SAN MARINO ALUMNI HALL OF FAME
SAN MARINO ALUMNI HALL OF FAME
Honors distinguished alumni to inspire support for our current students.
ABOUT SAN MARINO ALUMNI HALL OF FAME
Our Mission
Our Leadership
Our Mission
San Marino Alumni Hall of Fame recognizes alumni of character and integrity, whose accomplishments have distinguished their schools and community by achieving professional or community-recognized excellence across diverse fields of endeavor and experience. By honoring these alumni life stories, the goal is to inspire students; to share honorees’ life wisdom with our academic community; to elevate a broader recognition of the school district’s reputation for launching productive, successful lives; and thereby to further encourage students, parents, and community to appreciatively support our schools.
Applications for the Hall of Fame are available to the community and fellow alumni. Those who graduated from either SMHS or South Pasadena-San Marino High School qualify. Please see the application link below for further eligibility requirements and to nominate.
Our History
Our Leadership
Our Mission
SMHS Alumni Hall of Fame was inspired by Burt Kanner, an SMHS math teacher and water polo/swimming coach from 1969 to 1992. Following his recent induction into the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Hall of Fame, he became curious if San Marino recognized their own distinguished graduates. Finding that San Marino had no such honor, and personally knowing of many accomplished alumni, he planted the seed with some of his former students and athletes, and the Hall of Fame was born.
Named in honor of our founder, "The Burt Kanner Founders Award" is chosen annually by Mr. Kanner for someone he feels has dedication and excellence in either academics, athletics, arts or activities, and while a student, foreshadowed accomplishments and/or professional peer recognitions later in life.
Our Leadership
Our Leadership
Our Leadership
Dedicated alumni make up our leadership team. Coming from diverse backgrounds and with long community experiences, they are passionate about honoring our exceptional San Marino and South Pasadena-San Marino High School Alumni.
The Hall of Fame team includes:
Nick Curry ‘61, Diane Comi '73, Bill Ukropina ’74, Bill Youngblood ’74, Karla Miner Domier '76, Dave Bell '77, Avery Bayle Barth ’78, Laurie Dryden Modean ’78, Fred Sohl ’78, Melissa Anderson Alcorn '78, Jacqueline Hernandez Goodman '78, Jim Dryden '80, Kim Austin Sutherland '81, Cynthia Boggs Ary '81, Nicolette Angelos Fuerst '86, Debi Mann Cribbs ’88, Sri Abboy ’90, Alex Kim ’92. Kathryn Garrard Oliveros '94, Tony Chou '05, Kris Crowell '18,
Burt Kanner serves as Founder Emeritus and advisor to the committee.
2025 Honorees, honoree repesentatives and legacy families
2024 SAN MARINO ALUMNI HALL OF FAME HONOREES, HONOREES REPRESENTATIVES, AND LEGACY REPRESENTATIVES
HELP SUPPORT THE SAN MARINO ALUMNI HALL OF FAME
Donations or sponsors will help support our mission of recognizing alumni of character and integrity whose professional accomplishments or community-recognized excellence have distinguished our schools and community. This recognition of alums across diverse fields who have gone above and beyond will inspire students and elevate a broader recognition of our school district, encouraging students, parents, and the community to support our schools.
Please help support the San Marino Alumni Hall of Fame through the San Marino Alumni Association:
USE ZELLE TO DONATE TO THE HALL OF FAME/ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
(SEE LINK ATTACHED)
OR
Mail check payable to:
San Marino Alumni Association
Please note or memo "to benefit the San Marino Hall of Fame".
Box 323
2275 Huntington Drive
San Marino, CA 91108
Our tax ID is 95-4377199
For further questions about donations, please contact us at sanmarinohalloffame@gmail.com or call 626-399-2024.