SAN MARINO ALUMNI HALL OF FAME
SAN MARINO ALUMNI HALL OF FAME
Honors distinguished alumni to inspire support for our current students.
2025 HALL OF FAME CEREMONY AND RECEPTION
Saturday, September 20, 2025
4:00pm - 6:00pm
San Marino High School Outdoor Courtyard
"THE QUAD"
Master of Ceremonies - Jorge Jarrin -
2024 Hall of Fame Inductee
Light Fare and Refreshments
San Marino High School Choir Performance
$60 per person
$30 for children under 12
The whole community is welcome
RSVP by September 17, 2025
Payment can be through the Zelle link (Alex Kim - treasurer). Or checks can be made out to:
San Marino Alumni Hall of Fame and mailed to:
PO Box 323
2275 Huntington Drive
San Marino, CA 91108
For either payment, please put name/names of guests,. Payment is your receipt.
*Inductees and one guest are complimentary*
Legacy inductee family - two complimentary tickets
ABOUT SAN MARINO ALUMNI HALL OF FAME
Our Mission
Our Leadership
Our Mission
San Marino Alumni Hall of Fame recognizes alumni of character and integrity, whose accomplishments have distinguished their schools and community by achieving professional or community-recognized excellence across diverse fields of endeavor and experience. By honoring these alumni life stories, the goal is to inspire students; to share honorees’ life wisdom with our academic community; to elevate a broader recognition of the school district’s reputation for launching productive, successful lives; and thereby to further encourage students, parents, and community to appreciatively support our schools.
Applications for the Hall of Fame are available to the community and fellow alumni. Those who graduated from either SMHS or South Pasadena-San Marino High School qualify. Please see the application link below for further eligibility requirements and to nominate.
Our History
Our Leadership
Our Mission
SMHS Alumni Hall of Fame was inspired by Burt Kanner, an SMHS math teacher and water polo/swimming coach from 1969 to 1992. Following his recent induction into the Los Angeles Unified School District’s Hall of Fame, he became curious if San Marino recognized their own distinguished graduates. Finding that San Marino had no such honor, and personally knowing of many accomplished alumni, he planted the seed with some of his former students and athletes, and the Hall of Fame was born.
Named in honor of our founder, "The Burt Kanner Founders Award" is chosen annually by Mr. Kanner for someone he feels has dedication and excellence in either academics, athletics, arts or activities, and while a student, foreshadowed accomplishments and/or professional peer recognitions later in life.
Our Leadership
Our Leadership
Our Leadership
Dedicated alumni make up our leadership team. Coming from diverse backgrounds and with long community experiences, they are passionate about honoring our exceptional San Marino and South Pasadena-San Marino High School Alumni.
The Hall of Fame team includes:
Nick Curry ‘61, Diane Comi '73, Bill Ukropina ’74, Bill Youngblood ’74, Karla Miner Domier '76, Dave Bell '77, Avery Bayle Barth ’78, Laurie Dryden Modean ’78, Fred Sohl ’78, Melissa Anderson Alcorn '78, Jim Dryden '80, Kim Austin Sutherland '81, Cynthia Boggs Ary '81, Nicolette Angelos Fuerst '86, Debi Mann Cribbs ’88, Sri Abboy ’90, Alex Kim ’92. Kathryn Garrard Oliveros '94, Cherlene Jehue '94, Tony Chou '05, Kris Crowell '18,
Burt Kanner serves as Founder Emeritus and advisor to the committee.
2024 SAN MARINO ALUMNI HALL OF FAME HONOREES, HONOREES REPRESENTATIVES, AND LEGACY REPRESENTATIVES
