Efforts to establish the hall of fame at the Wayne High School Performing Arts Center have been under way since late 2014.
Nominations were requested and a committee formed to review them and make selections for induction. Among suggested nominees would be professional theater artists, musicians, entertainers; composers and playwrights; TV/radio voices; music or theater educators; musicologists; congregational musicians and liturgical artists; and community members who have contributed significantly to productions.
Members of the initial hall of fame class are:
Dallas Barnett — Actor and voice-over performer
Kelley Deal — Member of the rock band The Breeders
Kim Deal — Member of the rock band The Breeders
Basil Fett — Wayne High School choir director, retired
Jim McCutcheon — Miami Valley guitarist and educator
Jeanette Popp — Choreographer for students and Dayton Dragons entertainment
Jerry Seiple — Wayne High School drama director, retired
Richard G. Wiggenhorn — Wayne High School band director and supervisor of music, retired
Members of the hall of fame board of directors are David Thomas, president; Andy Fehrenbach, vice president; Lyle Whybrew, secretary; Lois Schneider, treasurer; and Tanya Best and Missy Green, members at large.
Donations can be sent to HHPAHOF, Box 24023, Huber Heights, Ohio, 45424-0023.
For more information, go to www.hhpahof.org.
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