Currently at the Memorial & Museum
National Trustee Named to
2011 Oklahoma Hall of Fame Class
May 17, 2011
Former first lady Cathy Keating, a member of the Oklahoma City National Memorial National Advisory Board, will join six other outstanding Oklahomans for induction into the 84th class of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame. This is the highest honor bestowed on an Oklahoman and is presented each year by the Oklahoma Heritage Association and the Gaylord-Pickens Museum.
Governor and Mrs. Keating had been in office just over 100 days when the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City was bombed. She organized and implemented the international prayer service. Her book, In Their Name, The Oklahoma City Bombing, was on the New York Times best seller list, with all proceeds going to Project Recovery. She has served on the Memorial and Museum board the past seven years. “She and Governor Keating guided this state through the worst of times in a way that is still admired today by so many they helped,” said Kari Watkins, Executive Director of the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum. “Cathy is a shining example of the core principles that make Oklahomans great; optimism, generosity perseverance, individualism and an amazing pioneer spirit.”
Our congratulations to Mrs. Keating and the other inductees including General Tommy Franks, Harold Hamm, Marques Haynes, Steve Malcolm, Elizabeth Warren and Roger Miller (honored posthumously).
Click Here to watch Frank and Cathy Keating give their insight from a state level in the Memorial Museum's Lessons Learned online multimedia exhibit.
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