Rogers honors six new Walk of Fame members
Six alumni from Rogers High School are going to be inducted into the school’s Walk of Fame on Friday.
The induction is planned for a student assembly at 10:45 a.m. at the Ellingsen Athletic Center at the school.
The Walk of Fame was started in 1993 and now includes more than 100 members. Sharon Travis, who taught business education at Rogers, spearheaded the honor, saying it provides role models for current students.
Travis will be inducted into the walk as an honorary member. She graduated from West Valley High School in 1958.
The inductees are as follows:
Gary Brown graduated in 1952 and went on to a long career as a Spokane firefighter, serving as a credit union officer and union official. He also worked on fundraising campaigns such as the annual Fill the Boot effort for muscular dystrophy. He has been the Santa on the firefighters’ Christmas float.
Terry Campbell is a 1950 graduate who went on to a distinguished teaching and coaching career in San Diego County. He was a star athlete in tennis and football in Spokane and was named a Spokane athlete of the year.
Bruce Johnson is a 1974 graduate and physical education instructor at Spokane Falls Community College, where he has been recognized as a top coach for the women’s basketball team. He is in the community colleges hall of fame.
Mike Parker is a 1979 graduate who earned a Gonzaga University law degree and now practices in the firm of Powell, Kuznetz and Parker. He has coached girls fastpitch softball, worked on cancer research fundraising and served on the board of the Spokane Native American Health Center. He has provided free legal services and has been the bar association’s volunteer lawyer of the year.
Charles Swartz graduated in 1976 and started his career in electrical engineering for Boeing Co. where he was given an excellence award for solving a flap control issue on the 767 model. He went on to work for Sperry Flight Systems and has lived and worked overseas before returning to Western Washington.