• Prior to university, was crowned provincial champion in gymnastics and invited to the 1956 Olympic track & field trials after being named Edmonton's female high-school track & field athlete of the year.
• Competed for the Pandas volleyball and basketball teams, winning three WCIAA titles in volleyball and two in basketball.
• As a member of the faculty, was responsible for the creation of the Pandas gymnastics team, which developed into one of the strongest gymnastics programs in Canada.
• As a builder, developed inter-school teams in the sports of track & field, cross country running, and skiing and received the CAHPER Service Award for her outstanding contributions to her field.

One of Edmonton's premier female athletes in the 1950's, Donna (Huestis) Enger OWE '59) was well known for her athletic achievements prior to becoming of the University of Alberta's sport history. Participating in practically all the sports offered by Westglen High school, she was named Edmonton's Female High School Track and Field Athlete of the Year in 1956 and was one of only two Edmonton high school athletes invited to the 1956 Olympic Track and Field Trials in Toronto. Track and Field was not the only sport in which Donna excelled. In 1954 she had been crowned Provincial Champion at the novice level in Alberta's gymnastic championship.

On entering the University of Alberta in 1956, Donna began a remarkable varsity athletic carver. A two sport star for the Panda's volleyball and basketball teams, she started for four straight years on both teams which won WCIAA titles in 1958 and 1959 in basketball and in 1958-1960 volleyball. Donna was crowned the University's top female gymnast at the 1959 intra-campus competition. She was also heavily involved with intramural athletics and led the School of Physical Education team to the 'Rose Bowl' Championship each year. She constantly displayed superior athleticism and leadership. She was, quite simply, "one of the best".

After graduating in 1960, Donna joined the teaching staff at Edmonton's Eastglen High School and began her scholastic coaching career. However, her active athletic cancer was not yet over. She starred on the teams that won the Edmonton Women's Commercial League Championship in both basketball and volleyball. By 1961, Donna was back on the campus of the University of Alberta. This time as a member of faculty and responsible for the creation of the first ever Panda Gymnastics Team which developed into one of the strongest such programs in Canada After leaving the University to raise her family, Donna continued to instruct gymnastic on a part time basis Later she developed the Aspen Gardens Gymnastics Program in community.

When Donna returned to the workforce in 1976, she accepted a new challenge — the development of the inaugural physical education curriculum at Old Strathcona Academic High School. Using imaginative ways to make up for the lack of facilities, she was able to create a bond between the school and the surrounding community. She produced a first rate program in a school that did not even have a gymnasium. She also managed to develop inter-school teams in the sports of track and field, cross country running and skiing. Donna finished her working career as a teacher at Avalon and Vernon Barford Junior High Schools heavily involved in inter-school athletics. In 1988, she received the CAHPER Service Award for her outstanding contributions to her field and for her work as President of the Women's Branch of CAHPER earlier in her career.

Donna (Huestis) Enger is an outstanding member of the athletic tradition of the University of Alberta, a lifelong supporter and innovator of athletics and is truly deserving of her place on the Sports Wall of Fame.