COMMENCEMENT

2011 Speakers

Associate Ceremony Speaker

Gary Moeller
Professor and Department Head, Fine Arts

One of RSU’s longest-serving faculty members, Professor Gary Moeller serves as Head of the Department of Fine Arts. He will deliver the commencement address at the Associate Degree Commencement Ceremony.

During his tenure, which has spanned more than three decades, Moeller played a key role in launching the university’s Bachelor of Fine Arts, and created the university’s first-ever study abroad program, in Italy.

He joined RSU in 1979 during the infancy of its art department and helped establish its first full curriculum.

In 1997, Moeller was the recipient of RSU’s prestigious Herrington Excellence in Teaching Award for his dedication to teaching and building RSU’s art programs. His teaching specialties include art foundations, painting, watercolor, and art theory. In his role as North Central Association Self-Study Co-Coordinator in 2004, he led the university’s efforts to receive national accreditation for the maximum period of 10 years.

Moeller received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Southwest Missouri State University and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Tulsa.

As an artist who works primarily in painting, his works have been exhibited in galleries and museums in Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arkansas, Missouri, Louisiana, and Umbria, Italy.

Baccalaureate Ceremony Speaker

Ken Miller
State Treasurer of Oklahoma

Ken Miller is the 18th State Treasurer of Oklahoma, serving since January 10, 2011. He was elected with almost 67 percent of the vote in the November 2010 General Election.

A Republican from Edmond, Miller served for six years in the Oklahoma House of Representatives where he led the Appropriations and Budget Committee and guided Oklahoma through the largest state spending cuts in state history while maintaining the delivery of core government services.

Miller holds a doctorate in political economics from the University of Oklahoma. He earned a Master’s of Business Administration from Pepperdine University and a bachelor’s degree in economics and finance from Lipscomb University.

Miller is an economics professor at Oklahoma Christian University. He has been honored with the “Who’s Who Among American Teachers” award and the Merrick Foundation Award for Excellence in Teaching Free Enterprise.

Prior to his election to the State Legislature, Miller served in the administration of Governor Frank Keating as chairman of the Legislative Compensation Board where he established a 10-year freeze on legislative salaries.

Prior to his public service, Miller gained practical experience in the private sector. He began his professional career in banking at First American National Bank before joining MediFax-EDS, where he served as financial operations manager.