Clay Bennett Honored
OKLAHOMA TODAY’S OKLAHOMAN OF THE YEAR
Mayor Mick Cornett, Clay Bennett and Gov. Brad Henry were at the Oklahoma History Center for a celebration honoring Bennett for his recent selection of the Oklahoman Of The Year by Oklahoma Today magazine.
Friends and family members were at the Oklahoma History Center April 23 for a celebration honoring Oklahoma City Thunder chairman Clay Bennett. He was chosen “Oklahoman of the Year” by Oklahoma Today Magazine.
Magazine executives Joan Henderson and Louisa McCune were on hand with special accolades for Bennett. Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department Executive Director Hardy Watkins also spoke. At the podium discussing the Thunder’s successful first season and Bennett’s vision for Oklahoma City were Gov. Brad Henry and Mayor Mick Cornett.
When Bennett took the floor, he thanked everyone involved in Thunder efforts from Gov. Henry, to his partners and his wife Louise. He also thanked the citizens of Oklahoma, “They get it, ” he said, in reference to having an NBA basketball team in Oklahoma City.
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