page_title: Upper Darby High School
section_title: Notable alumni
hierarchical_section_title: Upper Darby High School / Notable alumni
caption_attribution_description: March 25th 2009 - Fort Lauderdale, FL
context_page_description: Upper Darby High School is a four-year public high school located in Upper Darby Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, as part of the Upper Darby School District. UDHS is also the oldest high school in Delaware County, having been established in 1895.
  As of the 2010–11 school year, the school had an enrollment of 3,762 students and 256.85 classroom teachers, for a student-teacher ratio of 17.0.
  The population is diverse, with over 55 nationalities of students. It has a long-established football rivalry with Monsignor Bonner High School, located less than a block away. Upper Darby High School was a part of the inspiration for Upper Darby alumna Tina Fey's movie comedy Mean Girls.
  The mascot of Upper Darby High is the Royal, which is portrayed as a lion. In previous years, it was a court jester. The school emblem is the royal oak tree, the yearbook is named the Oak, and the newspaper is called the Acorn. An Acorn award is rewarded every year at the UDAEF Sweet Night Out Foundation Ball in February.
  According to a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, 4 teachers were rated "Non‐Highly Qualified" under No Child Left Behind.
context_section_description: Upper Darby High School's Wall of Fame committee recognizes individuals who have become leaders in their industries. Wall of Fame members are noted by WoF after their information.
  Lloyd Alexander; Class of 1940:  Fantasy writer, author of the books forming the basis for Disney's The Black Cauldron. WoF
  Keith Andes; Class of 1938:  Broadway and film actor.
  Mario J. Civera, Jr.; Class of 1965:  Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives WoF
  Jim Croce; Class of 1960:  Singer-songwriter, one Number 1 album. WoF first Wall of Famer
  Mark Cronin; Class of 1982: Creator and producer of many VH1 shows, including Flavor of Love, Rock of Love, Rock of Love Charm School, I Love Money, The Surreal Life, etc. WoF
  Heather Donahue; Class of 1991:  Star of The Blair Witch Project and Taken.
  Tina Fey; Class of 1988:  Senior writer, Saturday Night Live.  Scriptwriter and co-star, Mean Girls and the TV show 30 Rock. Notable player in the 2008 presidential campaign because of her impersonation of Republican Vice-Presidential candidate  Sarah Palin. WoF
  Derek Frey, Class of 1991, film director and producer, produced several Tim Burton films.
  D'or Fischer, American-Israeli professional basketball player
  D. Barry Gibbons; member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Delaware County from 1961 to 1962
  Kermit Gordon; Class of 1933:  President of the Brookings Institution, a Rhodes Scholar, and former Director of the United States Bureau of the Budget WoF
  Bob Lloyd; Class of 1963; NCAA First Team All-American and then American Basketball Association player
  F. Joseph Loeper; Class of 1962:  Former majority leader of the Pennsylvania Senate WoF
  David MacAdam; Class of 1928:  Discoverer of MacAdam ellipses; former head of image structure at Eastman Kodak Research Laboratory, former President of Optical Society of America
  Shannon Meehan; Class of 2001:  Iraq War hero, author, disabled Veterans activist. WoF
  Terrence J. Nolen; Class of 1981:  Artistic director of the Arden Theatre Company (Philadelphia)
  Dorothy Germain Porter; Class of 1943: Amateur golfer, winner – U.S. Women's Amateur in 1949, U.S. Senior Women's Amateur in 1977, 1980, 1981, 1983. WoF
  Jack Ramsay; Class of 1942:  NBA coach, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame 1992, seventh-winningest coach in NBA history WoF
  Todd Rucci; Class of 1988:  Played for the New England Patriots
  Todd Rundgren; Class of 1966:  Musician and award-winning record producer
  Alvin Sargent; Class of 1945:  Two-time Academy Award winner for screenplays (Julia and Ordinary People). WoF
  Jerome Socolovsky; Class of 1982: journalist, radio correspondent formerly with National Public Radio NPR and currently with Voice of America (VOA).
  "Uncle" Marty Stern; Class of 1954: Coach, best known for his success with the women's cross country team at Villanova. WoF
  George Wackenhut; Class of 1937:  Founder of Wackenhut Corp, major security contractor WoF
  Floyd Wedderburn; Class of 1994:  Played for the Seattle Seahawks
  Carolyn "Bunny" Welsh; Class of 1961:  Sheriff of Chester County, Pennsylvania. One of only 22 female sheriffs in the US WoF
  William Wharton; Class of 1943:  Writer, best known for his first novel Birdy, which was also successful as a film. WoF
  Jeff LaBar; best known for being the guitarist for the band Cinderella
  Simoni Lawrence; Class of 2006: Professional football player. Currently plays with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League
  Maaly Raw; Professional Hip-Hop producer. Having worked with Lil Uzi Vert, Kur and others
caption: Todd Rundgren
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