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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