Brian Guy

Professional Career Accomplishments

Brian Guy (CHS Class of 1978) was nominated in the area of Professional Career Accomplishments. After graduating from Clinton High School, Guy entered the field of law enforcement as the youngest officer ever hired by the Clinton Police Department, also as its first Emergency Medical Technician, and retiring as the longest-serving Chief of Police in the 135-year history of the Clinton Police Department. He was instrumental in creating the Clinton Citizen Police Academy, which has been in place for over 20 years. Guy also implemented a standardized Field Training program and created a model In-Service Training for the department, which has been recognized and adopted throughout this part of the country. He was appointed by Governor Branstad and Culver to the Iowa Enforcement Academy Council, serving 14 years (10 years as its chairperson). He also served on the Clinton County Communication Commission and has served on the Board of Directors for the Illinois Mobile Team Training Unit #IV, a multi-agency and bi-state law enforcement training organization. At the same time, Brian also served in community roles as a member of the Mercy Medical Center Board of Directors, as well as a board member of Clinton Community College's Paul B. Sharar Foundation. Guy retired in 2015 after serving 36 years with the Clinton Police Department, his last 15 years serving as Chief of Police.

Diane Andrews

Professional Career Accomplishments

Dr. Diane (Randall) Andrews (CHS) Class of 1972) was nominated in the category of Professional Career Accomplishments. She has retired as an Associate Professor Emerita from the University of Central Florida. Andrews received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Iowa, her Masters of Science in Nursing from the University of Illinois, and her Ph.D. in Public Affairs from the University of Central Florida. She began her career at Rush Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago where her passion for leadership led her to serve in roles in both post anesthesia and cardiovascular units. During her 14 year tenure with the University of Central Florida, Andrews served as Director of the Executive DNP program, a program which she founded, and the MSN Leadership and Management program. Her research interests are focused on the work environment of the direct care nurses. Andrews had two national appointments the she served: Secretary of the Association of Leadership Science in Nursing and an onsite reviewer for the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.

George Nord

Distinguished Military Service

George Nord (CHS Class of 1953) was nominated in the area of Distinguished Military Service. Nord, a retired Army Command Sergeant Major with 30 years of service, was awarded the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. CSM (RET) Nord also earned the Ranger Tab, the Master Parachutist Badge, and the Combat Infantryman Badge. Nord was awarded the Silver Star on June 17, 1968 for his actions on February 8, 1968: "While serving as Light Weapons Infantry Advisor to the 38th Ranger Battalion, Army of the Republic of Vietnam... When the Rangers encountered intense hostile fire, Sergeant Nord remained at the foremost points of contact to direct and control the supporting fires of the armored personnel carriers and armed helicopters... When one of the vehicles was disabled, Sergeant Nord went forward to within 50 meters of the Viet Cong line and directed air strikes as close as four feet from his position. When Sergeant Nord was informed that the other American advisor was wounded and lying exposed close to the enemy positions, he dashed forward under withering hostile fire to recover the fallen advisor. He then arranged for medical evacuation of the wounded while at the same time continuing to direct Ranger assaults until the area was cleared and the insurgents routed."

K.C. (Rogis) Busch

Accomplishments in the Academic Fields

K.C. (Rogis) Busch (CHS) Class of 1990) was nominated in the category of Accomplishments in the Academic Fields. Dr. Busch is currently a tenured Associate Professor of STEM Education at North Carolina State University. Her long-term career goal is to explore and advance educational experiences that empower individuals to engage in collective action to improve their lives and communities. After graduating from Clinton High School, Busch earned a BS in ecology from Iowa State University, an MA in science education from the University of Texas at Austin, and a PhD in science education from Stanford University. Busch has been an educator for over three decades. She was an environmental educator in Africa with the Peace Corps, in Nevada with the National Park Service, in Vermont, and in Iowa, She taught middle and high school science for twelve years in Austin, Texas. Now, she trains science educators and conducts educational research. One of her major initiatives has been the investigation of how language is used to teach about climate change in educational settings, and how that framing affects youth perception of the problem and their capacity for creating solutions. She is now exploring how coastal communities make collective decisions about adaptation to climate change.

William Theisen

Professional Career Accomplishments

William Theisen (CHS Class of 1963) was nominated in the area of Professional Career Accomplishments. Theisen is a restaurant entrepreneur who was the founder of Godfather's Pizza, a popular national pizzeria chain that has locations in over 40 states. He got the idea to start a pizza chain when he was running his own bar called "Wild Willy's". Theisen noticed many of his customers carried pizza from a restaurant next door into his bar to eat it. He removed the wall separating the two businesses and the birth of Godfather's Pizza began in 1973. Many locations opened throughout the country and Theisen had a thriving business. He sold the company to Pillsbury in the mid-1980s. In 1993, Theisen constructed a 20,125 square foot mansion in Omaha, Nebraska, at the time, the largest in the City. In 2009, Theisen opened Pitch Pizzeria in Omaha, his first pizza restaurant since he sold Godfather's.