“A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning.”
Charles Bradford “Brad” Henry (born July 10, 1963) – attorney, state legislator and a memeber of the Democratic Party. Henry graduated from Shawnee High School in 1981 and attended the University of Oklahoma where he earned a bachelor’s degree in economics in 1985 and a doctorate in jurisprudence in 1988. He served as managing editor of the Oklahoma Law Review in 1987-88. Brad Henry practiced law in Shawnee and became city attorney in 1990. In 1992 he ran for the Oklahoma State Senate and served as a senator until he became governor. Henry was elected governor in November 2002 and was the 26th Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Brad Henry was the third governor and second Democrat in Oklahoma history to hold two consecutive terms.
Henry’s wife, Kimberley, worked as a classroom teacher for ten years at Shawnee High School. She was tutoring history, economics and government. Kimberley was one of five teachers in the U.S. to receive the 1999-2000 Close-Up Foundation’s Linda Myers Chozen Award for Teaching Excellence in Civic Education.
