Distinguished Alumni
Every year, the Pottsville Area School District chooses a distinguished alumni member to speak at the commencement ceremonies. The recipients of the distinguished alumni award can be viewed below.
|
Name
|
Year |
| Mr. Walter Farquhar | 1964 |
| Rev. Dean Stevenson | 1964 |
| Admiral Joel T. Boone | 1964 |
| Mr. Robert Bader | 1965 |
| Dr. Mollie Brown (Valdes-Despina) | 1965 |
| The Honorable Cyrus M. Palmer | 1965 |
| Mr. Thomas Golden | 1966 |
| The Honorable Harold Paul | 1968 |
| Mr. Norman Lloyd | 1969 |
| Mr. Robert Carl | 1975 |
| Mr. James Kirk | 1977 |
| Mr. Rudine Sims | 1978 |
| General Robert A. Duffy | 1980 |
| Mr. Lewis Koch | 1981 |
| Com. Eugene E. Fitzpatrick, USN, Ret. | 1984 |
| Mr. James A. Reichley | 1985 |
| Dr. John Lazarchick | 1986 |
| Mr. Alan Jaffe | 1987 |
| Mr. Howard Watson | 1988 |
| The Honorable George Heffner | 1989 |
| The Honorable Donald D. Dolbin | 1991 |
| Mrs. Frances DeMatteo Weiss | 1992 |
| Mr. James M. Taylor | 1993 |
| Mr. William G. Dimmerling | 1994 |
| General George A. Joulwan | 1995 |
| Dr. Emanuel M. Diamond | 1996 |
| Dr. J. Ronald Gentile | 1998 |
| Admiral William Dougherty, Jr. | 1999 |
| Mr. Walter Jones | 1999 |
| Mr. Vernon G. Schock, Jr. | 2000 |
| Mr. Dick Yuengling | 2001 |
| Mrs. Billie Payne | 2002 |
| Master Sergeant Howard C. Schappell | 2003 |
| Master Gunnery Sergeant Joseph Clarkson | 2003 |
| Lieutenant John R. Liddle | 2003 |
| Second Lieutenant Adam Lipton | 2003 |
| Second Lieutenant Kyle DeWald | 2003 |
| Second Lieutenant Morena Gomez | 2003 |
| Mr. Richard Higgins | 2004 |
| Dr. Mary Jane Lupton | 2005 |
| Mr. Joseph D. Koury | 2006 |
| Mr. David J. Holley | 2006 |
| Mr. Todd March | 2006 |
| Mr. Joseph H. Murton V | 2006 |
| The Honorable William E. Baldwin | 2007 |
| Ms. Mantura M. Gallagher | 2008 |
| Dr. Joseph W. Leonard III | 2009 |
| Ms. Kathleen D. Zwiebel | 2010 |
| Mr. Jack Dolbin | 2011 |
| Mr. Bob Allen | 2012 |
| Mrs. Ruth Ebling | 2013 |
| Mr. Patrick Flannery | 2013 |
| Mr. Mike Kiehner | 2014 |
| Dr. Mitchell Edelson | 2015 |
| Captain Edward Padinske, USN | 2016 |
| Col. Laura A. McHugh | 2017 |
| Dr. Jack Michalski | 2018 |
| Dr. Elizabeth Robinson | 2019 |
| Ms. Jennifer Yuengling | 2021 |
| Mrs. Heather Steinberger Smith | 2022 |
| Ms. Eileen Supko | 2023 |