NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN FOR ACS' HALL OF FAME, CLASS OF 2023!
AEF ANNOUNCES 2023 HALL OF FAME SEARCH We encourage you, the public, to nominate deserving alumni for the ACS Hall of Fame, Class of 2023!
The Anderson Education Foundation’s ACS Hall of Fame was established in 2010 to recognize, honor and celebrate graduates who have achieved distinction, outstanding accomplishment, or demonstrated excellence within their professions, communities, or personal lives. Since its inception in 2010, 64 distinguished alumni have been recognized and their names etched into the Wall of Fame, housed at Anderson High School.
The Anderson Education Foundation will host an Inductee Ceremony and Banquet which will be held: September 30th, 2023 6PM Anderson High School
Nominees must be present at the September 30th banquet to accept their award and nominees not chosen will remain eligible for the next 2 nomination cycles. If not chosen during this eligibility period, nominees may be re-nominated. The selection committee will conduct background checks and verify nominees’ qualifications.
Please submit form online or unable to, please download nomination form and email to aef@acsc.net or mail form and any additional documentation to:
Anderson Education Foundation ATTN: Executive Director 1600 Hillcrest Ave, Anderson, IN 46011
Hall of Fame Sponsorships Hall of Fame sponsorships support the mission of the Anderson Education Foundation, which is to provide resources for educators to enrich and expand educational opportunities for students in Anderson Community Schools.
Support for the Hall of Fame is growing, and included among the event’s early pillars are Emeritus and Valedictorian sponsors: Ed Martin Acura ($10,000) and Madison County Federal Credit Union ($3,000).
Hall of Fame Committee co-chairs David Dodd and Pamela Shoot encourage community members and organizations to sponsor AEF’s Hall of Fame event and/or donate to the Anderson Education Foundation, an institution which supports the needs of K-12 students and educators of Anderson Community Schools.
2018 Hall of Fame Honorees Dr. Sharon Phillips Andreoli, MHHS Class of 1969 Andrew Barber, AHS Class of 1999 *Dorothy Morrison Blevins, AHS Class of 1938 Tara Chaille Bouis, AHS Class of 2001 Sonia Caldwell, AHS Class of 1995 Craig R. Dunkin, MHHS Class of 1965 Dr. William J. Kopp, AHS Class of 1971 Robert Landes, AHS Class of 1957 Dr. Thom Mayer, AHS Class of 1969 Jon McLaughlin, HHS Class of 2001 Larry Mechem, HHS Class of 1974 Maleah Stringer, MHHS Class of 1975 Beth Reynolds Tharp, AHS Class of 1977
2015 Hall of Fame Honorees *Jim Bannon AHS Class of 1953 Rebecca Baker, HHS Class of 1983 Greg Bell, MHHS Class of 1980 Timothy A. Boyd, AHS Class of 1975 Beth Clark, AHS Class of 1971 Ronald Lee David, AHS Class of 1949 Chad Dillon Gooding, HHS Class of 1993 Don McAllister, MHHS Class of 1969 Michael Tackett, AHS Class of 1976 Ellen Spall Ward, AHS Class of 1949
2012 Hall of Fame Honorees James Ault, AHS Class of 1953 Sharon Buchanan, HHS Class of 1987 Wayne Ellsworth, AHS Class of 1946 Rob Gillette, MHHS Class of 1978 *Lee Handley, AHS Class of 1946 *William Hardacre, AHS Class of 1949 Gary Hoover, MHHS Class of 1969 Misty Novak, MHHS Class of 1973 John Pistole, AHS Class of 1974 Beverly Pitts, AHS Class of 1960 Holly Renz, AHS Class of 1974 Joe Royer, AHS Class of 1971 Bobby Wilkerson, MHHS Class of 1972 *Eugene Yates, AHS Class of 1940
2010 Hall of Fame Honorees *Melvin Biddle, AHS Class of 1941 Scott Craig, AHS Class of 1977 Carl Erskine, AHS Class of 1945 Ericka Flye, MHHS Class of 1988 *Joyce Foggs, AHS Class of 1948 Brian Hammons, HHS Class of 1979 Mary Jo Lee, MHHS Class of 1965 Dr. Ben McCurdy, HHS Class of 1982 Andrea Morehead, HHS Class of 1986 J.R. Rosencrans, AHS Class of 1966 Don Shanks, MHHS Class of 1976 Steve Short, MHHS Class of 1968 Bobbette Snyder, AHS Class of 1967 *Larry Thomas, AHS Class of 1939 Ray Tolbert, MHHS Class of 1974 *John Wilson, AHS Class of 1946 John Woodall, AHS Class of 1959