Hall of Distinction members to induct new members
The Dover Historical Society will induct five former and current residents to its Hall of Distinction during its April 28 annual meeting in Dover. The 2018 inductees and board members are pictured here.
The Dover Historical Society will induct five former and current residents to its Hall of Distinction during its April 28 annual meeting in Dover.
Established in 2014, the Hall of Distinction was created to salute individual accomplishments and their lifetime contributions, some benefiting others far beyond Dover’s city limits, according to Dover Historical Society President Greg Bair.
“Call them visionaries or label them leaders,” Bair said. “We’ve inducted 30 others in the past five years, and their lifelong work embodies outstanding achievement in their chosen fields.”
Bair said the induction ceremony honoring these people is one of the society’s most important annual events.
For the first time the society is announcing its latest class honorees ahead of the induction ceremony. Those comprising the 2019 class form a diverse quintet.
Jim Render, a multiple-sport athlete, became one of the nation’s winningest high school football coaches with more than 400 victories.
Norma Johnson contributed land and guidance for environmental preservation and education that led to the establishment of a conservation and nature preserve.
Eugene “Cheese” Hanhart guided his family insurance agency to be a pillar of Dover’s economic growth and was the Ohio Democratic Party chairman from 1948-56.
Capt. Harry Merwin Yockey built a decorated military career in the Navy, highlighted by his leadership in the development of the Tomahawk cruise missile.
James Rees became the right-hand man to Jeremiah Reeves and his industrial ventures.
Each inductee will be presented by a society board member.
The Hall of Distinction ceremony follows a luncheon and brief business meeting Sunday, April 28 at 1 p.m. at the Tuscarawas County Senior Center, 425 Prospect St., Dover. Reservations are $18 per person and can be made by calling the Reeves Museum office at 330-343-7040.
The Dover Historical Society is a nonprofit organization founded in 1958. It owns and operates the Reeves Victorian Home and Carriage House Museum.