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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.
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2013 WPHS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
(Click on inductee’s name for expanded biography)
expert in Dengue Fever
Education Programs for 30 years
Author, broadcast journalist &
Washington Bureau Chief - Mother JonesSORRAYA E. SAMPSON ‘84President & CEO,
Urban League of Westchester
2012 WPHS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
(Click on inductee’s name for expanded biography)
U.S. Olympian runner & honored
college track & field coach
Founder & Partner, Benziger Family Winery
CEO, New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Director, Language, Cultural & Disability Services,
NYU Langone Medical Center
2010 WPHS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
(Click on inductee's name for expanded biography)First African/American WPHS graduate to attend medical school & Westchester anesthesiologist for 50 years
Municipal lawyer & community leader
United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees
Director of Media Sales, Google, Inc.
2009 WPHS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES(Click on inductee's name for expanded biography)
2008 WPHS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES(Click on inductee's name for expanded biography)White Plains surgeon & founder
New York Bariatrics
(Posthumous Award)Author, attorney & broadcast commentator
2007 WPHS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES(Click on inductee's name for expanded biography)Social services & mental health administratorFormer member WP Common Council
& WP Board of Education
2006 WPHS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES(Click on inductee's name for expanded biography)Civic leader & President
White Plains Board of Education
(Posthumous Award)Physician, teacher & internationally
recognized expert in medical ethics
2005 WPHS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
(Click on inductee's name for expanded biography)Civic leader & President WP Board of Education
(Posthumous Award)Businessman & member
White Plains Common CouncilPhysician, teacher &
international humanitarian in ophthalmology
2004 WPHS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES(Click on inductee's name for expanded biography)White Plains elementary school teacher for 30 years
& community activist
(Deceased)Dr. Andrew Arnold ‘70
Internationally recognized physician in endocrinology &
leader in cancer researchInternationally renowned concert pianist
2003 WPHS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES(Click on inductee's name for expanded biography)White Plains physician & community volunteer
(Posthumous Award)White Plains businessman & community volunteerPulitzer Prize-winning journalist &
White House Correspondent
for The New York Times
2002 WPHS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES(Click on inductee's name for expanded biography)White Plains businessman & community leader
(Deceased)WPHS teacher for 32 years & community volunteer
(Posthumous Award)White Plains school nurse for 20 years &
community volunteerFounder of Cross-Cultural Solutions,
an international volunteer organization
2001 WPHS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES(Click on inductee's name for expanded biography)White Plains community leaderNewspaper reporter & educatorMajor League baseball player & coach
2000 WPHS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES(Click on inductee's name for expanded biography)Physician & cancer research scientist
(Deceased)White Plains business leader & civic activistTrack champion, sports broadcaster &
CEO, USA Track & Field
1999 WPHS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
(Click on inductee's name for expanded biography)White Plains police captain & mentor to youth
(Posthumous Award)
1998 WPHS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
(Click on inductee's name for expanded biography)Westchester County Executive & Mayor of White Plains
(Posthumous Award)Artist & political cartoonist
(Deceased)Astronomer & authorInternational concert pianist
1997 WPHS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES(Click on inductee's name for expanded biography)Computer pioneer & educatorWhite Plains businessman & civic leaderPresident & CEO,
St. Joseph Hospital & Medical CenterWhite Plains High School teacher &
administrator for 38 yearsPulitzer Prize winning playwright, “Rent”
(Posthumous Award)
1996 WPHS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES(Click on inductee's name for expanded biography)White Plains businessman & community leader
(Posthumous Award)(Deceased)NFL All-Star player
Members Listed AlphabeticallyNameInductedGraduated2010197020071970200419701998194520101947200619681997195320121971200519232005196420001949David Corn 2013
1977
20121971M. Howard Davis 2013
1954
20051958200919502002194120071955201019531999196319961947Dr. Scott Halstead 2013
1947
20021947200619702001194620081965199819662005195119971953200619442001195220041948200019742008196520081972199719782000195520011945199819521999195920001973200219331998192419981954201219561996197620101975199819662001194420081979200719552012197520091947200919751999194720031984200219841996193120071949Sorraya E. Sampson 2013
1984
2003197819971936200619492003194319961968199919541996192119971947200419552009196020031969199619252004197319991941
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