Kansas Hall of Fame Inductees to be announced

The Kansas Hall of Fame at the Great Overland Station will announce the selections for the 2013 Class of Laureates of the Kansas Hall of Fame during a Press Conference at 1:00 pm, Tuesday, February 26, 2013, in the East Gallery of The Great Overland Station. The Great Overland Station is located at 701 N. Kansas Avenue, Topeka, Kansas.

All media and the public are invited to attend.

The 2013 honorees will be inducted into the Kansas Hall of Fame at the Annual Induction Ceremony on Friday, June 21, 2013.

The Kansas Hall of Fame was established at the Great Overland Station in 2011, commemorating the state's 150th birthday. Its mission is to recognize leaders, innovators, historical figures and interesting characters that make Kansas great.

"In its relatively short life," said spokesperson Beth Fager, "our state has made a disproportionate contribution in all areas of leadership - political, military, academic, entrepreneurial, and cultural. The Kansas Hall of Fame seeks to educate the public in this rich history and to perpetuate the qualities of perseverance, courage, and vision that have distinguished Kansans for generations."

The 2011 Kansas Hall of Fame Laureates are: President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Vice President Charles Curtis, Senator Robert Dole, General Richard Myers, Pizza Hut Founders Dan and Frank Carney, Amelia Earhart, and Marshal Matt Dillon as portrayed by James Arness.

The 2012 Kansas Hall of Fame Laureates are: Edward Asner, Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker, Alfred Mossman Landon, William Allen White, George Washington Carver, Cyrus K. Holliday, and The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway.