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From New Trier Township District | Original Article

New Trier Township High School has selected 10 outstanding alumni for its first-ever Alumni Achievement Awards and induction into a new Hall of Honor at the school.

The honorees are: Todd Golub '81, Anna Halprin '38, Sam Harris '54, Christie Hefner '70, Arthur C. Nielsen Jr. '37, Donald Rumsfeld '50, Jack Steinberger '38, Geoffrey Tabin '74, Richard Williamson '67 and Rainn Wilson '84. 

 “These extraordinary alumni truly are a testament to the quality and character of New Trier’s graduates,” said New Trier District 203 Superintendent Linda Yonke. “It was difficult to narrow the field of nominees, but ultimately, these first inductees were chosen for lives and careers spent upholding the New Trier values of inquiry, compassion, and service.”

Nearly 90 nominations were submitted, and the inaugural group was chosen by a Selection Committee that included alumni, New Trier staff members, a current student, and representatives of the New Trier Educational Foundation.

The Educational Foundation, in coordination with the District, will host an awards dinner honoring the inductees on March 22 at the Sunset Ridge Country Club. The Foundation provides private funding for exceptional educational opportunities that are not funded – or are funded only in part - by the District 203 budget, and has funded numerous grant requests annually since 2002 to support initiatives of the faculty, staff and students.

“The Foundation is proud to be hosting the award dinner and ceremony honoring the inaugural recipients of the Alumni Achievement Award.  The Foundation’s ability to support the New Trier faculty, staff and students by funding educational programs and opportunities that might otherwise be unavailable depends on the support we receive from our alumni,” said Educational Foundation Board President Harry J. Secaras. “It’s a privilege for the Foundation to work cooperatively with the Board and the Administration in paying tribute to these deserving alumni.”

Nominations stay active for five years, so nominees who did not make the first group of inductees may be considered in future years.

“Our honorees embody New Trier's mission to commit minds to inquiry, hearts to compassion and lives to the service of humanity,” said Susan Noyes, an Educational Foundation Board memberand former New Trier Board of Education member who is chairing the Event Committee. “Because not all the well-qualified nominees could be included in this first group, we are assured of outstanding honorees in future years, too.”

Honorees also will participate in student events at New Trier during the week of the awards ceremony. More information on the dinner, including how to reserve tickets, will be available after the first of the year at www.newtrieralumni.org