Frank Corrado '60
Todd Steffen '89
Mark Heidersbach '93
Mike Smith '07
About the Hall of Honor at Notre Dame College Prep
Since 2007, the Notre Dame College Prep Hall of Hall of Honor Award has been received by over 100 alumni. Plaques are displayed in the front lobby of NDCP. The selection process is managed by a selection committee that identifies and screens candidates based on one or more of the following criteria:
"The candidate shall be an Alumnus of Notre Dame College Prep who has demonstrated living the pillars of a Notre Dame education, Faith, Scholarship and Service. The candidate has achieved a high level of success in one or more of the following; as a professional in his chosen career field, as a volunteer to a charity, faith-based organization, church or other form of philanthropy, as a mentor providing support to the youth of his community or providing outstanding service to Notre Dame College Prep."
To view the Criteria for the Hall of Honor click here.
Click HERE to access the Nomination Form.
2019 INDUCTEES
John 'Don' O'Shea '59
Larry Raymond '62
Brendan Hagarty '71
John Paluch '78
John Draths '99
2018 Inductees
Fred Angelini '76
Frank Frisch '59
Skip Lawson '71
John 'Jack' Murray '61
William Noland '60: In February 1973 he began full time with the Fire Department. Bill was a Lieutenant for 25 years.
Al Pacer '67: Senior Account Manager at A.M. Best. In the late 1970’s Al was involved in the formation of the ND Alumni Association and was instrumental in bringing the concept of the “Walk a Thon” to ND in 1981.
James Boylan '73: Notre Dame College Prep's faculty member for over twenty-nine years. Currently teaching social studies. He was a prior Department Chairman and Dean of Students at NDCP.
Daniel DeFranza '90: Dan was a member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Board of Trade. He earned a teaching certificate in 2012 and has been a social studies teacher at NDCP since 2012. He's an Assistant Varsity football coach at NDCP since 1994.
Michael Mannion '93: After graduating from ISU as the Distinguished Honor Graduate of Flight School at Fort Rucker, AL, he served in South Korea. He has served the majority of his career in Special Operations with duty descriptions ranging from Platoon Leader, Executive Officer, Company Commander, Operations Officer, to his current role of Battalion Commander. He deployed to combat locations numerous times and has over 20 years of service to the Nation.
Paul Tokarz '00: Paul joined the Hoopis Group in 2015 where he serves as Vice President. He is actively involved in the Make a Wish Foundation and is a Corporate Sponsor and Executive Board member at NDCP
John Bordes '59 - Retired Real Estate attorney from the Bradley Law Firm in Bolder Colorado.
Andy Pope '77 - Retired from Medline Corporation as Director of Fleet Operation's. Chair Person for the Life Time Learning program at NDCP.
Bob DiMeo '80 - Managing Director and Co- Founder of DiMeo, Schneider & Associates, L.L.C. Former member of the Governance Board at NDCP.
Dan Tully '94 - Graduate of Notre Dame University, Principal of NDCP since 2007.
Brad Tokarz '98 - Graduate of Valparaiso University, Detective for the Deerfield Police Department and NDCP Alumni Board.
Tony Bontempo '02 - Graduate of Northwestern University and a Chick Evans Scholar, currently a Regional Manager for Tintri Corporation and NDCP Alumni Board.
Dean Eitel '59 - Assistant Director for the School of Public Services, DePaul University (retired) and a member of the NDCP Academic Strategic Planning Committee. Robert Hollingsworth, Jr. '59 - NDCP Alumni Board Historian and curator of the newly organized Alumni Memorabilia Room at ND. Charles Keenley '59 - Vice President of Commercial Lines for the David Agency in Elmhurst and NDCP Alumni Board. Timothy McGuire '68 - CEO and Founder of Cutters Studios Robert O'Keefe '69 - a foot and ankle surgeon with the Weil Foot & Ankle Institute; on the staff at Lutheran General Hospital and St. Joseph Hospital Donald Banas '70 - retired from the Banking industry Patrick Burke '79 - Partner with Friedman & Huey Associates LLP and Treasurer and Finance Chair of NDCP Executive Board. Peter Leddy '81 - Chief Human Resources Officer at Life Technologies, a biotechnology company.
Lawrence Amidei '68 (deceased) - Varsity Assistant Football Coach, Notre Dame College Prep
Christopher Swift '79 - Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
Gary Potempa '70 - Dentist / Owner, Gary A. Potempa, DDS
Mike Angelini '74 - CPA / Partner, Callero & Callero LLP
Dave Pauluzzi '79 - CEO of PLUS Diagnostics.
Alan Acierno '93 - CEO and founder of Acierno Dental; CEO and founder of Decision One Dental; Team Dentist for the Chicago Wolves and the Schaumburg Boomers
Dick Allegretti ’73 - Director of Major Gifts, Notre Dame College Prep
Michael D Brennan ’65 - retired VP of Equitable Sales at Morgan Stanley, Witter, Inc. and also a member of the Notre Dame Educational Association.
Frank DiMaria ’65 - retired floor trader at the Chicago Board of Trade. Thomas M. Sommers ’84 - President of Sommers and Fahrenbach, Inc., a Chicago-based printing company. Tom Theis '66 - Audit Partner with Legacy Professionals LLP Robert Zientara ’68 - retired union cement finisher and foreman and operator/owner with Local 502 at Reliance Concrete (10 years); Graham Construction Inc.(5 years); Alpine Concrete, Inc. (President/principal for 17 years); and DeGraf Concrete (10 years until retirement in 2010).
Theodore Bartman ‘58 - retired engineer with Abbott Laboratories Thomas Walton ‘59 - retired Vice President Midwest of CBS-TV Robert Manning ‘60 - retired Vice President of Commonwealth Edison Kenneth Rusk ‘60 - Senior Account Manager with Printing Arts Thomas Loarie ‘64 - Chairman and CEO of Mercator MedSystems, Inc. Richard Risk ‘64 - (deceased), former President and CEO of Advocate Healthcare James DiStasio ‘65 - retired Senior Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer at Ernest & Young Michael Beil ‘67 - Sales Manager with Leggett and Platt Incorporated John Bamber ‘67 - Account Executive with AXA Equitable Willam Kusack ‘67 - Managing Director of JPMorgan Chase William Harrington ‘68 - President of Circle Flooring Joseph Mazza ‘68 - President of FMC Bannockburn Travel Solutions John Egart ‘68 - Independent Consultant with Egart Enterprises. Former founder and CEO of First Team Sports, a company he sold to GenX and Huffy. They make Ultra-Wheels, Hespeler Hockey and Heavy Skateboard products. Willam Dasso ‘69 - Corporation Counsel for Old Republic Insurance William O’Connor ‘70 - President of Outlook Window Fashions William Rudolphsen ‘73 - retired Chief Risk Officer for Walgreens Andrew Beierwaltes ‘77 - Deacon at St. John Brebeuf Parish and private practice insurance underwriter John Rigali ‘77 - President of Daprato Rigali Inc. Brian J. McCaskey ‘78 - Senior Director of Business Development for the Chicago Bears James Les ‘81 - Head Basketball Coach at UC Davis, former Head Coach at Bradley University and a former NBA player
George Holley '58 - CEO Home Diagnostics, Inc. His $1 million gift to the school helped the construction of the George Holley Science and Technology Center, which was completed in 2001. He has committed $1 million-plus to the Past, Present, Promise Capital Campaign. Eugene Faut '59 - retired from sales and sales management in the computer industry. He was the former Vice President of the Notre Dame Alumni Association and Notre Dame College Prep Executive Board member. Michael B. Roche '59 - shareholder and attorney at Schuyler, Roche & Zwirner. Robert Goldberg '60 - member of the Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Board of Options Exchange. Raymond Gorzynski '60 - (deceased), former Vice President of Sales for Medtrol, Inc. Thomas Fahey, MD '60 - retired orthopedic surgeon from Fahey Medical Center, S.C. Terry O'Brien '60 - retired from O'Brien Manufacturing Co. Sewer Equipment Co. of America William DeBaets '60 - retired, beloved long-time Notre Dame teacher. John Zei '62 - President and CEO of Knowles Electronics. Paul Kanzer '64 - Technical Support Availability manager for Computer Associates Francis A. Gembala '65 - retired Cook County Circuit Court Associate Judge in the Domestic Relations Division James Pankow '65 - influential trombonist and composer for the group Chicago James Larocco '66 - former Director General of the Multinational Forces and Observers in Rome, Italy and former Ambassador of Kuwait John Accetturo '66 - Councilman for Carmel, Indiana and managing partner of CMA Consultants, LLC John Ranos '66 - Business Manager of the Department of Anesthesiology at Rush University Medical Center Robert Flood '66 - President of Flood Brothers Disposal & Recycling Services and a Notre Dame College Prep Executive Board member Frank Marrese '66 - President of Ecker Enterprises, Inc. Patrick McCaskey '67 - Board Member and the Special Projects Senior Director of the Chicago Bears James Durkin '67 - Corporate Vice President at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. and President of Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc. Joe Petricca '68 - retired long-time Head Football Coach, Physical and Driver's Education teacher at Palatine High School William A. Shiel '68 - retired Senior Vice President, Facilities Development for Walgreen Co John L. Krazinski '68 - retired as a mechanical engineer for Argonne National Laboratory Joseph G. Martorano, MD '70 - President of Medtrol, Inc. Daniel Locallo '70 - Cook County Circuit Court Judge in the Law Division Ken Marchetti '70 - President and CEO of Olmarc Packaging Company Rev. Thomas Baima '71 - Vice President and Provost at the University of St. Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary John F. McDonough '71 - President and CEO of the Chicago Blackhawks; former President of the Chicago Cubs Rev. Gregory S. Sackowicz '71 - Pastor of St. Mary of Woods Parish in Chicago and co-host of the Archdiocese of Chicago's "Catholic Schools Today" program on 820-AM David Daul '72 - President of Allen Woods & Associates, Inc. Rev. Thomas P. May '73 - Pastor of St. Mary Parish in Riverside, Illinois. Former Pastor of St. John Brebeuf Parish in Niles, Illinois. Rev. Austin Collin, CSC '73 - Professor on the faculty of the Department of Art, Art History and Design at the University of Notre Dame Matthew Berrafato '76 - Partner in Messmer/Berrafato Consulting Group and chairman of the First Step Foundation Christopher T. Nowotarski '76 - President of Christopher T. Nowotarski, P.C. Stone, Pogrund & Korey & a Notre Dame College Prep Executive Board Member