Hall of Fame

Nomination Form

Induction into the College of Education (COE) Hall of Fame is the highest honor bestowed upon an individual by the Oklahoma State University (OSU) COE. This award is extended to alumni and friends in recognition of their professional achievement and service to society, the College, and/or the University, which have thus brought honor and distinction to the COE at OSU.

Alumni and friends of the College are inducted annually.
Individuals recommended must be graduates or friends of the OSU COE who have demonstrated leadership and a strong commitment to the College.
Any individual or group may submit a nomination to the COE Awards Selection Committee by February 1. Nominations will be solicited from the COE Associates, the COE Alumni Association, and the COE faculty. The College will acknowledge receipt of all nominations in writing.
While not a mandatory criterion, contributions to the advancement of the OSU COE and service to the COE Associates are considered.
Current officers of the COE Alumni Association Board of Directors, officers of the OSU Alumni Association Board of Directors, and the Chair of the COE Associates are not eligible for this award until two years after the completion of their term.
Persons employed by the OSU COE, members of the OSU Board of Regents, and persons active in positions directly relating to University operations, such as state officials, state legislators, and members of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are not eligible for this award.
To receive the award, nominees must agree to attend the ceremony. The Committee may choose an alternate in the event that one of those originally selected cannot attend. (Exceptions may be made at the Dean’s discretion, e.g., illness, infirmity.) In the event the original nominee cannot attend, she/he will be automatically considered for the following year.
Nominations remain in the nomination pool for three years. After three years, the individual’s nomination must be submitted again.

Selection Committee

The selection Committee for the Hall of Fame will consist of the following representatives:

Alumni Board of Directors Past President or designee
Chair of the COE Associates or designee
Faculty Advisory Committee Chair or designee
Two at-large members (e.g., foundation staff, COE alumni)

Responsibilities of the Selection Committee:

Solicit names for nomination of awards
Meet as a committee to select all alumni awards

Method of Award

A COE Hall of Fame sculpture will be presented during the induction, along with a ceremony appropriate to the importance and dignity of this honor.

A plaque will hang permanently in Willard Hall, the home of the College of Education, to further honor the inductees.

College of Education Hall of Fame Members

1999

Mr. Jimmie Baker, Class of 1947
Ms. Gladys Warren, Class of 1937
Ms. Opal E. Collins, Class of 1933
Mr. E.T. Dunlap, M.S. 1942, Ed.D. 1956

2000

Mr. Frank L. Morsani, Class of 1957
Dr. Francis Tuttle, Class of 1942
Dr. Robert B. Kamm, President Emeritus

2001

Dr. Ronald G. Area, Ed.D. 1978
Dr. Lola Idella Lohman, Class of 1932, M.S. 1937
Dr. Helmer Sorenson, Dean Emeritus
Ms. Georgan Wallace Reitmeier, Class of 1964, M.S. 1966

2002

Dr. Ann Marie Benson, Class of 1968, M.S. 1972, Ed.D. 1978
Mr. H. F. Donnelley, Youth Services Pioneer
Dr. Kenneth St. Clair, Professor Emeritus
Ms. Kim Hogan Watson, Class of 1973

2003

Dr. N. Jo Campbell, Class of 1966, Professor Emeritus
Dr. John Conyers, Ed.D. 1976
Ms. Caroline Linehan, Class of 1961
Dr. Betty Williams Metheny, Ed.D. 1978
Dr. George Rowley, Ed.D. 1967
Dr. William "Bill" Sutton, Class of 1972, M.S. 1980, Ed.D. 1983
Ms. Judy Bradbury Turner, Class of 1966
Dr. Jerry D. Weast, Ed.D. 1981

2004

Dr. Randall Raburn, Ed.D. 1978
Mr. Neill Armstrong, Class of 1947
Dr. Jerry E. Burson, Class of 1955, M.S. 1960, Ed.D. 1966
Dr. Barry Epperley, Class of 1966, M.S. 1969
Mr. Robert Fenimore, Class of 1947
Dr. Harold Hosey, Ed.D. 1972
Dr. Audrey Oaks, Ed.D. 1971, Professor Emeritus
Dr. Gerry Pinkston, Class of 1971, Ed.D. 1982

2005

Dr. Jeanne Agnew, Professor Emeritus
Dr. Isabel Baker, M.S. 1954, Ed.D. 1972
Dr. Clayton A. Morgan, Professor Emeritus
Dr. Cindy Ross, Class of 1983, M.S. 1986, Ed.D. 1989
Coach Eddie Sutton, Class 0f 1958, M.S. 1959

2006

Dr. Mary Frye, M.S. 1966, Ed.D. 1980
Mr. Joe Ogle, Class of 1961
Coach Doyle Parrack, Class of 1943
Dr. L M Sullivan, Ed.D. 1968
Ms. Pauline Winter, Professor Emeritus

2007

Alyce Faye Eichelberger Cleese, Class of 1966
Dr. Thomas McKeon, M.S. 1983, Ed.D. 1989
Mr. Phil Trenary, Class of 1979
Dr. Nancy O'Donnell, M.S. 1980, Ed.D. 1988

2008

Mr. Stephen Birch, Class of 1993
Dr. A.B. Harrison, Professor Emeritus
Dr. Cecil Miskell, Class of 1967, Ed.D. 1970
Jill Shackelford, Class of 1966, M.S. 1983, Ed.D 1992
Randall and Carol White

2009

Dr. Bernard Belden, Professor Emeritus
Dr. Cathy Jameson, Class of 1971
Ms. Sherry Morgan, Class of 1970, M.S. 1976
Ms. Toni Stone, Class of 1963, M.S. 1967

2010

Ms. Karen Anderson, Class of 1963
Ms. Wally Funk, Class of 1960
Dr. Lloyd Lewan, Ed.D. 1979

2011

Dr. Mary Winstead Bonner, Ed.D. 1968
Coach John Smith, Class of 1988
Dr. Thomas Smith, M.S. 1955, Ed.D. 1966
Dr. William “Bill” White, Class of 1971, M.S. 1973, Ed.D. 1977