Manchester Community Schools Honors Distinguished Alumni
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Staff Report-
The five outstanding alumni were Janene Myers Dawes, Chester Class of 1957; Doug Frantz, Manchester Class of 1967; Nancy Reed, Manchester Class of 1962; John H. Warren, Chester Class of 1952; and Matt White, Manchester Class of 1985.
Fellow classmates and community members nominated graduates from Chester High School, Laketon High School and Manchester High School for this distinction based on their outstanding careers and contributions to their communities and the world after graduation from the Manchester Community Schools.
After graduating from Chester in 1957, Dawes went on to graduate from Warner Beauty College and to teach cosmetology at the Heartland Career Center for 30, years retiring in 1996. She was also the state executive director of the Indiana Association for Career and Technical Education for 12 years. She and her husband, Wendel, live in Urbana.
After attending Liberty Mills School for the first six years and graduating from Chester High School, Warren went to Purdue and graduated with a BSME in mechanical engineering. In 1961, he was hired by B.F. Goodrich’s Aerospace Division in Troy, Ohio, working on aircraft wheels and brakes on such projects as the SR-71, Space Shuttle and 757. He also served as chairman of the Society of Automotive Engineering Aerospace Standards Division committee on aircraft wheel and brake systems for several years until retirement. He and his wife, Norma, live in Indian Lake, Ohio.
Reed has been a lifelong resident of North Manchester and was recognized by the selection committee as someone who truly represents dedicated service to the community of North Manchester. She attended Thomas Marshall, Chester, Central and the new Manchester High School, graduating in 1962.
After high school, she attended International Business College. She then spent three years as the deputy town clerk and then 27 years as the town of North Manchester clerk-treasurer. Doug Frantz, Manchester Class of 1967:
Frantz graduated from Manchester High School in the Class of 1967 after participating in sports and various clubs and activities. After graduating from DePauw University in Greencastle, Frantz began a distinguished career as an investigative journalist.
He has been an investigative reporter for the Chicago Tribune, a managing editor and investigative reporter for the LA Times and an editor and foreign correspondent for the New York Times. As a member of the New York Times investigative reporting team, Doug won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He is also a two-time Pulitzer finalist and he is the author or co-author of 10 books, including two on nuclear proliferation and three NYT Notable Books of the Year.
On June 11, he joined the Washington Post as its national security editor.
White was recognized for his 12-twelve year battle to live with ALS and the work he has done to inform and make people aware of this disease. His cureALS foundation and website have provided other ALS sufferers and their families with information and hope.
After graduating from Manchester High School, White attended Butler University as a track and cross country runner to graduate in telecommunications with a bright future in the radio division of Emmis Communications for the next 14 years. In January 2000 at the peak of an outstanding career, White was diagnosed with ALS, commonly known as Lou Gerig’s disease.
Matt’s battle with ALS is detailed on the website at www.cureALS.org Of note, Matt spoke to the Butler Bulldog basketball team as they prepared for the Final Four in Indianapolis.
He lives in Cape Haze, Fla., where his wife, parents and friends care for him.[[In-content Ad]]
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The five outstanding alumni were Janene Myers Dawes, Chester Class of 1957; Doug Frantz, Manchester Class of 1967; Nancy Reed, Manchester Class of 1962; John H. Warren, Chester Class of 1952; and Matt White, Manchester Class of 1985.
Fellow classmates and community members nominated graduates from Chester High School, Laketon High School and Manchester High School for this distinction based on their outstanding careers and contributions to their communities and the world after graduation from the Manchester Community Schools.
After graduating from Chester in 1957, Dawes went on to graduate from Warner Beauty College and to teach cosmetology at the Heartland Career Center for 30, years retiring in 1996. She was also the state executive director of the Indiana Association for Career and Technical Education for 12 years. She and her husband, Wendel, live in Urbana.
After attending Liberty Mills School for the first six years and graduating from Chester High School, Warren went to Purdue and graduated with a BSME in mechanical engineering. In 1961, he was hired by B.F. Goodrich’s Aerospace Division in Troy, Ohio, working on aircraft wheels and brakes on such projects as the SR-71, Space Shuttle and 757. He also served as chairman of the Society of Automotive Engineering Aerospace Standards Division committee on aircraft wheel and brake systems for several years until retirement. He and his wife, Norma, live in Indian Lake, Ohio.
Reed has been a lifelong resident of North Manchester and was recognized by the selection committee as someone who truly represents dedicated service to the community of North Manchester. She attended Thomas Marshall, Chester, Central and the new Manchester High School, graduating in 1962.
After high school, she attended International Business College. She then spent three years as the deputy town clerk and then 27 years as the town of North Manchester clerk-treasurer. Doug Frantz, Manchester Class of 1967:
Frantz graduated from Manchester High School in the Class of 1967 after participating in sports and various clubs and activities. After graduating from DePauw University in Greencastle, Frantz began a distinguished career as an investigative journalist.
He has been an investigative reporter for the Chicago Tribune, a managing editor and investigative reporter for the LA Times and an editor and foreign correspondent for the New York Times. As a member of the New York Times investigative reporting team, Doug won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He is also a two-time Pulitzer finalist and he is the author or co-author of 10 books, including two on nuclear proliferation and three NYT Notable Books of the Year.
On June 11, he joined the Washington Post as its national security editor.
White was recognized for his 12-twelve year battle to live with ALS and the work he has done to inform and make people aware of this disease. His cureALS foundation and website have provided other ALS sufferers and their families with information and hope.
After graduating from Manchester High School, White attended Butler University as a track and cross country runner to graduate in telecommunications with a bright future in the radio division of Emmis Communications for the next 14 years. In January 2000 at the peak of an outstanding career, White was diagnosed with ALS, commonly known as Lou Gerig’s disease.
Matt’s battle with ALS is detailed on the website at www.cureALS.org Of note, Matt spoke to the Butler Bulldog basketball team as they prepared for the Final Four in Indianapolis.
He lives in Cape Haze, Fla., where his wife, parents and friends care for him.[[In-content Ad]]
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