Calumet High School

Sacred Heart High School

Distinguished Alumni Awardees

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Manila N. Gipp	CHS ’21 Calumet Memorial Hospital
Verna Mize	CHS ’40 Defender of Lake Superior
Terence R. Murphy	SHHS’55 Distinguished Washington Attorney
Reverend Leslie Ollila	CHS ’61 College President, Inspiring Leader
Rear Admiral Leonard F. Picotte USN(Ret)	SHHS ’57
David W. Smith	CHS ’63 Mayor and Business Leader
Kalmin Smith	CHS ’62 State Legislative and Executive Leader
Rudolph Sutinen	CHS ’35 Businessman and Community Leader
Phillip H. Trezise	CHS ’28 Assistant U.S. Secretary of State
Don Poshak	CHS ’68 President’s Award/School Administrator
Martin Caserio	CHS ’32 Vice President of General Motors
Richard Impola	CHS 43 College Professor, Translator of Finnish Literary Classics
Jack Real	CHS ’33 President of Hughes Helicopter, Inc.
Dr. Ruth Rhines	CHS ’27 Medical Doctor and Researcher
James Quello	CHS ’31 Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission
Sydna and Bernard Eulrich	SHHS ’59 and CHS ’58 President’s Award---Overcoming Medical Challenges
Gene Baroni	CHS ’54 CPA, Partner-VicePresident Price Waterhouse
Lyon B. King	CHS ’89 Professor, President of Aerophysics, Inc.
Dr. John C. Rowe	CHS ’61 Family Doctor, Leader in Medical Planning
Dr. Kenneth E. Rowe	CHS ’48 Family Doctor, Asst. Director of Michigan Dept. of Health
Dominic Vairo	CHS ’31 Football Notre Dame, Captain Voted All- American First Team
Judy Vairo Best	CHS ’55 Professor, Authority on the Constitution’s Electoral College System
Paul Lehto	CHS ’57 President’s Award, Community Leader
Mandy Frantti	CHS ’89 Outstanding High School Teacher of Math and Physics
William Jackson	CHS ’54 CEO CableAmerica Corp., Community Leader, Supporter of C-L-K Schools
Walter I. Kitti	CHS ’36 Successful Teacher and Coach
Harry A. Scott	CHS ’50 Aircraft and Aerospace Engineer
Reverend Kenneth J. Toth	CHS ’49 Religious Leader and Military Chaplain
Ronald Lahti	CHS ’79 President’s Award, Leader in Law Enforcement and in Projects Helping the Less Fortunate
Carl Adams	SHHS ’58 Professor and Dept Head, Carlson School University of Minnesota
Arthur W. Thurner	CHS ’42 Professor and Author of Local History
Dr. Jerry Luoma	CHS ’61 Family Doctor and Medical Director of Calumet Aspirus Hospital
Wayne Lehto	CHS ’52 Researcher, Teacher of Nulcear Engineering Community Leader
Diane Tiberg	CHS ’63 Nurse and Business Leader in Community Nursing Services
Dr. John Marta	CHS ’50 Doctor, Teacher, Researcher
Carol Patrick	CHS ’60 President’s Award, Community Leader
Gene Arnsten	CHS ’57 Business Leader in the Lumber Industry Supporter of C-L-K Schools
Patricia Coppo	CHS ’69 Leader in The National and International Bone Marrow Donor Program
Clarence Fisher	CHS ’58 President Upper Peninsula Power C0. Community Leader and Worker
Daniel Steck	CHS ’64 Professor and Researcher in Radon Gas Exposure and Risk Assessment
Uno Isaacson Family	President’s Award for Family Support of Combat Wounded Son and Brother
Dr. David H. Gilbert	President’s Award for medical care and community service.
General Ferdinand J. Chesarek	CHS ’32 Four star general with combat action in WWII and Korea
Dr. Roy W. Drier	CHS ’15 Local author and MTU professor
Sigrid K. Lehto	CHS ’20 Country school teacher
Robert P. Jewett	CHS ’50 Rocket scientist
Keith and Claire Ojala	CHS ’50 & ‘52 President’s Award for distinguished careers and community service
Margaret Jane (Bryant) Wake	CHS ’35 Psychologist
Lawrence E. Danbom	CHS ’33 Special agent in the FBI
Charles E. Hein	CHS ’48 Surveyor and forester
Lyman Frimodig	CHS ’11 Michigan State athletic department
Bev Rouse Lewis	CHS ’75 Coach and Athletic Director
Gerald Vairo	CHS ’58 Attorney
James Bekkala	CHS ’50 Mining
Karl Jaskson	CHS ’52 Aerospace Engineer
Mark Bonenfant	CHS ’78 President’s Award as outstanding Educator
Peggy Jarve Ament	CHS ’84 Human Resources and Management
Raymond Tiberg	CHS ’63 Educator
Paul Rogers	CHS ’83 Brigadier General US Army
Darryl Pierce	President’s Award for service to the CLK educational community
Phyllis Locatelli	CHS ’63 Educator
William Jacka	CHS ’53 Insurance and Legal