{"id":2343,"date":"2019-10-19T14:16:01","date_gmt":"2019-10-19T14:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/wp_1\/?page_id=2343"},"modified":"2022-09-23T01:48:07","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T01:48:07","slug":"hall-of-fame-2019","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chsblueandgoldfoundation.org\/?page_id=2343","title":{"rendered":"Hall of Fame 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ALAN CLACK, Class of 1986 <\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Swimmer – Swam solo across the English Channel in eleven and a half hours, 2012; US Embassy – Swim Coach; Emory University \u2013 <\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    • All-American honors and captain<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
      • Private equity advisor, Entrepreneur\n\u2013 Site leader of Garmin Canada office; managed start-ups; joined Russian\nentrepreneurs in starting what is now the largest head-hunting firm in Russia\nand Eastern Europe<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
        • Pilot – First non-Russian to earn a Russian\nprivate pilot\u2019s license<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
          • B.S., Business \u2013 Emory University; MBA \u2013 Wharton School; M.S., International Studies \u2013 Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            Chamblee High School<\/strong>: Swimming,\nSpirit Leader<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

            COLEMAN COLLINS, Class of 2003<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            • Professional Basketball Player, 8 years:\u00a0 Germany, France Bosnia, Ukraine, Bahrain, 2007 -2015<\/strong><\/li>
            • Star Basketball player at Virginia Tech: 1,141 points scored, All-ACC Academic Team, 2003 -2007<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
              • Published writer, appearing in\nHuffington Post, ESPN, and Virginia Tech Newspaper<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                • Actor, film \u201cOurobouros\u201d, selected\nfor the 2017 Whitney Biennial, screened at London Film Festival<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                  • Photographer\u2019s Assistant in Paris to\nfashion photographer Coco Neuville<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                    • Interdisciplinary artist working\nacross sculpture, installation, and film \u2013 has exhibited in Los Angeles and New\nYork.  2019 Participant \u2013 Whitney\nMuseum\u2019s Independent Study Program<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                      • B.A., Film & Media Theory \u2013 Virginia Tech University; Masters, Education \u2013 Virginia Tech; Master of Fine Arts, New Genres \u2013 University of California, Los Angeles <\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                        Chamblee High School<\/strong>– Basketball, Track, MVP of Georgia \u2013 Florida All-Star Basketball Game<\/strong>, National\nMerit, National Achievement Scholar Finalist<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        DR. LYNN FARMER<\/strong>, Faculty <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                        • DeKalb County Schools English Teacher, 35 years; Chamblee<\/strong><\/li>
                        • Charter High School, 1994 \u20132006<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                          • Advisor, Nationally recognized Etcetera<\/em> Literary Magazine and\nAmnesty International\/Human Rights Club<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                            • S.T.A.R. teacher \u2013 1976, 1977,1985, 1996, 2004<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                              • Teacher of the Year, 1972, 1987, 1994<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                                • Award winning Poet, Edwin Davin Vickers Award and Byron Herbert Reese\nInternational Award<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                                  • B.A., English \u2013 Samford University; M.A., English \u2013 Georgia State\nUniversity; Ed.S., English Education \u2013 Georgia State University; Ph.D., English\nLiterature \u2013 Emory University<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                                    SHELLEY McKINNEY, Class of 1970<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                    • Trailblazer for women in the Armed Forces<\/strong><\/li>
                                    • One of the first women jet engine mechanics in the United States Air Force, 1973 \u20131977<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                                      • Awarded Aerospace Defense Command First Term Airman, 1975<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                                        • Awarded Air Defense Weapons Center First Term Airman of the Quarter, 1976.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                                          • Chief Probation Officer, Juvenile Probation Officer, Child Abuse and Neglect Investigator, 35 years \u2013 Florida State Government<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                                            • Dedicated her life to helping troubled teens<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                                              • B.A., Psychology \u2013 West Florida University<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                                                Chamblee High School<\/strong>– Basketball, Drama and Chorus<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                GERALDINE COLEMAN PIKE, Class of 1949<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                                • Business Entrepreneur and Philanthropist<\/strong><\/li>
                                                • Co-Founder and owner of Pike Nurseries, one of the largest chains of garden centers in the United States<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                                                  • Funded the refurbishing of chapels at\nDeKalb Medical Center in Decatur and Lithonia. \n<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                                                    • Pillar of the community – strong\nsupporter of American Heart Association, Zoo Atlanta, Oakland Cemetery,\nAtlanta\u2019s Ronald McDonald House, and Children\u2019s Healthcare of Atlanta<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                                                      Chamblee High School- Dramatic Club, Future Homemakers of America,<\/strong> Basketball, Commercial Club, Glee Club<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                                      REV. DR. KEITH REYNOLDS- Faculty<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                                      • Assistant Principal, Social Studies and English teacher, 1981 – 1996<\/strong><\/li>
                                                      • Basketball and Track Coach, 1981 \u2013 1996<\/strong> <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                                                        • Interpersonal\nRelations Club Sponsor<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                                                          • Principal at\nPine Ridge Elementary School, Flat Shoals Elementary School and Wynnbrooke\nElementary School<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                                                            • Pastor of\nChristian Fellowship Baptist Church, 2004 \u2013 present<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                                                              • B.S., Social Studies \u2013 Lincoln University of Missouri; M.Ed., Secondary Education \u2013 Atlanta University; Educational Leadership\/Supervision \u2013 Jacksonville State University; Ph.D., Educational Leadership and Supervision \u2013 Clark Atlanta University; Certificate of Theology \u2013 Interdenominational Theological Center <\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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