Since Hutcherson Air Service became team sponsor in 1950, Wilda Hutcherson Redin has shown unwavering support for the Wayland Baptist University Flying Queens.

As the wife of Claude Hutcherson, who opened Hutcherson Air Service in 1946, Mrs. Hutcherson opened her heart and her home to hundreds of young student-athletes, giving them guidance and support.

She was instrumental in establishing a trio of endowed scholarships for the Flying Queens: the Claude Hutcherson Memorial Award, the Marsha Hutcherson George Endowment, and the Wilda Hutcherson Endowed Scholarship, which are awarded annually to deserving team members.

Ten years after Claude’s death in 1927, Wilda married former Flying Queens coach Harley Redin, whose wife Winona passed away in 1984. In recognition of her many contributions, Wilda Hutcherson Redin was awarded Wayland Baptist University’s highest honor, the honorary doctor of letters degree, during the 1991 spring commencement.

At the time of her induction in 1992, she and husband Harley, along with son Mike and daughter Marsha, continued to be active members of the Queens Court booster organization and avid supporters of the university and her athletic programs.