By BRETT BOGGS
TVSC Superintendent

AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley High School has named its Distinguished Alumni Class of 2015.

The seven members of this year’s class join a noble group of TVHS graduates who have led successful lives while making substantial contributions to their chosen field of work or have provided outstanding service to their community, state, or country.

The Class of 2015 includes one graduate from the 1970s, Matthew Tod Johnson, 1979; one from the 1980s, Marilyn (Earl) McDonald, 1981; two from the 1990s, Dr. Barb J. Burdge, 1990 and Aura Strohschein, 1997; and three from the 2000s, Dr. Kevin Day, 2002, Elizabeth Ann McCullough, 2004 and Lt. B. Luke Scripture, 2004.

New this year will be the recognition of a distinguished graduate of one of the five high schools — Akron, Beaver Dam, Burket, Mentone and Talma — that were located within the current boundaries of TVSC but that no longer exist. Don Craig, a 1963 graduate of Talma High School, will be recognized as a Talma High School Distinguished Alumnus.

The public is invited to a formal dinner at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, in the Tippecanoe Valley Middle School commons in honor of the inductees. Each inductee will also recognize a K-12 Valley educator who made a significant impact in his or her life.

The TVHS Distinguished Alumni Class of 2015 will participate in induction day activities at on Friday, Sept. 11. Induction day will begin with a welcome breakfast, introductions, group pictures and an orientation to the day ahead. Inductees will meet with students to share information about their lives and chosen careers, then eat lunch with them.

In the afternoon, Rochester Telephone Company will conduct and record individual interviews with the inductees. Induction day will conclude with the introduction of the Class of 2015 at halftime of the football game.  At that time, a commemorative plaque will be presented to each inductee.

Check back each day for a different bio for each of the nine inductees.