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WALL OF FAME
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The Williamsville Wall of Fame was established in 2000 to honor district graduates who have distinguished themselves in their professions and in service to their communities.
The Williamsville Central School District dates back to 1893 and some members of the Wall of Fame are graduates of the original Williamsville High School. In 1950, the high school was moved to its current site on Main Street in the Village of Williamsville and is now home to South High School. As the population in the area grew, so too did the school district. In 1968, North High School opened its doors to students followed in 1975 by East High School. The Wall of Fame honors graduates from all three high schools, as well as those from the original high school.
Members of the Williamsville Wall of Fame are listed below, by year of Induction with their profession at the time they were selected. The 2009 Induction took place on November 13, 2009.
The next Wall of Fame induction will take place in 2011. If you would like to nominate a Williamsville graduate for consideration, a printable nomination form is available here. 2009
Williamsville East High School:
Curan Bonham (Class of 1997) – Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellow, Congressional Hunger Center/Bioversity International
Anthony J. Casuccio (Class of 1987) - Music Producer; Founder and Principal Sound Engineer, Xtream Audio Mastering
Michael Rossetti (Class of 1977) - Attorney and Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Nirav R. Shah, M.D., M.P.H. (Class of 1990) - Assistant Professor of Medicine and Associate Director for Research at New York University School of Medicine, and Associate Investigator at the Geisinger Center for Health Research
Williamsville North High School:
Daniel Terry Mank (Class of 1981) -Founder & President, ZITEC, Inc., a manufacturing company and defense contractor
Daniel Mittleman, Ph.D. (Class of 1976) -Associate Professor in the College of Computing & Digital Media, DePaul University, Chicago
Deborah A. Roess, Ph.D. (Class of 1969) - Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University
Eric L. Stewart (Class of 1983) - Middle School Principal, Loudoun County Public Schools, VA
Williamsville South High School:
Mark Danni (Class of 1984) -Artistic Director; Conductor; Broadway Musician
Christopher J. Lucas, Ph.D. (Class of 1958) - Professor, College of Education & Health Professions, University of Arkansas
Sherry Margolis (Class of 1973) -Television News Anchor, Detroit, MI
Dan H. Sanes, Ph.D. (Class of 1974) - Professor & Neuroscientist, Center for Neural Science, New York University
Joshua Sanes, Ph.D. (Class of 1966) - Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology; Paul J. Finnegan Family Director, Center for Brain Science, Harvard University
2000
Neil Abercrombie (South HS, 1955) United States Congressman, Hawaii
Christopher Braun (North HS, 1984) General Manger, Braun Oldsmobile (Buffalo NY)
William L. Christie (South HS, 1962) Conductor; Professor, Paris Conservatory
JoAnn R. DiNoto (East HS, 1984) Lieutenant, Amherst (NY) Police Department
John C. Feuz (deceased, South HS, 1961) Businessman, Buffalo, NY
Seth Godin (East HS, 1978) President, Yoyodyne
Marvin K. Malek, M.D. (North HS, 1969) Medical Director, South Troy (NY) Health Center
Joanne Schlosser (North HS, 1976) Author; President, Food Allergy Awareness Institute
Robert Williams Leland, PhD. (South HS, 1981) Department Manager, Sandia National Laboratories
Carol Wincenc (South HS, 1967) Musician; Professor of Flute, Julliard School of Music, NY
David Young (East HS, 1987) Former Executive Director, Buffalo Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.
2001
David J. Altman, M.D., Ph.D. (North HS, 1979) Vice President of Clinical Affairs & Chief Medical Officer, Cognigen Corp.
Douglas R. Bacon, M.D. (East HS, 1977) Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic
Edward Norman Hirsch (deceased; Williamsville HS, 1939) Linebacker for the original Buffalo Bills NFL Football Team
Linda Gail Kent (South HS, 1964) Ballet Dancer/Teacher
Marc Lacey (South HS, 1983) Washington Correspondent for the New York Times
Ronald E. LaPorte, Ph.D. (South HS, 1967) Professor, Pediatrics and Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh
Stephen R. Lewis, Jr., Ph.D. (South HS, 1956) President, Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota (retired)
Wendie Malick (South HS, 1968) Movie and television Actress
Trey Measer (South HS, 1968) President and Publisher, Bee Publications, Williamsville, NY
Joyce Carol Oates (South HS, 1956) Award-winning Author; Professor at Princeton University
Christopher A. Warlick, Ph.D. (East HS, 1987)University of Minnesota Medical School 2003
Bill Cole, MS, MA (South HS, 1972) Founder and CEO of Procoach Systems; author and motivational speaker
Leonard M. Castrianno (East HS, 1989; deceased-9/11/01) Junior stockbroker, Cantor Fitzgerald, World Trade Center, New York
Kathleen Kiesel Flemming (East HS, 1978) Banker and entrepreneur
David Kim (North HS, 1981) Concertmaster, Philadelphia Orchestra
Robert S. Kinkel (South HS, 1975) Music director and founding member of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Kelvin H. Lee, PhD. (North HS, 1987) Associate Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University
Kevin Leman, PhD. (South HS, 1961) Internationally known psychologist, author, speaker, and television personality
Richard Lewis (North HS, 1977) President and CEO, White Directory Publishers
Todd Marchant (East HS, 1991) Professional hockey player, NHL Columbus Blue Jackets
Paul A. Povlock (North HS, 1980) Commanding Officer, USS San Francisco, United States Navy
Jonathan Ralston (South HS 1977) Award winning journalist and political commentator
Craig Schorr (East HS, 1986) International strategy consultant & financial services manager; Naval Reserve Officer
Lynn M. Steinbrenner, M.D. (North HS, 1972) Chief of Oncology, Veteran’s Administration WNY Healthcare System
Faith Ryan Whittlesey (South HS, 1956) Former United States Ambassador to Switzerland
2005
Matthew R. Abbott (South HS, 1980) NASA Flight Director, Houston TX
Jamie Adair (Williamsville High School, 1934) United States Navy, Rear Admiral; WWII Veteran (Deceased)
Vincent L. Cryns, M.D. (East HS, 1979) Associate Professor, Division of Endocrinology, Northwestern University, Chicago IL
Gregory R. D’Alba (North HS, 1976) Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, CNN Advertising & Sales
James Dombrowski (South HS, 1981) Professional Athlete; NFL New Orleans Saints (Ret.)
Wendy Domster (North HS, 1976) Santa Clara (CA) Fire Department, Firefighter
Joan Pluzdrak Dorn, Ph.D. (South HS, 1972) Associate Professor, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine-School of Public Health and Health Professions at the State University of New York, University at Buffalo
Marla Eglowstein Rich, M.D. (South HS, 1975) High Risk Maternal Fetal Physician; Founder, Maternal-Fetal Medicine Service, St. Peter’s Hospital, Albany, NY
Patricia Flanagan, M.D. (North HS, 1975) Pediatrician; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Brown Medical School, Providence RI
Thomas Mockaitis, Ph.D. (North HS, 1973) Professor of History and former Department Chair, DePaul University, Chicago IL
Erin M. Peradatto (East HS, 1977) New York State Supreme Court Justice, Buffalo NY
John B. Sheffer, II (South HS, 1966) Founder and former Executive Director of the Institute for Local Governance and Regional Growth at the State University of New York, University at Buffalo
Janet Snyder (East HS, 1983) Radio Personality/ Morning Show Host, WKSE-FM, Buffalo NY
Wende Westinghouse Logan-Young, M.D. (South HS, 1953) Diagnostic Radiologist and founder of The Elizabeth Wende Breast Clinic, Rochester NY
David Wright (East HS, 1982) ABC News Correspondent, London
2007
