Libby Rogers

Age and/or Generation:  38

Current Job(s):  Director of Student Health Services, Family Nurse Practitioner

Former Job(s):  During high school and my undergraduate studies at NSU I worked at Walmart in the Health and Beauty department.  The next job I had was as the receptionist at Tahlequah City Hospital's Emergency Room.   As a Registered Nurse, I worked in the Emergency Room and Intensive Care Unit at both Tahlequah City Hospital and Hastings Indian Hospital.  

Education and/or Training:  BS in Chemistry, NSU;  BS in nursing, Langston University;  Master's of Nursing in Family Nurse Practitioner, Ball State University 

Greatest Professional Accomplishment:  Finishing my master's degree.

Areas of Expertise:  Health

Hometown:  Pryor, OK

Other Towns of Residence:   Tahlequah, OK

Family:  I am married and have a son.  We have 4 cats and 2 dogs. 

Hobbies:  Reading, yoga, being outdoors, cooking

The Role of Mentors in Your Life:  My first and most important mentor was my mother.  She role modeled working hard, setting goals, and not giving up.  She showed and taught me that if something/someone is blocking my way find a different path around.    

Favorite Quotation:  ' The rhythm of the body, the melody of the mind and the harmony of the soul create the symphony of life."-- B.K.S. Iyenger

Patti D. Buhl

Age: 40 something...
Job: Director of Public Safety, NSU
Former Job: I have been in Law Enforcement since 1994
Education and/or Training: I have both a Bachelor and Masters Degree from NSU.
Greatest Professional Accomplishment: I am a graduate of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Indian Police Academy, Class 101. It was one of the hardest things I have ever done but also one of the most rewarding.
Hometown: Tahlequah most of my life with a 6 year stint in OKC just after undergrad
Hobbies: Spending time with my son, reading, snow skiing, hiking
Role of Mentors in my Life: I come from a long line of very strong, independent women. They have all served as great mentors in my life.
Quotes:  We gain strength, courage and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face..we must do that which we think we cannot.
Eleanor Roosevelt