Chickasaw Nation Lt. Governor Chris Anoatubby inducted into OCU Hall of Honor

This article appeared in the October 2024 edition of the Chickasaw Times

Chickasaw Nation Lt. Governor Chris Anoatubby will be one of three inducted into the Oklahoma City University (OCU) Oklahoma Commerce and Industry Hall of Honor during the 38th annual induction ceremony in Oklahoma City.

“This year’s honorees have made significant contributions to our state through their dedication and support of our communities,” OCU Director of Communications and Continuing Professional Education Melissa Cory said. “We look forward to recognizing their work during this ceremony as they join an illustrious list of previous inductees.”

The ceremony will take place 11:30 a.m., Oct. 23, at the Oklahoma City Convention Center. The Chairman’s Award is presented to business or community leaders who have made significant contributions to the state of Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Commerce and Industry Hall of Honor is housed in the Meinders School of Business, OCU, Oklahoma City.

Lt. Governor Anoatubby has served the Chickasaw Nation for more than 20 years. He began his career as a staff pharmacist with the Chickasaw Nation Department of Health and was quickly named inpatient pharmacy supervisor. In 2001, he was named chief of pharmacy services, and in 2010 was promoted to chief medical solutions officer of the Chickasaw Nation and president of the tribe’s Sovereign Medical Solutions before being named as Under Secretary of the Chickasaw Nation Department of Commerce. While serving at the Chickasaw Nation Department of Commerce, he led business diversification efforts in health care, pharmaceutical industries, health information technology and other health-related businesses.

In 2018, he was named Deputy Secretary for the Chickasaw Nation Department of Health, where he served as the chief operating officer for the Chickasaw Nation Medical Center, Ardmore Clinic, Tishomingo Clinic and Purcell Clinic.

He became Lt. Governor of the Chickasaw Nation in 2019.

Today, he serves on several boards, including Leadership Oklahoma, the United Way of Central Oklahoma, the East Central University Foundation board of trustees and on the Oka’ Institute’s advisory board.