Hall of Fame

In 1979, Jan transferred from Kathleen High School to become one of the first teachers on faculty at Lake Gibson High School and she got married at the end of the semester. She remained at LG until retirement in 2014 after 40 years of teaching. During her tenure, Jan was the chair of the Business Department, the Director of Polk Academy of Business & Technology, an FBLA sponsor, and sat on the FBLA Board of Directors. (She is listed in the FBLA Hall of Fame.) She was honored to be Lake Gibson’s Teacher of the Year in 1982 and became a National Board Certified Teacher in 2003. She also helped LG offer dual enrollment courses and has helped students earn AA degrees while still in high school.

As a 1983 graduate of Lake Gibson Senior High, Ellison had his own stellar athletic career before he sported the stripes. He was named to multiple collegiate All-Conference and All-Conference Academic teams as a football player at Savannah State University. Upon graduating from SSU, he has spent 31 years in various positions with AT&T, with his most recent as an IT Telephony Infrastructure Engineer. Roy has been honored by other organizations for his commitment and result-oriented abilities. He was inducted into the Central Florida Officials Association in 2017 and honored by the College Football Hall of Fame, National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete in 1992. Ellison, now 53, is the Father to two daughters and one son and has five grandchildren. He and his wife Mia reside in Windermere, Florida. He is the son of Louvenia Ellison of Lakeland, Florida.

is a world-renowned cardiologist and researcher.  She is an Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, at the University of California (UC), San Diego.  She is also the founder and Director of the Step Family Foundation Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and Wellness Center.  Dr. Taub was responsible for all aspects of creating the center.  The mission of the Center is to actively engage patients and the community in the prevention of cardiovascular disease. The Center is conducting research on biomarkers and other diagnostics and wearable/mobile technologies that can improve patient outcomes. To view the website for the Cardiovascular Institute click below. Her clinical practice focuses on preventive cardiology.   She has consistently been selected by her peers as a top physician in the San Diego Magazine “Physicians of Exceptional Excellence” annual survey. She is conducting research studies evaluating biomarkers for cardiovascular risk factor stratification, studying the effects of daily fasting in improving cardiometabolic parameters and examining the effects of a compound in dark chocolate (epicatechin) on mitochondrial function/cellular bioenergetics and exercise capacity, Dr. Taub is widely published and has authored numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Taub has been involved in educating health care providers and the community about cardiovascular disease and frequently gives lectures. She has been featured on the Dr. Oz Show and other programs. Examples of recent media appearances:

Bonnie has been an active volunteer for Polk County Schools for over 25 years. She has been an Athletic Booster Board Member for Lake Gibson High School since 2002. She has held many board positions including the following: Secretary, Treasurer and is currently the President. Bonnie has coordinated the football program for Lake Gibson since 2002. She was in charge of the membership drive and helped acquire vendors for the “Braves Discount Cards” that helped support LG athletics. Bonnie and her husband Perry help with the annual Booster Club barbecue, which includes them cooking their award-winning food for the event. She continues to be very active with the boosters even though her daughter graduated in 2015.