About West Catholic : School Hall of Fame
1920's
William "Whitey" McGarvey, '27 — Loyalty to the School
Sue Dougherty Merkle, '28 — Loyalty to the School
1930's
Hugh J. Bracken, '30 — Service
U.S. Senator Phillip Hart, '30 — Politics
Raymond J. Broderick, '31 — Government/Public Service
Sister Mary Liquori, '34 — Social Service
LtGen Thomas Rienzi (USA-Retired), '37 — Military
Sara J. Carroll, '38 — Business
Bishop Edward T. Hughes, '38 — Service to the Church
John Cardinal O'Connor, '38 — Service to the Church
Ignatius J. Wolfington, '38 — Actor & Humanitarian
Catherine Gibbons Schnell, '39 — Dedication to Alumnae
1940's
Margaret Porter, '40 — Public Service
Howard McCaffrey, '43 — Loyalty
Jeremiah P. Shea, '43 — Banking/Finance
Marie DiBerardino, Ph.D., '44 — Education
Brother Emery C. Mollenhauer, '44 — Education
Sister Alice Penrose, S.H.C.J., '44 — Service to the Church
Sister Dorothea Newell, SSJ, '45 — Service to the Church
Gustave R. Gaschnig, '46 Science/ Technology
Sister Agnes Hughes, IHM, '46 — Education
Joseph J. McLaughlin, '46 — Banking
Brother Andrew Bartley, F.S.C., '46 - Education
Sistet Helen Rapine, I.H.M., '46 - Education
Dolores Antoni Purcell, '48 — Education
Elsie Meyers Speck, '48 — Social Service
Joseph E. Sucher, '48 — Business
Francis J. Grey, '49 — Loyalty
Rev. Msgr. James T. McDonough,'49 — Service to the Church
James Kane, '49 — Law
1950's
James P. Dougherty, '50 — Loyalty
John J. Quindlen, '50 — Finance
Joel M. Ziff, '50 — Finance
Bishop Edward P. Cullen, '51 — Service to the Church
William J. Boylan, '52 — Service
Joseph T. McCullen, '52 — Business
Jeanne Jenkins Kiefner, '52 — Nursing
Sister M. Roseanne Bonfini, IHM, '53 — Education
Peter L. Boyle, '53 — Arts/Entertainment
Eleanor Hauder McCullen, S.F.O., '53
Brother Gerard Molyneaux, F.S.C. '53 — Education & Communication
Mary Anne Shea Boylan, '54 — Service
Robert Devine, '54 — Loyalty
Dr. Robert I. Alotta, '55 - Journalism
Sister Anne Marie Burton, IHM, '55 — Education
Sister Virginia Jenkins, SSJ, '55 — Social Service
Charles J. Reilly, '55 — Business
Helen F.Sheridan, '55 — Education
Sister Cora Billings, RSM, '56 — Service to the Church
Raymond J.Harley, Esq.,'56 — Law
Brother Kevin M. Stanton, F.S.C., '56 — Education
Alfred A. Bove, MD., '56 — Medicine
James J. Murray, '56 — Loyalty
Sister Janet Baker, RSM, '56 — Service to the Church
John J. Mullen, '57 — Business
Anthony A. Nichols, '57 — Business
George F. Light, '58 - Loyalty
Phyllis Verna Bellopede, '59 — Business
Gerald T. Davis, '59 — Journalism
1960's
Leonard DeFiore, '60 — Education
Michael A. Ferrara, '60
Law Barbara Hoban Johnson, '60 — Loyalty
Harry R. Neenhold, '60 — Education
Martin J. Whelan, '61 — Business
Dr. Thomas C. Brogan, PhD., '62 — Education
Joanne Furey Harmelin, '62 — Business
Anna Glenn Melanson, '62 — Business
Sr. Margaret Regina, lsp, '63 — Service to the Church
Linda Taraborrelli Donahue, '63 — Education
Kathleen C. Glackin, '64 — Social Service
Marita Malloy Hutchinson, '64 — Law
Albert & Eleanor Fauls Dezzi, '65 — Government/Public Service
Rose Hagan, '65 — Education
Gregory Nelson Naylor, '65 - Government
Anne DiSalvo, '67 — Arts/Entertainment
Jack C. Jones, '67 — News/Communication
Donald B. Parks, MD, '68 — Medicine
Bernard J. Poiesz, MD, '68 — Science/Medicine
Jon Polito, '68 — Arts/Entertainment
Brother Robert Schieler, F.S.C., '68 - Education
1970's
Angela Dowd Burton, '70 — Business
Robert M. McNamara, MD '74 — Medicine
Reverend Anthony Bozeman, '77 — Service to the Church
Brother Brian Henderson, F.S.C., '77 — Education & Social Services
Jennifer Wright St. Hill, '79 — Law/Business
1980's
Kia K. Steave, '81 — Arts/Entertainment
Lynn M. Nichols, Esq., '84 — Law
The criteria for entrance into the School Hall of Fame includes the following: Graduate of the School; Success in one's chosen career; Loyalty to the school; Example of Christian living. Induction into the School Hall of Fame is determined by a selection committee from the school. The process includes the following:
- The person must receive a written nomination directed to Development Office, West Catholic High School, 4501 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19139.
- The written nomination should give the reasons for consideration into the Hall.
- Areas of Consideration: Loyalty to the School/Alumnae/Alumni;Business; Service to the Church; Medicine; Journalism; Banking/Finance; Arts/Entertainment; Social Service/; Government; Law;( Other areas are considered as well)