ALUMNI HALL OF FAME Warren schools



Michael Capellas: Harding class of 1972; chairman and CEO of Compaq Computer Co.; national trustee of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America; community and education activist.
Lt. Col. Frank Chance (deceased): Harding class of 1946; veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars and an intelligence officer of classified defense information for western Europe and the Middle East.
R. Jeffrey Ding: Harding class of 1971; welding engineer responsible for developing welding technology for use in NASA manufacturing programs; developed the world's first operational automated retractable pin-tool; Marshall Space Flight Center's Inventor of the Year for 2000; community activist.
R. Gregory Geletka: Harding class of 1966; President and CEO of DaimlerChrysler Capital Services; professional affiliations related to banking, real estate, urban economics; community activist in youth sports.
John H. Gherlein: Harding class of 1944; retired partner of Thompson, Hine and Flory Law Firm, where he was elected first managing partner in 1988; Navy veteran; named one of the "Best Lawyers in America" in 1989-90; community activist.
Richard W. Haupt: Harding class of 1944; Naval oceanographer; U.S. representative to NATO Military Oceanographic Group; received two Navy commendation medals; deputy commander for operations of U.S. Navy Oceanographic Office; community activist.
Anthony John Payiavlas: Harding class of 1980; executive vice president of AVI Foodsystems Inc., America's largest independently owned food service company; past member of Warren Board of Education; community activist in education, church and the arts.
Army Maj. Timothy A. Raimey: Reserve class of 1978; Director of health care operations in Norfolk, Va.; junior officer of the year in 1993; involved in a mentorship program for at-risk youth; Habitat for Humanity; mentor of black cadets at West Point.
Linda Broadbelt Rekoske: Harding class of 1985; tenured associate professor of chemical engineering at Northwestern University; CAREER award from National Science Foundation for outstanding research and education; academic liaison to Chicago branch of the American Institute of Chemical Engineering.
Darryl White: Harding class of 1981; trumpet professor at the University of Nebraska; lecturer; soloist; recording artist; member of the speakers bureau at the university; leadership role in Boy Scouts of America.