LECTURESHIPSConstitution AwardEach fall since 1987, Rogers State University has presented the Constitution Award to a distinguished Oklahoman who has demonstrated a strong commitment to the principles of the United States Constitution through his or her life’s work. The recipient of this distinguished award, which is well recognized and regarded across Oklahoma, is typically a lifelong public servant who has diligently guarded the principles of the U.S. Constitution and advanced the well-being of the state through public service. Board of Governors
Honorees2011: The Honorable Joseph W. Morris 2010: Senior Judge Stephanie K. Seymour 2009: Chief Judge Robert Henry 2008: Governor Frank Keating 2007: Anthony M. “Tony” Massad 2006: The Honorable Lee R. West 2005: Governor George Nigh 2004: The Honorable Charles R. Ford 2004: The Honorable Penny Williams 2003: G. T. Blankenship 2002: The Honorable Thomas R. Brett 2001: Alex Adwan 1999: Admiral William J. Crowe, Jr. 1998: The Honorable Hannah Diggs Atkins, former Secretary of State and Secretary of Human Services 1997: The Honorable David L. Boren, President of The University of Oklahoma, former U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, and former Governor of the State of Oklahoma 1996: The Honorable Marian P. Opala, Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court and former Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court 1995: Patience Latting, Former Mayor of Oklahoma City 1994: Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher, Attorney, Educator, and Civil Rights Leader 1993: The Honorable Henry Bellmon, Former U.S. Senator from Oklahoma and former Governor of the State of Oklahoma 1992: Jenkin Lloyd Jones, Publisher Emeritus of the Tulsa Tribune 1991: The Honorable William J. Holloway, Jr., Senior Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit 1990: The Honorable Carl Albert, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives 1989: Ross O. Swimmer, Director of the Office of Indian Trust Transition, Office of the Secretary of the Interior; former Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs for the Department of the Interior; and former Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation 1988: The Honorable Fred Daugherty, Senior U.S. District Judge for the Western,Northern, and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma 1987: The Honorable Lyle Boren, Former U.S. Congressman |