Lawton Public Schools Chief Financial Officer Lance Gibbs has been named School Business Official of the Year by the Oklahoma Association of School Business Officials (OKASBO).
The honor and recognition from OKASBO’s board of directors came during its spring conference in Norman April 28-29.
OKASBO Executive Director Amanda Burchfield said the award is designed to honor members who make meaningful contributions to the organization, and to their profession, schools and communities. Winning the honor qualifies the recipient to compete for the Eagle Awards through ASBO International.
School Business Official of the Year is open to active OKASBO members with at least one year of continuous membership. Burchfield said the peer recognition program honors exemplary contributions in school business management, such as outstanding service, and innovative plan development and implementation.
Selection is made by members of OKASBO’s board of directors and their designees.
“I appreciate the honor,” said Gibbs, Lawton Public Schools Assistant Superintendent/CFO. “There are so many great administrators serving students in Oklahoma, and I am honored that my peers voted for me to represent them.”
Gibbs has been an educator for 27 years. He has been with Lawton Public Schools for more than 20 years, working as a teacher and administrator in areas such as Grants, Curriculum, Student Services, and Finance. As Chief Financial Officer, he oversees Finance, Federal Programs, Payroll, Maintenance, Transportation, Child Nutrition, and Grants.
Gibbs currently serves as a board member of the Oklahoma Association of School Business Officials (OKASBO), Oklahoma Association Serving Impacted Schools (OASIS), Oklahoma Liquid Asset Pool (OLAP), Greater Lawton Rotary Club (GLRC), and Learning Opportunity Impacted Schools Association (LOISA).