Stacey Oakley: Ecosystem Builder in Action

If you are in the Ada area and don’t know Stacey Oakley, chances are high that you know somebody who does. Though Oakley has been a part of both the Ada and Latta school systems, she is an institution unto herself, leaving a mark everywhere she goes and enhancing the lives of everyone she meets. As an educator of 38 years, Oakley has had a lasting impact on the community. While she has made many contributions, perhaps most significant is her emphasis on entrepreneurship within her classes and extracurricular activities.

Mythbuster: The ONLY notable person from ADA, OK is Blake Shelton.

MYTH. BUSTED. Other notable people from Ada:

• Bill Anoatubby - Governor of the Chickasaw Nation since 1987.
• Vaughn Ary – Staff Judge Advocate to the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps.
• Nick Blackburn – former Minnesota Twins starting pitcher.
• Harry Brecheen – former Major League Baseball All Star pitcher; graduated from Ada High School; buried at Ada's Rosedale Cemetery.
• Orel Busby, attorney, lived in Ada from 1912 until appointed Associate Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court; returned to Ada after retiring from the court in 1937.
• Jeff Carpenter, musician and songwriter with the Native American orchestral rock band Injunuity.
• Dan Cody – Baltimore Ravens linebacker; born in Ada.
• Johnson T. Crawford –Nuremburg trial judge.
• John Daversa – Grammy Award-winning jazz trumpeter, composer/arranger, bandleader, and educator.
• Denver Davison – attorney, lived in Ada from 1927 until appointed Associate Justice of Oklahoma Supreme Court in 1937; returned to Ada after retiring from the court in 1958.
• Taylor "Tae" Dye – member of the country duo Maddie and Tae.
• Douglas Edwards – first television network anchor.
• Josh Fields – former Major League Baseball infielder; born in Ada.
• Mark Gastineau – National Football League star, ECU graduate.
• Monte Hale – Western-genre film star; born in Ada.
• Johnny Hendricks – UFC Welterweight Champion.
• Anthony Armstrong Jones – country music singer.
• David West Keirsey (1921–2013) – psychologist, developed the Keirsey Temperament Sorter; born in Ada.
• Robert S. Kerr – former Oklahoma Governor and long-time U.S. Senator; born in Ada.
• Don Owen – Louisiana news anchor and politician, worked in radio in Ada early in his career.
• Louise S. Robbins – Wisconsin Librarian of the Year (2001); named one of Oklahoma's 100 Library Legends; director of the School of Library & Information Studies at Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison; author of 2 award-winning books; longtime Ada resident and first woman city council member and mayor.
• Oral Roberts – evangelist, founder of Oral Roberts University; born near Ada.
• Blaine Saunders – actress, The Middle.
• Blake Shelton– country music singer with multiple #1 hit songs, coach on The Voice.
• Jeremy Shockey – former NFL tight end; born and grew up in Ada.
• Leon Polk Smith – abstract artist known for his work with geometric painting; graduate of East Central University.
• Jerry Walker – Major League pitcher and front office executive.

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