Oxford Area High School Distiguished Alumni
The Oxford Area High School Distinguished Alumni Program was established in 2006 to ensure that the lives and achievements of Oxford's most accomplished graduates will be forever known among fellow graduates, current and future high school students, and the Oxford community. A luncheon in honor of each year's inductees is held each spring and is followed by a ceremony attended by the high school student body. An area of the school’s main rotunda will serve as a space for portraits and short biographies of the honorees.
The Distinguished Alumni Honors program was initiated by high school Principal David C. Madden, and coordinated by a committee including Mr. Madden, former principal Ken Woodward, high school social studies department chair John Bradley, and Oxford graduates Maureen Holmes, of the high school’s English department, and Larry Edwards.
The committee is responsible for gathering information on and researching potential honorees, and formulating a preliminary list of nominees for each year's Distinguished Alumni class. Nominees are chosen based on professional, academic or military achievements and service to their community, whether in Oxford or elsewhere. Nominees must have graduated 10 or more years prior to their selection. The final inductees were chosen by committee consensus.
“It is very important to honor the graduates who have gone on to accomplish great things and do good for their community,” said Mr. Bradley. “It is equally important to show our current and future students that they can achieve great success as well. We hope our students will look at these individuals as role models for their own lives.”
The Distinguished Alumni Committee welcomes suggestions from the community for consideration as future nominees. Suggestions may be made by filling out a nomination form and mailing it to: Distinguished Alumni Committee, Oxford Area High School, 705 Waterway Road, Oxford, PA 19363.
