With a history that stretches back to the 1920s, it doesn’t take much imagination to believe that several amazing individuals would have represented our Club both on and off the ice.  Over time the number of individuals featured on this page will increase as our research continues.

Individual

Notable Accomplishments

Harry Radix

Yes, it's possible to earn more than one Radix pin, as evidenced by this award winner.

Chicago FSC President beginning in 1930, producer of annual all-figure skating carnivals at the old Chicago Stadium starting in 1935, helped to build the Chicago Arena (home of the CFSC for many years) in 1936, member of the U.S. Figure Skating Board of Directors multiple times between 1935 and 1965, Chair Trophy Committee 1947-1949, sponsor of the original Radix Pins in the early 1950s, Chair USFSA Olympic Committee 1955-1965, elected Honorary Member USFSA 1963, elected Honorary Member of the Executive Committee 1966. 

It was the belief of Mr. Radix that a winner should receive recognition in the form of a memento for permanent retention. As a result, he created and presented during his lifetime gold skate pins to the place winners of the major championships in figure skating. Before his death, he established a trust fund in his will for the use and benefit of the Memorial Fund, the income of which is used to continue the award of the Radix Skate Pins in perpetuity. Each of the following is awarded a Radix Skate Pin made available for distribution by the Memorial Fund Committee:

  • The winners of the gold, silver and bronze medals in all events of the World Championships; 

  • The winners of the gold, silver and bronze medals in the ladies, men’s, pairs and ice dance figure skating events of the Olympic Winter Games;

  • The winners of the gold, silver, bronze and pewter medals in the novice, junior and senior divisions at the U.S. Figure
    Skating Championships; and

  • The winners of the Midwestern junior dance championship.

Harry N. Keighley

Secretary U.S. Figure Skating Association 1943-1947, Chair Competitions & Rules Committee 1947-1949, President 1949-1952, Chair International Committee 1952-1955, Chair Dance Committee 1955-1956, 3rd Vice President 1956-1958, Chair Midwestern Committee 1956-1959, 2nd Vice President 1958-1959, Chair Dance Committee 1959-1962, elected Honorary Member USFSA 1960, Chair 1961 U.S. World Figure Skating Team Memorial Fund 1962-1963, member of the Board of Directors 1962-1968 and 1971-1977, elected Honorary Member of the Executive Committee 1965, Chair USFSA Olympic Committee 1965-1976, named Honorary Referee and Honorary Accountant 1978, elected to the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame 1993. The Upper Great Lakes Junior Men’s Champion receives the Harry N. Keighley Memorial Trophy.

Vivian and Ronald Joseph

This brother and sister pairs team began competing together in the late 1950s and became the U.S. national junior champions in 1961. They won the senior bronze medal in 1962 and silver the following year.  They were assigned to the 1963 North American Championships where they took the bronze medal, and to the 1963 World Championships, where they placed eighth. They were Olympic Bronze Medalists in 1964.

David Santee

From the awards ceremony at the 1981 World Championships (from l to r) David (2nd), Scott Hamilton (1st) and Igor Bobrin (3rd).

David Santee is the 1981 World Silver Medalist and an eight-time U.S. national medalist. He also competed at the Winter Olympics in 1976 and 1980.  During his career, David earned 14 Radix pins:  11 National, one World, and two Chicago Figure Skating Award of Merit.  For his achievements, David was inducted into the United Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2015.

Lisa Darken

Lisa (center) surrounded by some of her skaters.

To anyone who has either skated or followed synchronized skating over the last twenty years, Lisa Darken is known as among the best of the best coaches.  During her career, Lisa coached Team USA teams for 20 consecutive years.  During that same time, her teams earned two World Junior Bronze medals and 10 National Championships at the Junior and Novice levels.  In 2006, Lisa was awarded the the PSA Synchronized Skating Coach of the Year.