Jan. 9, 2014 – A volunteer committee of community members has selected 10 Beachwood High School graduates for induction into the 10th class of the Beachwood High School Gallery of Success. The induction ceremony – an all-school assembly that is open to the public – is Friday, April 11, 2014, 10 am, at the recently renovated Beachwood High School.
The successful and inspiring members of the 10th induction class of the Beachwood High School Gallery of Success include:
- Michael Abrams, BHS ’66 – NASA Geologist
- Donna Bickoff Cohen, BHS ’66 – Founder of BHS Alumni Association
- Judi Magid Feniger, BHS ’69 – Arts & Fundraising Executive
- Mia Buchwald Gelles, BHS ’84 – Founder of Autism Resource Organization
- Jonathan Goldstein, BHS ’86 – Hollywood Screenwriter
- Daniel L. Kalk, BHS ’76 – Law Enforcement Professional
- Brian Kwait, BHS ’79 – Private Equity Fund Manager & Philanthropist
- Jennifer A. Litvak, BHS ’04 – Human Rights Activist
- Maj. Bill M. Terry, Jr., BHS ’89 – Military Veteran
- Sharon Curtis Weisman, BHS ’77 – Deaf Education Teacher
The forthcoming induction will bring to 121 the number of alumni who have been inducted into the Beachwood High School Gallery of Success since its inception in 1985. Although inductions are typically held every three years, this upcoming Gallery of Success was postponed from 2012 due to the Beachwood High School renovation.
Nominees must be Beachwood High School graduates whose achievements since high school make them outstanding role models for our students. They must exhibit achievements and distinction in one or more of the following criteria: leadership, service, humanitarianism, creativity, courage, and/or career contributions that have benefited others. Inductees were selected by a committee representing a cross-section of the Beachwood community. Selection committee members included alumni, previous Gallery inductees, community members, current and retired teachers and staff, and current students: Annie Adelman (BHS ’14), Marcia Alperin, Jonathan Berns (BHS ’80), Wes Darvin (BHS ’14), Larry Dubin (BHS ’84), Stacy Gerdy Edelstein (BHS ’85), Michael Friedman (BHS ’82), Stuart Glassman (BHS ’79), Blaise Giusto (BHS ’61), Renee Strong Howard (BHS ’88), Steve Jurkovic, Carole Katz, Bill Kelly, Joan Lipsyc, Mitchel Luxenburg (BHS ’89), Michele Mills, Rosemary Nemeth, Dr. Cheryl Robbins Stern (BHS ’75), Josephine Shelton-Townes, and Darrell Young (BHS ’66).