January Board of Directors Meeting

From Micki Morton Shipe, liaison to the board

We had a fair turnout, considering the cold weather.

We are beginning early plans for an all-years Reunion, but please keep in mind
that it can only be successful with cooperation and the effort to make
it inclusive and not exclusive.

Date and location are still to be decided and worked out. And input
from all of you plus members of each of your class years will be
appreciated and helpful.

Please keep all members of your EHS class year informed and let them
know as plans proceed and notices are given. Yes, it was a long time ago,
but Mountaineer Spirit is alive and well.
If you know of more class members who would like to be involved, please
have them contact KEHSAA.

I will do my best to keep you all notified and alerted to plans
and developments.

A couple of other items were decided on:

> $2000 is to be set aside and designated for Scholarships 
and /or ongoing help for previous recipients.

> $1050 is to be donated to the Museum of Education, which is now housed
in South Knoxville, where they havea remarkable amount of memorabilia.

The next full Board of Directors Meeting, otherwise known as our quarterly
meeting, will be Friday, April 6, 2018.
I will be sending all of you a notice closer to that time. 

Remember our 2018 KEHSAA dues are payable now: $25.00 per person.
Make your check to KEHSAA and remember to indicate your class year
on the check or in a note. This will be a great help to the Membership
Committee.
Mail to:

KEHSAA,

P.O. Box 51763,

Knoxville, TN 37950-1763

A WALK WITH DAD

By Clint Brewer, class of 1963

Tossing around in bed early this morning, I couldn’t decide whether I was dreaming or awake.

I was walking with my dad, who many of you may remember as industrial arts teacher at East High School. We were on a pig run toward one of the best arrowhead sites on Douglas Lake, planning to harvest black walnuts for Momma on the return hike to the car.

I came completely awake out of the dream, alone, realizing Dad was not with me. But he told me to go on, to climb back up the hill and things would be fine.

My life has never been quite the same without him, although I still feel him walking at my side, urging me up the hill.

Thanks, Dad.

J. Paul Brewer

January 8, 1902-December 21, 1976

SEEKING NEW MEMBERS AND INPUT

My fellow Mountaineers:

Since accepting the responsibility to carry KEHSAA’s torch forward, I have sought a way to increase membership. Here is the idea: not novel, but hopefully successful. This is to offer the opportunity for us to share ideas with each other and then together chart our course forward.

I am inviting all the readers of the Blue and Gray and our website, www.kehsaa.org (you will need to use the password “magnolia” for access) to participate in this opportunity. I seek input from all classes and classmates in an effort to plan, prepare, and participate in outreach, community service, and other activities of common choosing. These will produce the best outcomes because they will come from the broadest base (all of you) and the most important people (all of you).

We will work together with every level and class. No idea is unimportant. No suggestion is trivial. No information will go unrecognized, nor will it be misused. The association will be truly in the spirit of Abraham Lincoln’s pledge of a society “of the people, by the people and for the people.”

East High School was never just my school. It was never just your school. It was OUR school. Now, let US join together in a common cause to remember, to re-tell, to re-live the fun and challenges of our youth, and insure that those memories will become our gift of the past to our future and beyond – our legacy. May it be rich, warm and filled with laughter.

LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD! GET ACTIVE! BECOME A MEMBER!

Clint Brewer

KEHSAA President

2017 HALL OF FAMERS ARE INDUCTED

On August 5, ten East graduates were inducted into the Knoxville East High School Alumni Association Hall of Fame. They are:

Carolyn Ellis Cottrell – Class of 1953

After a high school career that included choir, National Honor Society, Student Librarian, Masquers, Blue and Gray Editor, Senior Class Secretary, and winner of the DAR Award, Carolyn graduated from the University of Tennessee before going to work in the collection division of the Internal Revenue Service.

In 1967 she became a tax examiner with emphasis on the newly developed Taxpayer Service Department, assisting the public with their tax returns. Continuing with “in house” education opportunities, Carolyn became the second female in Tennessee to become a field revenue officer and had advanced to senior revenue officer by the time of her retirement in 1990.

While serving in the collection division, she taught classes in Atlanta, Knoxville and Greensboro to newly hired revenue officers. When the IRS began the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program (VITA), she was instrumental in setting up the program for the Knoxville area. During her career with the IRS she received several awards for performance excellence.

Carolyn’s musical ability has been put to good use at local hospitals, nursing homes and senior groups, where she volunteers her services. She has served as church pianist at several Knoxville churches and has organized reunions of the EHS class of 1953. Her class recently donated $900 to KEHSAA in her honor.

Carolyn and husband Clarence (Bud) have been married for 59 years and have two married children, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Frank M. (Bob) Bostick – Class of 1954

After a high school stint that included the Key Club and the science and Latin clubs, Bob was voted Most Likely to Succeed by his classmates before going on to the University of Tennessee.

He received a bachelor of science degree in education, then went on to Emory University’s Candler School of Theology where he received a master of divinity degree in 1961. Her then served churches in Sevierville, Fairhaven, Johnson City, Knoxville, and Athens. He was president of the Holston United Methodist Home for Children in Greeneville, district superintendent of the Wytheville and Maryville districts, and director of youth work of the United Methodist Church Conference in Johnson City. He was also trustee for Emory and Henry College in Virginia.

He led 10 mission trips to Haiti and participated in a mission trip to the Dominican Republic and accompanied another KEHSAA Hall of Famer, Darris Doyle, on other mission trips.

He is a member of the Kiwanis Club in Greeneville and Athens, and he and wife Phyllis Myers Bostick have been married for 56 years.

Al Billips – Class of 1955

Three years of band at East may have been the inspiration for Al’s contribution to UT’s Pride of the Southland band, where he played trumpet. A member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, Al graduated from the pre-med program with a bachelor of science degree in psychology and a minor in zoology.

He then enrolled in the Candler School of Theology at Emory University, graduating with a master of divinity in 1962. After he and Bennie Kay Murphy were married, Al enrolled in a graduate program in guidance counseling at the University of Georgia. He then pastored Bogart Methodist Church in McMinn County, Tennessee. After completing the master in education program, he continued in the doctoral program in guidance and counseling. During this time he and his wife welcomed two daughters, Patricia Kay and Linda Gayle, into their lives. He worked in the counseling center at the University of Georgia.

Al accepted the position of dean of student affairs at Glenville State College in West Virginia, a position he held for 34 years. He also taught classes in psychology and early childhood and served as secretary of the Gilmer County Medical Center and was active in the Glenville Lions Club and the Gilmer County Jaycees. He also served with the Student Personnel Administrators of West Virginia Colleges and Universities.

In April 1970, his son Alan was born; as Alan became older, Al became involved in the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, working with those organizations for more than 30 years. He has served as Order of the Arrow section advisor and holds scouting’s Silver Beaver Award.

He is active in Glenville’s Trinity United Methodist Church, and, on occasion, preaches.

Carey F. McWilliams – Class of 1955

After a high school career featuring dramatics and sports (football, wrestling, track, and cheer-leading), Carey continued his education at the University of Omaha and then the U.S. Air Force. After pilot training, he flew the B-727, the BDC-10, the B-747, and the T38-5. His total flight hours were 2,800.

He achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel, Vietnam Command, and is an Air Force Academy Liaison Officer.

Carey and his wife live in Boerne, Texas, where he is a member of the New Braunfels Rotary Club and has served on the school board for six years. He is a lifetime member of the Military Officers Association of America.

Sue Meador Campbell – Class of 1956

After graduating from East, Sue attended the University of Tennessee before entering the School of Radiology at Baptist Hospital in Knoxville. During the summer of 1957, she met Jack Campbell, a teacher at Tyson Junior High School; they were married in 1959.

After passing the Radiographic Technical Registry in X-Ray in 1962, Sue began working at Fort Sanders Hospital. Later, she taught at the hospital’s X-Ray school.

After Sue and Jack became parents of their first son, she stayed home as a full-time mother, active in PTA and church. Two other sons quickly followed. Jack worked each summer as a law-enforcement ranger for the Great Smoky Mountain National Park and the family would live in the park, sometimes without electricity or telephone service. They later spent 16 summers in a park service cabin at the Balsam Mountain campground, again without electricity or telephone service. Their sons grew up with access to hiking trails and creeks, learning the lore of the woods.

In the late 1970s, Sue obtained a real estate license and opened here own office around 1980, maintaining the company until the late 1990s.

Sue became active in helping persons involved in adoption, joining ROOTS (Rights of Origin – Tennesseans in Search). They joined with other groups throughout the state to lobby legislators to make adoption records more accessible. They were successful and a law making access legal was passed and signed.

Sue is a member of Independent Search Consultants (ISC), a national group that works with adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents in locating birth relatives. She is licensed as a private investigator and has worked many adoption, insurance and lost-love investigations.

Zafer Roback – Class of 1959

After graduating from East, where he played football, Zafer joined the United States Army, stationed at Fort Halibert in Baltimore, training in Army intelligence. Later, he was sent to Japan, Okinawa, and South Korea, where he discovered karate and judo.

After his Army service, he enrolled at Cumberland College in Williamsburg, Kentucky, where he began teaching karate and judo, taking his students to the Olympics twice. Known as the Father of Judo at the school, Zafer is in the Cumberland College Hall of Fame.

Following his graduation from Cumberland in 1965, Zafer came to the University of Tennessee, with Johnny Majors as his sponsor. There, he taught and coached judo and karate for 11 years. His teams were undefeated.

He began working in real estate, and has now been active in that field for 35 years. He is a 32^nd degree Mason and a Shriner and has worked with the Special Olympics. He has been a member of the First Baptist Church of Concord for 48 years.

His travels with judo have taken him around the world, leading to meetings with King Hussein of Jordan, Princess Diana of England, and Prince Mohammad Al Sabah of Kuwait. He coached basketball with Congressman Jimmy Duncan at First Baptist Church of Concord. He has been married to Ann Faulkner Roback for 51 years and says she was his college Richard sweetheart and “still is.”

Richard Hillard – Class of 1963

Richard Hillard, a native of Burlington, attended Fair Garden Elementary and Park Junior High before attending East. He played trumpet in school bands at all three schools and served on the safety patrol at Fair Garden.

In the fall of 1963, after graduating from East, he joined the U.S. Navy, serving on the U.S.S. Champlain, eventually gariing at Top Secret Clearance before attending the Nuclear Weapons School in Norfolk, Virginia. While serving on the Champlain, he took part in the recovery of the Gemini V space capsule and its astronauts. He then served aboard the U.S.S. Intrepid while it was deployed off the coast of Vietnam.

On January 1, 1965, Richard and his high school sweetheart, Judy Carpenter were married. They have two children and three grandchildren.

After military service, Richard was employed as a surveyor for the state department of transportation before entering the retail business. Eventually he opened a NAPA auto parts store in east Knox County. In 1997, after adding Hillard Antique Auto Parts and a mini-warehouse facility, he leased office space to three other businesses.

Richard and his family became members of Macedonia Methodist Church in 1985, where he sang in the choir and taught Sunday School. He has served on the church’s board of trustees and as board chairman. He was asked to serve as chairman of the cemetery committee in 2005. The cemetery was founded in 1809 and Richard has spent hours searching archives and setting up an information station in an effort to discover graves and stones that have been lost to history.

In addition, his wife notes, Richard is quick to help those in need. If a person’s car broke down and they needed to get it fixed to get to a job, no matter the hour, he opened his store to find the correct part. Typical, she says, was the two hours he worked one cold night helping a man repair his forklift so he could get his fragile landscape inventory inside.

The good deeds are only natural – when he was a young Boy Scout, Richard earned the rank of Eagle.

John B. Foster – Class of 1967 (posthumous)

John was on the basketball team, the football team and track team while at East, all laying the groundwork for his later activities coaching sports.

After graduating from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree, he received his master’s and educational specialist degrees from Lincoln Memorial University before returning to East as assistant football coach through 1975. In addition, from 1971 through 1981, he was assistant basketball coach at Austin-East, with his teams winning four district championships. In 1981, he became head basketball coach, leading the teams of 1985 and 1987 to state championships and the teams of 1982 and 1986 to runner-up finishes. He also taught science classes at the school and at Farragut High for more than 40 years.

After retirement, John coached one season in 2005 at Knoxville College. He was named District and State Class AA Coach of the Year for several years and was inducted into the Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame in 2000.

John was a true sportsman, active in fishing, hunting, golfing, basketball, tennis, pool, and building and flying model airplanes, trains and remote-control autos. The Foster home was a mini-zoo with dogs, fish, hermit crabs, an iguana, tarantulas, gerbils, guinea pigs and hamsters.

John was known as “Coach” to all, and was a father figure to many of his players and students. He bought supplies, coats and shoes for students as well as providing them with money when they were running short.

John was married for 46 years to Mamosa Bewely, whom he met when they were students at East. They had two sons, John B. III and Charles A.B., and a daughter, Shaunna, who followed in their footsteps as an educator.

Sherry Wright Nelson – Class of 1963

At East, Sherry was involved in student council, Anchor Club, National Honor Society, the Beacon newspaper, choir, cheerleading, Teen Board, and Thespians. As a senior, she was voted Most Talented.

After graduation, she attended the University of Tennessee, earning a bachelor of science degree in home economics, then earned a master’s in early-childhood education from the University of South Alabama. Her years of teaching include 14 years of middle school in St. Petersburg, Florida, which she says was her most challenging, a year in Environmental education in Lake Wylie, South Carolina, which she says was her most fascinating and mind-altering job, and 20 years teaching early-childhood, which she says was her most enjoyable position.

Sherry loves professional challenges, having worked in nine different public schools. She set up an ESA program in Mobile, Alabama where 12 kindergarten teachers worked in an ancient building with economically deprived children. There was no running water in the facility. She set up the first pre-K classes in two schools in the Lake Wylie area.

She and husband Jay (East High sweetheart) have moved five times, living in Pennsylvania, Alabama, Florida and South Carolina (Columbia and Lake Wylie). In addition they have traveled to Japan, Singapore, New Zealand, Europe, and Great Britain.

Sherry is the oldest of four children. Her sister Patti lives in Greeneville, Tennessee, her brother David in Dungannon, Virginia, and brother Phillip in Knoxville. Her brother Robert, who lived in Huntsville, Alabama, died in 2016.

Sherry and Jay are church-focused, and helping local folks through mission work is her passion. She enjoys small, local, grass-roots endeavors where she can engage people and clients. She favors working collectively rather than alone, and enjoys the camaraderie found when good and generous people focus on helping others.

Her personal interests range from clay sculpting, painting water colors and pastels, sewing, quilting, racquetball, running, pickleball, gardening, and cooking. In addition, she says she enjoys feeding and fostering the birds around their house.

James M. (Jay) Nelson – Class of 1963

At East, Jay moved with ease from Thespians, band, glee club to Key Club, Beacon staff, student council (president), National Honor Society, to track, where he was all-KIL.

At the University of Tennessee, he received his bachelor of science degree in civil engineering and went on to work in the pulp and paper industry. A week after graduation from UT, he and high school sweetheart Sherry Wright were married.

From 1970 until 2009, he was in capital-equipment sales, which included paper-machine components by both U.S. and Scandinavian manufacturers, traveling extensively. He spent time in more than 20 countries, including most of Europe, China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Thailand, New Zealand and Brazil.

Based on friendships developed while traveling, associates from several countries have visited Jay and Sherry during trips to the U.S. The daughter of a colleague in China started high school in the U.S. in 2008 and went on to graduate from Northwestern University in 2015, spending school breaks with Jay and Sherry.

Jay’s personal interests include fishing and music (listening, not playing). After retiring, Jay became a nationally certified emergency medical technician and works several 12-hour shifts per week with a Lake Wylie EMS unit.

Other interests include volunteering with the Catawba Lands Conservancy, taking inventory of salamanders in a protected wetlands area, working with the Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, and jogging (before he was betrayed by his body). He is a church trustee and on the EMS board of directors.

As a couple, Jay and Sherry are church-focused and have worked extensively with young people.

And, for “what it’s worth”, Jay says that the two-mile relay team he was a part of in ’62-’63 still holds the school record.

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OFFICERS FOR 2017-2018 ARE ELECTED

Clint Brewer

Hello to all who proudly became Mountaineers, attended and graduated from East High School from 1952 until 1968, and remain true to the Blue and Gray. Upon my return to Knoxville after forty-six years in Middle Tennessee, I discovered that the city has changed dramatically. Thankfully, I was greeted by friends and acquaintances as though I had never been away. For sure, my heart had never left. To then be considered for a leadership role in KEHSAA was a complete surprise.

Those who served before me, who have given so much of their time, talents, wisdom and guidance, deserve our appreciation and continued commitment. I accept the trust you have shown and will give my all to carry the mission forward. I am asking for your ideas and hope we can all move toward common goals in our cooperative venture so that we can together revel in the school’s rich history, creating a future of love, laughter, respect and support for our East High School sisters and brothers. Thanks, Mountaineers, one and all.

— Clint Brewer, President, Class of ’63

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The slate of officers nominated for 2017-2018 were elected by acclamation at the January board meeting.

The other officers are:

Vice President: Loretta Smith Crowder, Class of ’62

Recording Secretary: Helen Heap Mills, Class of ’55

Assistant Recording Secretary: Jane Moulton Ray, Class of ’58

Corresponding Secretary: Sylvia Moulton Sproul, Class of ’55

Treasurer: Carolyn Ellis Cottrell, Class of ’53

Assistant Treasurer: Gail Mynatt Ingram, Class of ’62

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Appointed to the 2017-2018 Board

Benevolence: Tommy Green, Class of ’60

Legal Counsel: Larry Leibowitz, Class of ’63

Liaison to the Board: Micki Morton Shipe, Class of ’60

Education: Margie Humphrey LeCoultre, Class of ’55

Sergeant of Arms: Vincent Kanipe, Class of ’63

Public Relations: David Lawson, Class of ’60

Communications: Chris Wohlwend, Class of ’63

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TO MY FELLOW EAST HIGH SCHOOL HALL OF FAMERS

I was very honored and proud to have been elected into our East High School Hall of Fame and I assume that you were also. I am writing to you today to encourage you to become more active in our East High School Alumni Association (KEHSAA).

KEHSAA was founded in 2010 and has allowed us to renew old friendships and relive old memories. KEHSAA does many good works such as 1) trying to find every individual who ever attended EHS, 2) sending our classmate news and photographs via our quarterly Blue and Grey newspaper and our website, KEHSAA.org, 3) awarding several scholarships, 4) donating to the Smoky Strong Relief Fund through the Dollywood Foundation, 5) remembering our Hall of Honor Veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice, and 6) inducting and celebrating Hall of Fame recipients.

Some of us have only attended our annual KEHSAA Banquet and Celebration when we were inducted. Some of our honored group have not even joined our own Alumni Association.

Remembering our wonderful days at EHS and appreciating the great start our alma mater gave to our lives should encourage us to join and support our Alumni Association. As you would imagine, there are expenses associated with maintaining KEHSAA. Your $ 25 annual dues will help our Ole’ Alma Mater to continue bringing you news of our school, classmates, and memories.

You are cordially invited to our next Hall of Fame Banquet and Celebration this coming August 5 at The Lighthouse Restaurant (6800 Baum Drive, Knoxville).

There you can visit with friends (old and new) and be able to thank those who honored us with this unique membership.

Thank you ahead of time for your consideration and generosity.

David Lawson – EHS Class of 1960

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LARRY LEIBOWITZ OPENS HOLOCAUST COMMISSION EVENT

Kay and Larry Leibowitz

The class of 1963’s Larry Leibowitz opened the Day of Remembrance  of the Tennessee State Holocaust Commission, Tuesday, March 7 in the State Capitol’s House Chamber. This year’s theme is Generations of Memory: Heading the Call to Action. Addressed were the work that Tennessee’s students are doing to combat human rights violations and build awareness of current genocide in the world.

During the ceremony, the winners and finalists for the Betz-Lipman Holocaust Educator of the Year Award were recognized for their outstanding work in the field of Holocaust education. Gov. Bill Haslem, Speaker Beth Harwell, Sen. Becky Massey and Rep. Roger Kane, along with several other members of the legislature, provided personal reflections on the day. Gov. Haslem praised Leibowitz for his work in assuring the ongoing viability of the commission. Under  Leibowitz’s leadership, the organization’s reach has expanded throughout the state.

This school year the commission hosted more than 300 speaking engagements and professional development workshops reaching more than 4,000 educators, 80,000 students, and 11,000 community members in 15 colleges and universities, 60 public-school districts, and 60 private schools. “Remembrance obligates us not only to memorialize those that were killed but also to reflect on what could have been done to save them,” Leibowitz said. “The antidote for anti-Semitism and other forms of bigotry is education and by working together, we can fulfill the promise of ‘Never Again’.”

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Deceased East High School Alumni

1967 Donna (Bryant) Benedict

1982 Joyce Burnette

1990 Jerry Hundley

1992 John Goins

1994 Linda Bounds

1995 Patsy (Lay) Sisk

1998 Charles Rosenbalm

1998 Charles Kenimer

2002 Bill Seymour

2002 Jack Smith

2002 Hope (Lemons) Jackson

2003 Jeannie (Martin) Iredale

2003 Raymond Pollard

2004 Rudy Candler

2004 Roger Lynch

2007 Andy Rader

2008 Jerry Atkins

2008 Lonna (Pollard) Cotter

2008 Roy Sue (Maples) Vandergriff

2009 Wayne Taylor

2009 Beverly (Ward) Lucenti

2009 Brenda (Essary) Murphy

2010 Pat Dooley

2010 Joyce (Emmet) Haun

2011 Ramzy Roback

2012 Bill Murray

2012 Raymond Dickert

2013 David McMahan

2014 Dottie (West) Brimer

2015 Arnold Schwarzbart

2015 Sandie (Bettis) Lawson

2016 Carol Jean Claiborne Noe

2016 Fred Mynatt

2016 Carolyn (Carr) Daniel

2017 Mary Elizabeth Solomon Gass

2017 Jane Rhodes Joliffe

2017 Don (Moocher) Cain

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WELCOME TO THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF KHSAA

Though the website of the Knoxville East High School Alumni Association is still a work in progress, we are happy to be here. In addition to sparking the wonderful memories that we cherish and want to preserve, we are dedicated to communicating, enjoying each other’s friendship, and supporting efforts to keep the spirit of our school alive.

We are hopeful that you will relish revisiting those memories and will be willing to share events that have woven the fabric of our lives since those unique and special years that were “East High School”.

One of our goals is to honor distinguished EHS alumni with a Hall of Fame. The initial class was inducted in 2012, and we have added additional alumni each year since.

THE HONOREES OF 2012 WERE:

  Sara B. O’Mera  1952

Kyle “Buddy” Cruze  1952

Dr. Lucy Scroggle (posthumous)  1953

Phyllis B. Severance  1957

Jerry “Ace” Miller  1957

Charles “Bud” Lobetti  1957

Bobby Denton  1959

Bill Denton  1959

Sam Furrow  1959

Carolyn W. Shorter  1959

Richard “Andy” Rader (posthumous)  1960

Dr. Herman Saatkamp  1960

Arnold Schwartzbart  1960

“Edd” Poore  1962

Dr. Grazia “Pucci” DiDonato  1965

Sandra Mitchell Woods  1966

THE HONOREES OF 2013 WERE:

Bill Craig  1952

Frank Hall  1953

Dr. Margie H. LeCoultre  1955

Col. Robert Pickle  1955

Dr. William “Bill” Williford  1955

Frank Flynn Jr. (posthumous)  1956

Elvin Henry  1957

Rich Ray  1958

Dr. Ted Shelton  1959

Joe P. Atkins  1962

Lt. Col. Lorry Ruth  1962

Dr. Mary Lou S. Kanipe  1962

Col. (R) Henry C. Ruth III  1966

Thomas Moultry  1967

  THE HONOREES OF 2014 WERE:

Charles Leon Dodson (posthumous)   1953

Dr. Lawrence “Larry” Whicker   1953

Dr. Robert R. “Bob” Small   1954

John W. “J.W.” Bailey   1956

Gay Walter Valentine   1956

Colonel Donald “Don” Martin   1957

Billie Ray Cannon Demont (posthumous)  1959

William Kinser Ellenburg   1960

Roger Henry   1960

David Lawson   1960

William “Bill” Black   1962

Dr. Michael R. Carpenter  1966

Sgt. Maj. David R. Hatfield  1966

THE HONOREES OF 2015 WERE:

Clyde Richard “Dick” Bales  1954

Carlo Harris  1955

Rosa Maria DeRobertis Faulkner  1955

Shirley Ford Monte (posthumous)  1956

Dr. Robert Simerly  1957

James “Jim” Burton Ford  1960

James “Jim” Martin Atkins  1962

  Randolph “Rand” Phillip Bradford  1963

Randall “Randy” Harvey Schwartz  1963

Christopher “Chris” Wohlwend  1963

Teddy “Ted” Weaver Land  1964

Anthony “Tony” Conrad Evans (posthumous) 1966

THE HONOREES OF 2016 WERE:

Yvonne Coleman Lowrie  1954

Ben Dillard  1955

Steve Lockett (posthumous)  1956

Phyllis Clem Baer  1956

Dr. Harold C. Warner Jr.  1957

William Larry Ventis  1960

Frederick J. Mynatt Jr.  1960

Darris K. Doyal  1961

Larry Leibowitz  1963

Dwight Smith  1966

NOTES FROM THE 2014 INDUCTION CEREMONY

What a wonderful evening it was. There was an abundance of MOUNTAINEER SPIRIT going around. The 3rd KEHSAA Hall of Fame Award Celebration was held last evening at the Holiday Inn World’s Fair Site. There were approximately 150 people in attendance. The food was wonderful, the atmosphere was great. There were tears and there was laughter and so much friendship going around!

This year’s winners were Charles Dodson (posthumous – 1953), Dr. Lawrence Whicker (1953), Dr. Bob Small (1954), J. W. Bailey (1956), Col. Donald Martin (1957), Billie Ray Cannon DeMont (posthumous 1959), Kinser Ellenburg (1960), Roger Henry (1960), David Lawson (1960), Bill Black (1962), Michael Carpenter (1966), and Sgt. Major David R. Hatfield (retired), (1966). How’s that for a classy group of Mountaineers? We are so proud of the successes that have come from our little school in East Knoxville. Who would’ve thought?

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