From the 1960s to the 1980s, 26 alumni were selected as Honor Graduates; in 2010 these honorees became part of the newly renamed Hall of Honor.
The Hall of Honor recognizes notable alumni or dedicated faculty/staff/community members.
After their years at GHS, these 51 people chosen so far distinguished themselves in one of these areas: athletics, academics, arts, public service, or were committed faculty/staff/community members. They excelled in their fields and/or through their years of dedicated involvement with Grossmont.
40 Grossmont High School Alumni Honorees:
Class Name Year Honored (if known)
1925 Lawrence Carr
1926 Captain Howard M. Avery, USN
1927 Paul T. Mannen
1927 Brigadier General Osmond Ritland
1928 Judge Fenton Garfield
1929 Amorita Treganza
1932 Ellamarie Packard Wooley
1935 Richard O’Brien
1936 Jean Landis 2015
1937 George Bailey
1938 Frances Ellen Coughlin 1967
1938 Douglas L. Inman, Phd.
1940 Dr. Robert H. Kokernot 1967
1942 Clark Allen
1942 Dan Lewis 1962
1946 Reverend Franklin “Bud” Held
1948 Gene Chubb 2020
1949 Ben Cloud 1966
1949 Frederick Martin Donohue
1951 Bill Anders 1969
1951 Gordon Austin
1954 Don Shields
1956 Timothy Miller 2015
1958 James Choi Spackman
1961 Michael D. Madigan
1962 Steve Starr 1983
1962 Bill Woolman 2015
1965 Connie Baer 2010
1965 John Lawrence Colonghi 2020
1967 Brian Sipe 2015
1969 “Woody” George Clarke 2015
1972 Michele M. Marsh
1973 Scott Lippman 2020
1973 Julia Stewart 2015
1974 James P. Zumwalt 2020
1975 Ellen Ochoa 2010
1978 Rick Sturckow 2010
1979 Lora Cicalo 2020
1986 Darcy Arreola 2020
1987 Paul Wright 2020
1993 Kristin Rhodes 2020
3 Alumni GHS Educators
1928 Walter Barnett, 1945-1976
1948 Bill Davis, 1966-1970; 1976-1988
1965 Connie Baer, 1973-2007 2010
Seven GHS educators and their years at GHS:
Merle Donahue, 1929-1962 2015
Gloria Jones, 1962-2000 2020
Coach Jack Mashin, 1923-1960 2010
Jim Nichols, 1959-1988 2015
Ethel Prosser, 1920-1952 2020
Carl Quicksall, 1920-1944 2020
Eva McCarthy Quicksall, 1922-1962 2020
1 Community Honoree:
Colonel Ed Fletcher, GHS Benefactor 2010
To learn more about these amazing 51 Foothiller Hall of Honorees, please visit our website and read their Hall of Honor plaques at https://foothillermuseum.com/hall-of-honor.html. When you do, you’ll be as impressed as we are!
2025 Hall of Honor
Until May 1, we welcome nominations for our 105th Anniversary Hall of Honor; they will be honored during the next school year.
Please email us a short paragraph about your nominee, including their year of graduation, if an alumnus, or their years of service to GHS. Please include the reasons for your nomination and the nominee’s accomplishments. A short paragraph or a list works is fine.
You may email your nomination to us at [email protected] or mail it to GHS Museum, P.O. Box 1043, La Mesa, CA 91944.
Visit the GHS Museum in 2025
10-1: Saturdays, Feb. 22, March 15 or Fridays by prior appointment when school is in session.
Contacts: [email protected] and (619) 668-6140. Website: foothillermuseum.com
TOP PHOTO: 2020 GHS Hall of Honor at 101st ceremony: Jim Zumwalt, Fran Zumwalt accepting for Gloria Jones, Paul Wright, Darcy Arreola Lange, Anita Hensley accepting for Eva and Carl Quicksall and Ethel Prosser, Lora Cicalo, Carmen Colognhi Gaerin accepting for John Colognhi, Gene Chubb, Dr. Scott Lippman, Connie and Andy Danielson accepting for Kristin Danielson Rhodes. (Photo by Carolyn Jungman)
