Academic Hall of Fame

ALUMNI HALL OF FAME

One of Saint Xavier/Ottawa Catholic/Marquette High School’s most treasured honors is to be rewarded as an alumnus who has been recognized for outstanding professional and personal achievement. Each year, the Marquette High School Education Commission will select alumni who represent the many graduates who achieve distinction through career achievement, community involvement or unique contributions to society. The Alumni Hall of Fame preserves the significant legacies of these individuals in an exhibit which provides a brief biographical profile of the individual. It shares the past in order to inspire and inform the future. Alumni elected to the Alumni Hall of Fame represent individual accomplishments in a wide variety of endeavors. Alumni have distinguished themselves in the broadcast media, the military, elected public office, medicine, scientific research, and many other professions. These distinguished alumni are not only representative of the efforts of all Saint Xavier/Ottawa Catholic/Marquette High School graduates but also the programs and the staff of Marquette High School.

Anselme, Sister June, R.S.M. Class of ’55 30 year servant to the elderly and the poor
St. Xavier University

Berta, Brother Raymond C., F.S.C., Ph.D. Class of ’58 Professor
St. Mary’s College/Stanford University

Breslin, Peg (McDonnell) Class of ’64 Lawyer/Legislator/Judge
Loyola University of Chicago

Corcoran, Thomas J. Class of ’57 U.S. Congressman 1977-1985
University of Notre Dame

Cordial, Elizabeth Class of ’28 Office Manager/Benefactor
Browns Business College

Crawford, Dorothy M. Class of ’21 Educator
Illinois State University/University of Illinois

Doherty, Col. Robert L. Class of ’55 Soldier/Diplomat/Scholar
Northwestern University

Dougherty, Glen ‘Joe’ Class of ’52 Civil Servant/Volunteer

Dudek, Norbert Class of ’50 Entrepreneur/Benefactor/Lifeline Pilot
Presidential Volunteers Commendation 1991

Eike, Charlene (Just) Class of ’57 Educator
St. Xavier University

Flanagan, Tom, Ph.D. Class of ’61 Author Educator/Historian

Gaudet, Candace (Crowley) Class of ’64 Worldwide Volunteer for the Depressed and
Underprivileged

Guyette, Bob, M.D., D.M.D. Class of ’71 Physician/Surgeon/Author
University of Kentucky/University of Alabama School of Medicine

Halterman, Jerry L. Class of ’64 Photographer

Hettel, Joseph E. Class of ’85 Attorney/LaSalle County State’s Attorney/
Circuit Judge

Hinkey, Sister Angele (Judy), D.C. Class of ’55 Daughter of Charity/Educator
Nat’l College of Education-Chicago/St. Joseph’s Hospital-Chicago

Johnston, David W.                                           Class of ’57                   Boeing Company/Aerospace Engineer
                                                                                                            Sr. Manager Saturn/Apollo Skylab, Spacelab &
                                                                                                            International Space Station

Maziarz, Marybeth (Gelbuda) Class of ’89 Songwriter/Performer
Northwestern University

McDonnell, Sister Maureen T., O.P. Class of ’61 Director of Campus Ministry/Educator

McGinnis, Gerald E. Class of ’52 Inventor/Manufacturer
University of Illinois/University of Pittsburgh

McGinnis, James E. Class of ’54 Electrical Trades/Volunteer
Coyne Electrical School

McGrath, Robert E. Class of ’50 Performer ‘Sesame Street’
University of Michigan/Manhattan School of Music

McGrogan, Lawrence Class of ’56 Businessman/Volunteer

Messaglia, James G. Class of ’57 Principal/Educator
Northern Illinois University

Miller, Msgr. Thomas R. Class of ’69 Priest/Teacher
University of Notre Dame/St. Paul Seminary

Miller, Father Walter, S.V.D. Class of ’58 Divine Word missionary Priest & Pastor/
Latin American missionary

Ortiz, Dr. Philip A. Class of ’54 Optometrist/Founder of I Care International
Illinois College of Optometry

Pearson, Julie (Donahue) Class of 1975 Captain, Nurse Corps, U.S. Navy
Asst. Professor, Georgetown & Rush Universities

Pillion, Sister Marie, R.S.M. Class of ’33 Educator
St. Xavier’s College/Fordham University

Reynolds, Daniel Class of ’64 Businessman/Volunteer
Rockford School of Business

Scherer, F. M. (Mike), Ph.D. Class of ’50 Industrial Economist/Author
University of Michigan/Harvard University

Schomas, Sister Martina, R.S.M. Class of ‘18 Educator
St. Xavier’s College

Schmitt, Father Carl R., S.J. Class of ’56 Priest/Missionary
Marquette University/St. Louis University

Varney, Andrew J., M.D. Class of ’79 SIU Program Director/Dept. of Internal Medicine
Medical Director/Clinical Ethics Department

Walsh, William J. Class of ’57 Businessman
University of Miami

Whalen, Sister M. Clare Edward, O.S.F. Class of ’41 Sister of the Third Order of St. Francis/53 years
Speech and Language Therepist/55 years

Wyse, Colleen (Ruder) Class of ‘71 Magazine Publisher/Teacher/Art Administrator
College of St. Francis

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