About W. Robert Brown Outstanding Graduate Award

The W. Robert Brown Outstanding Graduate Award is the creation of the Andalusia High School Class of 1948 Foundation, Inc., a charitable organization which provides scholarships to graduates of Andalusia High School. The recipient is selected by the W. Robert Brown Outstanding Graduate Committee.

This award is given to graduates of Andalusia or Woodson High School whose personal lives, professional accomplishments and community service exemplify the ideals of Andalusia High School.

This award is presented annually during Andalusia High School homecoming assembly. An appropriate certificate along with a commemorative gift will be given by the Committee. The recipient will also be honored during the Andalusia High School Homecoming Parade, followed by a reception at historic Andalusia City Hall. In addition, the recipient will receive an honorary membership in the Class of 1948 Foundation.

Originally named the Outstanding Graduate Award, the first award was presented in 2007 to W. Robert Brown, a graduate of Andalusia High School in the Class of 1948. Subsequently this award was renamed in honor of Robert Brown in recognition of his many contributions to Andalusia High School, including his donations that helped establish the Heritage Room at Andalusia High School that provides a secure place for the school’s valuable memorabilia.

Nominations and Eligibility

Nominees must be a graduate of Andalusia High School.

Nominations in writing may be received from any source. Letters of support from any source are encouraged to accompany your nomination proposal.

The deadline for submitting nominations and letters of support will be February 1 of each year. By May 1 of each year, the Committee will vote to determine who will receive the award. Recipients will be notified by the Committee Chairperson.

Nominees not selected for the award will remain on file and will be reconsidered each year thereafter.

Online nomination forms can be printed, competed and returned to:

Mrs. Suan Salter, Chairperson
W. Robert Brown Outstanding Graduate Committee
3406 Dragon Ridge Road
Panama City Beach, FL 32407-0000

Or you may request a form and one will be mailed to you. Call Dawn Reeves @ (334) 428-1143 to request a W. Robert Brown Outstanding Graduate nomination form.

History

The Committee is the creation of The Classes of 1948 Foundation, a charitable organization which provides scholarships to graduates of Andalusia High School and has since its beginning in 1993 provided scholarships to seventeen AHS graduates, nine of whom have now graduated from colleges of their choice and five of whom are pursing degrees.

Committee members are: Suan (Riley) Salter, Class of 1948, Chairperson; Mayor Earl Johnson, City of Andalusia; Dr. Daniel Shakespeare, Principal, Andalusia High School; Murray Findley, Class of 1948; Harvey (Pete) Donaldson, Class of 1961, Linda Bishop Whitman, Class of 1961; John Thompson, City of Andalusia; and Michele Gerlach, Editor, Andalusia Star-News.

Previous Recipients

2010 - Charles Brooks Sr., Class of 1939, and Dr. Ben Roberts, Class of 1991

2009 – Co recipients, Dr. James Krudop, Class of 1965 and Basketball great, Robert Horry, Class of 1988.

2008  – Murray Findley, Class of 1948

2007  – W. Robert Brown, Class of 1948