A biennial, formal event recognizing and honoring living Arizonans who have distinquished themselves in diverse areas.

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Marilyn Parke
Event Chair

Susan Dale

Who are Historymakers™?
Historymakers™ are men and women who have distinguished themselves with noted achievements in such diverse areas as the arts, athletics, communications, community service, education and entertainment and who have maintained their ties to Arizona.

How are they selected?
Members of the Central Arizona Chapter of the Arizona Historical Society nominate living men and women. The names are submitted to a panel of notable Arizonans, who are of diverse backgrounds, for final selection.

Objectives
To raise funds with a Gala unique to the Historical League, for education, exhibits and other programs that assist the Arizona Historical Society Museum at Papago Park.

*To contribute to the Museum's artifact, oral history and photographic collections.
*To increase public awareness for the history Museum at Papago Park.
*To recognize and honor outstanding Arizonans and to celebrate Arizona's Statehood Day, February 14, 1912.

Recognition Program
Prior to the Gala event, each Historymakers™ participates in oral history, video and portrait sessions, and contributes memorabilia significant to his/her Arizona experience.

Gala
Historymakers™ Gala, is a formal celebration held to present the honorees. The highlight of the program is a video screening that depicts each Historymaker's™ unique life story and accomplishments. The Gala also features an exhibit of memorabilia each Historymakers™ has donated to the permanent collection of the Museum.

Historymakers™ Hall and Historymakers™ Wall

These exhibits at the Arizona Historical Society Museum at Papago Park feature portraits and biographies of each Historymaker™. Historymakers'™ artifacts are exhibited on a rotating basis, with additional information available through slide presentations. An interactive display allows visitors access to a portion of their photographs and oral histries. A comprehensive collection of photographs and oral histories are housed in the Library and Archives. A large U.S. map invites visitors, particularly young people, to locate their own birthplace, as well as the birthplace of each Historymaker™. Visitors are asked to contribute stories of their own experiences with Historymakers™ and to suggest individuals for consideration as future honorees. Finally, the exhibit encourages people to identify and celebrate the lives of Historymakers™ within their own families.

2008 Historymakers™
Barbara Barrett
Joe Garagiola
Ed Mell
Elisabeth Ruffner
Richard and Alice "Dinky" Snell

2005 Historymakers™
Bruce Babbitt
Cloves Campbell, Sr.
John Driggs
Navajo Code Talkers
Alberto Rios

2003 Historymakers™
Calvin C. Goode
Jack Pfister
Bill Shover
Esther Don Tang
Virginia Ullman

2001 Historymakers™
Eddie Basha
Jerry Colangelo
Stevie and Karl Eller
Paul J. Fannin
John F. Long

1999 Historymakers™
Adam Diaz
Robert T. McCall
G. Robert and Katherine "Kax" Herberger
Rose Mofford
Newton Rosenzweig

1997 Historymakers™
Roy P. Drachman
Bennie Montague Gonzales
Del and Jewell Lewis
Polly Rosenbaum
Morrison F. Warren

1995 Historymakers™
Ben Avery
Joe Beeler
Tom Chauncey
J. Lawrence Walkup
Mark Wilmer

1993 Historymakers™
Erma Bombeck
Edward "Bud" Jacobson
William "Bill" Masao Kajikawa
Dwight "Pat" Patterson
John Jacobs Rhodes Jr.
John "Jack" Williams

1992 Historymakers™
Philip C. Curtis
Barry M. Goldwater
Robert W. Goldwater, Sr.
J. Eugene Grigsby, Jr.
Bil Keane
Sandra Day O'Connor
Frank L. Snell
The Wallace and Ladmo Team:
Ladmo Kwiatkowski, Pat McMahon,
Bill Thompson