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Outstanding Alumni 2025

Kirkwood School District Announces 2025 Alumni Hall of Fame Inductees

The Kirkwood High School Alumni Hall of Fame Selection committee has announced the Class of 2025. The 2025 class will officially be inducted into the KHS Alumni Hall of Fame in a ceremony to be held on Saturday, March 1, 2025 at 3 p.m. in the Keating Theatre at Kirkwood High School, 800 Dougherty Ferry. The inductees will be invited to KHS to connect with current students on Friday, February 28.  The inductees will visit classrooms to share their stories and professional journeys with students in classes from the field appropriate to their field of study.

The purpose of the Kirkwood Outstanding Alumni Hall of Fame is to honor alumni who have achieved success and who serve as appropriate role models for Kirkwood School District students. The two categories are Outstanding Alumni, and Pioneer Award Recipients.

Honorees selected met one or more of the following criteria: graduated from KHS at least 10 years before the nomination; achieved excellence in the fields of art, music, theater and dance, literature, or other related cultural fields; accomplished extraordinary success in trade, business or industry; contributed significantly to society through charitable work or good deeds; or served as an exceptional contributor to their chosen profession whether law, education, medicine, science, journalism or other.

The 16 honorees to be inducted in the Alumni Hall of Fame Class of 2025 are:

Donald Charles Flesche, 1952 (Education)

**Kaye Wilkins, 1952 (Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon and Humanitarian)

Christopher Clouser, 1970 (Marketing/Sports Manager and Philanthropist)

James Scott, 1970 (Grammy Winning Record Producer, Recording Engineer, Mixer)

Douglas Elvin Vaughn, 1974 (Emmy Award winning sports broadcaster)

Rodney W. Sippel, 1974 (United States District Judge)

Alvin Reid, 1978 (Journalism)

Roslyn Croft, 1980 (Inclusion and Diversity Manager)

Katie Rodriguez Banister, 1983 (Speaker, Author, Educator)

Mark Borella, 1984 (Fine Artist and Humanitarian)

Alex Manse, 1985 (President & CEO/Chemical Engineer)

Patrice Jackson, 2000 (Cellist and Associate Professor)

 

Nikki Glaser, 2002 (Stand-up comedian, Actress, Podcaster, Radio Host, and Television Host)

Darrin Dortch, 2002 (Film Writer, Executive Story Editor)

Robyn (Dirnberger) Rosenberger, 2003 (Social Entrepreneur and Advocate)

Dajae Moe Williams, 2012 (Engineer and Educational Hip Hop Artist)


 

***Honorees who are recognized posthumously.