Nominations for the Grand Island Senior High School Hall of Honor are accepted throughout each year. The Hall of Honor Committee will review all submitted nominations and honor inductees every other year. We are excited to announce the Hall of Honor Banquet & Celebration will be held again on Tuesday, March 12, 2024.
The Hall of Honor, inaugurated in 1983, recognizes Grand Island Senior High School alumni who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the betterment of society. Nominees must have graduated more than 20 years ago from the high school.
Nomination Form
Online nominations are encouraged using the online form below. Email foundation@gips.org with questions.
Nominations due November 1
Paper nominations also accepted using the PDF below. Paper nomination forms must be returned to the Grand Island Public Schools Foundation, Attn: Kari Hooker-Leep, 123 S. Webb Rd., PO Box 4904, Grand Island, NE 68802.
Dr. Clement A. Stone
Class of 1941
Hall of Honor 1985
Clement A. Stone, Ph.D., is the vice president of the nation’s largest pharmaceutical research lab, Merck, Sharp & Dohme, in West Point, PA.
Because of his work, new medicines have been developed for treatment of high blood pressure, clinical depression and glaucoma.
Dr. Stone shares 14 patents and more than 120 published articles with his colleagues.
In 1984, he received the Directors Scientific Award from his employer of 31 years, Merck, Sharp & Dohme.
