Col. John A. Brunderman, Class of ’77, USAF Retired Military Leader
John Brunderman was an outstanding student and athlete while attending both Sahuaro High School and the United State Air Force Academy. John graduated third in his class at Sahuaro. Upon graduation from high school, John was awarded a full scholarship to the United State Air Force Academy where he majored in Astronautical Engineering. In 1981…
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Al Slawson, Administrator
Al Slawson started his teaching and coaching career in Schenectady, New York, in 1957. He came to Tucson in 1960 and served Tucson Unified School District at Utterback Jr. High and Palo Verde High. Then he was selected by Hank Egbert to be the first Assistant Principal for Pupil Personnel Services at Sahuaro. This included…
Frances Johnson, Staff Member
Fran was the first Cougar Office Secretary from 1968 to 1970 when Sahuaro was being established. She then left Sahuaro and had a long career in the Sunnyside Unified School District, the last 16 years of that career as Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent and Governing Board. She has worked tirelessly for the Foundation serving…
Mike McKendrick, Class of ’76, Firefighter
Mike was a 1976 graduate of Sahuaro where he had the honor of giving the Invocation at Graduation. He went on to college on a wrestling scholarship, graduating from Cogswell College in Sunnyvale, California. He began his career as a Tucson Firefighter in 1980. Mike is currently an Assistant Chief responsible for the Operations Division,…