The Panther Hall of Fame Award

Community August 17, 2023August 17, 2023

Dear Menaul Alum,

We invite you to participate in this year’s Homecoming activities, one of which is the traditional vote for our Panther Hall of Fame Award.

This award has been given to student athletes, coaches, administrators, and teams.  The award honors not only outstanding athletic achievement but continued service to Menaul School athletics as well.  The award will be presented at halftime of our Homecoming game on September 30, 2023.    

Below is a description of the Selection Criteria, the Selection Process, and a listing of the award winners since the inception of the award in 1987.

We are asking alumni who want to participate to complete this online survey by Saturday, September 16th, so that our Selection Committee can make their decisions.

Please be sure to indicate why you are nominating an individual by listing their outstanding athletic accomplishments as well as evidence of their long-term service and leadership at Menaul School.

The Panther Hall of Fame Award

Selection Criteria:

1. Honorees should be athletes (or teams) that were known for outstanding athletic accomplishments while at Menaul School OR coaches or administrators who provided long-term service and leadership to Menaul School students.
2. Honorees should be individuals who continued to support Menaul School and its mission in some form after leaving Menaul School.

Selection Process:

1. Nomination forms will be made available to ALL Menaul alumni, clearly explaining the award, the criteria for the award and the selection process.
2. The Selection Board will review all nominations received and make a final decision from those nominations.
3. The Selection Board will be composed of:
   1. The Menaul School Athletic Director.
   1. The Director of Institutional Advancement or designee in that office.
   1. The three latest recipients of the award, the newest recipient of the award replacing the oldest recipient of the award in an annual rotation.
4. The award will be presented at half-time of the Homecoming game the year the award is made.
5. A plaque commemorating the award will be presented to the award winner with an identical plaque placed in the gymnasium on the Panther Hall of Fame wall.

Previous Panther Hall of Fame Award Winners

Year	Name	Identifier
1987	Louis Hernandez	Coach/Teacher
1987	Joe Quintana	Student
1987	Dave Tomlinson	Coach/Teacher
1988	1959 Football Team	Team
1988	1942 Track Team	Team
1988	1924-25-26 Basketball Teams	Team
1989	Lawrence Sandoval	Student
1990	Sheldon Martinez	Student
1991	Arthur Duran	Student
1992	Martin Candelaria	Student
1993	Ibanez Madrid	Student
1994	Alonzo Salazar	Student
1995	Gustavo Moya	Student
1996	Robert (Coy) Gutierrez	Student
1996	Conrad Gutierrez	Student
2002	Paul Gallegos	Student
2002	Gus Brock	Coach/AD
2003	Ruben Gomez	Coach/AD
2004	1991 Football Team	Team
2005	Gloria Lueras Kidd	Coach/Teacher
2007	Niki Tapia	Student
2008	Jesus “Jesse” Castaneda	Student
2009	David “Rusty” Finley	Student
2010	Gracie Sellers	Coach/Teacher
2011	Rumaldo “Romy” Rodriguez	Student
2011	Larry Trujillo	Student
2012	Ruben Montaño	Student
2013	Walter Atencio	Student
2014	Tammi (Gutierrez) Thornton	Student
2015	1988 Boys Basketball Team	Team
2016	1991 Cheerleaders	Team
2017	1986 Football Team	Team
2018	Daniel Sandoval	Student
2019	Eliu Vigil	Student
2020	Not Awarded – Pandemic	N/A
2021	Dominic Martinez ’87	Student
2022	Paul Maestas	Student