May 2026 – MoH

Elliot Gordon

Elliott Gordon is a Claremore High School 1964 Claremore High School graduate and a 4 year letterman in football. He attended Northeaster State University and graduated in 1969. Elliott served our country in the United States Air Force. He has been very active in the Bass Angler Sportsman Society,…

Andy Payne

Transcontinental Footrace winner and Secretary of the Oklahoma Supreme Court Biography Andrew Hartley "Andy" Payne (1907–1977) was a renowned Cherokee Nation member and farmer from Foyil, Oklahoma, who achieved national fame by winning the 1928 International Trans-Continental Footrace, popularly known as the "Bunion Derby". At…

Ed Vierheller

Claremore Junior High Football Coach and Oklahoma History Teacher Biography In 1960, fresh from graduating Western College of Auctioneering, Mr. Ed founded what would become one of Oklahoma’s most trusted and respected auction companies. That same year, he conducted his very first sale—marking the beginning of…

KEITH AUSTIN

Former Cherokee Nation district councilman and local Cherokee Historian Biography Keith Austin is a lifelong resident of Rogers County. He and his wife Pam chose to raise their kids in Rogers County. Today they are blessed with five grandchildren. After a successful career in business,…