CE BYRD ALUMNI HALL OF FAME
The CE Byrd Alumni Association Hall of Fame event, inaugurated in 1987, honors and recognizes alumni of CE Byrd High School who have distinguished themselves through their careers, personal accomplishments, volunteer activities and their loyalty to their alma mater. The event is held every other year. 185 members currently hold this distinction in the Hall of Fame, which serves as a testament to the school's rich history and the caliber of its graduates. These former students exemplify the school's commitment to excellence and innovation.
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2025 HONOREES
PAST HONOREES
1987
- Grover C Koffman, Principal
- Senator J Bennett Johnston 1950
- Max Nathan 1952
- Virginia Kilpatrick Shehee 1940
- Edward C “Pete” Aldridge Jr 1956
- Tom Jarriel 1952
1988
- Charles A Ravenna Jr Asst. Principal 1928
- James C Gardner, Mayor 1940
- Richard “Dickie” Murray, Maj Gen (Ret) 1950
- Andy Sidaris 1948
- Dan Sandifer 1943
- Randall Kent 1942
1989
- Eleanor Blatterman, Faculty
- Jo Green Pardue, Faculty
- Jacques L Wiener, Judge 1952
- Mary Jack Wintle 1952
- Michael Griffith, PhD 1959
- Harold B Levy, MD 1933
- Paul Greenberg 1954
1990
- Roy Evans, Faculty Administrator
- Tom E Stagg Jr, US Fed Judge 1939
- William T Hanna, Mayor 1947
- John Bahcall, PhD 1952
- W Ray Wallace 1940
- Henry Goodrich 1947
- Bettina C Hillman Mattson, MD 1945
1991
- L. Calhoun Allen Jr. Mayor 1938
- Marie Therese LeBlanc, Faculty
- Pike Hall, Judge 1947
- James E Stewart, Judge 1973
- Bishop Ben Oliphint 1941
- Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz, PhD 1959
- James H Duncan, Principal
1992
- John Irwin Rogers, Faculty
- Patti Warren Van Hook, MD 1945
- John H Dalton, Secretary of the Navy 1959
- Don Hoyte Davis Jr 1957
- Robert “Bob” Bolen, Mayor 1943
- Helen Heath Wray 1938
- William Edward “Bill” Joyce 1976
1993
- Mary Clyde Wintle, Faculty
- Anna Holmes Hinckley McGraw 1926
- John Craig Flournoy 1969
- Lester Senter Wilson, PhD 1959
- Richard “Rick” Hawkins 1969
- David A Hentschel 1952
1994
- Woodrow “Woody” Turner, Faculty
- Elizabeth Lieber Fox 1927
- Whtney H Boggs Jr, MD 1945
- Edward “Pete” Harbuck 1952
- Merle Kilgore 1952
- Jack Schuster, PhD 1955
1995
- Mamie White Rusheon Breazeale, Faculty
- Joe David “J D” Cox, Faculty
- Sam Peters 1935
- Martha Knox McGuffin Goodman 1952
- Barbara “B J “ Griffen 1959
1996
- Dorothy Barnes Cox, Faculty
- Travis A White 1926
- William T “Billy” Whisner Jr 1940
- William S Bundrick, MD 1956
- Jerry Mashaw 1959
1997
- Jerry Malone, Faculty
- Frances Micky Maguire Gilfoil 1940
- Stuart D Lunn 1942
- L Frank Moore 1944
- Andrew J Shoup Jr 1953
- Senator Saxby Chambliss 1961
1998
- Irma Robinson, Faculty
- John D Caruthers Jr 1946
- Gene W Lafitte Jr 1946
- Barbara Rusheon Hodges 1953
- Ronald L Sawyer 1953
- Keith S Jones, Capt (Ret) 1956
1999
- Nellie V Strother, Faculty
- Norman V Kinnsey 1938
- Catherine Carpenter Colgan 1947
- Thomas “Tem” McElroy 1961
- Grady S “Mack” McCarter 1963
- Robert J Saldich 1951
2000
- B L “Buddy” Shaw, Principal
- Lucille Mertz Hendrick, Faculty
- Tillman Franks 1940
- Wes Wise, Mayor 1945
- Donald E Hathaway 1946
- Curtis W Mewbourne 1953
2001
- R Lynne Fitzgerald, Principal
- M Thornton Brice 1953
- W Roger Briley, PhD 1961
- Larry R Faulkner, PhD 1962
- James H Parker, PhD 1963
- T O Perry 1946
2002
- Joseph B Dornier, Faculty
- Marie Tileux Davis 1949
- George W Hardy III 1950
- William A Robinson Jr 1957
- Charles D Knight, MD 1938
- Fuller Bazer, PhD 1956
2003
- Robert “Scotty” Robertson III, Faculty
- Hoyt Bain 1959
- Joseph Gray, Maj Gen (Ret) 1953
- John Long 1947
- James W Middleton Jr, MD 1962
- Waldo E Cecil 1947
2004
- John H “Sleepy” Laughlin, Faculty
- Peter Boggs, MD 1957
- B G “Jug” Burkett 1962
- Mike Jones, Gen (Ret) 1973
- Jack Pulwers, PhD 1942
- Byrum Teekell 1945
2005
- Marieda Pace Bowdon, Faculty
- Rupert “Bo” Campbell 1959
- Benjamin F Carter 1958
- Marvin Lipson 1949
- Gary Pittman 1962
- Mary Ann Blanchard Selber 1961
2006
- Dorothy Hanks, Faculty
- Raymond Baker 1953
- Lynn Griffin 1963
- Vernon Chance 1956
- Bob Hamm 1958
- Bobby Lyle, EdD 1958
2007
- Jack Rowan, Faculty
- Professor C E Byrd
- Allen Wier PhD 1964
- Jerry Smitherman Wray 1942
- James R Murphy 1951
- Troy Verges 1991
- James P Myers 1958
- Jack Crichton 1933
- Sandi Phillips Kallenberg 1961
Note: Hall of Fame is now every other Year.
2008
- Barbara Ann Whitehead, Faculty
- Robert C "Bob" Crosby 1957
- Gwen Talbot Hodges 1963
- Thomas “Tom” Foreman Parker III, MD 1958
- Patricia Ann Peyton 1954
- H Robert “Bob” Scivally 1946
2009
- Jacque Treese, Faculty
- Betsy Vogel Boze PhD 1971
- Shirley Trusty Corey 1953
- Robert V. "Bob" Pack 1965
- Becky L Schergens 1958
- Rod M Yeager MD 1958
- Dorothy Helm Welbourne 1940
2011
- Cyrus Larmoyeux, Major (Ret) Faculty
- Jack Mitchell, LTC (Ret) Faculty
- Dean Mann 1961
- Clint McAlister 1957
- Stamen Ogilvie 1967 ]
- Fred Sexton, Judge 1956
- John Blocker Thornton, III 1963
2013
- Alan Carter, Faculty
- Joe Watson PhD, Faculty
- Charles C. Allen 1953
- Dr. Eugene Pitts Hunt, III 1965
- Victor Joris 1946
- Zoe Ramsey 1951
- Ivan Smith Jr. 1964
- Elliott B. Stonecipher 1969
- Justice Jeff Victory 1963
- Aven “Tex” Williamson 1961
2015
- Celia Smiley, Faculty
- Cameron K. McKinley Ph.D 1950
- Dr. Robert T. Lafargue 1952
- William C. Mason Ed.D 1956
- Joe D. Hill 1957
- Richard E. Phillips Ph.D 1958
2017 HALL OF FAME RECIPIENTS: L.to R. R. Balfour Sartor, M.D.,Michael Garrison, Lynda Rowland, Sherri Parker Lee, Dr. Robert T. Crosby, George J. Dover, M.D.
2017
- Lynda Rowland, Faculty
- Dr. Robert T. Crosby '95
- George J. Dover, M.D. '64
- Michael Garrison '64
- Sherri Parker Lee '64
- R. Balfour Sartor, M.D. '67
318 Forum Article: Byrd Hall of Fame (October 23, 2017)
2019 HALL OF FAME RECIPIENTS Dr. Ryan C. Holmes, Dr. Thomas (Mac) Bosley, Mary Joris, Jack the Jacket, Robert A. Crosby. Ann Caulkins, Rebecca Ruffin Leffler daughter of Thomas Fuller Ruffin.
2019
- Robert Crosby, Faculty
- Mary Joris '57
- Dr. Ryan Clevis Holmes '96
- Thomas Fuller Ruffin '42
- Ann Caulkins '80
- Dr. Thomas (Mac) Bosley '68
2022
- Roy Thomas, Faculty
- Cynthia Peterson 1975
- Jericho Brown 1994
- Merrilee Streun Leatherman 1960
- Stephen Porter 1973
- William Peatross 1961