OHOF’S STORY THROUGH ITS PEOPLE From left, Suzette Chang, Markus Muse and LaQuincey Reed at the Roots Miss Oklahoma Sunny Day, left, and Mike Lauren Warkentine, left, and Rachel Cannon at the Oklahoma Hall of Culture History Artist Panel. Hearne following the recording of a This is Fame Announcement Luncheon on May 16th. Oklahoma podcast. Jancy Scott, right, University of Central Oklahoma Hall of Fame Vice President of From left, Frank Merrick, Sam Presti, Lee Allan Smith , Patricia Fennell, and Shannon L. Rich during Oklahoma Director of Admissions and Building Operations Bethany Deason, right, the presentation of the Lee Allan Smith Oklahoma Legacy Awards. Presti and Fennell received the Recruitment presented a $1,000 tuition grant to presented Aliya Lee with a $1,000 cash awards for 2024. Caden Johndrow from Grant County . scholarship for students attending school in Adair County. The scholarship was made possible by the late Tom J. and Edna Mae Carson of Stilwell. In May, the Oklahoma Chiller team provided lunch from Ted’s Escondido for staff at the Oklahoma Vince Gill , second from right, with, from left, Shannon L. Rich, Michelle Sopp, Bethany Deason, Hall of Fame. Julie Korff, and Kristen Olmsted during Gill’s visit to the Gaylord-Pickens Museum. DENOTES MEMBER OF THE OKLAHOMA HALL OF FAME 40

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