| Year
Inducted |
Name |
Vocation |
Class of |
| 2005 |
Jonathan L. Haines, Ph.D. |
Leading Alzheimer's Disease researcher;
director of premier genetics research center |
1975 |
| 2004 |
Jo Anne Assini |
Acting New York State Supreme Court Justice;
Schenectady County Family Court Judge |
1970 |
| 2003 |
Stephen J. Haines, M.D. |
Professor and chairman, Dept. of
Neurosurgery, Medical Univ. of South Carolina |
1967 |
| 2002 |
Amy Jaffee-Barzach |
Humanitarian and founder of a charitable
organization |
1979 |
| 2001 |
Vikram Byanna Akula |
Manages a rural development organization
that administers in the drought-prone region of Medak District, India |
1986 |
| 2000 |
Emily Langworth Peck, Ph.D. |
Taught social studies at the high school for
29 years. Well-liked and respected by her students and colleagues. |
1961 |
| 1999 |
Cynthia H. Phillippe |
Volunteer leader in the Niskayuna,
Schenectady County and Capital District communities. Received numerous volunteer awards. |
1966 |
| 1998 |
Katherine Herrick-Davis, Ph.D. |
Active researcher in pharmacology, doing
work on chemical receptors in the brain, auto inflammatory drugs, and basic cancer
research |
1979 |
| 1997 |
Daniel R. Plumley |
Conservationist and ecologist of national
and international repute. Leadership led to the creation of the 4-million-acre Oka Forest
Preserve in Siberia, Russia. |
1977 |
| 1997 |
Joan M. O'Brien, M.D. |
Surgeon, Director of Ocular Oncology at the
University of California at San Francisco Medical Center (specializing in eye cancer) |
1975 |
| 1996 |
Deborah Gordon Mullaney |
Community volunteer |
1967 |
| 1996 |
Commander Michael C. Beck |
United States Navy, Commanding Officer,
U.S.S. Constitution |
1972 |
| 1995 |
Paul H. Wein, J.D. |
Local attorney, worked tirelessly to raise
funds for childhood cancer research for St. Jude's Children's Hospital in Memphis,
Tennessee |
1968 |
| 1995 |
Joshua R. Seftel |
Filmmaker, writer, producer; received more
than 20 international awards for his films; in 1993 elected to the Board of Governors of
the National Academy of Television and Sciences |
1986 |
| 1994 |
Police Chief Mark R. Sollohub |
For his continued dedication to service and
commitment to the citizens of the Town of Niskayuna |
1966 |
| 1994 |
Edward W. Doucet, M.D. |
Exemplary service to our community in
treatment of the AIDS virus and those affected by it |
1970 |
| 1993 |
Kirsten Nelson Schaetzel, Ph.D. |
Humanitarian, teacher of English for
impoverished women and families in Bangladesh |
1977 |
| 1993 |
Alison Liebhafsky DesForges, Ph.D. |
Humanitarian, scholar, activist, teacher,
employed by U.S. State Department and "Africa Watch," a Human Rights Group in
Rwanda, Africa |
1960 |
| 1992 |
Henry J. Sommer, J.D. |
Dedication to providing free legal services
to those unable to pay |
1967 |
| 1992 |
Michael N. Josselyn, Ph.D. |
Biology professor, expert on restoration and
preservation of America's wetlands |
1968 |
| 1992 |
Gary D. Connor |
Law enforcement, community and high school
activities |
1969 |
| 1991 |
Robert N. Ward |
Musician; symphonic orchestra music |
1973 |
| 1991 |
Colin M. Angle |
Works in artificial intelligence;
"Robot Guru" of MIT |
1985 |
| 1990 |
First Lt. Vernon F. Hovey III (U.S. Army) |
Killed while serving his country |
1964 |
| 1990 |
PFC Richard W. Starkey (U.S. Marine Corps) |
Killed while serving his country |
1969 |
| 1990 |
First Lt. Robert S. Cragin, Jr. (U.S. Army) |
Killed while serving his country |
1962 |
| 1989 |
John J. Gatta, Jr., Ph.D. |
Scholar and poet in English and French;
educator, humanitarian, Fulbright Scholar to Africa |
1964 |
| 1989 |
Louise Reid Ritchie, Ph.D. |
Clinical psychologist and found of
"Gift of Reading" |
1969 |
| 1988 |
E. Richard Yulman |
Humanitarian, businessman, supporter of
civic and cultural activities; Founder of "Albany Dreamers," which gave a free
college education and school support to 97 sixth-graders |
1964 |
| 1988 |
Susan Muldowney Kirwan |
Dedicated registered nurse |
1963 |
| 1988 |
Ronald R. Pressman |
Corporate businessman; senior vice president
at age 28 |
1976 |
| 1987 |
David R. Rockwell, M.D. |
Chief of Infectious Diseases at Ellis
Hospital; works with AIDS patients |
1965 |
| 1987 |
Priscilla J. Angelo, Ed.D. |
Distinguished college educator, who has
travelled and studied throughout the world |
1961 |
| 1987 |
J. Williams Holt III, M.D. |
Physician of gastroenterology; great concern
for others |
1963 |
| 1986 |
James C. Read |
Actor who has received national recognition
in the creative arts |
1971 |
| 1986 |
James Howe |
Prominent author of children's literature |
1964 |
| 1986 |
Susan L. Brainard |
Field hockey coach and teacher |
1963 |
| 1985 |
Kevin Burns |
Film maker and teacher |
1973 |
| 1985 |
David E. Wallender |
Humanitarian; Peace Corps volunteer in
Africa |
1965 |
| 1985 |
Sandra Sennett Tully |
Humanitarian working with the needy; a
United Nations Program Director in Thailand |
1964 |
| 1985 |
Jeffrey C. Blatnick |
Athlete and humanitarian; 1984 Olympics Gold
Medal in Greco Roman Wrestling |
1975 |
| 1984 |
William A. Schultz |
Himself handicapped, assists in job
placement of the disabled; President Carter named him a member of the Committee on
Employment of Handicapped |
1963 |
| 1984 |
Steven J. Goodman, M.D. |
Plastic surgeon |
1965 |
| 1984 |
Patricia Del Monico, J.D. |
Career devoted to care of the handicapped.
Masters in Business Administration, Social Work, a doctor of Jurisprudence |
1961 |
| 1984 |
Keith W. Bedford, Ph.D. |
Professor and researcher in civil
engineering |
1963 |
| 1984 |
Janis K. Timberlake |
Peace Corps in Senegal, organized farming
and food projects |
1973 |
| 1983 |
John M. Wozney, Ph.D. |
Biochemist, cancer in mammals research |
1972 |
| 1983 |
Vincent J. Reilly, Jr., J.D. |
Lawyer, Family Court Judge and community
contributor |
1960 |
| 1983 |
Mark A. Lindquist |
Sculptor and educator |
1967 |
| 1983 |
Bruce D. Jackson |
Disabled while a senior at Niskayuna High
School; amazing spirit; aids physically-handicapped with company he founded, Independent
Living |
1971 |
| 1983 |
Wayne Hugo Green, M.D. |
Psychiatrist specializing in autism; grew up
on land where Niskayuna High School is erected |
1959 |
