Saturday May 7th is a night that will be remembered for a long time by members of the Bucksport community, BHS faculty and staff and family and friends of thirteen inductees. One hundred and twenty people were present to be part of a nice dinner followed by an induction ceremony. People traveled from distances of Seattle, Washington, Chicago, Illinois, Covington, Georgia, Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to be a part of this special night. The philosophy of the Academic Wall of Fame is to recognize alumni, faculty/staff and community members that have been a part of Bucksport High School and have shown excellence in their field. BHS wants our students we have now to look up to the Hall of Famers as role models and understand BHS can help them get on the road to success. The following members have done this and have accomplished some extraordinary things.
Angela (Bennett) Cushman-1990 graduate, Engineering Degree at the University of Maine, Master's in Business Administration from Georgia State University, she is the quality Engineering Manager for C.R. Bard Inc. in Covington Georgia.
James Bigl-1988 graduate, Business Degree at the University of Maine, Master's Degree of Business at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the CEO/President of a health organization that has quadrupled its revenue under his leadership.
Donald Bowden-1935 graduate, founded the first workers union at the St. Regis Paper Mill in Bucksport, owned several businesses in the Bucksport community including the first car wash, a bill collection agency and a tax preparation agency which is still going strong.
Jessica (Braun) Archer-1988 graduate, Education Degree from the University of Maine, Master's in Special Education from the University of Maine, voted as one of the top teachers in Maine and a "Teacher of the Year" finalist.
Thomas Crocker-1954 graduate, Economics Degree at Bowdoin College, Doctorate degree in Economics at the University of Missouri, is now a college professor of Economics at the University of Wyoming.
Robert Harriman-Teacher of English and drama at Bucksport High School, served as BHS Assistant Principal from 1980-1992.
Peter Harvey-1962 graduate, Master's and Doctoral degree from the Hartt School of Music, wrote many musical compositions that now are used throughout our country.
Leila (Marks) Burgess-1959 graduate, Health degree from the University of Maine, taught health, PE and math at BHS, a well respected member of the education profession during her time at BHS.
Donald McCann-1995 graduate, earned two Bachelor Degrees from Cornell in Electrical Engineering and Physics from Ithaca College, received his Doctorate Degree from the University of Maine in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Jason Shaffner-1995 graduate, Business Degree from Harvard, an informational technology consultant and project manager for the Exeter Group, director of financial systems at Harvard University.
Andrew Silvernail-1989 graduate, Dartmouth graduate and Business Degree at the Harvard School of Business, CEO and Corporate Officer of the IDEX Corporation in Illinois.
Joe Sulya-Taught Science at Bucksport High School for 37 years, graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in Chemical Engineering, known as one of the best science teachers BHS has ever known.
Jana (Wardwell) Gray-1997 graduate, Biology Degree from the University of Maine, Doctorate Degree from Franklin Pierce University in Physical Therapy, is a Physical Therapist for the Fusion Medical Staffing Company.
