Kingfisher County Republican Women made a strong showing at the Oklahoma Federation of Republican Women’s biennial convention last weekend in Lawton.

Based on its accomplishments over the last two years, the Kingfisher club received a gold achievement award, the second highest honor in the state, presented by outgoing State President Deb Davis of Altus to chapter president Christine Reid.

Additionally, KCRW past president Debbie Parks was elected third state vice president, KCRW secretary Denise Boots was named Woman of the Year and first vice president Tiffany Wagner was named a Rising Star and Reid was elected Third District President at Large.

Alice Boydstun of Payne County was named the first recipient of a scholarship to attend the national convention presented through the Sylvia Gilmour Fund, established to honor the late Sylvia Gilmour of Kingfisher, a past president of KCRW and state officer at the time of her death.

Parks was elected to state office as part of a successful slate that also included Lorie Legere of Enid, president; Karen Mosely of Edmond, first vice president; Karen Chapman of Yukon, second vice president; Polly Hawkes of Edmond, fourth vice president; Kayla Blount of Edmond, secretary, and Katie Hendrickson of Altus, treasurer.

Parks has held every office in KCRW and most recently served as president-at-large at the state level.

She is a former KCRW Woman of the Year and a member of Oklahoma First Ladies, a statewide fundraising arm for OKFRW. She’s also served as county vice chairman of the Republican Party.

A 25-year employee of Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, Parks currently works in the legal department. She holds a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from Central State University and recently completed an associate’s degree in paralegal studies from Rose State College, graduating with honors.

She and her husband Terry have been married for 14 years and their daughter Tiana Jade is a teacher at Heartland Montessori in Oklahoma City.

Boots was selected among just 14 Women of the Year recognized at the convention.

Originally from Iowa, she has lived in Oklahoma for 38 years and recently retired after a more than 33-year career as an administrative assistant, the last 22 years at the OSU Extension Office in Kingfisher.

She and her husband Greg have been married 38 years and have three adult children, Valerie, Dusty and Travis, and one grandchild, Blake.

Boots is a 14-year member of KCRW, serving two terms as treasurer and currently serving as secretary, and is a member of Oklahoma First Ladies and regular participant in Red Coat Day at the State Capitol.  

She has been active in various campaigning activities, including a calling campaign for Mitt Romney, parades, fundraising and manning a KCRW booth at the Kingfisher County Fair.

Boots also is active in church choir and children’s ministries.

Tiffany Wagner was unable to attend the convention, but she was recognized at the awards luncheon as one of the state’s 16 Rising Stars.

She moved to Kingfisher in 2014 with Brian, her husband of nearly 25 years and a woodshop supervisor for Capital Aviation in Bethany, and their two children.

A member of KCRW since 2017, Wagner is in her second term and first vice president. She’s also supported the chapter by serving as lunch hostess, organizing monthly programming and coordinating a club program benefitting the Infant Crisis Center in Oklahoma City.

She holds a bachelor of arts degree in psychology and a master of education degree in gerontology, both from the University of Central Oklahoma, graduating with honors.

Wagner is a member of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution and the Oklahoma Christian Home Education Consociation, where she and her family serve as minutemen for the organization’s annual Home School Day at the State Capitol.

The Wagners also are members of the Home School Legal Defense Association and support the association’s compassion program.

Wagner currently works as a homeschool teacher and full-time mom to son Gaige, 10, and daughter Laeken, 8, who both serve as Junior Patriots in KCRW, leading the flag salute at each meeting, helping with set up and clean up, and planning and decorating for special events.  

The Wagners attend the Kingfisher First Baptist Church, where she’s served as assistant in the children’s choir ministry since August 2015.  

KCRW celebrated its 15th anniversary in October. In addition to Reid, Wagner and Boots, current officers include Sheila Du-ell of Hennessey, second vice president, and Tamara Henderson of Hennessey, treasurer.