Hall of Fame Honorees - National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame - Page 7

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

Filter

US - Oklahoma

Black-and-white photo of a cowboy on a horse turning around a barrel at a rodeo arena, with spectators in the stands behind.

Marlene Eddleman McRae

Smiling older woman in a cowboy hat with a camera hanging from her neck, outdoors in a natural setting.

Barbara Van Cleve

Smiling woman in fringed dress and white boots, leaning on a hat while one foot rests on a barrel labeled 'PATS'.

Patsy Cline

Portrait of a smiling woman wearing a tan suede fringe jacket and black blouse, standing indoors with a painting in the background.

Margaret Formby

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

Wilma Mankiller

Woman in fringed Western dress and wide-brim hat rides a horse in a street parade; other riders and bunting visible in the background.

Mattie Goff Newcombe

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

Older man wearing a tan shirt and hat riding a brown horse along a dirt path with green vegetation and straw bales in the background.

Gertrude Maxwell

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

Dorothy Satterfield

Person wearing a red cowboy hat, red polka-dot shirt, and floral chaps leaning on a railing at a rodeo arena.

Jan Youren

Cowboy on a bucking horse performing in a rodeo arena as a crowded stands watches.

Charmayne James

Person standing beside a saddled brown horse near a lake with trees and mountains in the background.

Sheila Kirkpatrick

Woman wearing a white cowboy hat and light jacket stands beside a dark horse, looking at it while holding its reins at a rodeo or show.

Jimmie Gibbs-Munroe

Elderly woman in a white cowboy hat rests her head on her hand, smiling softly beside a weathered wooden door.

Hallie Stillwell

Woman riding a horse in a western-style outfit, raising her arm as the horse rears on a field (black-and-white vintage photo).

Mabel Strickland Woodward

Vintage studio portrait of a young woman with short curled hair, wearing a white off-shoulder dress and a pearl necklace.

Nellie Snyder Yost

Close-up of a man's face in a faded sepia photograph, showing eyes, nose and mustache, cropped to the left side of the frame.

Mary Ann “Molly” Goodnight

Female rodeo rider on a bucking horse, mid-air as dust rises, with spectators in hats watching from the stands.

Jonnie Jonckowski

Black-and-white photo of a woman sitting on a wooden railing outdoors, wearing a white blouse and dark skirt with a jacket draped over her shoulders, hillside behind her.

Georgia O’Keeffe

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

Nancy Sheppard

Smiling elderly woman with short curly hair, wearing beaded necklaces, sits at a table indoors.

Elsa Spear Byron

Smiling woman in a white cowboy hat and red fringed Western shirt with a name patch reading Connie.

Shelly Burmeister Mowery

Portrait of a smiling woman in a white cowboy hat and yellow western shirt, tied scarf, posed against a dark backdrop.

Betty Sims Solt

Line of white horses and ponies tethered in a row beside a fence with a handler in the center, outdoors.

Ruth Thompson

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.