Voices of Oklahoma

Fred Dorwart


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Fred Dorwart was the United States National High School Extemporaneous Speaking Champion in 1954, the year he graduated from Muskogee Central High School.

He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering with distinction from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1959 and served in the Navy until 1965. Fred was awarded an LLB cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1966.

From 1967 until 1994, he served as president and of counsel with Holarud, Langholz, Runnels & Dorwart, before founding his current practice, Frederic Dorwart, Lawyers.

He has contributed to our community through his service as general counsel for the Bank of Oklahoma, an organizing trustee of the Tulsa Community Foundation, and, currently, as president and trustee of the George Kaiser Family Foundation.

Fred was a member of the University of Tulsa Board of Trustees for a decade, serving two years as chair, and now holds the title of trustee emeritus.

In his oral history, Fred talks about the Woody Guthrie Museum, negotiating the terms for the Bob Dylan Museum, and the early discussions surrounding Gathering Place, on the podcast and website VoicesOfOklahoma.com.
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