Shaker Heights Schools Induct New Almuni Hall Of Famers

SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH — Monday morning saw the Shaker Heights Alumni Hall of Fame grow a little larger and a little more prestigious. Nine alumnus were inducted as the Class of 2017 to kick-start the week. Their accomplishments are impressive and wide-ranging.

Marlene Sanders, for instance, is being inducted posthumously. Sanders, class of 1948, was one of the first women journalists in television. She became the first woman to ever anchor a network evening newscast in 1964 when she subbed in for a sick colleague at ABC.

Sanders went on to take over broadcasting for ABC's "Weekend News" program, the first woman to ever hold such a prestigious position. She would go on to produce documentaries and collect well-deserved Emmys. She passed in 2015 at the age of 84. (To stay up to date on these stories, subscribe to the Patch Shaker Heights newsletter. As news breaks and the story develops, you will be the first to receive updates from Patch.)

Sanders is joined by eight other alumnus who have accomplished incredible things in their own fields. The Class of 2017 inductees are:

• Marlene Sanders, Class of 1948
• Patricia Lee Stotter, Class of 1967
• Marcia Rock, Class of 1967
• Adam Grossman, Class of 1998
• Amy Sands, Class of 1968
• Adrien Clark, Class of 1999
• Brian Wilson-Uter, Class of 1979
• Katherine Stone Kaufmann, Class of 1963
• Wesley Lowery, Class of 2008

Lowery, the most recent graduate of Shaker Heights High, is a Pulitzer-prize winning reporter for the Washington Post.

Learn more about all of the 2017 inductees by clicking here.

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