BHS Hall of Fame
Bement High School Accepting Hall of Fame Nominations
The Bement Board of Education began its annual Bement High School Hall of Fame Award in 1991, with the naming of Sereno Bodman and Gary Gallagher as it first members. Since its inception, sixty-four Bement High School graduates have been named to the Hall of Fame.
Each year as many as two BHS graduates are selected to be honored. To qualify for membership a graduate or honorary alumnus must have achieved outstanding success in his or her career field, and/or contributed significantly to his or her community.
The Bement Community Unit School District 5 accepts written nominations at 201 S. Champaign St., Bement, IL, 61813, through March 31st of each year. Written nominations should include the nominee’s name, year of graduation, significant contributions, and available contact information. Nomination forms are available in the high school office, on the district website. All nominations must be received by March 31, 2024.
All nominations are reviewed in the spring and the honorees are announced in May. They are recognized and receive their award at the homecoming football game in the fall.
Hall of Fame Members
1991 | William Sereno Bodman | Gary L. Gallagher |
1992 | Robert E. Bodman | Olin L. Day |
1993 | Carleton Smith | Arthur Scott Wilkinson |
1994 | Alfred E. Bodman | Helen Bowen Marx |
1995 | Waldo Lynn Born | William Edward Glennon |
1996 | Irene M. Hooker | Margaret "Margie" Frye-Wright |
1997 | Selby A. Clark | Clark "Dingy" Plummer |
1998 | Charlotte Rainey | John Pope |
1999 | Harry Porter | |
2000 | Keith Bell | Ward Dare |
2001 | Martha Postelwait | Chalmer Hinton |
2002 | Robert "Barney" Camden | Emma E. Day |
2003 | William "Bill" Gorrell | Michael Walsh |
2004 | James D. Raglan | Jim Crim |
2005 | David P. Marker Sr. | George H. Wilkinson |
2006 | Robert R. "Bob" Postlewait | Doctor Zelma A. Lam Herndon |
2007 | John A. Lamb | Robert Allen Parrish |
2008 | James "Ebb" Hargrave | Sue Steidinger Reagan |
2009 | Sue Plummer Loveridge | Ralph Eugene "Gene" Wallace |
2010 | Lani Drake Barovick-Brown | Bruce Michael Hannon |
2011 | Steven R. Mills | James Olin Day |
2012 | Arthur R. Wilkinson | David Dobson |
2013 | Mark Flavin | Robert Jones |
2014 | Robert E. Glennon | Mary Hinton- Fogel |
2015 | Steve Gonzalez | Tonya Flavin |
2016 | Wayne Foran | William Ayers |
2017 | Nancy Ard | Robert Driskill |
2018 | Dana Foran | Wilma Fendley |
2019 | James K. Johnson | John Lyons |
2020 | James W. Fendley | Peggy Wright Wells |
2021 | Stephen Rittenhouse | William F. Tracy II |
2022 | Jeff Funk | Jody Williams Shonkwiler |
2023 | Stephanie Shonkwiler | |