1994 Hall of Honor
Max Falkenstien, LMHS Class of 1942
Broadcaster
Carl Knox, LMHS Class of 1935
Educator, USD 497 Superintendent
1995 Hall of Honor
John Hadl, LHS Class of 1958
Professional Football Player
Ethan Smith, LMHS Class of 1952
Businessman, Community Volunteer
Bill Snead, LHS Class of 1955
Editor, Photo Journalist
Neal Wherry, Staff 1932-1963
Educator, LMHS/LHS Principal
1996 Hall of Honor
Paul Coker, LMHS Class of 1947
Cartoonist, Creator of Chesty Lion
Ralph Houk, LMHS Class of 1938
Professional Baseball Player & Manager
Sara Paretsky, LHS Class of 1964
Author, Creator of V.I. Warshawski Series
Al Woolard, Staff 1950-1976
Educator. LMHS/LHS Football Coach
1997 Hall of Honor
Paul Endacott, LMHS Class of 1919
President, Phillips Petroleum
Alice Fowler, LMHS Class of 1952
USD 497 Board Member
Dr. Elmer McCollum, LMHS Class of 1900
Scientist
Fred Six, LMHS Class of 1947
Justice, Kansas Supreme Court
1998 Hall of Honor
Dr. Ray Clark, LMHS Class of 1954
Orthodontist, President LLAA
Larry Hatfield, LHS Class of 1958
Businessman, School Board Member
Olin Petefish, LMHS Class of 1930
Attorney at Law
Dolph Simons, LMHS Class of 1947
Editor/Publisher, Lawrence Journal-World
1999 Hall of Honor
Hank Booth, LHS Class of 1964
Broadcaster, Community Volunteer
Alan Mulally, LHS Class of 1963
Engineer, Sr. Vice-President The Boeing Co.
Bill Nieder, LMHS Class of 1952
Olympic Athlete, Businessman
Joie Stapleton, LMHS Class of 1924
Educator, KU Professor of Physical Education
2000 Hall of Honor
Rich Clarkson, LMHS Class of 1950
NCAA Sports Photographer
Robert Docking, LMHS Class of 1943
Kansas Governor, Banker
Susan Hadl, LHS Class of 1975
Police Officer, Community Volunteer
Martha Demeritt Parker, LMHS Class of 1945
Author, Historian
2001 Hall of Honor
George Brown, LMHS Class of 1944
Colorado Lt. Governor, Tuskeegee Airman
J. Tate Clark, LMHS Class of 1932
President, Phillips Petroleum
Robert Ellsworth, LMHS Class of 1943
Congressman, US Ambassador to NATO
Robert “Bobby” Lee, LHS Class of 1964
Founder Lawrence Boys and Girls Club
Warren Hodges, LMHS Class of 1939
General, US Army, Decorated Combat Veteran
2002 Hall of Honor
Don (Red Dog) Gardner, LHS Class of 1956
Founder Red Dog Days, Police Officer
Steven Johnston, LHS Class of 1982
Author/Illustrator
Srinija Srinivasan, LHS Class of 1989
Vice President, Editor-In-Chief, Yahoo Inc.
Elden Tefft, LMHS Class of 1939
Sculptor/Educator
2003 Hall of Honor
Mary Demerrit Gordon, LMHS Class of 1951
Teacher of Blind/Visually Impaired Students
Danny Manning, LHS Class of 1984
Professional Basketball Player
Kris Sperry MD, LHS Class of 1971
Forensic Pathologist
2004 Hall of Honor
Andrew Benton, LHS Class of 1970
President, Pepperdine University
Erin Pattee Brockovich-Ellis, LHS Class of 1978
Advocate, Inspired movie bearing her name
Erv Hodges, LMHS Class of 1946
City of Lawrence Mayor, Lt Colonel USMC
Ron Hurst, LMHS Class of 1956
Community Volunteer and Advocate
2005 Hall of Honor
Rick Morris, LHS Class of 1971
Federal and Municipal Firefighter
Ron Olin, LHS Class of 1968
Lawrence Police Chief, Counter-Terrorism Expert
Max Rife, Staff 1956-1991
LHS Coach, Teacher, Administrator
Rick Trapp, LHS Class of 1965
FBI Agent, Prosecutor, Douglas County Sheriff
2006 Hall of Honor
Mark Booth, LHS Class of 1974
Chairman, CEO Netjets
Clyde Bysom, LMHS Class of 1936
Musician, Band Leader
Leonard Clark, LHS Class of 1960
LHS Teacher and Coach, WSU Assistant Athletic Director
Dennis Reardon, LHS Class of 1962
Playwrite, Professor of Playwriting
Doug Coffin, LHS Class of 1964
American Contemporary Indian Artist
2007 Hall of Honor
Jane Bodle, LHS Class of 1977
Actress, Singer (Broadway and Film)
David Booth, LHS Class of 1964
Founder, Chairman, CEO, CIO Dimensional Fund Advisors
Brian McClendon, LHS Class of 1982
Vice President, Google; Director of Engineering, Google Earth
Chris Piper, LHS Class of 1983
Broadcaster, Businessman, Athlete
2008 Hall of Honor
Rex Johnson, LMHS Class of 1950
Douglas County Sheriff, Mentor to Youth
John McGrew, LMHS Class of 1956
Real Estate, Developer, Nature Preserver
Chuck Mead, LHS Class of 1979
Singer, Songwriter, Founder BR549
Michael Miner MD, LHS Class of 1961
Neurosurgeon, Author, Professor
2009 Hall of Honor
Adam Brock, LHS Class of 1994
United States Navy SEAL Officer
Ben Hall, LMHS Class of 1950
Pioneered Genetic Engineering in Yeast
Joe Flannery, LHS Class of 1968
Businessman, President Weaver’s, Inc
2010 Hall of Honor
Sam Campbell, LHS Class of 1966
Just one person trying to make a difference
Dr Larry Kwak MD PhD, LHS Class of 1977
Physican and Scientist, Cancer Vaccine Pioneer
Steve Scheid, LHS Class of 1971
Chairman of Janus Capital Group
Wesley B. Walker, LHS Class of 1954
Three Sport Champion
2011 Hall of Honor
Gene Burnett, LMHS Class of 1937
Lawrence Businessman, Philanthropist
Judith A K Harmony, LHS Class of 1961
Biomedical Scientist, Advocate for Girls and Young Women
Roberta Smith, LHS Class of 1965
Art Critic, New York Times
Richard “Dick” Stanwix, LHS Class of 1949
Faith in community through a turbulent era
2012 Hall of Honor
Bart Ehrman PhD, LHS Class of 1973
Author, Scholar, Teacher
Rev. Robert Flannery, LHS Class of 1965
Priest, Church Leader, State and National Ecumenical Interreligous Officer
Idan Ginsburg, LHS Class of 1994
Astronomer, Educator, Poet
Andrew Godwin PhD, LHS Class of 1997
Professor, Scientist, Translational Cancer Research Pioneer
2013 Hall of Honor
The Honorable Srj Srinivasan, LHS Class of 1985
Judge, US Court of Appeals, DC Circuit
The Honorable Monti L. Belot III,LHS Class of 1961
Judge, US District Court, Kansas
Nancy (Knox) Todd, LHS Class of 1966
Colorado State Senator
Brady Tanner, LHS Class of 2001
World Special Olympic Gold Medalist
2014 Hall of Honor
Mark Bernhardt, MD, LHS Class of 1975
Orthopedic Spine Surgeon & Educator
Corinne Brinkerhoff, LHS Class of 1998
Television Writer, Producer
William C. “Bill” Brubaker, LHS Class of 1970
Firefighter, Regional Coordinator, Kansas Division of Emergency Management
Sarah Buxton, LHS Class of 1998
Singer, Songwriter, Recoding Artist
2015 Hall of Honor
Alan Clark Fisher, LMHS Class of 1940
Citizen
Sharyn Lewin, MD, LHS Class of 1993
Gynecologic Oncology Specialist
Thomas V. Murray, LHS Class of 1965
Lawyer
2016 Hall of Honor
Thomas Michael (Mike) Amyx, LHS Class of 1971
Businessman, Lawrence, Kansas Mayor
Selina Jackson, LHS Class of 1984
Nothing is Impossible
Dwayne W. Peaslee, LMHS Class of 1950
Business Manager Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union
2017 Hall of Honor
Captain Daniel L. Affalter, LHS Class of 1972
Lawrence Police Department
James E. Flory, LHS Class of 1966
Douglas County District Attorney & Commissioner, Assistant United States Attorney
Karen Hough Majidzadeh, LHS Class of 1985
Improviser, Entrepreneur, Author
2018 Hall of Honor
Z. Jamer Czupor, LHS Class of 1961
Entrepreneur and Writer
Wendy Taylor MPP, LHS Class of 1986
Global Health Innovation Leader
Lance Joseph Williams, PhD, LHS Class of 1967
Computer Graphics Pioneer
2019 Hall of Honor
Cathleen Carothers, LHS Class of 1991
Foreign Service Officer
Ashley Davis, LHS Class of 1994
Be True to Yourself and You will Never Fail
Pamela McElwee, LHS Class of 1988
Professor, Scholar, Environmentalist
2020-2021 Hall of Honor
No new inductees were named to the Hall of Honor in 2020 or 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
