Hermiston School District is announcing that nominations are open for the third annual Distinguished Alumnus award. The award is given annually to recognize deserving Hermiston High School graduates who are leaders within their respective field of expertise and within their community.
Aspiring candidates need to meet the following requirements:
- Must be a graduate of Hermiston High School, having attended Hermiston High School for at least two consecutive years prior to graduation;
- Leader in his or her chosen field/profession, with a proven record of achievement and at least 15 years verifiable and successful professional experience;
- Strong supporter and contributor to community service;
- Willing to serve as a role model for youth;
- Model citizen with a clean background free of criminal convictions; and,
- Supported by strong references and/or endorsements.
Alan Keown, a 1975 HHS graduate, was the 2016 Distinguished Alumnus. Keown has been a percussion teacher and arranger in the Pacific Northwest since 1980. He spent many of those years as a drum set and orchestral performer as well as marching percussion specialist at the University of Oregon, Oregon State University and various high school programs. He has been involved with Ted Turner’s Goodwill Games Ceremonies as well as the competitive tour sponsored by Drum Corps International, and is very active in the winter drumline activity.
Keown publishes marching band music with Matrix Publishing Company, concert percussion literature with Alfred Publishing and Tapspace Publications and indoor drumline shows with Marching Show Concepts.
