Best of S s ta n t i e w A w m a u r e d s u M 2006 Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame Inductees Winter 2006 www.engenmuseum.org Chairman’s Letter Board of Trustees Scott C. Ulbrich by Scott Ulbrich CHAIRMAN/PRESIDENT Mike Korologos Seasons greetings and welcome to the Winter Edition VICE PRESIDENT of the 2006 Ski Meister. I am proud to serve as President of the Alf Engen Ski Museum Foundation. I Barbara Yamada SECRETARY heartily thank our hard working board of trustees, our staff and docents, and all of our loyal members for Michael R. Maughan their support. TREASURER Connie Nelson I am pleased to report that we are experiencing a EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR fabulous response to our membership drive and have Dr. A. Joseph Arave exceeded the membership numbers compared to the Kristi Terzian Cumming 2005 drive. David Davenport Spencer P. Eccles This year one of our board’s goals was to balance the 2006 budget – which we achieved. This achievement was primarily due to generous donations Alan K. Engen from the S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney Foundation, the Janet Q. Lawson Foundation, Jon S. Engen museum members and from grants the foundation received. We have worked James Gaddis hard to reduce day-to-day operational expenditure without compromising Don Hague the quality of the museum. Our cash position is solid with two endowment Herbert C. Livsey investment accounts as anchors. Our Executive Director, Connie Nelson, Barbara McConvill works tirelessly on grant applications, and marketing strategies to ensure that David C. Pickett we are properly funded and interesting to our visitors. Thanks Connie! David Quinney Dr. Greg C. Thompson Another 2006 goal was to increase our visibility and attract more visitors Ted Wilson to the museum. Toward this goal, we have enhanced our website - www. engenmuseum.org . We now can keep visitors informed and entertained in Honorary Board a timely manner with regular news updates, video sections and a Museum Members Store. To add clout to our visibility our facility also received the 2006 Best 2 of State Award in the Museum category. In addition, we have partnered with Ruth Rogers Altmann the Utah Olympic Park in a variety of marketing strategies that seem to be NEW YORK CITY, NY providing great benefit. George Ator PITTSBURGH, PA Our relationship with the Utah Athletic Foundation (UAF) remains strong. John Bower The UAF hired a new CEO/President, Colin Hilton, in May, 2006. Colin has a ST. LOUIS, MO history in Park City working for the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Stein Eriksen Olympic Winter Games of 2002 and more recently at the Park City Municipal PARK CITY, UT Corporation as Economic Development Director. Colin and his board of G.S. Beckwith Gilbert directors are committed to strengthening the long-term viability of the UAF GREENWICH, CT through increased tourism – and all that benefits the Museum and the Utah Bill Lash Olympic Park. SEATTLE, WA Janet Q. Lawson With the 2006-2007 ski season upon us, I hope everyone enjoys our storied SALT LAKE CITY, UT Utah powder. If you choose to enjoy it by skiing near-by Park City, The Lou Lorenz (deceased) Canyons or Deer Valley, stop in and see us! I look forward to seeing you at SALT LAKE CITY, UT the Alf Engen Ski Museum. William W. Miller, M.D. PARK CITY, UT Donn G. Mosser, M.D. A publication of the Alf Engen Ski Museum Foundation MINNEAPOLIS, MN Connie Nelson, Executive Director Paul C. Olfelt, M.D. Cover Alf Engen Ski Museum Foundation MINNEAPOLIS, MN 2990 Bear Hollow Drive Cory Reddish, P.O. Box 980187 (435) 658-4240 Tel Jan Peterson MIDWAY, UT David Movitz, Park City, Utah 84098 (435) 658-4258 Fax Cal McPhie, [email protected] Gray F. Reynolds Marv Melville, www.engenmuseum.org DAVIDSONVILLE, MD Mike Korologos, at the awards dinner. Inquiries, questions, or submissions of press releases and articles of interest for the Alf Engen Ski Richard S. Sackler, M.D. Museum Foundation newsletter are welcome. Send correspondence and newsletter submissions to NORWALK, CT the Foundation office. Winter 2006 Greetings from the Executive Director By Connie Nelson Happy Ski Season! Let it snow….let it snow! This is the time of year to be thankful and we certainly The museum also has have a lot to be thankful for this year. completed Phase II of its website update, thanks to Our museum is thriving. I am thrilled to report the hard work of our Website that visitations have increased by 19.5 percent Committee and Central Point over 2005. We recorded 181,061 visitors during Systems. Visitors to the site 2005/2006 compared to 151, 512 during 2004/2005. can now enjoy video clips highlighting various features I sincerely thank the president of the Alf Engen Ski associated with our Museum. Museum Foundation, Scott Ulbrich, and the board We were also excited to report the opening of our of trustees for being so supporting and offering a Museum Store on the website featuring the Ray wealth of ideas. I am honored to work with such Atkeson photos, ski books that are for sale as well talented and compassionate people. as a variety of ski related items. Please visit www. engenmuseum.org and see all of the enhancements. Our Education Program has been refined, has grown appreciably and is thriving thanks to our In keeping with our mission, “To preserve the rich Education Committee and the wonderful docents history of skiing in the Intermountain Region”, we who run the program. This year the museum hosted inducted six ski pioneers into the museum’s Will students from 26 schools accounting for more & Jean Pickett Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame than 1,500 students, parents and teachers who (see pages 6-8). Thanks to Barbara Yamada (chair) toured our facility. This success is made possible and the rest of the Hall of Fame Committee for through grants received from Summit County dedicating hours of preparation time to ensure all Recreation, Arts & Parks tax grant, the Marriner S. nominations were well-screened and all attendees to Eccles Foundation and the Underdog Foundation. the awards banquet enjoyed a memorable evening. Through their support we were able to offer each school a free field trip, including bus transportation, Alf Engen Ski Museum Foundation members 3 Utah Olympic Park entrance fee and docent support. continue to be the foundation of our resounding success and achievement. Thank you to the In an effort to keep our museum vibrant, we have returning members as well as the new members. added a new exhibit and changed the rotating We truly appreciate your support. If you have not exhibit in the foyer. The new exhibit highlights had a chance to send in your membership materials, vintage ski photos from the 1930s-1950s by we have included a form in this newsletter. Your photographer Ray Atkeson. The rotating exhibit support is appreciated and valued. features 2006 Winter Olympic Games “local heroes” Ted Ligety, Stephen Cook and Stephani Victor. Hope to see you at the Quinney Center soon – bring We also updated the Professional Ski Instructors the whole family! Association award wall in collaboration with PSIA (in particular – Keith Lange and Clarke Parkinson). Foundation News Meet a member of the Board Kristi Terzian Cumming Little did I know when I moved to Utah in 1984 have consumed the last 10 for better ski training at Rowmark Ski Academy years. In 2003, I was honored that I would end up living in Park City, married to join the Alf Engen Ski with children some 23 years later. Coming here Museum Foundation Board. when I was 16, all I had on my mind was ski Every year at our inductee racing and the US Ski Team. I competed for the dinner, I am amazed by the US Ski Team for 10 years throughout the United ski pioneers who came before States and Europe and along the way, I also won 3 me. These individuals truly had US National Championships. My college education, competitive spirit and passion Kristi Terzian Cumming a small retail coffee business, and starting a family for snow sports. Alf Engen Ski Museum Foundation Donors Wall Members Benefactors $1,000,000+ Donors George S. & Dolores Doré Eccles Silver Medal Donors $5,000 - $99,999 Donors Foundation Prothro, Mark & Diane Emma Eccles Jones Foundation Alta Ski Lifts Company Anderson, Barbara Pickett, David & Nancie Lawson, Janet Q. Stewart Prince, JaLynn & Greg S. J. & Jessie E. Quinney Foundation Cumming Foundation Ray Quinney Nebeker Cumming, John & Kristi Reister-Robb Interactive Gold Medal Donors Dreyfous, James & Sackler, Dr. & Mrs. $100,000 - $999,999 Donors Geralyn Richard Dr. Ezekial & Edna Wattis Dumke Duncan, Paul & Marilyn Saunders, Hy & Debra Foundation Engen, Alan & Barbara Shrontz, Jody Katherine W. & Ezekiel R. Dumke Jr. Engen, Scott & Marcie Summit County Engen, Todd & Michelle Sweet, Jared Foundation Fidelity Foundation Ulbrich, Scott & Susanne Marriner S. Eccles Foundation Gilbert, G. S. Beckwith U.S. Forest Service Engen, Evelyn Hyland, Libby Utah Office of Museum Lawson, Frederick Q. Knowles, Lawrence & Services Quinney, David & Shari Marilyn Wallace, M. W. Swartz Foundation Korologos, Tom C. Webber, Dick Lawson, Peter Q. Williams, Larry Richard E. & Nancy P. Witter, Dean (Morgan 4 Marriott Foundation Stanley) Miller Ski Company Wells Fargo Bank Mosser, Dr. Donn G. & Dr. Janet Bronze Medal Donors $1,000 - $4,999 Donors Academy Studios Goodman, Irvin & Dorthy Prothro, J. Patrick Altmann, Ruth Rogers IBM Corporation Roberts, Linda Amidon, David Imboden, Adolph Rowan, Chuck & Suzanne Bamberger Foundation International Skiing History Royal Street Corporation Richard D. Bass Foundation Association Rytting, Bill & Suzy Beekley, W.