Ralph Enix is a 1928 graduate of Hennessey High School and of The University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy in 1936. He has been active professionally throughout his career, serving as a member of the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy, the Oklahoma Narcotics and Drug Abuse Council, and as president of the Oklahoma Pharmacists Association (1976-77). He has been a member of the latter organization since 1934. Since 1960 he has been a member of the board of directors of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, and has been a lifetime member of that board for ten years. Additionally, he served on the board of directors of Peoples National Bank for sixteen years, and was chairman of the board of Peoples Financial Corporation for 5 years.

Ralph was the primary leader in the statewide effort to compile pharmacy artifacts and memorabilia, and to provide inspiration to state pharmacists for purposes of establishing the Oklahoma Frontier Drugstore Museum in Guthrie. He visited 75 counties in the state during 1977 raising a total of $360,000 in cash and pledges toward long-term financing for the Oklahoma Pharmacy Heritage Foundation. The original goal was $100,000, which has now been extended to an eventual goal of a half million dollar endowment fund to preserve Oklahoma Pharmacy Heritage.

Included among the numerous local, state, and national awards for his contributions to society, community, and profession are:

• Community Service Award by American Druggist in 1947,
• Prince of Druggists by Oklahoma Drug Travelers Association, 1950,
• Outstanding Service to Pharmacy from The University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy Alumni Association, 1953,
• Service to Society Award at NARD from Merck, Sharpe and Dohme, 1970
• Special Recognition Award from SWOSU School of Pharmacy in 1972,
• The Bowl of Hygeia by Ayerst Laboratories, 1976,
• Citizen of the Year, Kingfisher Chamber of Commerce, 1984,
• Pharmacy Heritage Hall of Fame, 1990, and
• Hennessey High School Hall of Fame, 1998.

Ralph was recognized in 1988 for "fifty years of outstanding service" by both the Oklahoma Pharmacists Association and the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy. He served his community from the pharmacy he owned in downtown Kingfisher for forty years. A Certificate of Commendation was presented to him in 1981 by the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy for his role in establishing the Oklahoma Heritage Foundation.

A strong advocate of community service, he has established a trust fund within the Kingfisher Community Trust that annually awards scholarships to four graduating seniors from county high schools. Income from this trust also provides income to the Educational Foundation Meals of Wheels, and other selected community projects. At the College of Pharmacy, he was a member of Kappa Psi fraternity. He was married to Thelma Irene Turbyfill who died in 1961; his daughter, Nina Lee Enix Sanders died in 1988.