Previous Celebration of Education Honorees – 2001 to present

2001 (first year) Andrew Worthington, Young Educator Award David L. Boren, Award of Distinction Barbara Thompson, Meritorious Service Award J.R. Morris, Career Achievement Award Lois Elizabeth Sargent Collins, Hall of Fame Talita DeNegri, Career Teacher Award Stephenie Bentley Freeman, Young Educator Award 2008 The Zarrow Families Foundations, Meritorious Bernard Harris, Jr., Award of Distinction Service Award , Career Achievement Award Margaret Pape, Outstanding Educator Award 2002 Sarah Peil, Young Educator Award Dean VanTrease, Award of Distinction Larry Wade, Meritorious Service Award Paul F. Sharp, Career Achievement Award Joe Purdy, Hall of Fame Nancy O’Brian, Career Educator Award Chris Brewster, Young Educator Award 2009 John Rex, Meritorious Service Award Raymond Plank, Award of Distinction Jean Cate, Career Achievement Award 2003 Cindy Scarberry, Outstanding Educator Award W. Richard West, Award of Distinction Bryan Duke, Young Educator Award George Henderson, Ernest Holloway and David Barbara Paul & Linda Rodgers, Meritorious Service Sawyer (tie) Career Achievement Award Award Cathy Burden, Career Teacher Award Fred Kierstead, Hall of Fame Jennifer Toperzer, Young Educator Award Jeannine and Gene Rainbolt, Meritorious Service 2010 Award , Award of Distinction Freda Deskin, Career Achievement Award 2004 Linda Everett, Outstanding Educator Award , Award of Distinction Janise McIntyre, Young Educator Award John Marvel, Career Achievement award Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence, Meritorious Cindy Ball and Ray Henson (tie) Career Educator Service Award Award Tom Avants, Hall of Fame Audra Plummer and Leahna West (tie) Young Educator Award 2011 Linda Clarke Anderson, Meritorious Service Award Deborah Gist, Award of Distinction Jean Hendrickson, Career Achievement Award 2005 Desa Dawson, Outstanding Educator Award Lee Roy Selmon, Award of Distinction Jennifer Robinson, Young Educator Award Lucy F. Smith, Career Achievement Award Millie Audas, Meritorious Service Award Jana Dabney, Career Educator Award Sharon Pyeatt, Hall of Fame Brian Drabek, Young Educator Award Bill Nations, Meritorious Service Award 2012 , Award of Distinction 2006 Dr. Judith Barber, Career Achievement Award William H. Gates, Sr., Award of Distinction Dr. Kathy Dodd, Outstanding Educator Award Charlotte Jones, Career Achievement Award Michale Gentry, Young Educator Award Jean McCasland, Career Educator Award Lou Kerr, Meritorious Service Award Timothy Laubach, Young Educator Award Kenneth Lease, Hall of Fame Sandra L. O’Brien, Meritorious Service Award

2007 , Award of Distinction Paula Rutherford, Outstanding Achievement Award Bill Fix, Career Educator Award Previous Celebration of Education Honorees – 2001 to present

2013 2018 Dr. John Folks, Award of Distinction Sharen Jester Turney, Award of Distinction Sue Madole, Career Achievement Award Linda Sue Warner, Career Achievement Award Jun Kim, Outstanding Educator Award Faith Clune, Meritorious Service Award Andrae McConnell, Young Educator Award Lori Graham, Outstanding Educator Award Paul D. Massad, Meritorious Service Award Anissa Angier, Rising Educator Award Suzanne Nelson, Hall of Fame 2014 Joy Thomas, Hall of Fame Bart Connor, Award of Distinction Dr. Robert Everett, Career Achievement Award 2019 Dr. Jason Brunk, Outstanding Educator Award Joe Castiglione, Award of Distinction Heather Goodenough, Young Educator Award Jason Simeroth, Career Achievement Award Amy Williams, Meritorious Service Award Lil Ross, Meritorious Service Award Amy Simpson, Exemplary Service and Leadership Nathan Gray, Outstanding Educator Award Dr. Shelley McMillin Exemplary Service and Jeff McMillan, Rising Educator Award Leadership Goldie Thompson, Hall of Fame Dawn Brockman, J.D., Hall of Fame 2020 2015 Event was not held due to COVID-19. Spencer Tillman, Award of Distinction Jim Myers, Career Achievement Award 2021 Carol Emerson and Markus Smith (tie), Outstanding Dr. George Henderson, Award of Distinction Educator Award Dr. Rick Cobb, Career Achievement Award Adam Forester and Shawna Thompson (tie), Young Dr. Frank Wang, Meritorious Service Award Educator Award Rebecca Oglesby, Outstanding Educator Award Cathey Humphreys, Meritorious Service Award Lena Tenney, Emerging Educator Award Peggy Stephens, Hall of Fame Dr. Rodney Bates, Inspiring Excellence in Education Award 2016 Brittany Holland-Egger, Inspiring Excellence in Robert Henry, Award of Distinction Education Award Sharon Lease, Career Achievement Award Charlotte Gordon, Inspiring Excellence in Education Emily Stratton, Meritorious Service Award Award Voncella McCleary-Jones, Outstanding Educator Dr. Ebony Johnson, Inspiring Excellence in Education Award Award Jon Myers, Outstanding Educator Award Juan Renteria, Inspiring Excellence in Education Melissa Brevetti, Outstanding Young Educator Award Award Dan Krutka, Outstanding Young Educator Award Rep. Jacob Rosecrants, Inspiring Excellence in Richard Heatly, Hall of Fame Education Award Virgil Perry Lovelace, Hall of Fame Erin Simpson, Inspiring Excellence in Education Award Rep. John Waldron, Inspiring Excellence in Education 2017 Award Gene Rainbolt, Award of Distinction Susan Gladhill, Career Achievement Award Chickasaw Nation, Meritorious Service Award Jennifer Holloway, Outstanding Educator Award Julie Klingensmith, Outstanding Young Educator Award Pam Deering, Hall of Fame