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THE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION ANNUAL REPORT SPRING 2001
CHS F OUNDATION Making Good Things Happen Dr. Rusty Crossman admits that patience is not one of his virtues. So being involved in the formation and nurturing of the Central High School Foundation has been a real test for him. But his patience is paying off as Crossman now oversees a fledgling foundation that is making good things happen at Central. Crossman, a 1966 Central graduate, was instrumental in the Foundation’s Board of Directors: Back: Dr. Gary Thompson, Harry Gaylor & Mike Gaherty; Middle: David Hendee, formation in 1996. It was at that time Terry Price & Dr. Rusty Crossman; Front: Merrilee Moshier Miller, Beverly Bloom Fellman, Patti that Crossman joined with CHS Gatzke & Dr. Barbara Waldron Coffey parent Mike Gottschalk to create a 501(C)(3) entity – The Central High School Foundation. An immediate it’s a small concern was to transfer the $255,000 When Gary Thompson, Central world. There that was in an existing Central High High School principal, begins to are people of Endowment Fund from the Omaha speak of Central’s past, present, and many different Public School’s coffers to the future, one gets the feeling that he is a b a c k g ro u n d s , Foundation’s. man who has a clear understanding of some who all three. And, for good reason. While “Thanks to the legal help of Mike speak different Gottschalk we were able to convince he is not a graduate of Central High, languages, and OPS to let the Foundation manage the Dr. Thompson was a teacher and it’s like what Central funds,” Crossman says. The department head at CHS from 19731983. He returned in the late 80’s to Dr. Gary Thompson, CHS the real world endowment fund has since grown to is.” serve briefly as an assistant principal. Principal over $315,000. Dr. Thompson Then, he came back to the hilltop for The Foundation is now the umbrella good in 1995 as principal, succeeding doesn’t stop with diversity when organization for several activities and Dr. G.E. “Doc” Moller. He has seen the discussing Central’s strengths. Many Central of the past and the great of these strengths have been a part of programs. They include: the institution for years — extremely tradition that accompanies it. • Management and maintenance of He has an equally clear vision of high academic standards, including a an extensive alumni database Central’s present and future. And very strong honors and advanced • Central High School Alumni steeped in what the man sees is a vibrant, placement program; Association growing urban high school that has tradition; a great faculty; numerous • Sports boosters organizations all the ingredients of America’s outstanding extracurricular activities; • VOICE (Volunteer Organization society today. In fact, it is that excellent parent involvement, and Invested in Choral Excellence) characteristic of CHS that is its much more. • The PEP Scholarship Auction strength, just as it has been for the many decades of the past. “Our major accomplishment to date “Central is the largest “Central High is the largest and has been the establishment of our and most diverse high most diverse high school in the State alumni database,” Crossman says. of Nebraska,” Thompson proudly “When we first started thinking about school in the State of says. “Central has always had a the foundation concept, we knew that Nebraska.” diverse student population, but schools like Benson and South already today’s diversity is different from the had huge alumni groups. We wanted But for anyone familiar with Central past because it is truly a reflection of the same thing for Central, so it had to High School, one knows that these the world today.” start with compiling a database. Now Thompson recites by memory the accomplishments have been achieved this database is growing year by year. following statistics regarding the in spite of a 100-year-old physical “The database will be especially 2,371 students who are enrolled in structure which so many of Central’s beneficial for the younger alums as 2000-2001: 28% Black; 11% Hispanic; students and staff over the years have they plan their reunions,” Crossman 2% Asian; 1% Native American, and come to love….and hate. Thanks to a $10 million renovation says. “The Foundation staff can 58% Caucasian. Counted among these statistics are 150 students attending project in the late 1970s and early provide valuable assistance to the Central from Latin America, South 1980s, some things of Central’s past reunion planners.” Crossman encourages interested have changed. The girls and boys America, Africa, Europe, and Asia. Perhaps two current Central High stairs are now open for all. The people to get involved in the restrooms are all on main floors. The Foundation. Besides the Foundation’s students say it best. “The diversity at Central is courtyard is now enclosed and is a Board of Directors, of which awesome,” sophomore Jessica Richart focal point for many activities, Crossman is president, there also is says. “Everybody talks about the real including serving as a third the Foundation’s Board of Counselors world. If you only experience the lunchroom for about 800 students consisting of alumni, former faculty same kind of people, then you will daily. The administrative offices are members, and CHS parents and never grow, you won’t be ready for now on the west side of the building. supporters. In addition, the CHS A practice football field and a second the real world. I’ll be prepared!” Alumni Association has become Or, these words from freshman gym now exist. extremely active and has been Tamara Cooks: “I like Central because continued on page 2 instrumental in the establishment of
A LOOK AT CENTRAL TODAY
the Central High School Hall of Fame. And, the PEP o rg a n i z a t i o n continues to sponsor the a n n u a l Scholarship Auction. Dr. Rusty Crossman, CHS “We can Foundation President always use more manpower with some of the projects in which we get involved,” Crossman says. “And, obviously, if people want to participate financially with a specific project, that’s always welcome.”
“There are many things that can be done outside the OPS budget to preserve the fabric of Central.” Crossman cited the recent recognition that the Foundation gave to the Outback Steakhouses in Omaha. “Kathy and Scott Silvey, the owners of the Outback Steakhouses have been extremely generous to Central High School,” Crossman says. “They have provided all the food for our sports banquets, tailgate parties, and some faculty and staff activities. This is just one example of how people can assist Central.” Assisting Central is what it’s all about as far as Crossman is concerned. “Unfortunately, the physical plant today is very much like it was when I was in school,” Crossman says. “But, Central still has those characteristics which set it apart – diversity, strong academics, and quality involvement of its faculty. I want to preserve those things. “Everything is moving west in Omaha,” Crossman continues. “That puts Central in a precarious situation as a downtown school if we’re not willing to step up as alums and parents to give it all the support we can. There are many things that can be done outside the OPS budget to preserve the fabric of Central.” A graduate of St. Olaf College, Crossman went on to earn his medical degree from the University of Nebraska Medical School. For the past 24 years he has been one of the region’s top ophthalmologists and is now a partner with First Eye Associates. There’s no question he’s still keeping a sharp eye on Central!
A LOOK AT CENTRAL TODAY
PURPLE AND WHITE, A FAMILY TRADITION
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Although every high school has its families who generation after But even with these improvements, generation attend the same school, there is much that needs to be done. one would be hard-pressed to find Thanks to a recently approved bond any more of a family tradition than issue, a $15+ million renovation that which exists with the Purple and project will begin in June. Projected to White Central High Eagles. It is take two years, the renovation will unique, especially for a downtown include a complete air-conditioning school that has stood tall for over 100 and climate control system, a new years while its environment has cafeteria and kitchen (where the “old” changed dramatically. Back row: Julie Ramsey ‘69, Barbara Ramsey ‘63, gym currently is), an addition to the While Central High’s physical Hilary Foster ‘90, Sydney Foster ‘93, Carol Ramsey “new” gym, additional space added presence is still majestic as it sits on ‘69, Mollie (Mary Laura) Ramsey Foster ‘61, Front: under the “new” gym, and new David Cutright, Bill Ramsey ‘30, Mary Jane “Kop” the hilltop, what draws families to Kopperud Ramsey ‘38, Terry Foster ‘59, On lap: technology classrooms on the top attend Central are things much more Ryan Cutright floor, currently occupied by the meaningful. What follows is a capsule cafeterias. The Ramsey Family look at how three Central High While Thompson is excited about families view CHS. When talking to Mary Jane “Kop” the upcoming renovation, he knows Ramsey, one can see why the Ramseys that the future holds more challenges. have had three generations of Central “We’re going to build a great new grads. Her praise for the Purple and technology center in the area White is effusive. presently occupied by the fourth floor “Kop,” a nickname that comes from cafeterias and kitchen,” he says. “Our her maiden name “Kopperud,” and challenge now is to come up with the her ex-husband Bill both attended technology and furniture to equip the Central. Bill graduated in 1930 while center. School district and Central Kop was in the class of 1938. Kop High budgets just do not have the dollars required to meet these Sandy Friedman CHS 1964, Dusty Friedman CHS speaks with unbridled enthusiasm 2000, Molline Rubin Cassman CHS 1948, Andrea when talking about what makes technology needs.” Central stand apart from others. Thompson is a real believer in the Friedman CHS 1997 “The Central High faculty has technology age. Every freshman is The Friedman Family always been superlative,” Kop says. required to take an Introductory to Technology course. Students learn When Dusty Friedman (2000) and “Through my years at Central, along such things as the Microsoft Office his sister Andrea (1997) graduated with the years of my four daughters package, how to surf the Web for from Central High, they continued and two granddaughters, I have research projects, how to develop a a CHS tradition in the Sandy seen some real educational ‘giants.’ Power Point presentation, and Friedman family that dates back four They have been, and are, truly numerous other computer uses. generations. Sandy is a 1964 CHS grad inspirational. It’s always been more It is with such needs as those and currently serves on the Central than just a job to them.” While Kop’s list of outstanding CHS associated with the new technology High School Foundation’s Board of faculty and staff members could go on center that Thompson hopes to Counselors. Sandy’s mother-in-law look to the Central High School Molline Cassman graduated from and on, she did make special mention Foundation for help. Central in 1948. And dating back even of a few. “These are the type of educators “The Foundation, in many ways, is further, her mother Sarah Tuchman that make Central special,” Kop says. still in its infancy,” he says. “But, just graduated from Central about 1910! “Jesse Towne, Fred Hill, Frank Rice, like our school, I see a great future. So, why does a family that lives in Six or seven years ago, we had no west Omaha still continue to attend Dan Daly, Erma Costello, Ed Clark, Ruth Pilling, Virginia Lee Pratt. ‘Doc’ database of Central graduates. Central? Thanks to the work of the Foundation “I’m still a real believer in Central Moller. And Central has many, many (and Alumni Association) we now and its academic excellence,” Sandy more just like them.” Kop also mentions how all her have over 32,000 alums in our system. says. “No doubt my kids heard about That was a major task.” family has benefited from being Central’s great tradition from me, but With such vehicles as the it was their choice as to where they part of Central’s multi-cultural Foundation’s First Annual Report, wanted to go. Now that they’re in student body. Her family of CHS Thompson hopes to get the word out college, both kids have told me how alumni includes daughters Molly about Central’s needs and how the experience of attending a school Ramsey Foster (1961), Julie (1969), Central alumni might be able to help. like Central and its diversified student Carol (1969), and Barb (1963); sonWhile computers top the list, future body has really helped prepare them in-law Terry Foster (1959); and needs range anywhere from historical granddaughters Hilary Foster (1990) for college.” display cases, to preservation of Because of Dusty’s and Andrea’s and Sydney Foster (1993). Kop’s sister historical documents (“O-Book,” CHS before and after school activities, and Bill’s brother and sister also Register, etc.), to new equipment and Sandy and his wife Amy gave of their attended CHS. supplies for departments such as Terry Foster sums it up. “Central is a time to get the kids to and from school science and improved athletic tremendous place to go. When you – no easy task coming from west facilities. graduate, you are as prepared as Omaha. But to the Friedmans, the “With the growth of the Alumni anyone could be for college.” sacrifice was well worth the effort. Association and Foundation, I have “I’ve got tremendous memories of seen more reunions than ever,” my Central High days,” Sandy says. Thompson says. “It’s been a real “Now my kids do, too.” ‘plus’ as alums get a closer look at the Central of today. Hopefully they like what they see and become an even greater part of the school through the Foundation or the Alumni Scott and Kathy Silvey’s Outback Steakhouses in Omaha have been great Association.” What Thompson thinks they’ll see supporters of Central High School. Over the past four years, they have is a school of which they can be contributed in the following ways to CHS: proud. • Donated food for Dick Jones “One of Central’s strengths is • Donated food for the sports banquet each year Track Meet that we have created a culture, one • Donated food for two tailgate • Donated cheesecake for Senior in which kids feel welcome, a parties each year Recognition Event school they can truly call their • Sponsored Outback Steakhouse own,” Thompson says. “Through • Donated food for end-of-year faculty get-together Athlete of the Month organizations like the Foundation and the Alumni Association, we can continue to emphasize this same Recently, CHS Foundation President Rusty Crossman presented the Silveys with a special Eagle Award in recognition of their generosity. culture among our graduates.”
Jamar Dorsey, CHS 2002, James Dorsey, Jr. 1974, James Dorsey, Sr. 1946
The Dorsey Family When Jamar Dorsey takes the field for a Central High School football game, he can hardly go unnoticed by the people in the stands. His 6’3,” 335 pound frame is an imposing figure. His play on the field as an outstanding offensive and defensive tackle has attracted recruiting interest from colleges around the country. One person who has watched Jamar play through the years is his grandfather, James Dorsey, Sr., a 1946 graduate of Central High. Now 73 years old, James still gets to the games to root Jamar on with other Dorsey family members. Four of James’ children attended Central. They include Jacqueline (1970), James Jr. (1974), Ralph (1975), and Ronald (1978). Ralph is Jamar’s father. Jamar’s uncle, James Jr., has high praise for Central and its great tradition. “For the combination of academics and athletics, I think Central is the top school in Omaha,” he says. “We all enjoy watching Jamar play football, but we also enjoy watching him participate in Central’s college prep academic courses.” Jamar truly does combine both of those qualities mentioned by his uncle. Only a junior, he is a three-year starter on the football team. And in the classroom he carries an outstanding GPA. Jamar echoes his uncle’s thoughts about CHS. But, he adds a couple of things when asked about the Central High tradition. “Boy, the air-conditioning is bad,” Jamar says with a broad smile on his face. “But every generation has gone through the same thing. It’s a tradition. So are all the stairs at Central. My friends kid me about how many stairs we’ve got, but the stairs set us a part from other schools. They’re unique; they’re part of Central. I like them.” So many things go into making Central High what it is. It is this unique combination of characteristics that attracts generation after generation to good old CHS.
OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE GREAT CHS SUPPORTER
Owners of the Outback Steakhouse, Scott and Kathy Silvey
FOUNDATION PROVIDING MAJOR ASSISTANCE TO CLASS REUNIONS For those alumni who have ever assisted in planning a high school reunion, they are well aware of the unbelievable work involved in pulling everything off. But those days are gone – at least for Central High School alumni. Life has gotten a lot easier for reunion planners, thanks to the Central High School Foundation and its staff headed up by Terry Price. While her official title is Treasurer and Administrative Secretary of the Foundation, she does so much more. Prior to 1998, there had never been a way to universally contact the alumni and develop a relationship with them. Nor was there a way (nor people) to offer assistance to those putting together reunion events. It was in 1998 that the Foundation purchased Blackbaud’s Raiser ’s Edge software to track alumni information. Terry Price came on board in January 1999; since then the Foundation has been off and running. The enthusiasm demonstrated by Price is infectious. In her role with the Foundation, she becomes the point person for each classes’ reunion planners as she operates out of her home in a cozy office filled with Central High School materials. “Thanks to our system, I’m able to give the planners the entire class list,” Price says. “In addition, the reunion groups are instrumental in finding their ‘lost’ classmates, as each class knows their classmates best. In that way, our database just keeps getting better from reunion to reunion as we work together.” Price’s assistance doesn’t stop there. “My job is to make it as easy as possible for each of the class reunion planners,” she says. Price will sort their class into
2001 P.E.P SCHOLARSHIP AUCTION
One of the new and exciting things offered to class reunions is the “1st Class Challenge.” This friendly class competition began in 2000 when nine classes held reunions. Each class member received a mailing, signed by one or more of the reunion planners, asking for their financial participation in the Challenge, with all funds raised going to the CHS Foundation. A plaque that would be on display at Central High would recognize the class raising the most funds. The winner of the “1st Class Challenge” was the CHS Class of 1970. Their reunion, planned by Tony Piskac and Cheryl Marks Willis with The CHS Foundation Office & Staff: Left on desk, Ashlee Seffron, CHS Sophomore; Seated letters signed by Mike and Susan on chair, Terry Price; Kneeling, Gabriela Renderos, CHS Sophomore; Standing, Pam Kirwan Bellew CHS 1966 Strauss Lebens and David Slosburg, different categories (all, found, lost, Price, who also assists the CHS raised $10,020. The nine classes deceased) and provide the Alumni Association, frequently will participating in the “1st Class information in any format (paper come across alumni who express an Challenge” raised a total of $25,361. copies, e-mail, disk, mail merge, interest in helping with reunions. Other classes participating were: Excel, etc.). She also prints labels That information, too, is passed on • 1942 $2,850 and assists with bulk mailing tips. to the reunion planners. • 1950 2,746 The alumni can even use the “Any type of information about Foundation’s bulk mail permit and alums is important to us,” Price says. • 1955 2,015 its envelopes. • 1960 5,515 “You never know when you might “We couldn’t have put things need something.” • 1975 $370 together without Terry Price’s help,” Price recalls the time when some • 1980 535 says Sue O’Donnell, one of the CHS grads attending a reunion also • 1990 425 planners for last summer’s 40th class wanted to get their grade school • 1995 885 reunion for the class of 1960. “We chums together during their reunion. were always going to her with the Or, another instance when the “It was great for our class of 1970 to question, ‘Now, how should we do planners wanted to know which of this?’ And then working together we their classmates were members of win the ‘1st Class Challenge’ and be able to give over $10,000 to the would get it done.” various clubs during their days at Foundation,” Piskac says. “The Bob Stryker, class of 1950, has Central. Foundation and Terry Price really similar thoughts. A prime example occurred last Fall helped us with a lot of the details “It was our 50th class reunion last when an A Cappella Reunion Choir summer and we had not had a event was held. Price indicated that needed to accomplish our goals.” Price is already looking forward to reunion since our 30th,” Stryker if the Foundation had electronically says. “ It was quite a job getting tracked who was in A Cappella this year’s “1st Class Challenge.” She updates on names and addresses. We Choir over the years, many more anticipates that the following classes started two years in advance in alumni could have been notified of will be participating: getting the list put together. Working the event. She hopes to change all with Terry and the Foundation that in the future as she is constantly 1946 (55th) 1951 (50th) 1961 (40th) people was a real ‘plus.’” 1966 (35th) 1971 (30th) 1976 (25th) searching for alumni information. 1981 (20th) 1991 (10th)
T HE CENTRAL HIGH S CHOOL FOUNDATION B OARD O F D IRECTORS President Secretary / CHS Principal Treasurer & Administrative Secretary Alumni Association Representatives CHS Representative Community/Alumni Representative Current PEP President Past PEP President Retired Teacher Representative
This spring’s P.E.P. Scholarship Auction, attended by 400 people, raised over $63,000. Pictured, L-R, are the auction’s co-chairs Kendra Quinlan, Robyn Freeman, and Mo Anderl. Proceeds are divided equally among teacher grants, the Foundation’s Scholarship Endowment Fund & P.E.P. Scholarships.
1ST CLASS CHALLENGE
B OARD
OF
Dr. Rusty Crossman ’66 Dr. Gary Thompson Terry Price Beverly Bloom Fellman ’59 Merrilee Moshier Miller ’66 Harry Gaylor Dr. Barbara Waldon Coffey ’47 Patti Gatzke David Hendee Mike Gaherty
COUNSELORS
Keith Bigsby Bill Cordes ’66 Brenda Warren Council ’71 Dan Daly Janet Darst Mary Ellen (Marti) Martison Engdahl ’48 Sandy Lipp Epstein ’67 Beverly Bloom Fellman ’59 Sandy Friedman ’64 Marc Kraft ’66
Larry Kavich ’63 Carole Grube Langan ’64 Susan Strauss Lebens ’70 Rocky Lipp Lewis ’65 Sibyl Myers ’69 Paul Ochsner ’69 Merle Rambo ’69 Mary Lynn Reiser Betty Cohn Sanford ’42 Dick Slosburg ‘67
Dick Zacharia, class of 1961, is also looking forward to this year’s “1st Class Challenge.” “It will be our 40th class reunion,” Zacharia says. “It’s great that we now have the Foundation to give us major assistance. The database gives us the ability to let a lot of people know about the reunion and the ‘1st Class Challenge.’” For any information regarding these class reunions, alumni can call Price at the Foundation office.
How to Reach Us Central High School Foundation Terry Price, Treasurer and Administrative Secretary P.O. Box 31610 Omaha, Nebraska 68131-0610 Phone: 402-556-2828 Fax: 402-556-9557 E-Mail:
[email protected] Web Site: www.centralhighomaha.org
OMAHA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL Needs List by Department Due to serious funding inadequacies, Central High School faces a future with very limited dollars for much needed supplies and equipment. To maintain the high quality education provided by this outstanding school, funding assistance is needed. Alumni interested in supporting the school or specific projects within the school are invited to call Principal Gary Thompson at (402) 557-3310, Dr. Rusty Crossman with the CHS Foundation at (402) 558-1349; or Terry Price with the CHS Foundation at (402) 556-2828 or you can e-mail Dr. Thompson at
[email protected], Dr. Crossman at
[email protected], or Terry Price at
[email protected] ART Replacement furniture classrooms ($30,000)
for
art
Replace creative writing classroom computers ($12,000) Replace computers in English writing lab ($60,000)
ESL dictionaries and workbooks ($500)
Prepared slides of five kingdoms for biology ($2,500)
Oak display case for Central alumni authors ($5,000)
River tank ecosystems for biology classrooms ($1,500)
Maps, dictionaries, literature, and textbooks ($2,000)
MATHEMATICS
Fund International Club field trips ($1,000)
Sponsor Math Club participation in various competitions ($1,000)
Technology presentation station for biology ($5,500)
FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES 25” TV/VCR with ceiling mount ($450) Fabric and patterns ($500)
Keepers rough totes storage containers and shelf files for interior design ($1,050)
Curriculum related teaching videos ($500)
Plan-It Kit for interior design ($225) Prismacolor colored pencils ($250) Project display boards ($250) Small token “incentive prizes” for use throughout the year ($200)
Dell 4400 server and backup data tapes ($5,000)
Under-counter microwaves for foods lab ($800)
One hundred computers for three labs to which teachers can take classes ($225,000)
INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGES Comprehensive language dictionary for each five-year student on graduation ($50 per dictionary)
Sixty multimedia computers for two CAD classrooms ($110,000)
Foreign language magazine subscriptions ($230 per class set per year)
Furniture to the new computer complex to be built in old cafeterias ($150,000)
Four levels of readers for each language (Latin, French, German, Spanish) ($8,000)
SPEECH AND DEBATE
Computers for language teachers’ offices ($10,000)
Portable cover for orchestra pit in auditorium ($37,000)
Sponsor Central High middle school math contest ($500) TI-89 Graphing Calculators, Graph Link Package, and view-screen ($5,000) Trophy case to display awards ($2,000) Write and wipe accessories ($550)
boards
with
MUSIC
Induction ceremonies for the language honor societies ($250 per year for each language) Funding for language field trips ($250 per event)
Calculator–based chemistry ($5,000)
laboratory
for
Lab equipment for an additional chemistry lab ($6,000)
Band and orchestra instruments ($ costs vary)
Replenish chemicals for chemistry ($1,000)
PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND ATHLETICS Equip new ($ unknown)
aerobics
Equip new ($ unknown)
classroom
wrestling
room
Gut and replace men’s and women’s locker room facilities ($ unknown) Equip new athletic training room ($ unknown) Fund gymnasium lobby that will allow Central to host home basketball games ($500,000) Build baseball and softball complex at Norris Middle School ($300,000) SCIENCE Oxford Portraits biographies ($325)
in
Science
TV/VCR set-ups for all science classrooms ($7,500) Oak display cabinets to display science materials in hallways ($5,000)
ENGLISH
Sponsor student participation in foreign language competitions ($750)
Hands-on genetics activity kits for biology ($1,200)
Sponsor student participation in French immersion weekend camps ($50 per student)
Burets for chemistry ($1,800)
Replacement balances for chemistry ($12,000)
Display board wall and posters for earth science classroom ($2,500)
Journalism photo lab, production computers, and software upgrades ($50,000)
Analytical balances for chemistry ($5,400)
Strobo tuner for tuning instruments ($1,400)
Replacement curtains for auditorium ($ unknown)
Sponsor two language teachers annually to regional and national conferences ($500 per person)
Discover the Elements CD-ROMs for chemistry ($900)
Instrument storage lockers ($42,000)
Paid home stay experience in another country for outstanding students ($2,500 per student)
Dell Mobile Computer Lab for use in classrooms ($75,000)
Spectrum tubes and power source for chemistry ($2,300)
Classroom computers for chemistry ($17,000)
Real Care Baby ($500)
Hewlett Packard Inkjet A-D Plotter for CAD lab ($2,750)
DRAMA
Spectrophotometers and other equipment for biology ($4,500)
New circulation station/desk for book checkout ($5,000)
Corkboard display bulletin boards ($250)
Help fund speech and debate program (all contributions will help)
for
Computer software ($500)
Interior design bingo ($50)
Thirty multimedia computers for graphics and multimedia classroom ($65,000)
equipment
Dissection equipment and manuals for AP Biology ($530)
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
Illustration boards ($150)
Wacom graphics tablets for computer graphics and multimedia classes ($5,000)
Electrophoresis biology ($1,800)
Sponsor annual international banquet ($500) LIBRAR Y
Fiskars 12” paper trimmer ($100)
BUSINESS/MARKETING/ TECHNOLOGY
Sponsor student participation in weeklong foreign language camp ($250 per student)
Anatomy models for biology ($3,500) Anatomy reference charts for biology ($1,600)
TI-83-Plus graphing calculators for chemistry ($6,550) Vacuum filtration chemistry ($900) Vacuum pump chemistry ($600)
and
system tubing
for for
600 Physics Demonstrations video ($3,100) Conceptual Physics Alive video series by Paul Hewitt ($1,300) Dynamic track systems for physics ($3,250) Miscellaneous physics demonstration equipment ($3,000) Replace physics equipment ($5,000)
laboratory
Portable electronics bread boarding workstations for physics ($4,250) The Complete Physics CD-ROM series ($3,000) STUDENT RECOGNITION Fund four Student of the Month brunches per year ($1,500) Fund National Honor Society induction ceremony ($4,500) Fund scholarships for graduating seniors ($ varies) Fund Purple Feather Day activities ($1,500)
3-D molecule model building kits for biology ($600)
CHS FOUNDATION ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Provided scholarships to graduating seniors totaling $109,500 through 2001 • Provided teacher grants totaling $35,000 to purchase equipment and other learning enhancements for various departments • Sponsorship of Senior of the Year award and scholarship
Since Founded in 1996 • Sponsorship of senior recognition ceremony and publishing of scholarship booklet • Sponsorship of Student of the Month recognition breakfasts • Sponsorship of Teacher of the Year award • Assisted in funding of initial mailing costs for the newly
formed CHS Alumni Association and provided administrative services • Purchased computer and alumni tracking software package to assist CHS Alumni Association & reunions • Provided lists and mailing labels for class reunions • Developed “1st Class Challenge” for class reunions
V ISIT US O N T HE WEB www.centralhighomaha.org Now you can visit the Central High School Foundation on the Web. You’ll find information about the Foundation, how it can help you with your Central High School reunion needs, how to contact us, and links to other CHS sites.
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THE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION 2000 ANNUAL REPORT
MUSIC AND ATHLETIC NEEDS BECOME REALITY! Anyone having even a casual interest in Central High School knows that the vocal music department has long been one of CHS’s pride and joys. A group of Central High School parents are determined to keep it that way. In 1998 VOICE was formed, with John and Judy Nelson serving as its first presidents. Standing for “Volunteer Organization Invested in Choral Excellence,” VOICE has since gone on to provide support for the overall choral music program and its six groups: • • • • • •
A Cappella Choir Bel Canto Choir Treble Chorus Junior Choir Men’s Chorus CHS Singers
This support can come in many ways, including assisting at choral music performances, chaperoning choir members on out-of-town trips, or contributing funds. “VOICE was formed to provide overall support for the vocal music department,” Patti Gatzke says. Gatzke, who was president of VOICE last year along with her husband Ron, emphasizes that there is much more to VOICE than raising funds. However, it was a recent fundraising effort that enabled VOICE to contribute a $22,000 Steinway piano to the music department.
Last Fall, Central football coach Joe McMenamin got a phone call “out of the blue” from Dave Van Metre, Sr., father of Central grads Jim (1981) and Dave Jr. (1982). A retired brokerage firm executive, Van Metre told McMenamin that he and his wife Carol wanted to “refresh” the weight room, a facility that was built in 1979. “I didn’t know what Dave meant by ‘refresh,’ but I soon found out Donations came through the CHS foundation in the form of two grants after talking to the Nova Fitness totaling $7,000, along with another Equipment people as Dave had asked $4,800 coming from various Central me to do.” McMenamin says. “He High groups. The remainder of the had already discussed the project money was through individual with them. ‘Refresh’ meant a $60,000 contributions as a result of mailings donation for basically a whole new and promotions at choral events. The weight room.” piano was dedicated at the October When students returned following 21, 2000, Alumni Reunion Choir the Christmas holiday break, a Concert. “A parent saw a real need for a new new weight room greeted them. piano,” Gatzke says. “From there, a Improvements included: great many people went to work to • All new rubber flooring make it a reality.” • All new Cybex equipment VOICE also contributes several • 2 multiple station machines scholarships each year. Up to four • 5 new weight benches $300 scholarships are given to • 4-horsepower treadmill graduates who plan on being • Leg sled involved in music in college. The • Jammer organization also gives $50 • 4 squat racks scholarships for incoming students • Dumb bell racks who wish to take music lessons over the summer. Van Metre indicated to McMenamin VOICE continues to be a vital that his sons’ positive experience at support group for the vocal music Central and getting so much out of department. This year’s presidents the football and weight programs had are Jackie and Tom Jenkins. a great deal to do with the donation.
Jim Van Metre is now a broker in Kansas City, while Dave Jr. (a former NCAA Academic All-American football player at Cornell University) is a professor at Colorado State University. The Van Metre contribution is a concrete example of how people can help Central. Other groups and/or individuals are encouraged to help with special projects through the Central High School Foundation.
REMEMBER THE CHS FOUNDATION You can make a lasting contribution to Central High School by naming the CHS Foundation as a beneficiary in your will, living trust, life insurance policy, pension plan or charitable trust. We encourage you to discuss this lasting opportunity with your financial advisor.
DONATION LIST & DESCRIPTION PLEASE NOTE: Due to the fact that prior to 1999 the CHS Foundation did not have the database to accurately track donations, the list of donors included in this Annual Report reflects only those who have given between January 1999 through December 2000. We wish to thank the countless number of people who gave financial support to Central prior to 1999 and regret that a complete list is not possible.
“UNRESTRICTED” 1999 & 2000 These funds are used at the discretion of the CHS Foundation Board of Directors and staff. Uses include teacher grants, Foundation administrative and operational expenses, maintenance of the database, and computer and software needs.
Honorariums/Memorials A Marshall Abrahams ‘65 In Memory of Marshall Lewis ‘65 Judi Fonda Adkins ‘67 In Memory of Cindy Utterback Beglin ‘67 Gabriel Albanese ‘84 - In Memory of Massimino Albanese Linda Jacobsen Albrecht ‘72 - In Honor of Belva Jacobsen Amy Jo Meyer Allen ‘88 - In Honor of Mr. Andrews & Mrs. Quinn, Art teachers Arthur Amos ‘33 - In Honor of Amanda Andersen Rohlin (Andy) Anderson ‘55 In Honor of John Howard ‘55 Joseph Armstrong ‘51 - In Memory of Marion Mortenen, teacher of Speech & Debate B Jim Backer ‘80 - In Honor of John E. Sunderland Annabelle Baley ‘44 - In Memory of Dorothy Cathers ‘31 & The CHS Staf f William & Tracee Beck In Honor of William G. Cambridge ‘49 Robert & Kathleen Anderson Best ‘42 In Memory of Jean Pratt Anderson ‘40 Samuel Bleicher ‘60 - In Memory of Miriam Bleicher ‘49 Bernard Bloom ‘58 - In Honor of Beverly Fellman ‘59 Thomas Boehm ‘66 - In Memory of George Stultz ‘66 Mary Maenner Bowie ‘38 In Memory of Homer Rogers ‘38 Bruce Boyd ‘68 In Memory of my father, Thomas L. Boyd ‘48 Tom Branch ‘48 - In Honor of “Mr. G” Margie Siref Brodsky ‘67 - In Honor of the Class of ‘67 Sharon (Sherry) Kraft Brown ‘62 In Memory of Carol Kraft Sinn ‘64 Mary Lowery Brown ‘66 In Memory of Gladys Sura Dickey ‘66 Wally Bryans ‘56 - In Honor of The Bryans Family Mary Buckley - In Honor of William G. Cambridge ‘49 Toula Adams Buesking ‘49 - In Memory of Dorothy Cathers Alice McCampbell Bukacek ‘40 In Memory of Bob McCampbell ‘37 Rodlin (‘51) & Nancy Taylor (‘53) Bunney In Memory of Joan Bryson Bunney ‘51 Patti Bunz-Morehead ‘64 - In Memory of John Keenan Doris Burgess - In Memory of Dorothy Cathers Patrick Burke ‘59 - In Honor of A. Laurine Burke Harvey Burstein ‘40 - In Memory of Frank H. Gulgard C Diane Rich Calvert ‘58 In Honor of the Faculty & Class of ‘58 Karlyn Green Campbell ‘82 - In Memory of Gretchen Tobin August Carlson ‘85 - In Memory of Lawrence A. Carlson ‘50 Class of 1943 - In Honor of 55th Class Reunion Class of 1969 - In Honor of 30th Class Reunion Class of 1970 - In Memory of John Keenan Frances Harrington Coe-Atwood ‘42 In Memory of World War II Casualties Ed Connors ‘37 - In Honor of Dr. Senter Marion Smith Cooke ‘31 - In Memory of Lawrence Cooke ‘30 Cheryl Milder Cooper ‘66 In Honor of Fran & Jerry Milder Bob Correa ‘61 - In Memory of Dorothy Cathers Carol Watson Cosgrove ‘79 - In Memory of Justin Watson ‘79 Anneliese Festersen Crawford ‘85 In Memory of Paul F. Festersen ‘57 Rusty Crossman ‘66 - In Honor of Terry Price Bill (‘72), Jim (‘71) and Joni (‘73) Crounse In Memory of our father, Paul Crounse ‘39 Marie Sabata Cunningham ‘29 In Honor of Mrs. Pitts, my Glee Club teacher D James Duffy ‘39 - In Honor of Louis Seybold ‘39 E Robert (Brownie) Eagleston ‘32 In Honor of Coach F.Y. Knapple V. Joanne Schrag Edwards ‘59 In Honor of Our Educations Alice Fellman Ehrinpreis ‘64 In Memory of Dr. Abe C. Fellman ‘27 Mary Ellen Martison Engdahl ‘48 In Memory of Amelia M. Edquist ‘13 Richard Engel ‘62 - In Memory of my maternal grandfather Dr. Abe Greenberg ‘09 Larry Epstein ‘54 - In Honor of Dr. Marshall Denenberg ‘54 Syntha Judd Essex ‘49 - In Memory of Arnold Stern ‘49 Micah (Michael) Evans ‘90 - In Honor of Mr. Jack Blanke, who inspired a love of history F Burkett Farquhar ‘40 - In Honor of F. H. Gulgar d Brenda Fauber - In Honor of William G. Cambridge ‘49 Sally Feidman Feidman-Jesser ‘79 In Memory of Walter Feidman Michael & Stacy Felker In Honor of William G. Cambridge ‘49 retirement Jim & Cornelia (Nene) Cary Field ‘36 In Memory of George O. Voss ‘36 Jim & Cornelia (Nene) Cary Field ‘36 In Memory of Barbara York Cockle ‘39 Rosmary & Christina Fink In Honor of William G. Cambridge ‘49 Andriana Adams Firbas ‘46 In Memory of Alexander Mugasis ‘43 Andriana Adams Firbas ‘46 In Memory of Dorothy M. Cathers ‘31 & staff William Fitzsimmons ‘47 In Memory of wife Helen Fitzsimmons Jerry Fleming ‘76 - In Honor of the Class of ‘76 Charlotte Utt Floyd ‘37 - In Memory of my dad, Lee Utt ‘03 Rhonda Forsythe-Mousel - In Honor of William G. Cambridge ‘49 retirement Donald Fox ‘47 - In Honor of Miss I. Costello Gordon Francis ‘48 - In Honor of the Class of ‘48 Kenneth Freed ‘55 - In Memory of J. Arthur Nelson Friedland Family Foundation In Honor of Nancy Blotcky Friedland ‘57 Richard Friedman ‘61 - In Memory of J. Arthur Nelson Shella Fuhrman ‘66 - In Honor of Julia Buresh
G Marcy Civin Gallner ‘44 In Memory of my father Ben Civin Jim Gibilisco ‘64 - In Honor of Danny Gibilisco Margaretha Claeson Gibson ‘50 In Memory of Signe & Uno Claeson Morton Glass ‘49 - In Memory of Edward Belgrade ‘49 Paula Jensen Glissman ‘73 In Memory of J. R. Scott-Miller ‘73 Janis Baliman Godfrey ‘43 In Honor of Richard (1910) & Mildred Baliman David Goering In Honor of William G. Cambridge ‘49 retirement Donald & Ann Kennedy Goldstein ‘64 In Honor of the 50th Birthday of Marty Shukert ‘67 Betty Hatteroth Gordon ‘39 In Honor of A.W. Tinner Gordon ‘37 Betty Dolphin Graham ‘36 In Honor of Laura M. Denison 1904 Rosalie Garrop Greenspan ‘47 In Honor of Angeline Tauchen Terri Tabor Griffith ‘62 In Honor of Ruth Pilling & Josephine Frisbie H Cynthia Hadsell ‘66 - In Honor of the Class of ‘66 Marilyn McMartin Hamer ‘39 In Honor of Margaret McMartin ‘34 Nancy Young Harrison ‘61 - In Honor of Francis Nicklen Byron (Bill) Hart ‘34 - In Honor of J. G.Masters Charlotte Peterson Hauser ‘32 In Memory of John M. Hauser ‘27 Donald Henningson ‘42 In Memory of Margre H. Durham ‘37 Barry Hoberman ‘76 - In Honor of Virginia Lee Pratt Marilyn Herbes Horner ‘52 In Memory of my brother Robert A. Herbes ‘51 William Horwich ‘60 - In Memory of Bruce Horwich ‘56 Jim Howard ‘58 - In Honor of John A. Howard ‘55 Susanne Losch Hupp ‘45 - In Memory of Robert Sconce ‘36 Carol Johnson Hurlburt ‘57 In Honor of my parents Lois & Carl Johnson J Richard Jacobson ‘66 - In Honor of Rachel Jacobson ‘96 Ernest James ‘37 - In Honor of Marjorie Barnet ‘37 Genny Petersen Jepsen ‘46 In Honor of CHS First Tumbling teacher Verona Jerabek - In Honor of Dorothy Cathers ‘31 & staff Keith Jewell ‘40 - In Honor of Nick Newman Annette Davis Johnson ‘52 In Memory of Barbara Davis Wulton Karen Foreman Johnson ‘74 In Honor of CHS teacher Robert Wolff Elaine (Barbara) Ehrenreich Jullai ‘53 In Memory of Shirley Rae Levey Saiken K Harold Kaiman ‘58 - In Memory of J. Arthur Nelson Raizell Alperin Kalishman ‘70 In Honor of Evelyn Dansky Alperin ‘35 Susan Katzman ‘64 - In Honor of the Class of ‘64 Bruce & Patrice Keller - In Memory of Dorothy Cathers Max Kennedy ‘53 - In Honor of the Class of ‘53 Marlene Kennedy - In Honor of William G.Cambridge ‘49 Frank Kessler ‘53 - In Memory of Dorothy Cathers Walter W. & Frances M. Key Charitable Foundation In Honor of Walter & Frances Key ‘20 Judy Wenger Keyser ‘64 In Honor of Kenneth C. Wenger ‘27 Jennifer Hausman Kocher ‘89 - In Honor of Joe Montequin Sandra Fisher Kohll ‘53 In Honor of my mother Ann Faier Fisher Dona Koll ‘50 - In Honor of Barbara Brehm Joan Kordik - In Honor William G. Cambridge ‘49 Howard (‘52) & Barbara Bialac (‘53) Krantz In Honor of Dr. Rusty Crossman ‘66 Bruce Krogh ‘71 - In Honor of Virginia Lee Pratt L Dorothy Landstrom Landstrom-Lund ‘39 In Memory of my parents Marilyn Groff Larsen ‘48 In Memory of Robert E. Groff ‘50 Darryl Leary In Honor of William G. Cambridge ‘49 retirement Lenny Lefitz ‘48 - In Honor of Aviva Rich Lorimer ‘51 - In Memory of Arley Bondarin ‘51 E. Albert & Ruth Correa Lucke ‘28 In Memory of Military Instructor F. H. Gulgard David & Denise Lucks In Honor of William G. Cambridge ‘49 retirement Judy Susman Luenenborg ‘67 In Memory of my parents Dr. & Mrs. H. S. Susman M Joan Krasne Marcus ‘55 In Memory of Annette Kosowsky ‘55 Aaron Marcus ‘61 In Honor and Memory of Sol Stephen Marcus ‘63 Claudia Gere Matthews ‘62 In Honor of CHS Counselor Jo Frisbie John & Lisa Matya In Honor of William G. Cambridge ‘49 Elizabeth (Bea) Caldwell McArthur ‘46 In Memory of Robert Spire ‘43 Sarah (Sally) McEachen ‘72 In Memory of Rob Crossman ‘72 Gary McFarland ‘67 In Honor of William G. Cambridge ‘49 Loretta Rychly McGovern ‘38 In Honor of Mary Angood, Art teacher John McKean ‘66 In Honor of former teacher Lois Hope Harkins McKean Bill (‘42) & Vivian Smith (‘44) Meyer In Honor of Vivian S. Meyer ‘44 Adrienne Rice Milder ‘50 - In Honor of 4 wonderful years! Marjorie Robinson Montague ‘40 In Memory of Jimmy Robinson ‘42 John Mossman ‘38 - In Honor of Harland L. Mossman ‘30 Mary Mugasis ‘40 - In Memory of Dorothy Cathers Clifford Murray ‘59 - In Honor of the Class of ‘59 Dorothy G. Musselman & the Musselman Family In Memory of Merle M. (Jim) Musselman ‘34 N Arje Nachman ‘64 - In Honor of Mr. Ed Clark Joan Ives Nelson ‘52 - In Honor of my daughter Janet Diggins and my granddaughter Noelle Diggins James Nemer ‘55 - In Memory of Robert Goldstein ‘55 Karl Niehaus ‘46 In Memory of Joyce Corenman Niehaus ‘46 Randy Nielsen ‘62 - In Honor of the Class of ‘62 Judy Hardnock Noland ‘66 - In Honor of Jon Noland 2000 O Carolyn Orr - In Memory of John Keenan Sally McPherren Orsborn ‘49 In Memory of Arnold Stern ‘49 Ruth Slogr Ostronic ‘49 - In Memory of Arnold Stern ‘49
P George Payne ‘71 - In Memory of Nicholas Payne ‘68 Angeline Pomidoro Pennisi ‘37 In Honor of my brother Nuncio Pomidoro ‘40 Todd Peppers ‘86 - In Honor of Marlene Bernstein ‘50 Beth Lefitz Perlmeter ‘39 - In Honor of Morton Richards Robin Petrowski ‘79 - In Memory of John Keenan Alys Jorgensen Phillips ‘43 In Honor of Ellen Jorgensen Ruth Pilling ‘26 - In Honor of John Pilling ‘64 and in Memory of Jeffrey Joseph Pilling Ruth Pilling ‘26 In Memory of Dorothy M. Cathers ‘31 & Staff Ruth Pilling ‘26 - In Memory of Margaret Jane Nichols Ruth Pilling ‘26 - In Memory of Jean Pratt Anderson ‘40 Deborah Gordman Platt-Novak ‘66 In Memory of Esther Gordman Brooks Poley ‘51 In Honor of Mable Burns, CHS Math teacher Nancy Brodkey Polsky ‘60 In Honor of Milton R. Abrahams Margaret Shearer Poupard ‘57 In Honor of Russell S. Harris Joe Powers ‘45 - In Memory of Dorothy Resnick Herzoff ‘45 Virginia Pratt ‘37 - In Memory of Jean Pratt Anderson ‘40 R Julie Ramsey ‘69 - In Memory of William C. Ramsey ‘30 Donald Ranheim In Honor of William G. Cambridge ‘49 retirement Lois Bealer Rempel ‘43 - In Memory of my brother Pvt. Frank Bealer, Jr ‘44 killed in France at age 18 WW II Don Rice ‘45 - In Memory of Evelyn Osoff Rice ‘47 Cory Richards ‘66 In Honor of my CHS Hall of Fame Aunt Tillie Olsen ‘29 Harry Richman ‘46 - In Memory of Sam & Jennie Richman Esther Petersen Rishel ‘40 In Memory of Betty Mueller Kobold ‘42 Tom Roberts ‘51 - In Memory of Jack Lee ‘51 Geraldine Shafer Romanik ‘43 In Memory of Harriet Shafer Katz Marantz ‘42 Hubert (‘44) & Jeanne Blacker (‘45) Rosenblum In Honor of Susie Buffett Dorothy Craft Rost ‘40 - In Memory of Charles Craft ‘39 Jim Rowoldt ‘71 In Honor of William G. Cambridge ‘49 retirement Reva Mann Ruderman ‘39 - In Honor of my family Karla Rupiper In Honor of Judge William & Jean Cambridge ‘49 Elaine Hess Russell ‘51 - In Honor of Bernice Engle S Grace Dansky Saferstein ‘28 In Honor of Central High School J. Craig Saigh In Honor of William G. Cambridge ‘49 retirement Kevin & Linda Saltzman - In Honor of Ernest (1952) & Rosalie (1955) Saltzman and In Memory of Jachary Prescott ‘93 Betty Cohn Sanford ‘42 In Honor of Ted ‘64, Susan ‘66 & Mark ‘72 Sanford Jo Cohn Sawyer ‘66 - In Memory of Julius Cohn ‘40 Michael (‘91) & Michelle (‘87) Scasny In Honor of the Class of ‘87 Karen Parsons Schmidt ‘54 In Honor of Samuel Marvin ‘54 & In Memory of Terry Moshier ‘54 Felicia Friedman Schrier ‘57 In Memory of my brother LesterFriedman ‘53 John Schroeder ‘48 In Honor of my father James Scott-Miller ‘46 In Memory of J. R. Scott-Miller, Jr. ‘73 Anne Friedman Shackman ‘66 In Honor of Mr. John Keenan Clifford Shewan ‘39 In Memory of Mabel Burns, Geometry teacher Peggy Barta Siciliano ‘53 In Memory of James & Margaret Barta Sallie Markovitz Siegel ‘57 In Memory of Rose Rosenstein Markovitz ‘25 Beverly Parkerson Snodgrass ‘63 In Honor of the Class of ‘63 Ardith Speck Sprouse ‘39 - In Memory of Aletha Speck ‘35 James Stary ‘66 - In Honor of Robert Yeager Virginia Burgschat Stein ‘41 In Honor of Rose Ellen Kolle ‘41 Valora (Tottie) Fiddock Stewart ‘44 In Memory of Jean Pratt Anderson ‘40 Harry & Ruth Newell Stickler ‘34 In Honor of Ruth Stickler ‘34 William Stiefler ‘41 - In Honor of Robert Stiefler Marie Swoboda Stitt ‘41 - In Honor of Misses Lane, Judkins, Bozell, etc John Sundberg ‘27 - In Honor of Capt. Howard Culver ‘26 Barbara Super Super-Goldstein ‘63 In Honor of Rick Peterson Valerie & Matthew Swain In Honor of William G. Cambridge ‘49 Edwina Bennett Swait ‘76 In Memory of Thomas Bennett ‘73 Lily (Bette) Jensen Sydow ‘36 In Memory of Joe Edwards ‘36 T Thomas Teal ‘55 - In Honor of Jerald Lee Ziegman ‘55 Judi Labenz Thelander ‘73 - In Honor of the Class of ‘73 Gifford Tompkins ‘55 In Memory of Sandra Edstrand Tompkins ‘55 Donald (‘59) & Gwendolyn Seay (‘60) Townsend In Memory of Cynthia Cribbs ‘60, John Vonner ‘60 & Carl Thompson ‘59 John Tritten ‘65 - In Memory of Frank Durham ‘65 Howard Turner ‘38 In Memory of my wife Elizabeth Finlayson Turner ‘39 U U S District Court- District of NE - In Honor of Judge William G. Cambridge ‘49 retirement U S Marshals Service - In Honor of Judge William G. Cambridge ‘49 retirement V Josephine Valasek - In Memory of Dorothy Cathers David Vanderloo ‘61 - In Memory of William Utts ‘61 Terry & Patricia Veylupek In Honor of William G. Cambridge ‘49 Jeffrey & Julie Voss In Honor of William G. Cambridge ‘49 retirement W Darryl Wagner ‘81 - In Honor of Virginia Lee Pratt Linda Hunter Wallraff ‘68 In Honor of Ed Clark & English AP Trish Foster Walz ‘88 - In Memory of Dorothy Cathers Mary Jo Slosburg Ward ‘69 - In Honor of nephew Jacob Slosburg ‘95, Wharton graduate ‘99 Margo Ward ‘76 - In Memory of Scott Ward Sheldon Waxenberg ‘39 - In Honor of Ms. Ella Egan, a splendid teacher of English Peter Weil ‘51 In Memory of Marian Mortensen, CHS Debate Coach Roberta Weiner - In Memory of Henry Weiner ‘30
Deborah Wesely In Honor of William G.Cambridge ‘49 retirement Debbie Blanton Williams ‘69 In Honor of the dynamic Class of ‘69 Margie Fokken Williamson ‘54 In Honor of the Fokken family Nancy Winans ‘74 - In Honor of the Class of ‘74 Y Matlee Katleman Yadin ‘55 In Memory of Rose Wilfson Katleman ‘27 Conrad (‘39) & Muriel Kennedy Young In Memory of Bonnie Young ‘36 Z Jerre Wilson Zentzis ‘57 - In Memory of J. Arthur Nelson Arthur Zukin - In Memory of Bernice Friedel Zukin ‘38 John Zysman ‘64 - In Honor of Sylvia Brodkey
Donations A Aristides Abariotes ‘46 Tony Abbott ‘60 Harold (‘45) & Helen Kaplan (‘48) Abrahamson Floyd (‘49) & Jane Beber (‘51) Abramson Robert Abramson ‘54 Marvin Abramson ‘56 Robert Adams ‘29 Payson Adams ‘57 Robert Ahmanson ‘44 Helen LaCounte Alexander ‘28 Kathy Allyn ‘85 Harry (‘33) & Ruth Friedman (‘36) Altsuler Nancy Riekes Alvarez-Calderon ‘61 Bob Amberson ‘40 American Express Maureen Hill Anderl ‘72 Dorothy Trussell Anderson ‘33 Milton Anderson ‘37 Robert Anderson ‘65 Dale & Michele Fauth Anderson ‘71 Ina Hallberg Andresen ‘52 Herb (‘38) & Dorothy Jensen (‘40) Andrews Martin Andrews ‘63 Holly Stommes Andrews ‘89 Rich Andrews ‘67 Shirley Hassler Anton ‘43 ARCO Joel Aresty ‘67 Herb Armbrust ‘46 Bob & Molly Carlson Atherton ‘81 B Paula Scholder Baird-Kaminski ‘63 Lane Baker ‘51 Jonathan Bank ‘61 John Barnhart ‘76 Jack Barry ‘33 Kathy DiMauro Barth ‘65 Joan Harrison Bartlett ‘45 Paul Bashus ‘77 Hubert Bath ‘47 Peggy MacNaughton Baur ‘82 Anne Conine Baxter ‘81 Baxter Allegiance Theresa Bechtel ‘86 Rose Kirshenbaum Becker ‘37 Janet Williams Beckmann ‘67 Frederick Bekins ‘43 Edward (‘54) & Phyllis Steinberg (‘55) Belzer Valerie Kegley Bennett ‘80 Richard (Ben) Benson ‘43 Mary Baliman Benson ‘47 Barbara Loucks Berger ‘44 Joel Bergquist ‘61 Bob Bernhard ‘43 Tom Bernstein ‘54 Bob Bernstein ‘69 Lois Wintroub Bernstien ‘43 Mark Bernstien ‘67 Bob Bigley ‘64 Susan Ostwald Blackwood ‘66 Phil Blanke ‘83 Brent Bloom ‘76 Nancy Losch Blue ‘49 Frances Veitzer Blumkin ‘44 Ronald Blumkin ‘66 Janet Street Bouma ‘43 Stephen Bouma ‘81 Franklyn Bragg ‘51 Alan Bramson ‘44 Lynne Cherniack Bridgman ‘64 Peggy Rossiter Briggs ‘45 Lorraine Wenninghoff Brightweiser ‘40 Annette Lahr Broderick ‘39 Jerald Brodkey ‘51 Larry Brookstein ‘65 Judy Ratner Brookstein ‘66 Dorothy Myers Brown ‘38 Beverly Shields Brown ‘41 Jesse Bruckner ‘88 MaryLou Stevens Brunson ‘44 Robert Buchanan ‘38 Susan Buchanan ‘73 Nan Jensen Buckingham ‘59 William Buffett ‘51 Paul Bunce ‘34 Annette Loch Bunge ‘72 Fred Burbank ‘59 Julia Buresh William Burri ‘68 Alvin Burstein ‘48 Stanley Burstein ‘53 Helen Amos Bushman ‘34 Vicki Werner Buttery ‘73 Robert Byrne ‘39 Carey Byrne ‘83 C Ann Kuncl Caha ‘40 Don Cain ‘50 Renee Rhodman Cairns ‘87 H. Marvin Camel ‘42 John Campbell ‘62 Judy Dolgoff Cannon ‘70 Nancy Jo Erickson Carlile ‘54 Eleanore Berner Carlsen ‘37 Donald Carlson ‘48 Peggy Hayek Carrell ‘66 Ellie Guide Carson ‘58 Molline Rubin Cassman ‘48 Linda Gertsch Cavlovic ‘64 Jaymie Centamore ‘80 Corinne Wohlner Chapman ‘43 Beth Cherniss Cherniss ‘38 Chicago Tribune Bob Clark ‘38 Ralph Clark ‘45 Bonnie Naughtin Clark ‘69
Craig Clawson ‘69 Patrick Cody ‘55 Barbara Waldron Coffey ‘47 Vicki Cohen ‘75 Marvin Cohn ‘60 Susie Friedman Cohn ‘68 Charlotte Willsie Colhoun ‘42 Michael Combs ‘54 Ralph Compton ‘45 James Connors ‘67 Mark Conway ‘81 Bill Cooper ‘56 Harold Cooperman ‘33 Bill Cordes ‘66 Alfred (Tom) Cornish ‘44 Katie Hebert Cosgrove ‘62 James Costen ‘49 Brenda Warren Council ‘71 Sol Crandell ‘43 Patti Couch Crane ‘70 Bernadine Bolden Crawford ‘61 Joan Peterson Crellin ‘49 Roma Eller Crewdson ‘34 Nancy Farber Curran ‘76 Lynne Adams Curtis ‘54 D Gretchen Bottom Dalzell ‘60 Janey Weiner Dann ‘54 Sharon Anderson Dardis ‘59 Judith Davenport ‘60 Betty Carlson Davidson ‘41 Marvin Davis ‘41 Henry Davis ‘69 Catherine Davis ‘74 Peggy Nogg De Land ‘48 Marshall (‘54) & Betty Erman (‘59) Denenberg Michael Denenberg ‘54 Steven Denenberg ‘73 Debbie Denenberg ‘76 Jacqueline Dickes ‘88 James Dillavou ‘60 Gregg Dollis ‘73 Patricia Farrage Donat ‘62 Robert (‘61) & Judith Geihs (‘60) Douglas Howard Drew ‘34 Dick Duda ‘46 Janey Drew Dunn ‘66 Eleanor Wiese Dunning ‘39 Patricia DuVall DuVall ‘52 E Ned (‘40) & Helen Lebaron (‘41) Eastlack Don Ecklund ‘60 Eldon & Lorraine Murray Ehlers ‘51 Sandra Greenberg Eichberg ‘65 Gail Eisenstatt Eisenstatt Machov ‘71 Larry Elewitz ‘60 Jo Ann Doyle Ellis ‘51 David Elmore ‘45 Irene Lister Elmore ‘51 Jon Empson ‘63 Marion Harriss Engelhart ‘36 Joy Beranek Enkema ‘37 Enron Corp. Sara Pepper Epstein ‘55 Sandy Lipp Epstein ‘67 L. Donald Erickson ‘52 Michael Erman ‘56 Griff Evans ‘71 F Matthew Faier ‘60 Geri Vahl Fairchild ‘66 Leonard (Pete) Falk ‘51 Joyce Fantroy ‘68 Jeffrey Farnham ‘66 Mary Laura Young Farnham ‘66 Margaret Higley Farnsworth ‘71 James Farris ‘49 Dorothy Hanson Farthing ‘44 Julie Kully Faryniarz ‘82 Cindy Bartlett Fegley ‘64 Judy Friedman Feiertag ‘60 Albert (‘46) & Eleanor Bernstein (‘49) Feldman Edith Fellman ‘54 Richard (‘53) & Beverly Bloom (‘59) Fellman Tom Fellman ‘62 Pete Festersen ‘89 Lois Greenberg Finkel ‘62 Ellen Forehead Finnegan ‘32 Jane Fischer Jerry Fischer Kenny Fishbain ‘73 Gene Fisher ‘65 Bonnie Fisk Fisk-Hayden ‘61 Jim Fitzpatrick ‘69 Judith Fleissner ‘80 Mary Shonsey Focht ‘56 Mary Hendricks Forgus ‘28 Ardis Merchant Forgy ‘38 Lynette Fouser Fouser-Cumming ‘74 Ruth Stein Fox ‘38 Charlie Fox ‘79 Sarah Resnick Frank ‘37 Dean (‘49) & Barbara Nogg (‘57) Frankel Floyd Freiden ‘65 Janet Taylor Fretheim ‘68 John (Jeff) Freymann ‘40 Jarvis Freymann ‘44 Sharon Simon Friedlander ‘64 Rosalie Wasserman Friedman ‘43 Sandy Friedman ‘64 Scott Friedman ‘67 G Andrew Galenda ‘73 Gannett Foundation, Inc. Jeanette Clark Gard ‘30 Lamar Garon ‘47 Perry & Madeline Johnson Garver ‘30 Paul Gash ‘63 Bob Gaumer ‘57 Gilbert Geihs ‘57 Barbara Geil ‘48 Irv Gendler ‘45 Linda Simons Gepford ‘64 Elizabeth Shearer Gepson ‘32 Gloria Polsky Gershun ‘46 Gregory & Joy James Gier ‘83 Laurie Gift ‘75 Robert Gilinsky ‘45 Evalyn Pierpoint Gill ‘28 Gary Gilmore ‘61 Phillip Ginsburg ‘79 Gary (‘56) & Cherna Schrager (‘59) Gitnick Carol Jacobson Gladden ‘65 Jennifer Heck Glazer ‘85 Kurt Goeser ‘89 Ruth Levine Golden ‘42 Stan Goldenberg ‘49 Gwen Oberman Goldfarb ‘85 Sharon Frank Goldman ‘60 J. Leonard Goldner ‘36
Herman Goldstein ‘32 Leonard Goldstein ‘38 Nancy Barron Goldstein-Levine ‘55 Steven Gomez ‘82 Gary Goranson ‘70 Leslie Gotch ‘64 J. Michael & Wanda Gottschalk Gary Grahnquist ‘66 T. Allen Granfield ‘42 Jewell Hagel Grasmick ‘47 Patrick Gredys ‘73 Ronald (‘60) & Sonia Sternberg (‘62) Greene Dorothy Haugh Greiner ‘31 Marilyn Raupe Griffith ‘50 Nancy Grissom ‘63 Leslie Grissom ‘68 Robert Gross ‘62 Rosi Adams Grote ‘81 Stephen Guss ‘61 H David Haas ‘72 Ida Epstein Halperin ‘36 Raymond Hampton ‘49 Shirley Sorenson Hancock ‘44 Susan Hanford ‘69 David (‘69) & Susan Anderson (‘70) Hanson Margaret Harris Hardesty ‘33 C. Lowell Harriss ‘30 Jack (John) Hart ‘34 Susan Speier Hartman ‘61 Richard & Louise Reynolds Haugh ‘36 James Haugh ‘38 Eugene Haugse ‘41 John Datz & DeDe Carrothers Datz Hausmann ‘66 Marilyn Higdon Healea ‘52 Cindy Aschinger Heck ‘66 Steve Heck ‘68 Lenora Pierce Heins ‘46 Tom Helligso ‘65 Jennifer Hendricks ‘89 L. Bruce Hendrickson ‘64 Carol Chandler Hendrickson ‘66 James Herbert ‘58 Dorothy Greevy Hevelone ‘28 Betty Kraus Heyman ‘37 Marilyn Katz Hirsch ‘70 Jerome Hirschmann ‘34 Jackie Switzer Hofacre ‘51 Hal Hoff ‘56 Roy Hogan ‘55 Natalie Leonhardt Hogge ‘88 Jeremy Hollis ‘66 Rory Holmes ‘64 LeRoy & Virginia Hoye Holtz ‘43 Gunnar Horn ‘31 Henry Houser ‘37 Hamilton (Hal) Howard ‘50 Robert Howell ‘48 Arlene Maguire Hrabovsky ‘51 Helen Kellmann Huff ‘47 Stacy Hughes ‘85 Edward Hulac ‘52 Evelyn Humlicek ‘41 Earl Hunigan ‘47 V. Ruth Paton Hunter ‘52 Mary Sue Lundt Hutchins ‘51 Dan Hyslop ‘74 Tim Hyslop ‘75 J Ira Jackson ‘38 Elizabeth Fullaway Jacobsen ‘46 Robert (‘43) & Bette Schroder (‘42) Jacobson Jeannette Mallinson James ‘43 Charles (Dave) James ‘44 Gabrielle Middlekauff James ‘51 Thomas Jauss ‘48 Sylvia Katzman Jess ‘39 Barbara Jess ‘65 Sandra Jess ‘67 Susie Carson Jessen ‘45 Warren (Richard) Johnson ‘38 Juanita Hanger Johnson ‘46 Sally Neevel Johnson ‘51 Douglas Johnson ‘63 Jeannette Rice Johnson ‘64 Marcia Johnson ‘72 Sam Johnson ‘81 J. Eugene Jorgensen ‘39 Jeffrey Jorgensen ‘67 K Roger Kadavy ‘65 Hugo Kahn ‘50 Marcel Kahn ‘50 Lawrence Kahn ‘57 Howard Kaiman ‘47 Wayne Kallstrom ‘62 Richard Kalmansohn ‘40 Lazar Kaplan ‘29 Michael Kaplan ‘67 Irvin Karl ‘62 Sander Kasin ‘63 Roy Katskee ‘60 Gordon Katz ‘69 Michael Katzman ‘67 Howard Katzman ‘72 Lawrence Kavich ‘63 Adelaide McCague Keller ‘41 Ray Kelly ‘54 Rae Dickinson Keogh ‘44 Clara Johnson Kern ‘49 Clyde Ketelsen ‘39 Jack Kidwiler ‘64 Arnie Kimmel ‘64 Jack (‘49) & Geraldine Beaty (‘54) King Thomas Kipling ‘45 Joe Kirshenbaum ‘38 James Kirshenbaum ‘71 Lois Shapiro Kneeter ‘53 Judy Evahn Kniewel ‘66 Robert Knoll ‘41 Dorothy Juckniess Knox ‘31 Mollie Ackerman Kohn ‘34 Joanne Jacobs Kohn ‘51 Karen Andersen Koiter ‘55 Howard (‘57) & Sharon Bernstein (‘65) Kooper Marc Kraft ‘66 Douglas Krause ‘54 David Krecek ‘59 Keith Kretschmer ‘52 Robert Kretz ‘56 Janice Itkin Kreuscher ‘64 Sharon Olson Krickbaum ‘57 Cheryl Weiss Kricsfeld ‘66 Rose Kirshenbaum Kriegler ‘33 Saul Kripke ‘58 Donald Kroeger ‘47 June Seeds Kroeger ‘51 John Krolikowski ‘76 Paul Kruse ‘50 Ken Krzycki ‘69
John Kuhns ‘65 Richard Kutilek ‘52 Paul Kutler ‘61 Howard Kutler ‘74 L Amy Salem Lacroix ‘83 Robert Lacy ‘43 Don Landers ‘49 Carole Grube Langan ‘64 E. John (Jack) Larsen ‘43 Gaylin Laughlin ‘76 Karen Grahnquist Lawson ‘59 Lindsey Miller Lerman ‘ Lora Franklin Levin ‘56 Marlene Swartz Levinson ‘56 Ellen Bank Levitch ‘65 Randi Schumeister Levitz ‘66 Phillip Lewis ‘49 Jack Lewis ‘52 Dennis (‘61) & Lisa Shapiro (‘66) Lewis Rocky Lipp Lewis ‘65 Judy Siegler Liberson ‘62 Jeffrey Libowski ‘71 T. Geoffrey Lieben ‘64 Joanne Larkin Light ‘49 Cameron (Camie) Lind ‘67 Calvin Linda ‘53 Martin Lipp ‘58 Ruben Lippett ‘36 James (‘38) & Shirley Lincoln (‘44) Lipsey Janet Lipsey ‘71 Rocky Lipsman ‘73 Maurice Lipton ‘51 Bonnie Tarnoff Litton ‘61 Jane Weinhardt Long ‘44 George Loomis ‘41 Leslee Camerer Lorentzen ‘68 Dan Loring ‘37 A. George (‘73) & Sandy Johnson (‘74) Lozier Lucent Technologies Linda Eisenstatt Luttbeg ‘66 Mary Turco Lynch ‘86 M Charles Macchietto ‘43 Stephanie Ruegnitz Macy ‘87 Sheri Mago ‘75 Jim Mahoney ‘71 Katherine Malashock ‘76 Glenda Manning ‘76 Roxanne Bushey Manning ‘81 Steven Marantz ‘69 Milt Mares ‘55 Silas (‘44) & Barbara Busch (‘45) Markeson Laura Dopita Marling ‘50 Roger (‘63) & Jeannene Rice (‘64) Mason Jeannene Rice Mason ‘64 Jane Musselman Mason ‘68 John Mauro ‘65 John (‘37) & Martha Woodbridge (‘36) McAvin Jean Koleszar McBride ‘41 Brian McCarthy ‘81 Kristin McCoy ‘87 June Steinert McDonough ‘38 Donald McIntyre ‘54 Thomas McLaughlin ‘77 Jackie Jepsen McLellan ‘58 Peggy Menck McVea ‘48 Norene McWilliams ‘79 Tom Meehan ‘60 Carolyn Peckham Meissner ‘48 Gail Bailey Merrick ‘65 Gisa (Nikki) Neuhaus Mertz ‘42 Elaine Ellis Meyer ‘44 Marty Meyers ‘60 Ardeen (Deenie) Forbes Meyerson ‘61 Beth Nelle Michnowski ‘79 Jerome (‘35) & Frances Osoff (‘38) Milder Tim Millea ‘80 Joan Legge Miller ‘50 Merrilee Moshier Miller ‘66 Mike Mogil ‘56 Denny Mogis ‘54 James Moody ‘75 Christina Perrin Moorcroft ‘62 Jeanne Biurvall Moore ‘33 James (‘45) & Maria Munro (‘44) Moor e Charlotte Brodkey Moore ‘58 Kathryn Bigsby Moore ‘62 Norma Morehouse ‘64 N. Leonard Morgenstern ‘39 Tom Moriarty ‘67 Ralph Morocco ‘40 Tom Morrow ‘53 Frank Mossman ‘33 John & Susan Field Mullens ‘62 Joyce Jensen Muller ‘52 Alan Muskin ‘66 Bruce Muskin ‘69 Bertha Young Myers ‘39 Sibyl Myers ‘69 N David & Sharon Holmquist Napoliello ‘64 H. Leighton Nash ‘34 Harriet Shapiro Nathanson ‘55 Sharon Monroe Neiderheiser ‘49 David Nelson ‘64 Bernie Newberg ‘53 Scott Newquist ‘72 Mary Schoettger Nicas ‘69 Nelly Nigro ‘43 Anita Travis Nimtz ‘67 Albert (Krozack) Noble ‘39 Allan Noddle ‘58 Margaret Bottom Norton ‘56 Harold (‘47) & Rita Krantz (‘51) Novak O Robert Oberman ‘57 Dennis O’Brien ‘54 Paul Ochsner ‘69 Lenke Isacson O’Connor ‘43 Luna Okada ‘77 Orville Olson ‘38 Thomas Olson ‘47 Eric Olson ‘83 Sue Olson Mandler Paul Oostenbrug ‘68 Ralph Oppido ‘38 Tami Osborne Osborne Pederson ‘77 Thomas Ostronic ‘63 Harry Otis ‘38 P Doris Harberg Palmer ‘38 Daniel Pansing ‘89 Linda Gustafson Pantier ‘65 Katharine Shearer Patterson ‘33 Jessica Tagney Patton ‘57 Shirley Ebright Pearson ‘48 Harlan Peckham ‘52 Peggy Dalgas Pelish ‘73 Maurice Pepper ‘60
Don Perrenoud ‘51 Jane Savidge Peters ‘47 Marjorie Chambers Petersen ‘45 Barb Reighter Petersen ‘66 Glenn Peterson ‘47 Lisa Tomlinson Peterson ‘85 Christine Peterson ‘86 T. Roger Peterson ‘48 Kelli Station Phillip ‘87 Arthur Pinkerton ‘29 Arthur Pinkovitz ‘40 Perry Pirsch ‘90 William Plotkin ‘44 Ronald Policky ‘67 Kathy Pollack ‘78 Maxine White Polsky ‘49 Nancy Fulton Ponton ‘52 Raymond Poore ‘41 Mary Peycke Poretti ‘41 Bette Ann Poska ‘51 Myrlee Holler Potosnak ‘43 Donna Neely Potts ‘38 William Praetorius ‘47 John (‘65) & Leigh Simpson (‘78) Prescott Ray Price ‘44 Thomas & Terry Price Jane Prohaska ‘68 Alyce Blaufuss Purvis ‘37 Q Rauel Quimby ‘45 R Jerry (‘57) & Judi Rinschen (‘59) Radek Curtis Ralston ‘37 Richard Ramm ‘67 Lonzale Ramsey ‘75 John Randall ‘30 Phyllis Reichwein Randall ‘60 Joseph Randazzo ‘70 Elizabeth Kimberly Reams ‘28 Samuel Rees ‘31 Harding Rees ‘34 Joel Rich ‘66 Jean Kelly Rideout ‘35 Dorothy Chait Riekes ‘38 Tonya Robards Rimbey ‘86 Barbara Taxman Rips ‘40 Sharon Mick Roberts ‘60 Betty Robertson ‘34 Bob Robertson ‘37 Charlene Womack Robinson ‘49 Ethelyn Lashinsky Roseman ‘43 Alan Rosen ‘54 Aviva (ViVi) Feldman Rosen ‘62 Dorothy Goldner Rosenbaum ‘43 Michael Rosenbaum ‘71 Phil Rosenberg ‘34 Dorothy Friedman Rosenthal ‘49 Shirley Bloom Rosenzweig ‘44 Kevin Rost ‘76 Louis Rotella ‘45 Marie Williams Rountree ‘47 Brian Rowe ‘77 Karen Fellman Rubin ‘61 Myron Rubnitz ‘41 Maurice Rule ‘52 Mark Ryan ‘84 S Michael Salerno ‘86 Mark (Sharky) Sanford ‘72 Janet Wages Sargent ‘76 Helen Wencel Sawtell ‘48 Larry Scalise ‘82 Sally Siemssen Schaefer ‘50 Victoria Bell Schaevitz ‘71 David (‘60) & Jennifer Shurtleff (‘62) Schenck Lessa Sundt Scherrer ‘84 Robert Schiffbauer ‘82 Dave Schinzel ‘82 Jessie Clark Schirding ‘37 Robert Schoultz ‘42 Harley & Beth Schrager Foundation Phillip Schrager David Schuur ‘58 Arthur Schwartz ‘54 Carolyn Brody Schwarz ‘66 Bob Scott ‘60 Rosalyn Hammer Sedlak ‘66 Lee (‘38) & Willa Davis (‘43) Seemann Arthur (‘51) & Judy Gray (‘53) Seigfreid Barbara Stryker Sessions ‘45 Marie Franco Shafer ‘44 Carol Moyer Shearon ‘68 Earle Sherman ‘37 Melvin Sherman ‘43 Marty (‘67) & Aveva Hahn (‘68) Shukert Sylvan Siegler ‘43 Susan Slutzky Silver ‘64 Bonnie Fenson Silverman ‘51 Denise Silverman Silverman ‘67 Ervin (‘36) & Miriam Rubnitz (‘38) Simon Ethelyn Kulakofsky Simon ‘37 Frederick Simon ‘55 Stephen Simon ‘57 Duane Simpson ‘52 Steve Siref ‘76 Dorothy Burton Skardal ‘40 Betty Knox Skovgaard ‘37 Thomas Slack ‘47 Slosburg Family Charitable Trust Jerry Slusky ‘63 Beth Kulakofsky Smith ‘39 Elven (‘41) & Joyce Petty (‘45) Smith F. Kirby (‘47) & Carole Shelton (‘48) Smith John (Jack) Smith ‘47 John Smith ‘48 Rodney Smith ‘51 Barbara Butler Smith ‘61 Thomas (T.J.) Smith ‘88 Debra Mattson Sorensen ‘65 Shirley Belzer Sorkin ‘45 Marc Sorkin ‘67 Joseph Soshnik ‘37 Robert Sowell ‘42 Mary Vogler Spurlock ‘67 Clyde & Margaret Brown Stearns ‘73 Frances Erman Stein ‘61 Thomas Steinberg ‘70 James Steinberg ‘72 Kenneth Stephan ‘64 Gwen Srb Stirek ‘49 Stu Stoler ‘58 Willis & Janet Schaefer Strauss John (Jack) Street ‘48 John (Monk) Sullivan ‘35 Timothy Sumnick ‘70 Gary Swain ‘69 Eva Swanson ‘44 Stevenson Swanson ‘76 Edward Swenson ‘44 Janis Jolley Swenson ‘65
Jacqueline Duin Swirzinski ‘78 T John Taff ‘58 Mary Francis Taylor ‘37 Bill Taylor ‘63 Lawrence (Red) Thomas ‘54 James Thomas ‘57 Dr. Gary Thompson Raymond Thompson ‘57 Thomas Thomsen ‘53 Janet Pugh Thrasher ‘75 Dorothy Stover Throop ‘46 MayLouise Todd ‘47 John Treantos ‘71 Vera Vrana Trude ‘43 Connie Tschetter ‘76 Gregory Tsichlis ‘78 U William Urban ‘64 U S WEST V Donald Valalik ‘69 Nancy Anthony Vaughan ‘70 Carl Vercio ‘71 Maris Vinovskis ‘61 Elsa Volker ‘27 Vera Volk Volk-Francoeur ‘79 Bart (‘66) & Joan Yahnke (‘67) Votava W Ron Wagner ‘64 Mary Grube Wahl ‘67 Mary Sprague Wall ‘34 Mary Shick Ward ‘45 Barry Ward ‘80 Douglas Warden ‘88 Nicholas Wardle ‘67 Robert Warner ‘47 Evalyn Skelbeck Warner ‘50 Lynda Brayman Watson ‘59 Sarah Watson ‘66 Rodney Wead ‘53 Thomas Weaver ‘72 Donald Weber ‘33 James Webster ‘64 Sol Weinberg ‘51 Marilyn Kaplan Weisberg ‘50 Hugh Wells ‘47 Ronald Welton ‘73 Barbara Gilinsky Werlin ‘46 Adrian Westberg ‘20 Barbara Wenger Wheeler ‘66 Alyne (Lee) Weiss Wigodsky ‘42 Jim Wigton ‘66 Carolyn Covert Wilcox ‘43 Virginia Layher Wild ‘48 Margaret Thomas Williams ‘36 Joan Kinder Williams ‘42 Bonnie Baker Williams ‘66 Karen Gustafson Williams-Bell ‘56 Williams Pipeline Gary & Cheryl Marks Willis ‘70 Robert Wilmot ‘63 Sharon Bauer Wilson ‘57 Mark (‘67) & Lynn Womacque (‘66) Wilson Jane Condon Winnail ‘43 Carrie Winter ‘28 Nadean Thompson Winters ‘55 Donald Winters ‘63 Leon (‘47) & Sally Gendler (‘46) Wintroub Laura Finlayson Witters ‘41 Justin Wolfson ‘39 Margaret (Joan) Crossman Wonn ‘43 Carole Kucera Woodworth ‘61 Joan Alexander Worrall ‘48 Paula Darby Wright ‘50 Y Raymond Young ‘55 Ken Young ‘61 Betty McMahill Youngman ‘51 Z Dick (‘61) & Terri Milder (‘62) Zacharia Abe (‘71) & Hollie Cooper (‘72) Zeiderman Wanda Shupe Zerzan ‘44 Jeff Zimmerman ‘69 Charlotte Katzman Zipursky ‘46
1st Class Challenge (2000) One of the new and exciting giving opportunities offered to class reunions is the “1st Class Challenge.” This friendly class competition is now in its second year. Last year, nine class reunions participated. A plaque on display at Central recognizes the class that raises the most funds each year. All funds raised by the “1st Class Challenge” go to the Central High School Foundation to help defray administrative and operational costs. Class of 1942 Emily Reynolds Baker Bernice Pospichal Benak Kathleen Anderson Best Robert Best Patricia Garton Bott Beverly Backlund Brill H. Marvin Camel Frances Harrington Coe-Atwood Charlotte Willsie Colhoun Nell Evans Davis Adele Cheek Donovan Etta Garelick Epstein Harold Epstein Barbara Boien Erickson M. Robert Fromkin Ruth Levine Golden Ray Gould T. Allen Granfield Doris Vanecek Handren Donald Henningson Anne Deck Hopkins Alan Jack Bette Schroder Jacobson Howard Johnson Trudy Kaulitz Kara Jack Kelliher Miggs Manning Kizer Richard Knudsen William Lambert Doris Pittman Love William McCague Bob Melcher Curtis Melton Lorenz Muller James Myers William Otis Betty Rice Pritchett Dorothy Zeliadt Ramm Henry Ramsey Betty Kuklin Rubin Patricia Connolly Ryan Betty Cohn Sanford
Robert Schoultz Dick Smith Doris Clancy Storey Yale (Buzz) Trustin Alyne (Lee) Weiss Wigodsky Joan Kinder Williams Class of 1950 Class of 1950 Reunion Dale Adams Ernest Bebb H. Martin Blacker Donald Blocker Lawrence Brehm Sally Sveska Bridges Don Cain Barry Combs Mary Mackie Cosand Pauline Radicia Cox Joy Wachal Davis Margaretha Claeson Gibson Carolyn Miller Glenn Bob Glenn Marilyn Raupe Griffith Lois Schneider Hansen Joanne Yeager Herbst Hamilton (Hal) Howard Charles Jackman Donna Miller Jacob Mary Alice Beshears Jimerson Patricia Cosford Johnson Hugo Kahn Ferne Katleman Madalene Larese Kirby Paul Kruse Natalie Shapiro Lebow Leta Weiner Levinger Elizabeth Humlicek Longacre Doris Jontz Lukert Patricia Livingston Mallory Ves Mallory Mary Jane Lang Marks Laura Dopita Marling William McCoy Adrienne Rice Milder Norma Owings Murray Barbara Hanley O’Farrell Sam Pomidoro Robert Rasmussen Charles Rice Barton Rochman Charney Taub Rosinsky Anette Roberts Saitta Phyllis Klopper Schwartz Don Silverman Goldie Gendler Silverman Harold Siporin Bob Stryker Estrelda Horton Thomas Evalyn Skelbeck Warner Willis (Bill) Winstrom Paula Darby Wright Dorothy Gallagher Yager Class of 1955 Rohlin (Andy) Anderson William Ashley Judy Lewis Bachman Jack Baker Gene Williams Clark Stanley Davis Jean Jenson Dutton Sara Pepper Epstein Kenneth Freed Nancy Barron Goldstein-Levine Virginia Rosberg Harris David Herzog Marilyn Rice Hurwitz Ilene Sachs Klein Joan Krasne Marcus Juanita (Jo) Wells McCartney Jane Colvin Otoupal JoAnn Parrish Ott Sandra Garey Petrik Myrna Sandvall Sandall Phillip Schrager Thomas Teal Gifford Tompkins Julie Martin Videon Matlee Katleman Yadin Raymond Young Class of 1960 Kenneth Allen Peter Bartling Pamela Swift Buffett Karen Stacke Burmood Nancy D’Agosta Calinger Gretchen Bottom Dalzell James Dillavou Judith Geihs Douglas Don Ecklund M. Douglas Ford Frank Goldberg Glen Hadsell Mary Ann Krasne Haug William Horwich Mary Yager Jaffe Jerry Lucas Charles Marr Tom Meehan Dick Moore Susan Reihart O’Donnell Maurice Pepper Judy Goldner Poll Phyllis Reichwein Randall Jim Reinhardt Louis Rich Sharon Blair Rose Sarah (Sally) Paskins Rubinstein Roger Sayers David Schenck Bob Scott Carrie Secret Sandy Bassman Speier Margaret Franklin Young Class of 1970 Class of 1970 Reunion Leslie Babendir Ellie Batt Bruce Bernstien Irvin Blumkin Marcia Forman Brown Karen Smith Buckley Judy Dolgoff Cannon Sarah Karpf Carlson Radley Clemens Patti Couch Crane Debbie Danberg Crew
Miriam Frank Howard Friedman Paul Frohardt Judy Zaiman Gotsdiner Howard Gould Daniel Grossmen Carolyn Hadsell Susan Anderson Hanson Marilyn Katz Hirsch Raizell Alperin Kalishman Barbara Guss Kemp Sue Ramsey Kropp Mike Lebens Susan Strauss Lebens John Maliszewski John Obal Joseph Randazzo Philip Rich Bob Rifkin Susan Rippey Linda Hansink Schafer David Slosburg Timothy Sumnick Keith Trimble Frederick Ware Joel Wentworth Carol Wescoat James Williams Cheryl Marks Willis Gary Willis C. Yvette Lewis Woods Janet Rassmussen Zovickian Class of 1975 Beth Willis Aschinger Andy Carlson Ann Svoboda Engler Donna Taute Gardner Tim Hyslop Sheri Mago Daniel Pollack Joel Rogers Debbie Katleman Smedlund Kelly Ritts Souder Diane Zipursky Class of 1980 Gail Johnson Brown Jaymie Centamore Annie Backer Davids Keith Dutch Christine Felici Felici Denise Ish Hill Patrick Hill Darlene McGee Jones Vicki Pinkelman Jones Carol Giles Neslund Thomas Swinarski Barry Ward Dave Willard Class of 1990 Micah (Michael) Evans Hilary Foster Nicole Gerhard Kelly Hawley Abhilasha (Molly) Firoz Kaisershot Wesley Kaisershot Stephen Manhart Stephanie Kurtzuba Reger Class of 1995 Kristin Calinger Liz Crossman Herbert Hartman Clark Lauritzen Brian Malcom Melissa Ryan Jacob Slosburg Robert Teply Beth Wagner Andrea Wieduwilt Keri Wilwerding
Foundation Scholarship Endowment Fund 1999 & 2000 The Central High School Scholarship Endowment Fund was established in 1980 when a member of the class of 1932 gave an initial donation of $2,000. To ensure the perpetual growth of the fund, the Central High administration began to solicit donations from various sources. During the 1982-83 school year, Central’s parent leadership group, PEP, worked in cooperation with the CHS staff to organize a spring scholarship auction and dinner. Half of the net proceeds were earmarked for the endowment fund. The scholarship auction and dinner is now in its 19th year, with the proceeds divided equally for the endowment fund, PEP scholarships, and teacher grants. Through the years, the auction proceeds along with the many donations of all sizes from individuals, organizations, businesses, memorials, and reunion groups have increased the endowment fund to over $315,000. Using the interest only, the CHS Foundation has been able to give numerous scholarships through the years. Since 1990, the endowment fund has generated 203 scholarships worth $119,000. This year, 27 scholarships, totaling $20,750, will be given to the class of 2001. Marilyn Gray Buresh, ‘43 Class of 1949 - In Honor of our 50th Reunion Class of 1970 - In Honor of CHS Principal Dr. G.E. Moller Ellen Curnes - In Memory of John Keenan Allan Demorest, ‘49 - In Memory of Minerva Demorest ‘17 & Marjorie Winans ‘45 Byron Demorest, ‘42 - In Memory of Minerva Demorest ‘17 & Marjorie Winans ‘45 Rose Elmquist - In Memory of Margaret Jane Nichols Richard (‘53) & Beverly Bloom (‘59) Fellman In Memory of Dorothy M. Cathers ‘31 Harry & Judy Gaylor - In Memory of John Keenan Gilloon Family - In Memory of John Keenan Robert Glenn, ‘50 Bill & Mel Harrison - In Memory of John Keenan Claire Rubendall Hoppe, ‘35 In Memory of my sister Elizabeth Rubendall ‘31 George & Carolyn Ireland - In Memory of John Keenan Verona Jerabek - In Memory of Margaret Jane Nichols Darlene McGee Jones, ‘80 Elizabeth (Betty) Scott Karpf, ‘43 In Honor of 4 generations at CHS Jeanne Freshman Keller, ‘43 - In Memory of John Keenan Helen Kokes - In Memory of Margaret Jane Nichols La Casade Las Americas In Memory of Dorothy M. Cathers ‘31 John & Carole Grube (‘64) Langan In Memory of John Keenan Delores Maycock - In Memory of E. Frank Maycock ‘48 Tom Maycock, ‘86 - In Memory of E. Frank Maycock ‘48 PEPScholarship Auctions
Ruth Pilling, ‘26 In Memory of Dorothy M. Cathers ‘31 & staff Nancy Runyon - In Memory of John Keenan Cynthia (Sophie) Blumkin Schneider, ‘40 In Memory of Dorothy M. Cathers ‘31 Sierra Health Foundation U S Marshals Service In Honor of William G. Cambridge ‘49 retirement Mary Sprague Wall, ‘34 Adrian Westberg, ‘20 In Memory of Dorothy M. Cathers ‘31 & staff Willsie Cap & Gown Co. Wanda Shupe Zerzan, ‘44 In Memory of Helen McFarland Sherman ‘30
CHS V.O.I.C.E. PIANO FUND (Volunteer Organization Investing in Choral Excellence) “VOICE” is an example of donors giving to the CHS Foundation for a specific need. In this instance, the $22,000 raised went towards purchasing a much-needed piano for Central’s Music Department. The Steinway piano now graces the stage in the CHS main auditorium and will be used for all musical productions and concerts, including the Road Show. Colleen and Bert Aagesen Carol and David Alloy Ellen Archer Betty and Charles Aufenkemp Janet Bass Sabine and Zigurd Berzins Eddith Buis David Carlson Central High School Central High School Instrumental Music Program Central High School PEPOrganization Central High School Road Show Central High School Vocal Music Program Phyllis and Glenn Chandler Lorraine Chang and Eric Pearson Diane A. Christensen Judy and Ted Cleveland Nancy and Scott Coatsworth Marion Smith Cooke Countryside Community Church Ana M. and Ernest P. Cruz Amy and Kevin Cummins Cheryl and Robert Czapla Katie and Neil Danberg Valerie J. Danner Tom Davey Judith DeGraff Norma and Paul DeGraff Michele and Greg Eakins Joan Eledge Ron Elliott Enron Transportation and Storage Jan Ervin Jane L. Fischer Linda Flores Harry Friedman Linda and Robert Fuchs Patti and Ron Gatzke Donald Jay Gerber Georg Getty Nancy and Mike Getty The Paul and Oscar Giger Foundation-In Memory of Ruth Musil Giger CHS 1929 Deborah Roach Gilg Marv Gilman Mable Goodwin Bette Bosking Hammond Nancy T. Harding Polly and Dave Hendee Jennifer Henderson Marjorie R. Hickey Holy Cross Evangelical Lutheran Church Women Mary Sue Hutchins Bev and Peter Iwen Mary Lee Jackson Ellen B. Jacobs Jackie and Tom Jenkins Angela D. Jimerson Michael Jones and Jannette Davis Joslyn Art Museum Linda Clark Kistler Bill Kizer Gerald J. Kohout Carol and Michael Lacroix Jo and Bob Larsen John and Barbara Lassek Cheryl and Bob Leavitt Elsie A. Leavitt Lois Lewis Anne and Jeff Lieben Eileen and T. J. Lieben Lucent Technologies Lynda and Jim Madison Shirley and Robert McCarter Josie Metal-Corbin and David Corbin Sarah K. Methe Dana and Fred Meyer Judy and John Nelson Mary Beth Nelson Sandra Newby Margaret and Raymond Nichols Ruth Nielsen Vickie and Douglas Novak Patricia and David Packard Kathy and Michael Peterson Theodore D. Phillips Dr. Jill Russell Lessa and Lawrence Scherrer Chris and Bud Shaw Margaret and Ulf Skoog Sharon and Dennis Smith Debra Sorensen Diane and Paul Sorensen Sandra Sue Spoonhour Marylouise Stafford Mary and Ed Taylor Pat Tetrick Ann and Mike Thompson Gifford L. Tompkins Union Pacific Corporation US West Communications Mary Grube Wahl Deb and Douglas Wesselmann Jean and Ralph Whitten Jane Wigger Dr. and Mrs. Jim Wigton Robert Wigton Diane Wilson Mary and James Wunsch Jackie Zinnel