Schools
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New Castle Area School District web page
http://www.ncasd.com/district/



Pennsylvania Department of Education web page
http://www.pde.state.pa.us/

Noted New Castle High School Graduates

• Louise Treadwell, 1914
  Actress; married to actor Spencer Tracy; founded John Tracy Clinic for Deaf and Hearing Impaired Students; received Sixth Annual Award of the Save the Children Foundation in 1955; member, President’s Task Force on the Physically Handicapped
• James K. Pollock Jr.,1916
  Professor of political science, University of Michigan; Medal of Merit recipient, U.S. government’s highest civilian award; served on Hoover Commission; vice chairman, Advisory Committee on Intergovernmental Relations; named Pennsylvania Ambassador in 1952
• Dr. Thomas Francis, Jr., 1917
  Designed and led the field trial for the polio vaccine; mentor of Dr. Jonas Salk; leading authority on influenza
• Edmond Hamilton, 1919
  Prolific science-fiction writer, also wrote under pen names Alexander Blade, Robert Castle, Hugh Davidson and Robert Wentworth; married to famous science-fiction writer, Leigh Brackett; writer, D.C. comics “Superman” and “Batman” series; graduated at age 15; Jules Verne Award winner
• Harold V. Cohen, 1922
  Dean of Pittsburgh theater critics; reviewer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• Dr. Wilbur E. Flannery, 1924
  First physician to use penicillin in New Castle; president, Pennsylvania Medical Society; chairman of the board, Pennsylvania Blue Shield Corp.; founder and president, International Academy of Hospice Physicians; author; Jack Butz Humanitarian Award recipient
• Mary Margaret Long Mullen, 1924
  Philanthropist; donated $50,000 to Lawrence County Youth, Inc., $25,000 to the Children’s Advocacy Center, $25,000 to the Crisis Shelter of Lawrence County, $50,000 to the Community Y, $25,000 to First Methodist, $25,000 to the Sankey Youth Center, $50,000 to United Way of Lawrence County and in excess of $350,000 to create scholarships for New Castle graduates in the name of her favorite teacher, Nora W. Long
• Charles A. Shepp Jr., 1929
  Philanthropist and community leader; estimated that he donated more than $750,000 to causes; noted for involvement with the American Red Cross, the Boy Scouts of America, the Girl Scouts of America, Easter Seals, City Rescue Mission, the Pennsylvania Society for Crippled Children, the Pennsylvania Association for Retarded Citizens, the Salvation Army, Riverside Apartments, Lark Enterprises, I Care House, Lawrence County Historical Society and the Crisis Shelter of Lawrence County; co-chairman, Old-Timers Day; president emeritus and former president, Lawrence County Building Trades
• Thomas Phillips Johnson, 1930
  Attorney; co-founder of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, Pittsburgh’s largest law firm; former co-owner and vice president, Pittsburgh Pirates; editor, Harvard Law Review; assistant to the secretary of the Navy; president, Lawrence Savings and Trust Co.; donated $750,000 to Rollins College
• Jack Cole, 1933
  Cartoonist, created “Plastic Man” character; works appeared in “Boy’s Life,” “Colliers,” “The Saturday Evening Post” and “Playboy”; started comic strip “Betsy and Me”
• Rear Adm. George R. Muse, 1933
  Served in three wars; graduate, U.S. Naval Academy
• Robert Sterling, 1935
  Actor in television and films from 1939 to 1979; best-known for lead role in the sitcom fantasy "Topper" in the 1950s.
• Brig. Gen. William C. Chip, 1937
  Quartermaster general, Marine Corps; 30-year military career that covered three wars; graduate, U.S. Naval Academy
• Forrest Raffel, 1939
  Co-founder, Arby’s
• Lindy Lauro, 1940
  Professional football player, the NFL’s Chicago Cardinals and Eastern Football League’s Jersey City Giants; New Castle head football coach, record of 220-103-15; he coached six undefeated teams, won three WPIAL championships and 10 Midwestern Athletic Conference titles; inducted into Pennsylvania Scholastic Coaches Hall of Fame and the Lawrence County Historical Society Sports Hall of Fame
• Alexander Stavas, 1940
  Clerk, U.S. Supreme Court, 1981 to 1985
• George Zambelli, 1942
  President, general manager of Zambelli Internationale Fireworks Manufacturing Co.; known as “Mr. Fireworks”; Silver Buffalo Award recipient, 2003
• Tony Razzano, 1943
  Football player, University of Pittsburgh; scout, Washington Redskins, New England Patriots and San Diego Chargers; director of college scouting, San Francisco 49ers; helped form World Football League; sports agent
• Bill McPeak, 1944
  Professional football player, Pittsburgh Steelers (All-Pro); assistant coach, Steelers; head coach, Washington Redskins; offensive coach, 1972 Miami Dolphins, which posted the league’s only unbeaten mark through regular and post-season play; director of scouting, New England Patriots
• Philomena Sparano Jurey, 1945
  White House correspondent and division editor-in-chief, Voice of America; author, “A Basement Seat to History” and “Bella Giornata and Elbow Grease”
• Rear Adm. Lewis E. “Red” Angelo, 1947
  Director, Medical Service Corps; director, Naval Medical Command
• Dr. Nancy Lamancusa, 1948
  Family practice physician for 42 years; delivered more than 500 babies in New Castle hospitals; past president, Lawrence County Medical Society; charter member, Visiting Nurses Association of Lawrence County; Outstanding Young Woman of America, 1964
• Arden L. Bement Jr., 1949
  Director, U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology; David A. Ross Distinguished Professor of Nuclear Engineering; head, School of Nuclear Engineering, Purdue University; member, the U.S. National Science Board
• Rear Adm. James E. Eckelberger, 1956
  Director of supply operations, Defense Logistics Agency
• Dr. Gerry DeCarbo Angel, 1957
  One of the first registered nurses to enter private practice in the 1970s; faculty, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing; author, “The New Assertive Nurse”; mental health nurse specialist; consumer advocate, long-term care insurance and Medicare health insurance
• Thomas L. “Tim” Foster, 1959
  Oversaw business aspects of U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, served 31 years in the program; Adm. Hyman G. Rickover’s point man on public issues; assisted Columbia Accident Investigation Board, which investigated loss of space shuttle Columbia; founder and president, TAF Inc.
• Dr. Jack Failla, 1960
  Orthopedic surgeon; team surgeon, Pittsburgh Pirates; flight surgeon, Navy; founding partner, the Tri-State Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Clinic; associate clinical instructor in orthopedic surgery, University of Pittsburgh’s school of medicine
• Paul Martin-Maki, 1960
  Faculty, Manhattan School of Music; world-renowned organist; director of music, St. John Episcopal Church, Larchmont, N.Y.
• Susan Levine Wittenberg Liebeler, 1960
  Chair, U.S. International Trade Commission; professor of law, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles; founder, Lexpert, Malibu, Calif., consulting firm
• Israel L. Gaither, 1962
  National commander, Salvation Army; first African-American to serve as the Salvation Army’s chief of the staff; served in following roles with the Salvation Army: divisional commander, field secretary/secretary for personnel, chief secretary, territorial commander and chief of the staff; honored for global leadership and ministry
• Dr. Louis A. Zona, 1962
  Executive director, chief curator of The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown; two-time recipient, YSU Distinguished Professor Awards; Gari Melchers Medal, 1996, Artist’s Fellowship of New York City; author
• Judith Mayne, 1966
  Distinguished Humanities Professor, French and Women's Studies, Ohio State University; author of eight books on French cinema and feminist film studies
• Dr. Dennis Slamon, 1966
  Cancer researcher, University of California at Los Angeles; director, Revlon/UCLA Women’s Cancer Research Program; Dorothy P. Landon American Association for Cancer Research Award winner; developed breast cancer drug Herceptin; UCSD-Salk Institute Translational Medicine Award winner
• Mark Mangino, 1974 Head Football Coach, University of Kansas. Offensive Coordinator, Oklahoma University, 2000 College Football National Champions. Winner, 2000 Frank Broyles Award, Top Assistant Coach in Major College Football. Has Coached in 11 Bowl Games.
• Ludwig Picarro, 1975
  Senior vice president, Zurich American Insurance Group. Note: Killed in Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center’s twin towers
• David A. Croach, 1966
  Co-funded the budget for the original PC Video Game "DOOM." Went overseas to help with the programming phase of the game "Actraiser," published by Enix.
• Bruce Clark, 1976
  College football, Penn State; two-time All-American defensive tackle; NFL, Green Bay Packers (first-round draft pick, 1980) and New Orleans Saints; Arena Football, Detroit Drive
• Scott Lawton, 1978
  Orchestra conductor; Conductor of the German Film Orchestra in Berlin, Germany's leading orchestra for recording and performing film music; frequent collaborator with artists such as the Scorpions, José Carreras and Buena Vista Social Club; music director of summer festival in Gandersheim, Germany
• Ron Scrim Jr 1978 Powerlifter/Bodybuilder who trained in New Castle. Claimed to bench 415 pounds, squat 560 pounds 3 times and deadlift 500 pounds. He won many competitons throughout Pennsylvania
• Leslie Sansone, 1979
  Fitness expert; developed "In-Home Walking" and "Walk Away the Pounds" video series; author; contributing editor, Woman's Day Magazine
• Sanjeev Malaney, 1977, exchange student
  Founder and chief executive officer of MediaTel corporation, one of the world’s leading providers of electronic document delivery services; co-founder, chairman of the board and chief executive officer, Capsilon, a California-based technology company.
• Dr. Thomas L. McDevitt, 1980
  Holder of 28 patents and author of 15 technical papers in semiconductor processing technology; honored twice with Outstanding Technical Achievements award, IBM
• Bryan Pezzone, 1980
  Pianist and recording artist; performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic New Music Players, the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, the Long Beach Symphony, the University of California Irvine Orchestra, the Pacific Symphony, the International Orchestra of USIU in San Diego and the Eastman Philharmonic; created new works and transcriptions for the Yamaha MIDI Grand Piano; contributing editor, “Piano and Keyboard”

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