NOTABLE WITHROW ALUMNI 07/27/2021 Field First Name Last
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NOTABLE WITHROW ALUMNI 07/27/2021 Field First Name Last Name Class Career ART Charles Crozier 1942 Painter, greeting card designer; cartoonist at Withrow ART Robert Fabe 1935 Noted Cincinnati artist, Professor of Fine Arts at UC 1958-1987, Honored by City of Cincinnati, May, 1997 (WHoF) ART Ed Fern 1927 Well known portrait painter, later known for Hawaiian paintings; cartoonist at Withrow ART Owen Findsen 1953 Cincinnati Enquirer Art critic; Author, cartoonist at Withrow ART Franklin Folger 1937 Nationally syndicated cartoonist “The Girls” ART J. William Kennedy 1921 Noted painter, Professor of Art at University of Illinois; painting hangs at Withrow ART Bates Lowry 1941 Architecture historian, Founding director National Building Museum, Author ART William Melvin 1947 Aviation artist ART David Niland 1948 Internationally known architect, professor at UC ART Elmer Ruff 1960 Cincinnati artist and teacher ART John Ruthven 1943 American Artist, Wildlife, 2004 National Medal of Arts; cartoonist at Withrow (WHoF) ART Dave Snyder 1971 Famous Car artist ART Warren Stichtenoth 1943 Noted Cincinnati artist, career in commercial art and advertising ART Tom Wesselmann 1949 Internationally known “Pop” artist ($10.7 million for one painting in 2008) (WHoF) AUTHORS Nancy Stine Boyles 1964 “Parenting a Child with Attention Deficit” AUTHORS James Clingman 1963 Award winning columnist, "Blackonomics", "Black Dollars Matter" AUTHORS William L. Cramer 1942 “Air Combat with the Mighty 8th: A Teenage Warrior in World War II AUTHORS Greg Dees 1968 “Enterprising Nonprofits” “The Meaning of Social Entrepreneurship” AUTHORS Duncan Dieterly 1957 “Short Stories One” AUTHORS Ralph Friedrich 1929 Faculty, Poet and translator “Boy at Dusk” AUTHORS Benjamin Gorman 1994 Educator, "The Sum of Our Gods", "Corporate High School" AUTHORS Shirley Motter Linde 1947 “Healthy Homes in a Toxic World” AUTHORS Robert Lowry 1937 Postwar Novelist, winner of O. Henry award; novel “The Big Cage” AUTHORS Eileen Thompson Panowski 1937 “The Apache Gold Mystery” Young readers books AUTHORS Bruce Petrie 1944 “How to Get the Most out of your Lawyer” AUTHORS Charlotte Pieper 1924 “Wooden Shoe Hollow” about German immigrant life in Cincinnati BUSINESS James Aglamesis 1945 Owner Aglamesis Brothers BUSINESS Lee Comisar 1948 Owner of Maisonette Restaurant (WHoF) BUSINESS Nancy Shick Schellhous Conner 1958 Founder and former president Promark Company BUSINESS Richard Crosset 1944 President, CEO The Crosset Company (WHoF) BUSINESS John Diekman 1961 Founder & Managing Partner 5AM Ventures for seed biotechnology companies, plus other biotech companies (WHoF) BUSINESS J. Steven Dobbins 1966 Owner, President of Assisted Transition of Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky (WHoF) BUSINESS Roger Drackett 1927 CEO of the Drackett Co. and Senior VP of Bristol-Myers Co. BUSINESS Tom Greene 1923 President of Greene Line Steamers, owner of the Delta Queen BUSINESS Joseph Hayden 1947 CEO Midland Co, Great Living Cincinnatian by the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber in 2008, Manager Midland Redskins Youth Baseball for 51 years. BUSINESS John Herschede 1926 President and CEO The National Underwriter Co. (WHoF) BUSINESS Robert D. Lindner, Sr. 1938 CEO of United Dairy Farmers (WHoF) BUSINESS Ted McCarty 1928 President Gibson Guitar Company, reinventor of the electric guitar, designer of Les Paul model BUSINESS Neil McElroy 1921 President of Procter & Gamble, Secretary of Defense 1957-59, cover of Time magazine (WHoF) BUSINESS Howard Melvin 1953 Owner of Heritage Restaurant (WHoF) Field First Name Last Name Class Career BUSINESS Janet Davis Melvin 1953 Owner of Heritage Restaurant BUSINESS Stuart Rankin 1956 Advertising & Marketing Consultant, Taught courses at Northwestern and Chicago Public Schools, Past Senior Advertising Executive for 20+ years (WHoF) BUSINESS John B. Srofe 1951 Senior executive with Cintas Corp BUSINESS Barbara Stallworth 1951 Attorney (WHoF) BUSINESS Roland West 1962 Business Consulting (WAHoF) CIVIC/PHIL Sheila Wilson Adams 1961 President and CEO of Cincinnati Urban League (WHoF) CIVIC/PHIL Isabel Yeatman Gwinner 1928 Philanthropist; Cincinnati Art Museum, Historical Society, Symphony, May Festival, Beechwood Home CIVIC/PHIL Kent Holwadel 1950 Board Member and major benefactor of current Withrow Alumni Inc. (WHoF) CIVIC/PHIL Marlene Meyer Holwadel 1950 Board Member who led effort establishing the current Withrow Alumni Inc. as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. (WHoF) CIVIC/PHIL Emily Gantz McKay 1963 Founder and former President & CEO of Mosaica, The Center for Nonprofit Development and Pluralism (WHoF) CIVIC/PHIL Wendell Mettey 1964 Minister, Founder and President of Matthew 25 Ministries CIVIC/PHIL Steve Reece 1965 Businessman, civic leader, founder of Operation Step Up, founder of Communiplex (WHoF) CIVIC/PHIL Rev. Kazava Smith 1971 Founder and Pastor of new Corinthian Baptist Church, Co-Owner & Board Member Avondale Town Mall & Avondale Communitiy Federal Credit Union (WHoF) CIVIC/PHIL Merri Gaither Smith 1953 Board member Cincinnati Arts Assn. Past Board member Great River Girl Scouts, CSO, Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Educator CPS, Member Ohio Civil Rights Hall of Fame (WHoF) EDUCATION Harry Andreadis 1950 Teacher and coach for Cincinnati Public Schools (WAHoF) EDUCATION Dorothy Atkins 1920 Withrow educator (WHoF) EDUCATION Dr. Kay Stimson Atman 1950 College Professor, Education Innovator (WHoF) EDUCATION Georgia Beasley 1921 Educator (WHoF) EDUCATION Lionel Brown 1963 Principal Withrow High School 1985-89 (WHoF) EDUCATION John Bryant 1954 Withrow teacher, Executive Director Cincinnati Youth Collaborative (WHoF) EDUCATION Stan Castelli 1932 Former Athletic Director at Woodward High School, 44 years with CPS EDUCATION Robert J. Crosset 1946 Teacher, Principal, Director of Elementary Education for Cincinnati Public Schools, Co-Founded 1st Montessori School in U.S. Established 1st Family Learning Center in Laurel Homes. EDUCATION Thomas D’Amico 1947 Principal Withrow High School, 1976-1979 (WHoF) EDUCATION Martha Ruth Dewberry 1960 Civil Rights Activist (WHoF) EDUCATION Michael Eanes 1960 Nonprofit Consultant, Past Executive Director American Montessori Society, Retired teacher & Headmaster (WHoF) EDUCATION Richard "Dick" Ernst 1950 Education, Teacher, Coach EDUCATION Angela Cook Frazier 1990 Educator, Principal Kilgour School EDUCATION Melvin Galloway 1996 Cincinnati Post feature writer, Cincinnati Journalism Hall of Fame, Artist (WHoF) EDUCATION Ralph Garner 1974 Withrow Faculty (WHoF) EDUCATION Jane Greene 1960 Withrow educator (WHoF) EDUCATION Paul Herget 1926 Astronomer, Pioneer in US space program, director of Cincinnati Observatory EDUCATION Michele Willis Howell 1971 Educator (WHoF) EDUCATION Arthur Hull 1944 President of Cincinnati Board of Education EDUCATION George Jackson 1974 Withrow Boys Basketball Coach, Ass't. coach Seton Hall University (WHoF) EDUCATION Norman "Doc" Kusel 1935 Championship winning coach and teacher, Mariemont High School EDUCATION Jack Louiso 1953 Cincinnati Teacher & Choreographer, 1st Artistic Director SCPA, Cincinnati Children's Theater EDUCATION Larry B. Lyons 1953 Education (WHoF) EDUCATION Robert McDaniel 1969 Educator (WHoF) Field First Name Last Name Class Career EDUCATION Cecil McLean 1941 Board Member and ardent supporter, Played in Negro League Baseball, Madisonville Community Activist (WHoF) EDUCATION Kimya Moyo 1965 Educational Consultant, UC Resource Team Member to integrate STEM, Past Cincinnati Public Schools Teacher, Head of Math Department (WHoF) EDUCATION Marjorie Rosenberger Faculty, “Modern Speech” a textbook EDUCATION Mary Clark Rutledge 1969 Withrow Teacher (WHoF) EDUCATION Virgil Scardina 1945 Head football coach at Elder High School, led the team to an undefeated, untied season in 1954 EDUCATION Charles Simpson 1951 Withrow educator (WHoF) EDUCATION Emily Taylor Harris Spicer 1944 Principal Taft High School, first female principal in Cincinnati Public Schools (WHoF) EDUCATION Nelson Walke Faculty, “Health and Fitness”, a textbook EDUCATION Richard Weis 1957 Withrow Faculty (WHoF) EDUCATION Regina Williams 1984 Withrow Girls Basketball Coach (WAHoF) ENTERTAINMENT Carole Federle Black 1961 Co-founder, past President and CEO of Lifetime Entertainment Services (WHoF) ENTERTAINMENT Rosemary Clooney Singer, actress: attended Withrow 1942-43 school year ENTERTAINMENT Veronica (Randy) Crawford 1970 1970s Jazz and R&B singer ENTERTAINMENT Ernest Daulton 1922 Pianist: first staff organist at Crosley Field and staff organist on “Moon River” on WLW radio ENTERTAINMENT Jimmie Dodd 1927 Best known as MC on the “Mickey Mouse Club” (WHoF) ENTERTAINMENT William "Skippy" Doppman 1952 Piano prodigy, later composer, teacher ENTERTAINMENT Oscar Gamby, Jr. 1942 Brass instrumentalist with Count Basie, Duke Ellington bands; taught at School for Performing Arts ENTERTAINMENT Larry Goshorn 1965 Songwriter, guitarist and vocalist with Sacred Mushroom and Pure Prairie League ENTERTAINMENT Eugene III Goss 1969 Artist, composer, International entertainer ENTERTAINMENT John Gray 1991 Comedian, Minister and film-maker ENTERTAINMENT Gordon Greene 1953 Lawyer and Actor, "Little Man Tate" and "Shawshank Redemption" (WHoF) ENTERTAINMENT Clifford Harvuot 1930 30 years with Metropolitan Opera, New York City ENTERTAINMENT Darwin Hobbs 1986 American Gospel music singer and actor ENTERTAINMENT William Hughes 1946 Choreographer, Rockettes, Ted Mack Amateur Hour, Cincinnati Ben-Gals ENTERTAINMENT Elston "The Big E" Hurst 1948 Withrow Stage Manager for 20+ years.