- Kettle Moraine School District
- Trailblazer Hall of Fame
- 2011 Inductees
Trailblazer Hall of Fame
2011 Inductees
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Bill (Hjorth) YorthClass of 1991PROFESSIONAL
- University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire, BA in Journalism – 1995
- Waukesha Freeman Editor – Present
- Waukesha Freeman Managing Editor, Design Editor, Copy Editor, Reporter and Editorial Cartoonist
- Awards — Led the Freeman to the Wisconsin Newspaper Association first-place General Excellence award – 2008 and second-place award for General Excellence – 2009; numerous awards including first-place honors for Opinion Page and Page Design; two editorial cartoons published in the 2002 Edition of the Best Editorial Cartoons of the Year; University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire “Outstanding Graduate” Award from the Society of Professional Journalists Campus Chapter – 1995; Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards College Newspaper Contest second-place Editorial Cartooning award – 1995
- Wrote the Kettle Moraine High School Chatter column in the Lake Country Reporter and Kettle Moraine Index for four years during high school
- Activities – Waukesha Noon Rotary Club, Waukesha Reads
David Campbell
Class of 1983
EDUCATIONAL • RESEARCH • WRITING- University of Wisconsin – Whitewater, BS in Education – 1987
- Illinois State University – MS in Educational Administration – 1992
- Western Michigan University – Post Graduate Work
- Olivet Community Schools – Olivet MI, Superintendent – Present
- Olivet High School – Olivet MI, Principal – 2000
- Bradley Central Junior High School – Bradley IL, Dean of Students – 1992
- Named the 2010 Michigan Superintendent of the Year by the Michigan Association of School Administrators (MASA)
- Serving on Governor’s Transition Committees on School Reform – 2010
- Michigan Association of School Administrators (MASA) Member holding numerous offices and committee chair positions
Ryan Hamilton
Class of 1986
ENTREPRENEURS • INDUSTRIAL LEADERS
- University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, BA in Communications — 1991
- Resolute Systems, LLC – Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer – Present
- State Chair, Council on Litigation Management - Wisconsin – Present
- American Bar Association Member - Dispute Resolution Section
- Nationally Recognized Speaker on Mediation and Arbitration
- Resolute Systems ranked as the 66th fastest growing private company in America in Inc. Magazine’s 13th Annual Edition
- Resolute Systems voted one of the “Top 3” mediation companies in a 2010 New York Law Journal survey
- Activities: Kids Konnected, Salvation Army, Running Rebels
Jack Nissen
Class of 1977
COMMUNITY • GOVERNMENT • MILITARY- Waukesha County Department of Public Works – Patrol Worker – Present
- Wolf Construction – Crew Leader – 1988
- Village of Dousman Board President and Streets and Roads Committee Member – Present
- Wisconsin Wildlife Federation President – Present
- Fundraising Organizer for the American Heart Association
- Village of Dousman Emergency Management Team Founder
- United Special Sportsmen’s Alliance Advisor
- Clark County ATV Trail Advisor
- Memberships – Sons of the American Legion, Dousman Chapter; McKenzie Environmental Education Center - Steering Committee Member; Waukesha County Cooperation Council Committee