Give a Gift: Honor Outstanding Mentors
An Outstanding Mentors Plaque has been placed in the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame.
The plaque consists of 60 individual brass plates to recognize and honor special people who have helped one achieve success along life's journey.
List of Selected Outstanding Mentors
| Thurman J. White "Thanks for the Hall" Clinton Anderson | Warren P. Rucker "A Fountain of Knowledge" Dian Stoskopf | George Hyatt, Jr. "Visionary Leader, Role Model" Edgar Boone |
| James P. Pappas "Dynamic, Innovative Leader" Nina Barbee | William (Andy) Edmundson "Exemplar and Friend" Warren Rucker | William Dallas Herring "Devotion to Lifelong Education" Edgar Boone |
| Edgar Boone "Excellence in Adult Education" Daniel D. Godfrey, Sr. | Edgar Boone "For His Remarkable Leadership" John Peters | Roger Hiemstra "Teacher Mentor Friend" Ralph Brockett |
| J. Willard Williams "My Guiding Light" Dian Stoskopf | Max Raines "Professor of Higher Education" Gunder Myran | J. Keith Foster "Who Encouraged so Many of Us" Roger K. Morris |
| Myron Johnsrud "Modeling Creative Risk-Taking" Janet Poley | C. Diane Bishop "A Champion for Adult Education" Gary A. Eyre | Russell Kleis |
| L. Dian Stoskopf "A Steadfast Role Model" Paula Harbecke | Edgar Boone "Innovator, Leader and Friend" Richard Liles | John A. Henschke "Chaired 45 Dissertations" The Henschke Family |
| Clinton Anderson "For Showing Me the Way" Dian Stoskopf | Carl E. Kemmerly, Jr. "Dynamic Leader and Mentor" Edgar Boone | Tilton Davis, Jr. "A True Believer! " Clinton Anderson |
| A. Frank Mayadas "Quality Online Learning" Janet Poley | Robert Crothers Clark "Visionary, Intellectual Giant" Edgar Boone | Janet Poley “Decades of Leadership” Dan Godfrey |
| Joseph J. Arden "A Selfless Leader" Paula Harbecke | Thurman White “Always Encouraging” Wendell Smith | Kathryn G. Frost “My hero, friend & great leader” Dian Stoskopf |
| Edgar Boone “Dedicated to the Profession” Wendell Smith |
Process:
A plate can be purchased by sending a $200.00 contribution made payable to:
University of Oklahoma Foundation
Addressed to:
University of Oklahoma OUTREACH
International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame
c/o Nina Barbee
1700 Asp Ave.
Norman, Oklahoma 73072
Please call (405) 325-3599 for credit card payments.
Email: nbarbee@acheinc.org
- Any member of the Hall of Fame or a spouse or friend of a member of the Hall can purchase a plate.
- The OU Foundation will send a receipt to the donor.
- Individuals can purchase more than one brass plate (multiple honorees).
- There is sufficient physical space in the Thurman White Forum Building for more than one Mentors Plaque.
- When acquiring the plate, the purchaser can designate a short inscription for the plate. The inscription should contain the name of person or organization who is being recognized, honored and/or remembered; a very brief phrase of honor (maximum 30 characters including spaces), followed by the name of the donor.
- OU staff will ensure that the engraving appears in a standard font and will be added to the Mentors Plaque in a timely manner.
- Nina Barbee will send each donor a thank you card.
Please include an address for your mentor or their family members if they are deceased. OU staff will send letters of recognition and a photo of the plaque.