SCR 38 Summary

• Honors Sanders Mitchell for 35 years of service to the State of Oklahoma, including 13 years as general manager of the MidAmerica Industrial Park in Pryor beginning in 1977.

• Recognizes Mitchell's 22-year tenure as administrator of the Oklahoma Ordnance Works Authority, during which the MidAmerica Industrial Park grew into the largest industrial area in the state with approximately 4,000 jobs.

• Notes the park currently houses 80 companies including an airport, power generation plant, manufacturing operations, and a $600 million Google server facility.

• Acknowledges Mitchell's prior service in the United States Air Force, work as a school teacher, and employment at the Ozark Regional Commission.

• Directs distribution of the resolution to Sanders Mitchell upon his retirement in May 2012.