Since the inception of the National YMCA Hall of Fame in 1985 on the campus of Springfield College, nearly 150 people have been inducted. Today, the induction ceremony takes place every four years at the General Assembly of YMCAs to honor and celebrate these YMCA giants who were visionaries and pioneers, touching the lives of millions, and personifying what is best about the YMCA.
1989
This photograph shows Fred Y. Hoshiyama (middle), a 1989 inductee to the YMCA Hall of Fame. In this photo are Fred’s wife, Irene (left) and his son Matthew (right). The picture was taken during the induction ceremony on June 17, 1989 held on the Campus of Springfield College.
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“I felt very blessed and proud that I had been nominated and had actually achieved that honor. I’m hoping that [my induction] tells people I tried my best to make things better, to be more inclusive, to move towards some kind of equity.”
JEAN ANN DURADES, NYHOF CLASS OF 2019
Portrait of Jean Anne Durades, Regional Associate of Region 1 in 1970, the first black woman to hold such a position on the National Council of the YMCA.
Photo courtesy of Kautz Family YMCA Archives at the University of Minnesota
