The LHS Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame, which currently includes 80 inductees, was created in 1992 and the most recent honorees were inducted in 2023. Among other accolades and professions, the inductees include two CEO’s of major American corporations; four outstanding and nationally recognized physicians; a former Congressman; a nationally recognized physicist in the field of plasma physics and the designer of the current American flag.
It is the purpose of the Distinguished Alumni HALL OF FAME to recognize such individuals who have, through their performance, conduct and achievement brought credit and honor to themselves and Lancaster High School. Their public example will hopefully serve to inspire future graduates to perform and serve in the same spirit.
If you would like to nominate a LHS graduate, please click on the HALL OF FAME NOMINATION FORM above for guidelines and requirements.
Lancaster High School
Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame Inductees
| Inducted | Last Name, First Name | Class Of: | Inducted | Last Name, First Name | Class Of: | |
| 1992 | Abbott, Lafayette "Hack" | 1914 | 2004 | Campbell, Michael D. | 1959 | |
| 1992 | Goslin, Charles | 1923 | 2004 | Ankrom, Ph.D., Jeffrey A. | 1974 | |
| 1992 | Kane, Dwight L. | 1925 | 2005 | Daubenmire, James E. | 1944 | |
| 1992 | Burcham, Lester | 1931 | 2005 | Dickey, Robert D. | 1944 | |
| 1992 | Glassford, William "Bill" | 1932 | 2005 | Clemens, D.D.S., Kenneth M. | 1945 | |
| 1992 | Cole, Gene | 1948 | 2006 | Burnham, Mary Kerns | 1920 | |
| 1992 | Kern, Rex | 1967 | 2006 | Geiger, Alan | 1956 | |
| 1992 | Carpenter, Rob | 1973 | 2006 | Graf, Tom | 1956 | |
| 1993 | Coen, George W. | 1932 | 2015 | Cline, R. Brian | 1978 | |
| 1993 | Coen, Dorothy Kirn | 1935 | 2015 | Pickering, Virginia | 1945 | |
| 1993 | Hart, Alex W. "Pete" | 1958 | 2015 | Stebelton, Gerald L. | 1957 | |
| 1993 | Lutz, USN Captain, Frederick R. | 1962 | 2016 | England, Richard "Dick" | 1950 | |
| 1993 | Borda, M.D., Karen Stuck | 1969 | 2016 | Powers, Margaret | 1970 | |
| 1994 | Pratt, Stanley F. | 1922 | 2016 | Swett, Chester | 1957 | |
| 1994 | Miller, M.D., Stephen Wilmot | 1959 |
2017 |
Baltz, Mark | 1966 | |
| 1994 | Contosta, Ph.D., David R. | 1963 | 2017 | Bradford, Richard | 1957 | |
| 1994 | Rawlins, Emily | 1964 | 2017 | Logan Hardesty Wolford, Beverly Kay | 1954 | |
| 1994 | Batchelor, M.D., Allison Jay | 1977 | 2017 | Ogilvie, Norman "Joe" | 1992 | |
| 1995 | Miller, M.C., Clarence E. | 1935 | 2018 | Bensonhaver, M.D., Charles | 1957 | |
| 1995 | Behrens, John C. | 1951 | 2018 | Parobeck, Mike | 1983 | |
| 1995 | Hauenstein, Rear Admiral, Ret., William H. | 1954 | 2018 | Ramey, Ron | 1953 | |
| 1995 | Johnson, G. Edwin | 1955 | 2018 | Lloyd, M.D. James Russell | 1938 | |
| 1995 | Reed, Esq., Frederick R. | 1966 | 2019 | Bolinger (Bahnsen), Allison | 1999 | |
| 1998 | Clum, Ed | 1949 | 2019 | Ellinger, Charles W. "Chuck" | 1952 | |
| 1998 | Robson, M.D., Martin C. | 1957 | 2019 | Grein, William J. "Bill" | 1966 | |
| 1998 | Lowther, O.D., Ph.D., Gerald E. | 1961 | 2019 | Thropp, Randall | 1974 | |
| 1999 | Lantz, James A. | 1939 | 2020 | POSTPONED DUE TO PANDEMIC | ||
| 1999 | Bainter, Don E. | 1945 | 2021 | Arledge, Robert "Bob" | 1951 | |
| 1999 | Lytle, Major, Charles E. | 1955 | 2021 | Graf, Paul "David" | 1968 | |
| 1999 | Gossel, Ph.D., Thomas A. | 1959 | 2021 | Reeve, Ethan | 1973 | |
| 2000 | Sells II, Robert Lee | 1944 | 2022 | POSTPONED TO 2023 | ||
| 2000 | Adams, Christa Elaine | 1959 | 2023 | Carol (Morley) Israel | 1954 | |
| 2000 | Sprague, Ph.D., Dennis B. | 1959 | 2023 | Patricia (Lahrmer) Ross | 1957 | |
| 2000 | Kitchen, Edwin A. "Ed" | 1964 | 2023 | Steve Ehrler | 1972 | |
| 2001 | Heft, Robert G. | 1960 | 2023 | Kathy (Wright) Priest | 1970 | |
| 2001 | Neeley, D.D.S., Norman C. | 1961 | 2023 | Stephen G. Jones | 1966 | |
| 2001 | Kerr, Rear Admiral, John E. | 1963 | ||||
| 2001 | Fannin, Rebecca A. | 1973 | ||||
| 2002 | Clark, Joseph T. | 1959 | ||||
| 2002 | Reed, Colonel, J. Mark | 1971 | ||||
| 2002 | Douglas, Ph.D., Melissa Dittmar | 1981 | ||||
| 2003 | Trimmer, Kenneth D. | 1934 | ||||
| 2003 | Miller, Ph.D., Marc E. | 1960 | ||||
| 2003 | Jones, Ed.D., Dianne | 1970 | ||||
| 2003 | Fausnaugh-Politt, Ph.D., Jodi L. | 1978 | ||||
| 2004 | Boyer, Lewis J. | 1943 |
LHS Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame Recipients 2023:
9/9/2023
From left to right:
Carol (Morley) Israel, Class of 1954 (accepted by Dawn Shonk), Patricia (Lahrmer) Ross, Class of 1957, Steve Ehrler, Class of 1972, Kathy (Wright) Priest, Class of 1970, Stephen G. Jones, Class of 1966 (posthumous award-accepted by Rush Coen Rogers)
LHS Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame Recipients 2022:
Was postponed to 2023
LHS Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame Recipients 2021:
9/11/2021
From left to right:
Paul "David" Graf, Class of 1968 (posthumous award), Robert "Bob" Arledge, Class of 1951, Ethan Reeve, Class of 1973
LHS Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame Recipients 2020:
Was postponed due to Pandemic
LHS Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame Recipients 2019:
9/7/19
From left to right:
Thropp, Randall, Class of 1974, Grein, William (Bill), Class of 1966, Bolinger, Allison, Class of 1999, Daughters Stacy Siegel and Susan Jackson accepting on behalf of Inductee Ellinger, Charles (Chuck), Class of 1952
LHS Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame Recipients 2018:
From left to right:
Bensonhaver, M.D., Charles, Class of 1957, Lloyd, M.D., James Russell , Class of 1938 (posthumous award received by Allison Loyer), Parobeck, Mike, Class of 1983 (posthumous award received by Deanna Parobeck), Ramey, Ron, Class of 1953
LHS Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame Recipients 2017:
From left to right:
Mark Baltz, Class of 1966, Richard Bradford, Class of 1957, Norman "Joe" Ogilvie, Class of 1992, Kay Logan (Deceased), Class of 1954 (posthumous award received by Marty Merkley).
LHS Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame Recipients 2016:
From left to right: Dr. Chester Swett, Class of 1957, Margaret S. Powers, Class of 1970, Richard "Dick" L. England, Class of 1950
Lancaster High School's Distinguished Hall of Fame Inductees (Bios)
LHS Class of 1959 (and other years) website
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