Hall of Fame Honorees - National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame

MUSEUM UPDATES: The Cowgirl will have delayed opening Sunday, September 20, at 2 p.m. due to a private event.

Mark your calendar for the opening of the museum expansion November 7 at 10 a.m. for members and 12 p.m. to the public.

Click here to see what’s coming as the Cowgirl continues is exciting expansion! Click here to join for early access.

National Cowgirl

The artists, ranchers, rodeo champions, activists, and trailblazers who shape the West.

2026 Honorees

Cherie DeVaux

Laura Kraut

Kenda Lenseigne

A woman in a white blouse and a black skirt with white designs stands smiling by a window, resting one hand on her hip in a stylish, modern room with yellow seating and decorative pillows.

Lela Rose

Lisa Sorrell

Dr. Mary Edwards Walker

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Kenda Lenseigne

An older man in a black cowboy hat and jacket stands next to a tan horse, holding its reins. The sky is cloudy and gray.

Sarahmarge “Wink” Crigler

Smiling woman in a white button-up shirt, black jeans, and a large western belt buckle, wearing a black cowboy hat in a rustic wooden setting

Sherry Cervi

Smiling woman in a blue shirt standing beside a brown horse wearing a saddle in a stable.

Marilyn Williams Harris

Person lying on the ground in a striped shirt, smiling and waving, as a large dog cuddles against them and rests its head on their arm.

Eloise “Fox Hastings” Wilson

Smiling woman in a white shirt standing beside a brown horse with a blue halter in a rustic outdoor setting.

Deborah Copenhaver Fellows

19th-century woman in a long white dress with a feathered hat, standing beside a wooden railing against a studio backdrop.

Nellie Cashman

Portrait of a smiling older woman in a royal blue dress, standing in a wood-paneled room with books nearby.

Sandra Day O’Connor

Smiling elderly woman in a wide-brimmed hat with a beaded band, wearing a black turtleneck.

Louise Serpa

Elderly woman wearing a cowboy hat and glasses sits in the driver's seat of a vintage pickup, smiling.

Eulalia “Sister” Bourne

Woman performing a trick ride, standing on a galloping horse with arms raised in an outdoor arena, wearing western-style attire.

Dorothy Satterfield

Black-and-white photo of a woman in a cowboy outfit spinning a lasso on a stage with a curtained backdrop.

Nancy Sheppard

Older woman with short curly hair and glasses, wearing a large statement necklace, seated outdoors with trees in the background.

Hildred Goodwine Phillips

Woman in a cowboy hat leaning on a wooden fence, holding a lariat outdoors on a ranch.

Stella Cox Hughes

Older man gently leans in to nuzzle two white horses through a green fence at a stable.

Anne Stradling

Rider balancing on a rearing horse with arms raised during a rodeo performance.

Juanita Hackett Howell

Portrait of an elderly woman with short, wavy hair, wearing a light blazer over a dark blouse, indoors.

Doris Seibold

Older woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat and buttoned jacket standing outdoors near a rustic building.

Nel Sweeten Cooper

Studio portrait of a smiling middle-aged woman with short dark hair and earrings.

Betty Kruse Accomazzo

Black-and-white portrait of a smiling woman wearing a wide-brim hat and satin blouse with a ribbon tie.

Margie Greenough Henson

Smiling woman in a huge wide-brim hat and satin blouse, wearing vintage 1930s–40s fashion.

Alice Greenough Orr

A porcelain figurine of a girl in a lavender dress hugging the neck of a white horse with gold-trimmed tack, set against a light blue glittery background.