A "Wall of Honor" containing the names of Salt Lake Organizing Committee staff and volunteers will be unveiled on Feb. 7 at a ceremony in The Gateway shopping complex.
Also that day, a new movie about the 2002 Winter Games from longtime Olympic filmmaker Bud Greenspan will premiere at the Gateway Megaplex 12.
The events are part of the celebration marking the one-year anniversary of the Salt Lake Games, which began Feb. 8, 2002, and lasted 17 days.
The screening is by invitation only, although SLOC volunteers will be able to obtain tickets for later showings of the film, Greenspan's seventh in a series of official Olympic films, through Feb. 24.
The public won't be able to view the film, which features stories about the athletes that shone during the Games, until March 3, when it debuts on the Showtime cable channel.
Greenspan, who began chronicling the Olympics in 1984, said his film about the Salt Lake Games ends with the sentiment that it is "nice to know for two weeks, the world was a better place."
He praised Utahns as "just joyous" and said the Salt Lake Games surpassed the 1994 Winter Games in Lillehammer, Norway, as his favorite. "When people ask me what's the best Winter Games I've been to, up until a year ago, I'd say Lillehammer. But then Salt Lake came along."
SLOC President Fraser Bullock said Monday that the "Wall of Honor" is "a tribute to all of the wonderful people who made this happen. We know the volunteers were certainly the backbone of the Games."
Among the names on the list are former SLOC officials Tom Welch and Dave Johnson, who were charged in connection with the scandal surrounding Salt Lake City's successful Olympic bid.
Although a federal judge in Salt Lake City dismissed the conspiracy, fraud and racketeering charges, the case was appealed. A ruling on whether Welch and Johnson will face a trial is pending from the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Bullock said the names of everyone who has ever worked for SLOC would appear on the marble wall. There had been some controversy over whether Welch and Johnson would be included.
A plaque commemorating the contributions of former SLOC boss Mitt Romney and his wife, Ann, has been reinstalled on the "Wall of Honor." Romney had it removed at the height of the controversy over Welch and Johnson.
The wall is next to the outdoor shopping complex's fountain, which is shaped like SLOC's snowflake logo. It is surrounded by commemorative bricks sold to the public and Olympic sponsors.
The unveiling ceremony is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. on Feb. 7. Vouchers for the Greenspan film will be available from 4-7 p.m. at the Union Pacific Building to SLOC volunteers who bring photo identification.
Additional information about these and other events marking the one-year anniversary of the Salt Lake Games is available at www.saltlake2002.com
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