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Daniel J. Boorstin
Year Inducted: 1989
Daniel J. Boorstin was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1989 Daniel J. Boorstin has taken principles nurtured by a Tulsa upbringing and has brought them to bear on the national intellectual stage. The son of Samuel Boorstin, a fondly remembered Tulsa attorney, he is a graduate of Tulsa Central High School. Boorstin’s […]
George & Josiah Perryman
Year Inducted: 1989
George & Josiah Perryman were inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1989 George and Josiah Perryman, members of a family who first arrived in the Tulsa area in 1848, were pioneer Tulsans who reflect the city’s vibrant Creek heritage. Following his return to the area after the Civil War, George operated a vast […]
Janice C. Jones
Year Inducted: 1989
Janice C. Jones was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1989 Janice C. Jones believed that a community’s health was only as good as the health of its individual citizens. As a registered nurse, she began working for the Public Health Service in 1926. Despite severely inadequate resources, Nurse Jones rendered a variety […]
William G. Skelly
Year Inducted: 1989
William G. Skelly was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1989 William G. Skelly was the embodiment of the qualities which earned for Tulsa the title “Oil Capital of the World.” When Skelly arrived in Tulsa in 1912, he was already a seasoned veteran of the oil industry. With the founding of Skelly […]
William R. & Hope Holway
Year Inducted: 1989
William R. & Hope Holway were inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1989 William R. and Hope Holway dedicated themselves to building Tulsa from beneath the ground up. As the designer of the Spavinaw Water System, Mr. Holway and his company, W.R. Holway & Associates, provided Tulsa with a supply of potable water. […]