Lafayette Jeff honors alumni with 2022 Hall of Fame induction

LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Earlier this month, Lafayette Jefferson High School announced the 2022 inductees to the Alumni Hall of Fame, recognized for making a significant impact in their individual fields.

The honorees, which included a Tony Award winner, a doctor, a designer and attorney, were inducted at a ceremony in the Rohrmann Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, Oct. 7.

“I wonder if they had any clue that they would invited back one day to be honored as members of the Jefferson Hall of Fame? I wonder if any of you right now have dreams and goals that others think are out of reach or are simply unrealistic? The point is: If you work hard, believe in yourself, and never give up on the dream, you, too, could be back here one day, being recognized for the incredible accomplishments that you have achieved.”

Inductees are selected based on particular criteria, including special achievements, honors, community service, responsibility, leadership, contributions to society and national and/or world service.

The inductees for 2022 are: Tony Award winner Aaron Glick, Class of 2002; attorney and philanthropist JeffNewell, Class of 1973; engineer and designer Ted Schilling, Class of 1979; and physician Dr. Morris Stampfer, Class of 1956.

The following information on each Lafayette Jefferson High School Hall of Fame inductee was provided to the J&C:

While at Jeff, Ted participated in JV basketball, A Capella choir (singer, bass viol and bass guitar accompanist), Orchestra (bass violin), Jazz Band (bass guitar), and was Junior Class President, and a member of the National Honor Society. Following graduation, Ted earned a B.A. in Construction Engineering and Management from Purdue University in 1984.

Ted D. Schilling, Class of 1979

From 1984-1996, Ted worked for Texas Instruments. Among his many accomplishments, he was facilities operations manager of its highest producing semiconductor plant and earned a U.S. patent for semiconductor process design.

At Hynix Semiconductor (1996-2000), Ted was the youngest engineering site manager for the high volume (dram) dynamic random-access memory facility in the industry. He also led the fastest facilities increase of a dram facility in the industry.

From 2001-2021, he led design and business development organization for multiple global consulting firms. Subject matter included advanced manufacturing facilities, global data centers, municipal wastewater treatment, desalination, and marine and airport facilities.

Ted was the site services manager at SEH America, from 2006-2009; the largest silicon manufacturing facility in North and South America. He led many initiatives including environment, health, safety, construction, and site selection.

In 2021, he began as the global director of engineering at Seagen, a pharmaceutical company revolutionizing cancer care where he leads global optimization and standardization initiatives. Besides his career, in 2022, Ted became a successful global crypto mining entrepreneur and investor in high production mining operations basedin Singapore.

Some of Ted’s numerous contributions to his community include: elder at churches in Texas and Oregon, bass player in worship bands, assistant director and director of girls softball, girls basketball coach, Oregon Food Bank volunteer, parent volunteer in math, science, and music departments at multiple schools, and an adoption family for several animal rescues

Morris Stampfer, MD, Class of 1956

While at Jeff, Morris worked on the Jeff Booster for three years, serving as co-editor his senior year. He also reported on the Jeff athletics for the Lafayette Leader newspaper. Morris participated in Student Government, was vice-president of his class, served on Student Council, was valedictorian and a National Merit Scholarship winner.

After graduation, Morris attended the University of Pittsburgh majoring in chemistry. He was elected to both Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa fraternities, the latter being an honorary leadership fraternity. Morris graduated summa sum laude in only three years.

Morris then attended Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, NY. He was elected class president for four years and worked on the school yearbook. Upon graduation, Morris worked two years as an intern and resident at Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, now called Jacobi Hospital. He completed his residency in Maryland in the U.S. Public Health Service, working in the Cardiology Branch of the National Heart Institute. He contributed to several published papers, including as first author, and served as Chief Resident in his final year.

After completing his residency, Morris returned to New York as a licensed doctor to work for Albert Einstein College ofMedicine and its affiliates. Over the ensuing 52 years, he held different roles teaching at Einstein while practicing internal medicine and cardiology in private practice in New Rochelle, NY. After 30 years, Morris closed his practice and returned to Jacobi Hospital in 2006 where remained until the onset of the Covid pandemic in 2020. Now 95% retired, he still teaches a class at Einstein Hospital and interviews applicants for the medical school.

Morris has been very involved in Jewish organizations as well as several synagogues, also serving as Synagogue President. He shared, “I feel strongly that my time at Jeff, both curricular and extra-curricular, was an excellent preparation for college, career training, and life in the grown-up world.

Jeffrey Newell, Class of 1973

Jeff was a junior when WJJE-FM, the original name of WJEF-FM, first went on air. He was the first student to do play-by-play for both football and basketball games.

Jeff was president of the Broncho Broadcasters, participated in Boys State, was a member of both the National Honor Society and Student Council, and graduated third in his class. Jeff was also a proud member of the 1973 Jeff state championship baseball team and scored the winning run in an 8-6 victory over LaPorte in the title game. While a student at Jeff, he also achieved the rank of Eagle Scout.

Jeff’s sports broadcasting experience led him to work for four years at the Lafayette Journal & Courier as a sportswriter while attending Purdue University. He graduated summa cum laude in 1977 completing two degrees: a B.S. in Management and a B.A. in Journalism. Jeff then attended Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington, Ind., graduating magna cum laude in 1980.

Jeff then returned to Lafayette, working nearly 42 years at the law firm Ball Eggleston PC, before retiring in 2022. He held top leadership roles in the Chamber of Commerce, United Way, Habitat for Humanity, Purdue Exponent, Legal Aid of Tippecanoe County, the Tippecanoe Bar Association, and was a frequent presenter at the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum. He also assisted with Boy Scouts Troop 303, the Lafayette Gus Macker 3 on 3 charity basketball tournament, and served many years on the board of directors for the Broncho Booster Club.

Jeff was the recipient of the 1999 Pro Bono Pubico Award and the Certificate of Excellence in 2004, both from the Indiana State Bar Association. He has remained involved with St. Mary Cathedral Haiti Committee and in the PARISH Twinning Program of America, which helps impoverished Catholic communities in Haiti and Latin America. Jeff’s true passion is with St. Mary Cathedral’s Haiti ministry which he and his wife, Sharon, started in 1999. Together, the Newell family has led over 20 mission trips to Pendus, Haiti. Jeff has also authored a book Open Your Eyes, Life Lessons Learned in Haiti.

Aaron Glick, Class of 2022

While at Jeff, Aaron was in Forensics, Jefferson Players, Varsity Singers and First Edition choirs. After graduation, Aaron moved to New York and attended Marymount Manhattan College to pursue acting. Not realizing there were options intheater besides acting, he discovered a passion for producing as a student at MMC. He switched his major to focus on getting a career in the business of theater and received a B.A. in Theater Studies in 2006.

Aaron’s first job was a talent agent; however, he soon learned of a dream opportunity he had to pursue. He began working as a three-month unpaid intern with the highly acclaimed Broadway Producer David Stone on the musical, "Wicked." At the end of the internship, Aaron was offered a full-time position where he has remained ever since, building an impressive production resume working with others and in his own right.

Extremely talented in music and theater, Aaron combined his skills with a good sense of business and marketing to become an award-winning producer. In 2019, Aaron won a Tony Award, the highest honor given in American theater, for "The Boys in the Band." At the same time, he was also a Tony nominee for "What the Constitution Means to Me."

In 2016, he won an Olivier Award, the British equivalent of the Tony, for his production contributions in "Gypsy." In 2013, he was the recipient of the Hal Prince T Fellowship Award for emerging theatrical producers. Aaron’s other Broadway, Touring and West End Credits include the upcoming release of "Kimberly Akimbo" and "Topdog/Underdog," and the previously produced: "What the Constitution Means to Me," "I Juliet," "The Boys in the Band," "Fully Committed" and "The Old Man and the Moon."

Aaron has also worked with David Stone on such shows as: "Three Days of Rain," "The 24th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," "Next to Normal," "I/Then" and "War Paint."

Aaron is a founding member and current Board Chair of the Musical Theater Factory, a non-profit dedicated to artists services and development for underprivileged voices in the musical theater. Responsible for the bulk of the fund-raising, he supports the artistic staff in strategic planning. As a member the Broadway League, he speaks and teaches as a part of the Commercial Theater Institute which is the continuing education service provider of the league.

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