hall of fame
2023 INDUCTEE
Congratulations to our 2022 Hall of Fame Inductees Mollie Cooney, Al Higgins, Dr. Dao Jok. Learn more about each honoree in the Rider News!
nominate an alum!
The TRHS Foundation is seeking nominations of prestigious TRHS Alums for membership in our Hall of Fame. Being famous is not a requirement. Doing something fabulous worth recognizing is!
Join the ranks of Charles Betts, Justin Roberts, Cloris Leachman, Robert D. Ray, Mary Brubaker, and Natasha Kaiser-Brown to name just a few.
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PURPOSE
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To honor outstanding alumni.
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To provide role models in various fields of endeavors for the student body.
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To allow for the student body to meet and hear outstanding alumni who will provide inspiration and pride in Roosevelt High School.
CRITERIA
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Must have graduated from Roosevelt at least 10 years prior to receiving the award. Not available to those who attended but did not graduate.
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Must be outstanding in their chosen field of work or community service, and must have received some type of recognition.
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Must be of good character and serve as a role model for the student body.
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Must be available to participate in a full day’s activities at the school and an evening reception with alumni.
PAST recIpients
JOHN GUSTAFON
CLASS OF 1973​
REV. JULIE JOHNSON STAPLES
BECKY SMITH BEACH
CLASS OF 1974
1986
PAUL CONRAD
CLORIS LEACHMAN
ROBERT D. RAY
BILLIE RAY
1987
WATSON POWELL
LARRY ZOX
1988
BARRY ACKERLEY
LUTHER SMITH
1989
JULIE BROGAN-NORTHRUP
ROBERT HELMICK
1990
DR. MARGARET ALLEN
MICHAEL GARTNER
DR. COURTNEY SMITH
1991
DR. RAYMOND H. PUGH
ELEANOR TATE
1992
JEANNETTE EYERLY
TOM URBAN
1993
LOUISE R. NOUN
JOHN WELLMAN
1994
MARY BRUBAKER
REVEREND GEORGE WEBBER
1995
NATASHA KAISER-BROWN
JANE O’DEA
1996
ARIEL CROSS
MARJORIE S. SPEVAK
1997
KAREN STROHBEEN
JAMES HOAK
1998
KAREN MUELHAUPT
DR. KEITH R. YAMAMOTO
1999
OSHA GRAY DAVIDSON
CLARK MUNGER
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2001
BILL BRYSON
STEVE HIGGINS
MARVIN POMERANTZ
2002
JOHN GABLE
2003
CHARLES BETTS
EDWARD HARVEY
DR. H. CLARK HOFFMAN
2004
JON PICKARD
ROGER STETSON
PATRICIA WARRINGTON-LANGENBERG
2006
DONALD L. ARENDS
MARGUERITE E. COTHORN
JANICE LUTJEN KREAMER
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2007
WILLIAM MCCULLOCH
PATRICIA SCOTT SCHROEDER
DONALD BLUMENTHAL
2008
MYRON BLANK
JIM COLLIER
DR. LARRY DORR
2009
JOHN KECK
LARRY GEISINGER
VINCENT STARZINGER
2010
ANNE HOWLAND EHRLICH
BEVERLY BUCKLEY
DR. CECIL B. DRAIN
2011
WILLIAM E. SANDINE
LAWRENCE O. ELY, JR.
KATHY LEE COLLINS REILLY
2012
JUSTIN ROBERTS
CHARLES WITTMACK
2013
RANDY DUNCAN
KATHLEEN BROGAN SCHWARZ
2014
ED BITTLE
JANIS RUAN
2015
ROBERT PHILLIPS
JANET PHILLIPS SHARMA
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2016
FRANK COWNIE
DAVID HIGGINS
EDDIE RISSIEN
2017
REBECCA EKSTRAND
BRUCE KELLEY
2018
BOB HOLLIDAY
TOM TUDOR
2019
JOHN GUSTAFSON
JULIE JOHNSON STAPLES
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2020
BECKY SMITH BEACH
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2022
RYAN FORD
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2023
MOLLIE COONEY
AL HIGGINS
DR. DAO JOK