Hall of Fame
We love to recognize excellence throughout the State of New Mexico. The New Mexico Tourism Hall of Fame is celebrated and recognized every year at the Governor’s Conference on Hospitality and Tourism. This is the highest honor for the state’s most distinguished tourism industry leaders.
New Mexico Tourism Hall of Fame Inductees
| Year | Inductees |
|---|---|
| 2022 Inductees | Ray Sandoval, Laura Kesselman, Ken Riege |
| 2019 Inductees | Ed Pulsifer, Joanie Griffin, and Dr. Richard Holcomb |
| 2018 Inductees | Jill Lane and Dr. Priscilla Bloomquist |
| 2017 Inductees | Dave Hayduk and Charlie Gray |
| 2016 Inductees | Calvin Tafoya and Barbara "Mother" Hubbard |
| 2015 Inductees | Janet Webb and William Samuel (Sam) Pick |
| 2014 Inductees | Brad Cooper, Tim Dowling & Kenneth Broad |
| 2013 Inductees | Ron Solimon, Elise Rogers, George Brooks |
| 2012 Inductees | Robert Mirabal |
| 2011 Inductees | John Garcia & Scott Appelman |
| 2010 Inductees | Rick & Debbie Johnson, David Santiallanes |
| 2009 Inductees | Al Lucero, Drew Judycki, Cathy Gonzales |
| 2008 Inductees | Randy Randall, Zozobra, Keith LeMay |
| 2007 Inductees | no inductees since did 20th anniv. banquet at ’07 Gov Conf and saved Hall of Fame for new spring timeframe for ’08 conference |
| 2006 Inductees | Deborah J. Owen, Mary Tenorio Billy the Kid and Sheriff Pat Garrett into the Hall of Legends Move Smokey Bear into Hall of Legends |
| 2005 Inductees | Eddie Dry, Virginia Vigil and Harald Mueller |
| 2004 Inductees | Janet L. Green, J Christopher Stagg, Terry Bullock, Ed Jungbluth |
| 2003 Inductees | Ken and Louise Blair, Buddy Ritter, Tony Hillerman, Jackie Spencer Morgan |
| 2002 Inductees | Wally Dobbs, Walter Haut, Congressman Joe Skeen |
| 2001 Inductees | Robert O. Anderson, Elliott Speer Barker, Smokey Bear, Becky Walling |
| 2000 Inductees | Florence Jaramillo, Robert J. Nordhaus, Rose Marie Packard, Ray Reed, Judi Snow |
| 1999 Inductees | Sid Cutter, Bettie Ditto, Ralph Edwards, Bruce King, Mike Pitel, Tom Rutherford, Jim White |
| 1998 Inductees | Buzz Bainbridge, the Bowlin Family, J. Michael Cerletti, F. Robert Dodson, Conrad N. Hilton, Lillian Redman |
| 1997 Inductees - Inaugural Year | Ben Abruzzo, Ernie Blake, Rex Borough, Joseph A. Bursey, David Candelaria, Fabian Chavez, Mary Kay Cline, Francis Durkin, Fred Harvey, Bill Kouri, Myra McCormick, Eddie Smithson, Jack White Jr., Louis Whitlock |