The hall of fame for the Ellensburg Rodeo was established in 1997.

The hall of fame writes a biography for each inductee in a permanent file.

It also collects and stores inductee rodeo mementos and artifacts, among many other important functions.

Inductees are categorized as follows: (1) National Contestant; (2) Local Contestant; (3) Participant (clown, judge, announcer, trick rider, stock contractor etc.

); (4) Volunteer Organizer; (5) Livestock; and (6) Pioneer Rodeo Family.