Degrees and Certifications:
Webb City High School, 1947
Webb City R-7 Hall of Fame, 2001
Mr. Richard L. Burdick
Developed Heat Transfer Cement Product
Founded Thermon Manufacturing Company, 1954
Founded Central Texas Museum of Automotive History, 1982
International Commissioner & Officer of Boy Scouts of America
Numerous Chairmanships of National and International Jamborees 1991-2001
DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN/ LAWYER/ JUDGE/MILITARY OFFICER
Degrees and Certifications:
Webb City High School, 1910
Webb City R-7 Hall of Fame, 2001
Mr. Ray Watson
Received Distinguished Service Cross and Purple Heart of Extraordinary Heroism in World War I
Organized Battery G of the 203rd
Coast Guard Artillery, 1920
Elected Prosecuting Attorney, 1930
Elected Judge of Division # I of Jasper County Circuit Court and Served 1934-1956
Served in World War II, 1940-1942
JOURNALIST
Degrees and Certifications:
Webb City High School, 1969
Webb City R-7 Hall of Fame, 2001
Mrs. Lisa Myers
Chief Congressional Correspondent NBC News and Senior Member of NBC’s Award Winning Political Team
Regularly Reports on Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, Today, and Meet the Press
Covered Seven Presidential Campaigns Correspondent to Four Democratic & Republican Presidential Conventions
Emmy Nominee, 1999
GENTLEMAN/SCHOLAR/COACH
Degrees and Certifications:
Indiana Sports Hall of Fame Inductee
Webb City High School, 1925
Webb City Hall of Fame, 2001
Mr. Charles L. Cummings
Began coaching career in Carterville and later coached at Webb City, 1931 - 1936
Assumed Coaching Duties in Crawfordsville, Indiana and later was named coach and Athletic Director in Anderson, Indiana where he led his team to the Indiana State Basketball Championship in 1945