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Do you know of a Wausau graduate who you feel has gone on to distinguish themself?

Complete the form below to nominate them for our Wausau School District Hall of Fame!

Nominations will go before a selection committee. Once a nominee is chosen, they will be recognized during the
District's Annual Twenty-Five Year Club and Retirement Banquet in the spring of each year.


 

Previous Hall Of Fame Recipients

2024 - Grace Stanke - Nuclear Engineer and Miss America 2023

2023 - Maggie Gau - Chief of Staff to Governor Tony Evers

2022 - Jay O. Rothman - Chairman & CEO, Foley & Lardner LLP
and President, University of Wisconsin System

2021 - Dr. Vanessa Bouché - Social Entrepreneur and Human Trafficking Scholar

2019 - Will Hsu - Ginseng Producer and Global Business Developer

2018 - Dr. Alexandra M. Nicholson - Researcher, Neurodegenerative Disorders

2017 - Shawn Laatsch - International Planetarium Leader

2016 - Michael Cepress - Fashion Designer, Artist, and Educator

2015 - Molly Moen - Nonprofit Organization Leader

2014 - Terrie Marie - Author and Producer

2013 - Stephen F. Brenton - Business and Health Care Leader

2012 - Chris Bangle - International Designer and Entrepreneur

2011 - Gini Sikes - Author and Journalist

2010 - Marissa Mayer - Global Business Leader

2009 - Mary Clare Freeman - Community Leader in the Arts and Education

2008 - Lee Witter - Military Leader / International Security Expert

2007 - Brian Heidel - International Humanitarian

2006 - Jamie Henke, PhD - Musician and Educator AND
Timothy Paustian, PhD - Scientist and Educator

2005 - Aaron C. Baumgardt - Community and Governmental Leader

2004 - Judsen R. Marquardt - Architect

2003 - Deborah Pick - Actor and Entrepreneur

2002 - Paul DeMain - Journalist / Political Activist

2001 - Richard D. Dudley - Entrepreneur and Philanthropist

2000 - David Graebel - Entrepreneur / Civic Leader

1999 - Margot Peters - Author and Educator

1998 - Dr. Gordon C. Marten - Research Agronomist and Educator

1997 - Billy Ying-Fook Moy - Artist, Entrepreneur, and Humanitarian

1996 - Mary Williams Walsh - International Journalist

1995 - Thomas J. Harrison, PhD - Author, Inventor, and Professor of Engineering

1994 - Carl L. Backer, MD – Pediatric Cardiovascular - Thoracic Surgeon

1993 - David R. Obey - Congressional Leader

1992 - David S. Ruder - Chairman, U.S. Securities Exchange Commission,  Attorney, and Professor of Law

1991 - Alfred C. (Al) Kiefer - Educator and Humanitarian

1990  - James Lawrence Hoyt - Communications Specialist

1989 - Former Mayor John Kannenberg - Civic Leader

1988 - Vice Admiral Frederick H. Schneider - Outstanding Service to
His Country

1987 - Stuart Phillip Keeler - Metallurgical Engineer

1986 - Elfrieda & Frank Ryhlick - Journalists, World Travelers, and Editors

1985 - Betty Foster - Humanitarian

1984 - Dr. Edward Thiel (posthumously) - Geo-Physicist

1983 - Dr. Harold P. Rusch - Professor of Oncology

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