Kenmore East Hall of Distinction
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2018 Inductees
coming soon…
2017 Inductees
- David Bolinsky 1970 – Founder, Director of e.mersion studios, LLC
- Glenn Butler 1975 – Food Service Industry Executive, Community Servant
- Matthew Etu 1995 – Structural Design Engineer
- Dr. Mark Frank 1979 – Chair, Communications Department SUNYAB
- Dr. David Lindeman 1970 – Director, Health Care at Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society
- Dr. Robert Nelson 1979 – Department Chair, Hotel, Restaurant & Institutional Management, University of Delaware
- Dr. Mary Pittman 1970 – President and CEO, Public Health Institute
- Geno Principe 1974 – Managing Partner, The Mansion
2016 Inductees
Due to unavoidable scheduling conflicts, the Induction Ceremonies for the Hall of Distinction did not take place this year.
2015 Inductees
- Sandy Avery Barton, 1969
- Kenneth Brink, 1966
- Bernie Bunny, 1968
- Kevin Foster, 1981
- Daniel Glushefski, 1976
- William Hein, 1967
- Mark McEwen, 1975
- David Van Knapp, 1964
2014 Inductees
- Russ Cooper – ’73, Director of Acoustics – C13
- Kevin Harms – ’76, Colonel USAF (retired), Independent Consultant
- John Mika – ’72, President / Founder – Teacher’s Pet
- Brian Murphy – ’81, Commander, US Navy (retired), Environmental Advocate
- Jill Donnelley Tomsic – ‘ 74 (posthumously), School / Community Advocate
- David Walter – ’77, Global Business Manager – DuPont Corp
- E. Daniel Walther – ’77, Community Servant
2013 Inductees
- Dr. Robert Boyd, 1965
- Pamela Fishback Christie, 1971
- Don Fishback, 1974
- Gigi Grizanti, 1980
- David Hilfiker, 1962
- Jim Keller, 1975
- Brian Martin, 1980
- Bill Munson, 1968
2012 Inductees
- James Burns, 1967, Vietnam Veteran, Community Servant
- Carl Calabrese, 1970, Consultant, former Deputy County Executive
- Dr. Robert Greene, 1969, Biology Department Chair, Niagara University
- Honorable Melissa Lin Jones, 1988, Administrative Appeals Judge
- Dr. Deborah Myers, 1973, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brown University
- James Oberg, 1962, Space Engineer, Consultant
- Andrew SanFilipo, 1969, New York State Deputy Comptroller
- Frank Williams, 1960, Regional Vice President, The Marriott Corp., Community Servant
2011 Inductees
- Judy Elliott, 1978, Chief Academic Officer; Los Angeles Unified School District
- Robert Engel, 1971, President and CEO; CoBank, Boulder,Colo.
- Ken Friedman, 1972, Partner and Practice Area Leader; Hodgson Russ, LLP
- Dale Goodrich, 1976, Lead Systems Engineer; The Mitre Corporation, Marine Corps Program
- Marc Panepinto, 1983, Partner; Cantor, Lukasik, Dolce & Panepinto
- Ross Runfola, 1961, Professor; Medaille College; Poet, Attorney, Journalist
- James Turner, 1981, Vice President; Surgical and Cardiac Care Services, Erie County Medical Center
2010 Inductees
- Jon Luther, 1961, CEO (retired) and Chairman of the Board; Dunkin Brands, Inc.
- Robert LaMendola, 1962, President and CEO; Surety and Construction Ins. Div., St. Paul Companies (retired); Senior Advisor to Renaissance Reinsurance, Ltd.
- Donald Ogilvie, 1963, District Superintendent; First Supervisory District, Erie1 BOCES
- Mark Farrell, 1965, Senior Justice; Town of Amherst; Innovator of therapeutic justice programs
- Mary Lynn Dobmeier Lenz, 1973, President and CEO; Professional Business Bank, Pasadena, Calif.
- Duane Paddock, 1982, President and CEO; Paddock Chevrolet
- Gregory Peck, 1987, ISS Systems Manager; NASA
