Success: 15th Annual Educator Hall of Fame
The fifteenth annual Educator Hall of Fame was held on April 3, 2025 at the Bartlesville Community Center from 4-5:30pm. It was a success if we do say so ourselves! We recognized four outstanding educators: Cheryl Fentress, Jane Sears, Cheryl Lansdown, and Bettye Jane Johnson (legacy inductee); had almost 300 guests in attendance, and had 100% participation in giving at the event.
We greatly appreciate everyone who came out to support these legendary educators. We are grateful the following sponsors:
Event Sponsor: Truity Education Foundation
Grant Sponsor: ConocoPhillips
Inductee Sponsors: Diversified Systems Resources; Phillips 66; and Thad and Andrea Satterfield
School Board/Administration Sponsors: Gateway First Bank; Oklahoma Wesleyan University; Truity Credit Union
School Table Sponsors: School Table Sponsors: Jim Moore – State Farm, Doenges Toyota, Ford and Vanessa Drummond, Arvest Bank, Earl and Jane Sears, Bill Beierschmitt, Public Service Company of Oklahoma, The Keleher Family, Brian and Biny Coordsen, Truity Credit Union, Skyway Honda, Loren Roszel and Alison Bryant, Gorman Management Company, PEAK, Bob and Meredith Fraser and Musselman Abstract Company, Mark and Debbie Haskell, BancFirst, Alexander and Kaitlyn Johnson
Retired Educators Table: Senator Julie Daniels, Representative John B. Kane, and Representative Judd Strom
Honor Roll Sponsors: Marty and Kim Schoenthaler; The Daytrippers; and Dan and Marilyn Blackburn
The Educator Hall of Fame seeks to recognize outstanding former Bartlesville Public Schools District educators who made a positive impact on students and the Bartlesville community.
Know someone who is not already in our Educator Hall of Fame but should be?
We have an ongoing nomination process for future inductees:
If you know of a former Bartlesville Public Schools District educator who you feel deserves to be a member of the BPSF Educator Hall of Fame, you are encouraged to nominate that person for this prestigious honor using the online form below.
If you know of a former Bartlesville Public Schools District educator who you feel deserves to be a member of the BPSF Educator Hall of Fame, you are encouraged to nominate that person for this prestigious honor using the online form below.
The Educator Hall of Fame seeks to recognize outstanding former Bartlesville Public Schools District educators who made a positive impact on students and the Bartlesville community.
Know someone who is not already in our Educator Hall of Fame but should be?
We have an ongoing nomination process for future inductees:
If you know of a former Bartlesville Public Schools District educator who you feel deserves to be a member of the BPSF Educator Hall of Fame, you are encouraged to nominate that person for this prestigious honor using the online form below.
If you know of a former Bartlesville Public Schools District educator who you feel deserves to be a member of the BPSF Educator Hall of Fame, you are encouraged to nominate that person for this prestigious honor using the online form below.
The deadline to submit all nominations is October 19 the fall before our spring HOF event.
If you are unable to complete the form online you may print, complete and deliver this Nomination Form to the Education Service Center at 1100 SW Jennings, Bartlesville OK 74003. We accept nominations year-round. If you do not know all requested info, just indicate “unknown.” Nominations submitted by October 19th will be considered for following year’s class (i.e. Nominations for the Class of 2024 (inducted at the event in the spring of 2024), must be submitted by October 19, 2023):
Please contact the Foundation’s executive director, Blair Ellis at 918-336-8600 ext 3523 with any questions.