The Oklahoma Route 66 Association is taking nominations for its biennial Oklahoma Route 66 Hall of Fame.
Every two years, the association honors two people — one living and one deceased — for the Hall of Fame. The 2018 ceremony will be April 28 at the Oklahoma Route 66 Museum in Clinton.
This information is required for a nomination:
- Full name of nominee (state if living or deceased)
- Biography of nominee (nominee must live or have lived in Oklahoma )
- Nominee’s contributions to Route 66
- Reason the nominee deserves the award
- A portrait-style picture of nominee
People can send more than one nomination. Those submitting nominations should include a name, address and phone number if judges have any questions about it.
The deadline for nominations is Jan. 19. One can snail-mail nominations to the Oklahoma Route 66 Association office at P.O. Box 446 Chandler, OK 74834 or email to okrt66association@sbcglobal.net.
Past winners include:
- Michael Wallis
- Don Mullenix
- Jack and Gladys Cutberth
- Lucille Hamons
- Kent Ruth
- Jim Ross
- Cyrus Avery
- Dr. Walter Mason
- Wanda Queenan
- Lyle Overman
- Kathy Anderson
- Luther Robison
- Marion Davidson
- Lucy Stansberry
- J.M. Davis
- Marian Clark
- Melvena Heisch
- Laurel Kane
(Image of an Oklahoma Route 66 sign in Chandler, Oklahoma, by scott.tanis via Flickr)