The Arlington High School Alumni Association
Distinguished Colt Alumni     

To nominate a Distinguished Colt Alumnus or Alumna
follow link to DCA Nomination Form

In 1997, the AHS Alumni Association began honoring former students or “Colts by Choice” with the Distinguished Colt Alumni Award. A call for nominations goes out early in the year with selections honored Homecoming weekend at both the pep rally and Alumni Open House.

The list of honorees posted on this page includes Colts who have supported Arlington High students and staff and its Alumni Association with dues, donations, time, and energy. The goal, of course, is to keep AHS First Here, Best Here!

Distinguished Colts can also be those whose significant career accomplishments have brought honor to Arlington and to Arlington High School. For your nominee to be selected, the board members, who may or may not know your candidate, must see from your nomination in what ways your nominee has shown the Spirit * Pride * Tradition of AHS after leaving high school.

Nominations for 2024 must be received by May 1.
Posthumous awards can be given with a limit of one/year.

1997
The first DCA recipients,
Tom and Anna Waynette Smith Vandergriff

1997
Tom Vandergriff, ‘43
AnnaWaynette Smith Vandergriff, ‘44

1998
Tom Cravens, ‘60
Barbara Nash Kight, ‘57

1999
Bill Bardin, ‘24
Cathy Bontley Brown, ‘63

2000
Greg Friess, ‘71
Jane Crews Friess, 71

2001
Michael Ditto, ‘55
Jane Robin Ellis, Colt By Choice
Robert Perry Mills, Jr, ’59, posthumous
Natalee Davis Parr, ‘28

2002
Tillie Lester Burgin, ‘54
Carl Knox, ‘40
Philip Stork, ‘49
Dean Corey, posthumous

2003
Robert Fielder, posthumous
Beverly Bohannon Reynolds, ‘48
Gene Schrickel, ’44
John Webb, Colt By Choice

2004
Margie Austin, Colt By Choice
William Conner, ‘36
Gary Martin, 53
Frank Smith, ‘43
Kathleen Bradford Smith, ‘51

2005
Alan Austin, ‘69
Ben Pierce, ‘72
Anne Ross Berg Seldon, ‘53
Ernest Wilemon, ‘43
Kathryn Taylor Wilemon, ‘55

2006
Charlie Key, ’59, posthumous
Charles Marshall, ‘51
Wanda Roberson Marshall, ‘49
Dorothy Thornton Rencurrel, ‘49
Mike Wade, ‘76
Mayfield Workman,  Colt By Choice

2007
Tom DeFrank '63
Bill Hughes '48
Dinah Dalton Menger '77

2008
James Adams CBC
James Ditto, '48
Martha Wiggins Moseley, '66
Alvin Moseley, '65

2009
James "Brad" Bradley, '39
Kent Cherry, '52
Phyllis Hargrave Forehand, '51
Paul Swartz, '69
Jannette Workman, '54

2010
Jim Ball, '59
Owen Ivie, '43
Jeff Dalton, '80
Neel Kearby, '28

2011
Mac Martin, '61
Peggy Wood Martin, '66 
Robert Miles, '57
Geraldine Nash Mills, '59
Barton Thompson, '51

2012
Cari Fitzgerald Cook, '70
Dr. Mike Enger, '74
Buddie Hrabal, '64
Doland Maner, '40

2013
Fran Ditto Jennings, ‘48
Don Mebus, ‘62

2014
Erin Hawkes Chaney, ‘64
John Gardner, ‘57
Stevie Campbell Hansen, ‘62
Tanya Terrell-Weideman, ‘81

2015
Randy Ford, ‘67
Bowie Hogg, ‘96
Ross Menger, ‘67
Jennifer Hilton Sampson, ‘88

2016
Jimmy Ray Glasgow, '75
Beth Hentze Owens, '85
Lee Sweeney, '71
Jack Wages, ‘56
Delouris McCarrell Wages, '56

2017
Scott Bowden, '69
Gary Cartwright, '51
Linda Garner Gipson, '61
Rex Latham, '61
Dan Rash, '69

2018
Micah Green, '01
Verne Hargrave, '68
Sharron Chapman Merrill, '61
Rusty Ward, '69
Roger Weed, '61
Morgan Woodard, '44

2019
John Ball, '65
Margie Ferguson Bryant, '48
Mickey Bryce, '74
Gwynethe Reddy Lewis, '76
Ella Jo Colliflower McGovern, '66
Anna Pettit, '74

2020-2021
Susie Einhaus Greenwood, ‘79
Chris Hightower ‘90
Kay King, ‘62
Steve Morris, ‘80
Hunter Pence, ‘01
Faye Snow Reeder, ‘65
Jim Reeder, ‘65
Jim Risher, ‘60
Kirk Thomas, ‘72

2022
Truman Bryce, ‘45
Kitty Lee Bryce, ‘50
Gwen Chipman Burk, ‘51
Larry Thomas, ‘60
Debbie Koehl Ericson, ‘68
Doug Engle, ‘78
Gary Johnson, ‘81

2023
Ricky Brown, ‘95
David Love, ’63, posthumous
Kurt Meyer, ‘53
Bonnie Smith Petsche, ‘81
Beth Anne McGovern Woodard, ‘88

2024
Jeannie Panton Deakyne, ‘93
Jim Duppstadt, ‘63
Kathy Einhaus, ‘68
Nick Walker, ‘71
Rhonda Davis Whalen, ’62, posthumous
Rex Schimpf, ‘77

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