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Hall of Fame
Calvin Baker
Class of 1973
College of Education
Calvin Baker began his teaching career in
an overcrowded room of fifth graders in
Arizona’s Peoria Unified School District. At
age 26, he started his administrative career
as principal of a school for Inuit children in
northwestern Alaska.
Baker has come a long way in his 42-
year career in education. He has been
superintendent of the Vail (Ariz.) School
District for more than 26 years.
Baker was president of the Arizona
School Administrators Association. He has
been recognized as Arizona Superintendent
of the Year and Mentor of the Year by the
Arizona Daily Star and received the Lifetime
Achievement Award from the Tucson/Pima
Metropolitan Education Commission.
Horacio Llamas Grey
1994-96
Athletics
Horacio Llamas Grey was born in Mexico and
moved to the United States as a teenager.
After playing two years at Pima Community
College in Tucson, Ariz., he played for GCU,
where he was named NCAA Division II Player
of the Year in his senior season.
Llamas Grey also earned First Team All-
California Collegiate Athletic Association
(CCAA) honors when he helped GCU win the
CCAA Postseason Championship Tournament
and a spot in the NCAA Division II Regionals.
After college, Llamas Grey played two
seasons with the Phoenix Suns and in the
top professional basketball league in
Mexico. He is an assistant coach with the
Pioneros de Quintana Roo, a pro team based
in Cancun, Mexico.
Michael Kary
Class of 1998
College of Fine Arts and
Production
Michael Kary is an instructor in the College of
Fine Arts and Production at GCU. For the past
17 years, he also has worked as a professional
actor and writer in New York, Los Angeles, San
Diego and Phoenix.
Kary began his professional acting career
at several theatres in Phoenix and San Diego
andwas accepted into The Old Globe, a Tony
Award-winning theatrewith a training program
for actors.
He has performed in and around New
York City and most notably as an original cast
member in the musical “Fame on 42nd Street.”
He also cofounded Nobody in Particular, an
award-winning production company, and has
written and produced three television pilots,
“Deal With It,” “Little League” and “Surviving
Out of Doors with Louis.”
Dr. Stephen Hall studied chemistry at GCU
back in the late 1980s, long before the Human
Genome Project rocked the science world and
molecular medicine became a field.
Since his graduation, Hall has become a
pioneer in his field. He has started several
biomedical companies andwas part of a teamat
The Scripps Research Institute that invented and
patented vaccine technology used to immunize
people against Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and
anthrax. Nowhe has a GCUHall of Fame award.
“I’mflattered that people have followedmy
career and that I was chosen. I’m very thrilled
and honored,” said Hall, 59, of Lafayette, Ind.
He is the founder and chief executive and
scientific officer at Pentamer Pharmaceuticals,
which conducts research and develops
products in the areas of vaccines and
biomaterials. Hall has a Ph.D. in biological
sciences fromPurdue University and completed
post-doctoral training inmolecular and
structural biology at Scripps.
When he’s not working on solutions to global
health issues, Hall competes nationally in
martial arts and is co-owner of a CrossFit and
martial arts facility.
The U.S. Army veteran is the single father of
three children and has a young grandchild.
He has fondmemories of GCU. “I’ll always
cherish the times I spent there. New and Old
Testament classes, Chapel twice a week, the
ethics and strong, moral character of the
people. There was a sense of community.
Canyon was and always will be family.”
The Smarts to Aid Global Health
Dr. Stephen Hall
Class of 1990
College of Science, Engineering and Technology
The University recently inducted into its Alumni Hall of Fame eight new members who
were nominated by the colleges and athletics. Here’s a snapshot of each:
