Who’s Who in Santa Clara Unified?
Welcome
to the newest round of Hall of Famers inducted at a special reception
on March 6, 2004.
Pictured left to right: Manny Ferguson, Retired Chief of Police;
Judy Chu, California Assemblywoman; Emma Kaliterna, Good Samaritan and
business leader; Mike Ryan, District Attorney and All-star Athlete; Frank
Vasquez, Retired Chief of Police; Carla Marinucci, Journalist; Larry Marsalli
Retired Santa Clara City Commissioner, Councilman and Mayor; and Bob Tower,
Author, Historian and Artist.
(Not pictured: the late Frank Sapena, Retired Chief of Police and
Community Leader)
What do major league baseball players Carney Lansford and Nino Bongiovanni, astronaut Carlos Noriega, Olympic gold medalist Brian Boitano, Supreme Court Justice Edward Panelli, Disney Animator Tony Anselmo and Margaret Jenkins, a pioneer in women’s sports have in common?
Each of these prominent individuals is an alumnus of Santa Clara Unified and are just some of the notable names included in the Santa Clara Unified School District HALL OF FAME.
Nominations for the SCUSD Hall of Fame can be sent to the District Office, 1889 Lawrence Road, Santa Clara, CA 95051 attn: Don Callejon
SCUSD Hall of Fame Members
| Carney Lansford | Major League Baseball Third Baseman | Wilcox High School | 1975 |
| Clarence "Rip" Miller | Premier Santa Clara High School Coach for 25 Years | Santa Clara High School | 1926 |
| Claudia Kolb | Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer - Greatest Female Swimmer of her Era | Santa Clara High School | 1968 |
| Donna De Varona | Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer | Santa Clara High School | 1965 |
| Nino Bongiovanni | Major League Baseball Outfielder | Santa Clara High School | 1933 |
| Margaret Jenkins | A Pioneer in Women's Sports\World Class Track and Field\Olympic Competitor | Santa Clara High School | 1921 |
| Mark Spitz | Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer | Santa Clara High School | 1968 |
| Justice Edward A. Panelli | Associate Justice Supreme Court, State of California | Santa Clara High School | 1946 |
| Steve Bartkowski | NFL Quarterback | Buchser High School | 1971 |
| Mike Garzoni | NFL Football Guard | Santa Clara High School | 1941 |
| Don Schollander | Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer | Santa Clara High School | 1964 |
| Austen Warburton | "Mr. Santa Clara" | Santa Clara High School | 1934 |
| Ted Keech | Good Samaritan | Santa Clara High School | 1931 |
| Dr. John Aberle | Dean of SJSU Marketing Department | Santa Clara High School | 1936 |
| George Haines | USA Swimming Coach | SCUSD Faculty 1950-1974 |
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| Kim Welshons | World Champion Synchronized Swimmer | Santa Clara High School | 1968 |
| Mark Langston | All Star Major League Baseball Pitcher | Buchser High School | 1978 |
| Trenton Keeble | Astronaut | Wilcox High School | 1971 |
| Anna Chavez | TV News Co-Anchor | Peterson High School | 1972 |
| Brian Boitano | Olympic Gold Medal Figure Skater | Peterson High School | 1981 |
| Joseph Carrera | Bank of America Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | Santa Clara High School | 1934 |
| Heather Simmons Carrasco | Olympic Gold Medal Aquamaid | Santa Clara High School | 1988 |
| Tony Anselmo | Disney Studio Animator and Voice of Donald Duck | Peterson High School | 1978 |
| John Sanchez | Santa Clara Postmaster | Santa Clara High School | 1943 |
| Penny Deen | World Class Marathon Swimmer and Coach | Peterson High School | 1973 |
| Carlos Noriega | NASA Astronaut | Wilcox High School | 1978 |
| Mary Hile-Nepfel | All American Basketball Player and Championship Coach | Peterson High School | 1978 |
| George Brown | Santa Clara Community Leader | Santa Clara High School | 1938 |
| Gary Filizetti | President and Owner Devcon Construction Firm | Santa Clara High School | 1963 |
| Dick Barrett | Award Winning Journalist | Santa Clara High School | 1928 |
| Joe Bottom | All American Swimmer-Olympic Gold Medal Winner | Santa Clara High School | 1973 |