City High Hall of Fame & Jim Sangster Alumni of the Year Award
Induction into the Hall of Fame is an honor and a celebration. The City High Hall of Fame was initiated in 1979. Five inaugural members were inducted. As of 2025, there are 231 members (182 are CHS graduates, 49 are honorary). Originally, selections were determined by a committee of faculty and students. When the Alumni Association was created in 1998, the board began assisting with the Hall of Fame.
The “Jim Sangster Alumni of the Year” award was created in honor of Jim Sangster who founded the City High Alumni Association, and was the inaugural recipient in 2012.
Inductees into the Hall of Fame are distinguished alumni or honorary members who have meaningfully contributed to City High, such as teachers and administrators. Nominees are judged in three areas (though they need not have excelled in all three) :
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- Achievements during their student career at City High
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- Accomplishments since graduation
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- Involvement and contributions made to City High
Induction Ceremony
New members are inducted at an annual banquet dinner at City High where they are honored, presented with their plaque and given the opportunity to address the audience. New inductees are also invited to the Homecoming football game at Bates Field to be recognized in front of the fans.
Alumni are encouraged to submit nominations for the Hall of Fame. These should be sent to John Bacon, City High School principal.
Do you know of someone you would like to Nominate for the Alumni of the Year Award?
Email the Alumni Association: [email protected]
List of City High
Hall of Famers
2025 Inductees
Jennie Funk ― Class of ‘04
Ching-chu Hu ― Class of ‘88
Dan Heefner ― Class of ‘96
2024 Inductees
D.J. Carstensen ― Class of ‘81
Doug Alberhasky ― Class of ‘87
LaTasha DeLoach ― Class of ‘99
Randy Brown ― Honorary
2023 Inductees
Mark Wilson ― Class of ‘64
Steve Karlin ― Class of ‘78
Harper Steele ― Class of ‘79
Kevin Sherlock ― Class of ‘86
Art Connell ― Honorary
2022 Inductees
Tom Cilek ― Class of ‘65
Brian Mitchell ― Class of ‘95
Dr. Lillian Erdahl ― Class of ‘98
Tim Casey ― Honorary
2021 Inductees
John Kelley ― Class of ‘64
Patty Grabinski ― Class of ‘70
Dennis Berry ― Class of ‘78
Paul Roesler ― Class of ‘94
Angela Kade Goepford ― Class of ‘95
2019 Inductees
Carl Hargrave ― Class of ‘72
Mike Pugh ― Class of ‘83
Jamie Shultz ― Class of ‘91
Terry Coleman ― Honorary
2018 Inductees
Clark Barnes ― Class of ‘60
James Dickerson ― Class of ‘62
Jane Green ― Class of ‘71
Chad Leistikow ― Class of ‘92
Cathy Wilson ― Honorary
2017 Inductees
Cynthia Lach ― Class of ‘79
William “Breck” Zaiser ― Class of ‘80
Kevin Koepnick ― Honorary
Tina Koepnick ― Honorary
2016 Inductees
Jason House ― Class of ‘93
Bruce Wilson ― Honorary
2015 Inductees
Mary Bywater Cross ― Class of ‘60
Kelly J. Donham ― Class of ‘62
Matt Hayek ― Class of ‘88
Greg Grove ― Honorary
2014 Inductees
Richard Marks ― Class of ‘60
Margaret Reese ― Class of ‘73
Todd Royar ― Class of ‘84
2013 Inductees
Robert Shain ― Class of ‘53
Eduardo Macagno ― Class of ‘60
Terry Smothers ― Class of ‘63
Andy Rocca ― Class of ‘77
Richard Phipps ― Class of 1940
2012 Inductees
Rinde Eckert ― Class of ‘69
Jeff Cox ― Class of ‘71
Steve Wine ― Class of ‘74
Donald “Mac” Showers ― Class of 1937
Candace Wiebener ― Honorary
2011 Inductees
Mark Vitosh ― Class of ‘84
C. Roland Christensen ― Class of 1937
Harry Dean ― Class of 1947
Dale Hibbs ― Honorary
Jack Kennedy ― Honorary
2010 Inductees
Frank Frey ― Class of ‘51
John Wicks ― Class of ‘55
Ronni Favors ― Class of ‘74
Joan Frowein Parsons ― Class of 1947
2009 Inductees
Dr. Robert Maclean Smith ― Class of ‘69
Tim Dwight Jr. ― Class of ‘94
William E. Beck ― Honorary
Tim Dwight Sr. ― Honorary
2008 Inductees
Ed Morgan ― Class of ‘51
Patrick Phillips ― Class of ‘58
Fran Bickel Disselhorst ― Class of ‘62
Joey Woody ― Class of ‘92
Bob Lower ― Honorary
2007 Inductees
Debbie Welt Kredich ― Class of ‘54
Larry Brown ― Class of ‘62
Mile Bostwick ― Class of ‘70
Craig Brown ― Class of ‘75
Shelly Freeman George ― Class of ‘79
Virgil Troyer ― Class of 1948
2006 Inductees
Frank Strub ― Class of ‘51
Janice McWilliams Oliphant ― Class of ‘53
Barbara Chiles ― Class of ‘66
Richard “Dick” Fedderson ― Class of 1937
Shirley Fouts ― Honorary
2005 Inductees
James G. Andrews ― Class of ‘52
Arthur W. Andrews ― Class of ‘55
Timothy W. Kock ― Class of ‘68
Dan McCarney ― Class of ‘71
Fremont Isaacs ― Class of 1929
Robert J. Duffy ― Class of 1940
Helen Finken ― Honorary
2004 Inductees
Nancy Graham Pacha ― Class of ‘65
Steven J. Stein ― Class of ‘70
Carolyn Covert Reynolds ― Class of 1947
James Bradbury ― Class of 1949
James P. White ― Class of 1949
2003 Inductees
Bob Dane ― Class of ‘66
Roxy Cline Yetter ― Class of ‘68
Randy Miller ― Class of ‘77
Rox Shane ― Class of 1949
John Raffensperger ― Honorary
2002 Inductees
Phillip A. Leff ― Class of ‘50
Michael “Mick” Moore ― Class of ‘51
Mary Barnett Kramer ― Class of ‘54
Michael A. Shea ― Class of ‘64
Michelle Conlon ― Class of ‘83
Gary Garton ― Honorary
2001 Inductees
Shirley Shimon Meyer ― Class of ‘50
William E. Scott ― Class of ‘55
Sharon Thornberry Eversman ― Class of ‘57
Joseph Pugh Jr. ― Class of ‘58
Michael J. Cilek ― Class of ‘66
2000 Inductees
Joan Breshnehan Meyer ― Class of ‘50
Dick Summerwill ― Class of ‘54
John Balmer ― Class of ‘67
Buford Garner ― Honorary
Glenn Jablonski ― Honorary
1999 Inductees
William R. Fenton ― Class of ‘50
Ruth Ashton Johnson ― Class of ‘51
Margaret “Peg” Graham ― Class of ‘69
Charlene Blake Armstrong ― Class of 1948
Edna P. Flesner ― Honorary
1998 Inductees
Gary Seamans ― Class of ‘66
Marda Higdon ― Class of ‘68
Christian Schrock ― Class of 1938
Garl McGlaughlin ― Honorary
1997 Inductees
Don Gringer ― Class of ‘52
Michael Kienzle ― Class of ‘70
Ben Moore ― Class of ‘70
Bob Oldis ― Class of 1946
Frank Bates ― Honorary
1996 Inductees
Alta Duffy Cook ― Class of ‘52
Don Sehr ― Class of 1945
1995 Inductees
J. Patrick White ― Class of ‘58
Steve Lowe ― Class of ‘74
Mary Louise Smith ― Class of 1930
Dale Williams ― Class of 1934
Charles W. Gay ― Class of 1940
Florance Churchall ― Honorary
Howard Vernon ― Honorary
1994 Inductees
Richard Myers ― Class of ‘51
Bill Bywater ― Class of ‘57
Jay Hilgenberg ― Class of ‘77
Joel Hilgenberg ― Class of ‘80
Martha Ann Isaac Paver ― Class of 1929
Robert R. Mitchell ― Honorary
Paul Sorenson ― Honorary
1993 Inductees
Marold “Timer” Glaspey ― Class of 1933
Patricia Scannell-Hicks ― Class of 1939
Richard Lee ― Class of 1944
Audra “Bud” Williams ― Honorary
1992 Inductees
Paul Lemme ― Class of ‘52
LaVone Richmond ― Class of ‘52
LaVelda Richmond ― Class of ‘52
Dale Scannell ― Class of 1947
Don Brown ― Honorary
Frank Carthey ― Honorary
1991 Inductees
Kent Braverman ― Class of ‘52
Steve West ― Class of ‘64
George Gay ― Class of 1942
Charles Duffy ― Class of 1947
Clyde Bean ― Honorary
Jeanne Nelson ― Honorary
Janie Yates ― Honorary
1990 Inductees
Bill Voxman ― Class of ‘56
Henry Souchek ― Class of 1912
Dutch Reinhardt ― Class of 1927
Carl Chadek ― Class of 1928
Beth McCollister ― Class of 1937
Fletcher Miller ― Class of 1940
Charles Kelly ― Class of 1949
Paul Frantz ― Honorary
Fred Jones ― Honorary
Jo Sheppard ― Honorary
1989 Inductees
John Lind ― Class of ‘50
Richard Oliphant ― Class of ‘51
Jim Freeman ― Class of ‘52
John Hughes ― Class of ‘57
Mike Wymore ― Class of ‘65
Gretchen Schreffer ― Class of 1933
Eldon Parizek ― Class of 1938
Ann Fedderson ― Class of 1941
Donald P. Lay ― Class of 1944
Bob Freeman ― Class of 1946
Richard Emmert ― Class of 1947
Larry Monson ― Honorary
Isabel Montgomery ― Honorary
1988 Inductees
Patti Mott ― Class of ‘53
George McCall ― Class of ‘57
Phil Minnick ― Class of ‘61
Richard Burger ― Class of 1943
Robert Roth ― Class of 1943
Bill Sangster ― Class of 1943
Lynne Cannon ― Honorary
1987 Inductees
John Dyson ― Class of ‘57
Thomas Cech ― Class of ‘66
Foster Baker ― Honorary
Malcom Gore ― Honorary
1986 Inductees
James Shank ― Class of ‘51
Ed Watt ― Class of ‘59
Ansel Chapman ― Class of 1932
Lloyd H. Rogler ― Class of 1947
George Bowman ― Honorary
Orra Rew ― Honorary
1985 Inductees
Howard Moffitt ― Class of 1930
Allen Roth ― Honorary
1984 Inductees
Bill Hayek ― Class of 1914
James Sangster ― Class of 1947
Herb Cormack ― Honorary
1983 Inductees
Mona Schallau Guerrant ― Class of ‘67
Dean Williams ― Class of 1942
Richard Hughes ― Class of 1943
Bill Reichart ― Class of 1948
1982 Inductees
Edward Rate ― Class of 1915
Waldo Geiger ― Class of 1923
Chuck Snider ― Class of 1937
Elizabeth Nolan ― Class of 1946
Stan James ― Class of 1949
Richard Taylor ― Honorary
1981 Inductees
Chic Forwald ― Class of 1925
Elmer Mozee ― Class of 1945
Chancey Schmidt ― Class of 1946
Elizabeth Winbigler ― Honorary
1980 Inductees
Willis Nutting ― Class of 1917
Vivian Eaton Buchan ― Class of 1928
Bob White ― Class of 1940
Spank Broders ― Class of 1943
Ralph Ashenbrenner ― Honorary
1979 Inductees
Earl Sangster ― Class of 1910
Irving Weber ― Class of 1918
Eric Wilson ― Class of 1919
Chan Coutler ― Class of 1921
Dave Danner ― Class of 1943
List of City High
Alumni of the Year
2025
Dick Evans ― Class of ‘73
2024
Jenni Gable Mitchell ― Class of ‘95
2023
Linda Jean Sexton-Fobian ― Class of ‘74
2022
Alma Hartley Greene ― Class of ‘53
2021
Paul Roesler ― Class of ‘94
2019
Jennifer McHenry ― Class of ‘89
2018
Ellen Lee-Andino ― Class of ‘73
2017
Brian Kirschling ― Class of ‘91
2016
Karrie Knutson Craig ― Class of ‘85
2015
John Balmer ― Class of ‘67
2014
Patty Grabinski ― Class of ‘70
2013
Bob Dane ― Class of ‘66
2012
Jim Sangster ― Class of 1947
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