The Hall of Fame for City and Town Officials may induct one person posthumously each year. The Foundation has selected for 2004 an individual who served in Oklahoma local government for 34 years prior to his death earlier this year at age 60. Terry H. Powell served in three Oklahoma communities and on the international board for his profession. Throughout this service, he was known for his compassion, integrity, dedication, respect for elected officials, and most of all his passion for the communities he served.
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Pam is the recipient of the 2017 Gerald Wilkins Award (City Manager of the Year Award) given by the City Management Association of Oklahoma. Recipients of this award are credited with strengthening the city manager form of government through their stable length of service to cities; dedication to civic activities; and participation in, and contribution to, CMAO; and commitment to the ICMA Code of Ethics.
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As the longest-serving Mayor of Ponca City, he is involved in many roles at the state and national levels that affect local governments in Oklahoma and across the country. Among these is his service on the Oklahoma Homeland Security Advisory Council and the Oklahoma Pipeline Safety Task Force; and previously on the Governor’s Task Force on Collection, Distribution & Enforcement of Municipal Sales Tax and the Governor’s Council on Workforce and Economic Development.
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For awards and recognitions, Mr. Pumford was presented with the Employee Relations Achievement Award of 1985 by the Oklahoma Public Personnel Association. In 1969 he was one of the candidates for Three Outstanding Young Oklahomans and, in 1992, the Pooling Section of Public Risk Management Association presented him with their Meritorious Achievement Award. And, he received the Distinguished Service Award of 1969 from the Jaycees of Ponca City and in 1978 from the Jaycees of Union City, Tennessee, and he was a delegate for the 1962 United Nations Pilgrimage.
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Gary recently retired as General Manager of the Municipal Utility Board in Pryor Oklahoma after serving in various capacities for 46 years of service. His career began as a mechanic in the Gas & Water department and after 2 years he moved into an apprentice lineman position in the electric department. After several more promotions he was named General Manager in 1996, a position he held until his retirement.
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