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 nor ...
. She was the 36th Mayor of Tulsa from 1992 to 2002, the first woman to hold that office. From 2003 to 2011, she was the 29th
Secretary of State of Oklahoma
The Secretary of State of the State of Oklahoma is the chief clerical officer of Oklahoma and a member of the Oklahoma Governor's Cabinet. The Secretary of State is the only appointed constitutional member of the executive branch of the Oklahom ...
.
Biography
Savage graduated from Edison High School in Tulsa and in 1974 earned a B.A. degree from Beaver College (now Arcadia University) in Pennsylvania. She returned to Tulsa in 1977 and became executive director of the Metropolitan Tulsa Citizens Crime Commission. Savage went on to become
chief of staff
The title chief of staff (or head of staff) identifies the leader of a complex organization such as the armed forces, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a principal staff officer (PSO), who is the coordinator of the supporti ...
to then-Tulsa Mayor
Rodger Randle
Rodger Allen Randle (born October 26, 1943) is a retired American politician from the U.S. state of Oklahoma. He served twice as President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate and was a member of the Oklahoma Senate from 1972 to 1988.Newsweek magazine featured Savage as one of the nation's 25 "mayors to watch" in 1996.
Brad Henry
Charles Bradford Henry (born July 10, 1963) is an American lawyer and politician who was the 26th governor of Oklahoma from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002. Henry won re-election for a second term ...
as
Secretary of State of Oklahoma
The Secretary of State of the State of Oklahoma is the chief clerical officer of Oklahoma and a member of the Oklahoma Governor's Cabinet. The Secretary of State is the only appointed constitutional member of the executive branch of the Oklahom ...
and served from 2003 to 2011.
In July 2013 Savage became a consultant and senior director of philanthropic development for Morton Comprehensive Health Services, a nonprofit health services provider in northeastern Oklahoma."Former Tulsa Mayor Susan Savage chosen as Morton Health philanthropy consultant" '' Tulsa World'', July 6, 2013. In 2016, Savage became CEO of Morton.
She currently lives in Tulsa and has two daughters.
Awards and recognition
* Oklahoma Municipal League Hall of Fame for City and Town Officials in 2005
* 2002 National Conference for Community and Justice Honoree for leadership
* Honorary Doctor of Laws from Arcadia University
* Past recipient of the Oklahoma Human Rights Award
* 2009 induction to the
Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame was established in 1982 by Oklahoma Governor George Nigh "to honor Oklahoma women who are pioneers in their field or in a project that benefits Oklahoma; who have made a significant contribution to the State of Oklahoma ...
Appointments
* National Advisory Board of the Riley Institute for Urban Affairs at the College of Charleston
* Executive Board member, Southern Regional Education Board
* Advisory Board member, Oklahoma Academy for State Goals
* Advisory Board member, Oklahoma City United Way
* Trustee, Oklahoma Nature Conservancy Board of Directors
* Trustee, Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence
* Board member, Creative Oklahoma, Inc.