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ALMA MATER

Oh, Princeton High School, Shrine of Truth
Proud monument to hope and youth,
Your halls are avenues that lead
To all the Knowledge that we need.

To you we come with our demands,
Truth for hearts and skills for hands
No truth, no skill, do you deny:
For this we thank you, Princeton High

image of murals — The murals at the old high school

PRINCETON MURALS

How many times have you walked past these murals during your time at the old Princeton High School? Cincinnati artist Carl Zimmerman donated these murals to the Princeton District in 1958.

These murals faced destruction when the wrecking ball arrived for the old high school, but thanks to the efforts of Kelli Lobb Reisen, and other alumni, the murals have been spared. Since the completion of the new campus, the "Save the Murals" team has been working to collect funds and in-kind donations to create the mural's new permanent home! Located on the northeast corner of the new High School, the project is just about complete.

In fact, the dedication for the new site is Saturday, April 18, 2020, at 11 o'clock AM!

Learn more at the Save the Murals Facebook page.

ALUMNI COMMITTEE

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DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI BANQUET MARCH 15, 2025

On March 15, 2025, at the annual PEF Gala the Princeton Education Foundation will be holding its annual dinner banquet recognizing distinguished alumni of Princeton as well as special friends and contributors to the district. The gala will be held at Delta Hotel in Sharonville, Ohio.

Tickets can be purchased here.

KEVIN HARDMAN, '89 - DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI

PAUL KATTELMAN, '62 - DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI

DARRYL MITCHELL, '81 - DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI

JENNIFER MOORE, '03 - DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI

TYRONE OLVERSON, '86 - DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI

SHAWN ANDERSON CARLSTEDT, '81 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI

MONTY LOBB, EMERITUS AWARD

BERT BAUSMITH, '63 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI

DARYL GORDON, '79 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI

MEGAN PIPHUS-PEACE, '10 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI

KEN LAWSON, '81 DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI

DANIEL REGENOLD, FRIEND OF PRINCETON

JAY BEDI- FRIEND OF PRINCETON

DOLORES J LINDSAY, FRIEND OF PRINCETON

AARON MACKEY - EMERITUS AWARD

GENEVA BATES - EMERITUS AWARD

LILLIAN HAWKINS - EMERITUS AWARD

MONTY LOBB, EMERITUS AWARD

DON DARBY, EMERITUS AWARD

EDDIE STARR, EMERITUS AWARD

VINCENT GRAY, '83 - SPOTLIGHT

TYRONE OLVERSON, '86 - DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI

ED CUNNINGHAM, '89 - SPOTLIGHT

SUSANNE ROSS TULLOS, '88 - SPOTLIGHT

CHRISTINE HALBAUER UNDERWOOD, '82 - SPOTLIGHT

BRIANNA SANDERS, '09 - SPOTLIGHT

THOMAS BENJAMIN,'90 - SPOTLIGHT

MICHELLE WARE SKINNER, '83 - SPOTLIGHT

ANN HILDEBRAND LYKINS, '87 - SPOTLIGHT

Toyia Montgomery is a Recruiter with Ajilon Professional Staffing located in downtown Cincinnati. As the previous owner of Cliqq & Sip Internet Café & Lounge, Toyia has had a wide range of professional experiences.

She started her career with Cincinnati Public Schools, and spent more than ten years working in various corporate marketing and communications roles. She holds an MBA in marketing from Northern Kentucky University (NKU) and a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism from Ohio University.

More recently, she has tried her hand at entrepreneurship yet again, establishing a consulting firm called Charm Consulting with her cousins, Tiffeny and Talia.

PRINCETON FIGHT SONG

Go Princeton, Go!

Go Princeton Go, let them know your out for victory,
Tear through that line, hit them hard cause we’re here to cheer you on
We’ll win this game with the spirit that can’t be B-E-A-T
Fight, Fight, Fight for Princeton, because we’re proud of Princeton High.

The Alumni Committee would like to make it easier for alumni to stay in touch with Princeton classmates, get the latest on Alumni events, Homecoming info, nominate fellow classmates for the Distinguished Alumni Award, or nominate teacher or administrators for the Emeritus Award. We will send emails and track your classmates by graduation year to help make reunion planning easier.

Just email us for more information!

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD

The Princeton High School Distinguished Alumni have made a unique contribution in one of the following six categories: Arts/Humanities, Business/Industry, Community Service, Education, Public Service, Special Recognition. A person should have received recognition on one or more of the following levels: International, National, Regional, and/or Local. This recognition is a celebration of what the person has accomplished over time. Only graduates of Princeton High School are eligible for this award. This award can be given posthumously in the event the nominee has deceased.

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DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD

The Princeton High School Distinguished Alumni have made a unique contribution in one of the following six categories: Arts/Humanities, Business/Industry, Community Service, Education, Public Service, Special Recognition. A person should have received recognition on one or more of the following levels: International, National, Regional, and/or Local. This recognition is a celebration of what the person has accomplished over time. Only graduates of Princeton High School are eligible for this award. This award can be given posthumously in the event the nominee has deceased.

DISTINGUISHED EMERITUS AWARD

The Distinguished Emeritus award is reserved for former staff and administrator of the District that have made a profound impact in the lives of our Vikings. Traits exhibited by these outstanding staff & administrators reflect their character and morals as educators as well as a genuine compassion for their students as human beings. This award can be given posthumously in the event the nominee has deceased.

FRIEND OF PRINCETON

The Friend of Princeton award is reserved for community and/or business partners that have gone above & beyond in their loyalty to and support of the Princeton City Schools. This is our way to helping the District thank our incredible community for their unwavering and continued support.

Since the age of two, Kevin Hardman has resided in the city of Sharonville. He attended Sharonville Elementary School, Princeton Junior High, and graduated from Princeton High School in 1989. While at Princeton, Kevin was an active participant in school choirs, theatre, and Key Club. His senior year, Kevin was the recipient of the National School Choral Award, President of the National Honor Society, and President of Key Club. In 1999, Kevin married Amy Goohs-Hardman. He and Amy are proud to raise their four children, Alyssa, Matthew, Noah, and Samuel, only blocks from his childhood home, as proud Vikings.

Kevin attended Syracuse University, where he received degrees in political science and broadcast journalism. He has a juris doctor degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Law.

For 18 years, he served as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in the criminal division of the Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office. There, he supervised felony and juvenile prosecutors, represented the State of Ohio in the most serious felony cases and served on Ohio's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. In August 2015, Hamilton County Juvenile Court Administrative Judge John Williams appointed Kevin to be the Court's administrator. In this role, he oversees the daily operations of a Court that impacts the lives of thousands of county children every year.

Kevin has served elected office in the City of Sharonville since January 2000. He has been Mayor since January 2013. He serves as Chairperson of the City's Planning Commission. He is a Board Member of the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments and is Board President of the Hamilton County Municipal League. Prior to becoming Mayor, Kevin served the City as member and chairperson of the Board of Zoning Appeals, Ward One Council member, and President of Council.

Kevin is a member of the Hamilton County Ethics Commission, Family and Children First Council, and Project Gain Committee. He is actively involved with the Sharonville United Methodist Church (where he leads the church's praise team), Sharonville Republican Club, Hamilton County Republican Party Executive Committee, and the Sharonville Kiwanis Club. He is committee chairman of Matthew's and Noah's Cub Scout Pack and serves on the nominating committee of the Dan Beard Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Since his daughter's juvenile arthritis diagnosis, Kevin's entire family have been tireless advocates and fundraisers for the Arthritis Foundation. Alyssa's Angels, for three years running, have earned top fundraising honors in the annual Jingle Bell Run. Kevin has previously coached and still actively cheers his children's Sharonville Youth Organization sports' teams.

Kevin is a proud Princeton Viking. He is greatly honored to be recognized by the Alumni Association for his contributions to this great school district and community.

PRINCETON PROUD FAMILY – FOUR GENERATIONS

Husband Paul Kattelman – PHS 1962

Wife Janey Kattelman – PHS 1964 (married 52 years)

Son David Kattelman – PHS 1986

Daughter Karey Kattelman Whitfield – PHS 1988

Granddaughter Audrey Kattelman Artis – PHS 2008 (three other grandchildren)

Grandson-In-Law Bobby Artis – PHS 2005

Great-Granddaughter Kayleigh Artis – PHS 2029 (two other great-grandchildren)

(Kayleigh is a kindergartener at Stewart Elementary)

PRINCETON INVOLVEMENT:

1949: Moved to Springdale and entered Mrs. Hinkle’s kindergarten class at Springdale Elementary School. Attended grades K-8 at Springdale Elementary.

1958: First student to enter the doors of newly built Princeton High School. Attended grades 9-12 at PHS. Involved in intermural sports and various clubs including Odin’s Word (school newspaper), WPSV radio station, and providing sound effects for stage plays.

1971 to 1988: Involved in parent-teacher groups and other parent activities at Evendale Elementary, PJHS, and PHS. Worked on support committees for all Princeton levies. Coached PJHS soccer team (co-ed) for two seasons.

2000 to Present: Chairman, Sharonville Civil Service Commission. Responsible for assuring that members of the general public have fair and equal opportunity to job vacancies in all civil service classifications for The Princeton City School District and The City Of Sharonville.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

1974 – Present: Served in City Of Sharonville appointed and elected office for forty-two years and counting. Sharonville elected office for twenty-five years including eleven years as City Councilman, seven years as President Of City Council and seven Years as Mayor. Regularly attended Princeton superintendent’s breakfast with mayors. Participated in numerous activities and efforts to provide and maintain quality infrastructure, facilities, and activities during growth from 8,500 residents to 14,500 residents. Responsible for planning, building, and operating the Sharonville Convention Center. Also member and officer of several Sharonville civic groups.

EMPLOYMENT:

1956 to 1984 – Trucking Industry. First job at age 12 at family business Kattelman Trucking Service located in Springdale. Employed in trucking industry local and regional management positions.

1984 to 1991: Human resources/labor relations consultant to public sector employers throughout Ohio. Chief negotiator representing employers for 100+ union contracts.

1991 to 1998: Assistant Hamilton County Administrator. Involved in all phases of the operation of the Hamilton County government with 6,000+ employees and annual budgets of $750+ million.

1998 to 2013: Human Resources/Labor Relations Manager for private sector employer.

2013 to Present: Retired

INTERESTS:

Beginning in 1956, Springdale Elementary principal Keith Perkins allowed 7th and 8th graders to bring in records to play in the gym during lunch period. I started buying records then and have continued to do so ever since. Music library includes 24,000+ records, tapes, CD’s, etc. that are entered into a data base of 300,000+ song titles. One of first portable DJ businesses in Cincinnati area (Tall Paul With Music For All). Also collect Sharonville memorabilia and hockey pucks.

Darryl Mitchell is a graduate of Princeton’s class of 1981 from the beautiful Village of Woodlawn. While attending Princeton, Darryl was a member of the National Honor Society and the starting quarterback on the Vikings’ football team. He also simultaneously started as strong safety on defense making him one of Princeton’s last two-way starters. In addition, Darryl made the All-league Defensive Team his senior year.

After graduating from Princeton, Darryl matriculated to Columbia University where in 1985 he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science. After graduating from Columbia, Darryl worked in various Fortune 500 companies such as Xerox, Dean Witter Reynolds, and Southern Bell prior to deciding to further his education by obtaining a law degree.

In 1993, Darryl Graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Law, and became the first African American male hired directly from law school by Keating, Muething and Klekamp, and the first to work in the Cincinnati office of Porter, Wright, Morris and Arthur. In 1996, Darryl took an in-house counsel position with GE Aircraft Engines in Evendale. After becoming VP and Associate General Counsel for GE IT Solutions in 2005, the firsts continued, as he became the first African American Global Legal Director for Harsco Corporation, and ultimately the first African American General Counsel for Fujitec America Inc. in 2012. As Fujitec’s General Counsel, Darryl oversees the Legal, Human Resources and Safety Departments. In 2013, Darryl was promoted to Chief Legal Officer and is currently the only African American in Cincinnati to hold such office.

Darryl is an avid sportsman who enjoys swimming, basketball, racquetball, tennis and scuba diving, as well as being passionate about the Oakland Raiders!

Darryl is a member of the Community Investment Committee in the Village of Woodlawn. He also mentors in the Woodlawn and Lincoln Heights communities, in addition to serving as a frequent speaker at various schools, camps and programs throughout the city.

Darryl is married to his beautiful wife Jenny and they have one lovely daughter Rachel.

Currently the Executive Producer for WLWT News 5 Today, where she oversees the morning newscast. She’s held that position for the last two-and-a-half years. Her responsibilities include making sure the reporters, anchors, photographers and producers are all on the same page bringing the viewer breaking news and relevant information on multiple platforms (TV, mobile, and web). She is also in charge of booking interview guests for the weekend morning newscast.

Prior to her role at WLWT, she worked as a producer, reporter and television host at WCPO for nine years, where she launched the station’s 4:30 a.m. newscast, as well as the station's new graphics system, and worked her way up to producing the 5 p.m. newscast. She also served on a committee to improve workflow in the newsroom.

Moore graduated among the top 50 from Princeton High School in 2003. During her years as a Viking, she was apart of the National Honors Society, drill team captain, band, varsity and junior varsity cheerleading team, Odin's Word writer and editor, Princeton Instructional Television (PITV) and more. It was in Ms. Patricia Easton's creative writing class in the fifth grade that Moore realized her love for writing.

She explored that interest through PITV and Odin's Word. That eventually led her to pursue a journalism degree from Ohio University's E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, where she graduated cum laude. While at O.U., she became involved in WOUB where she anchored, reported and produced for television and radio. She also became a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (Delta Phi chapter) where she served as President for 2-and-a-half years. Moore participated in the Black Student Communication Caucus (secretary), Order of Omega Honors Fraternity (Recruitment chair), L.O.S D.I.S.C.O dance team (Vice President), and emceed the Homecoming Parade. Throughout her years in Athens, she garnered several scholarships, and interned at WCPO almost every summer, which resulted in an easy transition after graduation.

Tyrone Olverson is currently the superintendent of Youngstown Schools in Ohio, after leaving his post as the superintendent of Finneytown Local. Tyrone’s diverse experience as an educator includes serving as a middle school teacher as well as an administrator at the elementary, middle, and high school levels in urban, urban-suburban, and rural districts. He understands which equitable strategies work to ensure academic success for all students. He had been the Freshmen Principal at Princeton.

Tyrone’s success at the high school level includes earning an Ohio Department of Education "Excellent" state rating and the development of small learning community (SLC) teacher teams.

As principal of a junior high school in Reynoldsburg, Ohio during the 2006–2007 school year, his school received the Battelle for Kids SOAR Award for raising student achievement.

His elementary school participated in Learning Forward's (formerly NSDC) "12 under 12" challenge with much success.

Tyrone is a dynamic public speaker who engages his audience in thought-provoking activities. His focus is on thoughtful staff development as a vehicle to promote equity and excellence in pre-K–12 educational settings.

Tyrone earned a bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University, a master’s degree in educational administration from the University of Cincinnati, and Concordia University where he also spent time on coursework in the Educational Leadership (UEL) doctoral program.

Shawn Anderson was born May 18, 1963, the oldest of three children born to Roger and Phyllis Anderson. Her brother, Andy, graduated from Princeton High School in 1987 and is a Media Teacher in Dayton Public Schools and Boys Soccer Coach at Middletown High School. Her sister, Shana, graduated from Princeton High School in 1990 and is a Reading Intervention Teacher in the Lakota Public Schools.

Shawn graduated from Princeton High School in 1981. While attending Princeton, she was involved in cheerleading, Acapella Choir, and Handbell Choir. Upon graduation, she attended Asbury College, cheered for four years, and earned an undergraduate degree in Elementary Education. She went on to earn her Masters in Elementary Education at Georgetown College and was accepted as a doctoral candidate at University of Kentucky.

At Asbury, she met her husband, Dave Carlstedt. They married, settled in Wilmore, Kentucky, and have three incredible girls. Kelsey graduated with a Theater degree from the University of Evansville. She lives in Los Angeles, California and started her own non-profit clothing company www.bygracedesigns.org.

Lindsey graduated with a Theater degree from Northern Kentucky University and is currently working on a Masters of English Education at the University of Kentucky. Delaney is currently a Psychology Major at Lipscomb University.

Professionally, Shawn has been involved in many facets of elementary education including classroom teacher, instructor at the the University of Kentucky, and educational consultant for McGraw- Hill. In 2014, she was honored to receive the Jessamine County Teacher of the Year Award. She is currently a first grade teacher at Rosenwald Dunbar Elementary School.

In the summer of 2014, Shawn developed an infection following a routine surgery to remove a melanoma from her back. On August 2, she was taken to the hospital, where her organs shut down, she ended up in a coma, and was given a 10% chance of survival. She survived and came out of her coma, but eventually lost both her hands and her feet because medicine given to her to save her life caused blood to go from her extremities to save her internal organs. Instead of giving up, she is the embodiment of courage and determination. She left the hospital on September 26, 2014. By the spring of 2015, she was back helping at her school. By the fall of 2015, less than one year after leaving the hospital, she was back full-time in her own classroom.

Shawn credits Princeton High School with helping to shape her into the person she is today.

Monty Lobb was born October 19, 1938 in Summersville, Kentucky. He was the third child and only son born to Howard and Della Lobb. His father was a farmer, who gave up his trade to become a pastor, therefore transplanting the family frequently around the state of Kentucky to lead new congregations. In 1955, Monty moved to Corbin, Kentucky, where he played baseball for the Corbin Red Hounds, hitting three grand slams in a tournament game at Eastern Kentucky University. Although the Cincinnati Reds were interested in drafting him, he decided to graduate in 1956 from Corbin High School, and head to Point Loma Nazarene College on Baseball and Basketball scholarships. He then attended Trevecca Nazarene College, and graduated with a B.A. from Olivet Nazarene College in 1960, where he met his wife Myrna.

In 1961 he and his new wife Myrna, moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, where Monty was hired by Dr. Robert E. Lucas to teach 7th grade American History from 1961-1965 at Princeton Jr. High School. During the early 60’s, Monty became a father twice over, with the birth of Monty Jr., and his daughter Kelli. During these early years of teaching and parenting, he pursued postgraduate studies at U.C., Miami and Xavier, graduating in 1965 from The University of Cincinnati with a masters degree.

At the age of 26, Dr. Lucas moved Monty to Sharonville Elementary to become the principal of 900 students. He had an incredible passion for his children and staff of Sharonville! He served them until the spring of 1982, when he left to move to Central Office to be the Assistant to the Superintendent, Dr. Dick Denoyer. During his time at Sharonville his daughter Hillary joined the family in 1969, followed by his son Christian in 1972, and in 1991 the last to come to the family, daughter, Danielle.

Throughout his tenure at central office Monty also filled the position of Lobbyist for the Princeton City School District representing the school not only in Columbus, but also in Washington D.C. He also helped manage the human resources department, was the lead on multiple tax levies, served as the liaison between the district, real estate companies, businesses, and ministers within the Princeton boundaries and, founded and ran the Viking 50/50 club (the precursor to the Princeton Education Foundation.) Monty also represented Princeton on the Ohio PTA, and Princeton and Ohio on The national PTA level.

After 37 years of working for Princeton, Monty left in 1997 to become a professional fundraiser for charities, and the manager for his daughter Kelli’s career as a christian recording artist. To add to his plethora of career endeavors, in 1998, Monty became a consultant for Koch Foods, and from 1999-2013 the Director of Human Resources for the company.

Throughout Monty’s life not only has his heart and dedication belonged to Princeton and his family but to the Lord and his church as well. Monty and Myrna have attended the Springdale Church of the Nazarene for 55 years (1961-present), where his father was an associate pastor. Monty served as a Sunday school teacher, a board member on the buildings, administration and finance committees. He also believed that your walk with the Lord should extend beyond the church walls, so in 1982 in conjunction with Dr. Jerry Kirk and others he served as a founding member of CCV, Citizens for Community Values that tackled the issue of pornography in Cincinnati.

Monty and Myrna have been married 55 years, put five children and three of their eight grandchildren through Princeton from kindergarten to graduation. He instilled in all of them a passionate love, pride and respect for Princeton!!

Monty’s heart beats, and his soul has been 100% invested in a select few things in this life, his Lord, his family, service to others, and Princeton. In him lies the heart of a “True Viking”

Bert is a native Ohioan, having lived in the Sharonville area most of his school years. He attended Runyan Elementary, Sharonville High School (7th grade) and Princeton High School, graduating in 1963. After two years at Bowling Green State University, he transferred to The Ohio State University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in 1968.

Upon graduation, Bert joined the DuPont Corporation where he spent his entire professional career of 33 years. In 2001, he took advantage of an early retirement opportunity. As an engineer at DuPont, he worked in the areas of machine design, manufacturing, maintenance support and project management. He was assigned to two manufacturing sites….Parkersburg WV and Florence SC, where he now resides.

Bert is married to Shirley Carr Bausmith, an educator who currently is the Dean of the School of Education at Francis Marion University in Florence. They’ve been married 29 years.

His long distance backpacking career began in 2006 with an impromptu thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail, a 2180 mile footpath extending from Georgia to Maine. Now bitten by the “bug”, he has since thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail two more times, most recently in 2015. Other notable trails on his resume include the John Muir Trail, the Vermont Long Trail, Minnesota’s Superior Trail and the Northville Lake Placid Trail in New York’s Adirondack Mountains.

Other activities and interests include golf, racquetball, antiques, stained glass, carpentry, hunting and firearms.

Daryl Eugene Gordon was born on Oct. 25, 1960, in Cincinnati, Ohio He was an industrious child and would wait after school and watch all the kids go to the corner store for candy. He would run home and wait for his sister Dorothy, who had also stopped at the store without permission. Arriving home, she would not be able to go far without handing over some of her candy as ransom.

Mr. Gordon attended the Princeton School System and graduated from Princeton High School in 1979. A skilled athlete, he was a member of the 1978 Ohio Division I State Football Championship team and served as a lifeguard for the Woodlawn Community Pool.

After graduation, Mr. Gordon continued his education and attended Ball State University and majored in Business Administration. While he was there, he played offensive guard for the Ball State Cardinals. Mr. Gordon enjoyed his college days and became a member of the Delta Iota Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.

He also met the love of his life, Angela Shives. Mr. Gordon first saw Angie in a Business Economics class and they started dating while he was a pledge. They married on Aug. 5, 1989, in Gary, Indiana. From this union, they were blessed with two beautiful girls, Angelique and Chelsea Gordon (also Princeton High School graduates). Mr. Gordon was always happy to share that being married to Angie was the "best thing" he ever did in his life. A devoted family man, he always put his "girls" first.

Mr. Gordon always had a passion for fire trucks. As a young child, at the sound of a fire siren, he would look for the fire engine or truck and follow them on his bike.

When Mr. Gordon was a senior in high school, he joined the Woodlawn Fire Department as a volunteer. He remained a volunteer firefighter until he was accepted into the Cincinnati Fire Department in 1985. Upon the start of his career, Mr. Gordon was not content with sitting still. He volunteered to receive training as a bomb technician and attended the Red Stone Arsenal Hazardous Device School in Huntsville, Ala.

Mr. Gordon served on Special Details that assisted in scanning areas for visits from the following: President Clinton, President Bush and President Barack Obama. Mr. Gordon served in this position for more than 25 years of his career and earned the title of Senior Bomb Technician. Mr. Gordon was promoted to Fire Apparatus Operator and completed his final run on Heavy Rescue 14 on March 26, 2015.

In his spare time, some of his most cherished moments were his gatherings with family, friends and their fireside chats he held in his backyard. Mr. Gordon was also an avid racing fan and could always be found in his garage tinkering with his Dune Buggy, Volkswagen or his Funny Car. He also enjoyed sharing a good cigar and a nice glass of spirits.

Daryl lost his life in the line of duty on March 26, 2015, battling a multi alarm fire in the City of Cincinnati. Numerous lives were saved the day Daryl died and his memory will live on in the hearts and souls of his co-workers as well as in the fire service as a whole.

In 2010, Megan graduated valedictorian of her class at Princeton High School. Through her success as a student at Princeton, Megan gained admission to Vanderbilt University and was awarded the Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholarship, the most selective full-tuition scholarship offered by the university. As a student at Vanderbilt, she was a member of the College Scholars program majoring in Economics and minoring in Music and Spanish.

Megan held numerous leadership positions at Vanderbilt as a Residential Adviser for first-year students, Vice President of the National Black MBA Association, Secretary of the Black Student Alliance, and Public Relations chair of the National Pan-Hellenic Council as a representative of her chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She was also greatly involved in Vanderbilt Television as the producer of “Outspoken” and director of Vanderbilt’s “MorningVU.” As a news reporter for Vanderbilt Television, she reported for the Vanderbilt community and served as a student field reporter for ESPNU.

Outside of academics, Megan interned for Gospel company I Hear Music, Inc., marketing singles and booking for top artists such as Byron Cage and Marvin Sapp. She also interned at NBCUniversal in New York City working in ad sales for their Spanish network Telemundo. In Nashville, Megan interned with Warner Music Nashville in public relations where she tracked all forms of media for major country artists.

Outside of academics and internships, she is an internationally renowned musical ventriloquist and uses her talents to teach people of all ages the importance of high moral character and dreaming big. Through her program “Color My Dream,” she has visited hundreds of schools and churches teaching children to see the great value and potential in their dreams. Her work with “Color My Dream” has led her to perform in major entertainment arenas such as Bobby Jones Gospel, the Oprah Show, and the Tom Joyner Family Reunion. In December of 2012, she performed in front of millions on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. However, in June of 2013, she performed in front of her largest audience on the hit show America’s Got Talent where she received all yes’s from celebrity judges Mel B, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel, and Howard Stern.

Megan graduated from Vanderbilt with honors in 2014 and decided to continue her education to pursue a career in real estate finance. Megan received a merit scholarship to pursue a Master of Science in Finance at Vanderbilt’s Owen Graduate School of Management. Shortly after graduation, Megan married Dr. Wesley Peace and is now working as an Acquisitions Analyst for one of the top commercial real estate firms in the nation, USAA Real Estate Company.

Ken Lawson is the Co-Director of the Hawai‘i Innocence Project and an Associate Faculty Specialist at the William S. Richardson Law School where he teaches Criminal Procedure, Criminal Law, Professional Responsibility, Evidence, and the Hawai‘i Innocence Project, a teaching legal clinic. He had a successful law practice in Cincinnati, Ohio, until his license to practice law was revoked because of misconduct while addicted to prescription painkillers. He pled guilty to the felony of obtaining controlled substances by fraudulent means and was sentenced to 24 months in prison followed by a year of supervised release.

Ken started his legal career as an associate in one of Ohio’s oldest and largest law firms. He eventually started his own firm, which grew to 12 lawyers. Over that 18 year period, he was lead counsel in more than a hundred criminal trials, including many murder and capital cases. He also litigated numerous civil rights and police misconduct cases in both federal and state courts and had an active appellate practice. Ken won numerous cases that were considered by many to be “unwinnable." These and many of Ken’s other cases were followed closely by the media, and he made numerous appearances on CBS, ABC, CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, Court TV, and numerous radio shows. Some of the appearances related to his cases but he also was frequently asked by reporters to comment on and explain to lay audiences the legal issues in other newsworthy cases. Ken was selected as one of the top 100 black lawyers by Black Enterprise magazine and was selected as one of the top 50 best lawyers by Cincinnati Magazine.

Ken’s high-profile clientele included NFL star Elbert “Ickey” Woods, NFL star and professional baseball player Deion Sanders, and entertainer Peter Frampton. More important to Ken, he represented many “everyday” people, including a single mother whose 16 year old juvenile son, incarcerated in an Ohio prison for adults, had died after being stabbed 16 times by the leader of a racist hate group, the Aryan Nation. Approximately one-fourth of Ken’s cases were done pro bono.

Since moving to Hawai’i, Ken has made presentations in the judiciary’s juvenile drug court program, a statewide gathering of county prosecutors, annual meeting of the government lawyers section of the bar, state supreme court’s mandatory professionalism program, state bar association annual convention, disciplinary board of the state supreme court, several local law firms, and numerous others groups of lawyers. Ken was selected by the Class of 2014 to deliver the graduation address.

Dan has a long history of entrepreneurial ventures. In 1983 he founded Posterservice, Inc., a distributor and publisher of art images which go to the college and mass markets. In 1992, Regenold founded Frame USA, Inc., a picture frame manufacturing business which makes American made picture frames. Frame USA and FrameUSA.com, which operates with 70 employees in Springdale, sells a wide selection of picture frame products throughout the United States.

Dan has become active in government in the past decade. He was one of the founders of WeDemandAVote.com which successfully fought and stopped, by ballot initiative, a sales tax increase in Hamilton County, Ohio that was put into place without a vote by the people. WeDemand was also successful in stopping Red Light Cameras in Hamilton County, Ohio in 2008. Regenold spoke at the CPAC Convention in 2008 to discuss major Grassroots initiative actions across the United States. In 2010, Regenold became one of the three leaders of a Statewide Initiative to End the Ohio Estate Tax which he calls “The Worst Estate Tax in the United States” because of its harmful impact on the Middle Class. In 2011 Ohio’s Estate Tax was repealed.R

During 2011, Dan founded EmpowerUOhio.org, a free University offered in the Greater Cincinnati area. The explicit goal of EmpowerU is to Educate * Enjoy * Engage. The University prides itself on offering non-partisan educational classes offered to all parties. In 12 semesters covering six years EmpowerU has taught over 300 classes, which are available on www.empoweruohio.org.

Dan is passionate about the arts and charitable endeavors and is a former President of the Board of Visionaries and Voices, a disabled arts organization in Cincinnati (V&V also has a studio located at Frame USA). In 2011 Frame USA was honored by Smart Business Magazine as a winner of one of the Pillar Awards for Community Service in Cincinnati, Ohio for its monthly charitable giving program and for its Annual Fill the Truck Initiative. Regenold and his wife Becky live in Glendale, Ohio (and he loves the Indiana Hoosiers Basketball team!).

Dan and Becky are passionate about working with Princeton City Schools on many different levels. His 3 children, Kelly, Emily, and Daniel got an incredibly great education at Princeton and they are all appreciative. Special areas of joy for the Regenolds are the Music and Jazz Program and the Tennis Program. Princeton has collaborated with Regenold and Frame USA on its highly successful Fill the Truck Program for several years. Last year the program produced over 44,000 items in 23 days which were donated to six great charities that help people.

Dan also has a special affinity with Board Member Susan Wyder and would be willing to help her with just about anything—including the great Princeton Closet!

Jay is a Cincinnati entrepreneur who has been a great partner to the Princeton District.

Jay got his start in the event planning and entertainment industry running his own DJ company over 20 years ago. He went into the restaurant and hotel business to increase his exposure to event planning and production, working at the Omni Netherlands Plaza before moving to Chicago.

He returned to Cincinnati in 2008 to help build his family business, Elements Conference and Events Centre in Sharonville. Elements’ prides itself in providing first class service to make their clients’ events, big or grand, into a success.

Jay has now expanded his business interests to include Ramada Plaza which is across the street from the Princeton High School and Middle School campus.

Jay has helped host or cater various events for Princeton such as award banquets, staff events, the Academic Awards dinner and of course, prom.

The Foundation wants to thank Jay for helping the District and for being such an important part of the Princeton community.

Dolores Lindsay is the CEO of The HealthCare Connection and continues to lead the organization into its 48th year of providing a health care “safety net” to the uninsured and under-insured in northern Hamilton County.

As a young mother of five in 1967, Mrs. Lindsay began an initiative to bring medical and dental services to the families of Lincoln Heights. What began in a four room apartment in Lincoln Heights is now Ohio’s first federally qualified health center (FQHC). The HealthCare Connection served over 18,000 patients in over 48,000 visits in 2014 in a service area made up of 46 census tracts.

Mrs. Lindsay has been called the “dean of community health centers in Ohio” and has been a mentor to hundreds of health care professionals, working at local, state and federal levels to ensure quality health care for those who need it most. Her passion for serving diverse populations in our community has resulted in a model for health centers across the nation. She has been a champion for medical translation services and oversees a culturally diverse staff of over 90 at three health centers, four primary care sites in mental health facilities, and two school based health centers.

She has served on the boards of the Cincinnati Community Action Agency, the National Association of Community Health Centers, and the Ohio Association of Community Health Centers.

Her many awards and honors include:

Cincinnati Business Courier Health Care Hero Honoree – 1988
Cincinnati Enquirer Woman of the Year – 1995
Ohio Woman Making a Difference – 1997
Applause Magazine Image Makers Honoree – 1998
Speaking of Women’s Health – 1998
YWCA Career Woman of Achievement - 1999
Princeton Board of Education Dream Keepers Award – 2000
The Health Alliance Dedicated Service Award – 2004
The Center for Closing the Health Care Gap Devoted Services Award for providing Health Care to the Uninsured – 2004
National Association of Community Health Centers – Aaron L. Brown Memorial Public Service Award – 2005
The Voices of the Valley Keeper of the Dream Award – 2008
NAACP Cincinnati, Distinguished Volunteer Award – 2009
City of Lincoln Heights Legacy Award – 2010
Fifth Third Bank Profiles in Courage Award – 2010
Woman of the Year awarded by Towns Chapel CME Church – 2011
I Hear Music In The Air, Legends Ball Honoree – 2011
Urban League of Greater Cincinnati Glorifying the Lions Award – 2012
The Girl Friends, Inc. – 2013.

She holds a Masters degree in Public Administration from the University of Southern California at Los Angeles; a B. S. in Health Administration from the University of Cincinnati and an Honorary Ph. D. in Public Service from Chatfield College. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sigma Omega Chapter, Advocates for Youth, and Church of the Resurrection Catholic Church.

Mrs. Lindsay is a lifelong resident of Hamilton County Ohio born in Cincinnati and educated in Cincinnati Public and the Archdiocese of Cincinnati school systems. She was married to Arthur W. Lindsay (deceased) for fifty-six years. She has five children (Donna, Kenneth, Eric, Michael and Lori) and eight grandchildren (who are the joys of her whole life).

CERTIFICATION /EDUCATION

Superintendent, former

Assistant Superintendent, former

High School Principal, former

Teacher, former

University of Cincinnati, BS in Education

Xavier University, M Ed in Educational Administration

EMPLOYMENT

Wright State University

Adjunct Professor - School Law, Educational Politics; 2009 - Present

ACN Telecommunications

Independent Business Owner, 2009 – 2011

Plug Smart Intelligent Energy Solutions

Business Development Consultant; April, 2010 - 2012

Princeton City School District, Ohio

Superintendent, 2004 - 2008

Associate Superintendent, 2002 - 2004

Assistant Superintendent, 2001-2002

Principal, Princeton Junior High School, 1990-2001

Central Office, Superintendent Cabinet Member, 1990-present

Principal, Springdale Elementary School, 1989-90

Principal, Glendale Elementary School, 1982-89

Assistant Principal, Princeton Junior High School, 1978-82

Teacher, Lincoln Heights Elementary School, 1970-78

U.S. BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS / EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AWARDS

U.S. Dept. of Education, Site Evaluator, 1995

Principal, Princeton Junior High School, Blue Ribbon Recipient, 1992-1993

Principal, Glendale Elementary School, Excellence in Education, 1987-1988

Assistant Principal, Princeton Junior High, Excellence in Education, 1982-1983

LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES

Executive Committee Member of the Alliance for Adequate School Funding

BASA Legislative Committee Member
BASA State Department Committee Member
Designed and led special education inclusion programs
Designed and led alternative education programs for at-risk students and started first off-site alternative school
Designed and led advisor/advisee instructional programs
Leader in infusing technology in the curriculum
Administered curriculum adoptions in all subject areas featuring standards based curriculum, instruction and assessment
Chaired monthly meetings with the six mayors of the communities of Princeton

SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AND REMODELING EXPERIENCE

Instrumental in community engagement to pass Bond Issue to rebuild all eight elementary schools in Princeton
Worked with four architect firms, and construction manager to complete the eight schools
Executive Team Member of Princeton’s Plan for New District Facilities
Organized the Princeton Committee to formulate District Educational Specifications

Organized the Eight Princeton District Site-Based Design Committees
Member of the Princeton Executive Core Team and Oversight Committee for the Design and Construction of the New District Elementary Facilities

Led community engagement effort to place Bond Issue on ballot for new middle & high school

Supervised numerous school construction and remodeling projects

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

“S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Breeds Success,” Ohio Middle Schools State Conference

“Partnerships in Education,” NSBA, Orlando Florida

“Putting It All Together,” Ohio DPPF Annual Conference

“Management By Objectives,” OSBA Convention

“Interdisciplinary Technology,” Career Education Association Convention

“Full Inclusion,” Council for Academic Excellence, Columbus, Ohio

Provided numerous in-service workshops on educational excellence

OTHER EMPLOYMENT /COMMUNITY SERVICE

Intercommunity Cable Regulatory Commission of SW Ohio (ICRC)

ICRC Founder and President of Operations, 1980-2001
Franchise administration for 30 area municipal cable franchises
Public, Education, and Government Access programs (PEG Access)
TV host for monthly show, "Educational Update”
TV host for weekly show, “ICRC Community Report”

State of Ohio

Special Task Force on Excellent / Deficient Schools

City of Sharonville, Ohio

Numerous Boards and Commissions, 1975-85
Ward Council Member, 1975-79
Council At-Large Member, 1979-81
Vice Mayor, President of Council, 1981-85

Geneva was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and have lived here all of her life. Her husband (Isadore, Jr.) and Geneva currently reside in Evendale. They moved there 40 years ago in order for their children to receive the best education possible at the best school district in Ohio -- The Princeton City School District. Their children were very active which kept them quite involved in the school and communities.

She has two children, Laura and Alan, (both educators) and two grandchildren, Gabrielle and Lydia. Geneva is the oldest of eight children and aunt to more nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great- nephews than she wishes to count. With a family this large, it is not surprising to learn that she is very family oriented and several members of the family, as well as some pretty special friends, will be attending the banquet with her.

Princeton became a part of her life when she volunteered to tutor math and English to first graders at Woodlawn Primary School. Later, due to her experience as secretary to a Cincinnati Public Schools junior high principal and later the Director of Student Services, she was approached and asked to consider the open secretarial position at Woodlawn. She tested, interviewed and thus began a long professional relationship with this great district.

Geneva left Woodlawn for Central Office to become secretary to Helen P. Jones, Director of Professional Personnel and would later work as administrative assistant to six high school principals for a total of 36 years. There were six superintendents during her tenure.

Geneva continues to lend support whenever possible (every school year) since her retirement in 2009. She loves Princeton the way Oprah loves bread!!

This recognition means a lot to Geneva. Princeton has been a big part of her life for so many years.

Dr. Lillian A. Hawkins is currently a member of the Princeton City School District Board of Education. Dr. Hawkins offers more than thirty years of experience as an educator and principal. Sixteen of those years were in Princeton City Schools, where she taught high school English, including International Baccalaureate English; was grade level principal at the high school; and associate principal at the middle school. Dr. Hawkins was an independent educational consultant for ten years, where she facilitated school improvement teams, strategic planning, and assessment development; worked as an administrative substitute at all levels K-12; conducted diversity training, facilitated community focus groups, coached and mentored new principals, served as a PRAXIS III assessor for entry year teachers in the state of Ohio; and taught pre-service education courses as an adjunct professor at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Dr. Hawkins is passionate about working with teachers and leaders to improve student achievement. She recently co-authored a handbook for teachers: Book Five of the Getting Ready for the Common Core Handbook series entitled, Navigating the Common Core State Standards for Struggling Learners, published by Lead + Learn Press, in 2013. Lillian believes that every child can learn and that every teacher, as the content expert, is best equipped to tap into that child’s hidden resources. Lillian’s own inner child is alive and well and available for consultation. As a People to People Student Ambassador Delegation Leader, Dr. Hawkins traveled the world with students for ten years, visiting Australia, New Zealand, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, and Greece. She is also a certified lay speaker for the United Methodist Church, and in her free time continues to travel the world, play golf, read, and write. She provides community service through her church, Gaines United Methodist Church, and through the organizations of Queen City (OH) Links, Incorporated and Sigma Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. Her passion is her two grandchildren: Leah, class of 2027 and Charlie, class of 2029.

Dr. Hawkins earned her B.A. degree from Wichita State University, her M.A. Ed. degree from the University of Cincinnati, her administrative certifications as principal and assistant superintendent from Xavier University in Cincinnati, and her superintendent license from Miami University, in Oxford, Ohio. Dr. Hawkins completed her Ph.D. in Educational Administration in the department of Educational Leadership at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.