Four Brighton High School alumni to be named to hall of fame

The 2012 inductees into the Brighton Schools Alumni Association (BSAA)/Brighton High School (BHS) Alumni Hall of Fame are figures in medicine, the sciences, the military and sports volunteering. The hall of fame, a project of the BSAA, inducted its first honorees in 2006.

This years honorees are:

James Allison, MD, BHS60, clinical professor of medicine emeritus at the University of California San Francisco, Division of Gastroenterology. He has been instrumental in creating and testing new screening tests for colorectal cancer and active in bringing those testing opportunities to underserved populations. Allisons local educational roots include receiving his medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine.

Jeffrey Levy, BHS59, honors graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Fulbright scholar at the University of Stockholm and Air Force fighter pilot. Levy had a distinguished career with the Air Force, including serving as chief of the Middle East and Africa Division for the joint chiefs of staff, before retiring with the rank of colonel in 1988. He then earned an MBA degree from Marymount University and has founded and led a number of businesses. He also has been active on the national board of directors of Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

John Milliman, BHS56, chancellor professor, School of Marine Science, College of William and Mary; former senior scientist, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; world-class oceanographer, educator and administrator. Milliman has conducted groundbreaking research and published seminal works in two areas of marine science river discharge and carbonate chemistry. He is also a pioneer in establishing collaborative research ties between the U.S. and China.

Jerry Stahl, BHS57, volunteer in the game of golf and a recognized authority on the rules of golf. Stahl has served as a rules official at 53 major championships, including the U.S. and British Opens, Masters, PGA Championships, Solheim Cup and other major events. He is a member of the USGA Executive Committee, chair of the 1989 U.S. Open, chair of the Rochester LPGA event and president of Oak Hill Country Club. He is president and CEO of Rochester Lumber Company.

Members of the hall of fame will participate in the BSAAs annual free symposium for students, district faculty and staff, and the community on Thursday evening, May 31, at the high school. The annual recognition gala for the new members will be held Friday, June 1, at Oak Hill Country Club.

The 2012 BSAA Scholarship recipient will be announced and presented with the first of four annual $1,500 checks at the BHS Award Ceremony on the morning of June 1. The BSAA will present a second scholarship award this year as well. Both students will be the guests of the BSAA at the recognition gala.

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