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

Colonel Steven Breeze

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

Dr. Gregory Kasten

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