Fifteen people have been inducted into West Valley City's Hall of Fame.
All 15 are or were prominent citizens and lived in either Chesterfield, Granger, or Hunter, which is now West Valley City.They are:
Thayne Acord, former owner of the Salt Lake Golden Eagles hockey team, livestock owner, and housing developer; Elder W. Grant Bangerter, emeritus member of the First Quorum of the Seventy, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Gov. Norm Bangerter; President Hugh B. Brown, former member of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Nathan and Ruth Hale, stage and screen actors and theatre owners; Pete Harman, Kentucky Fried Chicken; "Jake" Harman, retail grocer whose stores are now a chain of supermarkets; H. Blaine Lindgren, U.S. Olympic Silver Medal winner in track; Glen Smith, University of Utah basketball All-American; Barbara W. Winder, former general president of the LDS Church Relief Society; David K. Winder, U.S. District Court judge; Estel Wright, former real estate and housing developer; E. Verne Breeze, home builder and church and civic leader; Bruce Lindsay, KSL-TV anchorman and Granger High graduate.
-Juliette West, 15, a Granite High School student, was named Miss Utah American Coed. She will compete in the national pageant in Honolulu in August.
Juliette was a finalist in the speech and talent division.
The Miss American Coed contest judges look for physical fitness, mental alertness and self-confidence. The pageant recognizes young women for their contributions to their communities and encourages them to set future goals.
-Richard J. Smith received the 1990 Theron Godfrey Manager of Distinction Award for his contributions to Intermountain Health Care.
Smith, an assistant administrator for Intermountain Health Care's three Salt Lake Valley adult acute-care hospitals, "reflects the teamwork, commitment and caring that are the hallmarks of Intermountain Health Care," said IHC President Scott S. Parker.
Smith's career began in 1979 at Orem Community Hospital as an administrative assistant. Later that year he joined the administrative staff at McKay-Dee Hospital Center. In 1987, he worked at LDS Hospital and in 1989, following a reorganization of facilities, was one of five assistant administrators for Alta View, Cottonwood and LDS Hospital.
-The dean of the University of Utah College of Health has been recognized by two organizations for his work with the handicapped and his advocacy of occupational therapists.
David M. Compton recently received the G. Lawrence Rarick Research Award from the National Consortium of Physical Education and Recreation for the Handicapped. The award cited Compton's "exemplary record of research in recreation and leisure and persons with disabilities."
Physical education and recreation for the handicapped has been a long-term research emphasis for the dean. He has participated in the development of two systems - the Leisure Diagnostic Battery and the Comprehensive Leisure Rating Scale - for assessing an individual's leisure behavior.