History of the Oklahoma Women’s Hall of Fame

The Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame was created in 1982 by then-Governor George Nigh to honor Oklahoma women who are pioneers in their field or in projects that benefit Oklahoma; who have made a significant contribution to the State of Oklahoma; who serve or have served as role models to other Oklahoma women; who may be "unsung heroes," but have made a difference in the lives of Oklahomans or Americans because of their actions; who have championed other women, women's issues, or served as public policy advocates for the issues important to women; and who exemplify the Oklahoma spirit. Currently there are 101 inductees in the Oklahoma Women's Hall of Fame.

Oklahoma Women’s Hall of Fame Inductees

2015 - 1982

2015:  LaDonna Harris, Mary Mélon , Dr. Marion Paden, Thelma Parks, Dr. Ramona Paul, Patty Roloff, Avis Scaramucci

2013:  Ida Blackburn, Elaine Dodd, Linda Haneborg, Lou Kerr, Nancy Miller, Terri Watkins

2011:  Dr. Laura Boyd, Minister Chloe L. Brown, Joy D. Culbreath, Marcia J. Mitchell, Ardina R. Moore, Dr. Cynthia S. Ross, Kathryn L. Taylor, Helen Harrod -Thompson

2009:  Major General Rita Aragon (ret.), Suzanne Edmondson, Edna Miller- Hennessee, First Lady Kim Henry, Mirabeau Lamar Cole Looney, Secretary of State Susan Savage, Carolyn Whitener

2007:  Sherri Coale, Ginny Creveling, Dr. Joe Anna Hibler, Maxine Horner, Dr. Kay Martin, Terry Neese, Claudia Tarrington, Dr. Carolyn Taylor, Della Warrior

2005:  Wanda L. Bass, Judge Nancy L. Coats, Lieutenant Governor Mary Fallin, Amelia Elizabeth “Bessie” Simison- McColgin, Jeanine Rhea, Judge Stephanie Kulp- Seymour

2003:  Esther Houser, Vicki Miles-LaGrange, Linda Morrissey, Lynn Schusterman, Donna Shirley.

2001:  Jari Askins, Shirley Bellmon, Dorothy Moses DeWitty, Sandy Garrett, Lynn Jones, Yvonne Kauger, Jill Zink Tarbel, Dana Tiger.

1997:  Isabel Keith Baker, Jessie Thatcher Bost, Norma Eagleton, Kay Goebel, Ruth Hardman, Beverly Horse, Mazola McKerson, Penny Baldwin Williams

1996:  Betty Boyd, Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher, Lela Foreman, Sandy Ingraham, Lorena Males, Bernice Shedrick, Valree Fletcher Wynn

1995:  Nancy Goodman Feldman, Barbara J. Gardner, Ruth Blalock Jones, Mona Salyer Lambird, Gloria Grace Langdon, Bernice Compton Mitchell, Donna Nigh

1993:  Marie Cox, Anita Faye Hill, Moscelyne Larkin, Jackie Longacre, Shannon Lucid, Clara Luper, Opaline Deveraux Wadkins, Pat Woodrum

1986:  Sara Ruth Cohen, Vinita Cravens, Rubye Hibler Hall, Elizabeth Ann McCurdy Holmes, Grace Elizabeth Hudlin, Wilma P. Mankiller, Edna Mae Phelps, Evelyn La Rue Pittman

1985:  Mae Boren Axton, June Tompkins Benson, Pam Olson, Betty Durham Price, Bertha Frank Teague

1984:  Angie Debo, Jeane Duane Kirkpatrick, Jewell Russell Mann, Zella J. Patterson

1983:  Zelia N. Breaux, Kate Frank, Leona Mitchell, Jean Pitts, Juanita Kidd Stout, Alma Wilson

1982:  Hannah Diggs Atkins, Kate Barnard, June Brooks, Gloria Stewart Farley, Aloysius Larch-Miller, Susie Peters, Christine Salmon, Edyth Thomas Wallace