OKC public schools foundation names Wall of Fame honorees

The Foundation for Oklahoma City Public Schools announced Thursday it will recognize four people Nov. 2 at the organization’s 33rd annual Wall of Fame Humanitarian Awards dinner. The honorees will join 77 other alumni and community leaders who have been inducted since the Wall of Fame was created in 1985.

Dr. Lee and Sherry Beasley will be inducted together as one honoree. Both graduated from John Marshall High School. Lee Beasley has been an endodontist in Oklahoma City since 1977, and Sherry Beasley founded local interior design firm Interior Images Inc. after teaching fourth grade. Also to be inducted are: • Pete White, a Southeast High School graduate who served as Oklahoma City’s Ward 4 Councilman for 19 years.

• Thurman V. White Jr., valedictorian of Douglass High School’s class of 1968, who helped build and lead Progress Investment Management Co.

“These honorees serve as role models to the nearly 46,000 students in Oklahoma City Public Schools, illustrating how education can turn dreams into reality,” Mary Melon, foundation president and CEO, said in the announcement. “Lee, Sherry, Pete and Thurman are a testament to the strength of public education. They demonstrate the lasting value of investing in our students.”

The event will include a reception at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. at the Embassy Suites Oklahoma City Downtown/Medical Center. Paula Pretlow, a 2016 Wall of Fame honoree, and Brent Hensley, general manager of KOCO, are co-chairs for the event. For sponsorship information, contact debby@ okckids.com.