Pam Aister, 2010 Inductee Since starting her position as a teacher in the Fountain Hills School District, she has initiated numerous fundraising projects totaling more than $50,000 for McDowell Mountain and Four Peaks elementary schools. These efforts include many food, books, peanut butter and school supplies drives. In her 18 plus years with the […]
2010 Legacy Award Winner: Sally Atchinson Sally Ballee Atchinson and her two children, Sheri, age 14, and Steve, age 12, were the first official residents to move to Fountain Hills on February 12, 1972. She said it would have been earlier had the utilities been completed. Their home was on Calaveras Avenue, constructed by Cocopah […]
Bob Travis, 2010 Inductee Bob Travis has operated a successful plumbing business in the community for more than 30 years. He became very involved with the Fountain Hills Fire District board, serving four terms covering 18 years. He was responsible for building the two town fire stations. He has 30 years of service including a […]
Sandi Thompson, 2010 Inductee A Fountain Hills resident since 1996, Sandi Thompson has been a member of the Community Chorus and the Chorus’s Chamber Singers. She has been a member of the Fountain Hills Cultural & Civic Association since 2003 and was president from 2005 to 2007. The Town’s collection of public art has more […]
Debbie Skehen, 2010 Inductee Debbie Skehen is one of the busiest women in Fountain Hills. She and husband Joe moved to Fountain Hills in 1998.They immediately began volunteering in many community organizations. She joined the Chamber and became an Ambassador. She and her husband chaired the Ribbon Cutting Committee and developed the Member Relations Committee. […]
Peg Glink, 2010 Inductee Peg Glink, a Rio Verde resident is highly respected and contributes her time to many area organizations. She has served as President of the Fountain Hills Noon Rotary Club. She served as a commissioner on the Rio Verde Fire District Board from 2008 to 2009 and as a member of the […]
Dock Doka, 2010 Inductee Dock Doka, named to the Hall of Fame by the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, is recognized as the first resident of what has become the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation. He was active in getting President Theodore Roosevelt to establish the reservation in September 1903. He was among other Yavapais who were […]
Ginny Dickey, 2010 Inductee Ginny Dickey has been a Town Council member since 2006 and been very involved with development of the first-ever comprehensive environmental policy for the Town. She served on the Fountain Hills School Board from 1994 to 2002 including two years as president. She is co-founder of the Fountain Hills Democratic Club, […]
Dr. Martin Brown, 2010 Inductee A resident of Fountain Hills since 1983, Dr. Brown and partner Dr. Paul Kolwaite operated a dental practice in the community for 17 years until their retirement. He is the founder of Shalom Fountain Hills, a social Jewish organization in Fountain Hills, providing both social and spiritual needs for the […]