Hall of Fame & Outstanding Alumni

Mission Statement

The Hall of Fame and Outstanding Alumni is established to display to students and the public the accomplishments of individuals who have been instrumental in creating a tradition of excellence at Burgin Independent Schools.

Guidelines

Burgin Independent Schools

 Hall of Fame

Operating Code

ARTICLE I - NAME/MISSION STATEMENT

The name of this committee is the Burgin Independent Schools Hall of Fame Nominating Committee.   Mission Statement: The intent of the Hall of Fame is to display to students and the public the accomplishments of individuals who have been instrumental in creating an exceptional tradition at Burgin Independent Schools.

ARTICLE II - ADOPTION OF CURRENT DISTINGUISHED  ALUMNI

The Burgin Independent Schools Hall of Fame will consider adopting the current members of the Distinguished Alumni Award recipients into the Hall of Fame. 

ARTICLE III - NOMINATION COMMITTEE MEMBERS

The committee shall be made up of the athletic director, alumni, staff members, and other program contributors whom the athletic director has appointed. The committee will strive to have at least one member representing each of the decades: 1960, 1970, 1980, 1990, 2000, and 2010. The athletic director will appoint committee members for a term of 3 years.  After 3 years, a committee member can either be reelected or request removal. 

ARTICLE IV - PROGRAM OF ACTIVITY

The committee will meet at least once a year, prior to October 15th. At the meeting(s), nominees will be selected for induction, and arrangements will be made for the induction ceremony as well as other business.  All actions taken by the committee, other than the inductee selection, shall be by a majority vote. Three members must be present to constitute a quorum.

ARTICLE V - CRITERIA

1. The inductees shall be former Burgin School students, employees, or community members who have made a significant contribution to the school.
2. Members inducted into the Hall of Fame must have made an outstanding contribution to the school during their time at Burgin Schools.
3.  Members inducted into the Hall of Fame may no longer be employed by the school.
4. Significant contribution is of prime importance, but moral character and good citizenship during their time at Burgin Schools and their post-graduate years will be taken into consideration.
5. The member shall not be considered for entry into the Hall of Fame until 5 years after they graduate from High School.
6. Suggestions may be solicited from the alumni of Burgin Independent Schools.
7. A majority of the members of the nominating committee must approve all inductees.

ARTICLE VI – NOMINATION AND VOTING

1. A completed nomination form must be submitted to the Hall of Fame Committee.  All nominations will remain on file.  Nominations may be provided by alumni, staff, or any community member on behalf of Burgin Schools.
2. The total number of nominations provided will be ranked and given a point value.  For example, if 15 nominations are provided to each member, the Hall of Fame committee will rank all 15 nominations 1-15 (1 being the most worthy candidate).  The nominee ranked #1 would receive 15 points, followed by #2 with 14 points, and so on, down to #15 with 1 point.
3. Total points will be tallied for all nominees.  An overall maximum number of points will also be tallied.  For example, if there are 7 Hall of Fame committee members and the highest point total for being ranked #1 is 12 points (12 nominations that year), the maximum number of points would be 84 points (7 members x 12 points = 84 points)

ARTICLE VII - AMENDMENTS

The operating code can be amended at any time by a two-thirds vote of the committee members

Members

Hall of Fame & Outstanding Alumni

Outstanding Alumni: Thomas Bonny - Class of 1931

Outstanding Alumni: Jack L. Coleman, Sr. - Class of 1942

Outstanding Alumni: Guilford Waggener - Class of 1944

Outstanding Alumni: Robert Thompson - Class of 1946

Outstanding Alumni: Mary Cecil Thompson - Class of 1946

Outstanding Alumni: Charlotte Hutchinson Henson - Class of 1949

Outstanding Alumni: Gene Robinson - Class of 1956

Outstanding Alumni: James Dunn - Class of 1965

Outstanding Alumni: Robert B. Clark, Sr. - Class of 1966

Outstanding Alumni: Jerry Brown - Class of 1972

Outstanding Alumni: Mark Bradshaw - Class of 1974

Outstanding Alumni: Regina Anne Motley - Class of 1981

Outstanding Alumni: Dr. Tyra Dunn-Thomas - Class of 1989

Hall of Fame: Bertie May Webb - Food Service Staff 1978-2010 - Class of 1943

Hall of Fame: Jack Johnson - Superintendent 1964-1974

Hall of Fame: Wendie Austin - Basketball & Softball - Class of 1990

Hall of Fame: David Feeback - Teacher, Coach, & Counselor 1963-1991

Hall of Fame: Martha Collier - Teacher, Principal, & Superintendent 1989-2017

Hall of Fame: Ish Taylor - Basketball - Class of 2000

Hall of Fame: Nancy Waggener - Educator 1972-2003

Hall of Fame: Dillon Carmichael - Country Music Artist - Class of 2012

Hall of Fame: Richard W. Webb - Superintendent 1998-2014

Hall of Fame: Liz Marcinek - Track & Volleyball - Class of 2014

Hall of Fame: Chris Beckerson - Cross Country & Track Coach 2006-2018

Hall of Fame: Don Irvine - Teacher, Basketball Coach, & Athletic Director 1986-2019

Nomination Form

If you know of a good candidate who meets the criteria for the Hall of Fame or Outstanding Alumni at Burgin Independent Schools, as described in the guidelines section above, please click the link below to nominate them.

Hall of Fame / Outstanding Alumni Nomination Form