2015 Alpine Bank Junior College World Series (JUCO)

Intro:  Rotarian Barbara Traylor-Smith

Topic:  JUCO is a May tradition in Grand Junction going back to 1958.  To speak about this year’s JUCO, the Club welcomes back our friend Jamie Hamilton.  Originally from Denver, Jamie attended Mesa College, graduating in 1978.  He played four years on the baseball team, becoming an Academic All-American and Honorable Mention All-American. Jamie went on to play with the Golden West Baseball California Angels. 

Bio:  Jamie is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Home Loan, which has been in business for 118 years.  He has also been Chairman of the JUCO since 2003 and was an active member of the JUCO committee for 20 years prior to that.  Jamie was awarded the 1999 Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce’s Citizen of the Year, recognized as the State of Colorado Volunteer of the Year in 1995, inducted into the Mesa State College Hall of Honor in 1997, named Lion of the Year in 2011 and honored with the 2012 CMU Distinguished Alumni Award, in addition to other numerous baseball awards.