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After its formation in 1995, the OCCSW founded the Okaloosa County Women's Hall of Fame to honor the women of Okaloosa County -- past and present -- whose contributions to the arts, athletics, business, education, government, the humanities, philanthropy and science, have been of great value to our community's development. Since 1995 the Okaloosa County Women's Hall of Fame has annually honored outstanding county women in permanent displays at the Okaloosa County Commission offices, the Niceville City Council Chambers and the Crestview Courthouse.
The Hall is a monument to some of the exceptional women in our county's history, as well as a tribute that grows annually with each induction ceremony as we learn to appreciate more about the wonderful contributions that women make to our community.
Okaloosa County Women's Hall of Fame Awards Categories
- Carolyn Spencer Humanitarian
Inductee who has made significant contributions to the welfare of the human and/or animal populations of Okaloosa County. - Contemporary
Inductee who has made significant contributions to Okaloosa County with the past twenty years, with an emphasis on the past 10 - Education
- One of a Kind
- Pioneer
Inductee who has made significant contributions to the founding and/or growth of Okaloosa County. - Posthumous
- Mattie Kelly Cultural Arts
- Military
OCCSW Inductees
- Doris Day
- Karen Lauer
- Martha Miller
- Sharlene Cox - Volunteerism Award
- Jean Dutton - Contemporary Award
- Yvonne Franklin - Community Service Award
- Mitzi Prince Henley - Philanthropy Award
- Joyce Sanders - Leadership Award
- Lenore Wilson - Humanitarian Award
- Nellie Bogar - Humanitarian Award
- Champee Kemp - Educators Award
- Linda Powell Parker - Contemporary Award
- Inez Bailey Hall - Pioneer Award
- Elizabeth Betty Kentosh - Educational Award
- Marty Lackey - Humanitarian Award
- Bettie Robertson - Posthumously Award
- Barbara J. Wall - Contemporary Award
- Dr. Jennifer Fotune - Humanitarian Award
- Susan Kneller - Community Service Award
- Dr. Pamela Meadows - Education Award
- Jeanne Rief - Contemporary Award
- Bernadette Sims - Cultural Arts Award
- Virginia Glynn Barr - Humanitarian Award
- Peggy May - Pioneer Award
- Gayle Melich - Pioneer Award
- Judy Riley - Contemporary Award
- Eileen Arpke - Education Award
- Lillian Rose Brodeur - Cultural Arts Award
- Annette Edwins - Posthumously Award
- Rachel Godwin - Humanitarian Award
- Jeaneet Henderson - Pioneer Award
- Pat Hollarn - Contemporary Award
- Irus Baughman - Pioneer Award
- Ursel Behnken - Cultural Arts Award
- Terry Bevino - Contemporary Award
- Fritz Creswell - Humanitarian Award
- Jessie Alma Edge - Posthumously Award
- Paulette Risher - Military Service Award
- Kate Bagley - Posthumously Award
- Dr. Diane Barlar - Contemporary Award
- Agnes Catherine Gerlach - Pioneer Award
- Donna Kelly - Humanitarian Award
- Mattie Mae Kelly - Cultural Arts Award
- Caroline Allen - Education Award
- Gladys Milton - Pioneer Award
- Jane Strickland - Humanitarian Award
- Marnie Tate - Contemporary Award
- Catherine Pierce Berridge - Pioneer Award
- Shirley Ginzburg - One of a Kind Award
- Mary V. Jones - Pioneer Award
- Celeste Mapoles - Pioneer Award
- Susan Myers - Contemporary Award
- Pearl Tyner - Pioneer Award
- Marilyn Joan Young - Humanitarian Award
- Jane Briere - Contemporary Award
- Grace Brown - Pioneer Award
- Zoie Campbell - Posthumously Award
- Nancy Kenaston - Pioneer Award
- Dr. Mabel Jean Morrison - Pioneer Award
- Carolyn Spencer - Humanitarian Award
- Willie Mae Taylor
- Ida Calhoun Burritt - Pioneer Award
- Rae Ruckel Byrne Williams - Contemporary Award
- Soledad Bennes - Pioneer Award
- Camilla Caley - Contemporary Award
- Christian LaRoche - Pioneer Award
- Doris Berg - Contemporary Award
- Margaret Gebauer - Pioneer Award
- Alice Starkey - Pioneer Award
- Dr. Fanny Fern Davis - Pioneer Award
- Clair Eken - Pioneer Award
- Liza Jackson - Pioneer Award
- Gertrude L'Abbe - Pioneer Award
- Addie R. Lewis - Pioneer Award
- Ruth Lovejoy - Contemporary Award
- Sarah Frances Brooks Pryor - Pioneer Award
Okaloosa County Women's Hall of Fame Sponsorships
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