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Hall of Fame Members

The Ohio Oil and Gas Hall of Fame is a way to honor those who have made their own distinct contributions to the Ohio oil and gas industry.

The concept of the Ohio Oil and Gas Hall of Fame came as an idea from then Ohio Oil and Gas Association President Gene Brasel. In 1987, Brasel conveyed his ideas on honoring these industry veterans with the Political Action Committee. Committee members enthusiastically endorsed the idea by deciding to create the event as a function of their committee with the secondary goal of raising funds for their political activities.

Since 1987, 113 individuals have been inducted into the Ohio Oil and Gas Hall of Fame. The event has been held once every four years since 1994.

Ohio Oil and Gas Hall of Fame Members

Inducted - 1987
John F. Altier, Sr.
Harry Armstrong
W. B. "Red" Armstrong
Henry S. Belden, III
Charles H. Bell
Earl E. Bender
Carl Bowman
Frank A. B. Brendel, Sr.
Henry Cameron
Harold Coil
W. Guy Dugan
Don Ellis
Clyde Foraker, Sr.
Carl J. Hauck
Barton A. Holl
C. Frank Irvin
Kenneth M. Kew
John J. "Happy" Klise
Ira M. Korst
Richard C. McConnell
Earl Mossholder
Roy E. Proffitt
Herman B. Rogovy
J. E. "Jake" Schaefer
G. R. Schoonmaker
David Shafer
George G. Shearrow
W. E. "Woody" Shrider
Fred A. Smith
George R. Stocker
B. R. "Bob" Straker
J. C. "Hack" Wilson

Inducted - 1989
Charles E. Campbell
Edward N. Dean
Kenner "Jack" McConnell, Jr.
J. C. Morgan, I
James J. Morgan
W. H. Patten, Sr.
William R. Stewart
J. W. Straker
Herbert A. Titsch
Richard L. Vockel
V. J. Wilson
John C. Wright

Inducted - 1994
Alan A. Baker
Dow A. Bowman
R. Gene Brasel
Theodore A. DeBrosse
William F. Hill
Donald C. Hubbard
C. Robert Irvin
John C. Mason
Kenneth R. Miller
Jud Noble
Berman J. Shafer
Guy F. Sitler, Jr.
E. A. "Mike" Smith

Inducted - 1998
Wesley R. Baker
J.M. "Shady" Beatty
Marshall B. Belden, Sr.
David H. Bell
Dennis D. Blauser
G. N. "Jim" Brammer
Frank M. Dever
W. Kenneth Frost
Roy Galford
William W. Hortin
Wayne H. Hubbard
Jerald D. Huffman
Jay L. Hunt
Robert H. Hutcheson
Kirk A. Jordan
Carl J. Kinsey
H. C. "Henie" Lightner
Lester C. Lothes
Harold D. Miller
William L. Musselman
Clarence Obermiller
Graham R. Robb
Carl E. Smith
Don Vernau
Allen W. Yenne

Inducted - 2002
Leo Altier
Howard D. Atha
James O. Biehl
Phillip H. Brown
Charles E. Call
James H. Cameron
J. Richard Emens
Jack Fishburn
Jack B. Harnett
James E. Jasper
Alan W. Jones
Jerry D. Jordan
Harland F. Kinney
J.C. Morgan, II
Jerry C. Olds
Charles A. Orwig
R. Dean Smith
Robert A. Straker
John N. Teeple

Inducted - 2006
W. Jonathan Airey
Loyd R. Baskin
Henry S. "Chic" Belden, IV
Nancy Chiles Dix
Bud Koch
Gene E. Mapes, Sr.
C. Rand "Randy" Michaels
Pursie E. Pipes
Leo A. Schrider
D. Eric Smith
Danny W. Thompson
David A. Waldron