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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

Nominate alumni for the 2023 ACS Hall of Fame, here! Nominations are due by May 15th, 2023.

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.

To sponsor the ACS Hall of Fame, please download and complete our sponsorship form and email to Aimee West, Executive Director, aef@acsc.net
and/or Hall of Fame Co-Chairs David Dodd, at dodd@madcofofcu.org or Pam Shoot at pkshoot@anderson.edu

ACS Hall of Fame 2023 Sponsorship Opportunities

$5,000 Emeritus Sponsor

Mentioned in all media releases.
Name and/or logo displayed on social media.
Name listed on full-page ad in The Herald Bulletin
Listed on signage at all ACS Hall of Fame events
Full Page ad in Hall of Fame Memento Booklet
Posters to place around their business locations
*Invitation to private reception
Table for 8 at Banquet
$1000 namesake grant

$3,000 Valedictorian Sponsor

Mentioned in all media releases.
Name and/or logo displayed on social media.
Name listed on full-page ad in The Herald Bulletin
Listed on signage at all ACS Hall of Fame events
Full Page ad in Hall of Fame Memento Booklet
Posters to place around their business locations
*Invitation to private reception
4 Seats at Banquet

$1,500 Salutatorian Sponsor

Mentioned in all media releases.
Name displayed on social media.
Name listed on full-page ad in The Herald Bulletin
Listed on signage at all Hall of Fame events
Half-page ad in Hall of Fame Memento Booklet
Posters to place around their business locations
Two Seats at Banquet

$500 Honor Society Sponsor

Name displayed on social media.
Small ad in Hall of Fame Memento Booklet
Two Seats at Banquet
Posters to place around their business locations

$250 Honor Roll Sponsor

Name displayed on social media.
Logo Listed in Hall of Fame Memento Booklet
One Seat at Banquet

$150 Booster

Shout Out Listing in Hall of Fame Memento Booklet

Thank you for supporting our mission to celebrate excellence, expand and enrich educational opportunities for the students and educators of ACS!

2020-21 Hall of Fame Honorees

Dorothy Boyd, AHS Class of 1983
Jack Brinkman, MHHS Class of 1968
Dr. Virginia Chapman, AHS Class of 1965
Rodney Freeman, AHS Class of 1969
Stephen Hofer, MHHS Class of 1968
Dr. Leslee Keys, MHHS Class of 1973
Dr. Mark Kane, AHS Class of 1965
*Arno Land, AHS Class of 1950
Jim Regenold, MHHS Class of 1968
Rob Spaulding, MHHS Class of 1977
Bill Watson, AHS Class of 1970

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

*Deceased