(Oklahoma City, Okla) – Drumright School Superintendent Butch Gee has been named one of 20 finalists for the 2011 Superintendent of the Year competition.  The winner of the honor will be named June 9th, at the annual conference for the Cooperative Council for Oklahoma School Administration. The Assistant Superintendent of the Year also will be announced.

The three day conference of school administrators begins June 8th at the Meridian Convention Center in Oklahoma City.

The other finalists are:

Dan Faulkner, Hooker; Pat Howell, Fort Supply; Steve Shiever, Crescent; Rod Reese, Tonkawa; Donna Campo, Liberty; Rick Kibbe, Catoosa; Greg Kasbaum, Noble; David Glover, Bethel; James Lyons, Morris; Jerry Hood, Keys; Bob Haggard, Arapaho-Butler; Randy Batt, Cache; Lee Coker, Tuttle; David Brewer, Temple; Paula Crawford, Sulphur; Ron Hutchings, Tishomingo; John Turner, Arkoma; Ted Brewer, Haworth; Dusty Ricks, Mid-America CareerTech Center.

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