Download 2007-2008 Hall of Fame Inductees

Walt Disney
(Nominated by Brooklyn Davis – 2008)
Contributions to American History
 Holds the record number of individual nominations and awards
with fifty-nine Academy Award nominations, twenty-six Oscar
wins, and seven Grammy Awards.
 Introduced color cartoons to America.
 Launched the greatest entertainment empire in history
including theme parks, television productions, and networks.
 Received a special medal from the League of Nations in 1935
for his creation of Mickey Mouse.
 Funded the foundation of the California Institute for Arts.
 Worked as a successful voice actor until 1946.
Brett Favre
(Nominated by Katrina Cowart – 2008)
Contributions to American History
 Has been the Green Bay Packers starting quarterback since he
joined the team in 1992.
 One of two players to receive back-to-back MVP awards.
 Led the Packers to three consecutive playoff appearances for
the first time since the 1960s.
 Established the Brett Favre Forward Foundation in 1996.
Tournaments and various fundraising events have led to the
donation of about $1.5 million to charities in Mississippi and
Wisconsin.
Abraham Lincoln
(Nominated by David Banko – 2008)
Contributions to American History
 16th President of the United States.
 Participated in famous Lincoln-Douglas debates, which helped
Lincoln gain national attention.
 Leading member of Republican Party.
 Emancipation Proclamation.
 Gettysburg Address
 13th Amendment.
 President during the Civil War.
James Madison
(Nominated by Joshua Sallmen – 2008)
Contributions to American History
 Known as the “Father of the Constitution.”
 Helped draft Virginia’s Declaration of Religious Freedom.
 Co-author of the Federalist Papers.
 Involved in famous Marbury v. Madison Supreme Court case.
 Secretary of State under President Jefferson.
 4th President of the United States.
Theodore Roosevelt
(Nominated by Jacob Tappe – 2008)
Contributions to American History
 26th President of the United States and Vice President of the
United States under William McKinley.
 Governor of New York, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and
Lieutenant Colonel of the Rough Rider Regiment.
 First president to call for national health care and insurance.
 Negotiated U.S. control of the Panama Canal.
 Nobel Peace Prize Winner.
 Engraved on Mount Rushmore.
George Washington
(Nominated by George Papazekos – 2008)
Contributions to American History
 Known as “The Sage of Mount Vernon,” “The Father of His
Country,” and “The American Cincinnatus.”
 1st President of the United States.
 First and only president to be unanimously elected.
 Set the precedent of a two-term presidency.
 Led the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
 Member of the Continental Congress.