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With an undergraduate degree in Computer Science and a 35-year career measuring the performance of high-speed computers at IBM and Oracle, Ted Blank’s love of amateur science led him to join and then become President of the New Hampshire Astronomical Society. After...

After graduating from high school in 1967, Steve Graham attended UCLA for four years and graduated in 1971 with a BA in HISTORY.  While going to UCLA, he spent three years working at Disneyland as a “Ride Operator” in FRONTIERLAND and ADVENTURELAND. It was there that...

Scott returned to Fountain Hills with his Wife Ashley and two kids in 2012. His first area of focus was within his home church at the time, Christ’s Church, where he served at the preschool, nursery, led a Bible study, and worked with the Pastoral Transition...

Rose Gonsoulin is a native Houstonian who traded living with mosquitos, roaches, and humidity for the scorpions, rattlesnakes, and dust storms in Arizona. She and her husband moved from Atlanta to Fountain Hills in 2002 and now share their home with two cats, Chloe...

Nancy and her husband, Joe, moved to Fountain Hills with their son, Stefan, in 1987. Soon after, she transitioned from a career as a medical lab manager to accounting, earning a BS in accounting from ASU, passing the CPA exam, and obtaining her CPA certification after...

Linda grew up and went to school in Queens, New York. She graduated from New York Technological School in Brooklyn with a degree in nursing. She worked in hospitals for several years and then joined the Peace Corps in 1965 in a medical capacity in Chile for two years....

At the age 40, John Vernon Schlum and wife Dawn sold their Car Dealership in Clawson, Michigan and moved the family of five to Fountain Hills, Arizona. This all happened in December 1977 when Fountain Hills was a very small community, not yet a town.  Driving the...

Born in Maryland, but raised largely in Minnesota, Reverend Cathy Northrup is a graduate of Hamline University in St. Paul, Georgetown University Law School, Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, and Princeton Theological Seminary where she received her Doctor...

Dr. Cain Jagodzinski, known as Dr. J, has dedicated his career to education, leadership, and community service.  His academic journey began at Northern Arizona University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in history with a minor in biology. He continued his...

Bernie Hoenle and his wife Marcia first fell in love with Fountain Hills as many do…by driving over the hill on Palisade Boulevard and becoming entranced! That was in 2013 and shortly after they moved to the community. Their first family Thanksgiving was on folding...

Vicky moved to Fountain Hills in 1997 with her husband and she spent 13 years as an educator, homeschooling their two children and teaching class for other homeschooled students. After her kids graduated from high school, she enrolled in the inaugural class for the...

Tammy earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota, specializing in business with an emphasis in marketing and psychology. After settling in Fountain Hills in 2005, she quickly became engrossed in volunteering for the local schools – site councils,...

Cindy attended Central Michigan University where she received both her undergraduate and graduate degrees in education. Her teaching career spanned over four successful decades of teaching every high school English class, from remedial reading to American literature,...

Jaime moved to Arizona about two decades ago and has been a part of the teaching staff at Fountain Hills High School for the past 18 years. He is current chair of the English Department and has received many accolades over the years. Those include Chamber “Teacher of...

Dwaine and his wife Mary Jo have been residents of Rio Verde since 2014. He holds an engineering degree from the University of Minnesota. Dwaine retired from the Procter & Gamble Company (corporate and plant engineering) after 37 years of service. They have two...

Dennis and his wife Judy moved to Fountain Hills in December of 1996. He was born and raised in northwest Oklahoma where his father was a general contractor. Starting at the age of four he spent most of his free time learning the construction trade. His proudest...

To say Bill enjoys the great outdoors would be a giant understatement. Before moving to Fountain Hills in 2008, he logged 44 years of teaching, spending most of that time as a high school teacher of mathematics and computer-related subjects in Maryland.  After moving...

Alan and his wife Cynthia retired to Fountain Hills in 2006 following careers in Washington, D.C.  Having a passion for community engagement, Alan has participated in a number of committees including as chair of the Strategic Planning Advisory Commission (SPAC).  The...

Bernadine has a long history of serving the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation along with the Native American community in the state and, indeed, the nation. Having grown up on the Fort McDowell reservation and attending technical college for a few years, Bernadine has...

Diane was born and raised in New Jersey, in an area where farming was a primary occupation for many residents and where she was introduced to hard work. After college, she worked in the pharmaceutical industry for 35-plus years, focusing on analytical chemistry,...

She is a native New Yorker who moved to Fountain Hills in 1995. Margaret has two daughters, a stepson and stepdaughter, is a grandmother to nine and her first great-granddaughter was born in October 2022. In 1998 she became an independent travel consultant and still...

(Editor’s Note: Phil Yin passed away just days before the Hall of Fame event. His wife, Debbie, stood in for him and accepted his award.) Whenever local veterans gather for a ceremony or participate in a commemorative service for departed veterans, you’ll find Philip...

Tait has lived in Fountain Hills since July of 2007 and married his wife Michele in July of 2008. They had their first date at Fountain Park. They have one daughter Emi-lie, who is 7. Tait has been a licensed attorney in Arizona for more than 20 years and has...

Much of Jim Dickey’s energy has been geared toward public service. With a degree in American history and a master’s in curriculum and instruction from the University of Central Missouri, education has been a focus throughout his professional and volunteer life. Born...