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Hall of Fame

The Hall of Fame
It is the purpose of the hall of Fame to honor those individuals from within the community, faculty, staff, student body or alumni, as well as organizations, who have given extraordinary leadership to the College or  volunteered or furnished resources to further the mission of Columbia College.

Eligibility Criteria for Award
1.  Eligible members include: 

2.  A person may be nominated posthumously.

3.  A person may be nominated more than once.

Hall of Fame Members

1990
Paul Becker
Don Brady
Marjorie Coffill
Jack Eddy
Dr. Harvey "Dusty" Rhodes
1999
Dario Cassina
Dr. Milton "Ben" Smith
1991
Shirley Appling
Robert Deal
Harvey McGee
Irving Symons
2000
Meral Lucken
Dr. Orville V. Millhollin
Dr. Benjamin Schifrin 
1992
LaRue Busalacchi
Fran Cullen
Jean Peterson
Richard "Dick" Rogers
Arlene Wallace
2001
Richard Barger
Jerry Lyons
Nancy Rosasco
Laurie Sylwester
1993
Dick Dyer
Jim Hastings
Jim Kindle
2002
William Dunlavy,Sr.
Jon Hagstrom
Nestor Ramirez 
1994
Dr. Patricia C. Hertert
Paul McGinty
Bee Waddelow
2003
Elsie Bruno
Howard Van Kessel
Donna Wilson
1995
Dr. W. Dean Cunningham
Dr. Barry Hillman 
2004
Patte Coombes-Baldwin
Norine Holmes
Joseph Mitchell
Patricia Pantaleoni
Ron Roberson
V. Peter Sullivan 
1997
Claim Jumper Booster Club
Dr. Robert Gibson
Union Democrat 
2005
Arpad "Michael" Mihaly
Robert E. Wetzel
Millie and John Wise 
1998
Joel Barber
Dorothy "Dottie" Francis 
2006
Blaine Rogers
Richard "Duke" S. York, Jr. 
  2007
Terry Hoff
Dirk Travis
Todd Stolp 
 

2008 Hall of Fame
2008 Program

Jim Mendonsa

Geoff White

Ron Hamilton

Photo of Jim Mendonsa Photo of Geoff White Photo of Ron Hamilton