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Hall of Fame

The Valley Forge Alumni Association is pleased to honor the following alumni based on their accomplishments and/or contributions to Valley Forge and its community in the areas of Academics, Athletics, Cultural/Performing Arts, Outstanding Career or Contributions to Society.

Candidates must have graduated at least five years prior to nomination.  In certain circumstances, “special honorary inductions” will be made of persons that were not students of Valley Forge High School, but were otherwise involved with and contributed to the welfare of the school.

If you know of someone deserving of recognition in the VF Hall of Fame, please download the application and submit to Valley Forge High School, Alumni Association, 9999 Independence Blvd, Parma Heights, OH 44130.  You can also submit the information by emailing patriots@vfalumni.org.


 


Inducted 1995
Elise Kummer-
Kalika
Class of '72

Inducted 1995
Karen Kircher
Class of '67


Education

Inducted 1995
Muhammed Socirbey
Class of '74


Ambassador of Bosnia
and Herzegovina to the U.N.

Inducted 1995
David Kircher,
Ph.D.
Class of '65

Education

Inducted 1995
David W. Toetz
Class of '70

Inducted 1995
Catherine
Matejka

Class of '69


Performing Arts

Inducted 1995
Robert
Soppelsa, Ph.D.
Class of '64


Museum Curator/Director
U.S. Department of
State/ART in Embassies

Inducted 1995
Lynn Needham
Heitzman
Class of '66


Education

Inducted 1997
Barb Mucha
Class of '80

Sports Career—Golf

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Inducted 1997
David R. Neiger
Class of '74


Medicine

Inducted 1997
Kenneth E. Smith
Class of '68


Contributions to
Society—Military

Inducted 1997
Louis DiRienzo
VF Faculty


Special Honorary Member

Inducted 1997
Roy A. Mlakar
Class of '68


Sports Career—Hockey

Inducted 1997
Thomas H. Snitch
Class of '72


Contributions to Society-
work with the Federal
Government and
charitable fund raising

Inducted 1999
Gene R. Rodgers
Class of '73


Quadraplegic at 17, International traveler; specializes in rehab
research and extreme sports

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Inducted 2003
Carol Cooper-
Crowe
Class of '65


Medical Career
Specializing in Genetics

Inducted 2003
Robert
Clutterbuck
Class of '68


Financial Career &
Contributions to Society

Inducted 2003
Eugene Zayac
Class of '64


Education
First alumnus to return to VF
and teach there for
his entire career

Inducted 2003
Karen Metzler
Class of '69


Contributions to Society,
Int’l Health Care Consultant
for disabilities and mental health

Inducted 2006
Andrew
Gissinger
Class of ‘77


Business and Sports (NFL)


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Inducted 2006

James Kovach
Class of ‘74


Business and Sports (NFL)


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Inducted 2006

Coleen
Gallagher-Wilson
Class of ‘83


Law and Sports (Track)

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Inducted 2006

Terry Wandt
Class of ‘63


Education and Sports

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Inducted 2007

Lydia Grafinger-
Bozeman

Class of ‘64


Author of VF Alma Mater


Inducted 2007
Timothy Dobeck
Class of ‘79


Law Director of Parma,
Community Supporter


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Inducted 2007

Steele Nowlin
Class of ‘67


Past Principal of VF,

Community Supporter


Inducted 2007

Jim Wohl
Class of ‘66


For His Outstanding
Contribution to VF and
Our Community

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Inducted 2007

Melanie Radlick-
Sabelhaus
Class of ‘66


For Her Outstanding
Career in Business
Administration


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Inducted 2007
Karen Shawan
Class of ‘69


For Her Outstanding
Academic Career Serving
Valley Forge and Parma Hts

Inducted 2008

Clark Dugan
Class of ‘67


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Inducted 2009

Donald Rieman
Class of '67


For His Outstanding Law Career and Service to the City of Parma, the Parma and Cleveland Bar Associations, Tri-C and the Parma Area Chamber of Commerce


Inducted 2009

Robert Baisch
Class of ‘65


For His Outstanding Academic
Career Serving Valley Forge
and Parma Hts


Inducted 2010

Quovada S. Bass
Class of ‘92


For His Outstanding
Career in Marketing and
Entrepreunership


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