George Clay Roper

Background

Roper, George Clay was born on August 25, 1930 in Harrisburg, Illinois, United States. Son of Audie Monroe and G. Ruth (Clark) Roper.

Education

Bachelor, East Center State University, 1959; M of Teaching, East Center State University, 1962.

Career

Teacher, coach, Anadarko (Oklahoma) Junior High School, 1962-1964; elementary school principal, Apache (Oklahoma) Public Schools, 1964-1965; associate professor, Phillips U., Enid, Oklahoma, 1965-1968; registrar, Phillips U., Enid, Oklahoma, 1968-1973; education consultant, United States Air Force, Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, 1973-1975, 75-77; director institute research and admissions and records, El Reno (Oklahoma) Junior College, 1977-1991; director admissions and records, Redlands Community College, El Reno, since 1991.

Politics

Social norms that assume different standards for women than for men in marriage are outdated and should be rejected. Laws in civil society should define marriage as the union of one man and one woman.

Views

Responsibility for parenting is to encourage social, economic, and religious efforts to maintain and strengthen relationships within families in order that every member may be assisted toward complete personhood.

Membership

Lobbyist Oklahoma Education Association, Oklahoma City, 1975-1976. Served to captain United States Army Reserve, 1945-1990, Korea, 1950-1952. Member Retired Officers Association (life), American Legion, Masons, India Temple Shriners, Kiwanis Club (president 1971), Benevolent and Protective Order Elks (state lodge activities 1990-1991).

Interests

• Avocations: golf, fishing.

Connections

Married Betty Thornton, May, 1955 (deceased 1979). Children: Clay, Vance Monroe, Darci Elizabeth. Married Kellyene B. Barlow, May 23, 1987.

Father:

Audie Monroe Roper

Mother:

G. Ruth (Clark) Roper

Spouse:

Betty Thornton

Spouse:

Kellyene B. Barlow

child:

Darci Elizabeth Roper

child:

Clay Roper

child:

Vance Monroe Roper