The Oklahoma African American Educators Hall of Fame, Inc. (OAAE) recently announced the induction of Boynton career educator Mrs. Georgiann Seals Belton as a member of the 2025 class of OAAE Hall of Fame Inductees.
Georgiann Seals Belton is the daughter of Georgia (Kellum) and Emanuel Hardin Seals of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa in 1973. She received an Associate’s degree in Home Economics (1975) from Northeastern A&M College in Miami; a Bachelor of Science Degree (1977) from Northeastern State University in Tahlequah; and a Master of Education Degree in Secondary Education (1983) from Central State University (now UCO) in Edmond. She taught Home Economics for 39 years (1979-2018) at the Oklahoma Children’s Center in Taft, Oklahoma, and at Boynton High School. Additionally, she served as a Culinary Arts instructor at the Indian Capital Technology Center in Muskogee. Mrs. Georgiann Seals Belton is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
She and Jerry celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in August 2025. They have two sons, Jerry Jr. and Jermaine and nine grandchildren.