Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame

Begun in 1994, the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame is sponsored by the Oklahoma Higher Education Heritage Society (OHEHS). In 1994, the 1st annual Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame inducted ten inaugural honorees at the Civic Center Hall of Mirrors in Oklahoma City.

Through the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame, the Oklahoma Higher Education Heritage Society recognizes outstanding men and women (living and deceased) who have excelled in higher education, and who have encouraged others to contribute to the economic development and quality of life in Oklahoma. A project of the Oklahoma Higher Education Heritage Society, the Hall of Fame inducts Individuals who have been employed by one or more of Oklahoma's institutions of higher education for ten years.

In addition, OHEHS has presented special Awards of Merit to a handful of corporations, philanthropists, and other distinguished supporters of Oklahoma higher education. These individuals need not be employed by an institution, but they must have performed outstanding meritorious service beyond financial contributions to higher education in the state. This year, OHEHS honors two individuals with the Centennial Pioneer Special Recognition

One hundred forty-four leaders have been inducted into the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame since 1994. On October 7, 2008 that number will reach one hundred fifty-five.

Congratulations to the 2008 Oklahoma Higher Education Inductees David Dary William Harold Fletcher Patricia K. Knaub James P. Pappas William D. (Bill) Pennington Virginia Peters Charles Dan Procter Emily Blanton Smith Donald G. Wagner Frank Waxman Special Award of Merit for Philanthropy in behalf of Oklahoma Higher Education Herman Meinders

Click on the links below for more information. Information for Inductees Nominate someone to the Hall of Fame Bios of Hall of Fame Inductees

 

In Memoriam OHEHS expresses our deepest sympathy to the families of the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame Inductees who recently passes away. Alvin H. Alcorn Wanda Bass Joe C. Jackson Mary Jane Noble Helmer Sorenson Thurman J. White They will be missed.