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Alfred Aaronson
Year Inducted: 1988
Alfred Aaronson was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1988. There are times when people simply have to be told. In Tulsa during the 1950’s and 1960’s the voice that invariably did the telling was that of Alfred E. Aaronson. He told the citizens of Tulsa that they could build a community whose […]
Alfred Randolph “Bill” Tandy
Year Inducted: 2012
Alfred Randolph (Bill) Tandy was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2012 Alfred Randolph (Bill) Tandy flew his B-26 Marauder, a twin-engine, medium bomber, over Europe on 50 successful missions during World War II. The resolve and discipline he developed during those flights empowered him to carve an independent path in Tulsa, separate […]
Alison Anthony
Year Inducted: 2023
Alison Anthony was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2023 For more than 40 years, the favorite part of Alison Anthony’s workday is the moment when she can connect talented people, motivating them to be the best version of themselves. Since she was a sixteen-year-old Campfire Counselor in Enid, Oklahoma, Alison has been […]
Allie Beth Martin
Year Inducted: 1991
Allie Beth Martin was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1991 Allie Beth Martin’s career with the Tulsa Library began in 1949. Mrs. Martin was a leader in the campaign to secure facilities and permanent funding for the library system. Her efforts were instrumental in the passage of the November 14, 1961, library […]
Amos T. Hall
Year Inducted: 1993
Amos T. Hall was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1993 Amos T. Hall pursued a law career that led him to landmarks in legal history. His advocacy of equal opportunity led to the integration of the University of Oklahoma. With Mr. Hall’s election as an associate district judge he became the first […]
Anne B. Cleveland
Year Inducted: 2014
Anne B. Cleveland was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2014 Cleveland’s parents relocated to Oklahoma at the turn of the 20th century. Her mother’s family came from West Virginia and her father moved from Maryland. Although Cleveland’s father had been lured west by his dream of finding a gusher, he bought land […]
B.C. Franklin
Year Inducted: 2021
B.C. (Buck Colbert) Franklin was an attorney, a rancher, a newspaper publisher, a postmaster general and a writer…
B.S. Roberts
Year Inducted: 1997
B.S. Roberts was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1997 Reverend B.S. Roberts recognized the link between Tulsa’s spiritual life and civic health. His career in the service of the St. John AME Church was combined with an active role in governmental affairs. Reverend Roberts’ acute understanding of private reflection and public activism […]
Ben Henneke
Year Inducted: 1992
Ben Henneke was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1992 The high caliber of Tulsa’s intellectual discourse has been among the most important facets of the city’s development. Ben Henneke’s voice has been at the center of that discourse for almost five decades. Dr. Henneke came to Tulsa from St. Louis at the […]
Benjamin Harrison Hill
Year Inducted: 1987
Benjamin Harrison Hill was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1987 Benjamin Harrison Hill’s contributions to Tulsa derived from his double role as a leading religious figure and a state lawmaker. His accomplishments provided a peaceful transition for the community during the racially turbulent sixties. He was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, November […]
Betty B. Bradstreet
Year Inducted: 1994
Betty Buell Bradstreet was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1994 Betty Buell Bradstreet is music to art lovers’ ears. She has worked to secure funding to nurture the complete spectrum of Tulsa’s arts and humanities organizations. Whether in the position of event chairman, or simply as one of a legion of volunteers, […]
Bill Lobeck
Year Inducted: 2010
William E. “Bill” Lobeck was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2010 As a couple, Kathy Taylor and William E. “Bill” Lobeck impact Tulsa through a broad range of philanthropic, business and civic interests. Bill Lobeck’s entrepreneurial vision, financial management and leadership skills have fueled the success of major brands in the daily […]
Bob Parker
Year Inducted: 2001
Bob Parker was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2001 Bob Parker, a Tulsa native, started his success early. He was only 16 when he won the World’s Open Skeet Championship. He graduated from Culver Military Academy and earned a B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from the University of Texas. In 1954, he purchased […]
Bonnie Klein
Year Inducted: 2017
Bonnie Klein was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2017 Growing up on a farm in rural southeastern Arkansas, Bonnie Klein had no idea what her life would be like after moving to Tulsa. She and her late husband, Joe, a Philadelphia native, moved to Tulsa in 1970 with their four children. Bonnie […]
Bryan B. Close
Year Inducted: 2012
Bryan B. Close was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2012 Many military BRATS, which Hall of Fame inductee Bryan B. Close calls himself, never think of themselves as having a hometown. But that’s just not how Close sees it. From 1953, after his father retired from the Army Air Corps and his […]
Burt Holmes
Year Inducted: 2014
Burt Holmes was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2014 Equipped with a degree from The University of Tulsa and the experience of working with his father, Dan P. Holmes, in his insurance business, Holmes and Chester Cadieux, co-founded QuikTrip Corporation in 1958. QuikTrip has grown to one of the country’s most successful […]
Carol & T.D. Williamson, Jr.
Year Inducted: 1990
Carol & T.D. Williamson, Jr. were inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1990 Carol and T.D. Williamson, Jr. are native Tulsans whose tireless efforts in all facets of the city’s development eloquently express their love for their hometown. As a leader in Tulsa’s cultural affairs, Carol Williamson has had a dramatic impact on […]
Cass A. Mayo & John D. Mayo
Year Inducted: 1997
Cass A. Mayo & John D. Mayo were inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1997 The pioneers who came to Tulsa, I.T., at the turn of the century gave much to the City of Tulsa. Like other pioneers, Cass A. Mayo and John D. Mayo made their mark in business. But the Mayo […]
Cathy & Frank Keating
Year Inducted: 2016
Cathy & Frank Keating were inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2016 Cathy Keating is a fourth generation Oklahoman whose great grandparents came on the 1894 Land Run. She has focused much of her energy throughout her life on community service, most prominently while First Lady of Oklahoma from 1995 to 2003. Governor Frank Keating was first […]
Charles & Lynn Schusterman
Year Inducted: 2000
Charles & Lynn Schusterman were inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2000 Charles and Lynn Schusterman personify commitment to sharing good fortune in the face of personal obstacles. Charles founded Samson Investment Company in 1971. About a dozen years later, he was diagnosed with leukemia. Lynn Schusterman demonstrated great courage and enduring faith […]
Charles C. Stephenson, Jr.
Year Inducted: 2000
Charles C. Stephenson, Jr. was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2000 Charles C. Stephenson, Jr. graduated from the University of Oklahoma and began his long career in petroleum engineering at several companies, including Amerada Petroleum and Santa Fe-Andover Oil. He co-founded Vintage Petroleum, an independent energy company headquartered in Tulsa, in 1983 […]
Charles E. Thornton
Year Inducted: 1991
Charles E. Thornton was inducted into the the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1991 Charles E. Thornton has been instrumental in the development of the city’s oil industry. In 1985 he retired as president and chief operating officer of Reading and Bates Corporation. He has led the boards of the University of Tulsa, Gilcrease Museum […]
Charles P. Williams
Year Inducted: 2000
Charles P. Williams was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2000 Charles P. Williams grew up in Cuba, where his father was in the heavy construction business. He graduated from Yale University in 1937 and went to work for Williams Brothers Company in Tulsa. Following service in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers […]
Charles Page
Year Inducted: 1987
Charles Page was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1987 Charles Page envisioned a self-sustaining institution that would support orphaned children. That dream materialized on June 2, 1908, when he established the Sand Springs Home. Page developed a real estate and industrial base to ensure financial support for the Home, which has been […]
Chester Cadieux
Year Inducted: 2002
Chester Cadieux was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2002 Chester Cadieux is chairman of QuikTrip, a Tulsa based regional convenience store operation. QuikTrip employs more than 6,000 workers in nearly 400 stores from Atlanta to Phoenix. Annual sales top three billion dollars. He co-founded QuikTrip with Burt B. Holmes in 1958. Chester […]
Chet Cadieux
Year Inducted: 2018
Chester (Chet) Cadieux III was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2018 Chester (Chet) Cadieux III, a Tulsa native, is the Chairman and CEO of QuikTrip Corporation, a regional gasoline/convenience store operation based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The company was founded in 1958 by his father, Chester Cadieux II and is now the 33rd […]
Clayton Vaughn
Year Inducted: 2009
Clayton Vaughn was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2009 “The Dean of Tulsa Television,” Clayton Vaughn’s broadcast journalism career spanned nearly half a century. He retired from broadcasting in 1999 and became Executive Director of the Tulsa Historical Society, helping develop its new Tulsa midtown home. He retired from the society in […]
Clifton LeMoure Taulbert
Year Inducted: 1996
Clifton LeMoure Taulbert was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1996 Born in the Mississippi Delta, author Clifton Taulbert has reaped rewards for his observances of the strong family bonds that seem to spring from the rich soil of the region. He has shared these rewards with his adopted Tulsa in the form […]
Cyrus Avery
Year Inducted: 2004
Cyrus Avery was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2004 Cyrus Stevens Avery was born in 1871 in Pennsylvania and moved with his family to Missouri, where he rode a horse to attend high school. After college and marriage in Missouri, Avery moved to Oklahoma in 1897, settling in the oil boom town […]
Dan P. Holmes
Year Inducted: 1992
Dan P. Holmes was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1992 Thousands of drivers travel old Highway 33 east of Tulsa every day. The vast majority of those travelers automatically think of one name, Dan. P. Holmes as their tires roll on the four lanes of concrete. It was Mr. Holmes advocacy for […]
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 […]
David Halpern
Year Inducted: 2004
David Halpern was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2004 David Halpern’s interest in photography began in childhood but remained a hobby while he pursued a career in marketing and public relations until he was 38 and was given his first one-man show. His work is included in several permanent collections and he […]
David Hogan
Year Inducted: 2017
David Hogan was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2017 David is a native Oklahoman, born in Vinita and moved with his family to Jones when he was pre-school age. His dad was a banker and his mother a homemaker and substitute school teacher. At an early age, David showed interest in business […]
David Kyle
Year Inducted: 2006
David Kyle was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2006 David Kyle joined Oklahoma Natural Gas Company, a division of ONEOK in 1974. He spent three years as president and chief operating officer of the company. In August 2000, he was named chairman, president and chief executive officer of ONEOK. Kyle, a native […]
David Randolph Milsten
Year Inducted: 1994
David Randolph Milsten was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1994 David Randolph Milsten has played a central role in the intellectual development of Tulsa. A practicing attorney for over sixty-five years, he is also a published poet, author and historian. His leadership in establishing Gilcrease Museum and the City-County Library System has […]
Dayal Meshri
Year Inducted: 2017
Dayal Meshri was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2017 Dayal Meshri was born in 1936 in British India. After the partition of British India in 1947 into “India” and “Pakistan”, his family moved to India and chose Indian citizenship. He received a bachelor of science degree with honors in chemistry from Gujarat […]
Dennis R. Neill
Year Inducted: 2022
Dennis R. Neill was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2022 In March 2018, Dennis retired after serving for 37 years in various positions with the Schusterman Family interests in Tulsa. From 2012 until retirement, he was the Senior Program Officer for the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, with a focus on […]
Dewey F. Bartlett
Year Inducted: 1996
Dewey F. Bartlett was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1996 Dewey Bartlett defied the conventional wisdom. As a Roman Catholic Republican in a state dominated by Protestant Democrats, Bartlett fought for the betterment of all Oklahomans regardless of party or creed. He was from a pioneer Oklahoma family but was born in […]
Dode McIntosh
Year Inducted: 1988
Waldo Emerson “Dode” McIntosh was Inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1988 Waldo Emerson “Dode” McIntosh is much like Tulsa. Like the city he has called “home” since the early 1920’s, McIntosh is firmly rooted in the history and traditions of the Creek people. And, like the city, McIntosh has used these foundations to […]
Dorothy DeWitty
Year Inducted: 2015
Ms. DeWitty had a 30-year career with the Tulsa Public Schools, serving as a classroom educator and principal at Walt Whitman Elementary School. She was elected to the original Tulsa City Council in 1990 and was the first black female to serve on the new nine-member body. She received the City Council’s Lifetime Service Award in 2008.
E. Fred Johnson
Year Inducted: 1998
E. Fred Johnson was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1998 The term “community builder” can have many meanings. The term can define individuals whose vision leads to the creation of civic institutions. Or, it can refer to those who work, literally, to put paving on the streets. In the case of E. […]
Ed Lacy
Year Inducted: 1995
Ed Lacy was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1995 While the roar of the crowd and the love of the game have their appeal, for Coach Ed Lacy, education is the ultimate goal. Born in Dallas, Mr. Lacy came to Tulsa at age three. His dedication to athletics began by watching Booker […]
Edgar R. Sanditen
Year Inducted: 1996
Edgar R. Sanditen was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1996 Service was a quality customers of OTASCO learned to expect when the company was under the stewardship of Edgar Sanditen. As both President and CEO of the family-owned company, Mr. Sanditen knew the value of providing customers with a diverse product line […]
Edward Campbell Lawson, Jr.
Year Inducted: 2005
Edward Campbell Lawson, Jr. was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2005 Edward C. Lawson, Jr. is an oilman, philanthropist, American Impressionist art collector, and politician who has entertained George Herbert Walker Bush, Lady Margaret Thatcher, Ambassador Claire Booth Luce and other luminaries in the historic Tulsa home he shares with his wife […]
Ellis Walker Woods
Year Inducted: 1991
Ellis Walker Woods was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1991 Ellis Walker Woods – in 1913, he was the first principal of Booker T. Washington High School. Under his 35 year tenure, Washington became the first Tulsa high school to be accredited by the North Central Association, due largely to Woods recruitment […]
Eva Unterman
Year Inducted: 2022
Eva Unterman was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2022 In 2019, The Synagogue/Congregation B’nai Emunah bestowed its highest honor upon Eva Unterman at its annual Touro Celebration. The event is named for Judah Touro, an early American Jewish community leader and activist who gave himself fully to the enrichment of Jewish life […]
Felicia Collins Correia
Year Inducted: 2016
Felicia Collins Correia was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2016 Felicia Collins Correia served as the Executive Director of Domestic Violence Intervention Services (DVIS) for 18 years and as CEO of YWCA Tulsa for 8 years. Originally from New York, she is a graduate of both the Columbia University School of Social Work as well as […]
Florence L.J. “Bisser” Barnett
Year Inducted: 1999
Florence L.J. “Bisser” Barnett was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1999 Wendell Wilkie lost his bid to unseat FDR in the 1940 Presidential election. That loss may have been among the last defeats experienced by one of his campaign workers, Florence L.J. Barnett. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Mrs. Barnett […]
Frances W. O’Hornett
Year Inducted: 2006
Frances W. O’Hornett was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2006 A life long supporter of the arts, Frances O’Hornett was born in Tulsa to Frederick and Pauline Walter. In 1935, she graduated from Holland Hall and then graduated from Sarah Lawrence College with a bachelor’s degree in 1939. She credits Sarah Lawrence […]
Frederic Dorwart
Year Inducted: 2015
Frederic Dorwart was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2015 Dorwart was the United States National High School Extemporaneous Speaking Champion in 1954, the year he was graduated from Muskogee Central High School. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering with distinction from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1959 and served in the Navy until 1965. […]
Frederick W. Insull
Year Inducted: 2003
Frederick W. Insull was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2003 When Frederick W. Insull came to town in 1913 to organize Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO), Tulsa was a small community of 30,000 people. Insull played an important role in the city’s rapid growth and development. Born in 1875 in England, […]
Frontline Heroes
Year Inducted: 2022
Health Care Workers, First Responders, Banking, Retail and Media, Supply Chain, Utilities and Postal Services, Educators, Non-Profits and Volunteers
G.T. Bynum
Year Inducted: 2025
G.T. Bynum currently serves as the Vice President for Community & Government Affairs in the Saint Francis Health System. G.T. served on the Tulsa City Council (2008-2016) and as Mayor of Tulsa (2016-2024). As mayor, G.T. guided Tulsa through its greatest public health crisis and major natural disasters while never losing an election, for office […]
Gail Zarrow Richards
Year Inducted: 2010
Gail Zarrow Richards was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2010 In an ambitious and inspiring goal to end chronic homelessness in Tulsa, cousins Judith Z. Kishner and Gail Zarrow Richards serve as co-chairs of “Building Tulsa, Building Lives.” Kishner and Richards engaged their family’s foundations and the foundations of others to leverage […]
Gary Trennepohl
Year Inducted: 2015
Gary Trennepohl was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2015 Trennepohl grew up in Tulsa living on “Route 66”. His parents ran the Desert Hills Motel whose iconic neon sign is included in many books about the famous highway. He served a decade as Oklahoma State University-Tulsa’s first president, starting in 1999, and […]
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 […]
George and Phyllis Dotson
Year Inducted: 2009
George and Phyllis Dotson were inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2009 George and Phyllis Dotson are two of Tulsa’s most admired and effective leaders. A native Oklahoman, George S. Dotson graduated from M.I.T. in 1962, served in the Army as a Captain in Germany and Vietnam, and completed his education by receiving […]
George Fulton Collins III
Year Inducted: 2009
George Fulton Collins III was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2009 George Fulton Collins III sought challenges for himself and created opportunities for others during his 65 years that was a model for a life well lived. He died July 30, 2008. A Tulsa native, Collins earned three degrees from Stanford University, […]
George Krumme
Year Inducted: 2014
George Krumme was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2014 Krumme was born and reared in rural Oklahoma about five miles northeast of Okemah. His early education took place in a rural school. He finished high school at age 16 in Bristow and then attended Oklahoma A&M as a music major. World War […]
George Renberg
Year Inducted: 1993
George Renberg was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1993 George Renberg is a part of the fabric of Tulsa. The hallmark of quality in both merchandise and service that Renberg’s is known for, embody similar qualities found in Tulsa for over seventy-five years. The Renberg tradition of presenting opportunities to people from […]
Grace and Franklin Bernsen
Year Inducted: 1998
Grace and Franklin Bernsen were inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1998 In a city widely known for its civic spirit and the ample generosity of its early leaders, the commitment of Grace and Franklin Bernsen has fostered notable contributions to the quality of life for the citizens of Tulsa. Franklin Bernsen received […]
Hannah and Joe Robson
Year Inducted: 2013
Hannah and Joe Robson were inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2013 Hannah and Joe Robson were born 4 days apart in Tulsa’s St. John Hospital. Both were raised in families with three boys and one girl, and both have spent their entire lives supporting Tulsa and its surrounding communities. Hannah’s parents taught […]
Hannibal B. Johnson
Year Inducted: 2021
Hannibal B. Johnson, Esq., a graduate of Harvard Law School, is an attorney, author, consultant, and college professor…
Henry Kravis
Year Inducted: 2002
Henry Kravis was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2002 Tulsa native Henry Kravis is a founder of the New York merchant banking firm that pioneered the development of the management buyout. Kravis earned a B.A. in Economics from Claremont McKenna College, California and an M.B.A. from the Columbia University in New York. […]
Henry Zarrow
Year Inducted: 1992
Henry Zarrow was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1992 His belief that he should “give back to the community” has allowed Henry Zarrow to have an impact on the lives of thousands of Tulsans. In the course of his “giving back,” Mr. Zarrow has earned a national reputation for philanthropy based on […]
Howard and Billie Barnett
Year Inducted: 2007
Howard and Billie Barnett were inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2007 Born in Kansas City, MO, Howard G. Barnett was immediately adopted by Florence Lloyd Jones Barnett and Howard G. Barnett. They brought him to Tulsa which has been his home ever since. He graduated from Edison High School and received his […]
J.M. Jack and Ann Graves
Year Inducted: 2005
J.M. Jack and Ann Graves were inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2005 J. M. (Jack) Graves’ death in July 2005 was a profound loss for his family, friends, and the larger private and public communities he served. Ann and Jack worked as a team for years in civic activities, and Ann served […]
Jack and Maxine Zarrow
Year Inducted: 2003
Jack and Maxine Zarrow were inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2003 Jack Zarrow is a native Tulsan; Maxine Foreman, originally from Texas, moved to Tulsa upon her marriage to Jack in 1947. Both are graduates of the University of Texas at Austin. After receiving his degree in petroleum engineering, Jack joined his […]
Jake Henry Jr.
Year Inducted: 2021
Jake Henry Jr. wrapped up more than five decades in the healthcare field when he retired after 19 years…
James M. Hewgley, Jr
Year Inducted: 1993
James M. Hewgley, Jr. was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1993 James M. Hewgley, Jr. epitomizes the term “public service.” In addition to almost 50 years of successful drilling and oil production, Mr. Hewgley has devoted his time and energy to civic matters. He served as mayor from 1966 to 1970 and […]
James Maxwell
Year Inducted: 1997
James Maxwell was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1997 Youth may have been one reason for his tremendous energy. James Maxwell was the youngest person ever to have been elected Mayor of the City of Tulsa. More likely, it was his passionate feelings for his hometown that gave him the stamina to […]
James Monroe Hall
Year Inducted: 1987
James Monroe Hall was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1987 James Monroe Hall was a pioneer Tulsan whose arrival with the Frisco Railroad in 1882 marked the beginnings of modern Tulsa. Hall, credited as being the “Father of Tulsa,” operated a general merchandise store, J.M. Hall & Co., for several decades on […]
James W. Pielsticker
Year Inducted: 2002
James W. Pielsticker was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2002 His family and his community lost James William Pielsticker in a plane crash in Canada in 2001. Jim grew up in Tulsa, graduated from Notre Dame and the OU Law School, served as an Army officer in Germany, and practiced law in […]
Jane Heard & Fred S. Clinton
Year Inducted: 1991
Jane Heard & Fred S. Clinton were inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1991 Jane Heard & Fred Severs Clinton were Tulsans whose aspirations for their city knew no bounds. Jane Heard Clinton was born in Elberton, Georgia, to a family whose colonial ancestry placed it squarely in the center of the southern […]
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 […]
Jean B. McGill
Year Inducted: 2012
Jean B. McGill was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2012 Jean B. McGill never backed down from a challenge. In her personal life, in the volunteer roles she took on, in business, or in her advocacy on behalf of her favorite issues – women’s health and the fight against cancer. A breast […]
Jeanne & Edward Goodwin, Sr.
Year Inducted: 1994
Jeanne & Edward Goodwin, Sr. were inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1994 Jeanne B. and Edward L. Goodwin, Sr. were leaders in the effort to secure equal opportunities for all Tulsans. In their role as the publishers of The Oklahoma Eagle, they provided a forum in which issues affecting north Tulsa could […]
Jeff Stava
Year Inducted: 2019
Jeff Stava was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2019 Jeff has always had a passion for community service and the outdoors. He became an Eagle Scout and Vigil Honor member in the Order of the Arrow. And after graduating from Jenks and then Baylor, Jeff returned to Tulsa honing his business, marketing […]
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Year Inducted: 1990
Jenkin Lloyd Jones was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1990 Jenkin Lloyd Jones, in his roles as publisher, columnist and world traveler, has spread the name “Tulsa” to the antipodes. Mr. Jones was introduced to Tulsa as a small boy when his parents moved to the boom town from Wisconsin. His career […]
Jill Tarbel
Year Inducted: 1996
Jill Tarbel was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1996 The architectural landscape of Tulsa has been changed by Jill Tarbel. Having contracted polio at the age of 13, she has a perspective many people without disabilities lack. She knows that while grand staircases may make a dramatic statement, to the disabled that […]
Jim & Minisa Crumbo Halsey
Year Inducted: 2025
The original star maker, legendary music impresario Jim Halsey set the standard in music management. From right here in Tulsa, he built what was then the largest country music management and booking agency in the world. Over his 75-year career, Jim helped make household names of performers including Roy Clark, Wanda Jackson, Waylon Jennings, The […]
Joe and Patty Cappy
Year Inducted: 2005
Joe and Patty Cappy were inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2005 Joe Cappy is a retired rental car executive and he and his wife Patty form one of Tulsa’s most dynamic couples when it comes to community service and philanthropy. Joe is the retired Chairman and CEO of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group. […]
Joe Craft
Year Inducted: 2007
Joe Craft was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2007 A native of Hazard, KY, Joseph W. Craft III came to Tulsa in 1980 to join MAPCO Inc. MAPCO was an integrated energy company founded by fellow Tulsa Hall of Fame member Robert E. Thomas. In 1996, Craft led a management buyout of […]
Joe Moran
Year Inducted: 2019
Joe Moran was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2019 When reviewing Joe Moran’s decades-long listing of work with non-profits, three things stand out: longevity; capacity to lead capital campaigns; and ability to create and chair successful fundraising events. Joe’s service to several boards and organizations is now approaching three decades. He has […]
John A. Brock
Year Inducted: 2006
John A. Brock was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2006 Businessman and community leader John A. Brock was born in Durant, Oklahoma. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in geological engineering from the University of Oklahoma in 1953 and served as an artillery officer in the Korean War. Brock has spent some […]
John and Marge Gaberino
Year Inducted: 2011
John and Marge Gaberino were inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2011 As a couple, John and Marge Gaberino impact Tulsa through a range of philanthropic, civic, and business activities. They grew up in Holdenville, Oklahoma and were teenage sweethearts. Marge started developing her leadership skills in high school as President of the […]
John B. Johnson, Jr.
Year Inducted: 2008
John B. Johnson Jr. was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2008 John B. Johnson Jr. is nearing a half century of service to his community and the law. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, grew up in Oklahoma City, and moved to Tulsa in 1961. He received BBA and LL.B. degrees […]
John Barry
Year Inducted: 2004
John E. Barry was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2004 John E. Barry is a lawyer with the Tulsa law firm of Conner & Winters. A graduate of the University of Oklahoma, he did postgraduate work at the London School of Economics in England under a Fulbright Scholarship, where his roommate was […]
John Erling
Year Inducted: 2024
John Erling was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2024 John Erling has spent a lifetime sharing the experience of real, heartfelt, challenging, fun and funny conversations with Oklahomans. He has placed some of the most original and fascinating voices of our time in the spotlight. It all started in tiny Thief River […]
John H. Williams
Year Inducted: 1993
John H. Williams was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1993 John H. Williams has made contributions to Tulsa that are obvious from a glance at the city’s skyline. His business acumen helped to make the Williams Companies one of the city’s most stable employers. Institutions ranging from the Performing Arts Center to […]
John Hope Franklin
Year Inducted: 1988
John Hope Franklin was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1988 If a commitment to reason and justice is the hallmark of a civilized person, then John Hope Franklin certainly must be considered among America’s most civilized individuals. Through a career that includes accomplishments in the fields of teaching, writing and public policy, […]
John Kirkpatrick
Year Inducted: 1999
John Kirkpatrick was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1999 He is among Oklahoma’s most distinguished citizens. With a resume that includes more honors and awards than could be listed here, John Kirkpatrick’s career has impacted both ends of the Turner Turnpike. A graduate of the U..S. Naval Academy his career began with […]
John Mabee
Year Inducted: 1995
John Mabee was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1995 Eulogized upon his death as “Oklahoma’s Mr. Philanthropy,” John Mabee and his wife, Lottie Jane, arrived in their adopted state in 1907. Coming via Texas, where Mr. Mabee worked in a meat packing plant and waited on tables in a hotel, the Missouri […]
John Steele Zink
Year Inducted: 1992
John Steele Zink was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1992 A fertile imagination and a zeal for the unorthodox were two personal qualities of John Steele Zink that have had a lasting impact on Tulsa. While others busied themselves with conforming to someone else’s standards in order to achieve success, the iconoclastic […]
John T. Nickel
Year Inducted: 2007
John T. Nickel was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2007 John T. Nickel is a native Oklahoman. He was born in Muskogee and graduated from Muskogee Central. He attended Connors State College in Warner, Oklahoma and the Southern California Institute of Architecture in Santa Monica, California. He is passionate about many things: […]
John T. Oxley
Year Inducted: 2003
John T. Oxley was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2003 John T. Oxley built a liquefied petroleum business and brought world-class polo to Tulsa, but his most recognized legacy is the Mary K. Oxley Nature Center – a wildlife preserve in Mohawk Park. Born on a cattle ranch near Bromide, Oklahoma, in […]
John Wolf
Year Inducted: 2015
John Wolf was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2015 Wolf served as minister of All Souls Unitarian Church for more than three decades, beginning in 1960 and retiring as Minister Emeritus in 1995. From 1946 to 1955 he served as a U.S. Naval Reserve chaplain and saw active service in the U.S. […]
Jon Stuart
Year Inducted: 2014
Jon Stuart was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2014 Jon Stuart was adopted as an infant in Norway by his parents Harold and Joan Stuart. He was educated in Tulsa, the Culver Military Academy, the University of Oklahoma and The University of Tulsa. Continuing in the family business, Stuart is chairman of […]
Joseph H. Williams
Year Inducted: 2002
Joseph H. Williams was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2002 Joseph H. Williams is a 1956 graduate of Yale University. After serving as an Artillery Officer from 1956-58, he joined the PipeLine Construction Division of what was then Williams Brothers Company. He rose to Resident Manager of the Overseas Construction Division in […]
Joseph W. Morris
Year Inducted: 2012
Joseph W. Morris was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2012 Judge Joseph W. Morris has been at more than one crossroads during his career if, as defined by the first century Roman philosopher Seneca, a crossroads is where opportunity and preparation meet. In 1948, when Morris, a Kansas native, arrived at his […]
Josie Vann
Year Inducted: 1999
Josie Vann was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1999 Retirement for most people is a period when they can contemplate lazy days with their feet up, interrupted only by the occasional puttering in the garden. This is not the case with Josie Vann. After a 36 year career as an elementary school […]
Judith Z. Kishner
Year Inducted: 2010
Judith Z. Kishner was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2010 In an ambitious and inspiring goal to end chronic homelessness in Tulsa, cousins Judith Z. Kishner and Gail Zarrow Richards serve as co-chairs of “Building Tulsa, Building Lives. Kishner and Richards engaged their family’s foundations and the foundations of others to leverage […]
Juley Roffers & Jim Langdon
Year Inducted: 2019
Juley Roffers & Jim Langdon were inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2019 Jim and Juley met in Oklahoma City on a blind date in 1983. At the time, Juley was practicing law and Jim was working for the Oklahoma Press Association, the state’s newspaper association (OPA). Their first date was attending OPA’s […]
Julius Pegues
Year Inducted: 2008
Julius Pegues was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2008 Lifelong Tulsan, Julius Pegues graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in 1953 as valedictorian and a star basketball player. He wanted to be an engineer, but racial segregation denied him entry to any Oklahoma college that offered such a degree. Tulsa oilman […]
Kathleen P. Westby
Year Inducted: 1991
Kathleen P. Westby was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1991 Kathleen P. Westby has worked with many social services as well as the Tulsa Opera, Tulsa Philharmonic, the Tulsa Ballet Theater and the Tulsa Performing Center Trust. The highest award presented by the Arts and Humanities Council of Tulsa is designated the […]
Kathy Taylor
Year Inducted: 2010
Kathy Taylor was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2010 As a couple, Kathy Taylor and William E. “Bill” Lobeck impact Tulsa through a broad range of philanthropic, business and civic interests. Kathy Taylor currently serves as a member of Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry’s cabinet as Chief of Education Strategy and Innovation. She […]
Keith Bailey
Year Inducted: 1999
Keith Bailey was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1999 Engineers know how to make things work. In the case of Keith Bailey, this knowledge is not limited to the technicalities of making fluid flow through a pipeline, but extends to a burgeoning corporation and an entire community. Whatever the arena in which […]
Ken Lackey
Year Inducted: 2018
Ken Lackey was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2018 Ken Lackey has lived in Tulsa for more than 50 years. During that time he served in executive positions for several well-known Tulsa companies including Skelly Oil Company, KinArk Corporation, Flint Industries, and NORDAM. He was President of Flint Industries from 1985 to […]
Leta Chapman & Pauline Walter
Year Inducted: 1994
Leta M. Chapman and Pauline M. Walter were inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1994 Leta M. Chapman and Pauline M. Walter, the daughters of oilman Robert McFarlin, were philanthropists whose generosity continues to be lavished on Tulsa. Their commitment to the arts and education has left a legacy benefiting every institution in […]
Lilah & Paul Marshall, John Marshall
Year Inducted: 2016
Lilah Paul Marshall & John Marshall were inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2016 When the Great Depression hit, Henry Marshall used all of his family’s savings –$1.67– to turn his wife’s cottage industry of home baked sweet potato pies in Dallas, Texas into what is now known as The Bama Pie Company. In 1931, 16-year-old […]
Lillian Norberg
Year Inducted: 2003
Lillian Norberg was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2003 As “First Lady of Oklahoma Libraries,” Lillian Norberg’s legacy is incalculable. Every adult or child who has used the library system is indebted to her for her work. Born in Seminole, Oklahoma, she graduated with a degree in Literature and Linguistics from Emerson […]
Linda Sellen Frazier
Year Inducted: 2009
Linda Sellen Frazier was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2009 Three beliefs motivate Linda Sellen Frazier’s volunteer work: Every child should have access to education in the arts; the arts are vital to the development of our city; and no city can be great without a symphony orchestra. Frazier is a native […]
Madeline Manning Mims
Year Inducted: 2019
Madeline Manning Mims was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2019 Named one of America’s Outstanding Young Women, Madeline is a Gold and Silver Olympic Medalist in track. She pioneered the 800-meter run for the United States by being the first (and at present) the only American woman to bring back a Gold […]
Major Charles E. Snyder, USAF (Retired)
Year Inducted: 2007
Major Charles E. Snyder, USAF (Retired) was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2007 Charles E. “C.E.” Snyder was born in Topeka, Kansas, in 1931 and attended grade and high school in Silver Lake, KS. In 1949 he enrolled at Washburn College in Topeka, graduating in 1953. Commissioned as a USAF officer, he […]
Marcello Angelini
Year Inducted: 2025
Marcello Angelini has served as Tulsa Ballet Artistic Director since 1995, following a distinguished career as a principal dancer and guest artist with some of the most renowned troupes in the world. Angelini’s studies began at home with his father in Naples, Italy, and continued through graduation from the Kiev Institute of Dance in the […]
Marcia & Phil Mitchell
Year Inducted: 2024
Marcia & Phil Mitchell were inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2024. Phil and Marcia Mitchell are native Tulsan’s. Family friends since childhood, they both graduated from Edison High School and became close after their college years. They fell in love and married in 1967. Marcia taught Speech and Drama at Edison and […]
Margery Mayo Bird
Year Inducted: 2002
Margery Mayo Bird was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2002 Margery Mayo Bird counts herself fortunate to be the daughter of prominent Tulsa pioneers John and Lillian Mayo and the sister of Burch Mayo. Margery graduated from Holland Hall, attended Connecticut College for Women, and graduated from Erskine School in Boston. Tulsa […]
Mary Ann Hille
Year Inducted: 2015
Mary Ann Hille was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2015 Coming to Tulsa in the late 1940’s with her parents and two brothers marked the beginning of putting down Oklahoma roots. Hille attended Tulsa Public Schools through high school, then Oklahoma University, completing her Bachelor of Arts degree at The University of […]
Mary Veasey Leech
Year Inducted: 1996
Mary Veasey Leech was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1996 In a quieter and more gracious era, the stately residences of Stonebraker Heights stretched from downtown to the river. Across from the Creek Council Oak Tree, a large, white, frame house became Mary Veasey’s home when she was nine years old. The […]
Marylouise Tandy Cowan
Year Inducted: 2000
Marylouise Tandy Cowan was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2000 Arts patron and newspaper publisher Marylouise Tandy Cowan is a Tulsa native who maintains strong local ties while making her home in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Activities here included work at institutions ranging from the Philbrook Museum of Art to Tulsa Town Hall. […]
Maurice De Vinna
Year Inducted: 1995
Maurice De Vinna was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1995 Before there was an Oklahoma, there was Maurice De Vinna; his birthdate coming several months before statehood. This is quite fitting, as Mr. De Vinna embodies what is best about his native state. Mr. De Vinna, whose family tree includes branches of […]
Michael D. Case
Year Inducted: 2004
Michael D. Case was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2004 Michael D. Case formed Case & Associates Properties in 1983. The company owns and operates more than 23,000 apartment units in six states and several regional shopping centers and office buildings in northeast Oklahoma with a combined value of well over one […]
Michael P. Johnson
Year Inducted: 2009
Michael P. Johnson was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2009 “Human Resources” takes on a new meaning when applied to Michael P. Johnson. He graduated from North Carolina Central University with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in 1969. That year Johnson began his professional career as a human resources trainee with […]
Michael Wallis
Year Inducted: 2010
Michael Wallis was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2010 Best-selling author and award-winning reporter, Michael Wallis is a historian and biographer of the American West with an international reputation as a speaker and voice talent. It has been said, “reading a Michael Wallis book is like dancing to a romantic ballad. He […]
Michelle Hardesty
Year Inducted: 2024
Michelle Hardesty is an Officer of United States Aviation, a family company, and the Executive Director and a lifetime Board Member for The Hardesty Family Foundation. Michelle’s parents, F. Roger and Donna Hardesty, established the Hardesty Family Foundation in 2005 with a broad-based focus on research, education and social services in the Tulsa area. As […]
Mickey D. Wilson
Year Inducted: 2013
Mickey D. Wilson was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2013 Mickey Wilson is an ideal Boy Scout and he has done his duty as set out in the Scout Oath. A devoted Boy Scout volunteer, Mickey served the Indian Nations Council and was given the Award of Merit and the Silver Beaver […]
Mildred Sanditen
Year Inducted: 1998
Mildred Sanditen was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1998 The spirit of volunteerism frequently is cited as one of Tulsa’s greatest strengths. Volunteers work innumerable, unpaid hours to make the city’s organizations successful. If a person were looking for one individual who embodies that selfless, volunteer spirit, they would need look no […]
Mollie and Richard Williford
Year Inducted: 1997
Mollie and Richard Williford was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1997 Any study of Tulsa’s history confirms one important fact. Tulsa has been blessed by citizens who have come to the city and adopted it as their “hometown.” In the case of Mollie and Richard Williford, it was a fortunate migration across […]
Moscelyne Larkin & Roman Jasinski
Year Inducted: 1988
Moscelyne Larkin & Roman Jasinski was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1988 Thirty-two years of love and labor have established the Tulsa Ballet Theatre as a dance company worthy of national and international acclaim. The venerable Dance Magazine honored Tulsa Ballet Theatre’s founders and artistic directors Roman Jasinski and Moscelyne Larkin as […]
Mouzon Biggs, Jr.
Year Inducted: 2012
Mouzon Biggs Jr. was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2012 Our community is better place because Mouzon Biggs Jr. did not become a chemical engineer. There is no doubt that if he had gone in that direction he would have been hugely successful. However, in his own words, “…God wanted me to […]
Nancy and Raymond Feldman
Year Inducted: 1997
Nancy and Raymond Feldman were inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1997 A partnership of 51 years is a remarkable achievement, particularly between attorneys. In the case of Nancy and Raymond Feldman, it has been a partnership marked by adventure, long hours at work and a deep commitment to the citizens of Tulsa. […]
Nancy McDonald
Year Inducted: 2018
Nancy McDonald was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2018 When Nancy came to Tulsa in 1966, she set right to work blazing trails in many different sectors. As a parent of school age children, her first focus was to help integrate Tulsa Public Schools, even though it was a decade after the […]
Nelle Jackson
Year Inducted: 2001
Nelle Jackson was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2001 Miss Jackson’s, one of Tulsa’s longtime traditions, of fashion excellence, came about because of the woman from whom it is named. Nelle Shields Jackson gave up a job as a personal shopper in the McCreery and Co. Department Store in Pittsburgh, Pa. to […]
P. C. Lauinger
Year Inducted: 2004
P. C. Lauinger was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2004 P. C. Lauinger, a long-time Tulsa business leader, headed the PennWell Corporation, publisher of Oil & Gas Journal and other trade magazines and business information services, from 1931 unti1 1970 and served as chairman emeritus until his death in 1988. Lauinger was […]
Pat Crofts
Year Inducted: 2024
Pat Crofts was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2024 For more than four decades, Pat Crofts has led the development of luxury resort, entertainment and hospitality companies throughout the United States, Central America, Asia and the Caribbean. In Tulsa, Pat serves as the CEO of Muscogee Nation Gaming Enterprises, advancing its remarkable […]
Pat Woodrum
Year Inducted: 2025
Pat Woodrum isn’t one to sit idle. Born in Hutchinson, Kansas, Pat moved to Parsons, Kansas when she was fourteen with her sister and two brothers. She excelled at Labette County High School as a member of the band, the orchestra, and was the Drum Major in the marching band. Pat didn’t play just one […]
Patrick J. Hurley
Year Inducted: 2001
Patrick J. Hurley was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2001 The late Patrick Hurley was born in Indian Territory, practiced law in Tulsa and had a distinguished diplomatic career. In the 1920s he invested in real estate and built Oklahoma’s first apartment-hotel, the Ambassador. As secretary of war under President Hoover, he […]
Patrick S. Gordon
Year Inducted: 2013
Patrick S. Gordon was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2013 By the time he was five years old, Patrick S. Gordon, the Northeastern Oklahoma watercolorist and painter, knew that he wanted to be an artist. With a stellar international reputation, Patrick exceeded his young dreams. Galleries, businesses and private collectors display his […]
Patti Johnson Wilson
Year Inducted: 1987
Patti Johnson Wilson was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1987 Patti Johnson Wilson, civic leader, philanthropist and world traveler, was born in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, and moved to Tulsa at the age of four. She attended the Tulsa Public Schools and was inspired at an early age by prominent Tulsa piano teacher, […]
Patty & Len Eaton
Year Inducted: 2016
Patty & Len Eaton were inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2016 Patty was born in New York City and is a graduate of Smith College. After graduation, she worked for IBM as a systems service analyst. Arriving in Tulsa in 1972 with her husband, Len, and their three children, she discovered there was no bus service […]
Paula Marshall-Chapman
Year Inducted: 2004
Paula Marshall-Chapman was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2004 Paula Marshall-Chapman grew up in Tulsa and spent her teenage years working at the Bama Companies in various occupations. She received her bachelor of science in business from Oklahoma City University in 1982 and her PhD in commercial science, also from OCU, in […]
Peggy Clark Stephenson
Year Inducted: 2008
Peggy Clark Stephenson was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2008 Peggy Clark Stephenson learned the bedrock Oklahoma values of faith in God, hard work, and generosity as a native of Antlers, Oklahoma. She also met her future husband Charlie there at a birthday party when she was 14. They became high school […]
Peggy Helmerich
Year Inducted: 1993
Peggy Helmerich was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1993 Peggy V. Helmerich traded stardom in Hollywood to play a starring role in service to Tulsa. The annual award to distinguished American authors which carries her name has not only benefited the growth of the City-County Library System, but also placed Tulsa at […]
Peter & Nancy Meinig
Year Inducted: 2001
Peter & Nancy Meinig were inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2001 The Meinigs were born in Reading, Pa. and graduated from Cornell University. Pete also earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and is chairman of HM International. For 14 years, the couple lived in Mexico City where Peter worked for several […]
Phyllis & Guy Logsdon
Year Inducted: 2018
Phyllis & Guy Logsdon were inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2018 After moving to Tulsa in 1967 with their four daughters, Guy and Phyllis Logsdon became steeped in the culture, art and music of Tulsa. Both are native Oklahomans: Guy from Ada and Phyllis from Okemah. Guy completed his doctorate from the […]
Pierce & Debbie Norton
Year Inducted: 2025
Pierce and Debbie Norton both grew up in Alabama and first met at the University of Alabama’s Student Government Office. That chance meeting and their shared enthusiasm for Crimson Tide football kicked off a lifelong journey together. A few years later, Pierce graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and was later honored as a […]
Pocahontas Greadington
Year Inducted: 1998
Pocahontas Greadington was inducted into Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1998 Calculating the impact an individual has made upon a community often involves adding up a list of accomplishments and awards. In the case of Pocahontas Greadington, once one has added up the long list of achievements and honors, the sum of her impact on […]
Rabbi Charles P. Sherman
Year Inducted: 2005
Rabbi Charles P. Sherman was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2005 A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Rabbi Charles P. Sherman was educated at the University of Pittsburgh and the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, Ohio where he was ordained in 1969. Rabbi Sherman has been an Adjunct Instructor at […]
Rachel Perryman
Year Inducted: 2014
Rachel Perryman was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2014 Known as “Aunt Rachel” to the pioneer town and Indian settlement called “Tulsey Town,” Rachel Perryman was of Creek and French descent and was likely born in April of 1846. Rachel married George Perryman a few years after the Civil War. The long-prominent […]
Randi Wightman
Year Inducted: 2014
Randi Wightman was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2014 Randi Stuart Wightman fell in love with horses before age 12. Her discipline for learning and training in the craft, natural talent, and the quality of mounts she rode led her to multiple honors, awards, and championships from the horse show industry. Wightman […]
Randy A. Foutch
Year Inducted: 2008
Randy A. Foutch was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2008 Randy A. Foutch fits the bill as an entrepreneurial oilman. Born in Oklahoma and raised in Texas, he earned a Bachelor of Science in Geology at the University of Texas and a Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering at the University of […]
Ray H. Siegfried II
Year Inducted: 2002
Ray H. Siegfried II was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2002 Tulsa native Ray H. Siegfried II acquired a bankrupt NORDAM with eight employees in 1969. The NORDAM Group is now an international aviation service and manufacturing company with six divisions on three continents, and a staff of over 2,500. Siegfried graduated […]
Raymond F. Kravis
Year Inducted: 1990
Raymond F. Kravis was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1990 Raymond F. Kravis, has dedicated himself to improving the lives of his neighbors, whether they live down the street of half a world away. Kravis, who was born in England, arrived in Tulsa in 1924 as a newly graduated engineer. His technical […]
Richard and Sally Minshall
Year Inducted: 2007
Richard and Sally Minshall were inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2007 Richard Minshall’s grandfather came to Tulsa in 1901 from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania for an oil company. As a third generation Tulsan, Minshall says it has been his good fortune to grow up, marry and raise a family here in Tulsa. Minshall graduated […]
Richard B. Williamson
Year Inducted: 2009
Richard B. Williamson was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2009 Richard B. (Dick) Williamson’s influence in his chosen industry circles the globe, and the same reach touches humanitarian needs in this country and overseas. Richard B. (Dick) Williamson is a native Tulsan and is Chairman of the Board of T. D. Williamson, […]
Robert E. Thomas
Year Inducted: 2005
Robert E. Thomas was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2005 Robert E. Thomas has a distinguished career and world wide reputation in the energy industry. He was a founder in 1974 of the International Society of the Energy Advocates. Mr. Thomas is also the founder and retired chairman of the Board and […]
Robert J. LaFortune
Year Inducted: 1988
Robert J. LaFortune was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1988 Harmony and consistency, Robert J. LaFortune once said, creates the best climate, politically and financially, for a city. For fourteen years, Robert LaFortune helped guide Tulsa with capable, progressive leadership. His work at City Hall, his service to countless Boards and organizations, […]
Robert Lorton
Year Inducted: 1999
Robert Lorton was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1999 Inheriting a legacy can be a tremendous responsibility. In Tulsa, few legacies carry the weight of possessing the last name “Lorton.” The history of influence and accomplishment compiled by Tulsa World publisher Eugene Lorton and his wife, Maude Lorton Myers, is truly formidable. […]
Robert W. Block
Year Inducted: 2013
Robert W. Block was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2013 As president of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in 2011-2012, Dr. Robert W. Block dedicated his term to the children, focusing on health equity, health education and literacy, immunizations and early brain and child development. Dr. Block is widely lauded for […]
Roberta Campbell Lawson
Year Inducted: 1992
Roberta Campbell Lawson was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1992 Roberta Campbell Lawson sought to achieve a “spiritual balance” between her Native American heritage and the modern world. This was one motivation for her tireless activities for the benefit of education and the Arts. Mrs. Lawson was born in Alluwe, I.T. in […]
Robin Flint Ballenger
Year Inducted: 2010
Robin Flint Ballenger was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2010 Robin Flint Ballenger, an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation, is the first female chairman of The Flintco Companies, Inc. Flintco is the largest American Indian owned Construction Company in the world and is ranked as one of the largest contractors in […]
Rosalind Cook
Year Inducted: 2014
Rosalind Cook was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2014 In her 2014 book Capturing the Spirit in Bronze, Rosalind Cook writes, “Sculpting has been a joyful and deeply meaningful discovery of God’s calling for my life. I have been stretched to go far beyond what I could accomplish on my own. I […]
Roseline and Herbert Gussman
Year Inducted: 2013
Roseline and Herbert Gussman were inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2013 The legacy of Herbert and Roseline Gussman represents the culmination of his pioneering work in the energy industry and the couple’s life-long devotion to music, art, and their passion for family and community. They met at Cornell University in Ithaca, New […]
Ross Swimmer
Year Inducted: 2000
Ross Swimmer was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2000 Ross Swimmer served ten years as Chief of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma before leading the Bureau of Indian Affairs as Assistant Secretary of the Interior. He has also had a long legal career and currently heads the Cherokee Group, which supports the […]
Roxana Rozsa Lorton
Year Inducted: 2008
Roxana Rozsa Lorton was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2008 Roxana Rozsa Lorton has had a remarkable career of leadership of Tulsa’s most prestigious institutions. Lorton was born in Waco, Texas and moved with her parents to Tulsa when her father became a music professor at the University of Tulsa. She is […]
Roy Clark
Year Inducted: 2011
Roy Clark was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2011 Roy Clark was 15 when he earned $2 for his first paid performance with his dad’s band in Washington D.C. He started playing weekends at bars and hot spots and then, dropping out of school, played every night. Then he made his first […]
Ruth G. Hardman
Year Inducted: 1995
Ruth G. Hardman was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1995 An active mind matched with boundless energy are the hallmarks of Ruth G. Hardman. As a “hands-on” volunteer, board member or patron, these qualities have allowed Mrs. Hardman to have a dynamic influence on the development of Tulsa. The daughter of John […]
Ruth K. Nelson
Year Inducted: 1999
Ruth K. Nelson was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1999 Ruth Nelson cares about people. In an environment where it has become fashionable to boast of one’s compassion, Mrs. Nelson makes no boasts. Instead, her life of dedicated service to those less fortunate than herself embodies compassion on a daily basis. Mrs. […]
Sally & Tom Hughes
Year Inducted: 2017
Sally & Tom Hughes was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2017 Although neither Sally nor Tom are native Tulsans, they are both native Oklahomans. Sally’s family immigrated from England through Williamsburg and Kentucky and on to southern Oklahoma where her grandfather was a physician in Indian Territory. Tom’s family immigrated through Kansas […]
Sam Avey
Year Inducted: 2006
Sam Avey was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2006 Sam Avey loved Tulsa, once remarking that he would rather be broke in Tulsa than rich anywhere else. Sam E. Avey was born in Kingfisher, Oklahoma in l895 and lived his early life in Cherryvale, Kansas. He spent six years traveling with theatrical […]
Samuel Combs III
Year Inducted: 2024
Samuel Combs III, is president and chief executive officer of COMSTAR Advisors, LLC, an Oklahoma-based management advisory and private investment firm. COMSTAR’s investment activities in banking, energy, healthcare and manufacturing are primarily focused on growth-oriented Oklahoma companies. Prior to COMSTAR, Combs was president of ONEOK Distribution Companies, the natural gas distribution segment of Fortune 500 […]
Sanjay Meshri
Year Inducted: 2023
Sanjay Meshri was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2023 Sanjay Meshri was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of Tulsa. He continued his education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University. Sanjay is not only an academic; he is a […]
Sarah and John Graves
Year Inducted: 2023
Sarah and John Graves were inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2023 Born in Norman, OK, John Graves moved briefly to Bartlesville before his family made their home in Tulsa. John learned his multiplication tables at Tulsa Public Schools then attended the University of Tulsa majoring in Criminal Justice. He earned money teaching […]
Sharon King Davis
Year Inducted: 2011
Sharon King Davis was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2011 Things catch your eye in the beginning of the resume of Sharon King Davis. Her grandchildren Cooper and Eden are sixth generation Tulsans, and she’s taught preschoolers in her church Sunday School for 30 years. Sharon is partner in the King family […]
Sid W. Patterson
Year Inducted: 2001
Sid W. Patterson was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2001 Sid Patterson just might have had something to do with Oklahoma being Green Country. He planted his first tree, a cedar, in his back yard when he was 12, and it now stands 30 feet tall. As a founder and first president […]
Steadman Upham
Year Inducted: 2011
Steadman Upham was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2011 Dr. Steadman Upham became 17th president of The University of Tulsa in June 2004. His administration has been highlighted by strengthening the quality of students and faculty, expanding academic programs, maintaining strong enrollments, and adding more than a million square feet of state-of-the-art […]
Stephanie Seymour
Year Inducted: 2016
Stephanie Seymour was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2016 Seymour attended Smith College, graduating magna cum laude and Phil Beta Kappa in 1962 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science. She received her Juris Doctorate in 1965 from Harvard Law School. Moving to Tulsa in 1966, she was a partner in the firm of Doerner, […]
Steve Bradshaw
Year Inducted: 2018
Steve Bradshaw was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2018 Steve Bradshaw was born in Bartlesville, Oklahoma and spent all but 18 months of his childhood in that community. The exception is when he lived in The Hague, Netherlands from 1969 to 1970. Steve holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Finance from the […]
Steve Malcolm
Year Inducted: 2006
Steve Malcolm was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2006 Steve Malcolm is chairman, president and chief executive officer of Williams and exemplifies his motto to “work hard, have fun, and treat people with respect.” He graduated from the University of Missouri in 1970 with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and joined […]
Steve Turnbo
Year Inducted: 2022
Steve Turnbo was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2022 Steve Turnbo is a leader – in public relations, in business and in civic affairs – throughout Oklahoma. With more than 45 years experience, he has worked with a long list of corporations, government agencies, nonprofit groups and executives. As chairman emeritus of […]
Susan Neal
Year Inducted: 2019
Susan Neal was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2019 Susan began her career in Washington, DC where she eventually served as chief of staff to Congressman Mickey Edwards prior to her recruitment as a house and senate lobbyist for the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). Upon her return to Tulsa in […]
Suzanne M. Warren
Year Inducted: 2008
Suzanne M. Warren was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2008 Suzanne M. Warren is an example of character grown with the reverence for life and family, and a love of God and community. Warren grew up in Greenwich, Connecticut. She attended Rider College, the University of Connecticut, and graduated from Florida Atlantic […]
Teresa Knox
Year Inducted: 2023
Teresa Knox was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2023 Born in Tulsa, fourth generation Oklahoman Teresa Knox is the Founder and former CEO of Community Care College, Clary Sage College, and Oklahoma Technical College which she started nearly 30 years ago. The accredited colleges offer diploma and associate degree programs in the […]
The McElroy Family
Year Inducted: 2022
Donna M. Dutton, Peggy M. Tanner, and A.H. “Chip” McElroy II
Thelma & Henry C. Whitlow, Jr
Year Inducted: 1990
Thelma & Henry C. Whitlow Jr. were inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1990 Thelma and Henry C. Whitlow, Jr. have left their mark on Tulsa’s future through their motivation of several generations of the city’s young people. Mrs. Whitlow, a native of Texas, taught high school English upon her arrival in her […]
Therese Gottschalk
Year Inducted: 2011
Therese Gottschalk was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2011 Sister M. Therese Gottschalk led Tulsa’s St. John Hospital more than 35 years with a vision and dedication that saw St. John grow into a tri-state, fully integrated healthcare system. Sister Therese was born Mary Therese Gottschalk in Bavaria, Germany, the second of […]
Thomas Gilcrease
Year Inducted: 1995
Thomas Gilcrease was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1995 Rooted in nature, self-educated in Western classics, appreciative of Native American mysticism and wise in the ways of the oil business; these are just of few of the qualities attributed to the paradox known as Thomas Gilcrease. Born in Louisiana in 1890, Mr. […]
Thomas R. Brett
Year Inducted: 2003
Thomas R. Brett was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2003 Known for his commitment to ethics in the legal profession, The Honorable Thomas R. Brett has long symbolized the highest standards of the legal profession. Born in Oklahoma City in 1931, he graduated from the University of Oklahoma and was Tulsa’s Assistant […]
Tim Colwell
Year Inducted: 2021
Award-winning corporate communications professional and Rotarian…
Toni Garner
Year Inducted: 2021
Antoinette Marie Garner, simply known to everyone as Toni, was born in Tulsa in 1956…
Virginia Kramer Kulp
Year Inducted: 1998
Virginia Kramer Kulp was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1998 Growing up in the Oklahoma oil patch, Virginia Kramer Kulp learned to make changes. Due to her father’s changing assignments, each school year found her family living in a new town. Mrs. Kulp was forced to meet the challenges of making new […]
Waite Phillips
Year Inducted: 1990
Waite Phillips was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1990 Waite Phillips epitomized a tradition of generosity that has become the hallmark of Tulsa’s success. A native of Iowa, Phillips and his family arrived in the city that was to bear the mark of his philanthropy in 1918. He became established as a […]
Warren C. Hultgren
Year Inducted: 1994
Warren C. Hultgren was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1994 Warren C. Hultgren is known as “the minister’s minister.” His tenure as pastor of the First Baptist Church was marked not only in the growth of his congregation, but also in the spiritual growth of the city at large. His compassion, tolerance […]
William & Robert Thomas
Year Inducted: 2017
William and Robert Thomas was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2017 In 1976, twin brothers Bill and Bob co-founded Gemini Properties — a real estate operating and investment company. The company’s focus evolved toward seniors housing in 1989 with the founding of Senior Star. The company’s living and care options for […]
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 K. Warren, Jr.
Year Inducted: 2003
William K. Warren, Jr. was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2003 Tulsa native William K. Warren, Jr. graduated from Cascia Hall Preparatory School in 1952 and from the University of Notre Dame in 1956. He was honorably discharged as a U.S. Naval officer in October of 1959 after various tours of duty. […]
William Kelly Warren
Year Inducted: 1987
William Kelly Warren was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 1987 William Kelly Warren embodies the spirit of the independent oilmen who developed Tulsa from a sleepy cowtown into the Oil Capital of the World. As well as becoming a successful oil executive and an outstanding leader in all areas of the petroleum […]
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. […]
Wilson Hurley
Year Inducted: 2001
Wilson Hurley was inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2001 Wilson Hurley, the only son of Patrick J. Hurley (above) grew up knowing how to meet presidents and other world leaders. His path, however, would take him far from the corridors of power and into the grandeur of nature. Wilson graduated from West […]
Yolanda and Harold Charney
Year Inducted: 2023
Yolanda and Harold Charney were inducted into the Tulsa Hall of Fame in 2023 Upon graduating from law school at the University of Oklahoma, Harold married Yolanda Velarde, who became his wife of sixty years. Together, in 1956, they established Harold’s law practice in Owasso, Oklahoma. They grew into a prominent, civic-minded couple, actively addressing […]