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WEST SEATTLE HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONPRESENTSHALL OF FAMEINDUCTEES HAVE BEEN VOTED ON AND SELECTED BY THE WSHSAA AND WSHS CLASS REPRESENTATIVES.AS OF JUNE, 2013, 68 ALUMNI HAVE SO BEEN HONORED.THIS SHOW IS PRODUCED BY CHRIS KING AND TED FOSS

VIRGINIA (BERNARD) CYR 1942 CLASS REPRESENTATIVE FOUNDED THE WEST SEATTLE HIGH SCHOOL HALL OF FAME ON JUNE 5TH, 1985“THE HALL OF FAME WAS CREATED TO HONOR FORMER STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN HIGH ACHIEVERS AND OUTSTANDING IN THE ARTS, HUMANITIES AND VARIOUS PROFESSIONS. THIS IS A PROJECT TO SHOW MANY FAMOUS AND IMPORTANT PEOPLE HAVE GRADUATED FROM WEST SEATTLE. IT IS A WAY TO HAVE STUDENTS FEEL PRIDE TOWARD THEIR SCHOOL AND TO KNOW THE SKILLS AND TRAINING THAT FORMED THE BASIS FOR THESE ALUMNI ARE ALIVE AND WELL AT WEST SEATTLE HIGH SCHOOL”.

HAROLD J. ALFORD - CLASS OF 1934Ph.D IN ENGLISH AND AUTHOR OF MANY SHORT STORIES AND SEVERAL BOOKS. HE DEVELOPED LECTURES, CONCERTS AND WORKSHOPS FOR ADULT EDUCATION. RECIPIENT OF “OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD” FROM THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY EXTENSION ASSOCIATION. SERVED IN THE US ARMY RESERVES FROM 1946-1968.

LEEON F. ALLER, JR. - CLASS OF 1938AWARDED THE SILVER STAR AS A MILITARY COMBAT MEDIC DURING WWII. SERVED 47 YEARS IN THE NATIONAL GUARD WITH THE RANK OF COLONEL. AS A DOCTOR HE DELIVERED OVER 9000 BABIES. IN 1988 WAS PROCLAIMED “FAMILY DOCTOR OF THE YEAR” FOR THE UNITED STATES. FOR 50 YEARS WAS A LEADER IN THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA. BUILT SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS AND PROVIDED MEDICAL CARE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD.

SHIRLEY (COOK) ANDERSON - CLASS OF 1946FOR 29 YEARS WAS A UW CLINICAL PROFESSOR OF PEDIATRICS. FOR MANY YEARS WAS A PHYSICIAN AT HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER WHERE SHE HELPED FOUND THE SEXUAL ASSAULT CENTER. HAS SERVED ON NUMEROUS COMMITTEES AND BOARDS AND MANY MEDICAL AND CHILD ABUSE RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. RECIEPIENT OF MANY PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND AWARDS IN HER FIELD.

BYRON BAILEY - CLASS OF 1948PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL PLAYER FOR THE DETROIT LIONS, GREEN BAY PACKERS AND 11 YEARS WITH THE BRITISH COLUMBIA LIONS WINNING THE 1964 CANADIAN GREY CUP CHAMPIONSHIP AND INDUCTED INTO THE BC LIONS AND BC SPORTS HALL OF FAME. HOLDER OF MANY RUSHING, PASSING AND KICKOFF RETURN RECORDS.

ED BANGSUND - CLASS OF 1953AN AUTHOR, CONSULTANT MANAGER AND AEROSPACE ENGINEER WITH THE BOEING COMPANY WHO WORKED ON THE THE APOLLO MOON PROGRAM AT CAPE KENNEDY; SPACE BOOSTERS THAT LAUNCHED SATELLITES FROM THE SPACE SHUTTLE AND TITAN LAUNCH VEHICLE; RECONNAISSANCE SPACECRAFT FOR THE USAF; INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AND ASTRONOMY, PLANETARY AND INTERPLANETARY SPACECRAFT FOR NASA INCLUDING MISSIONS TO MARS, JUPITER, PLUTO AND THE SUN. RECIPIENT OF MANY MEDALS AND AWARDS INCLUDING THE APOLLO/SATURN “ROLL OF HONOR” AT THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE AND THE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF ASTRONAUTICS.

THOMAS BARRETT-MILLER - CLASS OF 1947SERVED OVER 24 YEARS IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS. PARTICIPATED IN THE NEVADA ATOMIC TESTING AND THE RECOVERY OF THE GEMINI II ASTRONAUTS. HE WAS THE PRESIDENTIAL HELICOPTER PILOT FOR PESIDENTS KENNEDY AND JOHNSON AND WAS THE WHITE HOUSE LIAISON OFFICER WHO WAS AWARDED THE WHITE HOUSE SERVICE BADGE AND THE PRESIDENTIAL SERVICE MEDAL.

KATHLEEN (STAKE) BROSE - CLASS OF 1975 KATHLEEN DEVOTED NEARLY TEN YEARS OF HER LIFE IN AN EFFORT TO PERSUADE THE SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT TO FOLLOW THE WORDS OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING “DO NOT JUDGE ME BY THE COLOR OF MY SKIN BUT ON THE CONTENT OF MY CHARACTER” IN TERMS OF CEASING TO USE THE RACIAL TIE BREAKER AS A DETERMINING FACTOR IN THE SCHOOL ASSIGNMENT FORMULA. DURING HER SIX YEAR BATTLE IN THE COURTS, SHE FOUNDED “PARENTS INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS” MADE UP OF MEMBERS OF ALL RACES AND EVENTUALLY WON HER CASE IN THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT CONFIRMING NO CHILD OR PERSON SHOULD BE PENALIZED DUE TO THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN.

PAUL BUCKNER - CLASS OF 1952RECIPIENT OF A FULBRIGHT GRANT TO STUDY ART IN LONDON. FROM 1972 UNTIL RETIREMENT IN 1995 WAS AN AWARD WINNING DISTINGUISHED TEACHER/ PROFESSOR OF SCULPTURE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. HIS WORKS OF ART HAVE BEEN EXHIBITED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. TO HIS STUDENTS AND COLLEAGUES HE IS “THE COMPLETE TEACHER AND RENAISSANCE MAN.”

ELSA (KNIGHT) CAMPBELL - CLASS OF 1925BROADCASTER WHO WAS THE FIRST FEMALE ON-AIR VOICE TO ANNOUNCE AND DIRECT RADIO BROADCAST NEWS FOR THE BBC IN LONDON BREAKING MANY MAJOR STORIES DURING WWII. MODERATED HUNDREDS OF CURRENT-EVENT PROGRAMS IN THE 50’S AND 60’S. STATION PEABODY AWARD WINNER FOR BROADCAST EXCELLENCE.

DYAN (DIANE FRIESEN) CANNON - CLASS OF 1954HOLLYWOOD MOVIE ACTRESS AND NEW YORK BROADWAY STAGE PERFORMER. WINNER OF THE NEW YORK CRITIC’S AWARD AND THREE-TIME ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE. VOTED ACTRESS OF THE YEAR AND FEMALE STAR OF THE YEAR BY HOLLYWOOD WOMEN’S PRESS CORP. HAS MANY MOVIES TO HER CREDIT INCLUDING“BOB AND CAROL, TED AND ALICE” AND “HEAVEN CAN WAIT.”

JACK CAPELL - CLASS OF 1941SOLDIER WITH THE FIRST UNIT TO LAND ON UTAH BEACH, D-DAY, JUNE 6, 1944. U OF W DEGREE IN METEOROLOGY AND SPENT 44 YEARS WORKING FOR KGW TELEVISION STATION IN PORTLAND, OREGON. RECIPIENT OF MANY US MILITARY MEDALS, CITATIONS AND HONORS FROM THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY AND FROM THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE D-DAY INVASION.

JON M. CHRISTOFFERSEN - CLASS OF 1960WEST POINT GRADUATE WHO ROSE TO THE RANK OF CAPTAIN WHILE IN THE MILITARY SERVICE. HAD A LONG CAREER IN BANKING WORKING AROUND THE WORLD IN EXECUTIVE POSITIONS AND ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR SEVERAL CORPORATIONS SUCH AS CITIBANK, RAINIER BANK, SECURITY PACIFIC NATIONAL BANK, FIRST NATIONWIDE BANK AND AS PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF VISA, U.S.A.

DOW CONSTANTINE - CLASS OF 1980POLITICIAN, ATTORNEY AND KING COUNTY EXECUTIVE. A FORMER KING COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER, TWO-TERM STATE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE 34TH DISTRICT. AN ADVOCATE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, PUBLIC TRANSIT, SAFETY AND A FUND RAISER FOR COMMUNITY CAUSES. A FORMER WSHS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT AND A CO-FOUNDER OF THE WSHS FOUNDATION.

AUSTIN G. COOLEY - CLASS OF 1918INVENTOR WHO DESIGNED AND ENGINEERED TRANSMITTERS THAT DEVELOPED A PHOTO X-RAY OR NEGATIVE INTO ELECTRIC SIGNALS THAT TRANSMITTED PRINTED MATTER OR PICTURES FACSIMILE OVER RADIO AND TELEPHONE WIRES. IN 1935 HE MADE WORLD HISTORY WITH THE FIRST TRANSMISSION OF NEWS PHOTOS FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES.

GEORGE CRAIG “OME” DAIBER - CLASS OF 1926A DISTINGUISHED EAGLE SCOUT FROM WEST SEATTLE TROOP 284 WHO WAS AN ACTIVE MOUNTINEER, EXPLORER, CONSULTANT, ADVISOR, CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT DEVELOPER. HE WAS AN EXPEDITION OUTFITTER FOR THE UNITED STATES AND CANADIAN MILITARY AND FOR INTERNATIONALLY ORGANIZED ASCENTS OF EVEREST AND OTHER HIMALAYAN, KARAKORAM AND MT. MCKINLEY CLIMBS. HE MADE OVER 100 CLIMBS OF MT. RAINIER. LEADER OF MANY HAZARDOUS NORTHWEST MOUNTAIN AND WWII MILITARY RESCUE MISSIONS. RECIPIENT OF THE JEFFERSON AWARD, GEORGE WASHINGTON MEDAL FOR INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT AND FREEDOMS FOUNDATION AT VALLEY FORGE AND MANY OTHERS.

BARBARA R. DAUM - CLASS OF 1954MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE IN DEVELOPMENTAL PHYCHOLOGY, DOCTORATE OF EDUCATION AND GRADUATE OF THE INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT FROM HARVARD UNIVERSITY. FORMER PRESIDENT OF NORTH SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE WHO HAS SERVED ON EVALUATION TEAMS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE AND ADVISORY/CONSULTANT COMMITTEES FOR MANY COMPANIES INCLUDING THE SEATTLE ROTARY, UNITED WAY AND FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER. RECIPIENT OF “WOMAN OF THE YEAR” AWARD FROM THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN IN COMMUNITY AND JUNIOR COLLEGES.

JOHN P. “JACK” DRISCOLL - CLASS OF 1939PROFESSOR OF EDUCATION, AND A SCREEN WRITING INSTRUCTOR FOR DOCUMENTARY FILMS. HE HAS WRITTEN SCRIPTS FOR MCGRAW HILL, THE UNITED NATIONS AND UNITED WORLD FILMS. EUCATIONAL ADVISOR FOR UNESCO IN BANGKOK, THAILAND AND TAUGHT AS A CINEMATOGRAPHIC FULBRIGHT LECTURER IN CAIRO, EGYPT. AUTHOR OF NUMEROUS FILM ARTICLES AND BOOKS. HE HELPED TRAIN AND TAUGHT MODERN TEACHING METHODS AND TECHNOLOGY TO TEACHERS IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES.

MERRIE VIRGINIA ERLANDSON (GINNY TYLER) - CLASS OF 1943PERFORMER AND WRITER FOR CHILDREN. IN 1952 HAD HER OWN “MOTHER GOOSE” SHOW FOR KOMO TV. SPECIALIZED IN ANIMAL IMITATIONS AND VOICE IMPERSONATIONS FOR RADIO, TELEVISION AND MOTION PICTURES. HAS OVER 100 HOLLYWOOD FILMS AND TELEVISION ROLES TO HER CREDIT INCLUDING “MARY POPPINS”, “DR. DOOLITTLE”, THE BOB HOPE, JERRY LEWIS, DORIS DAY SHOWS, TELEVISON COMMERCIALS AND ALBUMS. SHE WAS THE HEAD MOUSKETEER ON THE DISNEY MICKEY MOUSE CLUB. A PROFESSOR OF SPEECH, AUTHOR,VOLUNTEER AND FUNDRAISER FOR CHILDREN’S CHARITIES. RECIPIENT OF MANY AWARDS.

FRANCIS FARMER - CLASS OF 1931HOLLYWOOD ACTRESS AND NEW YORK “TOAST OF BROADWAY” PERFORMER WITH MULTIPLE CREDITS FOR HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL MOVIE AND STAGE PRODUCTIONS. SUBJECT OF VARIOUS BOOK AND TELEVISION BIOGRAPHIES OF HER PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL LIFE.

VIOLET (FOX) GRIFFITH (VI CHILDS) - CLASS OF 1946FOR 29 YEARS SHE WAS A COMEDIAN, PIANO PLAYER AND ENTERTAINER IN ALASKA, MINNESOTA, LAS VEGAS AND RENO . IN THE 70’S, SHE ENTERTAINED TROOPS IN GERMANY. SHE DID NUMEROUS BENEFIT SHOWS FOR SENIORS, VETERANS, THE DISABLED AND OTHER WORTHY CAUSES IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. SHE REGULARLY ENTERTAINED AROUND THE COUNTRY AT THE EAGLES CLUBS AND WAS NAMED THEIR “ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR”. IN SEATTLE, VI WAS THE PUPPETEER ON THE STAN BORESON TV SHOW.

MELVIN GANGNES - CLASS OF 1934NAVIGATOR AND GUNNER ON A FOUR-ENGINE B-24 BOMBER IN THE PACIFIC THEATER DURING WWII WHO WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS, VICTORY MEDAL, AIR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, FOUR BATTLE STARS AND THE PURPLE HEART FOR BRAVERY AND HEROIC SERVICE SAVING THE LIVES OF FELLOW CREW MEMBERS.

ROBERT “BOB” GRIEVE - CLASS OF 1938DOCTORATE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE FROM CLAREMONT UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA. HE SERVED AS A WASHINGTON STATE SENATOR FOR 28 YEARS INCLUDING 12 AS MAJORITY LEADER. HE ALSO WAS A TWO-TERM KING COUNTY COUNCIL MEMBER. HE STOOD FOR ELECTION 23 TIMES DURING HIS 40 YEAR LONG POLITICAL CAREER AND LOST ONLY TWICE.

IVAR HAGLUND - CLASS OF 1923BUSINESSMAN, PHILANTHROPIST, RESTAURANTEUR AND FOUNDER OF “IVAR’S ACRES OF CLAMS” RESTAURANTS. AN EXPERT ON WESTERN AND NORTH WEST FOLK MUSIC. WHEN TELEVISION HIT SEATTLE, HE SANG AND PLAYED THE GUITAR ON HIS ”CAPTAIN PUGET” TELEVISION SHOW. FROM 1985 UNTIL 2008, SEATTLE ENJOYED THE ELLIOTT BAY 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS SHOW SPONSORED BY IVARS RESTAURANTS.

RUTH M. (LORENTZEN) HARRIS - CLASS OF 1956DR. HARRIS HOLDS SEVERAL DEGREES INCLUDING A B.A. IN SOCIOLOGY; M.S. IN PRIMARY CARE AND A Ph.D IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND PHYSIOLOGY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND. AT UM SHE WAS A PROFESSOR IN THE SCHOOL OF NURSING AND CONDUCTED EXTENSIVE STUDIES ON DRUGS, AIDS PREVENTION AND THE DETECTION AND PREVENTION OF ORAL CANCER. DR. HARRIS IS ALSO A LIEUTENANT COLONEL IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVE NURSE CORPS AND WAS ACTIVATED TO SERVE IN OPERATION DESERT STORM. SHE CURRENTLY WORKS AT KIRK ARMY HEALTH CLINIC IN THEIR INTERNAL MEDICINE DEPARTMENT AND GYN CLINIC. SHE IS THE RECIPIENT OF MANY AWARDS PRESTIGIOUS INCLUDING “WHO’S WHO IN AMERICAN NURSING”.

JANE HASTINGS - CLASS OF 19451N 1946 JANE WAS THE ONLY FEMALE IN HER UNIVERSIY OF WASHINGTON ARCHITECTURE CLASS OF 200 STUDENTS. 1N 1953 SHE BECAME THE EIGHTH WOMAN LICENSED AS AN ARCHITECT IN WASHINGTON. 1N 1959 SHE WENT ON TO BECOME THE PRINCIPAL OF WASHINGTON’S OLDEST WOMAN-OWNED ARCHITECTURE FIRM, SHE WAS AN EARLY MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF WOMEN ARCHITECTS. IN 1975 SHE BECAME THE FIRST WOMAN PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS, SEATTLE CHAPTER. IN 1992 SHE WAS THE FIRST WOMAN CHANCELLOR OF THE AIA’S PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL HONORARY SOCIETY, THE COLLEGE OF FELLOWS. HER FIRM PRODUCED THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROJECTS AND HISTORICAL RESTORATIONS.

HENRY “HANK” HAUG - CLASS OF 1935AT WEST SEATTLE HIGH SCHOOL HE EARNED SEVEN VARSITY LETTERS AND MADE ALL-CITY IN FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL AND BASEBALL. GRADUATED WITH A BS IN PHILOSOPHY FROM GONZAGA UNIVERSITY. HE WAS A TEACHER AND COACH AT MARQUETTE HIGH SCHOOL IN YAKIMA, BELLARMINE HIGH SCHOOL IN TACOMA AND SEATTLE PREP. DURING WWII HE SERVED ABOARD THE USS INDEPENDENCE AND WAS ENGAGED IN SEVERAL MAJOR BATTLES. AFTER THE WAR HE BECAME PHYSICAL DIRECTOR OF THE ROTARY BOYS CLUB OF SEATTLE. FROM 1957 UNTIL 1979 WAS A TEACHER, COUNSELOR AND VICE PRINCIPAL AT JAMES MADISON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.

RONALD W. HAUGHTON - CLASS OF 1933RONALD HAS BEEN AN ARBITRATOR, PROFESSOR OF MANAGEMENT EMERITUS, WAYNE STATE UNIVERSIY, AND FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY, AND HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN LABOR-MANAGEMENT AFFAIRS AND THE WHOLE AREA OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION SINCE HE RECEIVED AN M.A. IN LABOR ECONOMICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN IN 1938. DURING HIS CAREER HE HAS ARBITRATED SOME 4,000 CASES IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS FOR MAJOR INDUSTRIES, UNIONS, INSTITUTIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING THE UNITED NATIONS, AND CITIES WORLDWIDE. HE IS A FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR AND HAS TAUGHT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AND STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY.

BETTY HAWTHORNE - CLASS OF 1937FOLLOWING HER DISCHARGE AS A LIEUTENANT IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY, SHE EARNED BA AND MA DEGREES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON AND A Ph.D FROM MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY. SHE WAS AN INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN HOME ECONOMIST AND FORMER DEAN OF OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY’S COLLEGE OF HOME ECONOMICS. SHE HELD POSITIONS AS BOTH DIRECTOR AND ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR MANY PROFESSIONAL AND SCHOLARLY ORGANIZATIONS. HER HONORS INCLUDE LISTED IN “AMERICAN WOMEN OF SCIENCE” AND “WHO’S WHO OF AMERICAN WOMEN”.

TIM HILL - CLASS OF 1954UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON LAW SCHOOL GRADUATE WHO HAD A WASHINGTON STATE POLITICAL CAREER SPANNING 28 YEARS IN WHICH HE SERVED AS A KING COUNTY DEPUTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY; IN THE STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; ON THE SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL; AS SEATTLE CITY COMPTROLLER AND KING COUNTY EXECUTIVE. HE SERVED ON NUMEROUS BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES. HE WAS PRESIDENT OF CHILDHAVEN AND TAUGHT GOVERNMENT AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES IN THE SEATTLE AREA.

RICHARD HUGO - CLASS OF 1941NORTHWEST POET, PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH, DIRECTOR OF CREATIVE WRITING AND A VISITING UNIVERSITY LECTURER. AUTHOR OF MANY ARTICLES AND AWARD WINNING BOOKS. RECIEPIENT OF A GUGGENHEIM FELLOWSHIP AND ROCKEFELLER CREATIVE WRITING GRANT.

WENDELL HURLBUT III - CLASS OF 1949 A 1953 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON GRADUATE WITH A DEGREE IN ENGINEERING. AS A NAVY PILOT HE TRACKED RUSSIAN SUBMARINES AROUND THE PACIFIC OCEAN. HE ULTIMATE;U ATTAINED THE RANK OF CAPTAIN. AFTER HIS MILITARY CAREER HE WORKED FOR THE BOEING AIRPLANE COMPANY ON THE BOMARC PILOT-LESS INTERCEPTOR AND MINUTEMAN ICBM PROGRAMS AND ALSO IN THE BOEING AIRPLANE SALES ORGANIZATION. HE WAS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF ESTERLINE TECHNOLOGIES, A NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE COMPANY WITH TWENTY-THREE OPERATIONS IN EIGHT COUNTRIES.

JOHN R. (JACK) JASPERSE - CLASS OF 1953A HARVARD GRADUATE AND A THEORETICL PHYSICIST, DR. JASPERSE HAS HAD A LONG CAREER AT BOSTON COLLEGE; HAS SPENT OVER 30 YEARS WITH THE AIR FORCE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH LABORATORY AND HAS BEEN A VISITING SCHOLAR AT MIT. HE HAS WORKED IN SUCH DIVERSE AREAS AS CONDENSED MATTER, ATOMIC, MOLECULAR AND PLASMA PHYSICS, PLASMA TURBULENCE THEORY AND THE PHYSICS OF THE AURORA BOREALIS. HE HAS PUBLISHED OVER 100 SCIENTIFIC RESERCH PAPERS AND BOOKS; DELIVERED 76 INVITED LECTURES AT MAJOR INSTITUTIONS AND CO-ORGANIZED 11 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES. THE MOST RECENT APPLICATION OF HIS WORK AS BEEN IN THE AREA OF “SPACE WEATHER”.

GREGORY C. JOHNSON - CLASS OF 1972ASTRONAUT AND PILOT OF THE STS-125 SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS ON THE MAY, 2009 FINAL MISSION TO SERVICE THE HUBBELL TELESCOPE. UW DEGREE IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING. NAVAL AVIATION OFFICER, RESEARCH TEST PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR. CAPTAIN IN THE NAVY RESERVE AND COMMANDING OFFICER OF NAVAL RESERVE UNITS. LOGGED OVER 9000 FLYING HOURS IN 50 AIRCRAFT AND HAS OVER 500 AIRCRAFT CARRIER LANDINGS.

JOHN E. KELLY - CLASS OF 1939A MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND NAVAL ARCHITECT, HE HAS HAD A LIFETIME INVOLVEMENT WITH THE BOY SCOUTS AND THE YANKEE CLIPPER SEA SCOUT PROGRAM IN SEATTLE. THOUSANDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE COME UNDER HIS INFLUENCE AND GUIDANCE. HE HAS HELD THE POSITIONS OF COMMODORE OF THE CHIEF SEATTLE COUNCIL AND COMMODORE OF THE NOR’WESTER AREA FOR WASHINGTON, OREGON, IDAHO AND ALASKA. RECIPIENT OF MANY AWARDS INCLUDING THE WASHINGTON GOVERNOR’S MARIIME HERITAGE AWARD.

JOHN KENDALL - CLASS OF 1947A YALE GRADUATE WITH A DOCTORATE IN MEDICINE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. A WORLD RENOWNED ENDOCRINOLOGIST AND RESEARCHER WHO DEVELOPED A METHOD FOR MEASURING PITUITARY HORMONES. PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE, DEAN OF OREGON HEALTH SERVICES, UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND OTHER DISGINGUISHED POSITIONS OF LEADERSHIP. AUTHORED MORE THAN 180 SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES. GUEST LECTURER IN A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES. RECIEPIENT OF MANY AWARDS INCLUDING THE NATIONAL AWARD OF DISTINGUISHED PHYSICIANS.

KENNETH LOWTHIAN - CLASS OF 1944ENGINEERING DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. BECAME SEATTLE’S DEPUTY MAYOR FROM 1964-1967. THEREAFTER, APPOINTED SEATTLE WATER DEPARTMENT SUPERINTENDENT WHERE HE DEVELOPED A REGIONAL WATER PLAN, ESTABLISHED A MODERN WATER OPERATION AND CONTROL CENTER, ADDRESSED WATER QUALITY CONCERNS AND ENCOURAGED CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT. RECIPIENT OF MANY AWARDS INCLUDING MANAGER OF THE YEAR AND OUTSTANDING PUBLIC OFFICIAL.

JACK D. MAGE - CLASS OF 1921CIVIL ENGINEERING DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. WORKED FOR THE US BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS. ENGINEERED THE SOUTH ROAD OF THE GRAND CANYON NP. AS AN ARMY CORPS ENGINEER HE WORKED ON THE CANADIAN OIL PIPELINE PROJECT AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE ALASKA /CANADA HIGHWAY. WWII ENGINEERING ASSIGNMENTS WITH GENERAL GEORGE C. MARSHALL IN PEIKING (BEIJING) AND AFTER VJ DAY WITH GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR IN TOKYO. RETIRED WITH THE RANK OF COLONEL. RECIPIENT OF THE MILITARY LEGION OF MERIT MEDAL.

IRIS J. (BEISNER) NICHOLS - CLASS OF 1956IRIS HAS A B.A. DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF ART. SHE HAS CREATED ILLUSTRATIONS FOR BOEING, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, MASON CLINIC AND SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER. FOR MANY YEARS SHE HAD HER OWN FREELANCE BUSINESS CALLED ART FOR MEDICINE ILLUSTRATING ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY, BOTANY AND BIOLOGY BOOKS AND CHILDREN’S TRADE BOOKS. HER PERSONAL COLLAGRAPHY PRINTMAKING ARTWORK HAS BEEN SHOWN IN US GALLERIES AND JURIED ART SHOWS AND SHE HAD AN EXHIBITION IN JAPAN.

RAY E. NICHOLS - CLASS OF 1956UNITED STATES NAVY CREW MEMBER OF THE FIRST NUCLEAR-POWERED CRUSIER, THE USS LONG BEACH. HIGHLY ACCOMPLISHED MOUNTAINEER WHO HAS CLIMBED MT. MCKINLEY, ALASKA, MT. KILIMANJARO, AFRICA AND WAS CLOSE TO THE SUMMIT OF MT. EVEREST IN A 1984 EXPEDITION. IN 1990 HE RETURNED TO MT. EVEREST AS A MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL PEACE CLIMB AND CONDUCTED RESEARCH ON HIGH ALTITUDE LACK OF OXYGEN SICKNESS AND POSSIBLE MEDICAL SOLUTIONS.

PATRICIA (FELDMAN) NOYES - CLASS OF 1939GRADUATE OF THE CALIFORNIA SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS WHERE SHE STUDIED PHOTOGRAPHY UNDER SUCH GREATS AS ANSEL ADAMS, IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM AND EDWARD WESTON. IN 2007 HER IMAGES APPEARED IN A ONE-WOMAN SHOW IN PARIS. HER WORK IS IN THE PERMANENT COLLECTION OF THE MUSUEM OF MODERN ART IN NEW YORK. RECEIVED AN MA FROM YALE AND A Ph.D FROM BERKELEY IN THE FIELD OF ZOOLOGY. FROM 1974 TO 1989 SHE TAUGHT BIOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. SHE WAS A PHILANTHROPIST WITH CURRENT SCIENCE ENDOWMENTS AT WEST SEATTLE HIGH SCHOOL AND THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON.

HARLEY D. NYGREN - CLASS OF 1942SERVED ON A NAVY DESTROYER AT BIKINI ATOLL DURING THE ATOM BOMB TEST IN 1946. AS A U. S. COASTAL & GEODETIC SURVEY OFFICER HE SERVED ABOARD SEVERAL SHIPS AS COMMANDING OFFICER AND OCEANOGRAPHER WHO CONDUCTED HYDROGRAPHIC, GEODETIC AND GRAVITY STUDIES. U.S. REPESENTATIVE ON THE BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY EXPEDITION IN 1962 AND THE US INSPECTION TEAM TO ANTARCTIC IN 1970. BECAME FIRST DIRECTOR OF NOAA CORPS. RETIRED WITH THE PERMANENT RANK OF REAR ADMIRAL. A CANYON ON THE U. S. CONTINENTAL SHELF AND A MOUNTAIN IN ANARCTICA ARE NAMED AFTER HIM.

ART OBERTO - CLASS OF 1944FOUNDER AND OWNER OF THE OBERTO SAUSAGE COMPANY IN SEATTLE. DEVELOPED NATURAL BEEF JERKY IN THE 50’S AND IS NOW THE NATION’S LARGEST JERKY MANUFACTURER AND SECOND LARGEST MEAT SNACK COMPANY. OWNER AND SPONSOR OF CHAMPION OBERTO “PEPPERONI-POWERED” HYDROPLANES.

CLARENCE R. PECK - CLASS OF 1912PECK RETIRED IN 1953 AFTER 38 YEARS IN THE U.S. ARMY. A VETERAN OF WORLD WAR I, II AND THE KOREAN WAR, HE WAS AWARDED MORE THAN 40 SERVICE MEDALS AND WAS DECORATED WITH THE UNITED STATES LEGION OF MERIT, THE BRITISH ORDER OF MERIT AND THE CHINESE ORDER OF YUN HUI. DURING WORLD WAR II, COL. PECK WAS EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF THE U.S. JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF AND AS SUCH ATTENDED THE QUEBEC, MALTA, YALTA, POTSDAM AND LONDON CONFERENCES.

PEGGY (OLESON) PENA - CLASS OF 1934A DESIGNER WHO OWNED THREE BOUTIQUES IN HOLLYWOOD SELLING HER OWN CLOTHING AND HAND-WOVEN FABRIC DESIGNS WHICH WERE ALSO EXPORTED TO MANY CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA AND EUROPE. HER ACAPULCO, MEXICO HOME WAS PROMINENTLY PICTURED IN THE 1983 ISSUE OF NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE. AS AN ACAPULCO REGIONAL WESTERN AIRLINES MANAGER, SHE AND HER HUSBAND WERE INVOLVED WITH TOURISM AND COMMERCE .

LEONARD PERRY - CLASS OF 19521956 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON GRADUATE WHO BEGAN HIS MILITARY SERVICE BY ENTERING NAVAL FLIGHT TRAINING IN PENSACOLA, FLORIDA AND RETIRED 36 YEARS LATER WITH THE RANK OF REAR ADMIRAL. DURING THAT TIME HE WAS AN ASSISTANT NAVAL ATTACHE IN SPAIN; PACIFIC FLEET AVIATION SQUADRON COMMANDER; SERVED ON THE STAFF OF COMMANDER CARRIER GROUP IN THE PHILIPPINES; EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS KITTY HAWK; SERVED ON THE AVIATION STAFF OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS AT THE PENTAGON; COMMANDED THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS SARATOGA; INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE PACIFIC FLEET; COMMANDER, AIR ANTI-SUBMARINE FORCES, ATLANTIC AND A COMMAND WITH NATO IN PORTGUAL.

ALBERT G. PETERSON - CLASS OF 1934JOINED THE UNITED STATES ARMY IN 1941 AND SAW ACTION IN THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER. IN 1946 UPON RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY WITH THE RANK OF CAPTAIN, HE JOINED THE ARMY RESERVE WHERE HE BECAME DEPUTY COMMANDER FOR THE NEW 124TH U. S. ARMY RESERVE COMMAND UNITS IN WASHINGTON, OREGON, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA. SERVED IN A NUMBER OF ARMY BRANCHES INCLUDING THE INFANTRY, THE MEDICAL, ADJUTANT GENERAL, CIVIL AFFAIRS, CHEMICAL AND TRANSPORTATION CORPS. ACHIEVED THE RANK OF BRIGADIER GENERAL IN 1971 AND RETIRED IN 1976. RECIPIENT OF MANY AWARDS SUCH AS THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL AND LEGION OF MERIT.

CHARLES PETERSON - CLASS OF 1950BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. IN 1963 HE TOOK OVER A FAILING BUSINESS, TRIDENT IMPORTS, AND RAISED THE COMPANY INTO A SUCCESSFUL ENTERPRISE THAT CONSISTS OF SEVERAL AREA STORES INCLUDING PIERS 55 AND 56. HE WAS ACTIVE IN MANY CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS SUCH AS THE WATERFRONT ACTION COMMITTEE AND ON THE BOARD OF THE PIKE PLACE MARKET PRESERVTION AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.

JUNE PRESTON - CLASS OF 1947AN AMERICAN CHILD ACTRESS WHO WORKED WITH UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, WARNER BROS., 20TH CENTURY FOX, MGM, AND PARAMOUNT PICTURES. SHE STARTED AN APPAREL LINE AND HER LIKENESS APPEARED ON DOLLS AND TOYS SOLD WORLD WIDE. SHE WENT ON TO BECOME AN INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED OPERA SINGER. AT THE AGE OF 24 SHE BECAME ONE OF THE YOUNGEST ARTISTS WITH THE “STARS OF THE METROPOLITAN OPERA”. DURING HER CAREER, SHE TOURED EUROPE AND THE USA WITH LEADING ROLES IN MAJOR OPERAS, PERFORMED IN RECITALS AND SANG WITH SYMPHONYS.

PAUL PUGH - CLASS OF 1945PAUL HAS A MASTERS DEGREE IN EDUCATION. IN 1952, PAUL PUGH FOUNDED THE RENOWNED WENATCHEE YOUTH CIRCUS BY RECRUITING YOUNG PEOPLE TO SERVE AS PERFORMERS. STARTING OUT AS CLOWNS, THE YOUNGSTERS BECAME TUMBLERS, TRAPEZE ARTISTS AND HIGH-WIRE WALKERS, ALL THE WHILE LEARNING THE IMPORTANCE OF TEAM WORK AND RESPECT. THE CIRCUS HAS PLAYED IN MOST WESTERN STATES AND IN TOWNS AND CITIES OF ALL SIZES FROM ANCHORAGE TO EL PASO. IN 2000, PAUL WAS THE FIRST RECIPIENT OF THE WENATCHEE’S “LIVING TREASURE” AWARD FROM THE WENATCHEE VALLEY MUSEUM AND CULTURAL CENTER.

PHYLLIS (FEIRING) PULFER - CLASS OF 1944B.S. DEGREE IN ECONOMICS FROM WHITMAN COLLEGE, WASHINGTON. A LIFETIME POLITICAL ADVOCATE FOR WOMEN’S ISSUES, ECONOMIC JUSTICE, HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP. WORKED WITH ANTI-POVERTY AGENCIES TO PROVIDE JOB TRAINING, HOUSING, FOOD RELIEF FOR DIVERSE LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS. SERVED ON THE BOARDS OF MANY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING SERVICES IN THE AREA OF DRUG. ALCOHOL AND HOMELESS PREVENTION, LITERACY, HEALTH, LAW AND JUSTICE PLANNING. FORMER WASHINGTON STATE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISIONER.

KJELL QVALE - CLASS OF 1938KJELL WAS A NAVAL AIR CORPS PILOT DURING WWII. AFTER HIS MILITARY CAREER HE STARTED HIS ‘QVALE MOTORS’ BUSINESS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AND EVENTUALLY FOUNDED ‘BRITISH MOTOR CARS’. AT HIS PEAK HE OWNED 100 DEALERSHIPS AND HELD THE WEST COAST RIGHTS TO 36 MAJOR AUTO MAKERS. AT ONE TIME HE WAS CONSIDERED THE LARGEST MANUFACTURER OF RACING CARS IN THE US AND ONE OF HIS TEAMS RACED THREE TIMES AT THE INDIANAPOLIS 500. OVER A PERIOD OF 50 YEARS HE HAD MANY ADDITIONAL BUSINESS INVOLVEMENTS INCLUDING THE VIRGINIA SLIMS TOUR, APPAREL, COMPUTER CHIP AND MOVIE VENTURES.

HELEN (NEAL) RADKE - CLASS OF 1928A UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON GRADUATE WITH B.A. AND M.A. DEGREES IN EDUCATION. SHE HELPED FOUND PENINSULA COLLEGE IN PORT ANGELES. SERVED ON THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION. BECAME PRESIDENT OF BOTH THE NATIONAL SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION AND WASHINGTON SCHOOL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. IN 1961 SHE WAS NAMED TO PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY’S PANEL OF CONSULTANTS ON VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. CHIEF AUTHOR OF THE REFERENCE MANUAL ON WRITTEN SCHOOL BOARD POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. 40 YEARS OF REMARKABLE SERVICE TO EDUCATION IN WASHINGTON STATE AND IN THE UNITED STATES.

EARL ROBINSON - CLASS OF 1928RENOWNED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD FOR HIS FOLK SINGING AND COMPOSING OF OVER 500 SONGS FOR TV, THEATER, RADIO, MUSICAL DIRECTION AND MOVIE SCORES. ONE OF HIS HIT SONGS, “THE HOUSE I LIVE IN” WAS RECORDED BY FRANK SINATRA AND WON AN OSCAR FOR BEST FILM SONG FOR “HURRY SUNDOWN.” HE HAS BEEN CALLED “THE FOLK COMPOSER AND POET-SINGER OF AMERICA”. HE WORKED WITH ALL THE GREAT NAMES IN THE MUSICAL INDUSTRY INCLUDING PETE SEEGER, WOODY GUTHRIE, BOB DYLAN, JOAN BAEZ, BURL IVES AND AARON COPLAND. THE EARL ROBINSON FOUNDATION WAS FORMED IN LOS ANGELES TO PESERVE HIS MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC CREATIONS.

LEE ROOT - CLASS OF 1938CO-DEVELOPER OF THE SMITH-ROOT AND BLASTER DIE CASTING FIRMS. HE HELPED THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON RESEARCHERS REFINE EARLY KIDNEY-DIALYSIS MACHINES IN THE 1960s. WORKED WITH HIS FRIEND AL MOEN TO DO TOOLING FOR NEW FAUCETS UNDER THE MOEN BRAND. FOR RESEARCH, HIS COMPANY CREATED A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC FISH STUNNER. AT THE REQUEST OF THE BIG THREE AUTO MAKERS HE BUILT FUNCTIONAL AND ACCURATE SCALE MODELS OF ENGINES USED IN AIRCRAFT AND AUTOMOBILES. RECIPIENT OF AWARDS FROM THE NORTH AMERICAN MODEL ENGINEERING SOCIETY EXPOSITIONS IN 1994 AND 1996.

KEN SCHUBERT - CLASS OF 19571961 UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MAGNA CUM LAUDE LAW DEGREE GRADUATE. IN 1964 CO-ESTABLISHED THE LAW FIRM OF GARVEY SCHUBERT BARER WITH OFFICES IN SEATTLE, PORTLAND, WASHINGTON D.C., NEW YORK AND BEIJING. RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE “100 BEST COMPANIES TO WORK FOR IN THE NORTHWEST”. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT INCLUDES BOARDS OF THE SEATTLE OPERA FOUNDATION AND ASSOCIATION, CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL FOUNDATION, ROTARY CLUB OF SEATTLE AND JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GREATER PUGET SOUND. RECIPIENT OF THE DISTINGUISHED ALMUNUS AWARD FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON LAW SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION. NAMED BY PEERS TO “THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA” IN THE AREA OF TRUST AND ESTATES, 1983-2012.

MOREST L. SKARET - CLASS OF 1932A MAN OF MAN ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN HIS LIFE. DURING HIS CAREER WITH THE SEATTLE POLICE DEPARTMENT HE WAS IN CHARGE OF THE PUBLIC INFORMATION BUREAU; AS A LIEUTENANT COMMANDED THE ENTIRE AREA SOUTH OF SPOKANE STREET,; WAS THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE SEATTLE HARBOR AND AIR POLICE; TAUGHT AT THE POLICE ACADEMY HIS SECOND CAREER WAS 31 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE COAST GUARD RETIRING IN 1972 WITH THE RANK OF CAPTAIN. DURING WWII HE SAW ACTION IN NEW GUINEA. THE PHILIPPINE AND SOLOMON ISLANDS. AS A RESERVE OFFICER HE WAS CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY AT THE OUTBREAK OF THE KOREAN WAR. HE WAS CHIEF OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT AND SERVED ON THE STATE OF WASHINGTON PARK ADVISORY BOARD.

ROBERT SKOTHEIM - CLASS OF 1951UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON GRADUATE WITH A Ph.D IN EDUCATION. ALSO STUDIED AT PRINCETON UNIVERSITY AND HARVARD LAW SCHOOL. FROM 1975 TO 1988 WAS PRESIDENT OF WHITMAN COLLEGE IN WALLA WALLA. HAS TAUGHT AT MAJOR INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING INCLUDING WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY, UCLA AND UW. FROM 1988 TO 2001 SERVED AS PRESIDENT OF THE HUNTINGTON LIBRARY, ART COLLECTION AND BOTANICAL GARDENS. HE HAS WRITTEN SEVERAL ARTICLES AND BOOKS ON AMERICAN INTELLECTUAL HISTORY. HE IS A RECIPIENT OF A GUGGENHEIM MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP.

HANS MARTIN SMITH - CLASS OF 1941SERVED AS AN INFANTRY OFFICER IN BOTH WORLD WAR II AND KOREA, WHERE HE ROSE TO THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL EARNING A BRONZE STAR WITH COMBAT VALOR, FIVE BATTLE STARS, A WWII RIBBON AND A PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION. FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF MARTIN SMITH INC. HE WAS AN INFLUENTIAL AND RESPECTED LEADER IN THE SEATTLE BUSINESS COMMUNITY WHERE HE HELD LEADERSHIP ROLES IN THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, GOODWILL AND YMCA. PREVIOUSLY INDUCTED INTO THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INDUSTRIAL AND OFFICE PROPERTIES HALL OF FAME AND THE PUGET SOUND BUSINESS HALL OF FAME.

HERBERT SMITH - CLASS OF 1939B.A. DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. HE SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY STATIONED IN LINZ, AUSTRIA DURING WWII WHERE HE WAS AWARED THE BRONZE STAR FOR BRAVERY. FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS HE WAS A GENEROUS, GENTEEL AND BELOVED MATH TEACHER EXTRAORDINAIRE AT WSHS AND JAMES MADISON. HE ALSO TAUGHT IN ENGLAND. HERB SMITH INSTILLED A WANT, DESIRE AND A BELIEF IN EACH STUDENT TO DO THEIR BEST. IN HIS LATER YEARS HE WAS ALSO A SCOUTMASTER AND BASKETBALL REFEREE.

HARALD SUND - CLASS OF 1961UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON GRADUATE. PROFESSIONAL FREELANCE PHOTOGRAPHER WHO HAS WORKED ON ALL SEVEN CONTINENTS AND WHOSE IMAGES HAVE APPEARED WORLDWIDE IN THOUSANDS OF ADVERTISEMENTS, CORPORATE PUBLICATIONS, BOOKS AND MAGAZINES INCLUDING MULTIPLE COVERS AND STORIES FOR LIFE MAGAZINE. IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST HE PHOTOGRAPHED THE BOOK “OVER WASHINGTON”.

PHIL TALMADGE - CLASS OF 1969WSHS STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT. POLITICAL SCIENCE DEGREE FROM YALE UNIVERSITY. LAW DEGREE FROM UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. IN 1978 HE WAS ELECTED AS THE 34TH DISTRICT STATE SENATOR SERVING ON A VARIETY OF LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES. HE WAS “LEGISLATOR OF THE YEAR” IN 1981-1983, 1985 AND 1986. RECIPIENT OF MANY AWARDS INCLUDING “WASHINGTON STATE TRIAL LAWYERS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD”. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT WITH LOCAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, SOUTH SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE AND YOUTH SERVICE BUREAU.

DIANE (BAILEY) TICE - CLASS OF 1954DEGREE IN ART EDUCATION FROM SEATTLE UNIVERSITY. POPULAR KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND EDUCATOR FOR VARIOUS HUMANITARIAN CAUSES TO ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, LATIN AMERICA, EUROPE, ASIA AND AFRICA. WINNER OF THE “1999 WASHINGTON STATE WOMAN OF THE YEAR: THE POWER OF ONE.” TOGETHER WITH HER HUSBAND, LOU, FOUNDED THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE IN 1971. IT IS THE LARGEST EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD WITH 40 OFFICES IN 60 COUNTRIES WITH OVER 30 MILLION GRADUATES INCLUDING THOSE FROM THE HALLS OF CONGRESS, MILITARY, MAJOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND 60% OF ALL FORTUNE 1000 COMPANIES.

LOU TICE - CLASS OF 1954B. A. DEGREE FROM SEATTLE UNIVERSITY AND A M. A. DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON IN THE FIELDS OF EDUCATION, PSYCHOLOGY AND MENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES. TOGETHER WITH HIS WIFE, DIANE, FOUNDED THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE IN 1971. IT IS THE LARGEST EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD WITH 40 OFFICES IN 60 COUNTRIES TRAINING OVER ONE AND ONE-HALF MILLION PEOPLE EACH YEAR INCLUDING THOSE FROM THE HALLS OF CONGRESS, MILITARY, MAJOR SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND OVER 500 COMPANIES. LOU WAS A MASTERFUL BUSINESS LEADER AND TEACHER WHO WAS REMARKABLY SUCCESSFUL AT EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

ROBERT F. UTTER - CLASS OF 1948ATTENEDED LINFIELD COLLEGE IN OREGON. B. S. AND LAW DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERISITY OF WASHINGTON. A FORMER KING COUNTY DEPUTY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY, SUPERIOR COURT COMMISSIONER, JUDGE, AND SERVED ON THE COURT OF APPEALS. IN 1971 HE BECAME THE YOUNGEST JUSTICE IN STATE HISTORY TO SERVE ON THE WASHINGTON STATE SUPREME COURT. FOUNDER AND PAST PRESIDENT OF BIG BROTHERS OF SEATTLE AND JOB THERAPY, INC. SERVED ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR SEVERAL LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING THE GREATER SEATTLE YMCA. HONORED BY LINFIELD COLLEGE AS “OUTSTANDING ALUMNUS”.

AURORA VALENTINETTI - CLASS OF 1939DEGREE IN SECONDARY EDUCATION FROM THE UNIVERSIY OF WASHINGTON. AS A RECIPIENT OF A UW FELLOWSHIP, SHE TAUGHT SPEECH AND DRAMA CLASSES AND BECAME HEAD OF THE PUPPETRY DEPARTMENT AND THE VALENTINETTI PUPPETEERS . THE AURORA VALENTINETTI PUPPET MUSEUM IS LOCATED IN BREMERTON, WASHINGTON. IT CELEBRATES THE WORLD WIDE ART OF PUPPETRY THROUGH CREATIVE, HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL EXPERIENCES.

LaVERNE (LOFGREN) WALDOCK - CLASS OF 1950TOGETHER WITH HER PASTOR HUSBAND, SHE HAS CONDUCTED MINISTRY WORK AROUND THE WORLD, SPENDING TIME IN CANADA, INDIA, ZAIRE AND SRI LANKA. SHE WAS INVOLVED WITH TEACHING, THEOLOGICAL TRAINING, LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS, WORKSHOPS, RECONSTRUCTION, HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. AS A CONSULTANT TO CHURCH LEADERS SHE HELPED THEM DEVELOP PASTORAL TRAINING TO BECOME POSITIVE CATALYSTS IN THEIR VILLAGES. AT THE AGE OF 66 SHE BECAME AN ORDAINED MINISTER.

JIM WHITTAKER - CLASS OF 1947WORLD-CLASS MOUNTAINEER AND EXPEDITION LEADER WHO, ON MAY 1ST, 1963, BECAME THE FIRST AMERICAN TO CONQUER 29,028’ MT. EVEREST. HE WAS A FOUNDING MEMBER AND CEO OF RECREATIONAL EQUIPMENT INC (REI). BUSINESSMAN AND AUTHOR OF THE BOOK, “A LIFE ON THE EDGE”. HE LED THE HISTORIC 1990 INTERNATIONAL PEACE CLIMB, WHICH PUT CLIMBERS FROM THE U.S., RUSSIA AND CHINA ON THE SUMMIT OF EVEREST IN THE NAME OF WORLD PEACE.

KERMIT ZARLEY - CLASS OF 1959BUSINESS DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, TEXAS AND AN HONORARY Ph.D DEGREE FROM NORTH PARK UNIVERSITY IN CHICAGO. HE WAS A MAJOR TOURNAMENT-WINNING PROFESSIONAL GOLFER WHO SPENT 18 YEARS ON THE PGA CIRCUIT AND 10 YEARS ON THE CHAMPIONS (SENIOR) TOUR. HE IS A BIBLE SCHOLAR, RESEARCHER, AUTHOR AND PUBLISHER OF SEVERAL BOOKS, PUBLICATIONS AND EVEN A SCREENPLAY ON THE SUBJECTS OF THEOLOGY, HISTORY AND WORLD AFFAIRS.