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.

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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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Lisa Sorrell

Woman wearing a light gray cowboy hat and embroidered denim shirt, smiling with arms crossed against a plain white background.

Cheryl Cody

Smiling older man in a white cowboy hat and purple shirt leaning on a railing outside a brick storefront with neon signage.

Lavonna “Shorty” Koger

A smiling woman in a cowboy hat and blue shirt stands beside a brown horse in an indoor arena, her hand gently holding the horses bridle.

Mary Burger

Portrait of an elderly woman with short reddish hair and glasses, wearing a brown knit scarf and orange sweater, arms crossed in a studio setting.

Jacquelin Smith McEntire

Smiling red-haired woman in a black top with chain-strap details, posed against a gray studio background.

Reba McEntire

Smiling woman in a button-down shirt standing beside a white horse in a stable setting.

Shirley Lucas Jauregui

Woman in a vintage outfit wearing a wide-brimmed hat points a pistol directly at the camera, aiming with intent.

Mary “May” Emma Manning Lillie

Vintage photo of a smiling woman in a Western costume, wide-brimmed hat, scarf, fringe sash, and tall boots with decorative tops, one foot resting on a small table.

Pauline Nesbitt

Woman wearing a beige cowboy hat and a tan floral shirt with heart patches, against a neutral backdrop (portrait).

Kay Whittaker Young

Cowgirl wearing a beige hat and vest rides a brown horse in a cattle pen.

Terry Stuart Forst

Smiling woman wearing a cowboy hat and glasses, with braided hair, in a western-style outfit.

Rebecca Tyler Lockhart

Black-and-white photo of a bareback rider on a bucking horse, dust rising as they race across a sandy beach.

Nancy Bragg Witmer

Rider in a turquoise shirt and white hat guides a horse around a white barrel in a dusty rodeo arena (barrel racing).

Florence Youree

Portrait of a middle-aged woman with dark hair wearing a blazer and a beaded necklace, seated indoors.

Wilma Mankiller

Black-and-white portrait of a smiling woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat and satin blouse, posed seated with one hand resting on her knee.

Florence Hughes Randolph

Cowgirl in a wide-brim hat riding a bucking bronc during a rodeo, horse mid-air and hooves kicked up on a dirt arena.

Vaughn Krieg Huskey

Vintage sepia photo of a woman in a fringed Western dress and wide-brim hat, sitting on grass in an open field.

Mildred Douglas Chrisman

Smiling woman in a cowboy hat and leather vest coils a rope outdoors.

Betty Gayle Cooper Ratliff

Smiling elderly woman with short curly hair and glasses, wearing a pearl necklace and white blouse.

Angie Debo, Ph.D.

Rider atop a four-horse sulky team leading a race, with cheering crowd in the background.

Wilma Standard Tate

Smiling woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a western-style blouse with decorative lacing.

Vivian White

Cowboy on a bucking horse in an arena, rider raised arm while the horse rears, dusty ground and fencing in the background

Alice Adams Holden

Older woman in a plaid dress sits in her studio, painting a horse on a canvas propped on an easel, with a painter's palette nearby.

Augusta Metcalfe

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.