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September 12, 2024
Tickets on sale for the 97th Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

OKLAHOMA CITY –Tickets are now on sale for the 97th Annual Oklahoma Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony to be held on Thursday, November 14, 2024, at the Oklahoma City Convention Center. Induction into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame represents the highest honor an Oklahoman can receive.

The black-tie event will celebrate and honor this year’s class of seven Honorees. Honorees will be introduced by a presenter of their choice.

• Anita Arnold of Tecumseh will be presented by her son, Chris Arnold, an Emmy Award-winning broadcaster and the current Dallas Mavericks game night emcee.

• Greg Burns of Okla-homa City will be presented by Gayle Lucas Semtner, who has lead a career focused on geriatric education and advocacy.

• Benton C. Clark III of Oklahoma City will be presented by his brother, Jim Clark, Chairman of B.C. Clark Jewelers.

• Tim DuBois of Grove will be presented by Executive Vice President of A&R at Warner Nashville and a 2023 Oklahoma Hall of Fame Inductee, Scott Hendricks.

• Drew Edmondson of Muskogee will be presented by his brother and Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice, James E. “Jim” Edmondson.

• Anne Morris Greenwood of Carnegie will be presented by Jennifer M. Grigsby, principal and co-founder of Amethyst, LLC and chairelect of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame.

• Amber Valletta of Tulsa will be presented by her son, Auden Mc-Caw, an accomplished artist and creative director for a consulting agency.

These accomplished Oklahomans will join 738 individuals who have already been inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame, adding to the diversity of backgrounds and accomplishments unique to Oklahoma and its people.

Oklahoma Hall of Fame Members, Madeline Manning Mims and Stan Clark, will serve as Masters of Ceremonies. Mims was inducted in 2023 and Clark was inducted in 2012. Additionally, Taylor Deneen, a singer-songwriter from Midwest City will be recognized as the Ambassador of Goodwill during the ceremony. Many thanks to the Presenting Sponsors, The Chickasaw Nation and Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.

To purchase tickets or tables for the Oklahoma Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, please visit https://www. oklahomahof.com/hof/ induction-ceremony.

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