Who should join Nebraska Hall of Fame? Nominees include Malcolm X, Grover Cleveland Alexander
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – Members of the public are invited to attend a series of public hearings on the next Nebraska Hall of Fame inductee.
Eight late Nebraskans have been nominated for the honor. They include:
- Grover Cleveland Alexander, major league pitcher and Baseball Hall of Famer from Elba
- Elzada Urseba Clover, Auburn botanist credited as the first to catalog plant life in the Grand Canyon
- Howard Hanson, famed classical music composer and Pulitzer Prize winner from Wahoo
- Emma Louise Pound, University of Nebraska-Lincoln English professor and athlete with a love for linguistics
- Calvin Chapman, former mayor of Nebraska City and Underground Railroad figure
- Malcolm X, Omaha native and 1960s civil rights advocate
- Ernst H. Herminghaus, Lincoln landscaping architect credited for designing Pioneers Park
- The Rev. Hiram Hisanori Kano, Sainted Episcopalian priest who shared the gospel while interned during World War II
Every five years, the Nebraska Hall of Fame Commission names one person to the Nebraska Hall of Fame.
Honorees are people born in Nebraska, who gained prominence while living in the state, or whose success can be attributed to their time living in Nebraska. They must also have been dead for over 35 years to be considered.
A commissioned bust of the honoree is put on display in the Nebraska State Capitol.
The first hearing was held in Lincoln on Monday.
Two more hearings will be held this month in Omaha and Holdrege.
For more information on the times of the hearings and how you can participate, visit History Nebraska’s website.
