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17 Facts About Kim Henry

1.

Kimberley Diane "Kim" Henry is an American teacher who is married to the 26th governor of Oklahoma, Brad Henry.

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Kim Henry was the first lady of Oklahoma from January 13,2003 to January 10,2011.

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When her husband Brad Kim Henry was elected Governor of Oklahoma in 2003, Kim Henry became the First Lady of Oklahoma.

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Kim Henry serves on board of directors for the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation and the Jasmine Moran Children's Museum.

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Kim Henry previously served on the board of directors for Science Museum Oklahoma, Leadership Oklahoma, and the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence.

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Kim Henry is the Executive Director of the Sarkeys Foundation, a private, charitable foundation dedicated to providing support through gifts and grants to Oklahoma's non-profit organizations.

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Kim Henry Blain was born in Norman, Oklahoma, to Monte and Janiece Blain, who already had two sons, Steve and Michael.

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8.

Kim Henry's father was a butcher and her mother was a clerk at Thurman's, which closed in 1977.

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Kim Henry was active in the First Baptist Church of Shawnee, and met a boy named Brad Kim Henry at a Halloween party sponsored by the church youth group.

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Kim Henry went to Oklahoma University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in secondary education in 1986.

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Kim Henry said that she decided to become a teacher because she loved children and history.

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Kim Henry spent eight years teaching history and government in Shawnee High School.

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Kim Henry recalls that she really did not expect him to win election.

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Trustees of the foundation, who made the announcement, noted that Mrs Kim Henry had served on the Sarkeys Board of Trustees since 2003.

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Kim Henry was the recipient of the 2004 Award of Distinction, given by the Board of Advocates of the University of Oklahoma, College of Education.

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Kim Henry was honored in 2004 by The Journal Record's 50 Most Distinguished Women, and received the Bill Lowry Library Champion Award for her work in literacy.

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Kim Henry was inducted into the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame in 2009.