57TH ANNUAL MEETING
Oklahoma City, OK
September 21-24, 2017 | Hosted by Dr. Cameron and Betsy Mantor
Meeting Documents
To view the 2017 Oklahoma City meeting documents, please visit Meeting Documents.
Meeting Attendees
Members
Steve & Suzanne Almond, Corpus Christi, TX
Glen & Katy Anderson, Minneapolis, MN
Robert & Marilyn Arnsman
Keith & Connie Ashcraft, Kansas City, MO
Ed & Michele Barksdale, Cleveland, OH
Bob & Linda Bloss, Houston, TX
Clint & Connie Cavett, Indianapolis, IN
Diana Farmer & Chico Cauldwell, Sacramento, CA
Dick Ellis, Fort Worth, TX
Mary Fallat & Tom Walker, Louisville, KY
Howard & Kay Filston, Knoxville, TN
Andre & Jennifer Hebra, Orlando, FL
Robert & Maggie Hollabaugh
Dale & Beverly Johnson, Salt Lake City, UT
Craig & Beverly Lillehei, Boston, MA
Sam & Juliana Kim, Hilton Head, SC
Cameron & Betsy Mantor, Oklahoma City, OK
Kurt Newman, Washington, DC
Dan & Roxanne Ostlie, Phoenix, AZ
Steve & Anne Raynor, Omaha, NE
Fred & Mechelle Rescorla, Zionsville, IN
Richard & Sandy Ricketts, Salem, SC
Walter Morgan III, Nashville, TN
Robert & Kathy Shamberger, Boston, MA
C.D. & Sally Smith, Charleston, SC
Charles & Paige Snyder, Kansas City, MO
Dennis Lund & Cynthia Spencer, Palo Alto, CA
Shawn & Barb St. Peter, Kansas City, MO
Kuojen & Courtney Tsao, Houston, TX
William Tunell, Oklahoma City, OK
Charles & Laura Turner, Winston-Salem, NC
Glaze & Kim Vaughan, Knoxville, TN
Dan & Emily von Allmen, Cincinnati, OH
Brad & Barbara Warner, St. Louis, MO
Tom & Suzanne Weber, St. Louis, MO
Guests
Bill Adamson
Matias Bruzoni
Matthew Clifton
Michael Helmrath
Jose Iglesias
Nathan Kreykes
Chuck Leys
Harold "Bo" Lovvorn III
Todd Ponsky
Chris Streck
Meeting Itinerary
Thursday, September 21
4:00 pm: Check-in at the Colcord Hotel located at 15 N Robinson Ave, OKC, OK 73102
6:00-8:00 pm: Welcome Reception in the Terrace Room at the Colcord Hotel
8:00 pm: Dinner on your own; visit our list of recommended restaurants
Friday, September 22
DAY (dress: business casual)
6:30-8:30 am: Breakfast in the Terrace Room at the Colcord Hotel
8:30 am: Meet in Lobby
8:45 am: Bus leaves Colcord Hotel for day of touring Oklahoma City
9:00 am: Arrive at the National Memorial and Museum
9:00-10:30 am: Tour the National Memorial and Museum
10:45 am: Bus departs National Memorial and Museum
11:00 am: Arrive at the Oklahoma History Museum
11:00-12:15 pm: Tour the Oklahoma History Museum
12:15 pm: Bus departs Oklahoma History Museum
12:30 pm: Arrive at the University of Central Oklahoma Boathouse
12:30-1:45 pm: Lunch at the Boathouse
2:00 pm: Bus departs Boathouse
2:15 pm: Bus arrives at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum
2:15-3:45 pm: Tour the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum
4:00 pm: Bus departs museum to make a short stop at the OK Land Run Monument
4:30 pm: Bus departs OK Land Run Monument to return to Colcord
DINNER (dress: casual Western Style, boots and jeans or something casual for a BBQ dinner outside)
6:30 pm: Bus departs Colcord for dinner at Harn Homestead
9:30 pm: Bus returns to Colcord Hotel
Saturday, September 23
SURGEONS (dress: business casual)
6:30–8:00 am: Breakfast in the Terrace Room at the Colcord Hotel
8:00 am: Bus departs for Children’s Hospital
8:30 am–12:00 pm: Scientific Session for members and guests at Samis Education Center Auditorium
8:30–8:45 am: Welcome
Cameron Mantor M.D.
Host
Jon Hayes MHA
CEO, Children’s Hospital at OU Medical System
8:45–9:15 am: The Oklahoma City Bombing: A Personal Experience
Andy Sullivan M.D.
Professor of Orthopedics
9:15–9:45 am: The Wallace Weigelt Award & Tragedy Leads to Research
Cameron Mantor M.D.
Professor and Chief Pediatric Surgery
CMO, Children’s Hospital at OU Medical System
9:45–10:00 am: Break
10:00–10:45 am: Applying New Science in Severe Weather: Forecasting to Protect Lives
Lans Rothfusz
Deputy Director NOAA, National Severe Storms Laboratory
11:00–11:45 am: A Tale of Two Tornados
Robert Letton M.D.
Professor of Pediatric Surgery, Children’s Hospital at OU Medical System
Paula Miller Milburn Chair in Pediatric Surgery
12:00–1:15 pm: Lunch with spouses at the Samis Education Center Patio
1:30-2:30 pm: Albatross Session (members and member guests)
2:30-4:00 pm: Annual Lilliputian Business Meeting (members only)
2:30 pm: Bus returns surgeon guests to Colcord Hotel
4:00 pm: Bus returns members to Colcord Hotel
SPOUSES (dress: casual, comfortable shoes)
6:30-8:30 am: Breakfast in the Terrace Room at the Colcord Hotel
9:00 am: Bus returns from delivering surgeons to Children’s Hospital to pick up spouses
9:00-10:15 am: Botanical Garden tour across the street at Myriad Botanical Garden and Crystal Bridge (meet across the street from the Colcord at the SW corner of Sheridan and Robinson)
10:15 am: Bus departs Colcord Hotel for OKC Museum of Art
10:30 am: Arrive at OKC Museum of Art
10-30-11:45 am: Tour OKC Museum of Art
11:45 am: Bus departs for Children’s Hospital
12:00-2:00 pm: Lunch with members at Samis Education Center Patio
2:00 pm: Bus departs Children’s Hospital with spouses
2:15 pm: Bus returns spouses to Colcord Hotel
2:30 pm: Free time for spouses
EVENING DINNER (dress: cocktail)
6:30 pm: Cocktails at V2 at Vast located on the 50th floor of the Devon Tower (take ground floor walkway from Colcord Hotel to Devon Tower)
7:30 pm: Dinner at V2 at Vast
Sunday, September 24
6:30–9:00am: Breakfast in the Terrace Room at Colcord Hotel
Check out is at 11:00 am
Where to Eat in Oklahoma City
If you find yourself with some free time and an empty stomach, head to one of these highly recommended restaurants in Boston.
Located Downtown
FLINT
Located right in our hotel, Flint is an upscale casual restaurant and lounge featuring contemporary American cuisine. Easy to get to and convenient. They have an indoor/outdoor bar area that is nice.
KITCHEN NO. 324
Industrial cafe/bakery in a historic building preparing sustainable sandwiches & artisanal desserts for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Open until 9PM. We proudly use local, organic and sustainably farmed products when possible, we hope to bring warm and inviting food, using classic preparation techniques and exciting new flavors and ingredients.They close early, but have a nice menu. Not complicated.
MAHOGANY PRIME STEAK HOUSE
This is a restaurant where steak is the star – where great steak is the rule, not the ... Mahogany's steaks are the finest custom-aged U.S. Prime Midwestern Beef. Highly recommend this restaurant as it is right across the street from the Colcord. Very good food. Get your reservation early.
MUSEUM CAFÉ
This classy American eatery at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art has a full bar & Sunday brunch. A regular stop for us before the theater. Very good food.
VAST
New American fine dining & cocktails on the 49th floor of the Devon Tower. Right next to our hotel. Easy. We will all dine at their event center on Saturday. Beautiful view of the city.
JONES ASSEMBLY
Oklahoma City’s newest destination for food spirits and music located on the west end of downtown on historic Film Row. Right next to 21C Museum Hotel. Brand new, may be a little loud, but fun and they have music every weekend. We haven’t been there, but it comes highly recommended. Get your reservation early.
Located in Midtown
PACKARD'S NEW AMERICAN KITCHEN
Inventive, artisanal spins on classic American fare in the historic Packard dealership building. Tapas style. Down the street from a beer garden called the Bleu Garten.
STELLA MODERN ITALIAN CUISINE
Brick-oven pizzas & inventive pastas & entrees are showcased in an elegant room with red banquettes. Across the street from the Ambassodor Hotel and the O Bar.
FASSLER HALL
This is a German Beer Hall-great for after dinner if you want to sit at picnic tables, socialize and drink a beer. Limited food menu. Great dessert pie from a local place called Pie Junkie. Downstairs is a bowling alley…..called the Dust Bowl.
Located in Automobile Alley
BROADWAY 10
Modern, elevated restaurant featuring wood-fired meats & a full bar with craft cocktails. Nice atmosphere. A steakhouse with great ala carte menu.
IGUANA GRILL
Creative twists on Mexican fare plus classics, vegetarian options & 200+ tequilas in unfussy digs. Casual, love the margaritas here.
RED PRIME STEAKHOUSE
Elevated steakhouse with sleek decor & private dining areas in a renovated 1911 building. Very good steakhouse.
Located in Bricktown
MICKEY MANTLE'S STEAKHOUSE
Steaks & seafood plus a gluten-free menu, a long wine list & a cigar bar in sophisticated surroundings. Located in the heart of Oklahoma City’s historic Bricktown, Mickey Mantle’s Steakhousedelivers a sizzling dining and social experience. Right across the street from the Bricktown Ballpark. Cigar Bar is separate. Food is very good.
THE MANTEL WINE BAR & BISTRO
Fine seafood & chops in a low-lit bistro with a clubby decor, including leather banquet seats. More intimate setting with fine food.
PINKITZEL
Betsy added this only for those with a sweet tooth. It is surrounded by construction, but if you are walking toward Bricktown, its worth the stop. A wonderful candy and cupcake store.