Oklahoma African American Educators Hall of Fame, Inc.
Motto: Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. Proverbs 3: 27
Motto: Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. Proverbs 3: 27
Open to any 2024 graduating boy or girl athlete attending a college or university in fall of 2024. Please download application and submit before April 17, 2024.
Please download the form to nominate your favorite educator or supporter of education for induction into the hall of fame. Nominations are due on May 15, 2024.
2024 OAAE Hall of Fame Nomination Form (pdf)
DownloadThe Thirteenth Annual Induction Ceremony is scheduled for Friday, September 27, 2024 at the Grand Casino Event Center in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Educators who are often unknown or recognized for their contributions in the educational field especially during the times of segregation.
Honoring ten significant administrators, teachers or support personnel each year since 2011.
To provide a means for the education community in Oklahoma to investigate the unique and significant role of past and present-day African American educators.
To identify, acknowledge, and celebrate careers of distinguished African American Educators.
To document the journey of past and present educators and evolve as future generations contribute to their legacies. Also, to seek and secure private gifts, grants, and public funding to support the mission.
President: Dr. Donnie L. Nero Sr.
The Oklahoma African American Educators Hall of Fame, Inc. provides a means for the educational community in Oklahoma to identify, investigate, acknowledge, and celebrate the unique history of African American education; to honor the outstanding careers of African American educators; to secure private contributions and endowments; and to obtain public and private grants and funds to promote the goals and mission of the OAAE Hall of Fame, Inc.
OFFICERS:
President: Dr. Donnie L. Nero Sr.
Vice President: Sharon Hill-Wooten
Secretary: Shirley A. Nero
Treasurer: Jimmie White
BOARD:
Dr. Harold C. Aldridge Jr. - Tahlequah
Dr. R. P. Ashanti-Alexander - Chickasha
Dr. Gloria Anderson –Oklahoma City
Mrs. Bobbie Allen Booker –Tulsa
Mrs. Eunice Edison - Lawton
Dr. Deena Fisher - Woodward
Ms. Claudette Goss, Oklahoma City
Dr. John Hargrave - Ada
Mr. Orlando E. Hazley - Tulsa
Mrs. Henrietta Hicks - Boley
Ms. Sharon Hill-Wooten - Idabel
Mr. Clayton Nolen - Enid
Dr. Wanda Pollard Johnson - Oklahoma City
Dr. Donnie L. Nero Sr. – Clearview
Mr. Jimmie White – Warner
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Ms. Diane Anderson
Ms. Rita Cooksey - Okemah
Mr. Bruce Fisher - Oklahoma City
Mr. Tom Fisher
Mrs. Marilyn Jackson - Clearview
Mrs. Shirley Nero – Clearview
Mr. Harold Roberts - Oklahoma City
Programs include the inductee bios and program for the Induction Ceremony.
2011 Induction Program (pdf)
Download2012 Induction Program (pdf)
Download2013 Induction Program (pdf)
Download2014 Induction Program (pdf)
Download2015 Induction Program (pdf)
Download2016 Induction Program (pdf)
Download2017 Induction Program (pdf)
Download2018 Induction Program (pdf)
Download2019 Induction Program (pdf)
Download2021 Induction Program (pdf)
Download2022 Induction Program (pdf)
Download2023 OAAE HOF PROGRAM (pdf)
DownloadThe OAAE Hall of Fame, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the history of Oklahoma African American educators and promoting a philosophy of sharing their educational heritage.
Site location: 302 West Main
Clearview, Oklahoma 74880
Exit 227 - Interstate I-40 - Six miles East of Okemah.
By Appointment only
918 260-8132
918-698-6037
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2011 - 2018
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