WPHS Hall of Fame / Overview

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WPHS Hall of Fame

The White Plains High School Hall of Fame, initiated in 1996, honors White Plains High School graduates who have distinguished themselves in their chosen careers and/or have significantly and positively impacted the lives and welfare of their community. Each year, four to six distinguished alumni have been inducted into the Hall of Fame in a ceremony at White Plains High School. Their photos are displayed at the High School for all to see.

WPHS Hall of Fame Nomination Form

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2010 WPHS Hall of Fame Inductees
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Dr. Pickward J. Bash, Jr. '47

First African/American WPHS graduate to attend medical school & Westchester anesthesiologist for 50 years

Richard M. Gardella '53

Municipal lawyer & community leader

T. Alexander Aleinikoff '70

United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees

Eileen Naughton '75

Director of Media Sales, Google, Inc.

2009 WPHS Hall of Fame Inductees
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Alfred A. Renino '47
White Plains music teacher and conductor for 35 years

Honorable Joseph M. Delfino '50
Mayor of White Plains, 1998-2009

Eartha B. Williams '60
Counselor and mentor to White Plains youth

Jimmy Roberts '75
Emmy Award-winning sports journalist and broadcaster

2008 WPHS Hall of Fame Inductees
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Dr. William Homan '65

White Plains surgeon & founder, New York Bariatrics
(Posthumous Award)

Susan R. Katz '65
Founder & Executive Director, Westco Productions

Philip Kent '72
CEO, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

Lawrence Otis Graham '79
Author, attorney & broadcast commentator

2007 WPHS Hall of Fame Inductees
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Harry J. Russell '49
Much-honored social services & mental health administrator

Josephine Falcone '55
White Plains community & civil leader for more than 30 years

Jane Pincus '55
Women’s movement activist & co-author of the groundbreaking bestseller Our Bodies, Ourselves

Dr. Joseph Antin '70
Internationally renowned hematologist & pioneer in bone marrow transplant research

2006 WPHS Hall of Fame Inductees
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Eileen W. Johnson '44
Corporate executive & minority pioneer (Posthumous Award)

Dr. Lawrence J. Schneiderman '49
Physician, teacher & internationally recognized expert in medical ethics

Dr. William A. Bauman '68
Physician & researcher of veterans with spinal cord injuries

Dr. Martha Himmelfarb '70
Professor, author & scholar in ancient Judaism & Christianity

2005 WPHS Hall of Fame Inductees
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Frank X. Briante '23
Civic leader & president White Plains Board of Education (Posthumous Award)

Lenore Janis '51
Businesswoman &
president of Professional
Women in Construction

William Brown Jr. '54
Businessman &
White Plains Common Council member

Dr. Robert C. Della Rocca '58
Physician, teacher &
international humanitarian

2004 WPHS Hall of Fame Inductees
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James Jordan '48
Award-winning advertising executive & copywriter(Posthumous Award)
Thelma J. Washington '55
White Plains elementary school teacher & community activist (Deceased)
Dr. Andrew Arnold '70
Internationally recognized physician in endocrinology & leader in cancer research
William Wolfram '73
Internationally renowned concert pianist

2003 WPHS Hall of Fame Inductees
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Dr. Kenneth Trout '43
White Plains physician & community leader
(Posthumous Award)
Nicholas Wolff '69
White Plains businessman & community volunteer
David Sanger '78
Pulitzer prize-winning journalist, author and New York Times correspondent.
Dr. Yvette Rooks '84
Physician & teacher of Family & Sports Medicine

2002 WPHS Hall of Fame Inductees
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Frank McMahon '33
White Plains businessman & community leader
(Deceased)

Joseph DePaso '41
White Plains High School teacher for
32 years & community volunteer
(Posthumous Award)

Verdell Hilliard '47
White Plains school nurse for 20 years
& community volunteer

Steven Rosenthal '84
Founder of international volunteer organization

2001 WPHS Hall of Fame Inductees
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Pauline Oliva '44
White Plains Common Council member
& community leader

J. Bruce Llewellyn '45
Business & civic leader
(Deceased)

Milton Hoffman '46
Newspaper reporter & editor

Grover Jones '52
Major League baseball player & coach

2000 WPHS Hall of Fame Inductees
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Dr. Paul Carbone '49
Nationally recognized physician & scientist
(Deceased)

Theodore J. Lee '55
Local businessman & community leader

Craig Masback '73
Track champion & CEO of USA Track and Field

Mindy Kaufman '74
Flutist with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra

1999 WPHS Hall of Fame Inductees
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George Rooks '47
White Plains police captain & youth role model
(Posthumous Award)

John Zilembo '41
White Plains High School teacher & administrator

Barbara Vrooman '54
Community activist

Dave Marash '59
Emmy Award winning news correspondent

R. Malcolm Graham '63
NBA player, Superior Court judge &
community activist

1998 WPHS Hall of Fame Inductees
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Edwin Michaelian '24
Westchester County Executive & Mayor
of White Plains
(Posthumous Award)

Frank Becerra '45
Artist & political cartoonist
(Deceased)

Dr. Anthony Marano '52
White Plains cardiologist & community activist

Dr. Dinah Moché '54
Astronomer & author

Larry James '66
Olympic Medal winner
(Deceased)

Garrick Ohlsson '66
International concert pianist

1997 WPHS Hall of Fame Inductees
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Dr. Norman Scott '36
Computer pioneer, educator & author

Brian Wallach '47
White Plains businessman & community leader

Sister Jane Frances Brady '53
CEO, St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center

Harry Jefferson '53
Former White Plains High School teacher
& administrator

Jonathan Larson '78
Pulitzer Prize winning composer, "Rent"
(Posthumous Award)

1996 WPHS Hall of Fame Inductees
(Inaugural Year)
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Julia Wadsworth '21
Former White Plains High School teacher
(Deceased)

F. Richard Wolff '25
White Plains businessman & civic leader
(Posthumous Award)

Bob Ruger '31
White Plains community leader & activist
(Deceased)

George Grune '47
Chairman and CEO, Readers Digest

Isabel Villar '68
Founder & Director, White Plains Centro Hispano

Art Monk '76
NFL All-Star player

Members Listed Alphabetically

Name	Inducted	Graduated
T. Alexander Aleinikoff	2010	1970
Dr. Joseph Antin	2007	1970
Dr. Andrew Arnold	2004	1970
Frank Bacerra	1998	1945
Dr. Pickward J. Bash, Jr.	2010	1947
Dr. William A. Bauman	2006	1968
Sister Frances Brady	1997	1953
Frank X. Briante	2005	1923
William Brown, Jr.	2005	1964
Dr. Paul Carbone	2000	1949
Dr. Robert C. Della Rocca	2005	1958
Hon. Joseph M. Delfino	2009	1950
Joseph DePaso	2002	1941
Josephine Falcone	2007	1955
Richard M. Gardella	2010	1953
R. Malcolm Graham	1999	1963
George Grune	1996	1947
Verdell Hilliard	2002	1947
Dr. Martha Himmelfarb	2006	1970
Milton Hoffman	2001	1946
Dr. William Homan	2008	1965
Larry James	1998	1966
Lenore Janis	2005	1951
Harry Jefferson	1997	1953
Eileen W. Johnson	2006	1944
Grover Jones	2001	1952
James J. Jordan	2004	1948
Mindy Kaufman	2000	1974
Susan R. Katz	2008	1965
Philip Kent	2008	1972
Jonathan Larson	1997	1978
Theodore Lee	2000	1955
J. Bruce Llewellyn	2001	1945
Dr. Anthony Marano	1998	1952
Dave Marash	1999	1959
Craig Masback	2000	1973
Frank McMahon	2002	1933
Edward Michaelian	1998	1924
Dr. Dinah Moché	1998	1954
Art Monk	1996	1976
Eileen Naughton	2010	1975
Garrick Ohlsson	1998	1966
Pauline Oliva	2001	1944
Lawrence Otis Graham	2008	1979
Jane Pincus	2007	1955
Alfred A. Renino	2009	1947
Jimmy Roberts	2009	1975
George Rooks	1999	1947
Dr. Yvette Rooks	2003	1984
Steven Rosenthal	2002	1984
Bob Ruger	1996	1931
Harry J. Russell	2007	1949
David Sanger	2003	1978
Dr. Norman Scott	1997	1936
Dr. Lawrence J. Schneiderman	2006	1949
Dr. Kenneth Trout	2003	1943
Isabel Villar	1996	1968
Barbara Vrooman	1999	1954
Julia Wadsworth	1996	1921
Brian Wallach	1997	1947
Thelma J. Washington	2004	1955
Eartha A. Williams	2009	1960
Nick Wolff	2003	1969
Richard Wolff	1996	1925
William Wolfram	2004	1973
John Zilembo	1999	1941

Members Listed By Year Graduated

Graduated	Name	Inducted
1921	Wadsworth, Julia	1996
1923	Briante, Frank X.	2005
1924	Michaelian, Edwin	1998
1925	Wolff, Richard F.	1996
1931	Ruger, Bob	1996
1933	McMahon, Frank	2002
1936	Scott, Norman	1997
1941	DePaso, Joseph	2002
1941	Zilembo, John	1999
1943	Trout, Dr. Kenneth	2003
1944	Johnson, Eileen W.	2006
1944	Oliva, Pauline	2001
1945	Becerra, Frank	1998
1945	Llewellyn, J. Bruce	2001
1946	Hoffman, Milton	2001
1947	Bash, Jr., Dr. Pickward J.	2010
1947	Grune, George	1996
1947	Hilliard, Verdell	2002
1947	Renino, Alfred A.	2009
1947	Rooks, George D.	1999
1947	Wallach, Brian	1997
1948	Jordan, James J.	2004
1949	Carbone, Dr. Paul P.	2000
1949	Schneiderman, Dr. Lawrence J.	2006
1949	Russell, Harry J.	2007
1950	Delfino, Hon. Joseph M.	2009
1951	Janis, Lenore	2005
1952	Jones, Grover "Deacon"	2001
1952	Marano, Dr. Anthony	1998
1953	Brady, Sister Jane Frances	1997
1953	Gardella, Richard M.	2010
1953	Jefferson, Harry	1997
1954	Brown, Jr., William	2005
1954	Moché, Dr. Dinah	1998
1954	Vrooman, Barbara	1999
1955	Falcone, Josephine	2007
1955	Lee, Jr., Theodore J.	2000
1955	Pincus, Jane	2007
1955	Washington, Thelma J.	2004
1958	Della Rocca, Dr. Robert C.	2005
1959	Marash, Dave	1999
1960	Williams, Eartha A.	2009
1963	Graham, R. Malcolm	1999
1965	Homan, Dr. William	2008
1965	Katz, Susan R.	2008
1965	Naughton, Eileen	2010
1966	James, Larry	1998
1966	Ohlsson, Garrick	1998
1968	Bauman, Dr. William A.	2006
1968	Villar, Isabel	1996
1969	Wolff, Nicholas	2003
1970	Aleinikoff, T. Alexander	2010
1970	Antin, Dr. Joseph	2007
1970	Arnold, Dr. Andrew	2004
1970	Himmelfarb, Dr. Martha	2006
1972	Kent, Philip	2008
1973	Masback, Craig	2000
1973	Wolfram, William	2004
1974	Kaufman, Mindy	2000
1975	Roberts, Jimmy	2009
1976	Monk, Art	1996
1978	Larson, Jonathan	1997
1978	Sanger, David E.	2003
1979	Graham, Lawrence Otis	2008
1984	Rooks, Dr. Yvette	2003
1984	Rosenthal, Steven	2002

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