2025 DISTINGUISHED aLUMNI CELEBRATION

The Parkland School District Education Foundation announces the Distinguished Alumni Wall of Honor Inductees each January.  The Wall of Honor was established in 2012 and is located inside the main entrance of Parkland High School.  Wall plaques highlight the inductee achievements and include a current photo as well as the inductee’s Parkland senior picture.  The individuals on the wall serve as an inspiration to all students to achieve excellence and remind our entire community of Parkland’s commitment to a quality educational program.

Parkland Distinguished Alumni Wall of Honor Inductees by year include:

2024 Alumni Wall of Honor Inductees:

• Lindsay Beagle, M.S. (2000) Biochemical Engineer/ Senior Director, Merck
• Dr. John Pfeiffer, Jr. Ed. D (1979) Parkland Cyber Program Supervisor, Retired;Owner, John Pfeiffer, Jr. - Auctioneer/ Appraiser
• Captain Jonathon Steed (2008) Allentown Fire Marshal/Investigator/USMC
• Patricia L. Stewart (1961) President/CFO of Ironton Internet & Telephone Company

2023 Alumni Wall of Honor Inductees:

• 1985 Dr. Kimberly Legg Corba, Direct Primary Care Family Physician, Owner Green Hills Direct Family Care 
• 1990 Dr. Jamie Giaquinto, Principal Cetronia Elementary School
• 1962 Doug Patt, Real Estate Broker, President Patt White Company, Realtors
• 2003 Jessica Holtz Steinberg, Co-Head of Professional Basketball at CAA Sports
• 2010 Andre Williams, Entrepreneur, Motivational Speaker, former Professional Football Player

2022 Alumni Wall of Honor Inductees:

• 1989 Joe Bergstein,  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, PPL Corporation
• 1992 Erin Bried, Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Kazoo magazine/ Author
• 2014 Jared Brown, Community Volunteer; Mikayla’s Voice, Miracle League, Canine Companions, Kernsville Elementary, Camelot for Children, Countless toy/food drives, Good Shepherd, and Veterans’ organizations (Nam Knights, Victory House, Wreaths across America, Wounded Warrior)
• 2009 Bryan Knouse, Co-Founder/CEO Project OWL

2021 Alumni Wall of Honor Inductees:

• 1972 Peter Jonathan Denitz (deceased), Vice President and Senior Technical Principal, AICP, PP, WSP USA
• 1990 Vikas H. Joshi, Joshi Hotel Group, Founder/Owner
• 1998 The Honorable Anna-Kristie Morffi Marks, Judge, Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas
• 2000 Lieutenant Colonel John Trombetta, Fighter Aircraft Experimental Test Pilot, US Air Force
• 2007 Major Erin (Anthony) Williams, US Army, Instructor of Systems Engineering at West Point

2019 Alumni Wall of Honor Inductees:

• 1970 Rance Block, President, Block Insurance Agency and 25-year Parkland Volunteer
• 1973 Richard G. Irwin, Culmen International, LLC, Former Senior CIA officer and Director of Incident management at Dept. of Homeland Security and the White House
• 1968 Curtis Rinsland, Senior Research Scientist, NASA (Deceased)
• 1966 Barry Search, Coach, Fireman, Retired Parkland School District Science Teacher
• Paul Semmel, 1957, Co-owner of Excelsior Dairy Farm, Retired State Representative

2018 Alumni Wall of Honor Inductees:

• 1969 Barry Dobil, Business Owner/Josh Early Candies
• 2010 Samir Lakhani, Founder, Eco-Soap Bank
• 2000 Ryan E. Mackenzie, Member, Pennsylvania House of Representatives
• 1962 Don Patt, Past President, Patt White Company, Realtors: Associate Broker, Realtor
• 1989 Eric L. Roberts, PHS School Guidance Counselor

2017 Distinguished Alumni Wall of Honor Inductees:

• 1982 Kelly Lynne Campbell, Partner, The Bridgespan Group, Boston
• 1979 Kim Viti Fiorentino, Chancellor and General Counsel of the Archdiocese of Washington
• 1981 Keith Flickinger, Curator & Chief Restorer at The NB Center for American Automotive Heritage and Founder of Precision Motor Cars, Inc.
• 1970 Barry Holben, Vice President of Sales, Allen Organ Company
• 1978 Mark W. Jaindl, Chairman/President/CEO, American Bank & Chairman/President/CEO, Jaindl Enterprises

2016 Distinguished Alumni Wall of Honor Inductees:

• 1968 Denise Donatelli – Three-time Grammy nominated recording artists and jazz vocalist
• 1976 Robert B. Heintzelman – Supervisor & Co-Owner, Heintzelman Funeral Home, Inc.
• 1954 Barry E. Isett – Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, Barry Isett & Associates, Inc.
• 1993 Aimee Mullins – Actress, athlete, model and TED conference ‘All-Star’ speaker
• 1990 D. Brad Patt – Senior Vice President / Regional Manager, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach Realtors & The Trident Group; Lehigh Valley & Bucks County

2015 Distinguished Alumni Wall of Honor Inductees

• 1976  Donna Katcher
• 1984  Dawn Spence – Sisters and Co-Founders of Donna’s Dugout to Support ALS.
• 1951  Curtis E. Schneck – Custom Home Builder and Developer.
• 2004  Jason Toff – Head of Vine, Co-Founder of PALS at Parkland High School.
• 1963  Ken Zellner – Educator, 47-Year Career with Parkland School District and Kutztown University.

2014 Inductees

• 1963    Ronald C. Snyder – Volunteer, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Retired from Mack Trucks
• 1964    Jeffrey T. Bogert – Senior Partner, Magellan Financial Inc.
• 1971    Douglas Kern – Entrepreneur, Volunteer for Miracle League of the Lehigh Valley
• 1979    Suzanne M. Kompass – International Soprano, Platinum Selling Artist and
• Master Teacher of Voice
• 1985    Chris Renaud – Oscar-Nominated Feature Film Director
• 1991    Greg DeLong – Parkland’s First NFL Football Player

2013 Inductees

• 1967   David W. Kunkel – Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard (retired)
• 1977   Susan Roth (Buhosky) – Associate Professor, Culinary Arts, Northampton Community College
• 1977   Phil Wehr – Co-owner and Manager, A.J. Henry Lumber Co.
• 1977   Tom Reilly – Senior Partner at Gross McGinley LLP
• 1985   Dr. Marc Levitt – Director, Colorectal Center for Children, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital,
• Professor of Surgery, University of Cincinnati
• 1988   Brent Saunders – President and CEO, Bausch + Lomb

2012 Inductees (Inaugural Year)

• 1952   William D. George II – President and CEO, Ironton Telephone Company
• 1971   Donna Steckel- Assistant Principal, Parkland High School
• 1974   David M. Jaindl – President and Owner, Jaindl Farms
• 1985   Tom Salvaggio- Managing Director, Computer Aid, Inc.
• 1985   Patricia Risley- Internationally Acclaimed Opera Singer
• 1988   Dr. Wayne J. Saunders- Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon
• 1996   Michaela Conlin – Actress
• 2001   Tim Massaquoi- Former NFL Tight End