On May 8 in Tom Nix Stadium, CBHS ushered its newest class of alumni into our network of more than 11,000 graduated Brothers' Boys!
Pardon our progress! The Brothers Fieldhouse is on track for completion by our 150th anniversary this November.
“Follow the inspirations that come to you from God.”
( — SAINT JOHN BAPTIST DE LA SALLE )
above: Andrew Berntson ’22 will be among the first of our Brothers’ Boys to earn college-level commercial aviation course credits this fall at CBHS as part of a new partnership with the University of Memphis. Our program is the first of its kind in the region to be offered at the high school level!
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The Magazine of Christian Brothers High School
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ADMINISTRATION
PRESIDENT
Brother David Poos, FSC
PRINCIPAL
Jamie Brummer, Ph.D.
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPALS
Jeff Blancett, Ed.D.
Dean of Academics
Christopher Bunkley ’10
Dean of Students
DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT
John Goode ’07 - jgoode@cbhs.org
DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Carrie Roberts - caroberts@cbhs.org
DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS
Lauren Volpe - lvolpe@cbhs.org
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS
Natasha Sublette - nsublette@cbhs.org
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Jamie Elkington - jelkington@cbhs.org
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Connor Stevens - costevens@cbhs.org
DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE, ALUMNI RELATIONS
Laura Hughes - lhughes@cbhs.org
DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE, DONOR RECORDS AND GIFTS
Cindy Werner - cwerner@cbhs.org
DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE, PARENT PROGRAMS
Tish Montesi - tmontesi@cbhs.org
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Dear Friends of CBHS,
As you read this letter, another academic year has come to an end. And what a year it has been! Beginning in August with a hybrid model of education, where the boys spent two days a week learning on campus and two days a week learning virtually from home, to transitioning back to having all the boys on campus five days a week beginning November 3, we were never short on challenges. As the year progressed, more and more activities were able to be reinstated, always observing the necessary Covid protocols. Baccalaureate Mass was held on Sunday, May 2, in the gymnasium and graduation was held on Saturday, May 8, in Tom Nix Stadium. It is our hope that as life slowly returns to some sense of normalcy, the
2021–2022 academic year will be able to begin with all the usual fanfare of a typical new school year.
The end of an academic year is a good time to reflect on that year and to thank those who have contributed to its success. It is no accident that CBHS is the great school community that it is. We are blessed with a caring faculty and staff who are very much concerned for the wellbeing of the young men entrusted to their care. I am grateful for the commitment of these dedicated professionals and I thank them for who they are and all that they do for the CBHS community. Special thanks and prayerful best wishes to Sherry Orians, Patty Scully, Angelo Lucchesi, and Peggy Neal, who are retiring with the close of this school year.
Likewise, CBHS is blessed with very fine students. CBHS students
are the greatest! They are spirited and enthusiastic. They seem to smile a lot and generally enjoy being at school. They tend to put their best foot forward and always come through in a pinch. Each of these young men gives us some reason to be proud. I am extremely grateful for the enthusiasm, the interest, the cooperation, the hopes, and the dreams of each of our students.
CBHS has also been most richly blessed with good friends and alumni who have given extraordinary service to the school in any number of ways. Special thanks to our Board of Directors who do an outstanding job of advising the administration and ensuring that CBHS remains fiscally sound and in good shape. Heartfelt thanks and grateful appreciation to Monsignor Peter Buchignani, Frank Gusmus, and Gary
Brother David Poos is the campus leader, whether in the classroom or in his president's office.
Stavrum whose terms on the Board are completed. They have given many years of dedicated and committed service on the Board and to the school. They will be missed.
May your summer days be filled with grace and peace, rest and relaxation, and God’s choicest blessings.
With heartfelt thanks, grateful appreciation, and the assurance of my prayers, I remain
Brother David Poos, FSC President
left to right: Gary Stavrum ‘84, Brother David Poos, and David Popwell ‘78
Willy Huffman ’21 and father Billy ’92. The son wanted to wear his dad’s old number (10) but it was already taken.
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Rare is the multi-generational presence for a program barely 30 years old. But Billy Huffman (’92) and his son Willy (’21) are precisely such a pair, both proud members of the CBHS lacrosse program.
As a sophomore in 1990, Billy Huffman suited up for the very first Purple Wave lacrosse team, at the time one of only six clubs in the state of Tennessee. (Germantown High School and MUS each fielded teams, there were two in Chattanooga, and one in Nashville.) Having played more mainstream sports like football and basketball as a youth, Billy gravitated to the camaraderie the nascent lacrosse program provided.
“Back when I played, it was organized,” reflects Billy, “but more organized chaos than anything.” Billy’s older brother, Rob (CBHS ’83), had played club lacrosse at
the University of Tennessee, so while the sport was new to Christian Brothers, there was a degree of familiarity for Billy. He knew how to hold a stick.
“A lot of my teammates had parents who had transferred here [from the Northeast] with International Paper,” explains Billy, who today sells IT hardware for LSI. “They brought lacrosse with them. I don’t remember lacrosse anywhere in Memphis at that time. We learned as we went. Back then, it was a stick in your hands, just trying to catch the ball.”
As the program took shape in the Nineties, Billy and his teammates made the most out of very little when it came to resources. “We couldn’t practice on campus,” he says. “We’d get in our cars and have a caravan to Shelby Farms to practice each day. It was fun, a new sport, and it was exciting.”
Billy and Willy Huffman are a distinctive duo in a distinctive sport.
With an ability to find the net, Billy played attack for coach Mike Deutsch. “We got better as each year went along,” says Billy in an understatement. The Purple Wave won its first (and still only) state title in 1995, the program’s sixth year of existence. “[Coach Deutsch] put up with a lot of inexperienced knuckleheads. He really organized the team.”
There was an off-the-radar quality to playing lacrosse 30 years ago, and it still hasn’t caught up with the likes of football or basketball in the Mid-South. But Billy need only look across his dinner table to see lax’s growing impact. “Nowadays, you have two-sport athletes playing [lacrosse],” he says. “Athletes are buying in. Real athletes, from football, basketball and other sports.”
Willy Huffman is one of those twosport athletes. He spent his time in the fall playing safety and wide receiver for the CBHS football team, but contributed enough to the lacrosse program to be named captain as a senior. A defenseman,
Willy — who began playing lacrosse in third grade — finds the hard contact a good fit for his 6’1”, 185-lb. frame. “Some lacrosse kids didn’t play football growing up,” says Willy. “There can be some violent hits; it’s kind of like hockey. You can hit somebody, but legally.”
As for learning the finer points of lacrosse, Willy didn’t have to travel far, and his early lessons were free. “My dad taught me how to cradle,” says Willy, who notes the skills of handling a lacrosse stick don’t easily translate from other sports. He played both baseball and lacrosse during his childhood spring seasons, but found lacrosse the better fit by the time he arrived at CBHS. “My favorite part of lacrosse is that it’s a game of momentum,” says Willy. “It can switch from good to bad, and you get adrenaline from it. It’s exciting.”
Still a niche sport by some measures, lacrosse brings rewards that Willy is convinced will continue to attract young athletes across the country. “I like the way
lacrosse has its own community,” he says, “but I think it should be more mainstream. It’s a lot more fun than some mainstream sports. I enjoy watching it, too.”
Willy’s dad — specifically Billy’s playing days with the Purple Wave — comes up now and then among the current players. “I still have my dad’s old varsity jacket,” notes Willy, “and I get a lot of compliments, because it’s old-school, and pretty cool. I tried to wear his number (10), but it was already taken, so I wear 24.”
“Willy is a very hardnosed, physical defender,” says Coach Collin Welsh, who just completed his eighth season with the CBHS program. “He’s really evolved into a leader this season. As a threeyear varsity starter, Willy came into the season with high expectations for both the team and himself, and has been leading by example in an effort to set a proper tone for practice and games. Off the field, he’s a very well-liked student with a big friend group that dates back to middle school. Willy has truly gotten the most out of his CBHS experience and has worn the purple and gold proudly.”
“We’re super proud of him,” echoes Billy of his favorite defenseman. “Willy’s quick, he’s physical. And he’s a good leader. He grew up going to Christian Brothers football games, and watching CBHS lacrosse. He’s right where he wants to be.
“The commitment level of sports in high school today is a lot different from what it was for me. These kids get up at 6:30 a.m. to work out. They come home after school then have to get back to practice from 7 to 9 p.m. It’s a lot of fun for parents, too, especially the road trips.”
Willy will follow in his father’s footsteps with another adventure this fall when he enrolls at the University of Tennessee. He doesn’t plan on playing lacrosse in Knoxville, but that leadership Coach Welsh mentioned? It should bring value, particularly as the world emerges from a pandemic.
“It’s been tough at times,” acknowledges Willy. “With lacrosse, you need a lot of energy, for that momentum. It can be hard for a whole group of people to get energy. But I have a lot of confidence. [The energy] comes easy for me as a leader.” • — Frank Murtaugh
Dayne’s wrestling honors include individual state championships his junior and senior year, and top-3 finishes all four years at the state level.
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The push-ups were easy. At age 4. Dayne Dalrymple may not have been born a wrestler, but he was born fit, earning praise for how “cut” he appeared before he could reach the top of the kitchen counter. Traveling as a toddler to watch his older brother, Tate, play in baseball games and compete in wrestling tournaments, it’s little wonder the Purple Wave’s two-time state champion — the Daily Memphian 2021 Wrestler of the Year — found himself at home on the wrestling mat.
“He really looked up to his big brother,” says Dayne’s father, Chris. “There was such a gap in age. Both Tate [eight years older] and my daughter, Amanda [10 years older], felt like Dayne was their son, too. His brother and sister were playing sports, so he thought that was what everybody did.”
If you choose to recite Dayne’s wrestling achievements, take a deep breath. He won no fewer than six youth state titles competing for Wave Wrestling Club. As a freshman at Christian Brothers (competing at 106 pounds), Dayne was runner-up at the TSSAA state championships. After a third-place finish as a sophomore, he won the Division II state title in both 2020 (at 120 pounds) and as a senior this year (at 132 pounds). He helped lead the Purple Wave to a second-place finish (behind Chattanooga’s Baylor School) in the 2021 state tournament. And in April, again competing for his club team, Dayne earned All-America status by finishing 7th at the NHSCA Nationals in Virginia Beach.
To Dayne himself, his four years at CBHS seem to have flown by as quickly as a six-minute match. “It’s crazy to think of
all the things that I’ve done, and it doesn’t seem that long,” he says. “There were a couple of years there — cutting weight and stuff like that — that seemed like it was going slowly, but when I look back, it went by too fast. That state championship freshman year, I was so nervous. Most nervous I’ve ever been for a match. But I’ve grown acclimated to the pressure.”
At an early age, Dayne showed an acumen for wrestling — the quickness, agility, and balance — that began separating him from his competition. But it was the commitment to the sport — mind, time, and energy — that has fueled his rise to such grappling heights. “It’s a lot of stance and motion,” notes Chris, “and learning your basic moves. And defense.” Chris helped teach these basics to Dayne, but the kid ran with the instruction. “When he was young, he couldn’t get enough [wrestling],” adds Chris. “My attitude was, when he’s hungry, we feed him. When he’s not, we don’t. If he wanted to go to a tournament, we’d find
one. Missouri, Tulsa, wherever.”
It’s hard for Dayne to reach back to memories that don’t include wrestling as part of his day-to-day life. “I really wanted to be good at wrestling, like my big brother,” says Dayne. “The turning point for me — what convinced me this [sport] is what I want to do — was that thrill of winning a big match. And the brotherhood with all my teammates; that’s something I never want to give up.”
Chris wrestled in high school, but his wife Shelia didn’t enter the world of competitive wrestling until she began following their sons from one tournament to the next. “I grew up on baseball,” she says, “and first thought [wrestling] was the most boring sport ever. But now I love it: I eat, breathe, and sleep wrestling. Love every second of it. These kids at Christian Brothers have true discipline and character. It brings it all together.”
When asked for a scouting report on Dayne, Chris says, “He’s very coachable. He never gets out of position. It’s so hard
to score on him. He’s disciplined. Even when he’s attacking, he doesn’t allow openings for a counter-attack.”
Among Dayne’s skill set is selfmotivation, a drive to make his next match the best of his life. “There’s always the next guy to try and beat,” he says. “There’s always the next tournament to try and win. It keeps me going. When things are flowing and everything feels right, and moves are coming together … it’s the best feeling. I get myself amped up [before a big match], but I also stay calm, and loose. I’ve learned to go out and wrestle my match, and not worry about what [the opponent] is going to do. Make him worry about what I’ll do.”
Dayne doesn’t hesitate when asked about his favorite memory in a CBHS uniform. “My junior year, at the state duals semifinals,” he says. “I had to wrestle a defending state champion [for McCallie], and we were down by five points. All I could do for us to win was pin that state champ. I pinned him in the first period. It was one of the craziest feelings ever.”
As Dayne departs for UT-Chattanooga in the fall, few will miss him like CBHS coach Derek Harrison. “Dayne Dalrymple has been a blessing to coach,” says Harrison, who earned Coach of the Year honors this year from the Daily Memphian. “I couldn’t ask for a better kid on and off the mat. He makes me proud to be in the profession. He will do anything that is asked of him and never complains.
“As Dayne transitions to college to continue his career, I have bittersweet feelings. On one hand I’m extremely proud; on the other hand I hate to see such a great role model leave our program. I know he will accomplish great things at the next level though. The Dalrymples have been huge supporters of our program. Shelia and Chris are truly one of a kind and I will always appreciate what they have done for CBHS wrestling.”
Champions tend to carry the rewards of their sport beyond the field of competition, and Dayne Dalrymple knows wrestling will take him places well beyond the mat. “Work ethic and toughness,” he emphasizes. “Those are the two biggest things you need for success in wrestling. I can take that with me.” • — Frank Murtaugh
You could say carrying a football is in Dallan Hayden’s DNA. His father, Aaron, was a college standout at the University of Tennessee. (From 1991 to 1994, both he and teammate James Stewart rushed for more than 2,000 yards.) Dallan’s older brother, Chase, won Mr. Football honors in 2015 and now plays for the University of Illinois. So it's no surprise, really, when, as a junior, Dallan rushed for 2,010 yards last season, scored 24 touchdowns, and earned a Division II Class AAA Mr. Football trophy for himself. (And be patient for Dallan’s 10-year-old brother, Cullen, though he currently plays quarterback.)
“Dallan has worked three years to become an extremely talented football player,” says Purple Wave coach Tommy McDaniel. “His junior
season, although very difficult due to COVID-19 protocols, was one for the records, personally. The good news for our program is that he still has his best football ahead of him. I know that he will be bigger, stronger, faster, and smarter in the fall with the experience. This should make him a challenge for defenses.”
According to Aaron, Dallan was a challenge to defenses before he could so much as name all the positions. “Early on, when Dallan was playing soccer, he was stronger and faster than a lot of kids in his class,” says Aaron. “But his agility and his ability to do things at full speed — especially being a bigger kid — I thought it might work out for football. At first, I honestly thought he’d be a defensive player, because in flag football, he would get so
Dallan Hayden makes one kind of impact on the gridiron and quite another in the halls of CBHS.
many penalties for tackling people, for running people over. He loved contact. The next year, the league called us and said he had to play with pads. He couldn’t play in that [flag] league.”
To this day, Dallan doesn’t shy from contact on the field. “When I got to play tackle [as a kid], I felt like I was home,” he says. “I got to run people over, and started loving the game. I learned that in football, you get to hit people and don’t get in trouble for it.” Dallan was influenced by Chase and highlights of his father, of course, but he found himself drawn to hard-running NFL stars like Saquon Barkley, Derrick Henry, and another UT alum, Alvin Kamara.
With pandemic conditions restricting practice over the last year, self-motivation and conditioning discipline steered Dallan toward his breakout 2020 season. “During the pandemic, Dallan really put in the work,” says Aaron. “What he was able to do last year, he out-punted my punt
coverage, as far as what I thought he could become. He’s really turned into something special. At this level, the elite backs do what they do at full speed. I also think his best days are ahead of him. He’s still learning so much, but he has a plan. He plays with such reckless abandon, and confidence.”
“I used the quarantine period to work out and gain healthy weight,” says Dallan, who currently tips the scales at just over 190 pounds. “Get faster, get stronger, more athletic. I lifted four times a week, a leg day, an upper-body day. Added some speed training.” As for nutrition, Dallan avoided the fast-food drive-through lane as much as possible. Baked chicken and home-cooked vegetables became staples and he enjoyed fruit with most meals.
Dallan relishes a particular memory from his junior season that he hopes to build upon as a senior. “Beating that school on Park and Ridgeway [MUS], 28-7,” he emphasizes. “That’s my
favorite memory. I love whipping up on those Owls whenever I can.
“I’d like to have a better season [this fall] than I had last year. [CBHS finished 7-4 in 2020.] I want to win a playoff game, get to the state championship. We’ve been close; for some reason we just haven’t gotten there. Being seniors, my class wants to get past that first round.”
His gridiron prowess is one thing. But Dallan’s conduct and character when out of his football uniform are traits that should make the right kind of impact long after he scores his final touchdown.
“As a student,” says McDaniel, “Dallan has maintained a very high GPA while participating in multiple sports. His family supports him tremendously, but his parents demand the academic success supersede his athletic pursuits. Dallan represents the epitome of a student-athlete for the Brothers.”
Adds Aaron, “Dallan’s circle of friends is really eclectic. It’s not all jocks and ‘cool guys.’ Dallan will talk to the person who doesn’t have a lot of friends. He’s welcoming to people, has a unique personality. When the game is over, it’s over. I really appreciate that about him. He wants to do what kids do. He hasn’t gotten himself caught up in all this attention.”
There’s a lot of football in Dallan Hayden’s future, first at Christian Brothers for one more season, then under the bright lights of a major college program. (Ohio State, Notre Dame, and Tennessee are among the schools actively recruiting him.) He’d like to follow his dad and play in the NFL, hoping to avoid the injuries that abbreviated Aaron’s pro career. Even beyond his playing days, Dallan envisions a career near the world of sports.
“Whatever college I go to, I’m majoring in business,” he says. “I’ve always wanted to work in a front office for an NFL or NBA team. A player personnel guy, maybe work myself up to a general manager role.” But for now, during these precious years when he can run people over and not get in trouble for it, Dallan Hayden intends to do precisely that. Just more often, and better. • — Frank Murtaugh
Christian Brothers High School established its Hall of Fame in 1968, paying tribute to students whose personal accomplishments, civic and public contributions, and continued support and involvement with the school earned them special and lasting recognition. All candidates, who must have graduated at least 20 years
before their selection, are nominated by other members of the Hall of Fame. On April 18, 2021, friends and family of nine former students — and one former faculty member — gathered in the CBHS courtyard to pay tribute as these Brothers joined nearly 600 others in a very exclusive society. Congratulations to them all.
This former baseball team captain earned a full scholarship to Ole Miss, where he earned a degree in accounting. He joined Coopers & Lybrand, before moving to RFS Hotel Investors, an investment trust founded by two other CBHS graduates, Robert Solmson and Lance Forsdick. In 2006, Dennis was named CFO of Innkeepers USA Trust and was instrumental in the $1.5 billion sale of that firm to Apollo Investments. In 2010, he joined Chatham Lodging Trust, building the company into an industry leader. Named chief operating officer in 2015, he has been involved in some $7 billion of capital transactions.
A business major, Joseph graduated summa cum laude from CBC, then earned a master’s degree in church management from Villanova University. After obtaining his CPA license, he joined Price Waterhouse as an audit senior manager in Memphis, Toledo, and the national headquarters in New York. He joined the T. Rowe Price Group in Baltimore in 1987, where he became vice president and principal accounting officer before retiring in 2010. He also served as senior lecturer and director of the accounting program at the University of Maryland – Baltimore County. Many lifetime recognitions include the Medal of Honor from the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
A native of Cincinnati, Pat attended St. Louis School in Memphis before attending CBHS. He graduated from the University of the South with honors with a degree in chemistry, then earned his medical degree from the UT Health Science Center. After completing a general surgery residency at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, followed by a research fellowship at Tulane University and a five-year urological residency at the Mayo Clinic, Pat returned to East Tennessee. In 1994, he opened his own practice, Chattanooga Urological Associates at Memorial Hospital, where he also served as chief of surgery. He passed away August 10, 2020.
One of 14 family members who attended CHBS over the years (his son is a 2020 graduate), Johnny played on the football and track teams, both of which won state championships in 1977. He earned a degree in business management from the University of Memphis, where he was president of SAE fraternity, and then began a long and successful career in the food service industry. He is currently the Southeast regional manager for Smithfield Foods, and Johnny and his wife, Angie, are active members of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church.
After graduating from CBHS, where he was a member of the Brother J. Stephen O’Malley Chapter of the National Honor Society, Michael was awarded a Presidential Scholarship to Rhodes College. He earned All-Conference honors in track and field (discus throwing) and Academic All-American honors with the Lynx football squad. In college Michael served as treasurer of SAE fraternity. After graduating in 2001 with a degree in business administration, he joined the family business, the very popular Garibaldi’s Pizza chain, with three locations in Memphis and Germantown. Wife Alison teaches at St. Dominic, daughter Kate attends St. Agnes, and son Tripp attends St. Louis.
After attending Holy Rosary, Lee came to CBHS, where he played on the baseball and basketball teams and graduated in 1981. Continuing his Lasallian education, he enrolled at Christian Brothers University, where he played baseball for the Buccaneers. After graduation, he entered the world of sales — first as a representative for Victor Robilio Liquors, then Delta Wholesale and Memphis Athletic Supply. In 1994, he was named vice president of Moran Sales Associates, an apartment brokerage firm, where he became president six years later. He is currently president and general manager of BuzzFree Mosquito Control and coaches basketball and baseball at Holy Rosary.
Three of the Johnson brothers became Brothers’ Boys: Jay ’69, Eddie ’73, and Danny ’80. After earning a degree in civil engineering from Memphis State University, Danny began his career as a draftsman with Pickering Wooten Smith & Weiss before joining Pickering Environmental Consultants as a project manager. Later, as the longtime project manager for Linkous Construction, he oversaw commercial, industrial, and institutional projects worth more than $210 million. Current projects in the local community include the new Memphis Union Mission and the CBHS Fieldhouse, a 24,000-square-foot state-ofthe-art athletic facility that opens later this year.
Known to faculty and students as simply “Mac,” the older brother of the late actor/comedian Robin Williams began his teaching career after graduating from Rhodes College in 1969. His first position was teaching at Holly Springs High School in Mississippi, where he commuted daily from his home in Memphis. In 1978, he joined the faculty at Christian Brothers High School, where he taught physics and transformed an old-fashioned laboratory into a state-of-the art science facility. Described as a person “with no end to his quest for knowledge,” Mac retired in June 2019 at age 72.
After excelling in math at CBHS, Chris earned a degree in finance from UT-Knoxville and began a lifetime in banking, beginning with United American Bank, First Tennessee, and Chase Manhattan in Atlanta. In 1992, he moved to New York City, where he was involved in mergers that produced JPMorgan Chase. After taking a leadership role with Barclays Capital, Chris returned to Knoxville, serving as the city’s chief financial officer alongside his longtime friend, Mayor Bill Haslam. In 2009 he founded SteelRiver Infrastructure Partners, with offices in San Francisco and New York City. He’s currently working to bring the Tennessee Smokies AA baseball team to Knoxville.
After graduating from CBHS, Sam attended the University of Arkansas and returned to Memphis, involved in everything from land surveying to retail sales. A chance encounter in the lobby of the 100 North Main Building led to a marketing job with Memphis Title Company. In 1981, he became president of Stewart Title Company, a position he held for 25 years (where he was named “Magnificent Manager” 20 times), and was eventually appointed state manager and later district manager. Over his long career he has served on the boards of the Home Builders Association of Memphis, Memphis Area Association of Builders, and Mortgage Bankers Association.
At CBHS, Clay served as class officer and student government association treasurer, competed on the wrestling team, and earned membership in the National Honor Society. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Christian Brothers College and an MBA from Dowling College. He has spent 18 years with FedEx, currently serving as manager of aircraft maintenance quality assurance. He also holds the title of FedEx Lean Black Belt and Quality Driven Management Expert in Continuous Improvement. Always involved in the community, his board memberships include St. Dominic School, Christian Brothers University, the Phoenix Club of Memphis, and the Commission on Missing and Exploited Children.
Most families say goodbye at the school gates, parents zipping off to work before returning to pick up the kids at the end of the day. But not so for Phillip and Deuce Norton. The father-son duo, now both among the ranks of Christian Brothers High School alumni, have a purple-and-gold tinted dynamic that stretches far beyond the home or the classroom. Through a shared passion for sports, the two have built up a strong familial bond as joint broadcasters for CBHS sporting events.
Phillip, a member of the class of 1990, has been involved in sports since he was a kid. Either as a player or an official, he made sure he was in the thick of things whether it was basketball, soccer, or anything in between. After a long spell away from Memphis, he moved back to town and took up a teaching position at CBHS. “Then four years ago, the principal approached me and asked if I wanted to take over broadcasting,” he says. “So I started teaching a class on it. Two years ago, Deuce signed up for the class, and
we thought it could be a fun thing to do together. So that’s how we got here.”
Some students might find it tough to have such a visible presence with a parent on campus. But for Deuce, their partnership was just an extension of his time growing up. That made chemistry in the booth easy to come by.
“People sometimes ask, ‘is it weird having a Dad on campus?’” he says. “But the answer is always an automatic no. He’s always been involved with my sports or academics; there’s no extra pressure. And when he mentioned a broadcasting class, I knew it was something I’d love.
“Even from the start, it went really well,” reflects Deuce. “We’ve always watched sports together at home: basketball, football, baseball. And we usually talk about the games: who’s playing well, what’s happening with the game, things like that. It was an easy transition. I knew how to talk about sports, and I’ve watched so many games that it comes naturally to me.”
Before each match, the Nortons do all the requisite research. That means
looking up opposing players, familiarizing themselves with stat lines, and talking to athletic directors.
“Deuce is really the stats guy,” laughs Phillip. “He’ll do a ton of research, but it seems like he just knows everything without even looking at notes.” When the first whistle blows, the Nortons are able to slide into any kind of broadcasting role. Some days, Deuce will handle color commentary while Phillip tackles play-byplay, but the two can just as easily swap positions without missing a beat. Having Deuce in the booth gives the commentary a personal touch, with many of the athletes out there either a friend or peer.
When it comes to picking a favorite game they’ve worked together, the two are quick to agree. “I think the best one was our home basketball game [last winter] against Houston High School,” recalls Deuce. “They were one of the biggest teams [we played]. At that point, we were undefeated, but they were coming in with [former Memphis Grizzly] Mike Miller’s sons, Mason and Maverick. Our team came out hot and stayed hot, Reese Mcmullen stayed perfect from beyond the arc. It was an insane game, and one that I’m really going to remember.”
For his part, Phillip cherishes the chance he’s had to work closely with his son as he navigates high school. “It’s been great for me as a dad to watch him since freshman year, and then be able to share broadcasting with him. Both of us doing something we love together like this, I don’t know how often that happens.”
Now a graduate of CBHS, Deuce is exploring his post-CBHS options, which includes an interest in the University of Missouri, or even a career in the Navy. But if things turn out a certain way, a future in sports broadcasting could be one of them. “If I had the opportunity given to me to be an announcer for a sports team, I think I would pursue it,” he says. “I didn’t know if I’d want to do this at first. But I’m glad I stuck with it. I wouldn’t trade this experience for anything else.” • — Samuel
X. Cicci
This father-son broadcasting team has grown closer through their shared love of CBHS sports.
PURPLE & GOLD
With commencement now just a happy memory in the rear-view mirror for the Christian Brothers High School Class of 2021, the graduates are set to embark on their respective undergrad journeys. But while the school has a long history of exceptional students going on to high-achievement colleges and universities, the Class of ’21 stands on its own with regards to a specific toptier institution. Five young men gained admission to the University of Notre Dame, paying tribute to both their commitment to academic excellence and the school’s cultivation of young minds.
The University of Notre Dame, recently ranked as the 19th best national university in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings, has a notoriously low acceptance rate of under 20 percent. It’s a remarkable statistic that Reese Sellers,
would all be accepted; even more so considering that they each pursued different paths to get there in the end.
“All the students are very driven, but very different,” says Dr. James Callicott, associate director of college counseling. “That’s the great thing about CBHS. Some students were much more into leadership, while others were heavily involved in athletics. They could be involved in anything from medicine, to engineering, to business. So you saw a wide variety of student interests and what their passions are.”
Providing a variety of opportunities for students to pursue is a key value of the school. While academic excellence is no doubt crucial for college aspirations, the school always strives to provide options for students to pursue passions
outside the classroom, as well as other growth opportunities. “We’re blessed to have a strong academic foundation,” says Callicott, “but we have strong athletics, and also possess a focus on students getting involved in the community. There are great arts programs, a myriad of different clubs, and a great student council.”
Amir and Nadim Khouzam took that wellrounded approach to heart. From day one, they had their sights set on attending Notre Dame. And beyond high-level AP classes, they dove head-first into extracurricular activities and other hobbies. “I always felt like I wanted to have a leadership position,” says Amir, “so I joined our version of student government, the Brothers Leadership Council, starting my sophomore year, and Nadim and I were elected president and vice president, respectively, our senior year.”
But that was only the tip of the iceberg. With a career in medicine at the forefront of his mind, Amir founded the Brothers in Medicine program, where members could interact with local physicians and
visit hospitals and labs to see medical specialties in action. Physicians also came to CBHS to speak about their careers. “I also did medical research,” says Amir, “and I joined a cardiology research group. Through the editing process, I was able to have my name on five published papers.”
On the day Notre Dame announced it would be sending out acceptance notifications, the Khouzam brothers counted down the minutes while sitting around the kitchen table with their family. “My mother was on my side, my father was on Nadim’s side, with my sister right behind us. I saw I got in, but suppressed my excitement to make sure my brother got in too. I saw he did on his computer screen, so we all started yelling at the top of our lungs,” laughs Amir.
Accepting the offer was an easy choice. Not only did Notre Dame provide good access to top medical programs, but it also felt like the right cultural fit. “My parents immigrated here from Egypt,” says Amir, “and raised me and my siblings as Roman
Catholic. I knew I wanted to continue that, which made it an easy choice. I also felt it reflected Christian Brothers. It feels like both schools encouraged not just growth of the mind, but the heart as well. And that really called to me.”
There’s an inherent prestige that comes with an acceptance to Notre Dame. But Callicott and other CBHS leaders urge students to look beyond the rankings and analyze all the factors that might make a school the right fit. For Amir’s fellow classmate and Brothers in Medicine founding member Drew Oxley, a career in the medical profession also beckoned. But while an acceptance to Notre Dame was no doubt an impressive achievement, Oxley’s interests eventually saw him turn to UT Knoxville.
“I had a friend who introduced me to Notre Dame back in middle school and it was always appealing,” says Oxley. “But I applied to seven schools, and when I visited the UT campus I was absolutely blown away. My dad is also a UT alum, so I grew up hearing a lot about the school, and it’s always been extremely important to me. Plus, UT has a pipeline to UTHSC in Downtown Memphis, and that made the college an attractive option.”
When UT gave a generous merit scholarship after seeing Oxley’s 5.2 weighted GPA and an ACT score of 35, it made the final choice an easy one. And as one of the region’s top-ranked golfers, there’s a chance that Oxley can pursue the sport as a walk-on in Knoxville.
And while their career paths ultimately diverged at the collegiate level, both Amir and Oxley believe their experience at CBHS has prepared them well for what lies beyond Memphis. “Teachers, counselors, and faculty were all very supportive and caught my interest in subjects I might not have thought about otherwise,” says Oxley. “Beyond academics, I came from a small middle school, and didn’t feel very well socially versed. I feel like I’ve grown socially as a person at CBHS and can take those skills with me to college.”
Amir, for his part, agrees. “It might sound cheesy, but I really feel like CBHS has made me into a man. And I look forward to the next steps I’ll be taking when I leave home.” • — Samuel X. Cicci
“It might sound cheesy, but I really feel like CBHS has made me into a man. And I look forward to the next steps I’ll be taking when I leave home.”
— AMIR KHOUZAM )
After 20 years of service as a liaison between the Christian Brothers and the Catholic Diocese of Memphis, Monsignor Peter P. Buchignani ’58 is stepping off the Christian Brothers High School Board. His voice has been crucial to a harmonious relationship between the Lasallian school and the Diocese, which has interests throughout the region. “The Bishop would not have any authority per se, over the school itself,” Buchignani says, “unless something went wrong regarding the teachings or the morals of the church.” Such instances are uncommon, but there are more mundane
areas that overlap, and Buchignani’s long experience in the Catholic community in Memphis — he celebrated 50 years in the priesthood in 2015 — has proven to be a great benefit.
From his vantage point, he can observe things that people have either missed or weren’t aware of. His breadth of knowledge has helped fend off potential crises, such as having competing fundraisers by well-meaning organizations. And his attention to detail has been fortuitous: One time he noticed that an organization’s mission statement neglected to mention that it was a Catholic institution. That was quickly fixed. And for him, being an effective liaison has always been a matter of looking after the interests of both the school and the Diocese. “I’ve always been very proud that there’s always been a very good relationship between the high school, the Brothers community, and the Diocese,” he says.
Monsignor’s concerns go far beyond
making sure that things work smoothly with all concerned parties. He is deeply committed to seeing that Catholic education will not just survive, but thrive. In the Memphis area, Catholic schools are impacted by what’s going on in public schools, in other private schools, and with society and culture.
And certain challenges must be overcome.
“What I see is many Catholic families are no longer willing to make the financial sacrifices to give their kids a Catholic education,” he says. “All the Catholic schools — and the private religious schools — are experiencing that.”
What has altered the landscape in recent years, he says, is the change that was made when the city and county schools merged in 2013 and the six incorporated municipalities outside of Memphis created their own school districts in 2014. Buchignani was named pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in 1995 and presided when it had
more than a thousand students in its elementary school. After the changes in public schools in Shelby County, the enrollment dropped to less than 500, and other private schools have experienced similar downturns that continue today.
But Buchignani knows that CBHS and the other Catholic schools have an advantage that he hopes will persuade families to make the financial commitment to a Catholic education. That is because, he says, public schools are missing out on something Catholic schools can provide so well. “I believe that every human being has a spiritual nature and a Catholic school addresses the total person, not just the mind,” he says. “And you can’t do that in a public school. While you can get a good education in public schools, you’re not going to get a well-rounded moral education. If people don’t see to the religious moral education of the children, they’ve got nothing. The beauty of the private religious schools, especially our
Catholic schools, is that we educate the total person. That means mind, body, and spirit.” • — Jon W. Sparks ••••••••••••••••••••••••
For Frank Gusmus, Jr. ’72, his service on the Christian Brothers High School Board of Directors became another in a long list of good memories with the school.
When he was elected to the CBHS Hall of Fame in 1998, he told The Commercial Appeal, “I was one of the first classes that went all the way through at the new location, out off of Walnut Grove. I
think my favorite memory is just of the friends and the business associates that I currently see that have come out of the school.”
After graduation, Gusmus went to Louisiana State University, where he was on the golf team as he had been at CBHS. After graduation, he came back home, where he earned his master’s degree in accounting from the University of Memphis, and then worked in public accounting for four years.
He began his career with First Horizon National Corp. in 1982 as a CPA. He held several management positions in the capital markets division throughout his tenure with the company. In 2008, he was named president of FTN Financial, the company’s capital markets business.
Gusmus’ recent stint with the CBHS Board of Directors started in 2012 and, armed with a lifetime of knowledge of finance, he tended to the fiscal duties of the board. “I worked primarily on the finance committee where we basically helped with the funding and helped with managing the cash and investments,” he says. “We made sure that the school was financially capable to do what it’s doing.”
Those years were marked by ambitious developments on the campus, including the Marr School of Business, the STEMM program, funding of the Brothers Development Center multipurpose athletic facility, and other projects.
Gusmus and the board worked with the plant funds, the endowment, and investments, making sure there was adequate funding for all the building projects.
“There were many projects they did,” he says, “and we were just making sure it was done on a sound financial basis.”
Serving on the board was a way Gusmus could give back to the school he had attended, but also where his two sons attended. “I think Christian Brothers is a wonderful institution and it provides a place for boys to grow and
mature and do things the right way,” he says. “The mentorship by the Brothers and the lay teachers is to teach the young boys to be good men and to be good contributors to society. They have learned great skills. They have learned good ethics and moral character and academics at the same time. And it’s a fine place for young men to go before they move on to college and for the rest of their lives.”
His affection for the school remains as it was when he was inducted into the Hall of Fame more than 20 years ago.
“I was happy to be on the board and helping in that process,” Gusmus says. “I had the pleasure of working with nice people and got to see the Brothers and the administration accomplish a whole lot and change the lives of a lot of people. It was just a pleasure.” • —
Jon W. SparksGary Stavrum, Class of 1984, is having a visible — and lasting — impact on Christian Brothers High School.
After graduating from CBHS, and then Christian Brothers University in 1988, he became involved with the alumni association, which eventually led to him starting his service on the CBHS Board in 2009. He was board chairman from 2012 through 2021, a time of significant change at the school.
Stavrum oversaw a major expansion of the Walnut Grove campus that continues today. And even though he’s retired from the Board, he remains involved: “We’re still finishing up this
campaign,” he says, “and I’ve agreed to stay on and help fundraise because I started this project and I want to see it to completion.”
He says that a 2012 feasibility study and campus view of facilities helped determine what the school’s needs were. “In 2014, we launched a $25 million capital campaign.” The ambitious plan included the building of a new fieldhouse and renovation of buildings. It also involved constructing the Marr School of Business, the STEMM complex, and the Brothers Development Center.
It was a historic project. “We’d never done a major capital campaign,” he says. “We’ve done some small campaigns, and we built a stadium, which we just invited a few people to help participate in. But the biggest challenge was organizing a campaign of that magnitude and raising that kind of money.”
The capital campaign has resulted in important additions to CBHS. Among them are:
• The McEniry Hall/STEMM Building was dedicated in 2014 as a facility to house ground-breaking science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine (STEMM) programs.
• The Marr School of Business and Economics offers classes in economics, finance, accounting, and marketing. Because CBHS has such a large alumni base, there are ample opportunities for networking and internships for students.
• The Brothers Development Center, a multipurpose athletic facility, opened in the fall of 2016. The 50,000-square-foot facility accommodates more than 600 students who participate in organized sports providing college athletics quality amenities.
“We’re pretty much done with brick and mortar,” Stavrum said. “We’re trying to raise the last bit to finish all the buildings that we’re doing, along with
more money for the endowment. So I’ll continue to serve in that way.”
Having served so long on the Board and so closely with the administration, Stavrum has a clear view of the challenges the school continues to face, and he speaks frankly about them. “Private schools are getting more and more expensive and we’re trying to hold our tuition down,” he said. “So there is a greater need to raise money for financial aid. And all private school enrollment is way down, so we’re trying to keep the enrollment up and recruit kids and families. Fewer people are sending their kids to private schools — they’re going out to the county schools or charter schools.”
But Stavrum sees where CBHS has advantages beyond the expansion of campus facilities. It also is a school that is very traditional in terms of values and education.
“It’s a great program with the leadership of the Brothers,” he says. “We
have a huge alumni base and it’s a big networking school. You can hardly go into any business without seeing another CBHS graduate, or any type of other industry. As we tell everybody, it’s a big family that we have and it helps you later in life, when you get through college and then in your working career.”
While raising money is always a challenge, Stavrum says that there is much willingness to help. “We have 10,000 living alumni and we’ve been able to see their generosity giving back to the school for what we’ve done. We’ve built up the campus and everything’s paid for without any debt.”
Stavrum adds: “We pride ourselves on helping young men of the city of Memphis. I don’t think anybody does a better job, not just on education, but also teaching them to be men for tomorrow. With the leadership of the Brothers and the faculty and staff, we feel like we’re making a big impact on the city of Memphis.” • — Jon W. Sparks
James Hanna, Jr. ’50 now has 19 grandand great-grandchildren with the addition of two in February.
Don Hisky ’55 retired from Tristate Armature in 2012 after 50 years. He moved to Mountain Home, Arkansas, and volunteers at the hospital there.
John Fleming ’55 retired in 2018 after a 50-year career practicing and teaching internal and geriatric medicine.
Hank Deutsch ’56 is staying active in retirement by competing in swimming, bicycling, and CrossFit!
Brian Bland ’59 published a brief memoir story in Air, a Radio Anthology (Books by Hippocampus, a division of Hippocampus Magazine).
Bobby Beck ’60 recently attended his grandson’s graduation, only the second to be held in Tom Nix Stadium.
Sam Dino ’60 and Ann celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in March. They have three children and two grandsons who graduated from CBHS.
Fred Kernan ’61 is enjoying his retirement.
Stephen Boyle ’62 retired in 2019 after 50 years as a surgeon. He was appointed chairman of the Development Authority of Rockdale County (Georgia) in 2020. He is the longest-serving EMS medical director in Georgia.
Wayne Paullus ’62 is currently serving as president of Southwest Neuroscience and Spine Center in Amarillo, Texas. He practices as a neurological surgeon, specializing in spinal surgery.
Henry Smith ’62 retired as a contractor to NASA and the Department of Defense in Huntsville, Alabama, after 43 years. He spends his time in Huntsville teaching photography, cycling, traveling, and hiking.
Joe Chiozza ’64 has been married to Lura Fardeecey for 54 years. They have two children, Joey ‘87 and Amy, and two grandchildren, Chase ‘18 and Allie. Joe played on the baseball team that ranked second in the nation in 1963.
Bob Coleman ’64 recently retired to Lookout Mountain, Georgia, where he enjoys lots of golf at McLemore Golf Club. Bob’s grandson, Josh Tancrell, will begin his freshman year at CBHS this fall.
William Matthews ’65 retired after more than 40 years of teaching science. William is enjoying life in Huntsville, Alabama, with his wife of 50-plus years, along with his son and his wife, his daughter and her husband, and two grandsons.
Rick Nestrud ’66 has retired from his neonatology medical practice in Little Rock, Arkansas, and is currently living in Port St. Joe, Florida. He will celebrate 50 years of marriage to Terry this year, and they have four children and four grandchildren.
Georges Parsley ’66 celebrated 48 years of marriage in March.
Robert Saliba ’66 retired to Memphis two years ago, but plans to move to Columbus, Georgia, this summer.
Bill Andereck ’67 has practiced internal medicine in San Francisco for over 40 years. He currently serves as founder and medical director of the Program in Medicine and Human Values at Sutter Health, which serves the greater Northern California healthcare community. He remains happily married with three grown kids and enjoys spending time with his wife, Helga, on their small farm in Sonoma.
Glenn Bitzenhofer ’68 exited full-time work, serves on two boards, enjoys volunteer work, skiing in the winter, and golfing in the summer.
J. Ritchie Smith, Jr. ’70 and Ritchie Smith Associates were recently honored by the Tennessee chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects at their annual conference for the firm’s work on the design of Big River Crossing and West Approach Plaza.
Luigi Viglietti ’71 welcomed his first granddaughter, Ariella, in November 2020.
John Ale ’72 retired last year as vice president and general counsel for Southwestern Energy Company. He is still active as a board member and expert witness, and he is the proud father of two sons and the doting grandfather of two granddaughters.
Larry Callahan ’73 retired as president and CEO of Pattillo Industrial Real Estate last year and now teaches real estate development law at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Regis Haid ’74 was named president of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the largest and most prestigious society of neurosurgeons, in April.
Joe Mecham ’74 manages the technical services and front office operations for Arthur’s Air Conditioning & Heating in Norman, Oklahoma. As a founding member of the University of Oklahoma Knights of Columbus Council 13637, he also serves as the financial secretary and a mentor for the council.
Peter Voss ’75 is a human resource consultant with UT Municipal Technical Advisory Service Institute for Public Service.
Lyle Beck ’76 plans to retire this year after 40 years of service with the Navy.
Gerry Burke ’77 recently celebrated the birth of his first granddaughter.
Terry Robertson ’78 currently serves as director of Fixed Income Research in the fixed income capital markets division of Raymond James.
Randy Robinson ’78 and Dan Robinson ‘78 together own Kelley’s Katch, an American Paddlefish Caviar company out of Savannah, Tennessee. They have been written up in The Wall Street Journal as some of the best in the country!
Ronnie Skinner ’78 has been married for 36 years to his wife Gail. They have three kids — Chris, John Michael, and Katherine. Katherine has been married for two years and John Michael is getting married in October.
David Reynolds ’79 joined Mass Mutual in January as their national sales manager for life insurance.
Scott Rye ’79 volunteered for a final deployment with the Navy, deploying to East Africa in September 2019. He retired the following year after more than 30 years of service. He and wife, Ruth, live in a 114-year-old home on the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay. They have two adult children and two grandchildren.
Mayor Jim Strickland ’82 was the commencement speaker at the Southern College of Optometry in Memphis this May, where he received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.
John Cosper ’83 and his wife, Cynthia, have five children. Their oldest just gave them their seventh grandchild and the youngest is at boot camp, ready to serve our country.
Frank Mensi ’85 left St. Francis Hospital after 15 years and started working at Orthosouth Surgery Center in April.
Chip Bryant ’86 and his wife recently moved back to Memphis from the Chicago area after living there for half a decade. Their oldest daughter, Megan, will graduate in December from the University of Iowa, and their youngest, Allison, just completed her second year at the University of Kentucky.
Brian Schaffler ’87 is very proud to have a rising junior at CBHS and a rising freshman at St. Agnes!
Kevin Fisk ’89 works in the Materials Management department of Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. Kevin and his wife, Lisa, have one daughter.
Frank Holloman ’89 was recently promoted to audit director in the FedEx Internal Audit department. This year, Frank celebrates his 25th year with FedEx and his 20th anniversary with his wife Kelli. Frank and Kelli live in Germantown with their son.
Clay Jones ’90 recently celebrated 15 years with the Diocese of Salt Lake City. For the past six years, he has served as principal of St. Joseph Catholic High School there.
Michael Lenahan ’95 passed his Series 7 & Series 66 in 2020 and became a licensed financial and investment advisor with Thrivent Financial.
Bert Lyons ’95 recently welcomed his second child, Winslow (6 months), into the family, joining his sister, Delia (3).
Ben Ueleke ’96 was elected Alderman Position 4 in Germantown last November.
Josh Loper ’99 graduated with his Master’s of Science in Organizational Leadership from Belhaven University in December 2020.
Michael Kraus ’03 and his wife, Molly, have three boys — Jack (7), Finn (5), and Dominic (3). Michael coaches soccer in Phoenix, Arizona.
Chad Cunningham ’05 started a new career with Valentine Insurance Services this April after working in banking for over ten years.
Adam Fitzhugh ’06 and his wife, Kayla, welcomed their second child, Rori Harper, in 2019.
Juan Ruiz ’06 was ordained a transitional deacon of the Roman Catholic Church in May at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He plans to return for one more year of studies at Regis College in the University of Toronto and will subsequently be ordained a priest in the summer of 2022.
Anthony Maranise ’07 teaches religion at St. Ann Catholic School of Bartlett. In addition to being a published author, he serves the community through his work with local faith-based nonprofits. He is currently pursuing his doctorate of education at Creighton University (Omaha, Nebraska).
Tyler Ricossa ’07 and his wife, Ashley, welcomed their first son, Rhett, in September 2020.
John Owens ’09 has been an active Philadelphia Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) volunteer since 2020. He hosted a weeklong series of virtual and on-site volunteer opportunities during National Volunteer Week in April for Project HOME.
Michael Shelton ’10 currently resides in Nashville. Michael got engaged this May. William Brantley ’12 graduated from UVA Law School and is currently clerking for a federal judge in the district of Alabama.
Steven Saharovici ’13 graduated in May from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law with his Juris Doctor degree.
Bryce Perkins ’16 is the manager and master club fitter at Club Champion in Memphis.
Ryan Casey ’16 received his Bachelor of Science degree and a USCG Commission from the United States Coast Guard Academy in May. Ensign Casey is among a select group of officers awarded an Engineering Officer in Training (EOIT) billet aboard a US Coast Guard Medium Endurance Cutter stationed in Portsmouth, Virginia.
Gabriel Fuhrman ’16 and Andrew Sweatt ’17 both graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in May.
Charlie Avery ’17 is majoring in neuroscience and psychology at UT Knoxville. He is actively involved with recreational advocacy groups in East Tennessee to develop new public parks for outdoor recreation with an emphasis on rock climbing.
Nick Vaught ’17 graduated from the University of Arkansas with a BSBA in supply chain management. Nick started a new job with the The Fishin’ Company in May.
Brother Joel McGraw ’63 introduced the 2021 Hall of Fame Inductees on April 18 in the courtyard.
this page: A Taste of CBHS went virtual this spring with a YouTube broadcast and Taste To-Go Totes. The annual event raised more than $30,000 for the school’s fine arts programs as well as awareness of the need to patronize our family of restaurateurs and retailers in the Mid-South. Mike Garibaldi, Sr. ’71 was named the 2021 honoree for A Taste of CBHS.
Robert J. “Bobby” Babb ’66
John A. Brady ’58
Bradley P. Brubaker ’93
William T. “Billy” Canale, AFSC ’64
Anthony M. Canepa ’59
Robert Maurice Canon, Jr. ’84
Robert Louis Chandler, Sr. ’55
Eric Monroe Counce ’83
Michael John Covington ’67
John C. Dallosta, Jr. ’66
Joseph A. Delfino ’51
Donald James Domangue ’52
H. Lance Forsdick, Sr., AFSC ’57
Richard A. “Rick” Frulla ’71
Allen French Gillum ’58
Wayne Forrester Greiner ’62
Carl W. Gruenewald II ’51
Bob Hendrix - Former Staff
William Carlos Jackson ’56
Chad D. Kingsbury ’90
Edward S. Lane II ’74
Donald E. Leppert, Sr. ’48
Lonnie Edward Loeffel ’79
Dr. Randolph A. McKenzie, Jr. ’71
Frank Joseph Mensi, Jr. ’56
John Patrick O’Sullivan ’56
Robert E. "Bob" Patterson ’56
Joseph Martin Radogna ’41
Robert Drew Roberson ’86
Thomas Joseph Robinson ’58
Hugh Tomlison Ross, Jr. ’58
Michael D. Sampietro, Sr. ’63
Randal T. “Randy” Sharp ’70
James T. Stanley ’71
John W. “Johnny” Starks, Jr. ’68
Anthony “Tony” Szczuka ’56
Robert Montgomery “Monty” Taylor ’73
Joseph Robert Tiscia, Jr. ’62
William Aloysius Walker, Jr. ’52
William R. Warnock ’46
Jonathan Winter ’92
George A. Zanone III ’84
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace, Amen.
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SCHOLARSHIP TOTAL: $21 MILLION
ACT AVERAGE: 26
ACT AVERAGE (DE LA SALLE SCHOLARS): 33
MARR SCHOOL OF BUSINESS GRADUATES: 62
STEMM GRADUATES: 68
COLLEGIATE SIGNEES: 24
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