Tad Lucas Award - National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum

Tad Lucas was known as “Rodeo’s First Lady,” and there is a grand truth in that statement. No one, man or woman, rode rough stock or performed more fearlessly than Tad Lucas.

Tad Lucas was an original inductee and was honored by the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame, the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.

By all accounts, Tad was a woman of not only great talent, but of spirit, courage and compassion. The Tad Lucas Award is presented to women who have demonstrated extraordinary characteristics while upholding and promoting our rich Western heritage.