The Oklahoma CareerTech Hall of Fame is an award given to individuals who, through their outstanding professional and personal achievements, have brought honor and distinction to career and technology education in Oklahoma.

The Oklahoma CareerTech Hall of Fame is sponsored by the Oklahoma Foundation for Career and Technology Education. The first members were inducted in 1990; beginning in 1991 the awards were presented biennially in odd-numbered years.

Members

2024

Tom Friedemann, retired superintendent, Francis Tuttle Technology Center

Randy Gilbert, long time state board member, former agriculture education instructor and trucking company owner

Velta Reed-Johnson, retired Pioneer Technology Center superintendent, first female technology center superintendent

Denise Morris, retired Oklahoma Family, Career and Community Leaders of America state adviser

Joe Robinson, former teacher, administrator and retired associate state director

Jack Staats, former teacher and retired state program administrator for agricultural education and state FFA adviser

2022

Kent Boggs, retired Oklahoma State FFA Secretary

Carolyn Cotton, retired family and consumer sciences education program specialist

Nancy Randolph Davis, former family and consumer sciences instructor

Bob Funk, co-founder, president and vice chairman of the board of Express Employment Professionals

Phil Waul, retired superintendent, Central Technology Center

Dr. Greg Winters, retired superintendent, Canadian Valley Technology Center

2017

Dr. Belinda Cole, former associate state director for career and support services

Dr. Fern Green-Bowling, retired equity coordinator

Dr. James Strate, retired superintendent, Autry Technology Center

Tom Thomas, retired superintendent, Great Plains Technology Center

Joan Welborn, former owner, CEO and president of ADPC

2015

Phil Berkenbile, former state director, ODCTE

Dean Denton, former business and information technology instructor, Broken Arrow High School

Dale DeWitt, former member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (District 38) and Agricultural Education Instructor, Braman High School

Bea Paul, former Job Developer, Autry Technology Center and Family and Consumer Science Instructor, Chisholm High School, Enid

Greg Pierce, former superintendent, Pontotoc Technology Center

2013

Harold Anglin, former superintendent and state board member

Frank Coulter, former superintendent of Moore Norman Technology Center

Norman Filtz, retired, ODCTE

Dr. Kay Martin, former superintendent of Francis Tuttle Technology Center

Dwight Stoddard, retired, ODCTE

2011

Henry Bellmon, former Governor of Oklahoma and U.S. senator

Earl Cowan, former superintendent of Canadian Valley Technology Center

Jim E. Hamilton, former state senator and representative

Vince Orza, Ph.D., president and CEO of KSBI, Oklahoma City

2009 ^[1]

Dick Anderson, Retired Executive Vice President AGC of Oklahoma

Brenda Brixey, Retired Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher

Dr. Gene Callahan, Retired Tulsa Technology Center Superintendent

Raymond Cockrum, Retired agricultural education District Supervisor, ODCTE

Clovis Weatherford, Retired Tri County Technology Center Superintendent ^[2]

2007

Charlotte Edwards, Retired Executive Director of Oklahoma ACTE

Senator Ted V. Fisher, former Oklahoma Senate

Mike Stephens, agricultural education teacher and FFA adviser

Ron Wilkerson, Retired chief communications officer at ODCTE

Elmer L. “Tex” Williamson, Retired student services specialist

2005 ^[3]

RL Beaty, Retired Chief of Staff, ODCTE

Ann Benson, Retired Director, ODCTE

Sam Combs, co-founder the Retired Educators for Agriculture Programs (REAP)

Chuck Hopkins, Retired assistant director, ODCTE

Frosty Troy, Editor of The Oklahoma Observer

2003

Arthur Foster, former community banker

Dr. Clyde Knight, former trade and industrial education professor at Oklahoma State

DeAnn Pence, Retired vocational Family and Consumer Sciences instructor

Dr. J.W. Weatherford, former professor of vocational teacher education at UCO

2001

Gus Friedemann, Retired Distributive Education instructor, Stillwater High School

Ruth Killough, Retired LPN instructor, Mid-Del Technology Center

Roy Peters, Jr, former State Director, ODCTE

Bill Powers, Retired Superintendent, Kiamichi Technology Center

Jean Robertson, Retired Family and Consumer Sciences Instructor, Pryor Junior High

Wes Watkins, retired member of the United States House of Representatives, namesake of Wes Watkins Technology Center

1999

Vic Van Hook, Retired Deputy Director, ODCTE

John Hopper, Retired Superintendent, Central Technology Center

Dale Hughey, Retired, ODCTE

Dr. Joe Lemley, Retired Superintendent, Tulsa Technology Center

Wayne Miller , Retired Director, Oklahoma State University-Okmulgee

Marvin Stokes, Retired Superintendent, Byng Public Schools

1997

Dr. Roy Ayres, former State Supervisor, Trade and Industrial Education

Ted Best , former state adviser, DECA

Dr Bob Brown, Retired professor, Central State University

Dr Willa Combs, Retired professor and chair, Langston University

Dr Coaken Jones, former National New Farmers of America Adviser

Ernest Muncrief, Retired agricultural education instructor, Marlow, Oklahoma

1995

Edna Crow, retired district supervisor, Family and Consumer Sciences

Jess Banks, retired state coordinator of the Employment and Training Division, ODCTE

Bruce Gray, Superintendent, Francis Tuttle Technology Center

Ralph Dressen, Retired agricultural education District Supervisor, ODCTE

Hugh Lacy, former coordinator of Manpower Division, ODCTE

Mary Randall, retired coordinator, Health Occupations, ODCTE

1993

Larry Hansen, retired assistant director, ODCTE

Bill Harrison, retired director, Oklahoma ACTE

Don Ramsey, owner, Blue and Gold Sausage Company

May Rollow, retired state supervisor, Family and Consumer Sciences

1991

Dr. Arch Alexander, deputy director of the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education

MJ DE Benning, former distributive education state supervisor, assistant professor at Oklahoma State University

Dick Fisher, chartered Cushing FFA Chapter

Dr. Lucille Patton, dean of the Special College of Arts and Sciences, Central State University

1990

Dewey Bartlett, former Governor of Oklahoma, instrumental in creation of CareerTech system

Otha Grimes, Polled Hereford industry

Caroline Hughes, appointed to National Advisory Council on Vocational Education

Byrle Killian, Regent, OSU and A&M Colleges, former state supervisor Agriculture Education

George Nigh, former Governor of Oklahoma

J.B. Perky, former director, ODCTE

Robert Price, dean, Department of Agriculture Education, Oklahoma State University

Roy P. Stewart, author of the Country Boy Column in The Daily Oklahoman, colonel in Oklahoma National Guard

Lela O’Toole, former dean College of Home Economics, Oklahoma State University

Francis Tuttle, former ODCTE State Director, namesake of Francis Tuttle Technology Center