Each year, the Association shall name up to six alumni to be the recipients of an Achievement Award in the following areas: The Arts, Business, Civic Leadership, Education, Government, Technical, Sports, and a category for miscellaneous achievement.
Pictured above left to right are, Mike Sechrest ’92 Education, Jerry Olack ’75 Civic, Lisa Houston ’96 Health and Medical, Chris Arno ’90 Sports, and Denny Beltrondo ’73 Business
The Achievement Award shall be given based upon an individuals accomplishments in the category for which they have been nominated. The board shall also consider that individual's contributions to Bellaire High School, this Association and the Community.
Nominations for proposed Achievement Award Recipients shall be made by the Board of Trustees of this Association to the Chairman of the Achievement Award Committee by January 30th of the year in which the award is to be presented. The committee shall thereafter take the nominations received, categorize the nominations and then select not more than three nominees for each of the categories recognized for the Achievement Awards. These nominations shall be submitted to the Board of Trustees for election of not more than six alumni to be honored. If the committee determines that there are no suitable nominees for the award in any given categories, it shall so advise the Board. Nothing shall prevent the Board from selecting more than one recipient of the award from the same category.
PAST RECIPIENTS
2015
Mike Sechrest ’92
Jerry Olack ’75
Lisa Houston ’96
Chris Arno ’90
Denny Beltrondo ’73
Rosalie Rigas Kovalyk ’74
John ’79 and Melissa Palian Rataiczak ’79
Kim Clifford ’72
Joanne Cochran Sullivan ’71
Brian Kurko ’94
Mandy Baker Doyle '03
Brett Merryman '68
Susan Badia West '71
Bill Shubat '75
Kevin Roseberry '77
Jose Davis '96
2012
Shirley Murray Dobkin '52
Brad Crowe '77
Dawn Marinacci '89
Joseph Campbell '53
Lisa LeMasters Kinder '87
Rosalie Snyder Wenckowski '56
2011
Ed Good '77
Cindie Steger-Heit '86
Missy Tiber '91
Rob Jeffreys '92
2010
Betty D. Decker '49
Margaret C. Jeffers Paolucci '54
Monica Wise '77
Todd Fitch '82
Lori Scott '96
2009
Mary Lu Taylor Hutchins '76
Larry Helms '82,
Michael Busack '67
Larry Siebieda '67
2008
George Cowen '40
Lawrence Edward Street '78
Neffs Fire Department
2007
Kim S. Taylor '73
Orphy Klempa '70
Fred J. Mehlman '51
Jim LaRoche '74
Nancy J. Derry Merryman '69
2006
Dawn Beltz Crooks '76
Diana Gooch McCulley '61
Monte Miller '65
Norman F. Papola '69
Jeff LaRoche '78
Charles J. Wisvari '60
2005
Mary Bopp Rataiczak '56
Paul Marchese '74
Scott Rataiczak '84
Wendell Duffey '58
Sportwood Green '57
Richard Lancione '59
Jerry Buti ‘73
Gary L. Hudson '66
Betty Lou Dicken Neuhart '41
2004
Tom Gorshe '70 (Law and Government)
John Huston '75 (Sports)
Linda Kahl Rataiczak '64 (Education)
Steve Sorvalis '59 (Business)
2003
Gio Edward Liberati '82 (Sports)
James B. Piatt '53 (Civic)
Tony Piehowicz '66 (Education)
2002
Danielle Frizzi '95 (Broadcast Journalism)
Daniel A. Giffin '41 (Business)
Sons of Italy (Community Service)
Benny Taylor '97 (Sports)
2001
Richard (Chad) Balwanz '70 (Law/Government)
Dennis Delbert '76 (Sports)
Dusty Holt '95 (Technical)
Linda Wilson Johnson '69 (Business)
Thomas Poe '68 (Business)
Frank Renzi '49 (Civic)
Shawn Valloric '94 (Technical)
2000
W. Meek Duvall '47 (Civic)
Miriam Wehe Irwin '58 (Education)
Melvin F. Sankovich '45 (Nuclear Power)
Jay Shultz '92 (Arts)
1999
Patricia S. Ferrick '62 (Education)
Myron F. Greene '58
(Business/Education/Research)
Michael Imbroscio '86 (Law/Government)
Glenn Maxwell '54 (Civic)
Bruce Stolz '67 (Sports)
Adelaide Halliday Warren '49 (Arts)
1998
The Bauknecht Family (Business/Civic)
Nevo Capitina '38 (Law)
Judy Thomas Hinton '65 (Civic)
Helen Talbott (1923) - Education
1997
Richard D. Danford '30 (Civic)
Jerry Fisher '55 (Government/Civic)
Joey Galloway '90 (Sports)
Idora Davis Kimbro '69 (Education)
Thomas A. Noice '40 (Business)
Carolyn M. Presutti '78 (Journalism)
1996
Charles H. Dankworth, IV '43 (Business)
Marilyn Housley '46 (Art)
Brenda Bella Hughes '70 (Education)
Tal Hutchins '68 (Government/Education)
Rev. Paul A. Johnson '43 (Civic)
William "BeeBee" Marinacci '66 (Sports)
1995
Alan Banker '50
Yolanda Caiazza Ingram '35
Randy L. Marple '77
Gary "Ernie" Shaver '71
1994
Douglas B. Allen '71
Nancy Thornton Fry '57
Robert Kovalyk '55
Stephen M. Shallcross '72
Bernard N. Walker '61
1993
Michael J. Dossie '74
Daniel L. Frizzi, Sr. '45
David Ice '64
Elaine Petredis '42
Blanche Scott Riddle '49
Robert L. Wallace '68
1992
Margaret Anne Dankworth '38
Rosemary Derry Durant '66
Roger F. Dipaolo '42
Kathy L. Supinsky '66
Sally Sue Witten '42
1991
Mark Alan Badia '75
Clara French '29
William Lestini '52
Clifford A. Kelley '41
1990
Dennis L. Burech, MD '64
Daniel L. Frizzi, Jr. '70
Nancy Crooks Hughes-Karvellis '66
Arlene E. Merryman Kozlowski '64
Lou Mendelson '24
Thomas E. Rataiczak '64
Melissa Smith '21
Martha Belt Taylor '38
Michael Wallace '70
1989
Carl Johnson '19
Caroline Steele Malpiedi '47
Robert P. Ney '42
1988
Norman Brutchey '61
Louis Damiani '71
Sonji Herzberg '50
Gary Hill '57
Tim Muir '68
Terry Allen Wallace '65
1987
Mary Catherine Brehm Allodi '67
Katie Dodds '33
Larry McCool '32
Sanford Mendelson '46
American Legion Post 52
1986
James A. Dixon (Honorary)
John J. Malik '46
Thomas L. Ring '46
Mike Sherwood '67
Clyde A. Thomas '58
1985
Heweston Ault '21
Benny Battistelli '45
Jack Cera '74
Remo Malpiedi '47
Lance Mehl '76
Boyd Nelson '45