L A HOM OK A HA E L L O F F AM Prior to the start of the induction ceremony, Oklahoma Hall of Fame President & CEO Shannon L. Rich and Chair Becky Dixon thanked guests for attending and recognized the Patron Donors for their support of this year’s event. In addition, Rich and Dixon introduced the 2023- 2024 Oklahoma Hall of Fame Scholarship Recipient Madison Keene, a senior at Edmond Santa Fe High School. Awarded to one high school senior annually, the $6,000 scholarship is funded predominantly by Members of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame and criteria includes not only academic achievement, but community involvement, volunteerism, and extracurricular school activities. Since her sophomore year she has been taking classes Oklahoma Hall of Fame Chair Becky Dixon, left, and President at Francis Tuttle Technology Center and their Academy & CEO Shannon L. Rich welcomed those in attendance to of Biomedical Science. She has maintained a 4.0 GPA celebrate the induction of eight remarkable Oklahomans. while being actively involved in organizations associated with both her high school and Francis Tuttle, as well as her church and community projects. She is also a musician, playing in her school’s Philharmonic and Symphonic orchestras. Keene is planning to attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University in the fall. She will be earning her degree in Microbiology before pursuing medical school at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. She wants to focus her studies on Pathology to further the studies of disease. To kick o昀昀 the induction ceremony, Oklahoma Hall of Fame Members and masters of ceremonies Dr. Col. Stanley L. Evans, a Member of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame Pamela McCauley and Sharen Jester Turney welcomed Class of 2021, provided the invocation prior to the Oklahoma the crowd. Bailey Perkins Wright, a Lawton native and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. 昀椀fth-generation Oklahoman, performed “The National Madison Keene waved to the crowd after being introduced as Anthem” and was joined onstage by the Class of 2023 the 2023-2024 Oklahoma Hall of Fame Scholarship Recipient. to close the show with “Oklahoma!”. Inducted as members of the 2023 Oklahoma Hall of Fame Class were Dwight Adams, Edmond; Chairman John A. “Rocky” Barrett, Shawnee; Judith James, Pond Dr. Je昀昀 Kidwell directed the Oklahoma Hall of Fame Orchestra for the 96th annual Oklahoma Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. 15