Over the years, many inquiries have been made about the nomination procedure.
It is as follows:
1. The Hall of Fame Committee sends a letter to the Journal Times requesting nominations from the community. Letters soliciting nominations are sent to the Journal Times in early December and mid-July.
2. Copies of this newsletter are sent to the contact people who organize the various class reunions.
3. Current Hall of Fame members who receive this letter are reminded of a classmate whom they want to nominated and send in the name.
If you are interested in nominating someone, send a note stating that you are nominating someone for the Park High School Hall of Fame. Please include the following information:
Name of nominee
Year graduated
Current address
A brief paragraph explaining the reason for nomination.
Send the note to the address listed below or e-mail to Park Webmaster with hall of fame in the subject area of the e-mail
WHAT ARE THE NOMINATON CRITERIA?
In order to be nominated for Park’s Hall of Fame, a person must meet three qualifications. They are:
1. The nominee must be a graduate of Park High School.
2. The nominee must have graduated at least ten years earlier.
3. The nominee must have made noteworthy achievements and/or contributions to his/her chosen field or to humanitarian causes. January 31 is the deadline for accepting nominations for any given year.
HOW ARE NOMINEES SELECTED FOR INDUCTION TO THE HALL OF FAME?
Not every person nominated can be selected for the Hall of Fame. A faculty selection committee reviews the nominations and biographical data received on each of the nominees, and, based on the committee’s decisions, nominees are selected for induction. The selection process takes hours and hours of reading, discussing and reviewing before final selections are made. Nominees who are not selected in one year may be nominated again. This year’s Hall of Fame Committee was composed of the following faculty members: Dan Thielen, Directing Principal; Mr. Matt Geisler, English Teacher; Mr. Jim Kerkvliet, Activities Director; Mr. Tony Arndt, Social Studies Teacher; Ms. Judy Kuchera, Secretary; Mrs. Sherry Babicky, Foreign Language Teacher; Mrs. Christie VanDerGeest, Counselor; Mr. Glenn Schultz, Counselor and Chairperson, Hall of Fame Committee.
HALL OF FAME DISPLAY CASE
All Hall of Fame members are invited to visit Park and view the Hall of Fame display case located in the Theater foyer. Two solid oak plaques hold individual black brass name plates bearing the name and graduation year of each of the 204 Hall of Fame members. Plaques are arranged according to year of induction into the Hall of Fame. In addition, each year large 8 x 10 photographs and accompanying biographical information of the year’s current inductees are also mounted in the display case along with photographs and information about the Hall of Fame scholarship winners. The current inductees display will be available for viewing from August through June through June of the next year. The display case is an impressive sight. Come and see it! (Please feel free to contact us in advance and ask for a tour of the building as well!)
DO YOU KNOW WHERE THEY ARE?
Over the past few years, we have lost contact with some of our Hall of Fame members. With your help we found many last year! Can you help us again? If you have a current address or information about the individuals below, please drop a note to the Hall of Fame Committee at the address listed at the end of the newsletter. Thanks for your help!!
Charles W. Christenson (’36), Gary A. Huck ('69), R. Clifford Kelsey ('51), James V. Lowery ('30), Fletcher McBroom (’44), Audrey K. McCoy, ('85) Ruth E. Peterson (’34)
PLEASE KEEP IN TOUCH!!
If you have an address change and would like to continue to receive the newsletter each year, please send your change of address information to us at the address below.
If you have ideas for information you’d like to see in the newsletter, suggestions for nominations or any other ideas for the Hall of Fame, we’d love to hear from you!
Please send all correspondence to:
Washington Park High School
Hall of Fame Committee
1901 12th Street
Racine, WI 53403
Hall of Fame Newletter 2008. Click HERE to download PDF file of Newsletter
First Name |
Maiden Name |
Last Name |
Graduating Year |
Induction Year |
| Marie A. | Farley | Abbott | 1951 |
1997 |
| Earle J. | Aber | 1937 |
1991 |
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| Margery V. | Aber | Aber | 1932 |
1977 |
| James L. | Anderes | 1964 |
1995 |
|
| William H. | Andersen | 1939 |
1990 |
|
| Arthur R. | Anderson | 1946 |
1990 |
|
| Jerry | Anderson | 1955 |
2003 |
|
| Wendell | Anderson | 1961 |
2004 |
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| Bud | Androff | 1952 |
1996 |
|
| Anthont E. | Atwell | 1961 |
1992 |
|
| Jerome S. | Augustine | 1946 |
1985 |
|
| Brian G. | Bagley | 1952 |
1985 |
|
| Kenneth M. | Bahnson | 1940 |
1987 |
|
| Charles C. | Baker | 1961 |
1986 |
|
| Deane | Baker | 1943 |
1985 |
|
| Dennis J. | Barry | 1965 |
1982 |
|
| Annastasia | Batikis | Batikis | 1945 |
1987 |
| John | Batikis | 1941 |
1976 |
|
| William E. | Belden, JR. | 1963 |
1990 |
|
| Patricia C. | Halpin | Bennett | 1940 |
1988 |
| Gilbert | Berthelsen, SR | 1933 |
1985 |
|
| William H. | Beyer | 1937 |
1974 |
|
| Ray | Billows | 1932 |
1975 |
|
| Ann M. | Newman | Bingham | 1959 |
1993 |
| Sherman W. | Blandin, JR. | 1941 |
1988 |
|
| Paul A. | Bodenach | 1974 |
1994 |
|
| Donald J. | Boehme | 1948 |
1997 |
|
| Anthony D. | Bogus | 1934 |
2006 |
|
| Gary R. | Bolton | 1960 |
1985 |
|
| Wallace | Booker | 1965 |
1995 |
|
| Robert A. | Bowman | 1932 |
1998 |
|
| Althea M. | Brach | Brach | 1930 |
1978 |
| Manny S. | Brown | 1935 |
1978 |
|
| Robert F. | Bruner | 1967 |
1988 |
|
| John | Bryant | 1951 |
2000 |
|
| Cheryl R. | Buckley | 1965 |
2008 |
|
| Kathryn S. | Meyer | Budzak | 1957 |
1985 |
| Robert A. | Burkert | 1948 |
1987 |
|
| James W. | Carlson | 1950 |
1997 |
|
| James P. | Carse | 1950 |
2006 |
|
| Carol L. | Caton | Caton-Drapkin | 1958 |
1999 |
| Alison | Cave | Cave | 1975 |
1999 |
| Jonathan A.K. | Cave | 1969 |
1994 |
|
| J. William | Christensen | 1932 |
1979 |
|
| Robert C. | Christensen | 1945 |
2000 |
|
| Ross A. | Christensen | 1974 |
2000 |
|
| Roy H. | Christensen | 1959 |
1975 |
|
| Charles W. | Christenson | 1936 |
1975 |
|
| Gerald | Clickner | 1941 |
2005 |
|
| Paul J. | Cody | 1952 |
1988 |
|
| Richard R. | Conrardy | 1970 |
1986 |
|
| Charles M. | Constantine | 1942 |
1990 |
|
| Robert W. | Cormack | 1952 |
1976 |
|
| John W. | Danford | 1965 |
1985 |
|
| Stephen C. | Danford | 1963 |
1985 |
|
| N. Owen | Davies | 1945 |
1988 |
|
| Robert O. | Davies M.D. | 1973 |
2008 |
|
| Henry E. | DeGroot | 1945 |
1987 |
|
| Nancy Jo. A | West | Dowler | 1963 |
2003 |
| Eleanor C. | Jensen | Draves | 1932 |
1982 |
| Mabel | Duke | 1929 |
2004 |
|
| James A. | Eastman | 1958 |
1987 |
|
| Nancy | Eckholm | Eckholm | 1950 |
1974 |
| Owen P. | Evans | 1945 |
1990 |
|
| Andrew J. | Fenderson | 1959 |
2000 |
|
| Larry | Fennigkoh | 1969 |
1985 |
|
| Frank S. | Fiore | 1939 |
1995 |
|
| Theodore C. | Fox | 1950 |
1998 |
|
| Ralph M. | Francis, JR. | 1965 |
2000 |
|
| Rosemary L. | Hulett | Fritchen | 1942 |
2001 |
| Hyko C. | Gayikian | 1940 |
1992 |
|
| Thomas G. | Geshay | 1955 |
2006 |
|
| James | Gilmore | 1929 |
1974 |
|
| Earle R. | Gister | 1952 |
1992 |
|
| James | Grant | 1950 |
1997 |
|
| Arthur | Grebetz | 1953 |
2005 |
|
| Daryl E. | Grenier | 1955 |
1996 |
|
| Karen R. | Gunderson | Gunderson | 1961 |
2000 |
| James T. | Haight | 1942 |
1988 |
|
| Jon D. | Hammes | 1966 |
1987 |
|
| Forest W. | Hansen | 1949 |
2006 |
|
| Harlan S. | Hansen | 1950 |
1996 |
|
| W. Lee | Hansen | 1946 |
1990 |
|
| Wayne N. | Hansen | 1948 |
1999 |
|
| William C. | Harris | 1940 |
1988 |
|
| Herbert W. | Hauch | 1940 |
1991 |
|
| Margaret | Hawkins | Hawkins | 1955 |
1985 |
| Richard N. | Hay | 1945 |
1996 |
|
| Terrence M. | Held | 1970 |
2002 |
|
| John H. | Hemkes | 1938 |
1994 |
|
| Dr. William F. | Henken | 1940 |
2002 |
|
| Robert | Henkes | 1940 |
1990 |
|
| Anita C. | Castaneda | Herrera | 1954 |
1986 |
| Gerald F. | Hinderholtz | 1944 |
1988 |
|
| Richard J. | Hofman | 1962 |
1989 |
|
| Gary A. | Huck | 1969 |
1987 |
|
| Lise M | Iwon | 1974 |
2007 |
|
| Sam J. | Jacobsen | 1946 |
1998 |
|
| Elaine E. | Jensen | 1940 |
1987 |
|
| Kenneth M. | Jensen | 1962 |
1990 |
|
| Leo C. | Svitavsky | Jerome | 1960 |
1986 |
| John | Jerstad | 1936 |
1975 |
|
| LeRoy H. | Jerstad, JR. | 1940 |
1988 |
|
| Elmer H. | Johnson | 1935 |
1978 |
|
| Douglas C. | Julius | 1958 |
2008 |
|
| William R. | Kaiser | 1955 |
1993 |
|
| Vyto F. | Kapocius | 1955 |
2000 |
|
| R. Clifford | Kelsey | 1951 |
1991 |
|
| Robert E. | Kime | 1946 |
1999 |
|
| Jewel M. | Lange | King | 1935 |
1988 |
| Ozetta | Terry | Kirby | 1966 |
1988 |
| Randall L. | Kohl | 1969 |
1988 |
|
| Dennis M. | Kornwolf | 1957 |
1990 |
First Name |
Maiden Name |
Last Name |
Graduating Year |
Induction Year |
| Alma S. | Hanson | Law | 1945 |
1990 |
| John | Lehman | 1963 |
2004 |
|
| James E. | Lockwood, JR | 1929 |
1989 |
|
| Joseph | Longo | 1942 |
2005 |
|
| James J. | Lorence | 1955 |
1995 |
|
| James V. | Lowry | 1930 |
1989 |
|
| Paul | Lyle | 1929 |
1974 |
|
| Keith R. | Mack | 1947 |
1987 |
|
| Carl R. | Madsen | 1956 |
2003 |
|
| Dr. Betty S. | Buckley | Malone | 1972 |
1986 |
| Rudolph J. | Mano | 1933 |
1989 |
|
| Nicolas | Maragos | 1964 |
1999 |
|
| James | Martin | 1963 |
2005 |
|
| John H. | Martin | 1930 |
1977 |
|
| Tully A. | Mayer | 1932 |
1996 |
|
| Fletcher | McBroom | 1944 |
1974 |
|
| Audrey K. | McCoy | McCoy | 1985 |
1999 |
| Marilyn J. | Kayon | McGoldrick | 1965 |
2001 |
| Jay W. | McLaren | 1969 |
1987 |
|
| Barbara | McNair | McNair | 1952 |
1974 |
| Dorri C. | McWhorter | 1991 |
2007 |
|
| Richard J. | Merrill | 1949 |
2008 |
|
| Michael W. | Monroe | 1958 |
1985 |
|
| Megi | Morishita | 1990 |
2006 |
|
| Erland L. | Muoio | 1945 |
2003 |
|
| Michael D. | Muoio | 1970 |
2002 |
|
| Jean A. | Aber | Murphy | 1933 |
2000 |
| C. Richard | Nelson | 1946 |
1975 |
|
| Herbert R. | Nelson | 1946 |
1987 |
|
| Pamela | Nelson | Nelson | 1959 |
1985 |
| Clayton H. | Neilsen | 1941 |
1991 |
|
| Roger L. | Nichols | 1951 |
2007 |
|
| Lloyd C. | Nielsen | 1944 |
1985 |
|
| Mark F. | Neilsen | 1972 |
2001 |
|
| Wilbur A. | Nimmer, SR. | 1945 |
1989 |
|
| Robert | Nowak | 1949 |
2005 |
|
| Dr. Don A. | Olson | 1948 |
2002 |
|
| Linda A. | Petersen | Petersen | 1973 |
1996 |
| Donna M. | Latshaw | Peterson | 1953 |
1995 |
| Ruth E. | Colman | Peterson | 1934 |
1991 |
| John | Phillips | 1931 |
1975 |
|
| John R. | Pierson | 1954 |
2003 |
|
| Thomas S. | Piper | 1950 |
2001 |
|
| Richard V. | Polzin | 1960 |
1998 |
|
| Kathie | Price | Price-Watson | 1968 |
1998 |
| Ed | Prins | 1937 |
1976 |
|
| Jerry | Rannow | 1957 |
1976 |
|
| George F. | Redmond | 1929 |
1995 |
|
| Harvey | Reikoff | 1966 |
2004 |
Bruce L. | Renquist | 1955 |
1996 |
| Frank T. | Ricchio | 1942 |
1989 |
|
| Mary G. | Riley | Riley | 1946 |
1993 |
| Gomer | Roberts | 1949 |
2005 |
|
| Joan H. | Harvey | Rohan | 1933 |
1998 |
| Alan J. | Ruud | 1965 |
1990 |
|
| Reinhardt N. | Sabee | 1932 |
2002 |
|
| Barbara J. | Kemnitz | Salvo | 1965 |
1992 |
| Donald | Sandy | 1952 |
1982 |
|
| Charles W. | Schoenherr | 1943 |
1975 |
|
| Gordon P. | Schultz | 1967 |
1993 |
|
| Harrry P. | Schultz | 1936 |
1986 |
|
| Ken | Schultz | 1939 |
1988 |
|
| Pearle M. | Henriksen | Schultz | 1935 |
1986 |
| Richard | Schultz | 1946 |
1985 |
|
| Elizabeth A. | Schroth | Sellers | 1967 |
1993 |
| Q.A. | Simpson, Edward J.,Jr. | Shakoor, II | 1972 |
2001 |
| Ben H. | Sidran | 1961 |
1986 |
|
| Priscilla S. | Smith | Simmons | 1957 |
1988 |
| Joedel | Olson | Simonsen | 1963 |
1999 |
| Lina M. | Jenista | Smith | 1968 |
1990 |
| Robert M. | Sorenson | 1936 |
2004 |
|
| Walter M. | Stenavich | 1946 |
1997 |
|
| James W.R. | Stills | 1966 |
2006 |
|
| John P. | Stropes | 1965 |
1986 |
|
| Ernest | Styberg, Jr | 1947 |
2004 |
|
| Ann | Thomas | Sulton | 1970 |
1986 |
| Mark A. | Supiano | 1974 |
2007 |
|
| Gerald R. | Szczepanski | 1966 |
1991 |
|
| Robert B. | Teska | 1952 |
1987 |
|
| Julian | Thomas | 1952 |
1977 |
|
| Robert E. | Thomson | 1945 |
1991 |
|
| Robert A. | Thygeson | 1952 |
1998 |
|
| James | Turek | 1965 |
2005 |
|
| Paulette J. | Turner | Turner-Davis | 1964 |
1999 |
| Gary D. | Vaillancourt | 1969 |
2004 |
|
| Lars | Wanggaard, Jr | 1937 |
1989 |
|
| James T. | Wardrip | 1961 |
2007 |
|
| Jon | Wardrip | 1958 |
2005 |
|
| Dr. Gerald F. | Webers | 1950 |
2003 |
|
| Vincent J. | Webers | 1939 |
1986 |
|
| Wilford | Wehrle | 1932 |
1974 |
|
| John A. | Wells | 1939 |
1997 |
|
| John F. | Wendt | 1955 |
1987 |
|
| Marjorie | Timm | Wendt | 1957 |
1997 |
| Patricia A. | Sadlon | Wendt | 1957 |
2001 |
| Richard H. | Wendt | 1956 |
2000 |
|
| LaMonte | Westmoreland | 1960 |
1986 |
|
| Marian C. | Schaffer | Widmoyer | 1955 |
1996 |
| Lee E. | Wille | 1966 |
1995 |
|
| Jerry L. | Woods | 1984 |
2004 |
|
| Charles L. | Wyman | 1942 |
1988 |
|
| James | Yoghourtjian | 1942 |
1974 |
|
| Robert A. | Yokel | 1963 |
1988 |
|
| Allen A. | Yousten | 1954 |
1993 |
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| Nicholas | Zabit | 1936 |
2002 |
|
| Albert E. | Zupek | 1940 |
1975 |