Oklahoma CareerTech has opened nominations for the next class of inductees into the Oklahoma CareerTech Hall of Fame.
The Hall of Fame honors Oklahomans for extraordinary contributions and leadership roles that advance the broader cause of career and technology education, said Gina Hubbard, Oklahoma CareerTech director of statewide outreach.
“The individuals honored in the Hall of Fame embody the strong foundation upon which our system was established and the exemplary leadership that has advanced our mission to prepare Oklahomans to succeed in the workplace, in education and in life,” she said.
The next class, which will be inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2026, will join the 92 people already inducted. They include former directors Francis Tuttle, J.B. Perky, Roy Peters Jr., Ann Benson and Phil Berkenbile; Arch Alexander, former deputy director; former governors Dewey Bartlett, George Nigh and Henry Bellmon; and many CareerTech teachers, technology center superintendents and CareerTech supporters, including the late Bob Funk Sr., co-founder of Express Employment Professionals and an advocate for skills-based education and workforce development.
Anyone wishing to nominate someone for the honor should submit at least one letter of recommendation.
Nominees must have shown extraordinary contributions to career and technology education for at least 20 years, and their contributions should be specified at local, state and national levels. The nomination letters should illustrate nominees’ contributions in teaching, administration, legislative or private sector support and should specify contributions that advance the broader cause of career and technology education.
Nominations will be accepted until Dec. 31.
Nominations may be sent to Gina Hubbard, Oklahoma CareerTech Foundation, 1500 W. Seventh Ave., Stillwater, OK 74074, or gina.hubbard@careertech.ok.gov.
The next induction banquet is tentatively scheduled for October 2026.
For more information about the CareerTech Hall of Fame, visit https://oklahoma.gov/careertech/about/foundation/hall-of-fame.html.
Oklahoma CareerTech: Oklahoma’s Workforce Leader
The Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education provides leadership and resources and assures standards of excellence for a comprehensive statewide system of career and technology education. The system offers programs and services in 29 technology center districts operating on 63 campuses, 395 PK-12 school districts, 16 Skills Centers campuses that include three juvenile facilities and 32 adult education and family literacy providers.
The agency is governed by the State Board of Career and Technology Education and works closely with the State Department of Education and the State Regents for Higher Education to provide a seamless educational system for all Oklahomans.
