Burton Nominated as RI President for 2013-14
Posted by Rich Kaye
Ron D. Burton has been nominated as the President of Rotary International for the Rotary year 2013-14. Mr. Burton retired as President of the University of Oklahoma Foundation, Inc. in 2007. A Rotarian since 1979, he is a member and Past President of the Rotary Club of Norman, Oklahoma. Mr. Burton has served RI as a District Governor, Delegate to the 1992 and 1995 Councils on Legislation, International Assembly Group Discussion Leader, Zone Trainer, Rotary Information Counselor, member of several committees and task forces, and President's Representative to numerous District Conferences.
While on the Board of Directors of Rotary International he served as Chair of the Executive Committee, Chair of the Administration Committee, and Chair of the Audit Committee. In 2003, Mr. Burton served RI as Moderator of the International Assembly. He served as Aide to the President of Rotary International in 2006-2007. Additionally, Mr. Burton has served the Rotary Foundation as a Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator, a National Advisor for the Permanent Fund Initiative, and as a consultant to the Rotary Foundation Development Committee. He has served as a member of the Permanent Fund Leadership Team, the International PolioPlus Committee, and continues to serve as a member of the PolioPlus Speakers Bureau. In 2003 he served as Moderator of the Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator Training Program. A Trustee of The Rotary Foundation, he served as Vice-Chair in 2008-09.
An attorney, Mr. Burton is a member of the U.S. Supreme Court Bar, the American Bar Association, the ABA Section of Taxation Committee on Exempt Organizations, the ABA Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Committee on Charitable Organizations, the Oklahoma Bar Association, and the Cleveland County Bar Association. He is also a member of the Association of Fund Raising Professionals, member of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, and a charter member of the Association of University Real Estate Officers. He is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the South and Southwest, and Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America.
Mr. Burton has been the recipient of the RI Service Above Self Award, the Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service, the Rotary Foundation Distinguished Service Award, the International Service Award for a Polio-Free World, the Boy Scouts of America Silver Beaver Award, and the Norman United Way/Junior League Civic Volunteer of the Year Award. He and his wife, Jetta, are Paul Harris Fellows, Benefactors, Major Donors, and members of Bequest Society and the Arch Klumph Society.
An attorney, Mr. Burton is a member of the U.S. Supreme Court Bar, the American Bar Association, the ABA Section of Taxation Committee on Exempt Organizations, the ABA Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Committee on Charitable Organizations, the Oklahoma Bar Association, and the Cleveland County Bar Association. He is also a member of the Association of Fund Raising Professionals, member of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, and a charter member of the Association of University Real Estate Officers. He is listed in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the South and Southwest, and Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America.
Mr. Burton has been the recipient of the RI Service Above Self Award, the Rotary Foundation Citation for Meritorious Service, the Rotary Foundation Distinguished Service Award, the International Service Award for a Polio-Free World, the Boy Scouts of America Silver Beaver Award, and the Norman United Way/Junior League Civic Volunteer of the Year Award. He and his wife, Jetta, are Paul Harris Fellows, Benefactors, Major Donors, and members of Bequest Society and the Arch Klumph Society.