The charter members of the Russellville High School Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame will be inducted on Friday, Oct. 11, in Jim Young Gymnasium at RHS.
Jean Sosh Reynolds, who is president of the Russellville Alumni Association, says this event will replace the annual Alumni Meet and Greet this year. In fact, this would have been the year her graduating class of 1974 would have been the focal point.
She says, “Meet and Greet friends, please come!!! It’s going to be a very nice catered meal by Sister to Sister Catering. The JROTC will present the colors, deGraffenried Chorale will perform, and your honorees will make RHS proud.”
Call the high school at 270-726-8421 to make a reservation, preferably by this Friday.
The inductees are as follows:
Dr. Jitana Benton-Lee, Class of 1965
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Doctor of Nursing
Degrees in English, Business, Health Administration, Health information
CEO at Culture Remedy LLC
Associate Professor of Graduate Nursing at Northern Kentucky University
Adjunct Professor at Kentucky State University
Dr. Keith Carver, Class of 1958
Professor in Electrical Engineering at the University of Kentucky, New Mexico State University and the University of Massachusetts
Held positions at NASA
Distinguished Lecturer at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Maj. Gen. Richard Davis, Class of 1958
Captain during Vietnam War
Staff Officer at the Pentagon
Assigned to Germany on three different tours as a Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel and Brigadier General
Judge William G. Fuqua, Class of 1948
University of Louisville Distinguished Alumnus
Served in Southern France as Special Agent in the Counter Intelligence Corps
Circuit Judge for Logan and Todd counties from 1970-1995
` Served as an Associate Justice on the Kentucky Supreme Court
Volunteer of the Year Award from the 16-state Southern Industrial Development Association after leading recruitment of Logan Aluminum
George Hardy, Class of 1948
Commissioned Navy officer
Commanded Navy diver training operations and research
Aerospace career with NASA during the most intense years of the space race
Maj. Gen. Jerry Humble, Class of 1965
Sworn officer with the FBI, Joint Terrorism Task Force
Tennessee Director of Homeland Security
34-year Military Career
Recipient of the Navy League of America
National Award for Exceptional Leadership in Advancement of Naval Operations
Harreld Kirkpatrick, Class of 1937
Highly decorated World War II veteran
Earned five Purple Hearts
Kentucky Commissioner of Mines and Minerals
Won over one hundred golf tournaments
Dr. Peter Luckett, Class of 1968
Doctor of Pulmonology Critical Care, Intensive Care Unit at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas, Texas
Medical Director and Attending Physician
Professor of Pediatrics at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas
W.P. Sosh, Class of 1933
Owner and general manager of WRUS radio
Brought cablevision to Russellville
President of Kentucky Broadcasters Association
Recipient of Kentucky Mic Award
Granville Taylor, Class of 1955
Award winning architect in Memphis
President of the Tennessee Chapter of the American Institute of Architecture
Instrumental in preserving the beautiful landscape of Memphis