Alumni News
SHS Hall of Fame for Extraordinary Achievement
By LG
May 1, 2006, 11:04

On Friday, 26 April, four Stoughton High School graduates were inducted into the Stoughton High School Hall of Fame for Extraordinary Achievement.  The Hall of Fame is a joint project of Stoughton High School and the Stoughton Historical Society.

This year's honorees are:

1966 Anthony E. Ferragamo

Graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology ñ registered architect in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, Maine and New Hampshire ñ specializes in civic, commercial and residential new construction and remodeling projects that are cost-effective and appropriate for the Cape Cod environment ñ featured in the Boston Globe, Cape Cod Times, Cape Cod Life Magazine and many other publications

1964 Admiral Thomas H. Collins

Graduate of the Coast Guard Academy ñ began career aboard the cutter VIGILANT - served as Commander, Pacific Area and Eleventh Coast Guard District where he developed a successful response to increased illegal drug and migrant smuggling traffic in the Eastern Pacific - assumed duties of Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard May 2002 ñ personally committed to making effective use of emerging technologies and developing innovative methods to improve Coast Guard mission performance 

1987 Lori (Giroux) McKenna

Mother of five children (16-1) ñaccomplished songwriter/musician  - played local coffee houses ñ latest release, Bittertown, is an ode to Stoughton ñ wrote Fireflies and others for Faith Hill - appeared on Oprah ñ receiving national acclaim as a songwriter but family comes first

1934 Roy H. Beaton

Lived in 14 states and 29 homes since receiving B.S. in chemical engineering from Northeastern ñ Worked on the top secret Manhattan Project ñ developed and produced nuclear weapon ìtriggersî for Department of Defense and unmanned weather, communications and orbiting observatory satellites for G.E. Space Center ñ General Manager of G.E. APOLLO Systems at Cape Kennedy ñ responsibilities included APOLLO spacecraft modules and launch vehicle stages, as well as total mission reliability ñ bestowed a $1,000,000 foundation for scholarships to Stoughton High School