Attorney General to speak at Puterbaugh Ethics Lecture

Monday, February 12, 2024

Media Contact: Griffin Pivateau | Puterbaugh Professor of Legal Studies and Ethics in Business | 405-744-8640 | griffin.pivateau@okstate.edu

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond will be the featured speaker for the Puterbaugh Ethics Lecture at 2 p.m. Feb. 29 in the Student Union Theater on Oklahoma State University’s Stillwater campus. The lecture, “Accountability, transparency and ethics in government,” is free and open to the public.

Drummond's visit is sponsored by the Center for Legal Studies and Business Ethics (CLSBE) in the Spears School of Business.

Drummond's law experience spans nearly 30 years and includes service as an assistant district attorney in Pawnee and Osage counties and as an attorney in private practice.

A U.S. Air Force jet pilot during the Persian Gulf War, Drummond led the first combat mission of that conflict. One of the most decorated Oklahomans to serve in the Gulf War, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for “extraordinary achievement,” as well as three Air Medals and four Aerial Achievement medals.

“The OSU academic community will have a rare opportunity to hear from a person whose experience will help to shape Oklahoma's future,” said Griffin Pivateau, Puterbaugh Professor of Legal Studies and Ethics in Business and CLSBE affiliated faculty.

During his time in office, Drummond has confronted the organized crime rings responsible for Oklahoma's illegal marijuana operations. He has also led efforts to improve government accountability and to combat government corruption and scandal.

“The CLSBE is pleased to support the annual Puterbaugh Ethics Lecture,” said Laurie Lucas, director for the CLSBE and associate professor of legal studies. “A core mission in the center is to provide our students the chance to engage with leaders in Oklahoma. We’re thrilled to welcome OSU graduate Attorney General Drummond back to Stillwater.”