Past Inductees
Sam Andrews Educational Hall of Fame
Past Inductees
(chronological order)
Samuel E. Andrews
Bowerton H.S. 1934 to 1936 – Teacher and Coach
Magnolia H.S. 1936 to 1939 – Teacher and Coach
Strasburgh H.S. 1939 to 1941 – Teacher and Coach
Wilbur Wright H.S. 1941 to 1943 – Teacher and Coach
Oakwood H.S. 1943 to 1977 – Teacher and Coach
42 years of teaching in Ohio
34 years at Oakwood High School
Maria Bender - 1981 Inductee
Senior High EnglishTeacher
Walter Scheidt – 1982 Inductee
Dedicated Booster of the Oakwood City Schools
Josephine Sipe – 1982 Inductee
English and Physical Education Teacher
Betty Cox – 1983 Inductee
Physical Education Teacher
Catherine Hadeler – 1983 Inductee
English Teacher, Guidance Counselor, and Dean of Women
J. Mack Hummon – 1984 Inductee
Teacher, Dean of Boys, Coach, Assistant Principal
Elmer R. Barlett – 1985 Inductee
Elementary School Principal
Frederick Walker – 1985 Inductee
Band Director
Alice Woods Ash – 1986 Inductee
Secretary, Guidance Department
Earl B. “Red” Gardner, Jr. – 1986 Inductee
Teacher, Guidance Counselor, Coach
Bess L. Hayner – 1987 Inductee
Biology and Physical Education Teacher, Athletic Director and Coach
John Martin – 1987 Inductee
Speech and Drama Coach, Spanish Teacher
Oliver B. Sipe – 1988 Inductee
Teacher
Carolyn McAngell - 1989 Inductee
Director of Guidance
Roger Pack - 1990 Inductee
High School Principal
Howard Carr - 1991 Inductee
OJHS History and Geography Teacher
William Wilkinson - 1991 Inductee
Junior High Principal
Reiss Keck - 1992 Inductee
Teacher/Assistant Principal
Dr. C. Daniel Raisch – 1992 Inductee
Superintendent of Schools
John Lewis - 1993 Inductee
Teacher, Principal
Gretchen Smalley - 1993 Inductee
Elementary School Principal
Lou K. Weber - 1993 Inductee
Art Teacher
Arthur E. Claggett - 1994 Inductee
Superintendent of Schools
Edward T. Cook - 1994 Inductee
Physical Education Teacher, Coach
Myriam Margaret Page - 1994 Inductee
High School Teacher
L. Richard Carmichael - 1995 Inductee
High School Art Teacher
Richard H. Hackman - 1995 Inductee
Elementary School Principal
Mary E. Penny - 1995 Inductee
Kindergarten Teacher
Wilhelmine Mohme - 1996 Inductee
Teacher, Elementary School Principal
Virginia L. Ronald – 1996 Inductee
Elementary and Secondary Teacher
Verda V. Sieber – 1996 Inductee
Elementary Teacher
Wanda M. Ford – 1997 Inductee
Administrative Secretary to the Superintendent
Sally Wampler – 1997 Inductee
Art Teacher
E. Bennett Owen – 1997 Inductee
Art Teacher
Mary G. Bumstead – 1998 Inductee
Elementary Teacher
Mary M. Creamer – 1998 Inductee
Elementary Teacher
Howard “Howie” D. Sales – 1998 Inductee
High School Teacher and Coach
Donald C. Eifert – 1999 Inductee
Music Teacher and Guidance Counselor
Jerome “Jerry” R. Millhouse – 1999 Inductee
Elementary Teacher
Robert M. Pool – 1999 Inductee
Junior and Senior High School Teacher
Jane C. Leigh - 2000 Inductee
Junior and Senior High School Teacher
Linda Dill Parker - 2000 Inductee
Junior and Senior High School Teacher
Judith M. Bleses - 2001 Inductee
Elementary School Librarian, IMC Director and Teacher
Elva K. Holmes - 2001 Inductee
Elementary School Teacher
Timothy J. Ilg - 2001 Inductee
Superintendent of Schools
Jayne G. Lutz - 2002 Inductee
Junior/Senior High School Guidance Counselor, Teacher, Coach
Albert M. Hoffman - 2002 Inductee
High School Teacher
Jerry Doty – 2003 Inductee
Elementary Teacher
Marthel R. McLaughlin – 2003 Inductee
Elementary Teacher
Nancy Bufkin Soloski – 2003 Inductee
Elementary Teacher
Marty Ebeling – 2004 Inductee
High School Teacher and Coach
Floretta Menchen – 2004 Inductee
Elementary Teacher
Carl Reichert – 2004 Inductee
Teacher and Athletic Director
Cyrus Spurlino – 2004 Inductee
Philanthropist
Janet Clark – 2005 Inductee
Elementary Teacher
Alois “Chip” Seidl – 2005 Inductee
Teacher and Coach
Robert Whiteside – 2006 Inductee
Physical Education Teacher
Warner Simpson – 2007 Inductee
School Psychologist and Director of Educational Services
Ralph Furguson – 2007 Inductee
High School Teacher
Richard Grigsby – 2008 Inductee
High School Teacher and Coach
Pamela S. Lahman – 2009 Inductee
Elementary Teacher
Lester Steinlage – 2009 Inductee
High School Teacher
Judy A. Hennessey, Ph. D. – 2010 Inductee
Superintendent of Schools
Carolyn Mowry – 2010 Inductee
Elementary Teacher
Ann Simpson – 2010 Inductee
Elementary Teacher
William L. Henry – 2011 Inductee
Elementary Principal
Candis Pees – 2011 Inductee
Teacher and Coach
Ed L. Bowman – 2012 Inductee
Principal, Director of Educational Services and Superintendent
Robert F. Morgan – 2012 Inductee
Teacher and Coach
Janet L. Achbach – 2013 Inductee
Junior and Senior High Teacher
Joseph R. Boyle, Jr. – 2013 Inductee
High School Principal
Joseph R. Suter – 2013 Inductee
High School Teacher
Elaine G. Long – 2014 Inductee
High School Teacher
P. Thomas Griffith – 2014 Inductee
Art Teacher
Deborah Corpus – 2016 Inductee
High School Teacher
Christine Murphy – 2016 Inductee
Elementary School Teacher
Joseph Gural – 2016 Inductee
High School Teacher
Lewis Parlett – 2016 Inductee
Elementary School Custodian
Lucy Pine - 2018 Inductee
Edwin D. Smith Elementary 6th Grade Language Arts and Social Studies Teacher
Mary Jo Scalzo - 2018 Inductee
Harman School Principal
Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
Superintendent of Oakwood City Schools
Janet Block - 2020 Inductee
Lange School Kindergarten Teacher
Nance Bradds - 2020 Inductee
E.D. Smith Elementary School Principal
Randy Neff - 2020 Inductee
Oakwood High School Teacher, Oakwood Junior High School Athletic Director, Coach
Deb Anderson - 2022 Inductee
Elementary School Music Teacher 1988-2011
Nanci Koepke
Lange School Administrative Assistant 2000 - 2018
Doug Schivley
Oakwood Junior High School School Counselor, Social Studies Teacher, Coach 1980-2005