Born or raised in Springfield

Notable People

The following are notable people were born and/or raised in Springfield:

Berenice Abbott - photographer

Randy Ayers - assistant coach of the Washington Wizards, former assistant coach of the Orlando Magic and former head coach of Ohio State and the Philadelphia 76ers, and his brother, Tim Ayers, the city's former mayor

Dave Burba - major league baseball player

William R. Burnett - novelist and screenwriter

Ron Burton - SHS, Northwestern University and Boston Patriots all star football player.

Garvin Bushell – musician (saxophone, clarinet, etc.)

Justin Chambers - former model and actor (in the cast of Grey's Anatomy)

Lewis Strong Clarke - Louisiana sugar planter and Republican politician in 19th century[19]

Call Cobbs, Jr. - jazz pianist

Jason Collier - professional basketball player

Andrew Daniel - winner of Big Brother 5

Mike DeWine - former US Senator for Ohio and present Ohio Attorney General

Wayne Embry - professional basketball player

Charles L. Fox - SHS principal

Felicia Fox - Adult Entertainment Performer

Lillian Gish - actress from the silent film era and after

Luther Alexander Gotwald Prof., D.D. - tried for and acquitted of Lutheran heresy at Wittenberg College in 1893.

Albert Belmont Graham - Founder of 4H

Harvey Haddix - major league baseball player

Robert C. Henry - first African American mayor of any city

Dustin Hermanson - major league baseball player

Dave Hobson - Former U.S. Congressman for Ohio's Seventh District

Alice Hohlmayer - All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player

Griffin House - singer-songwriter

Elwood V. Jensen – biologist

Jimmy Journell - major league baseball player

J. Warren Keifer - Civil War General and Speaker of the House

Bradley Kincaid -America's first country music star. He performed on WLS, WBZ, and WLW.

David Ward King - inventor of the King road drag

Brooks Lawrence - major league baseball player

John Legend (aka John Stephens) - singer, musician, R&B and neo-soul pianist

Lois Lenski - author and illustrator of children's fiction, including Strawberry Girl

Deborah Loewer - U.S. Navy flag officer

Luke Lucas - major league baseball player

Johnny Lytle - jazz musician

Will McEnaney - major league baseball player, pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds

Jeff Meckstroth - Multiple world champion bridge player

Davey Moore - Boxer, World Featherweight Title holder 1959-1963

John Newbrough - writer of the Oahspe

Troy Perkins - professional soccer player

Carl Ferdinand Pfeifer - Presidential aide

Coles Phillips - early 20th century illustrator, inventor of the "fade-away" girl

Robert Bruce Raup - Professor, Teachers College, 

Columbia University, writer, and critic of American Education system.

Alaina Reed Hall – television actress, "227 (TV series)" and "Sesame Street"

Cecil Scott - jazz clarinetist, tenor saxophonist, and bandleader

Dick Shatto - SHS and professional Canadian football player with Toronto Argonauts

Winant Sidle - U.S. Army Major General

Dann Stupp – author

Charles Thompson - jazz musician

Tommy Tucker (aka Robert Higginbotham) - jazz musician

W. D. Twichell - surveyor

Christopher J. Waild - screenwriter

Earle Warren - jazz saxophonist with Count Basie

Walter L. Weaver - U.S. Representative from Ohio

Rick White - major league baseball player

Worthington Whittredge - Hudson River School painter

Jonathan Winters - actor and comedian

2012 Donors to the SHS Scholarships Program

2012 Donors to the SHS Scholarships Program for the new graduates of Springfield (Ohio) High School.

Moving the bar to $8,634.51 from 63 donors

2012 Goal was to surpass $10,000.00

The tax-deductible contributions to the SHS Scholarships Program through December 2012 have brought our total to $8,634.51 from over 63 different donors. We are making steady progress and that is quite important for those who have not yet become annual donors. Thanks go out to all of our past and present contributors who have helped us make our way along this journey. 

This is a very special pat on the back to my classmates from the SHS Class of 1957 for their contributions over the years. We are so very proud of them and really appreciate their help.

We hope that you, your classmates and your reunion group will consider sending us a generous donations each year. I wish to emphasize to you that ... no amount is too small.

Pay Pal. The Springfield Foundation, trusted keeper of our donations, have Pay Pal on their web site. Go to www.SpringfieldFoundation.org for more information about their efforts or to contribute to the SHS Scholarships. Note that when using Pay Pal, TSF is charged a transaction fee. This does not occur when you mail in a check or make a bequest.

We are extremely grateful to have received contributions from the following people and organizations in 2012:

Mr and Mrs Warren R Copeland, Ohio
Mayor of Springfield

Pat and Joe Davidson, Ohio
Columbus Whetstone and Shade High Schools

Sherman "Sonny" Goodrich, California

SHS Class of 1957

Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce, Ohio

Representing 800+ Springfield area businesses

Jack Hutslar, Virginia **
SHS Class of 1957

Dr Sarah E. Hutslar, Virginia **
Columbus (OH) North HS, Class of 1959

Mr and Mrs Raymond Johnson **
SHS Class of 1947

Dr Dianne C Jones, Wisconsin **
Lancaster (OH) High School

Charles Mason, Indiana **

SHS Class of 1957

Jillian Marie Hutslar Mattone. Pennsylvania **
Medina (OH) High School

Jesse E Murph, California

SHS Class of 1957

Sally Wallace Ocasek, Hawaii

SHS Class of 1957

Mrs Jo Ellen Hutslar Raley, North Carolina **

Wesleyan Academy (NC), Class of 1996

William A Reed, Colorado **

SHS Class of 1957

Mr and Mrs Terry Simonton, Nevada **

SHS Class of 1957

Tom Whitfield, North Carolina

Chapel Hill (NC) High School

** Indicates a previous donor.

Disclaimer: The SHS Scholarships Program receives no support or donations of time or money from Springfield High School nor the Springfield Ohio School System.

Novel donation

Works for me!

We received the following 2012 donation from a previous donor who shall remain anonymous.

This 2012 donation was given to me as a Christmas gift ... a jelly jar filled with a roll of $1 bills. Sweet. Thanks.

This is an approach to giving that others might like to consider. Simply throw all of your loose change into a jar or cup or bucket. Then, cash it in when filled ... and start anew.

Reminder: The Springfield Foundation cannot accept cash. But, you can send cash to me in the form of a check or a bundle of loose change. Then I will write a check to The Springfield Foundation in your name. That has been done before.

When sending a check to Jack, please make it out to SHS Scholarships Program  OR

Mail donations directly to:

SHS Scholarships Program
c/o The Springfield Foundation
4 West Main Street, Suite 825
Springfield, Ohio 45502

www.SpringfieldFoundation.org

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Contact Jack Hutslar at:

P O Box 140

Huddleston, Virginia 24014

800 767-4916

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