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Rippee Writes: Ole Miss alum Ken Lackey

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4.71.1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Ken Lackey is an a 1965 graduate of Ole Miss with a degree in mathematics. He saw success in the oil industry, helped found a college campus, dabbled in politics and ended his career in aerospace. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Rippy writes with Brian Scott Lippey.

0:05.0

Transcript can be obtained by drinking a fifth of bourbon, ramming your head through some drywall, and then writing down every thought you have.

0:11.0

What is up? I am Brian Scott Rippey. Thanks for sending in to another edition of the Rippy Rights podcast.

0:16.0

Today's guest, this is going to be a little bit of a different show.

0:19.0

Today's guest is Ken Lacky.

0:20.9

Ken is a 1965 graduate of the University of Mississippi.

0:24.8

He majored in mathematics, got his MBA at Texas.

0:28.7

And I could list all of his accolades, but you're going to hear about them in the podcast.

0:33.2

He worked for several oil, a couple of oil and gas companies.

0:36.6

He served in the military during the

0:38.3

height of the Vietnam War. He dabbled in politics a little bit, serving in a variety of roles,

0:45.5

but most notably chief of staff for Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating, who was the governor

0:50.7

during the Oklahoma City bombings. He helped found and start Oklahoma's Tulsa campus

0:58.0

and then worked as the CEO and president of a aerospace company that does repairs for every airline

1:07.6

in the world as well as the military. Really just a remarkable individual and an incredible Ole Miss alum

1:14.4

who has had a profound impact on the world.

1:16.7

And so this podcast, viewed as a bonus podcast,

1:19.4

we'll get you your football shows as always.

1:21.3

But this is kind of a continuation of the awesome partnership we've had

1:25.2

with Denson Hollis and Javon Patterson that, of course,

1:29.2

has started with by talking to the athletes that they bring back an honor at every

1:35.8

Ole Miss football game and giving them their due recognition and the awesome work they're

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