Helen Hodges of San Diego, California, received her bachelor’s degree in accounting from OSU in 1979. While attending school, she obtained her private pilot’s license. She says a favorite memory of her time in Stillwater was as a member of the 1980 OSU Flying Aggies and winning top honors at the National Intercollegiate Flying Association competition.

 

Hodges became a certified public accountant in 1982 before continuing her education at the University of Oklahoma to obtain her law degree in 1983. She was admitted to the State Bar of Oklahoma in 1983 and the State Bar of California in 1987. She is an attorney at Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP and has received numerous honors and recognition for her work, including being named a Top Lawyer by San Diego Magazine and being included in the Top Lawyers in San Diego list in 2013 and 2014.

 

Hodges’ parents were graduates of OSU, too, which helped foster her passion for the university. Hodges established the Dillon and Lois Hodges Professorship in Plant and Soil Sciences in 2014 in honor of her parents. Since its inception, the professorship has directly strengthened the Oklahoma Wheat Improvement Team through cutting-edge technologies and next-generation sequencing.

 

Along with her support for academia, Hodges has a keen interest in music and is an advocate for the Performing Arts Center at OSU. Additionally, she currently serves on the OSU Foundation Board of Trustees, the OSU Foundation Donor Relations Committee and is a suite holder in Boone Pickens Stadium for OSU football games.