|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007 Atherton High School Alumni Association
Hall of Fame Inductees |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In 2001, a small alumni group gathering at Atherton High school
had the vision of honoring Atherton alumni who have contributed to our community
and our country. Through this vision senators, a brigadier general, authors, teachers,
university presidents, doctors, financiers, congressmen, entrepreneurs, a ballerina and more
have been welcomed home to Atherton High School and inducted into the Atherton Alumni
Association Hall of Fame. Our list is distinguished, impressive, and inspiring to
each of us. It is especially important for the students of Atherton High School
to witness this rich legacy. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Top row, left to right
Jay Ambrose, Robert Ewald, Erika Grawmeyer Janes, John Gaventa, Daniel Roth
Seated, left to right
Jane Goldstein, Patrick Coleman (Charles Coleman's father), Marlene Ontell Gordon, Louise Tachau Schulman, Don Blackburn
(Dorothy Russell Banta, Martha Barnett, John Gaventa,Tyree Wilburn, not pictured) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inductee |
Year Graduated |
Biographical Data |
 |
Jay Ambrose |
1962 |
AHS-1962 A nationally distributed columnist, Jay served as editor of a weekly newspaper
at the age of 23. He served as editor
of El Paso Herald Post and Denver’s Rocky Mountain News and later was director of
Editorial Policy for Scripps Howard Newspapers in Washington, D.C.
He served as a Pulitzer judge and on the board of the American Society of
Newspaper Editors. |
 |
Dorothy Russell Banta |
1973 |
AHS-1963 A member of the Latin Club and National Honor Society, she was a National
Merit Semi-Finalist. When she graduated
from Vanderbilt, she was recruited by IBM.
Under contract to NASA, she was a pioneer in United States Space Program, working
as a mission support programmers in the Apollo and Space Shuttle programs.
She died of cancer in 1995. |
 |
Martha Barnette |
1975 |
AHS-1975 After graduation from Vassar (Phi Beta Kappa), she worked as a reporter
for the Washington
Post, and editorial writer for The
Courier Journal. She currently hosts a NPR
program entitled “A Way with Words,” a logical outgrowth of her three books about
words. |
 |
Donald Blackburn |
1965 |
AHS-1965 A successful businessman, he was the recipient of the Robert Strauss Award
for his service in the field of substance abuse through his founding Beacon House,
a 42 man residential recovery program.
He has served on the board of Pitt Academy and is involved in the Big Brother /Big
Sister program. He received the 2000
Centre College Distinguished Alumnus Award. |
 |
Charles Loyd Coleman |
1966 |
AHS-1966 A cross-country and track star at Atherton, Charles joined the Marines
after graduation. In Viet Nam he was
killed in action when he stayed behind to cover the retreat of his unit in 1968. |
 |
Robert Ewald |
1958 |
AHS-1958 After receiving his law degree at the University of Louisville he spent
three years as a Judge Advocate USAF. He founded the Jefferson County Public Defender
Office, named as National Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year for his dedication to and
advocacy of the principles of equal justice for all.
In 2006 he was elected President of the Kentucky Bar Association. |
 |
John P. Gaventa |
1967 |
AHS-1967 Rhodes Scholar, received a MacArthur grant in 1981, the same year he received
the Woodrow Wilson Book Award from the American Political Science Association. Trustee
of Oxfam in Britain, where he is at the University of Sussex’s Institute of Development
Studies. |
 |
Jane Goldstein |
1962 |
AHS-1962 Assistant Dean for Development & External Relations at the University
of Louisville College of Business, she received the Red Apple Teaching Award at
the University. Jane has been an active volunteer.
She served as president of the Jewish Family and Vocational Service, Association
of Jewish Family and Children’s Agencies and the Jewish Community Federation of
Louisville. She served on the board
of the Jewish Hospital.
|
 |
Marlene Ontell Gordon |
1962 |
AHS-1962 After the birth of her three children, she received a Master of Arts in
teaching from Spalding University. She worked for nine years at the Home of the
Innocents before becoming the first JCPS coordinator of homeless and migrant education.
She is currently the Executive director of The Coalition for the Homeless. |
 |
Erika Grawemeyer Kravic |
1976 |
AHS-1976 Erika is a member of Children’s Hospital Foundation Office of Child Advocacy
of Kosair Children’s Hospital. Promoting
childhood injury prevention initiatives.
Coordinator of the SAFE KIDS Coalition for 14 years, she has been involved in child
safety seats, bike helmets, and loaner car seats. |
 |
Daniel Roth |
1991 |
AHS-1991 Five time winner of the TJFR Business News Reporter’s Top 30 Business Journalists
under the Age of 30, Best Story on entrepreneurs, a ballerinahip, 2005 Business Journalist of
the Year Awards. He is a senior writer
at Conde Nast Portfolio,
a new business magazine being launched in May 2007.
|
 |
Louise Tachau Schulman |
1947 |
AHS-1947 Her professional career included public and community relations work with
Kentucky Department of Mental Health, The Louisville Orchestra and the State Human
Rights Commission. She has been involved in volunteer work with adult and continuing
education. In 2006 she received the
“Mayor’s International Award for Lifetime Achievement” for her leadership and volunteer
work. |
 |
Tyree Wilburn |
1970 |
AHS-1970 After over 30 years in the hospital industry, he serves as CEO of Merit
Health Systems, provided the investment capital for Aptamera, a biotechnology firm
which has developed an early cancer detection list.
He has also supported the renovation of the Field Hockey field at Atherton. |
|
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2008
|
2009
|
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
2013
|
2014
|
2015
| 2016
| 2017
| 2018
| 2019
| 2020-2021
| 2022
| 2023
| 2024
|