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LEADERS
ACADEMICS
ALUMNI
OUR LADY OF PROVIDENCE HIGH SCHOOL
CLARKSVILLE, INDIANA
Researched and produced by PHS archivist, Mr. Ray Day ‘57 - August 2019
Updated – October 2020
FOUNDING PRINCIPAL SISTER MARIE HELEN 1951-1957
PRINCIPAL SISTER MIRIAM JOSEPH 1957-1963
PRINCIPAL SISTER MARY XAVIER 1963-1967
PRINCIPAL SISTER MARIE ELLEN 1967-1971
PRINCIPAL MR. ROBERT “BOB” LARKIN 1971-1988
PRINCIPAL MR. MICHAEL JOHNSON 1988-1990
PRINCIPAL AND PRESIDENT MR. GERALD WILKINSON Principal 1990-1995 President 1995-2004
PRINCIPAL DR. CECIL MATTINGLY 1995-2002
CURRENT PRINCIPAL
DR. MELINDA K.
“MINDY” ERNSTBERGER
2002-PresentPRESIDENT MRS. JOAN M. HURLEY 2004-2016
PRESIDENT
MR. STEPHEN
WILLIAMSON
2016 – 2020PRESIDENT
MR. VICTOR BEELER II
2020 - PresentDEANS OF STUDENTS . . . Work closely with students on a daily basis MR. RON VELETA MR. PAT MCKAY MR. GENE MURPHY MR. GARY ROSENBERGER 1963 - 1970 1970 - 1972 1973 - 1992 1992 - 2004
CURRENT ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Director of Students
MR. SCOTT HUTCHINS
2004 to presentCURRENT ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
Director of Academics
MRS. KERRY GERBER
(Hon.Alum.’19)
2004 to presentATHLETIC DIRECTORS . . .
PETE MURPHY RON VELETA BOB FIELDS DON ZIPP MICKEY
1951 - 1969 1969 - 1973 1973 - 1994 1994 - 2004 GOLEMBESKI
2004 - 2021CURRENT ATHLETIC DIRECTOR . . .
MR. TED LEASOR
2021- presentNoted Providence Grad
SR. ANN MARGARET O’HARA, SP – 1955
Senior Picture
1955
Played a major role
in the canonization
of SAINT MOTHER
SR. ANN MARGARET with ARCHBISHOP DANIEL BUECHLEIN, THEODORE GUERIN
standing beside the stature of Mary, April 11, 2005 in 2006Noted Providence Grad
MR. JOHN MACLEOD – 1955
Indiana Basketball
Hall of Famer - 2005
COACHED:
Oklahoma - 6 years
Notre Dame - 8 years
Phoenix Suns – 14 years
Dallas Mavericks – 2 years
New York Knicks – 1 year
With PHS President Joan
Hurley in 2004
ON and OFF
& ON the team “His passion for the game was matched only by
again his endearing personality, humility and class.”
Phoenix Suns websiteNoted Providence Grad
Charlie Jenkins - 1957
Indiana Basketball Hall of
Famer for his 50+ years in
Sports Broadcasting -
2009
Author of
A PIONEERING SPIRIT
PHS’s history of
basketball from
1951-2017Noted Providence Grads
THE MARLINS BAND
ROBERT “BOTS” (’70), RICK (‘74”),
GARY (‘66), AND JACE
And retired member Jack (‘62)
The Marlins are known throughout our
metropolitan area and numerous cities
in Florida, Arizona, Nevada and across
the nation.
Robert “Rob” Marlin (‘90), Bots’s son, is well known
as a founding member of the local band “Rumors.”Military Grad
And The Ultimate Sacrifice
Sgt. THOMAS “TOM” J. GETTELFINGER
– PHS 1966
Tom was a good student, fun-loving and caring of
others. Deployed to South Vietnam in 1970. On a
helicopter rescue mission he was shot down on
April 15, 1971. He was 22 years of age.
Thank you for your service, Tom
Vietnam Memorial Wall, Panel W4,
Line 126 – “Thomas J. Gettelfinger”Military Grad And The Ultimate Sacrifice U.S. Air Force Senior Airman EARL F. “J.R.” CARTRETTE – PHS 1992 In Saudi Arabia on June 25, 1996, J.R. was one of 19 Americans killed by a terrorist fuel truck explosion at King Abdul Aziz Air Base in Kohbar, near Dhahran. He was 22 years of age. Thank you for your service, J.R. “Known as a practical joker, J.R. kept times in Saudi light-hearted,” wrote a fellow serviceman.
ACADEMIC ACOLADES
Many awards students earn are named for teachers.
Sister Joseph Louise
Mathematics Achievement Award
Awarded every year since 1966.
She was head of the Math and Science
Department during her 10 years at
Providence, 1955-1965ACADEMIC ACOLADES
Many awards students earn are named for teachers.
Ms. Norma Reynolds
Chemistry Award
Ms. Reynolds served PHS for 21 years
(1968-1989) in Chemistry, Physics, and
Biology. Award has been given annually
since 1990.
Seniors often refer to it as “The Norma.”ACADEMIC ACOLADES
Many awards students earn are named for teachers.
Mrs. Karen Benham Memorial
English Award
She served for 27 years,
leaving in 1999 due to illness.
The Award was established in 2008 and
awarded annually to a graduating senior
whose love for literature and language
is evident in both written and verbal work.
Mrs. Benham died of cancer in 2001ACADEMIC ACOLADES
Many awards students earn are named for teachers.
Mrs. Kathleen Polansky
Theology Award
Ms. Polansky came to Providence in 1981 and
served in Theology Department until her retirement
in 2011. Presented annually to a graduating senior,
it was created in 2012 to honor her 30-year career
at Providence.ACADEMIC ACOLADES
Many awards students earn are named for teachers.
Ms. Judith Manning Social
Studies Award
Named for Ms. Jude Manning, (Hon.Alum.’16), a
long time Social Studies teacher – from 1983 to
2019. Ms. Manning’s love of “all things History” and
her enthusiasm for teaching have inspired students
for 30 years.
The Award was established in 2013ACADEMIC ACOLADES
Many awards students earn are named for teachers.
Mr. Don Zipp “Blue Pride” Award
Mr. Don Zipp, (Hon.Alum.’12) served 37 years teaching
Government, Economics, Current Problems. When he
retired in 2012,
He was made an “Honorary Alumni of PHS” and the
school’s Blue Pride Award (originated in 2009) was
renamed the Don Zipp Blue Pride Award in his honor.
Mr. Zipp was also Athletic Director from 1994 through 2004.ACADEMIC LEADERS OF PROVIDENCE
128
Number of teaching Sisters
serving from 1951 through 2004
- 123 Sisters of Providence (SP)
- 2 Sisters of Nazareth (SCN)
- 2 Sister of the Ursuline Order (OSU)
- 1 Order of St. Benedict (OSB)45 Number of priests serving from 1951 to present
1959 1990 465+ Number of teaching 2018 lay men and women dedicated to the mission of PROVIDENCE – 1951 to the present
But at PROVIDENCE… it is not so much about numbers as it is about Faith, Academics, and Community
AT PROVIDENCE, THE SKY’S THE LIMIT
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