Hall of Fame
29th ANNUAL HALL OF FAME HONOREES
Tom Booker, Class of 1957--A star in basketball and football and an All-Southern performer in both sports at the University of Richmond.
Bill Ferriell, Class of 1960--Quarterback for the 1959 State Champions and second baseman for the 1959 baseball champs, he was a successful builder/developer in Jefferson Co.
Kevin Gray, Class of 1972--Lettered in three sports at Manual and coaches basketball at Spalding where his teams have won over 300 games; a member of U. Tenn-Chattanooga's HOF.
Tim Holman--Superb teacher and coach of four State Cross Country Championships and two consecutive girls' State track titles.
Dr. Barry C. Johnson, Class of 1970--Currently a lecturer with University of Louisville School of Music and New Media program, former Music Professor and band director
at Kentucky State University, now a Baptist minister.
Amy Medley--A visionary and former President of the JCPS Counselors Association, she was voted the district's top counselor in 2017 and was the brainchild behind innovations behind
Manual's rise to national prominence..
Serena Wilson Owen, Class of 1991--The first African-American elected to the Erlanger Elsmere School Board, at Manual she was the 1991 Louisville Youth Black Achiever of
the Year and in 2016 earned the Outstanding Woman of Northern Kentucky award.
Charles F. Rice Jr, Class of 1992--The Creator od ArtbyRice, he has won numerous local and national awards for his contemporary urban paintings. His original works
have been showcased in the prestigious New York Art Expo and in the Oprah Winfrey Annual Art Exhibition.
Ken Smith--Manual's winningest girls basketball coach; from 1986-1996, his teams averaged 27 wins and only 5 losses and captured three Regional Championships. He was named
the Courier-Journal's Coach of the Year in 1988-1989.
Terry Wilcoxson, Class of 1975--A former baseball letterman at Manual and owner/operator of Mid-South Printing, Inc., he has printed the Alumni Newsletter since its inception, and
and furnished programs and tickets for every Hall of Fame event since 2004.
A - C
Ernie Allen, Inducted 1995, Class of 1964
Ashley Miller Anderson, Inducted 2020, Class of 2001
David F. Archer, Inducted 2017, Class of 1953
Neal Arntson, Inducted 1996, Teacher/Coach 1921-1932
Wood E. Axton, Inducted 1998, Class of 1932
Clint Bacon, Inducted 2002, Class of 1962
Ray Baer, Inducted 1994, Class of 1924, Teacher/Coach 1932-1945
Sidney Baer, Inducted 2010, Class of 1926
James Gilbert Baker, Inducted 2013, Class of 1931
Nancy Johnson Barker, Inducted 2016, Class of 1964
Dale Barstable, Inducted 2008, Teacher/Coach 1950-1951
Mike Basrak, Inducted 2008, Teacher/Coach 1948-1954
Charlie Bentley, Inducted 2007, Teacher/Coach 1961-1963 and 1966-1969
Hank Bertelkamp, Inducted 1999, Class of 1949
Riley Best, Inducted 1999, Class of 1935
Clarence Beutel, Inducted 2010, Class of 1909, Teacher 1921-1961
Candyce Bingham, Inducted 2014, Class of 2004
Lawrence Bischof, Inducted 2018, Teacher 1920-1966
Jim Bohanon, Inducted 2010, Class of 1963
Phillip Bond, Inducted 1995, Class of 1972
Stern Bramson, Inducted 2011, Class of 1930
Kenny Braun, Inducted 2004, Class of 1944
Bennett Brigman, Inducted 2007. Class of 1901, Teacher 1907-1915
Frank "Buddy" Britt, Inducted 2001, Class of 1939 1/2
Jim Britt, Inducted 2010, Class of 1946
Donald Ray Brown, Inducted 2022, Class of 1960
David Brown, Inducted 2002, Teacher 1971
Gina Brown, Inducted 2001, Class of 1981
George T. Brown, Inducted 2005, Class of 1956
Earl "Snitz" Browne, Inducted 2010, Class of 1928 1/2
Edgar "Bud" Bruner, Inducted 2005, Class of 1926
Roy Bruner, Inducted 2019, Class of 1934 1/2
Jim Bunnell, Inducted 2005, Class of 1964
Roy Burks, Inducted 1995, Class of 1949
Mark Victor Burns, Inducted 2014, Class of 1975
Keenan Burton, Inducted 2014, Class of 2003
Liz Eubank Campbell, Inducted 1999, Class of 1956
Jackie Elston Carter, Inducted 2017, Class of 1997
Nat Cartmell, Inducted 1999, Class of 1903
Steve Cesler, Inducted 2009, Class of 1974
Joe Chaddic, Inducted 2010, Class of 1957
Ernest P. Chapin, Inducted 1994, Principal 1903-1935
Butch Charmoli, Inducted 1994, Teacher/Coach/Athletic Director 1938-1972
Jerry Church, Inducted 2009, Class of 1953
Jerry Clark, Inducted 2015, Class of 1961
Kit Hansen Clarke, Inducted 2014, Class of 1962
Carolle Jones Clay,Inducted 2007, Class of 1974
James S. Coleman, Inducted 2012, Class of 1944
Donald Cooksey, Inducted 2022, Class of 1952
Jim Cooksey, Inducted 2003, Class of 1961
Tom Crawford, Inducted 2000, Class of 1949
Michael Culver, Inducted 2016, Class of 1965
D - G
Mary Lou Daniel Inducted 1995, Class of 1962
Ray Danner, Inducted 1996, Class of 1942
Eddie Davis, Inducted 2014, Class of 1956
Frank J. Davis, Inducted 2000, Teacher/Principal 1919-1948
Fred Davis, Inducted 1995, Class of 1937
George Dawson, Inducted 2006, Class of 1954
Joe Dawson, Inducted 2005, Class of 1955
Lloyd "Irish" Deddens, Inducted 2007, Class of 1927
Scott Detrick, Inducted 2015, Class of 1960
Joseph "Uncle Joe" Dickson, Inducted 2009, Class of 1895
John Doll, Inducted 1996, Class of 1925 1/2
Florence Diana Donsky, Inducted 2017, Class of 1960, Teacher 1964-1993
Gwen Doyle, Inducted 2004, Class of 1990
Art Draut, Inducted 2008, Class of 1942
Pete Dudgeon, Inducted 2000, Class of 1960
J.W Duke, Jr., Inducted 2000, Class of 1945 1/2
Tony Dunlap, Inducted 2019, Class of 1976
A.V. du Pont, Inducted 1994, Benefactor and Namesake
Bremer Ehrler, Inducted 1997, Class of 1932
Gene Everson, Inducted 2018, Class of 1959
Herbert Falkenberg, Inducted 2000, Class of 1932
William V. Faris, Inducted 2017, Class of 1968
Walter J. Fightmaster, Inducted 2012, Class of 1948 1/2
Gerald W. Fischer, Inducted 2016, Class of 1963
Abigail "Abbie" Fish, Inducted 2022, Class of 2008
Rick Ford, Inducted 2011, Class of 1970
Franklin Foreman, Inducted 2004, Class of 1966
Robert Foster, Inducted 2014, Class of 1966
Clarence Frank, Inducted 1995, "Friend of Manual"
Clarence "Buz" Frank, Inducted 2017, Class of 1968
Norman "Duffy" Franklin, Inducted 2002, Class of 1953
Bill Freeman, Inducted 1996, Class of 1939
Heather Freudenberger Frietch, Inducted 2020, Class of 2002
Earl Gaar, Inducted 2010, Class of 1974
Don Gambrall, Inducted 2014, Class of 1956
Russel Garth, Inducted 2000, Counslor/Asst. Principal 1945-1955
Eugene "Big Gene" Garvin, Inducted 2018, Staff 1978-2008
Gregory Geoffroy, Inducted 2002, Class of 1964
Paul Gering, Inducted 2004, Teacher/Coach 1966-1985
Sara Gettelfinger, Inducted 2006, Class of 1995
Peter J. Gianacakes, Inducted 2008, Class of 1941
Tom M. Girdler, Inducted 2002, Class of 1896
Walter Girdler, Inducted 2007, Class of 1904
Richard Gloor, Inducted 2005, Class of 1946
Gerald Glur, Inducted 2011, Class of 1959
Allen Goulder, Inducted 2004, Class of 1960, Asst. Principal 1992-1994
Ed "Corky" Grant, Inducted 2019, Class of 1963
Denise Simmons Graves, Inducted 2018, Class of 1976
Phil "Cookie" Grawemeyer, Inducted 1996, Class of 1952
Preston Gray, Inducted 1999, Class of 1982
Kate Kirwan Greer, Inducted 2019, Teacher 1974-2000
Robert Griffith, Inducted 1997, Teacher 1945-1961
Freddie Grimm, Inducted 2009, Class of 1927
Beverly McMurtry Grissom, Inducted 2003, Class of 1964
Bill Gruner, Inducted 2000, Class of 1943
Harold "Bunky" Gruner, Inducted 1996, Class of 1949 1/2
H - L
Steve Haag, Sr., Inducted 2006, Teacher 1974-1980 & 1986-1999
Wilber Hackett, Jr., Inducted 1999, Class of 1967
Carol Haddad, Inducted 2018, "Friend of Manual"
Dale Haines, Inducted 1996, Class of 1955
Doug Hamilton, Inducted 1998, Class of 1970
Stratton Hammon, Inducted 1996, Class of 1922
William "Hap" Happel, Inducted 2011, Class of 1942
Tom Harper, Inducted 2007, Teacher/Coach 1958-1965
Donald M. Heavrin, Inducted 2008, Class of 1959
Thomas Ejene Hedden, Inducted 2020, Class of 1964
Michelle Banzer Heiman, Inducted 2019, Class of 2001
Elmer Hennessey, Inducted 1998, Class of 1947
Catherine s. "Granny" Higgins, Inducted 2008, LGHS Class of 1910 Teacher LGHS/DMHS 1942-1960
Bruce Hoblitzell, Inducted 2003, Class of 1907
Corwyn Hodge, Inducted 2010, Class of 1990
Chris Hoehle, Inducted 2005, Class of 1960
Robert Holmes, Inducted 2010, Class of 1970
Ray Holton, Inducted 2006, "Friend of Manual"
Frank Howard, Inducted 2018, Class of 1963
Coleman Howlett, Inducted 2010, Class of 1962
Edgar F. "Ace" Hudkins, Inducted 2016, Teacher 1919-1964
Jim Hudson, Inducted 2007, Class og 1960
Billy Herman Hultz, Inducted 2002, Class of 1949
Andrew Keith Hunter, Inducted 2020, Class of 1972
Joe Hutt, Inducted 1996, Class of 1940
J.G Hunt Isert, Inducted 1999, Class of 1899
Wesley A. Jackson, Inducted 2013, Class of 1989
Irvine Jeffries, Inducted 1998, Class of 1926
Paul Jenkins, Inducted 2022, Class of 1924
L. E. "Brad" Jones, Inducted 1999, Teacher 1924-1945
Harry Jones, Inducted 1994, Class of 1948 1/2
Junie Jones, Inducted 1995, Class of 1937
Larry Jones, Inducted 1994, Class of 1948 1/2
Michael L. Jones, Inducted 2018, Class of 1988
Jimmy Just, Inducted 2022, Teacher/Coach 2007-2020
Damien Kalvar, Inducted 2020, Class of 1990
Ashley Rowatt Karpinos, Inducted 2016, Class of 1999
Betty Greenwell Kassulke, Inducted 2000, Class of 1960
Beverly Keepers, Inducted 1997, YPAS Principal 1989-1991, Principal 1991-2008
Ken Keller, Inducted 2002, Class of 1939
Ralph Kimmel, Inducted 1995, Teacher/Coach 1923-1961
John King, Inducted 2011, Class of 1952
Albert Dennis "Ab" Kirwan, Inducted 2004, Teacher/Coach 1932-1938
Norman J. Klein, Inducted 2013, Class of 1944
H.F.A Kleinschmidt, Inducted 1997, Principal 1892-1895
Jack T. Kline, Inducted 2006, Class of 1939
Norman Kohlhepp, Inducted 2018, Class of 1910
B. F. Kubaugh, Inducted 2012, Class of 1896
Bill LaFollette, Inducted 2009, Class of 1953
Herman Landau, Inducted 2010. Class of 1927
Myrle Langley, Inducted 2007, Class of 1954
Raymond "Butch" Lehr, Inducted 2015, Class of 1966
Joe Liedtke, Inducted 1999, Principal 1979-1991
Merle Likins, Inducted 2019, Class of 1961
Sherman Lewis, Inducted 1994, Class of 1960
Victor Longstreet, Inducted 1994, Class of 1928 1/2
Ronni Lundy, Inducted 2014, Class of 1967
M - R
Warren Mahan, Inducted 2005, Class of 1949
ShaRae Mansfield, Inducted 2007, Class of 1997
Bobby Marr, Inducted 2003, Class of 1959, Teacher 1963-1971
Veloris Marshall, Inducted 2016, Class of 1965
Benjamin Martin, Inducted 2010, Class of 1949
Boyd Martin, Inducted 2011, Class of 1904
Ed Martin, Inducted 2003, Class of 1938
Geja McClendon Domzalska, Inducted 2022, Class of 2010
Mitch McConnell, Inducted 1994, Class of 1960
Mike McDaniel, Inducted 2017, Class of 1964
Larry McDonald, Inducted 2009, Class of 1970
M. Wayne McDonald, Inducted 2013, Class of 1962
Morgan McGarvey, Inducted 2017, Class of 1998
Charles McLaurine, Inducted 2022, Class of 1970
Sam McMeekin, Inducted 2007, Class of 1906
Pat McNeil, Inducted 2001, Class of 1945
Paul McPherson, Inducted 1998, Class of 1960
John Meihaus, Inducted 1997, Class of 1941, Teacher/Coach 1974-1982
Leland Melear, Inducted 2001, Class of 1959
Mike Mitchell, Inducted 2019, Class of 1970
Dennis Steve Milam, Inducted 2012, Class of 1968
W. Scott Miller, Inducted 2004, Class of 1945
Anita Stith Moore, Inducted 2015, Class of 1968
Maureen Morehead, Inducted 2006, Teacher 1998-2010
Lester Morrison, Inducted 2004, "Friend of Manual"
James R. Mosby, Jr., Inducted 2016, Class of 1965
Mick Motley, Inducted 2019, Teacher/Coach 1989-
William Munro, Inducted 2015, Class of 1945
William R. Napier, Inducted 2012, 2012, Class of 1959
Joe Nichols, Inducted 2014, Teacher/Coach 1998-2010
John Jacob Niles, Inducted 1998, Class of 1909
Jason Noble, Inducted 2011, Class of 1989
Donnie Noel, Inducted 2003, Class of 1945 1/2
Linda Owen, Inducted 2011, Class of 1959
Sharon Parker, Inducted 2018, Class of 1979
Latasha Peterson, Inducted 2015, Class of 1994
Pat Payne, Inducted 2011, Teacher/Coach 1944-1964
Jerome Perry, Inducted 2003, Class of 1967
Walt Perry, Inducted 1997, Class of 1963
Louis "Buddy" Pfaadt, Inducted 2000, Teacher/Coach 1975-1983
Al Pfeffer, Inducted 2001, Class of 1951, Teacher/Coach 1964-1972
Gwynne Tuell Potts, Inducted 2008, Class of 1966
Michael L. Power, Inducted 2012, Class of 1961
Shirley Burns Powers, Inducted 1996, Class of 1959
Travis Prentice, Inducted 2012, Class of 1995
Jim Proffitt, Inducted 2001, Class of 1950
Arthur Raderer, Inducted 2016, Class of 1935
Richard Raderer, Inducted 2015, Class of 1941
Pee Wee Reese, Inducted 1994, Class of 1935 1/2
Cleves Richardson, Inducted 2009, Class of 1909
Don Ridge, Inducted 2015, Class of 1942 1/2
John Ridge, Inducted 2006, Class of 1932
Arthur J. Ries, Inducted 1994, Class of 1926 1/2, Teacher/Counselor/Asst. Principal/Principal 1938-1971
Adam Robinson, Inducted 2009, Class of 1968
Dennis Robinson, Inducted 2017, Teacher/Counslor 1992-
Malcom Roessler, Inducted 2018, Class of 1953
Paul F. Roye, Inducted 2008, Class of 1971
Robert Royer, Inducted 2003, Class of 1945 1/2
Earl Ruby, Inducted 1994, class of 1923
S - V
Jack Sagabiel, Inducted 2007, Class of 1950 1/2
Greg Sample, Inducted 2009, Class of 1994
Carole Sanders, Inducted 2022, Teacher 1996-2013
Harvey Sanders, Inducted 1995, "Friend of Manual"
George Sauer, Inducted 1996, Principal 1971-1979
Hugo L. Schaefer, Jr., Inducted 2012, Class of 1934
Nicole Scherzinger, Inducted 2007, Class of 1996
Martin F. Schmidt, Inducted 2005, Class of 1909
Martin L. Schmidt, Inducted 1997, Class of 1936
Kenny Schmied, Inducted 2008, Class of 1927 1/2
George Schmitt, Inducted 2020, Class of 1957
Joseph Scholtz, Inducted 2001, Class of 1908
Bill Schooley, Inducted 2002, Class of 1945 1/2
Ferd Schupp, Inducted 2011, "Friend of Manual"
Attic Scott, Inducted 2019, Class of 1990
George Sengel, Inducted 1998, Class of 1940
Rudy Sengel, Inducted 2006, Class of 1939
Nancy Niles Sexton, Inducted 1998, Class of 1952
Ray Shelton, Inducted 2014, Class of 1945 1/2
Rubin Sher, Inducted 2010, Teacher 1950-1957
Clarence Sidebottom, Inducted 2004, "Friend of Manual"
Ronnie Siers, Inducted 2002, Class of 1959
Neal Skeeters, Inducted 1997, Class of 1952, Teacher 1959-1964
Donald G."Dean" Smith, Inducted 2010. Teacher 1920-1964
Keneth Smith, Inducted 2020, Class of 1963
LaVelle Smith, Inducted 2006, Class of 1983
Marlyn Yaden Smith, Inducted 2001, Class of 1954
Gene Snyder, Inducted 1887, Class of 1945 1/2
Jack Speier, Inducted 2003, Class of 1949
Ramona Boone Stenzhorn, Inducted 2000, Class of 1960
Joseph Stopher, Inducted 2003, Class of 1932 1/2
Edwin F. Struss, Inducted 2008, Class of 1926, Teacher 1958-1974
James W. Susemichel, Inducted 2008, Class of 1949
John M. Sweeney, Inducted 2018, Class of 1960
Hal Taylor, Inducted 2002, Class of 1942 1/2
Marilyn Piercy Taylor, Inducted 2020, Class of 1969
Michael Ray Taylor, Inducted 2012, "Friend of Manual"
Priscilla Patrick Taylor, Inducted 2019, Class of 1965
Brian Thornton, Inducted 2022, Class of 2001
Morris "Moe" Thacker, Inducted 1998, Class of 1952
Shirley Jones Topmiller, Inducted 2009, Class of 1954
Berenice Morledge Townsend, Inducted 2002, LGHS Class of 1943
Bill Trollinger, Inducted 1998, Class of 1949
Regina Troupe, Inducted 2016, Class of 1983
Whitney Boyles Trowbridge, Inducted 2007, Class of 1996
Eddie Tyree, Inducted 2011, Class of 1954
Lou Vassie, Inducted 1997, Class of 1954
W - Z
Morton Walker, Inducted 1995, Teacher 1937-1946
Lowry R. Watkins, Sr., Inducted 2004, Class of 1914 1/2
Bill Watts, Inducted 2020, Class of 1951
Don Wedding, Inducted 2019, Class of 1952
John Welsh, Inducted 2019, Class of 1972
Chris West, Inducted 2000, Class of 1982
Richard T. West, Inducted 2013, Class of 1934
Beverly Atwell Wheatley, Inducted 2011, Class of 1957
David Wheeler, Inducted 2015, Class of 1964
Steve Wheeler, Inducted 2020, Class of 1967
Preston "Press" Whelan, Inducted 2013, Teacher/Coach 1961-1962
Don Whitehouse, Inducted 1999, Class of 1951
Ben Williams, Inducted 2004, Class of 1949
Clarence Sneed Williams, Inducted 2016, Class of 1899
Eustace Williams, Inducted 2010, "Friend of Manual"
Larry Williams, Inducted 2022, Class of 1961
Samantha Williams, Inducted 2008, Class of 1991
Willa Fae Williams, Inducted 2012, Class of 1953
Danny Woo, Inducted 2002, Class of 1971
Larry Wooldridge, Inducted 2014, Teacher/Athletic Director/Asst. Principal/Principal 2002-2013
David Wright, Inducted 2017, Class of 1981
James R. Wright, Inducted 2013, Class of 1950
John A. Wright, Inducted 2013, Class of 1962
Steve Wright, Inducted 2001, Class of 1960
E. Wayne Young, Inducted 2013, Class of 1961
Hall of Fame Criteria
Those selected to join the duPont Manual High School Hall of Fame must have met one or more of the following criteria:
*Demonstrated outstanding success in academics, athletics, or leadership while enrolled at duPont Manual.
*Demonstrated a recognizable degree of proficiency in these areas after graduation from duPont Manual.
*Made an outstanding contribution to the students and staff of duPont Manual as a teacher, coach, administrator, or supportative member of the
community.
*Must be out of high school a minimum of 10 years.
*May be either living or dead
INSTRUCTIONS FOR NOMINATION:
*Any alumni or friend of duPont Manual may submit the names of nominees.
*An official nomination form must be completed for each nominee. Additional information may also be submitted.
*The selection committee will meet in October.
*Contact the Alumni Office by mail, email or phone for official nomination form.
**PLEASE NOTE: Nomination forms will not be accepted by email. They must be mailed or hand delivered to Alumni Office.**