Dr. Cheryl L. Evans was elected as director of our general partner in September 2006, and serves as a member of the conflicts committee of the board of directors of our general partner. Dr. Evans is in her 13th year of service at Northwestern Oklahoma State University and has been a faculty member since 1994. In 2004, Dr. Evans was appointed Dean of the institution's Enid campus. From 2002 to 2004, Evans chaired the communication department on the Alva campus, and from 1996 to 2002 she chaired the mass communication department. She earned her doctorate at Oklahoma State University in higher education, her Master of Arts in communication degree at Wichita State University and her Bachelor of Arts degree in mass communications/public relations at Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Dr. Evans is a 2004 graduate of Harvard's Management Development Program for academic leaders. In addition to her administrative duties for Northwestern Oklahoma State University, she presently teaches in the Northwestern Oklahoma State University graduate program. Dr. Evans is an active community volunteer and currently serves on numerous civic and charitable boards.
