Hall of Fame

The West Tech Hall of Fame was started in 1983 by Crandall Stark and perpetuated by Robert Kitzerow '38 and the West Tech Alumni Association.  The current chair is Gloria (Janollari) Cichon, '65.

There are currently 175 alumni who have been inducted into the Hall of Fame.  The purpose is to recognize the accomplishments of West Tech graduates and faculty.  Listed below you will find the names of the members of the West Tech Hall of Fame.

Nominations for Hall of Fame candidates are accepted all year long, but the deadline to be considered in the current year is March 31. Please complete the nomination form if you have a candidate you feel should be considered for this honor. Please send the nomination form to WTAA- Hall of Fame Nomination, PO Box 110231, Cleveland, Ohio 44111-0231.  Please note "confidential" on the envelope.

The 29th Annual Hall of Fame induction dinner will be held on Saturday, September 29, 2012 at St. Mary's Romanian Cathedral Hall, 3656 Warren Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44111.  Contact gc847@sbcglobal.net to request a reservation form.

 

 

 WEST TECH HIGH SCHOOL
WEST TECH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, INC.
MEMBERS OF THE HALL OF FAME



1984

KAYE BALLARD, ’44
ROBERT B. KRUPANSKY, ’39 (Deceased)
JOHN D. LITTLE, ’36 (Deceased)
PAUL O’DEA, ’38 (Deceased)
BARCLAY J. SANDERS, ’24 (Deceased)
DONNA SHALALA, ’58
C.C. TUCK, FACULTY (Deceased)
CLARENCE VAN DUZER, ’39 (Deceased)


1985

GEORGE E. CONDON, ’35 (Deceased)
MARGARET FLEMING, ’43 (Deceased)
ESTHER (LITTLE) GERSTACKER, ’32 (Deceased)
JESSE M. HAYS, FACULTY (Deceased)
JAMES E. REEDY, ’28 (Deceased)
WILLIAM SCHEELE, ’38 (Deceased)
JOHN R. SINNEMA, ’29 (Deceased)
CRANDALL Y. STARK, ‘28/FACULTY (Deceased)


1986

ROBERT M. EIBEN, ’40
WILLIAM P. HOFFMAN, ‘34/FACULTY (Deceased)
ELMER L. NOVOTNY, ’27 (Deceased)
MARX J. PALES, ’40 (Deceased)
VIVIAN (ALLENDER) (TENNISON) SALAGA, ’64
CY N. WAFFEN, ’28 (Deceased)


1987

LAWRENCE BLAZEY, ’21 (Deceased)
STEPHEN J. GIBEL, ’39
YVONNE (BOYD) PETRIGAC, ’51
DANTE G. SCARPELLI, ’45 (Deceased)
WILLIAM H. SCHUETTE, ’29 (Deceased)
WILLIAM C. SCOTT, ‘30/FACULTY (Deceased)
EUGENE C. SHEPHERD, ’38
JEAN ULEN, FACULTY (Deceased)
PAUL ULEN, FACULTY (Deceased)


1988

LUKE J. CLARK, ’39 (Deceased)
LOUIS M. ELLIS, ’42
PETER F. McCORMICK, FACULTY (Deceased)
GARY A. PRINZ, ’56
KENNETH F. SEITZ, ‘33 (Deceased)
EDWARD L. THELLMAN, ’45 (Deceased)
GEORGE YANEFF, ’47 (Deceased)
STELLA (SCARANO) ZANNONI, ’36 (Deceased)


1989

SANTE GRAZIANI, ’38 (Deceased)
RUTH (FREEMAN) GUDEMAN, ’33 (Deceased)
ROBERT C. KITZEROW, ’38
EUGENE G. KOLACH, ‘45/FACULTY (Deceased)
VINCENT LaSELVA, ‘48
GILBERT A. NYERGES, ‘39


1990

N. STANLEY ALLMEN, ’29 (Deceased)
CHARLES A. CSURI, ‘40
W. ROBERT JOHNSON, ‘38
RAYMOND J. NOVOTNY, ’25 (Deceased)
WALTER OLSZEWSKI, FACULTY


1991

DARYL S. BURKE, ‘70
HARRY J. DIETRICK. ‘40
JAMES A. GORDON, FACULTY (Deceased)
ALBERT W. HAESSLY. ’35 (Deceased)
BERNICE KOCHAN, ‘44
EDWARD A. ZEDNIK, ’40 (Deceased)


1992

ELLEN (MANUEL) GUENTHER, ‘39
RAY GURA, ‘69
JAMES J. JIRIK, ‘46/FACULTY
ROGER J. LULOW, ‘57
HAROLD P. MURTON, ’41 (Deceased)
LARRY ORENICH, ‘71
MARIA (ERLACHER) PARKS, ‘63
LARRY A. PAUL, 1/65


1993

ALBERTA BRAUN, ‘43 (Deceased)
GEORGE L. CATAVOLOS, ‘63
PAUL A. CHIARAVELLE, ‘65
WILLIAM M. JEAN, FACULTY
WILLIAM B. LEVENSON, FACULTY (Deceased)
HARRY W. MERGLER, ‘42
BEVERLY (JAKUPCA) MIKO, ‘61
ROBERT K. REAM, ’48 (Deceased)


1994

ALBERT T. HAAG, FACULTY (Deceased)
WILLIAM HIXSON, ‘47
CHARLES J. LINEK, 1/65
CATHERINE (JORGENSEN) McCUTCHEON, ‘61
ROBERT E. PAYNE, ’42 (Deceased)
WAYNE R. ROBBINS, ‘38
ERNEST J. SCHWARZ, ‘52
ROBERT E. WOIDE, ’45 (Deceased)


1995

ELIZABETH (FEIGI) DEUCHER, ’44 (Deceased)
JOHN C. GRAVENO, FACULTY (Deceased)
GEORGE H. GROSS, ‘48
ROY W. MEINKE, ‘48
RUSSELL J. SCHNEIDER, ‘46
L. BARRETT SMITH, ’42 (Deceased)
JOSE A. VILLANUEVA, ‘69
WILLIAM E. WARD, ’50 (Deceased)


1996

WILLIAM BERNDSEN, ‘40
RONALD W. HELMINK, ’52 (Deceased)
PETER C. KOLE, ‘55
THOMAS A. McCABE. ‘33
VERNON R. McKISSACK, ’39 (Deceased)
NORMAN E. SCHNEIDER, ’45 (Deceased)
WAYNE C. TOROK, ’65
RALPH W. WOEHRMAN, ‘59
JANET (SMIK) YUNGMAN-BARKALOW, ‘58


1997

JEAN C. BLAKE, ’53 (Deceased)
SALLY A. CASKEY, FACULTY
GEORGE P. CATAVOLOS, ‘74
GEORGE E. EHLE, ’47 (Deceased)
DONNA EYMAN-FRIED, ‘61
FRANK J. JANCURA, FACULTY
FLORIAN MANAS, ’40 (Deceased)
JAY S. MIRANDA, ‘75


1998

LEROY COOPER, ’49 (Deceased)
JOSEPH A. COSTANZO, ‘50/FACULTY (Deceased)
JOSEPH A. LANESE, FACULTY (Deceased)
MAUREEN (LECKLIDER) MOSKALSKY, ’53
DONALD SENICH, ’47


1999

STEVEN CERNAN, ’35 (Deceased)
JACK J. HAWTHORNE, ’53
JOHN L. IACOBELLI, ’50
DAVID M. ONYSKO, ’73
MICHAEL SETTA, ‘57


2000

EDWARD D. CERVENAK, ’43
LARRY F. CHERNAUSKAS, FACULTY
EMILY (SCHELL) GREGOR, ’28 (Deceased)
DAVID P. JAKUPCA, ‘69
WAYNE F. ZIMMERMAN, 1/65


2001

ANITA (ALBRIGHT) BRINDZA, ‘61
NORMAN A. DURMA, ‘59
PETER M. JEDICK, ‘67
NIKOLA MARIC, FACULTY
DONALD F. SANTA-EMMA, ’56


2002

JOHN BARNHART, ’45 (Deceased)
DOROTHY (NOWAK) KITZEROW, ’38 (Deceased)
ROBERT A. LAZZARO, FACULTY
WAYNE M. LINEK, ‘71
JOHN C. REDMAN, ‘49


2003

TOM A. EARNEST, ‘57
GEORGE FITZPATRICK, 1/61
PETER J. PETTO, ’47 (Deceased)
LOUIS PIKULA, ‘52
RICHARD M. WAYTKO, ‘48


2004

FRED BECKER, ’40 (Deceased)
LINO J. DeANNA, ‘53
ADRIENNE (ALBRIGHT) HEINRICH, ‘55
EDWARD J. PALES, ’46 (Deceased)
MILA F. ROBERTS, ‘66


2005

PATRICK M. CLEARY, 1/55
MARK V. KEPLER, ‘66
DALE M. MEGGAS, ‘70
ALVA G. STONE, 1/49 (Deceased)
WALTER SWYRYDENKO, ’60


2006

NICHOLAS GEORGALIS, ’62
ERICK LUPSON, ’65
SUSAN (SANTA) MARELLA, ’65
RUDOLPH E. PUGLIESE, ’36 (Deceased)
WILLIAM A. WYNNE, 1/42


2007

MARIA (KAPS) HECKAMAN, ’60
DONALD J. KUENZER, 1/61
WILLIAM A. RIEDTHALER, ’66
JAMES S. SMITH, ’65
RICHARD S. VARGA, ‘46

2008

ELAINE (LUNT) BEDNAR, ‘73
CHARLES LAKOFSKY, ’40 (Deceased)
KATHLEEN NEHRENZ, ’70
PAUL ZAGARIA, ’65
DAVID ZEIH, 1/65

2009

HENRY “HANK” HALLER, ‘40
SHIRLEY (HAND) KLUN, ‘57
JOHN LONERO. ‘42
JAMES SCHAEFER, ‘40
KENNETH TRUMP, ‘80


2010

ELLEN DEPUY STANDAFER, ‘69
BRUCE WIRTENAN, ’65
NICHOLAS FRANKOVITS, 1/65
JOSEPH BAUER, ’42 (Deceased)
DANIEL HODERMARSKY, ’42 (Deceased)
 

2011

BARBARA (CERNAN) DANIELS, '62
ANN (DRAPOS) FRANGOS, '68
THOMAS F. PATTON, '71
KENNETH  SWADE, '58
EDWARD ZAJAC, '42 (Deceased)
 

 

   
 
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