MANCHESTER, NH – Twelve distinguished Central High School graduates will be inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame May 7 at a banquet to be held at Manchester’s Radisson Hotel.
This year’s inductees include:
- John Baraniak, an accomplished attorney;
- The late Louis Benezet, former president of Colorado College;
- Howard Brodsky, president of Carpet One;
- Dr. Jennifer Cohen Takagishi, a noted pediatrician;
- Nick Covatis, legendary Central science teacher;
- John Kacavas, former U.S. Attorney;
- Robert Miller, an attorney and author;
- Ellen O’Neil, Central track star and coach of the Smith College track team;
- Dr. Gary Proulx, the medical director of Exeter Hospital’s department of radiation oncology;
- Robert Schiavone, former Central High School principal;
- Chris Schneider, Central athletic standout;
- Doug Wenners, president of Anthem Blue Cross’s northeast region.
Proceeds from the dinner will be used to erect a memorial on Central’s campus to graduates who died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Tickets to the event are $50 and may be purchased by contacting Hall of Fame committee members Chris Kehas at 603-625-9587 or Roland Blanchard at 603-623-7970.
The Central High School Hall of Fame was founded in 1996. Among previous inductees are Olympic gold medalist Bob Beattie; John Sullivan, former secretary of the Navy; Chip Kelly, head coach of the San Francisco 49ers; and comedian Adam Sandler.
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