

3360-465: The National Security Education Act of 1992. He has been married twice. His first marriage to Janna Little, daughter of Reuel Little , occurred shortly after his graduation in 1968. They had two children, and divorced in 1976. He married Pontotoc County Special District Judge Molly W. Shi on November 27, 1977. It was the first time an Oklahoma Governor had married while in office. Shi was a native of Ada, Oklahoma and alumna of East Central University and

3444-483: The Nellie Johnstone, discovered oil on 15 April 1897 along a bank of the Caney River, near Bartlesville. Before its merger with Conoco , Phillips Petroleum Company had its headquarters in Bartlesville. After ConocoPhillips formed, the combined company established a global systems and services office in Bartlesville. ConocoPhillips spun most of its operations not related to exploration and production to form

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3528-501: The Oklahoma Historical Society. His ranch and retreat about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Bartlesville is called Woolaroc (a portmanteau of the words woo ds , la kes , roc ks ). A working ranch of 3,700 acres (1,500 ha), Woolaroc houses a museum exhibiting Phillips's extensive collections of Native American, western, and fine art. It holds one of the most complete private collections of Colt firearms in

3612-519: The September 4, 1957, issue of Variety read, "First-Run Films Now at Home". However, after only nine months of operation, on Friday, June 6, 1958, Telemovie signed off forever. On May 6, 2024 , around 10:00PM CDT, a destructive tornado hit Bartlesville, causing severe damage. This was the same tornado that had earlier caused extensive damage and at least one fatality in Barnsdall . A Hampton Inn hotel

3696-489: The State. Governor Nigh pledged the full support of the executive branch to the Commission, with the Oklahoma Legislature later passing resolutions also supporting the work of the Commission. The Commission began operations on February 9, 1984. The Commission was neither funded or supported by the State government: it generated its own funds, provided its own office space and administrative support. No active member of

3780-610: The Study Committees. Each Committee submitted its own report to the full Commission, which then meet in October to review and accept or reject each recommendation. The Commission submitted its final report to Governor Nigh on November 1, 1984, at such times it ceased operations. The Commission recommended several hundred recommendations to improve the operations of State government. Several of these recommendations have since been implemented, but several others (as of 2010) have not. The Governmental Structure Study Committee recommended

3864-461: The University of Oklahoma, where she earned her degree in law. She was a lawyer in private practice for two years before being appointed as a judge. His daughter, Carrie, is a former actress and current director for evangelism in the Episcopal Diocese of Dallas. The Boren family has a strong interest in public policy and three generations of public service. His father, Lyle Boren , served in

3948-514: The Wesleyan Christian School, which is affiliated with First Wesleyan Church and Paths to Independence, a school for children and adults with autism. Some students also attend Tulsa-area private high schools. Bartlesville is served by two US Highways and one Oklahoma state highway: Intercity bus service is available through Jefferson Lines . Bartlesville Municipal Airport sits on the city's west side on US-60 in Osage County. It

4032-411: The agencies it reviewed: The Committee found that intra-agency efficiency, staffing and funding needs for the examined agencies was difficult under the current organizational structure. Each agency depended on its appointed board members to communicate with the Governor and Legislature. The Committee recommended that a Department of Natural, Cultural and Recreational Resources be established and assume

4116-403: The average family size was 2.89. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.1 males. The median income for a household in the city

4200-401: The basic structure of county government in the State has remained unchanged since statehood in 1907. The Committee recommended that county government be provided with greater efficiency and flexibility for management. The Revenue, Taxation and Financial Management Study Committee did develop specific recommendations for greater efficiency. However, no specific recommendations were made involving

4284-435: The city. The population density was 1,646.4 inhabitants per square mile (635.7/km ). There were 16,091 housing units at an average density of 762.4 per square mile (294.4/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 82.09% White , 3.20% African American , 7.18% Native American , 0.96% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 1.02% from other races , and 5.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 3.02% of

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4368-610: The community with electricity, a telephone system and a water distribution system. Development of the present city began after William Johnstone and George B. Keeler opened a general store on the south side of the Caney River in 1884. The first newspaper, The Weekly Magnet , began publication in March 1895. The town was incorporated in Indian Territory in January 1897. The town was surveyed and platted in 1898, and eighty acres were offered to

4452-497: The cornerstone of economic policy. He opposed the windfall profit tax on the domestic oil industry , which was repealed in 1988. At one point, the tax was generating no revenue, yet still required oil companies to comply with reporting requirements and the IRS to spend $ 15 million to collect the tax. Of the tax, Boren said: "As long as the tax is not being collected, the accounting requirements are needless. They result in heavy burdens for

4536-627: The downtown's center. The original Kress Building has been taken over by Bartlesville Monthly Magazine and restored. Downtown Bartlesville Inc., the Bartlesville Redevelopment Trust Authority, the Bartlesville Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Bartlesville Development Authority work in tandem to promote this thriving "Next City". Frank Phillips's former home is a museum maintained by

4620-676: The end of his 24-year tenure as the institution's president. University of Oklahoma regents received the findings of that Title IX investigation in April 2019, conducted by the law firm Jones Day, and turned it over to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation for the agency's criminal investigation which lasted a year ending with no charges. Only a portion of the Title IX report has been released publicly to accuser and former OU student Jess Eddy, whose allegations were deemed "generally credible" by

4704-515: The environment for productive economic enterprises. The Committee made recommendations to abolish or alleviate state policies which discourage business investment and recommended policies to stimulate growth. The Public Safety, Defense and Law Enforcement Study Committee reviewed thirteen boards, bureaus, and departments. Several items were discovered: The Committee found that most agencies operated without regard for how it might operate more efficiently or effectively. Additionally, most agencies showed

4788-558: The executive, legislative, or judicial branches was allowed to serve on the Commission in order to ensure an honest inspection of the State government. The Commission divided itself into nine Study Committees: Each of the Study Committees was assigned responsibility for reviewing a list of State agencies with related functions. The Study Committees meet numerous times between February and September, 1984. During their meetings, agency personnel, elected officials, representatives of various groups and organizations and other individuals met with

4872-535: The festival renamed itself OKM Music to signify that it was broadening its range beyond the predominantly classical music it had featured for much of its 33-year history. The Community Center also hosts the concerts presented by the Bartlesville Community Concert Association. The city also hosts several annual festivals and shows, nearly all focused in the downtown. Sunfest is the first weekend of June. It includes an arts and crafts show,

4956-468: The findings by calling for the report by Jones Day to be released. In 1996 , Reform Party presidential candidate Ross Perot unsuccessfully sought Boren to be his vice-presidential running mate. In 2001, Boren, along with fellow Democrat former governor George Nigh was listed as being in support of the Right-to-work law in Oklahoma. The measure, proposed and sponsored by then Gov. Frank Keating ,

5040-425: The functions currently performed by existing agencies. The new Department would be headed by a Cabinet Secretary answerable directly to the Governor. The new Department would reduce costs, provide for better coordination and ensure better control by the Governor. In new Department, the Committee recommended the retention of citizen boards currently in use. These boards would continue to serve in an advisory capacity to

5124-409: The headquarters of Phillips 66 . The new company began with assets of $ 3 million, 27 employees and leases throughout Oklahoma and Kansas but grew to become a multi-billion dollar oil company. Although Bartlesville is no longer the headquarters, the company still has many employees in the community. In 2002, Phillips Petroleum merged with Conoco Oil Company and became ConocoPhillips . Bartlesville

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5208-578: The law firm though Eddy admitted to "calling Boren personally and asking for financial compensation after The Oklahoman first reported Boren was being investigated." The four-page section released by OU referenced "six witnesses" who discussed interactions with Boren. Boren's successor, James L. Gallogly who ordered investigations of Boren, resigned May 12, 2019 after nine months and two weeks in office. The investigation purportedly sought to determine whether Boren sexually harassed staff or students during his tenure as president. The allegations arose from

5292-542: The months of April and June. Bartlesville lies in Tornado Alley , meaning that severe weather, including tornadoes, can occur. Severe weather occurs most often in the spring months, and occurs with much less frequency throughout the rest of the year. The city lies within USDA plant hardiness zone 7a (0 to 5 °F/-17.8 to -15 °C). As of the census of 2000, there were 34,748 people, 14,565 households, and 9,831 families residing in

5376-729: The nonpartisan U.S. President's Intelligence Advisory Board under Barack Obama. He sits on the honorary board of the National Association for Urban Debate Leagues . He was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1988. In 1996, Boren received the Foreign Language Advocacy Award from the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages in recognition of his support for education and his authorship of

5460-407: The population. There were 14,565 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and

5544-414: The presidency of the University of Oklahoma. As of 2023, he is the last Democrat to serve as a U.S. Senator from Oklahoma. As chairman of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Boren was instrumental in building consensus and bipartisan support for the U.S. State Department initiatives to promote democracy abroad which helped lead to the release of Nelson Mandela . Boren was praised and received

5628-444: The primary election and moved into a runoff for the Democratic nomination. Boren beat McSpadden in the runoff and subsequently defeated Republican Jim Inhofe in the general election. Coincidentally, Inhofe would go on to be his successor in the United States Senate in the 1994 special election after his resignation. During his tenure Boren worked on: eliminating the inheritance tax for property left by one spouse to another;

5712-567: The private sector and unnecessary cost to the taxpayer." Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-AZ), who served with him, publicly stated that Boren should be elected president . Boren's chief of staff was a respected Capitol Hill insider, Charles Ward, a former longtime administrative assistant to Speaker Albert . Boren served on the Senate Committee on Finance and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry . He also served as chairman of

5796-473: The purchasing process used for transportation construction materials, the Committee ultimately found that the current process of centralized purchasing achieved favorable results and did not make any recommendation to reform it. Bartlesville, Oklahoma Bartlesville is a city mostly in Washington County and Osage County, Oklahoma . The population was 37,290 at the 2020 census . Bartlesville

5880-402: The state of OU's finances in response to Gallogly's assertion that they were in disorder following Boren's tenure as president. The University of Oklahoma regents received the results of the investigation in April 2019, and although they did not release any of the findings, the chairwoman described the probe as "fair, non-biased, thorough and objective." Eddy responded to the non-disclosure of

5964-635: The structure and management of those programs. The Administrative Services, Personnel Management and Purchasing Study Committee reviewed its assigned agencies and found most of them to operate efficiently and effectively. The Committee recommended several changes that would improve efficiency and result in tax savings. Some of these recommendations involved establishing a unified control where none currently exist. Other recommendations involved removing unjust and unfair favoritism in personnel procedures and benefits. The Agriculture, Business and Economic Development Study Committee focused on recommendations to improve

6048-590: The top one percent of his class and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa . He was a member of the Yale Conservative Party, Cannon and Castle ROTC Honor Society, elected president of the Yale Political Union and is a member of Skull and Bones . He was selected as a Rhodes Scholar and earned a master's degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from University of Oxford (1965), serving later as

6132-564: The university. The university and specifically the OU Board of Regents declined to specify whether the investigation was actually of Boren, or to specify its start or projected end date, instead referring to it generally as an ongoing personnel investigation. Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation conducted a criminal investigation which lasted a year ending with no charges. During the year long investigation which ended with no charges, six witnesses described interactions with Boren, shortly after

6216-459: The world. The property includes the Phillips family's lodge and mausoleum , along with a huge wildlife preserve with herds of American bison , elk , Texas longhorn cattle , water buffalo , zebra , and more than 20 other animal species. The Phillips Petroleum Company Museum shows the early days of petroleum production in Oklahoma and the evolution of Phillips Petroleum in that industry. Admission

6300-623: Was $ 47,195, and the median income for a family was $ 56,432. The per capita income for the city was $ 27,417. About 17.3% of the population were below the poverty line . As of 2010 Bartlesville had a population of 35,750. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 79.0% White (76.1% non-Hispanic), 3.1% Black or African American, 8.7% Native American, 1.4% Asian (0.4% Indian, 0.3% Chinese, 0.2% Vietnamese), 2.1% reporting some other race, 5.7% reporting two or more races and 5.9% Hispanic or Latino (4.5% Mexican, 0.3% Spanish or Spaniard, 0.2% Puerto Rican). Oklahoma's first commercial oil well,

6384-493: Was a member of the committee that investigated the University of Oklahoma after the school allowed black militant Paul Boutelle , a socialist and anti-Vietnam War activist , to give a speech there. During his House tenure Boren was also a professor at Oklahoma Baptist University . Boren served in the Oklahoma Army National Guard from 1963 to 1974. He attained the rank of captain and served as commander of

6468-595: Was destroyed by fire in December 1996. Bartlesville is the home of multiple other Goff buildings, a home for the Price Pipe and Supply Family by Frank Lloyd Wright, and numerous homes by the Kansas City architect Edward Buehler Delk , most notably LaQuinta . The Conference Basketball tournament for The Great American Conference is hosted in Bartlesville. Oklahoma Wesleyan University , a private religious school affiliated with

6552-825: Was handled by the Railroad Maintenance Authority, the Highway Safety Coordinating Committee, the Aeronautics Commission and the Highway Department. Under Board, these agencies were consolidated into the Department of Transportation. The Commission recommended further consolidation by merging the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority into the Transportation Department. Though concerns were initially voiced over

6636-704: Was named after the Phillips Petroleum company or its founder". The Bartlesville area has two industrial parks, the Bartlesville Industrial Park and the Sunset Industrial Park. The Bartlesville Industrial Park landed a multi-million dollar lithium-ion battery recycling plant in September of 2023. Price Tower , designed by Frank Lloyd Wright , stands in downtown Bartlesville. It is Wright's only realized skyscraper , and one of only two vertically oriented Wright structures extant (the other

6720-476: Was originally a sundown town where African Americans were not allowed to live. By 1907, the restriction had been lifted, and newspapers noted the town's first natural death of an African American, a man named Robert McGee. In 1957, Bartlesville was the test site for the first experiment in pay cable television . The Bartlesville Telemovie System debuted with the film The Pajama Game , starring Doris Day, and aired it to an audience of 300 homes. The headline of

6804-547: Was passed by the voters. Boren is regarded as a mentor to former director of Central Intelligence George Tenet from his days as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. On the morning of September 11, 2001 , Boren and Tenet were having breakfast together when Tenet was called away to respond to the terror attacks. In June 2007, conservative political columnist Robert Novak claimed that Boren had met with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg to discuss

6888-635: Was recognized for performance excellence as one of the recipients of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Bartlesville Public Schools are in the Bartlesville Public School District (BPSD), also known as Independent School District 30. They include six elementary (PreK-5) sites, Central and Madison middle schools (6-8), and the high school (9-12). Within Washington County, almost all of Bartlesville

6972-543: Was severely damaged by the tornado. As it moved through Barnsdall, the tornado was given a preliminary rating of EF4 by the NWS , but it is unknown if the tornado maintained that intensity as it reached Bartlesville. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 21.1 square miles (54.6 km ), of which 21.1 square miles (54.6 km ) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km ) (0.09%)

7056-545: Was the longest serving chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence . On September 20, 2017, Boren officially announced his retirement as president of the University of Oklahoma, effective June 30, 2018. Boren was born in Washington, D.C. , the son of Christine (née McKown) and former U.S. representative Lyle Hagler Boren . He graduated in 1963 from Yale University , where he majored in American history, graduated in

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