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Malvern S. West

Aug 10, 2010 | 2006 Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Inductees, Uncategorized

Principal of Etowah Elementary School for 26 years, from 1971 to 1997, Malvern West gave up a central office job to take the Etowah post. Since retirement, he has served seven years on the Education Foundation board, leading several committees.   2006 Education...

James “Coach” Pardue

Aug 10, 2010 | 2006 Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Inductees, Uncategorized

A coaching legend, “Coach” Pardue coached, taught and served as an assistant principal at HHS for 33 years, beginning in 1957. He coached the Bearcats to win the 1964 state baseball and 1972 state basketball titles. 2006 Education Hall of Fame

Thomas E. Orr

Aug 10, 2010 | 2006 Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Inductees, Uncategorized

Tom Orr taught for 32 years at HHS, earning the regional Teacher of the Year Award for the mountains twice, in 1975 and 1986. After retiring as a teacher, he served as County School Board chairman from 1994 to 1996, headed the Foundation from 2002 to 2004 and started...

Hilda T. Olson

Aug 10, 2010 | 2006 Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Inductees, Uncategorized

Retiring in 1985 after 40 years as a teacher and school administrator, Hilda Olson coordinated elementary education and supervised federal programs for students with special needs for the Hendersonville City Schools from 1974 until her retirement and served from 1988...

Dorothy Marlow

Aug 10, 2010 | 2006 Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Inductees, Uncategorized

A retired First Union Bank vice president and the wife of the late Glenn C. Marlow, former county schools superintendent, Dorothy Marlow worked for six decades to obtain funding for educational organizations, helped her husband start the Historic Johnson Farm heritage...

Robert Hugh Lockaby

Aug 10, 2010 | 2006 Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame Inductees, Uncategorized

Between 1957 and 1971, Robert Lockaby served as Hendersonville High School principal. During his tenure, he led the school to honors in academics, arts, and athletics. He started the school’s track and field program, the football and baseball teams won state...
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