The Education Foundation of Hudson honors past graduates of the Hudson School District with the Distinguished Alumni Award. The purpose of the Hudson High School Distinguished Alumni Award is to provide inspirational role models for students, to provide recognition for past graduates, and to promote a legacy of community pride.
Alumni Wall of Fame
The Alumni Wall of Fame has been established in the Education Foundation Room at Hudson High School. Plaques commemorating the Alumni who receive the Distinguished Alumni Award will be displayed there for students, parents and community members to view.
Distinguished Alumni Recipients
| Dennis L. Hennessay (1892) | Genevieve Cline Day (1900) |
| Fred C. Andersen (1903) | Ann F. Murphy (1909) |
| Frank J. Ruemmele (1915) | Stanley R. Beggs (1920) |
| Helen Hughes (1922) | Robert George Varnum (1923) |
| Doris Engdahl (1924) | David Kelly (1929) |
| Marion Hawkins (1934) | Willis H. Miller (1936) |
| Mildred (Wink) Obermueller (1937) | Paul Clyde Helmick (1938) |
| Norman E. (Ole) Anderson (1939) | Dr. Merle Edward Michaelson (1939) |
| Louis Almen (1943) | Donald Gilbertson (1943) |
| Joan Richie (1944) | Dr. Theodore W. Clymer (1945) |
| Tom O’Connell (1946) | Lyle J. Cameron (1947) |
| Dr. Warren Otterson (1947) | June Lomnes Dahl (1948) |
| Jack Breault (1950) | Kenneth Larson (1953) |
| Mary L. (Jensen) Ellefson (1954) | Thomas Evenson (1955) |
| Tom O’Keefe (1955) | Barbara Blakeman Richardson (1957) |
| Jim Burton (1958) | Dr. John G. Heywood (1958) |
| Barbara J. Blaisdell (1959) | Judith A. Green (1960) |
| Donald Linehan (1960) | Vonnie (Erb) St. Peter (1961) |
| Wendell A. Petersen (1962) | Brian Hayes (1963) |
| Mike Wakeling (1964) | Richard Fina (1965) |
| Doug Stohlberg (1966) | Dave Williamson (1966) |
| Dr. George S. Guldan (1967) | Leigh Livermore (1967) |
| Elliot Ross (1967) | Jim Bertelsen (1968) |
| Patrick Casanova (1968) | James (Jim) Olson (1968) |
| Terry Peterson (1969) | Robin Ahrens (1970) |
| Pamela Matson (1971) | Tom Zeuli (1971) |
| Michael Cassutt (1972) | Michael Schumacher (1974) |
| Gary Zappa (1974) | Dr. Gail A. Cornwall (1976) |
| Tom Hoel (1977) | Nancy Cassutt (1978) |
| Beth Ruyak (1978) | Jill Whalen (1980) |
| Daniel O’ Connell (1981) | Thea Feyereisen (1987) |
| Gregory Fuchs (1991) |