Hall of Fame Inductee
Roberta Scott Hamilton
- Civic Leadership
- Inducted 2015
Former Miss Tulsa who lost a leg to cancer in 1964 and built a career advocating for people with disabilities worldwide.
Recently Retired Public Information Officer of the Indian Capital Technology Center, Roberta Scott Hamilton demonstrated that adversity is an opportunity when she lost her leg to cancer in 1964. The former Miss Tulsa and second runner-up in the Miss Oklahoma Beauty Pageant of 1961, did not let that stop her. Continuing to live a full and active life, Roberta’s audience now embraced people with disabilities throughout the world.
Some of the most notable awards include La Sertoma International Woman of the Year, USO Service Award, Arkansas/Oklahoma Handicapped Professional Woman of the Year, Tulsa Community Service Award, National Finalist, U.S. Handicapped Professional Woman of the Year, 2005 Jefferson Award for Community Service, 2007 National Friend of Career and Technical Equity Education Council Award. She has been listed in Outstanding Young Women of America, Personalities of the South, National Register of Prominent Americans, Who’s Who of Women of the International Biographical Association.
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