Alphabetical Listing of Distinguished Graduates
The Distinguished Graduate Award is an annual award that recognizes former BHS graduates.
The graduation year of those recognized must be ten or more years prior to the current year of graduation.
If you would like to nominate someone for the Distinguished Graduate Award, please fill out the Distinguished Graduate Nomination Form by January 31st and return it to
Belleville High School
501 West Columbia Avenue
Belleville, MI 48111
To learn more about each inductee click on their name for a short biography.
Bettina Caldwell
Class of 1938
Walter & Joyce Rochowiak
Class of 1963
Katherine L. Weathers
Class of 1982
Special Posthumous Award
Alan (Skip) Summer
Class of 1968
Gerald Lukomski
Class of 1954
Gertrude Roddick (Evanski)
Class of 1969
Charles Smelt
Class of 1979
Special Posthumous Award
Keith Simons
Class of 1972
Timothy Katona
Class of 1973
Jack & Rosemary Loria
Class of 1964 & Class of 1966
Lois Zilka (Mida)
Class of 1954
Special Posthumous Award
James Sayre
Class of 1946
Jill Devers
Class of 1982
Bernard Hovey
Class of 1965
Myra MacPherson
Class of 1952
Special Posthumous Award
William Budd
Class of 1960
Victor Hogan
Class of 1963
Paul Ryznar
Class of 1979
Special Posthumous Award
Reva Fischer (Ruthruff)
Class of 1907
Eugene E. Bleil, M.D.
Class of 1938
Frank Rochowiak
Class of 1957
Special Posthumous Award
Harold Belanger
Class of 1969
Dr. Leilah Blakeney Lyons (Toth)
Class of 1994
Jean Morris
Class of 1948
Pamela O’Neill
Class of 1982
Special Posthumous Award
Catherine Krebs
Class of 1917
Lynn K. Halton
Class of 1981
Richard McQuaid
Class of 1975
Karen Mida (Skszek)
Class of 1971
Special Posthumous Award
Fred Dunayczan
Class of 1960
Alesia Hermosillo
Class of 1978
Tim Marsh
Class of 1979
David Medley
Class of 1967
Special Posthumous Award
Karen Reynolds (Renton)
Class of 1987
Gregory Cooper
Class of 1980
Reginald Grantham
Class of 1982
Special Posthumous Award
William Gage
Class of 1978
Randy Brown
Class of 1981
Rosemary Otzman (Kuchta)
Class of 1954
Dr. Tami Remington, Pharm. D. (Harkai)
Class of 1983
Dr. Susan Clark Studer, Ph. D.
Class of 1967
William E. Wolters
Class of 1966
Peggy Curtis (Shoemaker)
Class of 1973
Dr. Gerard Evanski, Ph. D.
Class of 1981
Jeffrey D. Liedel
Class of 1973
Special Posthumous Award
Samuel M. Villa
Class of 1963
Catherine Atkins (Stull)
Class of 1958
Thomas Fielder
Class of 1964
Michael Q. Garland
Class of 1972
Special Posthumous Award
Rick LaPensee
Class of 1977