The Oak Park Hall of Fame

The Oak Park Hall of Fame of Oak Park, Illinois, is a non-profit organization formed to honor those who have elevated mankind and contributed to the betterment of our planet by their contributions to the arts, business, education, environment, medicine, philanthropy, sports, and science. It was created in the year 2000 to recognize the millennium and the contribution of Oak Parkers to the world. It is not meant to be an acknowledgment of celebrity. 
==Criteria for Selection==
Those honored either spent most of their formative years living in Oak Park before moving elsewhere or have spent a significant portion of their creative lives living in Oak Park, and have contributed significantly to mankind and the world. Membership is determined by the nominating committee of the Oak Park Hall of Fame Foundation, composed of individuals who have distinguished themselves in various fields of human endeavor.
==Members==
Dr. Bernard Abraham, Ph.D, physicist, National Academy of Sciences Fellow, Manhattan ProjectRichard Brennan, CEO, Sears Roebuck & CompanyChuck Brooks, NFL end with St. Louis CardinalsEdgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan author*Charles Dawson "Daws" Butler, voice of Hanna-Barbera cartoon charactersJon Deak, bassist, New York Philharmonic, renowned jazz/classical composerBruce DuMont, television and radio journalistArchbishop Edward Egan, Archbishop of New YorkDr. Ellis Fields, Ph.D, National Academy of Sciences, industrial chemistLouis Fritzemeier, nationally-renowned secondary school educatorJohn Gehlmann, nationally-renowned English teacher, founder of advanced placementDr. Leslie Morris Golden, Ph.D, award-winning NASA radio astronomer, gambling writerFather Andrew Greeley, sociologistRoy Gummerson, Illinois Hall of Fame track and cross-country coachErnest Hemingway, Nobel Prize-Winning author*Adolph “Bud” Herseth, principal trumpet CSO, charter member trumpet Hall of Fame*Chuck Hoag, Olympic basketball playerDoris Humphrey, founder of modern danceTerry Isaacson, All-American football and wrestling, Air Force AcademyErik Jacobsen, founder, Nob Lick Upper Ten Thousand, record producerDr. Percy Julian, medical researcher*Col. Dr. John Kark, military AIDS researcherOtto Kerner, governor of IllinoisDr. Joseph Kerwin, NASA physician on SkylabPaul Kiesgen, music educator, DePaul University, baritone, Tel Aviv OperaRay Kroc, founder, McDonald's corporation*Eric Kumerow, 1st round draft choice, Miami DolphinsJohn La Montaine, Pulitzer Prize winning composerJohnny Lattner, Heisman Trophy winner, Notre DameAlbert Lavin, CEO, Alberto-Culver, philanthropistLona Lee Lendsey, mathematics instructor, textbook authorDr. Harold Levin, Ph.D, Chair, Department of Philosophy & Computer Science, North Carolina State University Dr. Louis Licht, Ph.D, physicist, University of Illinois ChicagoMary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Academey Award-nominated actressDr. Robert Morawetz, Ph.D, professor of philosophy, Yale UniversityE.E. Roberts, architectRobert St. John, internationally-renowned journalistDr. James Schweitzer, Ph.D, astronomer, Antarctic observatoryKen Sitzberger, Olympic diver, television. commentatorEgmont and Kay Sonderling, founder WOPA, media magnate, philanthropistMarv Staehle, major league 2nd baseman with White Sox and ExposJerry Sullivan, NFL veteran offensive linemanNorm Van Lier, Chicago Bulls, broadcasterBill Vogel, jazz trumpeter, Dukes of DixielandBob Wright, Big Ten Champion at Ohio State, Olympic hurdler, track coachFrank Lloyd Wright, architect*Louis Zahn, CEO Zahn Drugs, philanthropistBob Zuppke, nationally-renowned football coach
*Denotes the Six Charter Members of the Oak Park Hall of Fame
== Categories ==
Category:American non-fiction writers
Category:American architects
Category:American scientists
Category:American astronomers
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Category:American stage actors
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Category:American comedians
Category:American musicians
Category:Jazz musicians 
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Category:Jewish scientists
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