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Helen Cravatt James, who passed away in Oct. 1991, was honored posthumously for her work helping those with alcohol and drug addictions. She helped establish, and later managed, the Kullihoma Alcohol/Drug Treatment Center.

In 1963 Overton James was appointed the 27th Governor of the Chickasaw Nation, the youngest ever to hold that position.

James A. Jennings was born in Wynnewood, Oklahoma in 1920. His life was one that left him remembered as a jurist, scholar, and historian who preserved and recorded the proud history of the Chickasaws.

Douglas Hancock Johnston was born October 13, 1856 in the Choctaw Nation in Indian Territory.

Elba "Cutchie" Johnston is honored for her tireless efforts in serving the Chickasaw people and preserving the Chickasaw culture and history.

Kenneth Lance, born March 4, 1928, in Earlsboro, Oklahoma, traveled the world as a trick roper, rodeo promoter, and all-around cowboy.

Mike Larsen, a world renowned artist, has brought honor to the history and culture of the Chickasaw Nation through much of his artwork.

The late Overton “Sobe” Love distinguished himself as a Pickens District judge and was the Chickasaw representative to Congress during the William L. Byrd Administration.