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The Okaloosa County Women's Hall of Fame (OCWHOF) is a tribute to women who live or have lived in Okaloosa County, Florida. The Hall of Fame is meant to "recognize and honor women who have helped to improve the community," says Jeanette Debs, a chairwoman of the OCWHOF.[1] The Hall of Fame is largely virtual, with the first physical display set up in 2006 at the Crestview courthouse.[2] Photographs of past inductees are displayed in Crestview and in Niceville.[3] Nominations are accepted from the public in several areas of endeavor.[4]

The OCWHOF was founded in 1995 by the Okaloosa County Commission on the Status of Women (OCCSW).[5] Gayle Melich, a women's rights activist, is considered one of the "Founding Mothers" of the Hall of Fame.[6] Bobelle Sconiers Harrell is one well-known inductee of the OCWHOF.[7]

1995

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1996

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  • Doris Berg
  • Alice Starkey
  • Margaret Gebauer

1997

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  • Camilla Caley
  • Christian LaRoche
  • Soledad Bennes

1998

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  • Ida Calhoun Burritt
  • Rae Ruckle Byrne Williams

1999

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  • Jane Briere
  • Zoie Campbell
  • Grace Brown
  • Nancy Kenaston
  • Dr. Mabel Jean Morrison (1927–2005)
  • Carolyn Spencer
  • Willie Mae Taylor (1914–1999)

2000

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  • Catherine Pierce Berridge
  • Shirley Ginzburg
  • Mary V. Jones
  • Celeste Mapoles (1889–1977)
  • Susan Myers
  • Pearl Tyner
  • Marilyn Joan Young

2001

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2002

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  • Kate Bagley (1914–1994)
  • Dr. Diane Barlar
  • Agnes Catherine Gerlach (1884–1974)
  • Donna Kelly
  • Mattie Mae Kelly (1912–1992)

2003

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  • Iris Baughman (1908–2003)
  • Ursel Behnken
  • Terry Bevino
  • Fritz Creswell
  • Jessie Alma Edge (1900–1998)
  • Paulette Risher

2004

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  • Eileen Arpke
  • Lillian Rose Brodeur
  • Annette Edwins
  • Rachel Godwin
  • Jeanette Henderson
  • Pat Hollarn

2005

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  • Virginia Glynn Barr
  • Peggy May
  • Gayle Melich (1937–2005)
  • Judy Byrne Riley

2006

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  • Dr. Jennifer Fortune
  • Susan Kneller
  • Dr. Pamela Meadows
  • Jeanne Rief
  • Bernadette Sims

2007

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  • Inez Bailey Hall
  • Elizabeth Betty Kentosh
  • Marty Lackey
  • Bettie Robertson (1917–2007)
  • Barbara J. Wall

2008

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  • Linda Powell Parker
  • Champee Kemp
  • Nellie Bogar

2009

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  • Sharlene Cox
  • Jean Dutton
  • Yvonne Franklin
  • Mitzi Prince Henley
  • Joyce Sanders
  • Lenore Wilson

2010

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  • Doris Day
  • Karen Lauer
  • Martha Miller

2011

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  • Donna Miller
  • Eddie Mae Owens

2012

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  • Mary Stevenson
  • Judy Wiseman
  • Jean Woo

2013

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  • Mary Burnette
  • Rogene Anchors Hasty (1924–2017)
  • Sarah "Sam" Seevers

2014

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2015

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  • Michelle Anchors
  • Kathy Foster
  • Lisa Jo Spencer
  • Shawnea Tallman

2016

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  • Linda Evanchyk
  • Almut Flentge-Parker
  • Shirley Piggott
  • Alexis Tibbetts
  • Elaine Tucker
  • Mary Lou Reed

2017

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  • Dr. Naomi Barnes
  • Dr. Karyn Combs
  • Evie Fox
  • Tammy McDaniel
  • Brenda Shoffner
  • Nancy Weidenhamer (1944–2017)

2018

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  • Dr. Vivian Green
  • Carolyn Ketchel
  • Gayle Norgaard
  • Pam Woodall

2019

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  • Barbara Britt
  • Jill Lewis-Daggs
  • Nellie Barrows Fleming (1925–2024)
  • Kathi Heapy
  • Caroline Maney

2020

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  • Vickie Warner
  • Bobbie Ponder
  • Julie Cotton
  • Vickie Edge (1961–2020)
  • Teresa Halverson

2021

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  • Carole Byrd
  • Charlotte Eschmann
  • Kathy Houchins
  • Dr. Diane Kelley
  • Ginger Bowden Madden
  • Dr. Venita Morell
  • Terri Harbeson Roberts
  • Vicki Tarro

2022

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  • Gloria Battle
  • Dr. Elvira Chiccarelli
  • Stacey Darhower
  • Gloria Frazier
  • Delores Noechel
  • Julie Porterfield
  • Col. Jocelyn Schermerhorn
  • Sybil Smith Lebherz (–1993)
  • Catherine "Cissy" Wyninegar

2023

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  • Hon. Patricia Grinstead
  • Col. Teresa W. Ryan
  • Bonnie Barlow
  • Cindy Frakes
  • Lt. Betty Jo Hunter

2024

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  • Sharon "Shari" Allen
  • Col. Allison Black
  • Hon. Lacey Powell Clark
  • Shawna Crist
  • Sierra Elliott
  • Lori Kelley
  • Joy Makela
  • Barbara Henderson Slocumb

References

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  1. ^ Mccurdy, Angel (27 August 2009). "6 Women Inducted to Hall". Northwest Florida Daily News. Retrieved 14 July 2016. – via EBSCO (subscription required)
  2. ^ Fike, Leslie (16 June 2006). "Crestview Ceremony Celebrates Women: Hall of Fame Portraits Recognizing Women Who Have Made a Difference Are Unveiled in Courthouse". Northwest Florida Daily News. Retrieved 14 July 2016. – via EBSCO (subscription required)
  3. ^ Toole, Angie (20 August 2006). "Women's Hall of Fame: Class of 2006 Consists of Nine Nominees". Northwest Florida Daily News. Retrieved 14 July 2016. – via EBSCO (subscription required)
  4. ^ "Nominations Open for Women's Hall of Fame". NWF Daily News. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Women's Hall of Fame". OCCSW. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  6. ^ Toole, Angie (23 August 2005). "Four Inducted to Hall of Fame". Northwest Florida Daily News. Retrieved 14 July 2016. – via EBSCO (subscription required)
  7. ^ Davis, Marketta (29 December 2014). "Story Comes Full Circle in Time for Christmans". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
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