“We are tenacious and trailblazing — advocating for women and girls since 1881 and into the future!” “We champion equal opportunities in education. Though more than 60% of college graduates are women, they face barriers and biases throughout their schooling. From...

Gary Batton is the 47th Chief of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, the third-largest Indian tribe in the United States. He was sworn into office on April 28, 2014, upon Chief Gregory E. Pyle’s retirement. Batton lives in Clayton, Oklahoma with his wife, Angie. They...

Delta Dental of Oklahoma is a not-for-profit company that prides itself on giving back to the community. Their mission is to help provide access to quality dental care and education to every Oklahoman.

Pictured: Elbert and Marion Hill

In Honor of Lucille Norman Koontz Pictured: Dr. James O. Young Young has endowed three scholarships. He also contributed to the Ruth Cherokee Young Endowed Scholarship, which was established by his father.

Pictured: Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Polson

Pictured: Dr. Charles (Chuck) Dale

Pictured: Drs. Charles and Loretta Engles Loretta was active with the Oklahoma Medical Association, which honored her with a lifetime achievement award. She was a past president of the Oklahoma Women’s Medical Association. She was active in civic organizations. She...

Pictured: Elbert and Marion Hill

In honor of Dr. C.W. Mangrum CW came to Healdton, Oklahoma before he started the first grade and graduated from there in 1961. He graduated from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in 1966 with his BA in Speech, the University of Central Oklahoma in 1974 with M....

Pictured: Glen D., Sr. and Imogene Johnson

Pictured: Dr. James O. Young Young has endowed three scholarships. He also contributed to the Ruth Cherokee Young Endowed Scholarship, which was established by his father.

Pictured: Dr. James O. Young Young has endowed three scholarships. He also contributed to the Ruth Cherokee Young Endowed Scholarship, which was established by his father.

In Honor of Ruth Cherokee Young Pictured: Ruth Cherokee Young Ruth attended Murray State College in Tishomingo, and the University of Oklahoma in Norman. In 1959, she and husband, Bill, founded the Cherokee Telephone Company in Durant. The company remains a family...

In honor of Virgie Stanton After graduating from Wister High School, Virgie pursued higher education at Southeastern State University in Durant, OK, where she earned her Master’s degree. She then began her teaching career in Lawton, OK, where she made a positive...

Pictured: Dr. Leonard Campbell Leonard Campbell became the fourteenth president of Southwestern Oklahoma State University in 1975. He retired in 1990.

Pictured: Gwendolyn Minks Gwen graduated from Greensburg High School in 1941 and from Wesley Hospital School of Nursing at Wichita, Kansas in 1945.

Pictured: Drs. William and Norma David

Pictured: Richard A. Clay, M.D. and Bess Freeman Clay As a student in high school and at Southeastern University, he was student body president and active in all activities while working on pre-medical requirements. In 1942, after three years in medical school at...