2014 HALL OF ACHIEVEMENT INDUCTEES
The first and honorary inductee was Ulysses S. Grant himself, now recognized by historians as a man of special character and integrity, the first president to travel the world, and the author just prior to his death of a military history unequaled in modern times and compared with Julius Caesar. Then the first four inductees were named in 2012: Colton Meek, and inspirational Grant principal in the forties; Beverly Bunn Cleary, '34 , famed author and literary award winner; Gordon Fullerton, '53 , astronaut and air force honoree; and Don Hodel '53, a cabinet member, energy consultant, and evangelist. The honor is based on the realization that Grant graduates have left lasting marks in many fields of endeavor, and should be recognized to inspire today's students in the Grant spirit of doing one's best and striving for excellence.
Four notable graduates of Grant High School comprise the second group to be inducted into the Hall of Achievement and honored as "Five Star Generals". They join the first four named in 2012.
The new foursome: Edward Curtis Wells '27 (Grant's second graduating class) graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford in 1931 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in engineering. Edward held numerous positions in the Boeing Company as vice president and general manager of several divisions, and recipient of the Lawrence Sperry Award from the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences (1942), Fawcett Aviation Award (1944), and the Daniel Guggenheim Medal (1980), Inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame (1991). Edward designed the Boeing 747 and was known as an "elder statesman of aviation". He died July 1, 1986 in Bellevue, Washington.
Four notable graduates of Grant High School comprise the second group to be inducted into the Hall of Achievement and honored as "Five Star Generals". They join the first four named in 2012.
The new foursome: Edward Curtis Wells '27 (Grant's second graduating class) graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford in 1931 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in engineering. Edward held numerous positions in the Boeing Company as vice president and general manager of several divisions, and recipient of the Lawrence Sperry Award from the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences (1942), Fawcett Aviation Award (1944), and the Daniel Guggenheim Medal (1980), Inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame (1991). Edward designed the Boeing 747 and was known as an "elder statesman of aviation". He died July 1, 1986 in Bellevue, Washington.
Connie Averill McCready '39, a lifelong northeast Portland resident until her death, started in the forties as an Oregonian newspaper reporter, was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 1966, was appointed to the Portland city council in 1970, and served as a commissioner until 1979 and she was the second of three women to hold the post becoming Portland's second female mayor in 1979, completing Neil Goldshmidt's term after he resigned for a federal position. She died December 22, 2000 in Portland, Oregon.
Gert Lamfrom Boyle '43, a member of a family of German refugees of 1937, the family started a hat - making business that later became Columbia Sportswear, and internationally renowned apparel manufacturer and distributor. Gert and her late husband turned the business into a profitable and well - known entity, of which she was the CEO and remains chairman of the board at age 90 with a daily work schedule. Her son is now CEO. She is a Portland area resident, still famous for her "one tough mother" television commercials.
J. Michael ('Jack') Carroll '62, a Shrine football player among other athletic achievements at Grant, football player at Portland State College, medical school graduate from University of Oregon, Michigan, and Utah. He began practicing as a physician in 1977, moved to Fairbanks, Alaska where he was active in philanthropy and was honored there. He married grant classmate Ginger Josephson in 1967. Following his death on April 1, 2011 while vacationing in Seattle, Washington the Cancer treatment Center in Fairbanks was named in his honor.