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LUHSD Seeks Nominations for 2024

Graduates of Distinction Honorees

 

Brentwood CA October 2023― Members of the Graduates of Distinction Board of Directors are currently seeking nominations to recognize and honor past graduates through the Liberty Union High School District (LUHSD) Graduates of Distinction Program. Honorees are selected among individuals who have distinguished themselves through their accomplishments and/or contributions to their chosen profession or community, and deserve recognition for leading lives that remain true to the core values taught at LUHSD. The Board needs your assistance now to help identify and honor these individuals in spring 2024.

A committee consisting of members from faculty, staff, retirees, and the community will review the nominations, using specific criteria to select a maximum of three honorees. The criteria include:

  • someone who has been graduated from the district a minimum of 10 years and who spent a majority of those years in the district;
  •  someone who demonstrates personal integrity and is worthy of emulation;
  •  someone who can be a role model for current students;
  •  someone who excels in areas such as the following: science, community service, public affairs, government, entertainment, education, fine arts, business, and labor.

 Past honorees include such noted community members as Bill Bristow, Joanne Byer, Mary Black, and Hugh Henderson. Next April, the selected honorees will tour campuses and participate in assemblies at LUHSD schools, and an award ceremony will be held in their honor. The Board of Directors urges anyone to submit names for nomination to the Graduates of Distinction committee to be considered for selection. The nomination forms are available on the LUHSD website at www.luhsd.net, or may be picked up at the District Office at 20 Oak Street in Brentwood, CA 94513. For more information please contact the Assistant Superintendent of Administrative/Student Services at (925) 634-2166 x 2021. We thank the Board of Directors for organizing the event this year.



Graduates of Distinction
Past Inductees:

 

1999
Rose Pierce
John Michael Casey
Mary C. Black

2000
Joanne Byer
Lenny Byer
Bill Bristow

2001
Floyd Reese
Joseph Tovar

2002
David Blumen
Joseph Coelho
Hugh Henderson
Dr. Mas Kamigaki

2003
Catherine Callaghan
Tammy George
Dr. Rose Mary Borunda
 
2005
Kathryn Hampton
Troy A. Martin-O’Shia
Major Michelle Vestal
 
2007
Colonel Henry Cervantes
Dr. Dennis Baldocchi
E. Lanier Allen
                                                 

2009
Nancy (Gemett) DeGuire
Manuel Vilchez
Richard Mello

2011

Lieutenant Commander Octavia Poole Ashburn
Carol Benn Ligon
Berta Oseguera Ruiz

 
2013
Doug Adams
Craig Bronzan
Nicholas M. Eslinger
 
2015
Jeff Carpenter
Kathy Leighton
Nancy Marquez-Suarez
 
2017
Steve P. Beek
Matthew Curtis
Timothy J. Robertson
 
2019
Michael Davies
Yvonne St. John-Dutra
Scott Smith
 
2022
D. Chris Calabrese
Alicia R. Kennon Esq.
Colby Smith