90Th Anniversary Program
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Sponsors of the 90th Anniversary Celebration Anonymous gift from class of '68 alumnus Terry Maness '67 Barbara Byrd Adamson '56 (in-kind) In honor of Lawrence Marcus '34 by Shelby Marcus Dianne Bardin Adleta '66 Mariano Martinez '63 In honor of Ruth Collins Sharp Altshuler '40 by her children Nan Brinegar Matson '72 Malcolm Bailey '52 Jim '61, Janice '65 & Jerry '71 Mattox Ed Beanland '66 Tom Mason '66 Ryan & Michele (Stackhouse) '93 Berube Bobby May '61 Lucy Billingsley in memory of Trammell Crow '32 McCracken Family '49, '75, '81 Dr. Michele Bobadilla '73 In memory of the deceased classmates of '79 Frank Brinegar '79 Cameron Akins Menard '68 Mary Brinegar '65 Alicia Tieber Mentell '61 Tom Butler '66 In honor of Minyard Brothers, Buddy, Henry, & Hap by Liz Minyard Ronnie Caddell '68 Michael Mohon '66 & Tonette Rotondo '65 Mohon Dick Carr '61 Wayne Morman '68 Jay Cassell '66 Reena Papanickolaou Morris @ Century Glass Inc. Ruth Secker Chambers '71 Reena Papanickolaou Morris '80 Class of 1956 (Jarrell Gibbs) Dallas County Constable Michael Orozco '91 Class of 1957 Michelle Osborne '71 Class of 1959 Reunion Randy Patterson '82 & Shelby 2015 Patterson Class of 1960 (Charlie White) Hon. Mary Poss, Ebby Halliday Realtors Class of 1963 Robert Pou '68 Class of 1964 J. Kyle Rains '76, Real Estate Broker (in-kind) Class of 1965 Margaret (Micki) Gunderson Rawlings '68 Class of 1965 (Diane Pou Wilcox) James Allen Rogers M.D. '65 Class of 1968 50th Reunion Rudolph's 125 Year Old Meat Market Steve Clay '66 Charles '78 & Kelly '79 Secker Gary C. Coffman '59 Jay Settle '68 In honor of James "Jim" Collins '32 by Dorothy "Dee" Collins Torbert Joe Sholden '76 Dave Connell '67 Jeanne Jarrell Sill '66 Robert W. Cooper '57 Craig Smith '65 Jere Cox Classes of June '49, & Jan & June '50, '51 & '52 Lenora Whitehead Smith '66 Tara Ingalls Dannehl & Family '98 Sharon Painter Smith '66 Nancy Handley Engelland '60 Snuffer’s Restaurant & Bar Greenville Ave. Rodrigo Fragoso Jr. '90 Inez Sookma '83 Jack Frost '66 Leigh Peden Straughn '91 Nancy Galletta Teter Family '30, '32, '56, '58, '61, '65, & 2019 Gaspard Family (Dinah '68, Clay '94, Todd, '97, Noelle '99, Julianne '04) The Exiles '67 & '68 in memory of Chris Pappas & Blake Miles Jerry Griffin '63 & Joan Holton '63 David Thomas & Class of '66 Gary Griffith '66 Judy Thomas '71 Susan Hamelin '66 Veritex Community Bank Kate Pilar Harris '08 Richard H. Vitale '91 Michelle Heckathorn Michele Wade '68 Carl Henry '66 Carl Wegerer III '81 & Tammy (Lewis) '81 Wegerer The Herrera Family '97 & 2018 Kay Cobb Whittemore '66 Carol Brinegar Hoey '68 Harvey Wiggins '60 W. F. (Sonny) Howard, M.D. '54 Barry Wilcox '82 Ron Hulsey '64 Diane Pou Wilcox '65 Jake’s Burgers & Beer (in-kind) Gail Lane Williams '66 Jimmy’s Food Store Travis Willingham '99 Nikki & Mayor Eric Johnson Jim Wills Class of '89 in memory of JSO Ken Kuesel '68 & family Debra Daves Woolsey '70 Amy & Jason '89 Kulas Gerry & Jan Worrall '74 In memory of Rosemary Bert Latham '66 Lawrence Wright '65 Steve Leavell '66 & Don Leavell '69 of Contractors Iron & Steel Co. Woodrow 90th Anniversary Celebration Saturday, October 26, 2019 9:00am Front lawn of the School Flag Ceremony & National Anthem accompanied by Woodrow Choir New Wildcat Legends Plaza & Monument Sign Dedication 9:30am Room 1106 - Side Hall Reception for Hall of Fame Members and Families only 9:40am Main Hallway of School Event Registration 9:45am Main Hallway of School Current Woodrow students will lead walking tours of the school and maps will be available for self-walking tours 11:00am Auditorium Hall of Fame Show & 2019 Induction 12:15pm Lunch in the historic Girls’ Gym Welcome new Hall of Fame Inductees Lunch tickets will be sold outside the Girls' Gym by the WWHS State Champ Robocats and Boosters as a robotics team fundraiser 1:00pm Outside new Boys' Gym DISD Ribbon Cutting for the $25 million STEM/Arts Athletics addition 1:30pm New Boys' Gym - "90 Years of Woodrow Athletics" Featured Program with Special Guests Closing Pep Rally with Alum Cheerleaders Directional signs will be placed throughout the hallways to guide you to event locations WOODROW WILSON HIGH SCHOOL HALL OF FAME - CLASS OF 2019 Marca Lee Bircher, Teacher 1975-2003 Marca Lee Bircher is Woodrow Wilson High School’s long-time, award-winning choir director and school musicals producer/director whose outstanding choral and theater arts programs brought great acclaim to the school. Her choir students consistently won the highest awards in regional and state competitions. In 1979, she founded a show choir class, establishing a performing ensemble, The Variations, which appeared in venues across the city, state and nation. Throughout the years, she also directed students in 28 full-scale Broadway musical productions enjoyed by patrons from near and far. Retired from teaching in 2003, Governor Rick Perry awarded Marca Lee Bircher the state’s most prestigious Texas Medal of Arts Award. Jarrell Gibbs, Class of 1956 Jarrell Gibbs is the retired president of TXU Corp. Over the course of his 22-year career at TXU, he served in various senior executive positions. While president, the corporation provided electrical service to more than 1/3 of the State of Texas and 9 million customers globally, with 22,000 employees and annual sales totaling $17 billion. He retired in 2002. Prior to joining TXU, Jarrell Gibbs served more than 20 years in the U.S. Army, commanding units on three continents, retiring at the rank of Lt. Colonel. He served two tours of duty in Vietnam. Throughout his life he has given generously of his time and financial resources to many charitable interests, including Texas A&M and York College. Paul Goodrich, Class of 1966 The Reverend Paul Goodrich is a respected leader of the North Texas Conference of the United Methodist Church (UMC). For 43 years, he served five North Texas churches, significantly growing membership, raising millions of dollars for capital improvements, while attending to the many needs of thousands in his congregations. Among his appointments, from 1995-2006 he was senior pastor of Custer Road UMC in Plano, Texas, doubling its size to become the second largest United Methodist church in North Texas. A stellar role model for UMC pastors, Paul has held numerous senior leadership roles in the UMC North Texas Conference, including serving on the Board of Trustees, Board of Ordained Ministry, and Clergy Housing Committee. He was named All-City, All-Southern and All-American as a receiver at Woodrow. Paul Harris, Principal 1964-1970 Paul Harris was a beloved Dallas Independent School District principal, serving five area schools over a long career. From 1952 to 1970, he was principal at Lakewood Elementary, J.L. Long Junior High School and Woodrow Wilson High School, establishing a legacy of educational excellence for the Woodrow Wilson High School community. He then served as Curriculum Director of the newly established Skyline Career Development Center, the first high school in the nation to offer magnet school curriculum. Paul Harris led the development of nationally recognized, objective-based curriculum for the school’s 24 clusters. Upon retirement, he began painting and became an accomplished artist, winning numerous competitions. Paul Harris passed away in August 2019 at age 101 with wife Clara at his bedside. Awarded Posthumously. WOODROW WILSON HIGH SCHOOL HALL OF FAME - CLASS OF 2019 Miriam Hiser, Class of 1979 Miriam Hiser is a trial lawyer and founder of the Law Offices of Miriam Hiser in San Francisco, California, with extensive experience representing businesses and individuals in state and federal district courts in commercial, business and bankruptcy litigation. Her lifetime of volunteer service, generosity to and mentoring of others positively transformed numerous underprivileged individuals, and her community activism has benefited numerous organizations. An open water swimmer and member of the South End Rowing Club, she swam the English Channel on the South End’s only all-female relay team in 2011, the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim relays in 2012, soloed the Straits of Mackinaw in 2017 and in 2019, and has completed over a dozen half-marathons, numerous triathlons and 80 Alcatraz crossings. Richard Maximoff, Class of 1961 Richard Maximoff is an internationally recognized concert artist, conductor and record producer. Trained by classical icons at the Juilliard School on violin and viola, he has had a successful New York City-based career spanning 50 years, performing for U.S. Presidents, heads of state and with top musicians of the twentieth century. He was founder and member of the Grammy-nominated Hampton String Quartet which produced several albums, including the largest selling album in history for a string quartet. In 2013, he founded the Chester Baroque Orchestra in New Jersey, a nonprofit organization that promotes community engagement in the arts. Dixon M. Moody, Class of 1955 Dr. Dixon M. Moody, Professor Emeritus (Neuroradiology) at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, led a renowned research lab using novel techniques to investigate brain complications of heart surgery and neurodegenerative disorders in adults and germinal matrix hemorrhage in newborns. Active faculty member for 34 years, he also served as Principal Investigator for 24 years, responsible for continuous extramural funding, exceeding the 95th percentile in total National Institute of Health awards in the nation. Recipient of the prestigious Jacob K. Javits and Charles A. Dana Foundation research awards, he received the highest lifetime research career award from both the American Society of Neuroradiology and the Radiological Society of North America. During the Vietnam War he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal. Perry Nichols, Class of 1929 Perry Boyd Nichols was a Texas Regionalist artist of emerging influence in the 1930s and 40s, an era of great significance to the Texas and Dallas art world.