City of Nichols Hills - Staff Directory

G.P. Johnson Hightower
City Treasurer

G. P. Johnson Hightower

Nichols Hills City Treasurer

G. P. Johnson Hightower is a native of Oklahoma City. He graduated from Casady School, received his B.A. from Vanderbilt University, and M.B.A. from the University of Oklahoma. After a year with Arthur Andersen & Co. in public accounting, he began his 37 year banking career in 1978 with the 1^st National Bank & Trust Company, which his great grandfather Frank P. Johnson and great uncle Hugh M. Johnson controlled since the 1910s through the mid-1940s. His final year was with Arvest Bank. He currently manages family businesses and is co-owner of Oil Law Records Corporation.

G. P. has served on boards of various community organizations since 1978, including ten years on the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club, where he chaired the Finance Committee, Greens Committee and Long Range Planning Committees, and served as President in 2005. He was President of Oklahoma City’s oldest social dinner/dance club, The Lotus Club, for six years, concurrent with his year as President of OCG&CC. He currently sits on the boards of The Beacon Club, Downtown Oklahoma City, Inc., McBride Foundation, the City of Nichols Hills Investment Policy Committee serving as City Treasurer, and The Mayor’s Roundtable Development Steering Committee. He enjoys golf, books, fly fishing and gardening.

He is married to Millie Farmer Hightower from St. Louis, and has three children. Billy received his B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University, his M.D. from the University of Virginia, completed his medical residency at Stanford University, and is an anesthesiologist with Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital. He and Tira have three daughters, Eva, Claire & Tessa. Lindsay received her B.A. in Art History from Southern Methodist University, and serves as the Upper Level Director of Admissions at Casady School. She is married to Jeff Graham, attorney. They have one son, Jeffrey III. Cody received his B.A. from St. Edwards University in Austin. He is on staff of The Art, A Hotel in Denver, CO.

COMMUNITY
LEADERSHIP:

CURRENT:

Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club
Greens Committee Chair, 2004, 2014-2016
Queensberry Club
Beacon Club, Board
McBride Foundation, Board
Lotus Club, Past President
Downtown Oklahoma City, Inc., Board
Investment Policy Committee Chair - City of Nichols Hills
City of Nichols Hills - City Treasurer
Mayor’s Development Roundtable, Steering Committee
Rotary Club of Oklahoma City
Leadership Oklahoma City Alumni Association

PREVIOUS:

Heritage Trust Company, Board
Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club, Past Board chair
Arthritis Foundation, Past Board Chair
Oklahoma Symphony Orchestra, Past Associate Board Chair
Harn Homestead Museum, Past Board Chair
Oklahoma Health Center Foundation, Board
United Way of Central Oklahoma, Board
Oklahoma City Community Food Bank, Board
Casady School Alumni Association, Board
Historical Preservation, Inc., Board
Arts Council of Oklahoma City, Board
Myriad Gardens Foundation, Board
Oklahoma Arts Institute, Board
Children’s Hospital Foundation, Board
Committee of 100, Board
American Heart Foundation, Board
Vanderbilt University College Cabinet

Commissions & Committees

Investment Policy Committee

Address & Contact Information
City Treasuer's Office
City of Nichols Hills
6407 Avondale Drive
Nichols Hills, Ok 73116

Phone: 405-843-6637
FAX: 405-809-9526