1987
Harold A. Wagner

Harold Wagner started his career as the Boys’ Work Director at the Long Beach (CA) YMCA in 1919. For ten years, beginning in 1926, he served in with the YMCA in Los Angeles. Wagner became the Associate Executive for the Pacific Southwest Area Council of YMCAs from 1936- Associate General Executive for the Los Angeles YMCA until 1942. He spent two years as the Managing Director of the San Francisco returned to the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles as CEO for the next twenty years, until he moved on to become Assistant to the President College. Wagner was affiliated with the Pacific Camping Association, the California Conference of Social Work, and was a trustee of
College.

1987
Forrest E. Wharry

Forrest Wharry began his affiliation as a fourteen year-old member of the Peoria (IL) YMCA Board of Directors. After graduating from college he worked in the public accounting field in Peoria before his appointment as Metropolitan Business Secretary of the YMCA of Greater St. Louis in 1939. He then became the Assistant General Secretary and Controller of the St. Louis YMCA, a position he held until 1950. Wharry then went on to serve as the Associate Secretary and later as President of the YMCA Retirement Fund. His tenure was marked by improved benefits for YMCA personnel in both the Retirement Plan and the Savings and Security Plan. Wharry was also active in the Association of Secretaries, the predecessor of today’s Association of YMCA Professionals.

1988
Harold T. Friermood

Harold Friermood is known as the Grandfather of Volleyball and recognized as the person who brought volleyball to the Olympics. He earned his undergraduate degree from George Williams College and his doctorate from New York University. During the late 1930s, Friermood served as Associate Physical Director for the Chicago and Dayton (OH) YMCAs. From 1943 to 1968, he was the Director of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Sports, on the national staff. He was a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee from 1944-1985 and provided leadership to numerous national and international volleyball associations. Friermood was elected as a lifetime member of the National YMCA Physical Education Society in 1967. He was also the first recipient of the U. S. Volleyball Association’s Frier Award, which was named for him. Dr. Friermood received the AYP Roberts-Gulick award in 1944 and was also honored by the Presidents Council of Physical Education.

1988
H. Harper Glezen

Harper Glezen began his career working for the C&E Railroad YMCA in 1927. During the 1930s, he served on the staffs of the Chicago and Peoria (IL) YMCAs. For four years, he was the Executive Secretary of the North Side Branch of the St. Louis YMCA. In the 1940s, he served as the first Director of Camping and then Executive Director of the West Central Area Council. In 1949, he began a nineteen year tenure as General Secretary of the Minneapolis (MN) YMCA. He was actively involved in the Association of Secretaries, serving as both Program and General Chairman of the Annual Conference of the Mid-West Chapter. He was honored as a Distinguished Alumnus at George Williams College for his volunteer efforts.

1988
Rix G. Rogers

Rix Rogers began his career in 1956 at the Lakeshore Branch of the Montreal YMCA. He became the Assistant General Secretary of the Montreal YMCA in 1965, and served as Chief Executive Officer from 1968-71. Rogers was appointed to General Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the National Council of YMCAs of Canada in 1971 and held this position until his retirement in 1986. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto and graduate degree from Springfield College. Rogers is known for his expertise in board development, committee work, volunteer and staff development, as well as fundraising. He formed relationships with the Canadian government which helped to create new ways to provide YMCA services across Canada. Rogers served as the Canadian Trustee for the U.S. Retirement Fund Board of Trustees and represented Canada in the World Alliance in 1982-84. As a founding member of the North American Urban Group, he brought together CEOs from large Urban Ys in the United States and Canada.

1988
Walter F. Worrill

Walter F. Worrill began his YMCA career at the Pasadena (CA) Association. He was a well-known leader of a multiracial group promoting integration and was secretary of the local NAACP before he accepted a position in the Chicago (IL) YMCA in 1950. For twenty-one years he served as the Community Boy’s Secretary and later as Executive Director of the Wabash Avenue Branch, one of Chicago’s most important African American social institutions, which provided housing and services to recent Southern migrants. He advanced to increasingly responsible positions in the Chicago Association before becoming the Executive Director of the Middle Atlantic Region on the National Council of YMCAs in 1971, a position he kept until he re- tired in 1980. He served as Chairman of the Illinois-Indiana Chapter of APD. He continued his involvement with the YMCA after retirement as a Board member of the Upper Main Line YMCA in Pennsylvania.