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Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Alumni Hall of Fame
2012
On October 8, 2012, hundreds of well-wishers gathered at the New World Center in Miami Beach to celebrate fourteen great Miamians and the great teachers who most inspired their success. Those 14 individuals - the inaugural inductees into the new Miami-Dade County Public Schools Alumni Hall of Fame - exemplify the very best in human achievement, as do the teachers they chose to be recognized alongside them. As such, they all represent the very best of Miami-Dade County and its public schools.
Browse through the Commemorative Induction Ceremony Program, browse through each Inducteee Profile, or click on the names of our inductees for an audiovisual tribute to them. Read and listen, learn and enjoy - and, most of all, be inspired by our rich tradition of excellence.
A panel of community leaders met May 11, 2011 to select the first inductees into the District’s new Alumni Hall of Fame. The panel chose by consensus the following alumni in established categories:
We thank the 2012 Hall of Fame judges for their
diligent deliberations and wise choices.
Ms. Sheila Womble, Executive Director Mr. Robert McCammon, President and CEO
Arts for Learning History Miami
Mr. Timothy A. Barber, Executive Director Mr. Raymond Santiago, Director
Black Archives History & Research Foundation of South Florida Miami-Dade County Public Library
Mr. William D. Talbert III, President & CEO Mr. Michael Sophia, Executive Director
Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau Miami-Dade Sports Commission
Andy Garcia
Oscar-nominated Actor
Miami Beach Senior High School (Class of 1974)
Nautilus Junior High School
Biscayne Elementary School
Business
Jeff Bezos
Founder & CEO, Amazon.com
Miami Palmetto Senior High School (Class of 1982)
Public Service
Bob Graham
U.S. Senator
Florida Governor
Miami Senior High School
(Class of 1955)
Hialeah Grammar School
Science, Technology, Engineering & Math
Wendy Chung
Molecular Geneticist, Columbia University
Miami Killian Senior High School
(Class of 1986)
Glades Junior High School
Kenwood Elementary School
Sports
Andre Dawson
Major League Baseball
Hall of Famer
Southwest Miami Senior High School (Class of 1972)
South Miami Junior High School
J.R.E. Lee Elementary School
Singular Achievement
Dorothy Jenkins Fields
Historian, Preservationist,
Retired M-DCPS Librarian
Booker T. Washington High School
(Class of 1960)
Phillis Wheatley Elementary School
In addition to naming an inductee in each established category, the panel also chose to award a special citation to the four M-DCPS alumni who have flown in space as U.S. astronauts:
Click names for bios
Space Shuttle Endeavor
Coral Gables Senior High School
(Class of 1968)
George Washington Carver Junior High Scoool
Frances S. Tucker Elementary School
Pilot and Commander, Space Shuttle Discovery,
Miami Palmetto Senior High School
(Class of 1975)
Palmetto Junior High School
Apollo 16,
Mami Edison Senior High School
(Class of 1954)
Hialeah Junior High School
Miami Springs Elementary Scool
Space Shuttle Columbia
Coral Gables Senior High School
(Class of 1957)
Ponce de Leon Junior High School
Coral Gables Elementary School
Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho also has identified four alumni to be inducted as “Local Heroes” for their accomplishments, as well as their service to Miami-Dade County and students. Those individuals are:
Naturalist, Wildlife Educator
Miami Palmetto Senior High
(Class of 1977)
Cutler Ridge Junior High School
Miami Regional Executive, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Miami Coral Park Senior High School
(Class of 1972)
West Miami Junior High School
Coral Terrace Elementary School
Miramar Elementary School
Best Selling Author, Television host
& Producer
North Miami Senior High
(Class of 1988)
Highland Oaks Junior High
Aviator, Aviation Educator
Miami Northwestern Senior High School
(Class of 2002)
Norland Middle School
Parkview Elementary School