The Class of 2011 Inductees into the Wethersfield Academic Hall of Fame:
Retired Staff Members
Mike Palanos 1974- 2010
Roger Mann 1970 - 20 ?
Wethersfield Graduates
1. Louis Little - Class of 1937: Lou is a local entrepreneur, farmer, developer and his great-grandfather was part of the original Wethersfield settlement in 1837
2. Sergeant Floyd Blanks (Ret)- Class of 1977- Floyd retired as one of the most decorated drug enforcement officers in the history of the Illinois State Police
3. Hans Hamilton - Class of 1979- Intelligence and Enemy Weapons Specialist for both the federal government and private sector
4. Colonel Taz Olson - Class of 1982- US Marine Corps helicopter pilot flying combat missions during all of the recent conflicts
5. Michael Tanzillo - Class of 1993- Aerospace Engineer providing launch day operations for various missions
The Class of 2010 Inductees into the Wethersfield Academic
Hall of Fame:
Retired Staff Members
Loren Lindstrom: Bus driver from 1959 - 2002
Robert Bickhaus: Band director from 1949 - 1979
Wethersfield Graduates
Jane Nosal: Class of 1976 - a dermatologist at The Everett Clinic in Everett, Wash.,
and Clinical Assistant Professor of the Department of Medicine, Division of
Dermatology at the University of Washington School of Medicine, in Seattle
Sue (Verschage) Haka: Class of 1967 - Professor of Accounting and Assistant Dean of the College of Business at Michigan State
Mike Ouart: Class of 1969 - Vice Provost for Extension at the University of
Missouri at Columbia
Ned Hubbard: Class of 1969 - an optometrist living and practicing in Kewanee
Carol Gleich: Class of 1952 - holds three degrees from the
University of Iowa where she served as Assistant Professor in the Pathology
Department and Director of the Clinical Laboratory Services Program for 10
years. She joined the U.S. Public Health Service in 1977 where she served as
U.S. Project Officer to the U.S./Russian Health Committee and was U.S.
Project Officer assigned to the Egyptian Ministry of Health from 1978 to
1988
Robert Kuzminski: Class of 1956 - director of bands and choruses in the
U.S. Air Force.
The Class of 2009 Inductees into the Wethersfield Academic
Hall of Fame:
Retired Staff Members
Miriam Gustafson: elementary teacher from 1957-1980
Wayne Pillen: principal from 1966-2001
Wethersfield Graduates
Marshall Martin: Class of 1962- Professor of Agriculture at Purdue
University Donald Layman: Class of 1968- Professor of Nutrition
at University of Illinois
Chip McNeill: Class of 1978: Professor of Jazz Studies at University
of Illinois
Randy McIntire: Class of 1984: Lt. Colonel in the Army and has
commanded forces in both Middle East Wars
Ryan Stuffelbeam: Class of 1994: Professor of Mathematics at Transylvania
University in Lexington, Kentucky
