Bend High’s New Hall of Fame
October 22, 2009 • written by Briauna Jones
October 2, 2009: The whole student body gathered in the gymnasium to watch as eleven outstanding people are admitted into the new Bend High Hall of Fame. Everyone is cheering as our very own Bob Shaw reads off biographies of people such as Les Schwab and William E. Miller. All alumni who attended accepted their own plaques and arrived in style to an after party. The following are all the people in the Hall.
Christina “Kiki” Cutter was the founder, publisher, and president of the magazine Bend Living. Sixteen-year-old Cutter was also the winner of the 1967 U.S. National Downhill Championships; she also joined the U.S Ski Team and participated in the 1968 Grenoble Olympics. She was the only American woman to ski all three events and placed higher than any other American woman. Way to go!
Karen Gunson grew up in Bend and was and outstanding student at Bend Senior High. Gunson later moved on to become a medical examiner; first a Deputy State Medical Examiner for fourteen years and then on to State of Oregon’s Chief Medical Examiner in 1999. She states that “the more education you have, the more options you have.” Awesome!
James Crowell was involved in Bend High’s student government was an awesome athlete. Crowell attended the University of Oregon and graduated with a master’s degree in journalism. He then became a reporter for Portland’s Oregonian. Crowell has since published one book. Keep on truckin’.
Les Schwab graduated from Bend High in 1935 and only went forward from there. He built a “tire empire” and Les Schwab Tires stores have opened all over the Northwest. Sadly however Schwab passed away at the age of eighty-nine on May 1, 2007.
Robert Hendershott was born and raised in Bend; after graduating he played football and pole vaulted for the University of Oregon. He served in World War Two; after he married his high school sweetheart and began teaching. Outstanding!
Lynne Wigbigler (Anderson) was an amazing athlete in discus and shot put during high school. In 1976 won the Olympic Trials in discus and for the next four years held the top spot. Sweet!
Donald L. McFaul enlisted in the Navy right after graduating in 1975. Unfortunately McFaul was killed during the capture of Paitilla Artfield, Panama City, Panama.
Pat Cashman was eager to start his radio career, beginning his broadcasts at the ripe age of ten. He later went on to graduate from the University of Portland. After that he worked for a radio show, wrote for a newspaper, and starred in the talk show Almost Live! among other things. Fantastic!
Steve Berg has done many things on the planet along with things outside of it! After graduating, he attended Oregon State University and graduated there with a master’s in Engineering Management. From there he went on to work with many, many aerospace projects. Out of this world!
William E. Miller had many accomplishments in his lifetime; among them being a fighter plane pilot, owning a pumice company, and assisting his father in the family business Miller Lumber Company. In June 2008, Bend’s new elementary school was named in his honor.
Craig Nichols is an amazing person! After graduating Bend High, he went on to the University of Oregon. He graduated with a medical degree. Nichols was one of the people that found a treatment to leukemia; and even helped Lance Armstrong. Live strong!
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