Henry G. Bennett Distinguished Service Award Winners

1970 1980 1990 2000

1969

• Frank Borman, Apollo 8 Astronaut
• James A. Lovell, Jr., Apollo 8 Astronaut
• William A. Anders, Apollo 8 Astronaut

1970

• His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie
• Dr. Oliver S. Willham, President Emeritus, Oklahoma State University
• Dr. George Gant, Ford Foundation representative

1971

• The Honorable Carl Albert, Former Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives

1972

• Mr. Paul Miller, President, Gannett Company, Inc.
• Mr. Walker Stone, President, Scripps-Howard Foundation
• Mr. M. B. "Bud" Seretean, President, Coronet Industries

1973

• Mr. E. K. Gaylord, President and Publisher, Oklahoma Publishing Company
• Mr. Stanley Draper, Retired Executive Officer, Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce
• Mr. James E. Webb, Former Administrator, NASA

1974

• Mr. Dean A. McGee, Retired Chief Executive Officer, Kerr-McGee Company
• Mr. Jenkin Lloyd Jones, Editor and Publisher, Tulsa Tribune
• Mr. William T. Payne, Chairman of the Board, Big Chief Drilling Company, Former member, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education

1975

• The Honorable Henry Bellmon, Former Governor, State of Oklahoma, Former United States Senator
• Mr. Mike Wright, Chairman of the Board, Exxon Corporation
• Mr. Raymond A. Young, Chairman of the Board, TG&Y Stores

1976

• The Honorable Raymond Gary, Former Governor, State of Oklahoma
• Dr. Angie Debo, Author, Former Director of the Federal Writers Project of Oklahoma
• Mr. W. D. "Jim" Finney, Former Member, OSU Board of Regents

1977

• No award presented

1978

• Mr. Earl Russell, Original Member, OSU Board of Regents, Rancher, Cattleman

1979

• Dr. Lela O'Toole, Dean Emeritus, OSU Division of Home Economics

1970 1980 1990 2000

1980

• Dr. E. T. Dunlap, Former Chancellor, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
• Dr. Melvin D. Jones, Oklahoma Philanthropist
• Judge Juanita Kidd Stout, Judge of the Common Pleas Court, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1981

• Mr. F. M. "Pete" Bartlett, Tulsa executive and philanthropist
• Dr. M. R. Lohmann, Dean Emeritus, OSU College of Engineering

1982

• Mr. Henry Payne Iba, Former OSU Basketball Coach and Athletic Director
• Mr. Fred Merrifield, Oklahoma Agriculture Leader
• Dr. Francis Tuttle, Former Director, Oklahoma Department of Vocational-Technical Education

1983

• Mr. Ferdie J. Deering, Editorial Writer, Agri-business Columnist
• Mr. T. Boone Pickens, Jr., Industrialist and Philanthropist

1984

• Mr. Armon H. Bost, Entrepreneur and Civic Leader
• Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, Nobel Prize-winning Agricultural Researcher
• Mr. Edward C. Joullian III, Industrialist and Civic Leader

1985

• Dr. Robert W. MacVicar, Former President, Oregon State University
• Mr. John S. Zink, Industrialist and Civic Leader

1986

• Mrs. Margaret Edsel Fitch, Home Economist

1987

• Mr. Paul Harvey, Broadcaster, Author, Columnist
• Dr. Duck-Woo Nam, Former Prime Minister, Korea

1988

• Dr. Robert B. Kamm, Former President and Professor Emeritus, Oklahoma State University
• Mr. Allie P. Reynolds, Businessman, Civic Leader, Renowned Sports Personality

1989

• Mrs. Helen L. "Pat" Bartlett, Humanitarian and Philanthropist
• Mr. H. C. "Ladd" Hitch, Former Member, OSU Board of Regents
• The Honorable Wes Watkins, U.S. Congressman, Oklahoma

1970 1980 1990 2000

1990

• Mr. H. F. Donnelley, Educational and Youth Service Pioneer, Community Leader
• Chief Wilma P. Mankiller, Princial Chief, Cherokee Nation

1991

• Mr. Jimmie H. Baker, Director and Producer, Americal Broadcasting Company
• The Honorable David Boren, U.S. Senator, Oklahoma

1992

• Mr. John E. Kirkpatrick, Owner, Kirkpatrick Oil Company
• Mr. Frank A. McPherson, Chairman and CEO, Kerr-McGee Corporation

1993

• Mr. James R. Bellatti, Publisher and Editor, Stillwater News-Press
• Mr. Edwin G. Malzahn, President and CEO, Charles Machine Works, Inc.
• Mrs. Sue Taylor, Humanitarian

1994

• Dr. Lawrence L. Boger, Emeritus President, Oklahoma State University
• Dr. James H. Boggs, Emeritus Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research, OSU
• Senator Bernice Shedrick, State Senator, Oklahoma

1995

• The Honorable Don Nickles, U.S. Senator, Oklahoma

1996

• W. W. Allen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Phillips Petroleum Company
• William S. Atherton, Business Executive, Prominent Civic Leader, Humanitarian

1997

• Dr. Henry R. Ponder, Chief Executive Officer and President of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education

1998

• James E. Barnes, Businessman and Humanitarian
• Lloyd Noble, Oil Producer and Philanthropist

1999

• Dr. Richard W. Poole, Emeritus Vice President of University Relations and Dean of the College of Business Administration, Oklahoma State University

1970 1980 1990 2000

2000

• W. Allan and Dorris Goodbary, Retired Executives, United States Department of State

2001

• Peggy V. and W.H. Helmerich, III, Tulsa Philanthropists and Civic Leaders

2002

• Charles Watson Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Houston-based Dynegy Inc.

2003-2007

• No award presented

1970 1980 1990 2000