BAKERSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL

Hall of Fame

Stockdale Country Club

October 26, 2024

2024 Number Silver 3D

Congratulations

Inductees & Legends

Inductees & Legends

2024 class of Inductees

Otis Jennings, 1982 Athletics

Janice Nichols Ray, 1991 Athletics

Steve Lackey, 1970 Contributor

Curtis Floyd, 1980 Alumnus

Deanna Watkins-Lewis, 1986 Alumnus

Marion Cunningham, Fine Arts

Andrea Hansen, 2000 Fine Arts

Ray Betz, Coach/Advisor

Mark Hutson, Coach/Advisor

Katie Ivester-Kreiser, 2001 Community Service

2002 Varsity Girls Tennis Team & Coach Julio Mercado

The Legends

2006

Burr Baldwin, Homer Beatty, Carl Bowser, Paul Briggs, Marshall Dillard,

Claude Gilbert, Bob Karpe, Byra Kite, Dave Marion, Earl Sargent,

Hal Silverman “Voice of the Driller, Pat Skrable, Bernard “Frenchy” Uhalt

2007

Dr. Romain Clerou, Sylvester Cooper, Frank Gifford, Don Harrison, Charlie Sarver, Dr. Robert Sheldon, Jeff Siemon, Louis Wright

2008

Larry Austin, Joe Copeland, Curtis Hill, Roger Kelly, Marv Mosconi, Spain Musgrove, Don Robesky, Jeff Siemon, Hugh Sill, Michael Stewart

2009

Willie Brown, William “Junior” Fanning, T.H. Lockard, Davis “Budge” Loustalot, Pat Preston, Bob Warkentin

2010

John Beard, G. David Edmondson, Donald Johnson, Alvin Kirkland, Louis Lemucchi, Cecil Manning, Derek Stevens

2011

Bryan Adams, Bob Blalock, Kenneth Schwocho, Robert Schmidt, Jeff Buckey

2012

Russell Hampton, Jason Oliver, Chad Provensal, Denny Schmidt, Roger Smith, Rick Van Horne

2013

Jim Kennedy, Gerald “Jerry” Tarr, John Van Osdel “Van”, William “Bill” Rankin, Doug Lomon, Jim Kunau, Gary William

2014

Chad Manning, Jerry Marion, Congressman Kevin McCarthy, Tharrell Ming, Jack O’Brien, Bill Van Osdel, Jeremy Staat

2015

Mike Butcher, George Dewar, Jim Dewar, Mike Dewar, Ryan Hansen, Monsignor Craig Harrison, Larry Parker Jr., Willie Sandoval, John Wyatt

2016

Mike Battistoni, Coach Tim Hartnett, R. Todd Littlejohn, Hollis Shannon, Jack Trout, Steve Uhalt, Gary Webb, Steve Wofford, Melvin York

2017

James C. Allison II, Fred Parker, Josh Sherley, Bob Stone, Ed Witzke, Willie Sandoval

2018

Dr. Michael B. Rimmer, Ty Bowden, Devonne Edwards, Mike Keese, Lloyd McCoy, Aaron McDonald, James McGill

2023

Larry Adams, Micki Burcher, Kristin Campbell-Taylor, Robert Coons, Harvey L. ​Hall, Tom Hardt, Clark Mitchell, Hank Pfister, Francis Ratliff, Supreme Court ​Justice Earl Warren, 1970 Baseball Team


The Bakersfield High School Hall of Fame is proud to honor the accomplishments of former Drillers. These inductees have distinguished themselves through the exemplary lives they have lived and the career fields in which they have succeeded and made a difference in other's lives.


Individuals are nominated in the following fields: Arts, Academics, Athletics, Business, Community Service and Public Service. It is required that all Hall of Fame recipients attended or served Bakersfield High School at least ten years prior to induction.


Bakersfield High School has developed and maintains an outstanding reputation for producing responsible citizens and productive members of society. It is our goal to continue honoring individuals whose accomplishments and contributions are worthy of recognition as examples for others to emulate.

Bakersfield High School Hall of Fame

1241 G Street

Bakersfield, CA 93301

Tamara_Maiocco@kernhigh.org