2017
Distinguished Alumni Awards
The Board of Education of Centralia High School proudly announces the following individuals as recipients of the Centralia High School Distinguished Alumni Award
Class of 2017
Theresa L. Schwartz, M.D., M.S., FACS
Class of 1996
Education
BA, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (1999)
MS, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (2000)
Doctor of Medicine, St. Louis University School of Medicine (2005)
MS in Health Outcome Research from St. Louis University School of Public Health (2014)
Outstanding Contribution to Profession
Holds membership in numerous national organizations
Member of the Missouri chapter of the American College of Surgeons and the
Frederic A. Coller Surgical Society
Received numerous professional awards and honors
Serves on numerous committees and review boards
Serves as senior medical student mentor
Has written numerous articles, chapters and abstracts
Has appeared on numerous radio and television programs
Joe Baldridge
Class of 1982
Education
Received a BS from Belmont University-2007
Outstanding Contribution to Profession
Began as an instructor at Belmont University-2010
Has 25 years experience in music production, recording, mixing, artist
management and artist development
Is credited on over 300 records on All Music, spanning 4 decades
Received numerous Grammy awards for engineering
Nominated for Record of the Year by the Recording Academy-2013
Awarded multiple platinum and gold records by the RIAA
Nominated for Audio Engineer of the Year by the Academy of Country Music-2017
2006 Alumnus of Leadership Music.
Centralia High School Distinguished Alumni Awards-November 3, 2017