Seated left-to-right: Matthew Norcia, Melissa Mallonn Marconi, Paralee Watkins Compton, Jimmal Ball, Karl Olson. Standing left-to-right: Pat Ross Gramoy, Joe Watkins, Diana Stromsky, Phil Giavasis, Jim Abbott, Tom Marino, Richard Williams, Eugene DeChellis, Stan Stromsky, Judy Spitale Esway, Bill Trbovich. (Not pictured: Scott Marino)
The Distinguished Alumni Award was instituted in 1967 by the Timken High School Alumni Association to honor those graduates of our Alma Mater who have brought recognition to themselves and to our school by outstanding accomplishments and by distinguished service.
1967 Robert P. Colaner, 1942 *
1968 George Stan, MD, 1945 *
1969 George Papadopoulos, 1945 *
1970 Fredrick Harold, 1942 *
1971 Frank Marchione, 1943 *
1972 R. William Jordy, 1948
1973 John Pont, 1945 *
1974 Patricia Gramoy, 1955
1975 Richard Williams, 1954
1976 George Tzangas, 1948 *
1977 John T. Weber, 1950
1978 Vincent Fulmer, 1944
1979 John Mroczkowski, 1959
1980 Donald R. Colaner, 1946 *
1981 Joseph Niamtu, 1942
1982 Paralee Watkins Compton, 1949
1983 Michael Mokodean, 1941
1985 Margaret Papas, 1940 *
1986 Delores Gosiewski McKelly, 1944 *
1987 Paul Basner, 1946 *
1988 Eugene DeChellis, 1949
1989 John Kalagidis, 1943 *
1990 Harold S. Roach, 1943 *
1991 William P. Trbovich, 1956
1992 Octavio Sirgo, 1941 *
1993 Joseph D. Bulso, Jr., 1950 *
1994 Roger D. Myers, 1952 *
1995 Laverne J. Riesbeck, 1943 *
1996 Joe L. Watkins, 1954
1997 Fred D. Smith, 1953 *
998 Al Michael, 1943 *
1999 Stephen A. Perry, 1963
2000 Ronald Blackledge, 1956
2001 Mark J. DeChellis, 1953
2002 Christine Monasterio Kruman, 1966 *
2003 Perry Reese, Jr., 1970 *
2004 Charles Koelble, 1944, Henry Bullough, 1951
2005 David W. Johnson, 1956; Donna Bracken Froelich, 1959
2006 Leland C. McFarren *, 1941; John William Watkins, 1952 *; Margaret DeChellis Loretto, 1954; Norman E. Spear, PHD, 1955; Charles B. Scheurer. 1959
2007 James Paul Connor, PHD,1948 *; Paula Rafailedes, 1971; Ronald Noebe, PHD, 1979
2008 Richard D. Watkins, 1950; Louis Vlasho, 1955; Phillip A. Zampino, 1965 *
2009 Richard W. Eschliman, 1943; Margaret “Mimi” Comsia, 1946
2010 Lois DiGiacomo, 1957; Norma Capocci, 1962
2011 Arlie L. Cornell, 1948 *; Tina Slusser-Ley, 1973
2012 John N. Meeks, 1949 *
2013 Adam J. Rossi, 1945; James F. Knis, 1972; Stephen J. Rich, 1976
2014 Jack Halkides, 1947; Leo Everitt, 1949; Phil Giavasis, 1951; James Abbott, 1961
2015 Carmalee Guardabascio DeVito, 1955; Richard V. Forte, 1962; Robert H. Jones, 1962; Thomas A. Chiappini, 1975
2016 Kathy Prosser Bovard, 1968; James Karales *, 1949; Dennis Smith, 1956; Diana Gray Stromsky, 1966
2017 Judy Spitale Esway, 1957; Georgene Kubana Recchio, 1957; Angelene Bonner, 1986
2018 Stan Stromsky, 1962; Scott Marino, 1979; Tom Marino, 1980; Steven Fettman, 1981
2019 Karl W. Olson, PHD, 1954; Matthew P. Norcia, MD, 1977; Melissa Mallonn Marconi, 1981,Jimmal Ball, 1996
2020 Trudi (Fenstemaker) Van Orman, 1964; Brian Bailey, 1988; Jeff Talbert, 1989
2021 Charita Goshay, 1975
*Denotes Deceased Distinguished Alumni