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1999 Cougar Foundation Hall of Fame Inductees

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Billy Lopez, Faculty and Coach

A native Tucsonan, Billy Lopez is one of 13 children of Antonio and Emilla Lopez, immigrants from Mexico. He was educated entirely in TUSD schools, including Borten Elementary, Safford Junior High and Tucson High School, where he was a two-year letterman in football and track under Jason Green, John Mallamo and Gale Bell. Billy began…

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Dorothy Engel, Faculty

Dorothy was born of immigrant parents, both of whom came to America from Germany. She was the oldest of three girls; both of her sisters survive her. Growing up in New York, she obtained her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Physical Science from Hunter College in New York. When she began teaching at Sahuaro, she…

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