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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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2018 WPHS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEESHALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONYThursday, October 25, 20183:00pmWPHS Library/Media CenterFRANK A. BRUNI, Class of 1953 - For more than 50 years, Mr. Bruni has been a prominent community leader of many local organizations including the White Plains Hospital, the White Plains YMCA and the White Plains Board of Education.
STEVEN BARUCH, Class of 1956 - Mr. Baruch has produced more than 80 Broadway shows including Driving Miss Daisy, The Producers, Angels in America and Hairspray for which he has won multiple Tony Awards.
LENA ANDERSON, Class of 1965 - A former educator at Woodlands High School for more than 30 years, Ms. Anderson-Lee is President of the White Plains-Greenburgh Chapter of the NAACP.
RICHARD SCHLESINGER, Class of 1972 - As a broadcast journalist, Mr. Schlesinger has covered many high profile world events for CBS News for more than 30 years and has won 10 Emmy Awards.
2017 WPHS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
(Click on inductee’s name for expanded biography)Award-winning stage, film & television actor(Posthumous Award)Physician & Dean of the Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolProducer of award-winning moviesPresident of Turner Broadcasting2013 WPHS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
(Click on inductee’s name for expanded biography)World renowned epidemiologistWP Administrator for 30 yearsAuthor & Broadcast JournalistPresident & CEO, Urban League of Westchester2012 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 administrator(Deceased)Former member WP Common Council
& WP Board of Educationauthor of the groundbreaking Our Bodies, OurselvesPhysician & researcher of bone marrow transplantation
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 Council(Deceased)Physician, 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 leader(Deceased)Newspaper reporter & educator(Deceased)Major 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)White Plains community activist
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)(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
2002194720061970200119462008196519981966200519511997195320061944Dr. Robert Johnson201719642001195220041948Georgia Kacandes201719772000197420081965200819721997197820001955David Levy 2018198020011945199819521999195920001973200219331998192419981954201219561996197620101975199819662001194420081979200719552012197520091947200919751999194720031984200219841996193120071949Sorraya E. Sampson 2013
1984
20031978199719362006194920031943199619681999195419961921Ralph Waite2017194619971947200419552009196020031969199619252004197319991941Graduated 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 1946 Waite, Ralph 2017 1947 Bash, Jr., Dr. Pickward J. 2010 1947 Grune, George 1996 1947 Halstead, Dr. Scott 2013 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 Davis, M. Howard 2013 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 1956 Moore, Oscar 2012 1958 Della Rocca, Dr. Robert C. 2005 1959 Marash, Dave 1999 1960 Williams, Eartha A. 2009 1963 Graham, R. Malcolm 1999 1964 Johnson, Dr. Robert L. 2017 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 H. 2007 1970 Arnold, Dr. Andrew 2004 1970 Himmelfarb, Dr. Martha 2006 1971 Benziger, Robert B. 2012 1972 Kent, Philip 2008 1973 Corwin, Dr. Steven J. 2012 1973 Masback, Craig 2000 1973 Wolfram, William 2004 1974 Kaufman, Mindy 2000 1975 Naughton, Eileen 2010 1975 Prysock, Jody Cohan 2012 1975 Roberts, Jimmy 2009 1976 Monk, Art 1996 1977 Kacandes, Georgia 2017 1977 Corn, David 2013 1978 Larson, Jonathan 1997 1978 Sanger, David E. 2003 1979 Graham, Lawrence Otis 2008 1980 Levy, David 2017 1984 Dr. Yvette Rooks 2003 1984 Rosenthal, Steven C. 2002 1984 Sampson, Sorraya E. 2013
