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Library foundation chooses Citizen Hall of Fame finalists

From Staff Reports

The Spokane Public Library Foundation has whittled the nearly 100 nominees for its Spokane Citizen Hall of Fame to 18 split into six categories. Inductees will be chosen from these lists and announced at a breakfast April 2. The Citizens Hall of Fame is a fundraiser for the foundation.

Here are nominees for each category:

Arts and Letters: Harold Balazs, sculptor; Moritz Kundig, architect; Jess Walter, novelist and journalist.

Innovation and Leadership: Donald F. Kardong, founder of Bloomsday; Marion Moos, founding member of the Spokane Chapter of the National Organization for Women; Wendell Satre, president of Washington Water Power.

Education: Gary A. Livingston, former superintendent of Spokane Public Schools; William P. Robinson, president emeritus of Whitworth University; John P. Rodkey, former principal of North Central High School.

Economic Development and Business: Ned M. Barnes, attorney and Spokane Public Library trustee; Gordon Budke, accountant and member of many boards, including Eastern Washington University’s; Walt Worthy, developer and hotelier.

Public Service and Philanthropy: Jeanne Ager, owner of Ager Consulting Co. and director of Foundation Northwest; Russ Nobbs, founder of Rings & Things; Dr. Elizabeth Welty, physician active in many nonprofit groups.

Science, Medicine and Health: Mary (Driscoll) Higgins, director of the Spokane Mental Health Center; Peg Hopkins, chief executive of Community Health Association of Spokane; Katherine R. Tuttle, director of research at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center.

The following have already been inducted: Chief Spokane Garry, Spokane Tribe leader; Thomas Foley, former speaker of the House; Daniel K. Oliver, a Spokane city councilman who served in the 1890s; King Cole, Expo ’74 organizer; May Arkwright Hutton, women’s suffragist; and Vicki McNeill, former Spokane mayor.