1992
Clifton M. Drury

Clifton M. Drury began his YMCA career in the Erie (PA) YMCA in 1923. His early career took him to Ys in Michigan: Upper Peninsula, Cadillac, Detroit and Lansing. He became the Associate Director of the Camp Hayo-Went-Ha in 1928, moving into the director position two years later. He remained with the camp until his retirement in 1964. During the off-season, he stayed active as the Coordinator of the World Ambassador program, which sent teams of volunteer workers all over the world. In 1950 he took a five month leave to join General Douglas MacArthur’s staff in Japan, working with the Ministry of Education to train the youth leadership of the Japanese YMCAs. After retirement, Drury was again drawn to Japan. He served for three years as a special World Service Secretary as a consultant to Ys in Asia for camping and outdoor education.

1992
Luther H. Gulick

Born to missionary parents in Hawaii, Luther Gulick traveled the world by the time he was a teenager. He attended both Oberlin College and Sargent Normal School of Physical Training for short periods of time, leaving to become the Gymnasium Supervisor at the Jackson (MI) YMCA. He enrolled at New York University and received his M.D. in 1889 at the age of 24. For the next thirteen years he served concurrently as the International Commit- tee Secretary for Physical Work and Director of Physical Education programs at the YMCA Training School (Springfield College). Gulick also promoted health and physical education in the public education system in New York City. Described by C. Howard Hopkins as “the most unique genius to touch the first half century of the American YMCA,” Gulick was responsible for introducing new ideas and practices that forever changed physical education, sport and health instruction. He invented the Spirit-Mind-Body Triangle to symbolize the concept of wellness while at Springfield College. He challenged James Naismith to develop basketball and then helped disseminate the game to the world through the YMCA. He helped to organize the Boy Scouts in the U.S. and created Campfire Girls along with his wife, Charlotte. He wrote extensively, publishing in areas as diverse as physical measurements, dance, and sex education for soldiers.

1992
Lawrence K. Hall

Born in Kansas in 1886, L.K. Hall’s first involvement with the YMCA was during his college years at Baker University. After teaching school for two years, he began working for the YMCA, helping to establish Camp Wood, Kansas in 1915. He was hired by the International Committee of the YMCA to develop programs for rural youth and also spent seven years in China developing Boys’ Work programs in Shanghai and for the China National Council of YMCAs. Hall returned to the U.S. to attend Columbia University in 1925. He later joined the faculty at the International YMCA Training College (Springfield College) in 1928, where he stayed for fifteen years as the Director of Boys’ Work Studies and later the Director of the Social Science Department. Hall left Springfield College to become the Interim Editor of Association Press, the publishing enterprise of the National Council of YMCAs. He remained in this position for nine years, until his retirement in 1952. In retirement, he served as the first Director of the Association of Secretaries (today’s AYP) until 1957 and was also a visiting professor at George Williams College.

1992
William A. Hunton

William A. Hunton, the son of a freed slave from Canada, began his Y work in 1888 as the first employed YMCA Secretary at a “Colored YMCA” in Norfolk, VA. Three years later, when serving as the national Secretary for Colored Work, he wrote First Steps, a pamphlet describing his vision for the YMCA regarding race relations. Hunton worked among the soldiers in the Army camps during the Spanish-American War and in developing Student YMCAs on black campuses throughout the South. He helped communities meet Julius Rosenwald’s challenge grant to build YMCAs for African American communities and then helped recruit and train the staff and volunteers to lead those Associations. Hunton traveled extensively in the United States and abroad. He was awarded an honorary degree by Howard University.

1992
John F. Long

John Long joined the YMCA as a youth member and worked as a part time staff member during his college years. He graduated from Springfield College in 1922 and began his full time career with the Brockton (MA) YMCA as the Industrial and Immigration Secretary, moving into the General Secretary position in 1938. Long was active in the community, helping immigrants qualify for U.S. citizenship. When he left the Brockton YMCA for a similar position in the Germantown (PA) YMCA in 1945, one thousand people from 17 countries attended a testimonial to honor him. From 1952-69 he served in several capacities in the Phillipines: as a member of the International Committee staff, a member of the National Board of the Philippines YMCA and as the Area Secretary of the Southern Philippines. When he left he was recognized with four citations from various Philippine YMCA organizations honoring his work and dedication to the people.

1993
Winifred J. Colton

Winifred Colton had a stellar YMCA career promoting programs for girls, women and families. Beginning in 1940, she spent three years in Chicago YMCA branches as a Women’s and Girls’ Work Secretary. In 1953, she joined the Dallas YMCA as the Program Secretary for Women and Girls. Colton re- tired after serving seven years as the Director of the Family Communication Skills Center in California. In retirement, she continued to influence the work that the YMCA did with Women and Girls. Her focus remained on communication, human development, and cross-cultural and international understanding. She spent thirty-nine years developing the foundation of today’s family-oriented YMCA.