Northern Oklahoma College receives

bronze statue of Chief Standing Bear

  • NOC received a bronze statue for their leadership and support of the Standing Bear Program. Pictured (L-R): President Clark Harris, Judy Poole, President Emeritus Tom Poole, President Emeritus Dr. Cheryl Evans, Carl Renfro, Brenda Renfro, Melinda Johnson, Chancellor Emeritus Glen D. Johnson, Tom Evans. Not Pictured: President Emeritus Dr. Joe Kinzer. (photo by John Pickard/Northern Oklahoma College)
    NOC received a bronze statue for their leadership and support of the Standing Bear Program. Pictured (L-R): President Clark Harris, Judy Poole, President Emeritus Tom Poole, President Emeritus Dr. Cheryl Evans, Carl Renfro, Brenda Renfro, Melinda Johnson, Chancellor Emeritus Glen D. Johnson, Tom Evans. Not Pictured: President Emeritus Dr. Joe Kinzer. (photo by John Pickard/Northern Oklahoma College)
Carl and Brenda Renfro of Ponca City recently donated a limited-edition replica statue of artist Oreland Joe’s sculpture of “Chief Standing Bear” to be prominently displayed in the Renfro Center entryway on the Tonkawa campus of Northern Oklahoma College. Unveiled during the Renfro fall 2022 lectureship, the Renfro’s presented the 32” bronze to Northern on behalf of President Emeriti Joe Kinzer,…

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