W. Robert Brown Outstanding Graduates
Recognition Class Recipient
2007 1948 W. Robert Brown
2008 1948 Murray J. Findley
2009 1965 Jim Krudop, PhD
2009 1988 Robert Horry
2010 1939 Charles G. Brooks, Sr.
2010 1991 Benjamin W. Roberts, MD
2011 1961 Richard A. Robertson
2011 1954 Jack L. Sasser, EdD
2012 1965 Paula Sue Duebelt
2012 1939 Edward N. Henderson
2012 1965 Earl Johnson
2012 1942 Sidney G. Waits
2013 1964 Richard Anthony
2013 1961 Suzanne Brown Fornaro
2013 1972 Roger Powell
2013 1948 Suan Riley Salter
2013 1947 Shelby Searcy
2014 1948 Rudy Bray
2014 1969 William G. King, Jr.
2014 1963 Leslie W. Rue, PhD
2014 1978 DeJuan Stroud
2015 1984 Kimberly Hutcherson, MD
2015 1965 James W. Purdy, MD
2015 1958 John Vick
2015 1968 Mike Wells, MD
2016 1959 William C.Hansford, MD
2016 1962 Michael L. Jones
2017 1963 Ivan Bishop
2017 1961 Pete Donaldson
2017 1950 Doris B. Tyler
2017 1954 Charles A. Vickery
2017 1962 Johnnie B. Vinson
2018 1972 Nathaniel “Buddy" Waller
2018 1967 William G. Cumbie Jr. MD
2018 1953 John W. Anderson, Jr.
2018 1968 John O. Northrop, Jr.
2018 1967 Michael Hartwell
2016 1959 Jeddo Bell
2019 1965 Sue Bass Wilson
2019 1949 Janette Burke Carroll
2019 1983 Darrell Thomas
2019 1985 Thomas B. Albritton
2019 1985 Cara Beste Russell
2021 1960 Bill Albritton
2021 1972 Sam Johnson
2021 1948 Allen Jones
2021 1985 Mike Jones, Jr.
2022 1988 Claude Burnett
2022 1964 Sam Craven
2022 1965 Sam Nichols
2022 1961 Margo Russell
2022 1993 Lee Wilson
The W. Robert Brown Outstanding Graduate Award is presented annually coinciding with the Andalusia High School Homecoming festivities. The Committee presents a certificate and a commemorative gift to the honoree at a reception at Andalusia City Hall. The recipients are then honored during the Andalusia High School Homecoming Parade. In addition, the recipient will receive an honorary membership in the Class of 1948 Foundation. Honorees who cannot attend the reception to receive the honor will be inducted during a future reception.
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Originally named the Outstanding Graduate Award, the first award was presented in 2007 to W. Robert Brown, a graduate of Andalusia High School, Class of 1948. Subsequently, this award was renamed in honor of Mr. Brown in recognition of his many contributions to Andalusia High School, including his donations that helped establish the Heritage Room at Andalusia High School, which provides a secure place for the school’s valuable memorabilia.
Nominations and Eligibility
Nominees must be a graduate of Andalusia High School, Covington County Training School, Ralph Bunche High School, or Woodson High School. Nominations in writing may be received from any source. In addition, letters of support from any source are encouraged to accompany one’s nomination proposal. The deadline to submit nominations and letters of support is February 1. By May 1, the Committee will vote to determine who will receive the award. The Committee Chairperson will notify recipients. Nominees not selected for the honor will remain on file and be considered in subsequent years.
Online nomination forms can be printed, completed, and returned to:
Mrs. Suan Salter, Chairperson
W. Robert Brown Outstanding Graduate Committee
3406 Dragon Ridge Road
Panama City Beach, FL 32407
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W. Robert Brown Outstanding Graduate Award Committee
Honorable Earl Johnson, Mayor of Andalusia, Chair
Michele Gerlach
John Thompson
Suan Salter
Ted Watson
Harvey "Pete" Donaldson
Richard Anthony
John Vick