Oklahoma African American Educators Hall of Fame, Inc.
Motto: Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it. Proverbs 3: 27
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OAAE Hall of Fame, Inc.
MISSION
The Oklahoma African American Educators Hall of Fame, Inc. serves to identify, research, recognize, and commemorate the significant history of African American education within Oklahoma. The organization honors the exemplary achievements of African American educators and seeks to advance its mission through securing private donations, endowments, and both public and private grant funding to support its initiatives.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS:
President: Dr. Donnie L. Nero Sr.
Vice President: Sharon Hill-Wooten
Secretary: Shirley A. Nero
Treasurer: Jimmie White
BOARD:
Dr. Harold C. Aldridge Jr. - Tahlequah
Dr. R. P. Ashanti-Alexander - Chickasha
Dr. Gloria Anderson –Oklahoma City
Mrs. Bobbie Allen Booker –Tulsa
Dr. Deena Fisher - Woodward
Ms. Claudette Goss, Oklahoma City
Dr. John Hargrave - Ada
Mr. Orlando E. Hazley - Tulsa
Mrs. Henrietta Hicks - Boley
Ms. Sharon Hill-Wooten - Idabel
Mr. Clayton Nolen - Enid
Dr. Wanda Pollard Johnson - Oklahoma City
Dr. Donnie L. Nero Sr. – Clearview
Mr. Jimmie White – Warner
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Ms. Diane Anderson
Ms. Rita Cooksey - Okemah
Mr. Bruce Fisher - Oklahoma City
Mr. Tom Fisher - Woodward
Mrs. Marilyn Jackson - Clearview
Mrs. Shirley Nero – Clearview
Introducing 2025 Fourteenth Class of Inductees
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Oklahoma African American Educators Hall of Fame, Inc.
Dr. Donnie L. Nero, Sr., President of the Oklahoma African American Educators, Inc. Hall of Fame, along with the Board of Directors, is pleased to announce the Fourteenth 2025 Hall of Fame inductees.
Fourteenth 2025 Hall of Fame inductees.
Ms. Tobytha Battle, Luther, Oklahoma
Mrs. Georgiann Seals Belton, Boynton, Oklahoma
Dr. John K. Coleman, Boley, Oklahoma
Mrs. Carolyn Gay Harris, Chicago, Illinois
Mrs. Andrea M. Luster, Okmulgee, Oklahoma
Dr. Anthony Lynn Marshall, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dr. Jolly Henderson Meadows, Idabel, Oklahoma
Dr. Markus S. Smith, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dr. Melvin B. Tolson, Langston, Oklahoma
Dr. Sandra D. Thompson, Ponca City, Oklahoma
About Oklahoma African American Educators Hall of Fame, Inc
2025 Induction Ceremony
The Fourteenth Annual Induction Ceremony
Friday
September 26, 2025
777 Grand Blvd
Grand Casino Event Center
Shawnee, Oklahoma.
Welcome to the Fourteenth Annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony held at the Grand Casino Event Center in Shawnee, Oklahoma. We look forward to seeing you on September 26th.
E. M. “Nat” Watson Jr. Athletic Scholarship
Each awardee will receive $1,000 deposited to their college bursar account upon completion of a full semester and other qualifications. Bill and Nancy Ford of Shawnee Milling Company sponsors the scholarship and two tables for students and parents at the OAAE HOF Induction Ceremony.
