The Hilton High School Alumni Hall of Fame announces the selection of nine alumni for the 2001 induction to be held this June. Selected from a pool of 19 candidates by a selection committee composed of Hilton High School alumni, facility and staff, the inductees are:

•Jare R. Cardinal, Class of 1969, educator/museologist/filmmaker;
•Donald A. Cario, Class of 1948, retired minister; was class valedictorian;
•Major Peter C. Clement, Class of 1983, Commander of USAFE Germany;
•James R. Craigie, Class of 1971, CEO Spalding Sports Worldwide;
•Larry Gursslin, Class of 1966, former mayor, Village of Hilton;
•Frances M. Murphy, M.D., Class of 1971, Deputy Undersecretary of Health U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs;
•Kathleen L. Peterson-Sweeney, Class of 1975, Associate Professor in Nursing SUNY Brockport;
•Dean M. Snyder, D.V.M., Class of 1978, veterinarian in Hilton;
•Kay Dieckman Willson, Ph.D., Class of 1966, Program Coordinator, Prairie Women's Health Center of Excellence.

Presentation of the inductees will be held Saturday, June 16, at 2 p.m. at Hilton High School Commencement at the Eastman Theater. A community reception for the inductees will be held 5:30 p.m. at the Hilton Community Center. The Hilton High School Alumni Hall of Fame was begun in 1999 with eight charter members. The selection committee members are: Steven Ayers; Maureen Ballerstein; Steve Lemon; Sally Littlefield; Debbie Montrallo, Ruth Trost, Ed Scutt and Katie Weis.