JULY 2024 VOLUME 29 • NUMBER 1 PRESIDENT & CEO Shannon L. Rich VICE PRESIDENT CONTENTS Gini Moore Campbell CHAIRMAN, PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE Bob Burke DESIGN MAGAZINE OF THE OKLAHOMA HALL OF FAME Skip McKinstry skipmckinstry.com 2 From the Chairman From the President Frank W. Merrick Shannon L. Rich 3 Roots Culture History: Subscription .....................................$35 The Works of Individualism ...................................$50 LaQuincey Reed Perseverance .................................$100 and Markus Muse Pioneer Spirit .................................$250 Gini Moore Campbell Optimism ...................................... $500 Friends of the Medallion ................... $1,000 16 Saying “I Do” at the Mistletoe Circle ............................. $2,500 Gaylord Pickens Museum| Gold Circle ................................$5,000 Oklahoma Hall of Fame D O N O R L E V E L SConstancy Circle ...........................$10,000 April Waggoner Mission Partner .......................$25,000 18 The Butter昀椀eld Trail in For additional information contact the Indian Territory: Oklahoma Hall of Fame Rocks, Ruts and Springs 1400 Classen Drive Susan Dragoo Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73106 Telephone 405.235.4458 or Toll Free 888.501.2059 30 Oklahoma Hall of Fame E-mail [email protected] Member Spotlight: Visit the organization's website at T. Boone Pickens OklahomaHOF.com Mattie Barlow and Unsolicited manuscripts must be Charles Wren accompanied by return postage. Unless otherwise noted, all images are courtesy of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. 36 Jimmy’s Egg and the Escape from Communism Bob Burke LIBRARY DISTRIBUTION MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE GENEROSITY OF DONORS STATEWIDE. BENEFACTOR 40 Oklahoma’s Story THE CHICKASAW NATION Through Its People LEGACY PARTNER HERMAN AND LADONNA MEINDERS MISSION PARTNERS MR. & MRS. BOB BURKE THE PUTERBAUGH FOUNDATION COVER IMAGE: UNCLE WINNIFRED BY MARKUS MUSE OIL ON CANVAS.