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Glenna Wallace
Glenna J. Wallace (born 1960) is an educator and politician who has served as Chief of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma since 2006. Wallace is the first woman to serve as Chief of the Eastern Shawnee. Early life Wallace was born in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, and has lived in Oklahoma almost all of her life. Wallace studied at Pittsburg State University where she graduated with Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts and Education Specialist degrees. She continued her post-graduate education at The University of Tulsa, the University of Arkansas, and Missouri State University. Career Wallace worked at Crowder College in Neosho, Missouri for 38 years, working as an instructor, interim academic dean, director of travel, department chair, and division chair. In 2006, she was elected Chief of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, becoming the tribe's first female chief. Prior to being elected Chief, she served for 18 years on the Eastern Shawnee Business Committee. References { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New Mexico on the west, and Colorado on the northwest. Partially in the western extreme of the Upland South, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 20th-most extensive and the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 28th-most populous of the 50 United States. Its residents are known as Oklahomans and its capital and largest city is Oklahoma City. The state's name is derived from the Choctaw language, Choctaw words , 'people' and , which translates as 'red'. Oklahoma is also known informally by its List of U.S. state and territory nicknames, nickname, "Sooners, The Sooner State", in reference to the settlers who staked their claims on land before the official op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
