James C. Adamson 

(Class of 1964)

Inducted 2005

Astronaut, Consultant, 

U.S. Army Pilot, and Teacher

• Member of flight crews on two space shuttle msisions..Colunbia 1989 and Atlantis 1991
• West Point graduate and teacher, United States Army Colonel, Vietnam Veteran-numerous medals and commendations
• Management consultant to NASA, member of NASA Advisory Council
• President and CEO, Lockheed Engineering and Science Company
• President, Honeywell Technology
• Consultant for industry and United States government

David T. Alger (Class of 1963)

Inducted 2006

Minister, Social Advocate, Humanitarian

• GCS Student Council President, GVC varsity ahtlete, Olympic Torch Bearer
• Ordained Presbyterian pastor
• Executive Director of Council of Churches, Tacoma WA
• Recipient of numerous religious and community awards
• Co-founder and organizer of humanitarian efforts such as Pierce County AIDS Foundation, Habitat for Humanity Emergency Food Network and Coalition for the Homeless
• Lifelong commitment to service of mankind
   

   Janie L Argenta

(Class of 1978)

    Inducted 2012

 Executive-Humanitarian-

Charity Fundraiser

• Vice-President for Public Relations, Dixon Schwable Advertising
• Camp Good Days and Special times Teddie Award recipient
• Board member for WXXI Broadcasting Council, SUNY Geneseo Campus Auxiliary, Mental Health Association
• Organizer of "Horses on Parade" fundraising event
• Member of GCS Economics Investment and Pep Clubs
• A role model for professional and personal excellence

• Served in US Navy Seabees 114 Battalion during WWII
• Proud alumnus of SUNY Geneseo,BA '49 and Syracuse University, MS '55
• Over 40 years in elementary education - 35 years as principal in Waterloo and Romulus, NY
• Advocated for and built schoolyard playgrounds at every school in Waterloo, NY
• Honorary life member of the Waterloo Fire Department
• Drove home the winning run to secure Geneseo High's first baseball championship in 1943

Nancie R. Battaglia

(Class of 1972)

Inducted 2013

Photographer-Athlete-

Active Outdoor Enthusiast

• Published award winning freelance photographer with credits appearing in Sports Illustrated, New York Times, National Geographic, Newsweek, Adirondack Region, Adirondack Life and I Love New York
• Still-photographer for the 1980 Olympic Winter Games
• Hiker, paddler, skier, tri-athlete, runner, active outdoor enthusiast, loon counter and lean-to adopter
• Lake Placid, NY Arts and Wellness Board Member
• Graduate of Syracuse University
• GCS athletics: soccer, volleyball, basketball, softball and cheerleading

Russell Battaglia

(Class of 1942)

Inducted in 2005 

Administrator - Youth Advocate - Athlete

• Executive Director Glen Cove, NY Boys and Girls club
• Member of Glen Cove Youth Bureau, Citizens Committee Against Drugs and NYS Drug Substance Abuse Committee
• Administrator Central Park Building and Jefferson Park Building, Boys Club of NYS
• President and Chairman National and Metropolitan Associations of Boys Clubs of America
• Recipient of Youth Services awards and Glen Cove Chamber of Commerce Man of the Year
• Member of 15th Air Force bomber Group

Theodore Ted Bondi

 (Class of 1947)

Inducted 2005

Teacher-Coach-Athlete

• Member of college and NYS Hall of Fame, Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, Four time NCAA Division I All American
• GCS Basketball Coach 1954-71
• 3 Section V Championships, 12 League titles
• President Section V and Livingston county Athletic Association
• Recipient of Geneseo Kiwanis and Brockport Community Service Awards
• Volunteer fundraiser for Red Cross, Cancer Society and Teresa House Comfort care Home and member of Geneseo Fire Department
• United states Air Force Officer and Korean War veteran

Christopher Carmody
(Class of 1966)

Inducted  2009

TV Producer- Emmy Award Winner
Sports Enthusiast

• GCS varsity athlete in basketball and baseball
• Graduate of Syracuse University, Masters degree in Communication
• Recipient of twelve national Emmy awards
• Producer at ten Olympic games
• Major producer for Wide World of Sports
• Veteran television producer with ABC and Turner Sports
• Senior producer covering hundreds of worldwide sporting events
• Served U.S. Army

   David Dwyer (Class of 1969)

 Inducted 2012

"Bus Boss" - Community Servant - Volunteer

• Geneseo Central School Transportation Supervisor 1981-2006
• Active member and officer of Geneseo Fire Department and St. Mary's Church
• Geneseo Town Councilman 1984-2011
• Served as Geneseo Deputy Town Supervisor
• Recipient New York State Association for Pupil Transportation-Art Schock Award
• Community role model for Geneseo Central School students

 Gertrude Houston (Class of 1976)

Inducted  2012

          Producer-Mentor-Visionary

• Recipient of nine Emmy awards and two International Iris Awards as a TV and documentary producer
• Proud third generation Houston family GCS graduate
• President SUNY Fredonia Class of 1980
• Avid GCS Drama Club member and co-captain of track team
• Active volunteer in Geneseo community to help affect positive change in others through producing creative visualization of their mission

J. Robert Houston  (Class of 1942)

Inducted in 2006

     Community Leader-Historian-District Attorney/Judge

• President of GCS Senior Class of 1942
• Second Lt. US Army Air Corps, P-47 Thunderbolt Fighter Pilot
• Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Livingston County District Attorney
• Livingston County Judge
• Active community leader

Douglas J. Johnson (Class of 1954)

Inducted  2006

Youth Mentor-Boy Scout Scoutmaster-Community Leader

• Member of the U.S. Marie Corps
• Boy Scout Scoutmaster Troop 70 with 22 Eagle Scouts inducted
• Commissioner of Boy Scout Pack 72 and Troop 70
• Recipient of Kiwanis, Rotary, Masonic, American Legion awards
• Awarded National Boy Scots of America Silver Beaver and Founders awards
• Vigil member of the Order of the Arrow and lifelong member of Geneseo United Methodist Church
   

Lucille Johnson Kane
(Class of 1956)

Inducted 2009

 Educator-Humanitarian

• GCS National Honor Society, Student Council, Cheerleading, Band
• SUNY Geneseo graduate and recipient of the Gladys S. Rhodes Special Education Award
• Teacher and Principal of St. Mary's School, Balboa, Republic of Panama
• Head Volunteer Coordinator at Groveland Correctional Facility's Visitor Center
• Recipient of Father Trott Memorial Community Award
• Youth Mentor in Livingston County, honored with TRIAD Community Service Award

Roger C. Johnson

(Class of 1967)

Inducted 2013

Combat Vietnam Veteran-Postal Letter Carrier-Veterans' Advocate

• Army infantry solider Vietnam 1969-1970
• Past Post Commander, life member, Honor and Color guards member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5005, Geneseo, NY
• Chairman and committee member Groveland Veterans' Memorial Committee
• Officer and member of American Legion Post 271
• United States Postal Service letter carrier for 23 years in Geneseo, NY
• In-home woodworker and craftsman

Walter M. Kingston, Jr. (Class of 1947)

Inducted  2007

Farmer - Community Leader -

Public Servant

• GCS varsity athlete in soccer, basketball, and track
• Dedicated family man and life-long resident of Geneseo and member St. Mary's Church
• Geneseo Town Supervisor 1984-93
• Chairman Livingston County Board of Supervisors 1990-91
• Geneseo Central School Board of Education 1960-70
• Vice-President American Dairy Association of Dairy Councils
• Director National Dairy Council, Upstate Milk Cooperative,
• Rochester Health Board Geneseo Foundation Meritorious Services Award 1994

Rebecca Johnson Leclair  (Class of 1982)

Inducted 2005

Newswoman-Charity Volunteer-  Community Leader

• Lettered in four GCS varsity sports, member of several Section V championship teams
• Morning and Noon news anchor on WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY
• Volunteers as host/moderator for many charitable events
• Recognized as "Woman of Influence in Communications" by Girl Scouts of Genesee Valley
• Recipient of Girl Scouts Constellation Award, awards from Associated Press, co-host of Jerry Lewis Telethon
• Member of Board of Directors and founder of "Pirate Toy Fund" benefiting community agencies and hospitals

Robert A. Kelsey (Class of 1949)

  Inducted 2010

Educator - Craftsman - Mentor

• GCS Band & Orchestra, Student Council, Clubs
• Active in GCS Alumni activities
• GCS Industrial Arts teacher for 33 years, Student Council Advisor
• 20 years National Guardsman, achieved rank of Major
• Town of Geneseo official
• Artisan and independent business owner
• Advisor and role model

Phil Lynch
 (Class of 1969)

Inducted 2009

Athlete - Statesman - Soldier

• GCS Class and Student Council Officer
• GCS National Honor Society
• GCS varsity athlete in football, basketball and track
• Graduate of West Point and University of San Francisco Law School
• Decorated Army Officer
• United States Department of Justice lawyer
• Rule of Law Coordinator, U.S. Embassy, Baghdad, Iraq
• Rule of Law Counselor, U.S. Department of Justice

Eugene "Gene" Mastin (Class of 1972)

Inducted  2012

       Coach-Counselor-Leader

• Head Coach for high school football teams for 32 years
• 3 New York State Class B Championships
• Member of Section V Football Hall of Fame
• 11 Section V and 16 league championships
• New York State Class B, All greater Rochester, and Section V Coach of the Year Awards
• Teams earned 12 sportsmanship awards from football officials

Anne Haley McCarthy (Class of 1943)

Inducted  2007

Caregiver - Arts Advocate - Preservationist

• Officer and member Geneseo Community Players and Association for the Preservation of Geneseo
• 1946 Graduate of St. Marys Hospital WWII Cadet Nursing Program
• Registered Nurse for the Livingston County Public Health Department
• Member of the Livingston County Board of Health and Counsel of Nursing Practitioners
• Lifelong member St. Marys Church and initiator of Neighborhood Ministries Program
• Geneseo Foundation Meritorious Service Award and APOG Award of Commendation

Margaret M. McCaughey

(Class of 1938)

Inducted 2013

Community Leader-Public Servant-Womens' Pioneer

• First woman to win a Livingston Co. election as County Clerk. Honored by NYS as a "Woman of Administrative Distinction"
• Worked in Livingston County offices for over 52 years: Deputy County Clerk, Board of Child Welfare, Motor Vehicle Bureau
• Alternate Delegate to Republican Presidential Nominating Convention
• Past President of Livingston County Civil Service
• 25 year member of Geneseo Rotary: Past President and recipient of Lifetime Achievement and Paul Harris Awards
• Chairperson of the Livingston County United Way Drive

Robert T. McDonald (class of 1942)

Inducted 2006

Patriot-Community Advocate-Businessman

• GCS varsity athlete, SUNY Geneseo Graduate and Alumni Association president
• World War II Army Air Corps veteran, B-24 tail gunner
• GCS Board of Education president and member for 13 years including transition to new facility
• President of Livingston County Auto Dealers Association
• Commander of American Legion Post 271
• Member of Geneseo Rotary, Skilled Nursing Facility Council, County Legion Boys State Program and St. Marys Church

John Miskell (Class of 1965)

Inducted 2007

Global Citizen-Humanitarian-Scientist

• Peace Corps volunteer and CARE worker since 1969
• Directed relief efforts in Sudan, Somalia, Uganda, Bangladesh, Tanzania, and Kenya
• Involved in reforestation efforts in Somalia
• Study of beetles has led to the discovery and naming of two species
• Published Birds of Somalia as field guide
• Syracuse University graduate in Forestry Management 69

Jim Nolan

(Class of 1973)

Inducted 2013

Professional Business Executive-Community Servant-Lifelong Athlete

• Corporate Executive: President/CEO of Sara Lee Food Service and Fresh Bakery Divisions and YO Crunch Yogurt
• 25 year career with Pepsi-Cola including service as Executive Vice-President of Pepsi Americas
• Board member: Greater NYC YMCA, National Coffee Association and American Baker's Association
• Graduate of Ithaca College and member of Ithaca College Board of Trustees
• GCS varsity athlete (10 letters) football, basketball and track

• 3 year varsity athlete in football, basketball and baseball and active in the GCS Drama Club
• Served in Vietnam, Taiwan and Okinawa as a US Air Force Operations Specialist
• Fellow in American College of Health Care Executives
• Active Rotarian and participant in Global Health Services Mission to Haiti
• Board Chairman for United Way and Chamber of Commerce

Nicholas A. Orlando Sr. 

(Class of 1953 (Posthumous)

Inducted 2010

          Professor-

Civic Leader-Friend to   All

• Active in GCS sports, music, and many other programs
• Member of the United States Air Force
• SUNY Geneseo graduate, supervisor and lecturer
• Career Speech and Language Pathologist at NTID
• Geneseo Village Justice
• Lifelong member of St. Mary's Church; active in Kiwanis and Red Cross
• World traveler

• Graduated from high school at age 15
• Published a student newspaper, The Messenger, from 1970-1972 as a forum for student ideas and opinions
• Graduated Johns Hopkins University, BA '77 and Harvard Law School '80
• Attorney for United Auto Workers and National Labor Relations Board
• Lobbied for major federal AIDS legislation - Americans with Disabilities Act, Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act and Hate Crimes Statistics Act

Dennis C. Staley

(Class of 1961)

  Inducted 2013

Navy Submarine-Veteran-Patriot-Firefighter

• 10 year Navy Veteran-Vietnam and Coldwar service
• Served aboard nuclear powered fast attack submarine, USS Hammerhead
• Past commander and life member: United State Submarine Veterans, Inc., Buffalo Base; Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5005, Geneseo, NY
• Commander American Legion-J. Livingston Wadsworth Post 0271 Geneseo, NY  since 2008
• Supported American Legion Boys and Girls State at Geneseo Central
• Geneseo Fire Department-firefighter-officer-ambulance driver, 15 years

   Mark Vienna (Class of 1948)

 Inducted 2005

           Teacher-Coach-Athlete

• GCS varsity athlete; member of chorus, orchestra, yearbook and Drama clubs
• Elected to Section V Football and Basketball Halls of Fame
• Teacher, Coach and Athletic Director, West Irondequoit, NY
• NYS and local athletic organizations officer
• Instituted Section V Football coaching clinics, served on Eddie Meath All-star Football Committee
• Recipient of Section V Service Award
• Korean War veteran

Mark F. Welch  (Class of 1925)

Inducted 2005 

          Attorney-Counsel-Sportsman

• Geneseo attorney; member of Geneseo Town Board, Geneseo Rotary Club, Geneseo Fire Department
• Attorney for Geneseo Central School District
• Counsel to Majority Leader of NYS Senate for 31 years
• Director, Genesee Valley National Bank & Trust Company
• Member of Board of Governors of Genesee Valley Hunt
• Avid sportsman and member of Sectional Champion Track Teams in 1924 and 1925
• Lifelong member of St. Mary's Church, Geneseo