This one of-a-kind ceramic vase filled with flowers was on a table for the Wall of Fame reception. It and many others were designed by students from Southeast High School. (Photos by Helen Ford Wallace).

Past Wall of Fame award winners met with the current class of award winners, Rand Elliott, Erik Logan Toppenberg, Aubrey McClendon and Larkin Warner, for a champagne reception and reunion at the Oklahoma History Center the night before the Wall of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony.

Lori M. Dickinson, Executive Director of the Foundation for Oklahoma City Public Schools, welcomed guests and made introductions. Helen Sullivan, Wall of Fame Dinner Chairman, talked about the honorees.

Honorees received corsages and boutonnieres to identify them. Lovely and fun ceramic vases of flowers decorated the tables. Students from Southeast High School designed them. Colorful cocktail napkins were precious sayings from elementary school students. One was “I want to be a fire girl. I am going to help people get out when there is a fire,” from Zanayra, Kindergartener, Heronville Elementary.

Lori Dickinson, Will Bruder, Louise Roman and Rand Elliott were at the reception at the Oklahoma History Center. Dickinson is Public School Foundation executive director and Elliott was an honoree.

Among the honorees were Erik Logan Toppenberg, Larkin Warner and Rand Elliott. (Aubrey McClendon, another honoree, could not attend the reception.)

Drew Dugan, Jean Warner, Larkin Warner, Wendell Long and Shirlee Sullins enjoy the party.

James Pickel and Joan Gilmore talk at the party.

Christy Watson greets Jim and Bette MacKellar.

Honorees were presented this pretty corsage. ( Since I was a past honoree, I received one of these. And just for the record, this was a lovely, friendly party. Party planners were happy to see or meet you and everyone there felt very welcome. Thank you for a wonderful time!)

Jim C. Clark                                  Anthony L. Watson                A. Max Weitzenhoffer jr.

Three new members will be inducted into the  Foundation for Oklahoma City Public Schools’ Wall of Fame.  The ceremony is October 21st at the Skirvin Hotel.

Honorees are

• Jim C. Clark ( Cleveland Elementary, Taft Junior High, Northwest Classen High School): Chairman of B.C. Clark Jewelers
• Anthony L. Watson ( Dunbar Elementary, F.D. Moon Junior High, Douglass High School): Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EmblemHealth, Inc.
• A. Max Weitzenhoffer jr. (Edgemere Elementary and Nichols Hills Elementary): Tony Award-winning playwright, author of “The Will Rogers Follies” and “Dracula”

BLACK TIE EVENT

Jim Daniel             Bob Barry          Cliff Hudson

Three men were selected to be the 2009 inductees for the Wall of Fame set for Oct. 22 at the Skirvin Hilton Hotel. They are Jim Daniel, Bob Barry Sr. and Cliff Hudson.

Proceeds from the Wall of Fame goes to programs supported by the Oklahoma City Public School Foundation and benefits students and educators in the public school system.

Barry, former local television sports director, and in his 32nd year as the voice of Sooner Football and Basketball,  will be introduced by Linda Cavanaugh; Daniel, local banker and major civic leader, will be introduced by Dr. Tom Eliff, and Hudson,  Sonic Corp. chairman, and local community leader, will be introduced by Jim Tolbert.

All of the men attended Oklahoma City public schools.