Regent Joe E. Cappy to Present Massey Family Lecture Series
Press Release Date: 04-11-2005
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Massey Family Lecture Series
Tuesday, April 26th at 11:00 AM
Student Union Ballroom, SOSU Campus in Durant, Oklahoma
Southeastern Oklahoma State University will welcome State Regent Joseph E. Cappy, retired Chairman, CEO and Director of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., as the speaker at the ninth annual Massey Family Endowed Lectureship in Business and Public Policy. Cappy is a member of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
The event is scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 26, in the Student Union Ballroom.
State Regent John Massey is a Distinguished Alumnus of Southeastern and made the Massey Family Endowed Lectureship Program possible with a gift in 1994 which was matched by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. Massey is currently serving his second 9-year term as a member of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.
Massey is now the Chairman of the Board of First United Bank, headquartered in Durant. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 2002 and the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame in 2004.
The Massey family includes wife Donna; sons Mike and wife Dawnda, Greg and wife Kay, Bryan Wandel and wife Bridget, and Berne Kendrick; 14 grandchildren; brother Odes Massey and sisters Maxine Neaves and Betty Massey.
Cappy was born in Chicago, Ill., and earned a bachelor of arts degree in marketing and finance at the University of Wisconsin in 1956. He resides in Tulsa, Okla., with his wife, Patricia. They have six children.
The Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., (DTG) was formed December 23, 1997. Cappy led the successful Initial Public Offering of DTG and served as Chairman, CEO and Director, until his retirement Dec. 31, 2003.
Cappy retired as Vice-President of Chrysler Technologies and Rental Car Operations at year–end 1997.
He has served as Vice-President of Chrysler Technologies and Rental Car Operations; International Operations; Brand Development; and Jeep/Eagle Divison, all with the Chrysler Corporation.
Cappy also held several positions with American Motors Corporation, including President and CEO.
He was the General Marketing Manager, Lincoln-Mercury Division of the Ford Motor Company and held various sales, marketing, and financial positions in the Ford Division, Lincoln-Mercury and Edsel Divisions.
Cappy is involved on the Boards of Directors or Trustees of several organizations. He is chair of the Compensation Committee of the BOK Financial Corporation and a member of the board. He is secretary and vice-chairman for the Oklahoma Regents for Higher Education.
Other involvement includes the Tulsa Community Foundation, Southern Hills Country Club, Philbrook Museum, Friends of the Fairgrounds Foundation, Oklahoma Business and Education Coalition, Oklahoma Business Roundtable, and BSA-Indian Nations Council.
Cappy served as chair of the Tulsa Area United Way Campaign in 1999 and was Chairman of the Board in 2000.
