2026 Scholarship Awards Assembly and Lee Allan Smith Oklahoma Legacy Award

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Award recipients of the 2026 Oklahoma Scholarship CompetitionFrom left to right: Tom McDaniel, Gini Moore Campbell, Lee Allan Smith, Lance McDaniel, Brenda McDaniel, Shannon L. Rich
Lance McDaniel, winner of the 2026 Lee Allan Smith Oklahoma Legacy Award poses with the award's namesakeLance McDaniel shares remarks at the Scholarship Awards Assembly
Oklahoma Hall of Fame Board Member Wes Milbourn presents a scholarship to Addyson Harmon of Kay CountyOklahoma Hall of Fame President & CEO Shannon L. Rich presents a scholarship to Akira Svast Tokuda of Oklahoma County
Oklahoma Hall of Fame Board Member Leslie Griffith Spurlock presents a scholarship to Alanis Robles Mota of Washington CountyOklahoma Hall of Fame Manager of Program Outreach Jorge Chavez presents a scholarship to Ava Effinger of Pottawatomie County
Oklahoma Hall of Fame Board Chair Jennifer Grigsby presents a scholarship to Blake Byrum of Pittsburg CountyOklahoma Hall of Fame VP of Strategic Communication Michelle Sopp presents a scholarship to Blake Norton of Stephens County
Oklahoma Hall of Fame Manager of Program Outreach Jorge Chavez presents a scholarship to Bly Frieouf of Grant CountyKandy Rutledge of Murray State College presents a scholarship to Breylea Pinley of Pontotoc County
Oklahoma Hall of Fame Board Member Wes Milbourn presents a scholarship to Caitlyn Herkert of Oklahoma CountyElizabeth Sullivan and Chris Young of Oklahoma Christian University present a scholarship to Calin Gray of Logan County
Oklahoma Hall of Fame Board Member Wes Milbourn presents a scholarship to Christian Anaya of Oklahoma CountyOklahoma Hall of Fame Board Chair Jennifer Grigsby presents a scholarship to Christopher Moses of Cleveland County
Oklahoma Hall of Fame VP of Building Operations Bethan Deason presents a scholarship to Connor Flores of Comanche County
Oklahoma Hall of Fame Board Member Leslie Griffith Spurlock presents a scholarship to Dennis Degering of Garvin County
Oklahoma Hall of Fame VP of Strategic Communication Michelle Sopp presents a scholarship to Garryn Edwards of Caddo County
Oklahoma Hall of Fame VP of Building Operations Bethan Deason presents a scholarship to Graci Lockwood of Stephens County
Oklahoma Hall of Fame President & CEO Shannon L. Rich presents a scholarship to Graham Heidelbaugh of Dewey County
Oklahoma Hall of Fame President & CEO Shannon L. Rich presents a scholarship to Hudson Stockton of Beaver County
Oklahoma Hall of Fame Board Member Leslie Griffith Spurlock presents a scholarship to Ian Greenlee of Payne CountyOklahoma Hall of Fame VP of Building Operations Bethan Deason presents a scholarship to Jael Mann of Cleveland County
Oklahoma Hall of Fame VP of Strategic Communication Michelle Sopp presents a scholarship to Kashton Ferrier of Washington CountyElizabeth Sullivan and Chris Young of Oklahoma Christian University present a scholarship to Lydia Woolridge of Canadian County
Oklahoma Hall of Fame Board Chair Jennifer Grigsby presents a scholarship to Madelyn Gray of Pontotoc CountyOklahoma Hall of Fame VP of Strategic Communication Michelle Sopp presents a scholarship to Marissa Trigg of Tulsa County
Oklahoma Hall of Fame VP of Building Operations Bethan Deason presents a scholarship to Marysabel Saravia of Oklahoma CountyOklahoma Hall of Fame Board Member Leslie Griffith Spurlock presents a scholarship to Mathew Parramore of Dewey County
Oklahoma Hall of Fame Board Member Leslie Griffith Spurlock presents a scholarship to Mattison White of Lincoln CountyOklahoma Hall of Fame Manager of Program Outreach Jorge Chavez presents a scholarship to Micah Murray of Canadian County
Dr. Taler Alexander of Southwestern Oklahoma State University presents a scholarship to Natalie Spencer of Dewey CountyOklahoma Hall of Fame VP of Strategic Communication Michelle Sopp presents a scholarship to Nevaeh Grant of Dewey County
Oklahoma Hall of Fame Board Chair Jennifer Grigsby presents a scholarship to Piper Byrd of Canadian CountyOklahoma Hall of Fame President & CEO Shannon L. Rich presents a scholarship to Presley Squires of Kingfisher County
Oklahoma Hall of Fame Board Member Wes Milbourn presents a scholarship to Ryan Sanders of Stephens CountyOklahoma Hall of Fame Staff Members Mattie Barlow and Jessica Zimmerman present a scholarship to Rylann O'Bannion of Washington County
Oklahoma Hall of Fame Board Chair Jennifer Grigsby presents a scholarship to Sadie Hockersmith of Carter CountyOklahoma Hall of Fame President & CEO Shannon L. Rich presents a scholarship to Tanner Theesen of Kiowa County
Oklahoma Hall of Fame President & CEO Shannon L. Rich presents a scholarship to Tayla Hulet of Payne CountyDr. Taler Alexander of Southwestern Oklahoma State University presents a scholarship to Trapper Martin of Kiowa County
Oklahoma Hall of Fame VP of Building Operations Bethan Deason presents a scholarship to Violet Bitseedy of Caddo CountyElizabeth Sullivan and Chris Young of Oklahoma Christian University present a scholarship to William Blaze King of Tulsa County
Oklahoma Hall of Fame President & CEO Shannon L. Rich presents a scholarship to Wyatt LeClaire of Oklahoma CountyOklahoma Hall of Fame Board Member Leslie Griffith Spurlock presents a scholarship to Zoey Farris of Cherokee County

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