Who's been honored as WHS Distinguished Citizens? See the list through the years
Washington High School will welcome four new members to the ranks of Distinguished Citizens this year.
The first class of Washington High School Distinguished Citizens was honored in 1988. To be considered, the person must be a Washington High School graduate and have achieved local, national or international success in the chosen career field.
This year's honorees are: Frank Laureano Corral, Marva L. (Bell) Dodson, Charles "Chip" Paquelet and Shawn G. Turskey.
Here's a look at past recipients, including the year they were honored, when they graduated and their occupation:
Washington High School Distinguished Citizend
1988 - William J. Jorden, 1940, diplomat
1988 - Melvin Milligan, 1940, business law
1988 - Jack E. Oliver, 1941, scientist
1989 - Paul E. Brown, 1926, sports
1989 - Ruth Hofsteter, 1935, humanitarian
1989 - Maurice C. Padden, 1948, major general, U.S. Air Force
1989 - Robert R. Scott, 1933, Medal of Honor winner
1990 - Donald Berens, 1942, business
1990 - Janice Ruetz DeGaetano, 1951, vocal music
1990 - Ernest Russell, 1951, government administration
1990 - Gary Strobel, 1956, botanist, biology
1991 - Harold Glenn Epperson, 1941, Medal of Honor winner
1991 - Dr. Wade O. Brinker, 1930, veterinarian, teacher
1991 - David Canary, 1956, actor
1991 - Hershel B. Sarbin, 1942, publications
1992 - Robert Arter, 1946, Lt. general, U.S. Army
1992 - James E. Littlefield, 1950, marketing and economics
1992 - Mark Scufalos, 1948, business
1993 - Paul David, 1940, business
1993 - Saundra Mitchal, 1967, business
1993 - James M. Young, 1947, physician
1994 - Don E. James, 1950, sports
1994 - Howard Johnson, 1958, musician
1994 - Harry A. Stuhldreher, 1920, sports, business
1994 - Gordon B. Williams, 1933, military
1995 - Grace Hofsteter, 1943, medicine
1995 - David D. Dowd, 1947, law
1995 - Willie F. Longshore, 1952, art/educator
1996 - John E. McVay, 1949, sports
1996 - Peter Boron, 1946, business
1996 - Donald C. Kipfer, 1941, military
1997 - James P. McCann, 1948, business
1997 - Betty Chandler Jackson, 1935, nurse
1997 - Ralph F. Shilling, 1952, economics
1998 - Robert A. Johnson, 1952, military/music
1998 - Dr. Max J. Lerner, 1939, education
1998 - Alvin L. Miller, 1945, inventor/industry
1998 - Norman J. Putman, 1942, law
1999 - Thomas F. Barthelemy, 1952, military national security
1999 - James M. Lawson Jr., 1946, minister/civil rights
1999 - Thelma Tournay Slater, 1938, education
2000 - R. Kenneth Horst, 1953, education
2000 - Richard McFarland, 1947, aviation
2000 - Mark Mendelson, 1967, business
2000 - William Morrow, 1949, business
2001 - John F. Burton, 1953, education
2001 - Francis Cicchinelli Jr., 1969, government
2001 - Jack B. Wright 1961, education/theater
2002 - Robert McDade, 1938, education
2002 - F. Joseph Scharon, 1941, manufacturing
2002 - Evelyn Provitt, 1948, nurse
2002 - William Humes, 1947, manufacturing
2003 - Dr. Milton S. Feather, 1954, biochemistry
2003 - Dr. Phyllis Furlow Holmes, 1963, psychology
2003 - John Little, 1975, computer software
2004 - Frances Hardman Goodwin, 1948, judicial
2004 - Dr. Robert L. Hewitt, 1965, social work
2004 - Myron Weinstein, 1941, electrical engineer
2005 - William J. Breed, 1946, geology
2005 - Steve Luke, 1971, athletics/business
2005 - Charles McDew, 1957, civil rights/education
2006 - Jill Colucci, 1967, entertainment
2006 - Alex Wood Jr., 1973, athletics, education
2006 - Richard Myers, 1955, cinematography, education
2007 - Larry Harper, 1971, athletics, business
2007 - Helen Cindia Swartz, 1938, lifetime achievement in scholarship, education and community service
2007 - Ernest W. Maglischo, 1956, athletics, education
2007 - Donna Rae Richardson, 1963, nursing, administration
2008 - James Ripple ,1945, engineering
2008 - Tom McCloud, 1962, cancer research
2008 - Lamont Hill, 1964, military
2008 - Richard Fink, 1973, music/theater opera
2009 - Robert W. Grier, 1952, athletics/civil rights
2009 - Marsha E. Mitchal Malone, 1968, computer analyst/government
2009 - Timothy A. Knight, 1982, military/business
2010 - Kurt Bodiford, 1983, military/logistics/analyst
2010 - James Houston, 1956, football/financial planning
2010 - Dave Koffel, 1953, auto racing/business
2010 - Edward Molinski, 1936, physician/general practitioner
2011 - Gerald Grabill, 1942, government service/FBI
2011 - Graydon Eckard, 1964, construction/military service
2011 - Bobby Grizzard, 1978, law enforcement
2012 - Jim Johnson, 1948, marketing/sales
2012 - Leo J. Grosswiller, 1950, engineering
2012 - Charles Brown, 1962, athletics/human services
2012 - David McFee, 1981, music
2013 - Homer C. Floyd, 1955, athletics and civil rights
2013 - Lori E. Lightfoot, 1980, law
2013 - Walter Charles Robinson, 1959, music
2013 - Niall W. Slater, 1972, education
2014 - David A. Doll, 1945, architect, naval aviator
2014 - Renee Wallace Baker, 1991, warden, Ely State Prison, Nevada
2014 - Margy Vogt, 1967, local historian, community volunteer
2015 - Alexander Paris, 1952, education
2015 - Theodore Stults, 1955, military, business
2105- Robert Vogel, 1959, athletics, business, ministry
2016 - John L. Muhlbach Jr., 1965, community, athletics
2016 - William B. "Billy" Luke, 1971, military, athletics
2016 - George Scott Crawford III, 1982, military
2017 - Susan R. Gessner, 1947, business, community leader
2017 - Pamela Bordner Gable, 1968, government, educator
2017 - Leroy H. Schumacher, 1947, construction, development, business
2017 - R.R. Denny Clunk, 1947, attorney, judge, community leader
2018 - Harold G. Weatherbee, 1953, entrepreneurship, business, community
2018 - Joe Sparma, 1960, professional athletics, business
2018 - Michael R. Lauber, 1976, business, community leader
2018 - Robert S. Catlin, 1982, mortgage financing, entrepreneur, business
2019 - Tommy Hannon, 1973, professional athletics, business
2019 - Harry Forgan, Ph.D., 1960, professor, author
2019 - Edgar Brockford Herring Jr., 1965, educator, community service
2020 - Dennis Franklin, 1971, professional athletics, business
2020- Edward W. Grier, 1951, professor, author
2020 - Jeff Timmons, 1991, entertainer, business
2020 - Rodney G. Klein, 1953, educator, community service
2021 - Donald W. Sheffler, 1946, commercial illustrator
2021- Mike Hershberger, 1957, professional athlete
2022 - Mary Frances (Nemeth) Strukel, 1954, community service, organizations, education
2022 - Richard Reichel, 1948, law and government
Source: Washington High School Alumni Association
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