Cassie Hansen, 2004 Inductee Heavily involved in the town incorporation effort, Cassie was hired as the first town employee (Town Clerk) in January, 1990 performing the town’s business on her dining room table. Described by one mayor as “the glue that holds everything together,” she directed  the town’s administrative services for 13 years and acted […]
William Fisher, 2004 Inductee The on-site executive most responsible for guiding Fountain Hills through early day development and economic challenges, Mr. Fisher came to the community in 1971 as Project Manager for developer McCulloch Properties, Inc. He had worked for McCulloch out of its headquarters in Los Angeles as Director of Engineering and Development for […]
John Cutillo, 2004 Inductee The honor of serving as Fountain Hills’ first mayor will always belong to John Cutillo. He chaired the successful attempt to incorporate the community. The County Board of Supervisors appointed him to the interim council and his peers elected him as mayor. He was elected to the first council in 1990 […]
L. Alan Cruikshank, 2004 Inductee The publisher of the Fountain Hills Times newspaper, he is also president of Western States Publishers, Inc. The Fountain Hills based company opened its first office in the community in 1974 and publishes a variety of publications. Mr. Cruikshank has made many civic contributions through his volunteer efforts with the […]
Harlan Collins, 2004 Inductee (1902 -1999) A true Fountain Hills pioneer, Mr. Collins and wife Ruth were among the first residents to move here in 1972. From that time until his death at the age of 97 in June 1999, he was influential and active in the community. He practiced law during his 40-year working […]
George Campbell, 2004 Inductee Fountain Hills and Rio Verde were in the District 2 service area of Mr. Campbell when he served on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors from 1977 to 1988. He became familiar with the two communities when he served on the county’s Planning and Zoning Commission prior to that. His expertise […]
Carolina Butler, 2004 Inductee A political activist, Mrs. Butler worked with the Fort McDowell Yavapai tribe in their campaign to defeat the planned Orme Dam that would have flooded most of the Fort McDowell Indian Community. She received a letter from Booth Brown, an elder from Fort McDowell, which initiated her efforts to assist the […]
Harry Austin, 2004 Inductee He is remembered for taking a stand and winning voting rights for his people. Mr. Austin and Frank Harrison, both U.S. Army veterans from Fort McDowell, had tried to vote in 1947, shortly after returning from service in World War II, but Roger Laveen, then Maricopa County Recorder, refused them. The […]