Henry Bellmon

About Henry Bellmon

Farmer, Statesman, Conservationist

Born in Tonkawa in 1921, Henry Bellmon was one of 13 children. He grew up in rural Oklahoma and attended OSU (then Oklahoma A&M) during the Depression, and worked his way through college by doing odd jobs.

He joined the Marines in 1941…

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Henry Bellmon
Awards Gala

Project Summary

Sustainable Tulsa and the Tulsa Southside Rotary have joined together to create the inaugural Henry Bellmon Sustainability Awards Gala.

Our mission is to raise awareness and reward those people…

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Sponsor the Awards

The Sustainability Awards needs your help

If you’re interested in sponsoring the event, boy is this the right place for you. We’ve got all kinds of different levels of sponsorship available.

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Helping communities to grow

Bellmon Beneficiaries

Proceeds from the Gala will be split 80% to Sustainable Tulsa and 20% to Tulsa Southside Rotary Foundation.

Sustainable Tulsa

Half of their share will be used to grow their organizations mission of educating the general public about the benefits of sustainable development. The current staff consists of one part time employee.

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Tulsa World Features Bellmon Awards

Woo-hoo! On June 4th 2010, the Tulsa World featured this press release about us:

New awards will celebrate Earth-friendly practices

By ROBERT EVATT World Staff Writer
Published: 6/4/2010 2:20 AM
Last Modified: 6/4/2010 5:19 AM

Those who incorporate sustainable, Earth-friendly practices in their work and lives now have the chance to be celebrated for their efforts.

Sustainable Tulsa and Tulsa Southside Rotary have teamed up to create the Henry Bellmon Sustainability Awards, an event designed to raise awareness of what sustainable practices can be, said Corey Williams, director of Sustainable Tulsa.

“We want to raise the level of understanding of what sustainability is statewide,” she said.

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