Since 2013, Jerry Pettibone has been the President of Sooners Helping Sooners, a non-profit that helps former OU student athletes. 

He is also been the President of The Jerry Pettibone Group, which is a high school football evaluating and recruiting consulting group.  

A graduate of Jesuit High School in Dallas, Pettibone received a football scholarship to OU, where he played running back and defensive back from 1959 to 1961 for the legendary Coach Bud Wilkinson.  

Pettibone went on to serve as Recruiting Coordinator at several schools.  First at SMU under Coach Hayden Fry, at OU under Coach Barry Switzer, then at the University of Nebraska under Coach Tom Osborne.  Pettibone’s long list of college football recruits include 20 consensus All-Americans, 2 Heisman Trophy winners, 2 Outland Trophy winners and a Lombardi Award winner.  

Pettibone became an Assistant Head Coach at Texas A&M.  In 1984, Pettibone was voted by Sports Illustrated as the #1 recruiter in the nation.  As an Assistant Coach, Jerry was with programs that participated in 11 major bowls, and with teams that won 8 Big Eight championships.

As the Head Coach at Northern Illinois University, his teams set 51 school records and 8 NCAA records.  While serving as Head Coach at Oregon State University, his team defeated UCLA in the 1994 Rose Bowl.  In 1995, he was the runner up for Sports Illustrated Coach of the Year.

Jerry was first introduced to FCA while coaching at OU.  In 1975, FCA State Director Chuck Bowman invited Jerry to attend an FCA camp at ORU.  During that week, Jerry saw the ministry’s impact on the 1200 plus athletes at camp.  Jerry committed his life to Christ during that ORU camp.  From that point on, Jerry became one of the most active FCA college coaches in America.  He became an ambassador for the ministry, speaking for FCA throughout the country, and was recognized by athletes as a Christian at each university where he coached.  He served on the FCA State Board of Directors in Nebraska, Illinois, and Oregon.  

He is married to Susy Haskin Pettibone and is active with Search Ministry Bible Studies.  Jerry’s influence has impacted many athletes in a powerful and positive way for Christ.  His legacy will be recognized as a coach who coached for Christ!

David Jackson is the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association (OSSAA).  In 1996, Jackson had a chance meeting with then OSSAA director Bill Self Sr.  Jackson was hired at the OSSAA and has been there since.  

Jackson was introduced to FCA as a high school student in Pauls Valley in 1977 by John O’Dell.  He was actively involved in FCA as a high school athlete and as a college student.  After receiving his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from East Central University in Ada, Jackson began his teaching and coaching career in his home town of Pauls Valley.  There he coached football, basketball, track, and later served as the Head Principal from 1990-1996.  Jackson was the FCA sponsor as a coach and administrator there.

Jackson served the OSSAA as Assistant Director, then Associate Executive Director, with primary areas of responsibility in football, large school basketball, track and field, and eligibility.  He was named the OSSAA Executive Director in 2016.  

Jackson has held various committee positions within the National Federation of High Schools (NFHS), serving on the NFHS Board of Directors and as NFHS Board President.  Because of Hal Clifford’s recommendation, David became an FCA Executive Board Member.  He has also been a board member for Britton Christian Church, Life Change Ballroom, and served on the Advisory Council of Stanley Hupfeld Academy at Western Village.

Jackson and his wife Charlotte, who is a Special Ed Teacher at Edmond Santa Fe High School, have been married for 36 years.  The Jacksons have twin 34-year-olds. 

The ministry of FCA has been an integral part of his life, helping to shape him as a husband, father, employee, and friend.  He strives to impact others in the same way those leaders in FCA have impacted his life.   

Originally from Shawnee, Rod Rutherford graduated from Midwest City High School in 1975. While attending Rose State College, he began working in the construction industry for ONG. At the age of 19, he joined United Mechanical and has been with the company for over 48 years. Rod began as a pipefitter apprentice, advanced to service technician, service manager, project manager, and eventually President of the Construction Division. Rod is currently semi-retired and remains a partner in the firm.

Rod and his wife Laura were faithful supporters of FCA for over 30 years. They got involved in FCA after attending an FCA event with OU football players at a home in Oak Tree. That night, Rod saw the impact that FCA had on college athletes. He served on the Oklahoma FCA State Board of Directors for over 20 years, including several years as the Board Chairman. During his leadership, FCA hosted incredible major events including Michael Oher of “The Blindside” and former First Lady Laura Bush. Rod was instrumental in leading the growth of FCA Staff as well as the growth of the Oklahoma FCA Endowment Fund. He continues to serve as a member of the Oklahoma FCA Endowment Committee. Rod’s style of leadership is always about others and not himself. He is a humble servant who loves the Lord, his family, and the ministry of FCA.

Rod and his wife Laura have attended Life Church since 2000. They have been married for 45 years and have 1 adult son (Jake), daughter-in-law (Jennifer), 1 daughter (Marli), and son-in-law (Chas) and 3 grandchildren (Hope, Tripp, and Henry).

Kenny Mossman became the pastor at First Baptist Church in Carnegie, Oklahoma, in February of 2022, but his path to the pastorate was unconventional. He first worked 33 years in NCAA Division I athletics including his final 20 at the University of Oklahoma.

At OU, Mossman supervised seven external units in the athletics department including marketing, ticket broadcasting, and communications. As a sport administrator, he had day-to-day oversight of the football and softball programs. He also served on the College Football Playoff Advisory Committee.

Prior to his time at OU, he served as associate athletics director at Illinois State and sports information director at Kansas State. 

Aside from his administrative duties, Mossman also worked extensively in radio and television sportscasting and taught in mass communications at OU for 16 years. He received the inaugural Kelso Award for teaching excellence by adjunct professors.

Mossman is currently on the Nominating Committee for Oklahoma Baptists, and he previously served two stints as chairman of the Oklahoma ERLC for the Oklahoma Baptists.  He has served as chair of the Executive Board for Oklahoma FCA and has been the “Master of Ceremonies” for many FCA banquets and events throughout the years. 

Mossman holds a bachelor’s degree from Southwestern (Kansas) College, where he is a member of the athletics hall of fame, a master’s degree from Kansas State, and has completed partial work towards a master’s degree at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Amy, have four children.

Raised in Stillwater, Doug Tewell started out as a caddy for his father at age 12. Tewell attended hometown OSU where he first joined the Cowboy baseball team before switching to golf. Tewell turned professional out of college in 1971 and became a member of the PGA Tour in 1975. What followed were four PGA Tour victories in seven years. Tewell had sixty Top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour, including top tens at the 1983 and 1986 PGA Championships.

Injuries cut Tewell’s PGA career short – he was impacted by left elbow problems at the age of 46. But Tewell was granted golf’s ultimate mulligan. He made a successful comeback from injury and put together a more successful career on the Senior (Nationwide) Tour. Tewell won every season from 2000 through 2004, amassing a total of 8 victories.

After 7 full seasons as a senior, Tewell retired from the tour in February of 2007. Tewell, who studied speech communications at OSU, also spent time as a golf analyst for the Golf Channel, ESPN and Fox Sports.

Doug and his wife Pam were faithful supporters to FCA over the years. For 12 years, they sponsored the Doug Tewell FCA Golf Tournament at Oak Tree National, raising over $600,000 through these tournaments. Doug brought in golf pros, PGA Chaplain Tom Randall, and provided items to each golfer. His connection with venders allowed golfers to walk away from each tournament with some of the newest clubs on the tour, golf balls, jackets, and much more – all at no expense to FCA. Doug was willing to speak for FCA, not only in Oklahoma but throughout the country, and did so many times. Doug was a true ambassador for FCA in both the PGA Tour and Senior Tour.