Mirjam Swanson
NORTHEAST GLENDALE -- Former Vaquero star athletes Donna Mayhew and
Carl Boldt are among those who will be inducted into the Glendale
Community College Hall of Fame during the Inaugural Glendale College
Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Banquet at 4 p.m. Sunday at
the Glendale Community College's J.W. Smith Student Center.
Mayhew, an Olympian and a state champion in the women's javelin throw,
and Boldt, twice an All-Western State Conference men's basketball
selection and former NBA player, will receive Outstanding Athlete honors.
Chuck Gibson will be inducted as a coach, after mentoring several
championship-caliber tennis players. Cathy Ferguson, a two-time gold
medalist in swimming, will receive the Pillar of Achievement honor.
Walt Smith, who was dean of Student Athletics at GCC for 37 years,
will get the Meritorious honor.
The 1985 football squad, which was ranked No. 5 in the nation after
winning the Western State Conference title and the Potato Bowl
Championship, will be inducted as a team.
The Hall of Fame is meant to honor former athletes and teams that
achieved excellence through competition, coaches who have made a
difference in the lives of their athletes, and supporters of the athletic
program.
