Rockville High School has many outstanding alumni, teachers, staff and administrators; whose lives, contributions and accomplishments bring credit to the Rockville School District and to the community. As we connect our past with our present and future, we seek to properly recognize and honor those individuals who have excelled in their field of endeavor and/or contributed significantly to RHS, the community and the lives of others. Therefore, we hereby establish the Rockville Alumni Hall of Fame on July 24, 2010.
We have created a Hall Of Fame plaque to memorialize our honored inductees. A picture is shown below and the names of Mr. Russell Garrigus, Dr. Larry Gambaiani, Richard W. Shores, and Thomas C. McMurtry have been engraved on this prestigious award. This plaque was presented to the Rockville High School Admnistration at the Annual Hall Of Fame Ceremonies in January 2010. The plaque & pictures of our Hall Of Fame inductees have been placed in the RHS school building on the "Wall Of Fame".
The Rockville High School Wall of Fame
Hall of Fame Inductee 2010
Russell Garrigus
Teacher/Principal/Superintendent
Russell Garrigus
1911-1983
B.S. Education - Indiana State Teachers College
M.S. Education - Indiana University
Rockville High School Principal 1946-1952
Rockville High School Superintendent 1952-1976
Co-Director of the bus guides for the first Covered Bridge Festival 1957.
Mr. Garrigus was instrumental in the planning and implementation of the consolidation of the Mecca, Bellmore and Bridgeton Schools. This was a major consolidation for the Rockville School system which began in 1960. He awarded nearly 1,500 diplomas to Rockville High School Alumni. At the time of his retirement he was the second longest (continually at the same school) tenured school superintendent in the State of Indiana.
Hall of Fame Inductee 2010
Larry Gambaiani - Phd.
Teacher/Coach/Principal/Superintendent
Dr. Larry Gambaiani
Clinton High School - 1959
B.S. Business Education - Indiana State College - 1964
M.S. Education - Indiana State University - 1965
Ed.S School Administration - Indiana State University - 1976
Doctorate School Administration - Indiana University - 1982
RHS Business Teacher/Coach - 1964-1973
RHS Assistant Principal - 1973-1974
RHS Principal - 1974-1976
Rockville Community Schools - Superintendent - 1976-1991
IHSAA Board of Directors/Executive Committee - 1984-1993 / 1995-1998
MSD Washington Township Asst. Superintendent- 1991-2001
Indiana State University Program - 2001-2009
Indiana Assoc. of Ed Service Centers- Director of Communications 2002-2009
Parke County Government - County Council - 2003-Present
Hall of Fame Inductee 2011
Richard W. Shores
Class of 1935
Composer-Rox Fight Song
Richard W. Shores
1917-2001
Indiana University School Of Music
Eastman School Of Music - New York City
Conductor Chamber Orchestra - Works Progress Admin.
CBS Studios
Richard has a long list of credits including musical scores from the 60's & 70's for: Perry Mason, Gunsmoke, The Virginian, The Man From Uncle, Twilight Zone, Wagon Train, The Dick Powell Show, Walt Disney World, Alfred Hitchcock, Hawaii Five-O, Burke's Law, Rawhide, Wild Wild West, Jericho, and many others.
To listen to the Rox Fight Song, please select "Rox Fight Song" from the home page menu.
1967-1999 NASA Aerospace Research Pilot - Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards AFB- California.
Recognition & Awards:
NASA Exceptional Service Award
Iven C. Kincheloe Award (Society Of Expermerimental Test Pilots)
NASA Distinguished Service Award
1999 Milton O. Thomson Lifetime Achievement Award
2011 Rockville Schools - Hall Of Fame
Tom has flown over 15,000 hours in his career in aircraft including: F9F, A3D, A4D, F3D, F-8 Digital Fly-By-Wire, A6, S2, F15 (DEEC), KC-135 Winglets, SR-71 Blackbird Spy Plane, U2 Spy Plane, and the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.
At the time of this publishing Tom is entertaining an assignment to Turkey and another to South Korea!
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