Craig Ankeny joined the Tempe Diablos in 1975 and served as Diablos President from 1985-86. Craig has also served on the Board of Directors of the Independent Insurance Agents of Arizona for twelve years. He was an original member of the Fiesta Bowl Committee and served ten years on the Board of Directors including Executive Board for four years. He received the Fiesta Bowl Volunteer of the Year Award in 1980 and is now a Life Director. Craig has also been involved in the Sun Angel Foundation. He served as a member and President of Sun Angels, and has been a member of the Board of Directors for five years. “My greatest love for Tempe is the Diablos. Sandy and I love Tempe and want to give as much back to the community as possible through Diablos and their efforts to help Tempe.”

John Bebbling joined the Tempe Diablos in 1984. He is the owner of Tempe Decorator Center (TDC) along with his family. “TDC” is known throughout the Phoenix Metropolitan area for providing high quality residential and commercial interior products. The Bebbling family is also well-known in the City of Tempe for their generosity, not only to the Tempe Diablos, but many other organizations. They support the Boys and Girls Club of the East Valley, Tempe Sister Cities and Sister Cities International, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Assistance League of the East Valley, St. Peters Mission, Arizona State University and the YMCA. John Bebbling is a member of the Tempe Sports Authority and is also an honorary board member to many non-profit organizations. The Bebbling Family Scholarship was endowed on behalf of the Diablos in 2008.

Joseph Bongiorno worked for Grumman Aviation as an engineer for many years. Upon his retirement he moved to Tempe in the 1980’s. Joseph was always interested in what activities and charitable venues the Diablos were involved with through his close friendship with Michael Pizzi, a Tempe Diablo. In his estate planning he left considerable funds to the Tempe Diablos and to a number of other charitable organizations.

Steve Bork joined the Diablos in 1993 and served as the group’s President in 2002. Steve’s business, Rowley Plastering, is known Valleywide. Steve and Tina were married in the spring of 2002 and make their home in Chandler. Steve and Tina endowed a scholarship on behalf of the Diablos in 2008.

While serving as President of the Tempe Chamber in 1968, Don founded Tempe Diablos, whose mission is to enhance Tempe through programs benefiting youth, education, and the community at large. Over the years, Don and Barbara have also been active in a third world orphanage program, Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos (NPH), founded by Father William Wasson of Phoenix, Arizona. From 1992-2002, the couple managed the Arizona fundraising division, known as Friends of the Orphans, and Don served as president of the board of directors for the Southwest Region. Today, NPH serves more than 5,000 children annually with homes in nine different countries and has achieved international recognition. In 2003, Don and Barbara received the Celebration of Life Award for their countless efforts, which have touched the lives of so many children.

Doug MacArthur was one of the founding members of the Tempe Diablos in 1968 and served as Diablos President in 1972. Linda MacArthur, Doug’s wife of 26 years, is retired from public service and was an Executive Assistant to the Arizona Attorney General. During Doug’s legal career he served as a Maricopa County Prosecutor, Tempe City Attorney, Legal Advisor to two Speakers of the Arizona House of Representatives, Legislative Director of the Arizona State Chamber of Commerce and Arizona State University Advocate. Doug also served his community in a number of civic roles. Doug is the founder and past President of the Sun Devil Club and Legal Advisor to the Tempe Chamber of Commerce.

The Fiesta Bowl, now sponsored by Tostitos Tortilla Chips, is a college football bowl game played annually since 1971. Originally, the game was hosted in Tempe, Arizona at Sun Devil Stadium where it remained until 2006. University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona is the current venue. Previous bowl game sponsors included Sunkist and IBM. In 1998 the Fiesta Bowl became part of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS), and prior to 2007 every four years (most recently in 2003) was the designee for the national championship game. The Fiesta Bowl was born from the Western Athletic Conference's frustrated attempts to obtain bowl invitations for its champions. In 1968 and 1969 respectively, champions Wyoming and Arizona State failed to secure any bowl selection. The next year, undefeated Arizona State was bypassed by the major bowls and had to settle for an appearance in the less prestigious Peach Bowl. The Fiesta Bowl therefore initially provided an automatic bowl tie-in for the Western Athletic Conference champion. Since its inception the Fiesta Bowl has gone on to donate millions of dollars to charities and other worthy causes throughout Arizona. The Tempe Diablos are also pound to be the original Host Committee for the Fiesta Bowl.

Brantly Aldous was the daughter of Rudy and Lee Guzman. Rudy was President of the Tempe Diablos in 1991. Brantly was 18 years old and preparing to graduate from Corona Del Sol High School when she was tragically taken from us in 1992. She was a native Arizonan who enjoyed and lived her life to the fullest.

Tom Lober joined the Tempe Diablos in 1972 and was Diablo President in 1981. Tom’s business career included working for Knoell Homes and Executive Director of the Tempe Chamber of Commerce.

Henry Pylman became a Tempe Diablo in 1970 and served as Diablos President in 1979. After
growing up on his father’s dairy farm in southern California, Henry and his family moved to Arizona in 1965, and built his first dairy farm in Tempe. This was the beginning of what became a highly successful career in dairy farming in Tempe and Chandler. Henry was very involved in the community over the years. This community involvement touched many organizations including the Tempe Diablos, the Tempe Chamber of Commerce, Chandler and Scottsdale Rotary along with the Fiesta Bowl Committee membership. In addition, numerous charities also benefited from Henry’s generous donations. Henry passed away in August 2000 leaving a lasting legacy to his four children, all of whom reside in the Phoenix area.

Leon joined the Diablos in 1977 and served as Diablos President from 1985-1986. He was the liaison and coordinator for the Tempe Diablos Scholarship Program with ASU from the program inception in 1977 until his retirement from ASU in June 1999. In 1985 Leon initiated the Educational Excellence Program for the Tempe High School District to recognize outstanding students and faculty. Upon Leon’s retirement, a Leon Shell Tempe Diablo Scholarship was established with ASU in April 1999. Leon’s wife, Carol, has been an integral part of his career at ASU. She served as President of ASU Faculty Wives and hosted many student groups over the 32 years. She helped create the ASU Faculty Wives Scholarship Fund, which raises funds through home tours; a faculty wives cookbook, and campus book sales.

Robert Sorgatz attended Arizona State University’s College of Engineering where he pledged Pi Kappa Alpha. His academic career was interrupted with a two-year tour of duty in Vietnam as a military police officer. Upon returning to Arizona, he worked for Conley Photography in Tempe. In 1985, Robert opened his own photography studio. Sorgatz Photography developed a reputation for outstanding quality and professional photographic services for sports-related projects, wedding, portrait, and commercial photography. Robert became a Tempe Diablo in 1990 and was especially focused on the Diablos Scholarship program. Robert passed away in 2006 and it was his strong desire to ensure that deserving students receive educational assistance through a legacy bequest to Tempe Diablos Scholarship programs.