Masters Hall of Fame Event 2008 - Inductee List
| The following martial artists were nominated and inducted into the following categories for the 2008 Masters Hall of Fame: |
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| Founder Award | |||
| Mother Of The Urquidez Family Lupe Urquidez | |||
| Platinum Life Achievement | |||
| Middleweight Champion Bill "Super Foot" Wallace | |||
| Grand Master Eugene R. Sedeño Grand Master Walter Borkowski |
Grand Master Pyung-Soo Kim | ||
| Golden Life Achievement | |||
| Sensei Akbar Fakourfar ShihanCraig Carter Master Daniel D. Spears Hanshi Danny McCall Professor Dennis Guila Grand Master Eric O'Neal, Sr. Hanshi/Grand Master Gary Lee Shihan Jacov Bresler |
Master James L. Hopkins Kyoshi Jesus M. Sanchez Chief Instructor Michael A. Sullenger Master Peter Contardo Shihan Richard T. Cooper Shihan Twain M. Kennedy Si Gung Wayne Welsh |
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| Silver Life Achievement | |||
| Shihan Dana Abbott Master Fernando Ortega Chavez Master George A. Landingham Menkyo Kaiden Shihan Gil Adams Master Kathy Long |
Soke Keyvan Dehnad Sifu Robert Deahl Kyoshi Robert Teramura Professor Thomas Henry Ryan, Jr. |
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| Humanitarian Award | |||
| Sensei Aida Golzar Sensei Art Gonzalez Sensei Brandon E. Gamble Sensei Christopher Delgado Sensei Derek D. Nordahl Grand Master Eliaser Lopez |
Sensei Jess Shao Sensei Joe Garces Sensei Joseph Delgado Jr. Shodan Lauren Larkins Sensei Michael Vorhis Sensei Peppin Barrameda |
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| Lifetime Achievement | |||
| Sensei Cary Takagawa Renshi Ernest G. Hewitt Grand Master Frank R. Fuller Grand Master Garreth R. Barber Sifu Guiseppe Aliotta Shihan John Salvitti Sensei Jon-Dennis Kasper |
Sensei Leonard D. Rosson Master Pedro G. Leal Chief Instructor Renè Quinones Master Rob Zbilski Sifu Robert R. Burke Shihan Robert Smith Sensei Scott Jacoby |
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| Living Legend | |||
| Sensei Antony Johnson Master Bernard Lapointe |
Professor Gary Deaver Sensei Kevin "Kamikaze" Miller |
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| Outstanding Contributions in the Martial Arts | |||
| Shihan Anthony M. Calvino Master Coach C. Douglas Grant Sensei Chris Canning in memorial USADOJO Founder Dana Stamos Sensei David Michael Moeller Sensei Dawn Moeller Champion Dean Lister Champion Dewey Cooper Maestro Dino J. Duran Sensei Edward D. Igoe Sensei George Ryan Sensei James Thurman Sensei Jeremy M. Kuckenbaker |
Sensei Joe Tomasello Sensei Ken Nazemetz Instructor Matt Larson Coach Matt Stansell Kyoshi Nabil Noujaim Sensei Nicholas J. Smolich Sensei Norm Heller Renshi Rebecca Greenough Shihan Richard Branden Master Instructor Robert Wu Sensei Sean Eubanks Sensei William R. Neher Sensei Zachary Andrews |
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| Pioneer Award | |||
| Master Behrooz Sarshar Sensei Darylson Lira Sensei Douglas Ichiro Okada Dai Sensei Giorgio Famiglietti Coach Jim Kirkpatrick |
Sensei Leonard Lumauig Sensei Michael David Tucker Sensei Navid Nastar Sensei Ray Sua Sensei Rob Lasteri |
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