L A HOM OK A HA E L L O F F AM IN MEMORIAM THE MEANING BEHIND THE OKLAHOMA HALL OF FAME MEDALLION RIBBON RAYS OF THE SUN GRAY FREDERICKSON Reddish in color, the ribbon that Surrounding 昀椀ve Ts are INDUCTED 2019 the Oklahoma Hall of Fame rays of the sun, the Indian Medallion hangs from depicts symbol for constancy, Oklahoma’s rich red earth. unchanging, or unwavering. WHITE STAR Taken from the Oklahoma FIVE Ts State Seal, the white star Situated above the represents white star, the 昀椀ve Ts KING KIRCHNER Oklahoma as honor the 昀椀ve Indian INDUCTED 2006 the 46th state of Nations that inhabited AHO Indian Territory prior L M the Union and the K A 46th star on the 昀氀ag to Statehood. O of the United States. MISTLETOE WREATH GOLD CENTER HA E The blessing of the union Taken from the Oklahoma L L O FAM of Oklahoma and Indian Hall of Fame’s impression F territories by Uncle Sam, the gold stamp and the Oklahoma State Seal, TOM E. LOVE INDUCTED 2000 center is taken from the impression the Mistletoe wreath 昀椀rst was used as stamp of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame an element of the Great Seal of the upon its founding in 1927. Territory of Oklahoma. Originally pinned to the Honoree the night of induction, today’s Oklahoma Hall of Fame Medallion PATRICIA WHEELER is hung on a ribbon around the Honoree’s neck. INDUCTED 1988 Although design and implementation have changed slightly, the elements and meanings have remained the same since the 昀椀rst induction in 1928. Headed by Anna B. Korn, the founder of the Oklahoma Hall of JOSEPH H. WILLIAMS Fame, a committee worked with a local Oklahoma INDUCTED 1988 City jeweler to design the medallion. Janna Boren Isabelle Lechter Cadance Burke Nicole Lopez Bryce Carroll Brooklyn Morgan Jax Coates McKenzie Morgan Claire Cornmesser Preston Payne Aleesha Davis Ryan Richardson Camryn Davis Kolby Robertson Jensen Dean Kate Shipley Evan Ferguson Ashlynne Smiley Hope Jordan Julia Woolery Lydia Kent Haya Zubair The Oklahoma Hall of Fame’s Teen Board served as escorts for the 2023 Oklahoma Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. This talented group of young Oklahomans annually raises funds to ensure every Oklahoma student has the opportunity to visit the Oklahoma Hall of Fame and Gaylord-Pickens Museum through the Free Field Trip Program. 16