Commencement Honorary Doctorate
Fall 2024 Commencement
Entrepreneur Bob Howard
Bob Howard, a native Oklahoman, has developed and now leads a diversified group of successful businesses. He is President of multiple automobile and equipment dealerships; he is Managing Partner of Midtown Renaissance, a real estate development company that engages in the redevelopment of over a half-million square feet of mixed used properties in the Midtown area of Oklahoma City; and he owns REHCO, LLC, which engages in an array of investments including private equity, hedge funds, real estate, and oil & gas.
Howard has long been involved in state governmental functions. He currently serves
as a board member of the Oklahoma Pharmacy Board, was a tenured member of the Board
of Medical Licensure and Supervision, is a member of the original and current Attorney
General’s Opioid Task Force, and has been actively involved in efforts to improve
Oklahoma’s governmental infrastructure as related to the healthcare, the law enforcement
community, and prescription drug control. Howard has also served as a member of the
Oklahoma Motor Vehicle Commission. He has been involved with and served as a director
for several community organizations including the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of
Commerce, the Oklahoma Health Center Foundation, the Jim Thorpe Association, and Downtown
OKC, Inc. He was the 2010 recipient of the Neal Horton Award for a Renaissance of
a Downtown Oklahoma City Area. He has additionally been integrally involved in several
philanthropic projects including Children’s Medical Research, the Jim Riley Outreach
Program, the Oklahoma Aids Care Fund, the Oklahoma Heart Association, and Integris
Arcadia Trails.
Howard is a U.S. Army veteran, a devoted fan of Oklahoma State University, and avid
fan of the Oklahoma City Thunder.