RUSSELL PARK
Russell Park graduated from OHS (Lincoln) in 1940. Russ was captain of the OHS football and basketball teams. He served in the U.S. Navy seabees in W.W. II. He became very involved in the community. In 1947 he established the "Parks Sportsmanship Award" which is still presented to the best athlete in over twenty sports in area high schools. In 1954 he purchased 15 acres and established Park's Sportsman the largest individually owned and operated store of its kind in Utah.
LAVELL EDWARDS
Lavell Edwards graduated from OHS (Lincoln) in 1948. Lavell was cocaptain playing center on the 1947 Lincoln High School Championship Team he lettered in basketball and track. Lavell coached the Granite Farmers then moved to BYU as assistant football coach. In 1972, he was named as BYU's head coach and has been selected WAC Coach of the Year five times. In 1984 when the Cougars were the national champions, he was named NCAA Coach of the Year. Upon retiring from his illustrious career at BYU, the university renamed the 65,000+ seat stadium, "Lavell Edwards Stadium". Coach Edwards his career with an amazing 257 wins which currently puts him as the sixth highest win total among all top division college football coaches.
NORMAN NIELSON
Norman Nielson graduated from OHS (Lincoln) in 1953. Norm is known for his membership in the Utah House of Representatives, as a house chairman of Community and Economic development, and as a member of the health and environment committee. He was President of the Scera Corp. and President of the Miss Utah Pageant. Being involved in Utah's entertainment division, directing and booking shows in over sixty foreign countries and throughout the U.S.
STEVEN BAUGH
Steven Baugh graduated from OHS in 1963. Steven was student body president and cocaptain of the tennis team at Orem High. After graduating from BYU, Steve taught at Orem High for ten years. He was principal at American Fork, Pleasant Grove, and Mountain View High Schools before becoming the Alpine School District Superintendant of schools in 1988. He was president of the Utah High Superintendants Association and was the 1998 Utah State Superintendant of the Year. After retiring as an educator, Steven has gone on to pursue other avenues of public service by running for the state house of representatives and serving on municipal committees.
JOHN CHILDS
John Childs graduated from OHS in 1963. John's career began in the Uintah Basin teaching the Ute Indians. He has been the district curriculum director a combination middle and junior high principal, principal of Dixon Middle School where he was named Principal of the Year. In 1987 he became principal of OHS, his Alma Mater. Dr. Childs received the "Principal of Leadership Award" and is a standard to Utah administrators with his positive and imaginative approach to education.
BRENDA PETERSON
Brenda Peterson graduated from OHS in 1969. All three years that Brenda played for OHS, the softball, volleyball, and basketball teams won regional championships. Brenda was a Tigerette and was a team captain for BYU Basketball and Volleyball teams. As a member of the U.S. Womens Volleyball team she played in the world games in Moscow. In 1986 she was the fourth woman to be inducted into BYU Cougar Club Hall of Fame. Brenda has coauthored five textbooks and earned two national prizes for her reference manual for electronic and desk-top publishing.
VAL OVESON
Val Oveson graduated from OHS in 1970. Val was OHS student body president and captain of the football team. In 1970 he was a staff member at a White House conference on children and youth. Val was Utah State Lt. Governor representing the governor in economic development in Utah. Throughout the U.S. and overseas he was the Utah State auditor from 1981 to 1985 and then served as chairman on the Utah State tax commission. He is an accountant and real estate appraiser. In 2003, Governor Mike Leavitt appointed Val to be the Chief Information Officer for the state of Utah. He given the task of making Utah's government more accessable and responsive to its citizens. Val received the "Public Official of the Year" award from Governing Magazine in 2004.
CLAUDIA LAYCOCK
Claudia Laycock graduated from OHS in 1970. At OHS Claudia was orchestra concert mistress, acapella choir accompanist, a student council member, and president of the Sapere Aude Club. Following BYU graduation, Claudia taught English and German at Dixon Jr. High. After graduation from BYU law school in 1985, she began her career in law. Claudia worked with teenagers in juvenile court, with the Utah Co. Attorney's Office, and with the women and children crisis center. Judge Claudia Laycock was appointed to the Fourth District Court in January 2001 and serves Juab, Millard, Utah, and Wasatch Counties. Judge Laycock serves on the Standing Committee on Judicial Branch Education, which oversees the continuing education of all judges and court staff in the State of Utah. She also enjoys playing in the Utah Valley Symphony.
PAUL COX
Paul Cox graduated from OHS in 1971. Paul is a world-renowned scientist and educator with a BYU B.S. Degree, University of Wales master degree, and a Harvard Masters and PhD. He was BYU's teacher of the year in 1988, 91, 92, and 93. He says," Only one person can create magic in the classroom; that person is the teacher." Paul is the subject of articles in Discover and TIME and was the center of a 1998 CBS special, "Medicine Man." He helped preserve over 65,000 acres of rain forest in American and Western Samoa. He was also awarded the Goldman Prize, sometimes called the "Nobel Prize" of the environment, for his efforts in saving tropical rainforests.
WILLIAM BACON
William Bacon graduated from OHS in 1972. Bill's classmates remember him for starting the popular eight piece band, "London Bridge." He professionally performs, composes, arranges, produces, and teaches music. He graduated Cum Laude from BYU, began his medical training at the University of Utah and continued at the University of Southern California specializing in orthopedic surgery. Bill returned to Utah Valley and established his medical practice in orthopedic surgery and sports medicine.
TOM PETERSON
Tom Peterson graduated from OHS in 1972. Tom was active in the Key and Letterman's Clubs, National Honor Society, and was on the tennis team for three years, winning the State Doubles Championship as a senior. He was on the BYU Men's Volleyball team while in college and went on to coach for the University of Utah, BYU, and Penn State. In 1993, he coached the Olympic Sports Festival's Gold Medal East team, taking them to win the gold medal in 1995. He achieved first-team All American status at the USVBA Open Nationals and was honored by the American Volleyball Coaches Association as "Coach of the Year." Coach Peterson lead the BYU Cougars to the National Championship in 2004 and a national runner-up finish in 2003. In his 10 years as a men's head coach at the Division I level, Peterson's teams appeared in seven NCAA Final Fours.
MARIA THYGERSON SMITH
Maria Thygerson Smith graduated from OHS in 1972. Maria was president of Thespians, a member of the National Honor Society, All-state-Debate, and named "Outstanding Teenager of America." She graduated Magna Lam Lande from BYU, has a Master of Arts from Texas Tech University, and was station manager at KUTV. Her awards include a Presidential Citation for Best Private Sector Initiative and a Rocky Mountain Emmy for Best Community Affairs Campaign.
LLOYD D. NEWELL
Lloyd D. Newell graduated from OHS in 1974. As a speaker, consultant, and writer, Lloyd has addressed audiences in 47 states and more than a dozen countries. He has been a CBS TV news anchorman and news magazine host and has also worked for CNN's Headline News in Atlanta, Georgia. He continues to serve as host and announcer for many local and national programs and events. He is a published author of several bestselling books. He is well known as the voice and writer for the Mormon Tabernacle choir's weekly inspirational broadcast of "Music and the Spoken Word."
KURT BESTOR
Kurt Bestor graduated from OHS in 1976. Kurt is a talented composer and performer, versatile film scorer and arranger, and is well-known for his popular symphonies and concerts. He has composed over forty film scores, developed TV show themes, and won numerous awards including an Emmy for his original music for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Calgary. His musical contributions to network TV includes themes for ABC Monday Night Football, National Geographic Explorer, TBS's Wildlife Adventures, and ABC Sunday Night Movie. He performs his holiday show throughout the western United States to thrilled audiences. He has performed internationally with the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir as well as the Estonian National Orchestra.
BRIAN WIMMER
Brian Wimmer graduated from OHS in 1977. Brian's theatrical career began in ninth grade as production assistant in the locally filmed "Footloose," he was discovered to be photogenic. He was in "Nightmare on Elm Street II," "Under the Boardwalk," "Less Than Zero," and "Holy Child in the City." He performed locally, in productions in LA and New York, and trained in the Actor's Repertory Theatre and the Beverly Hills Playhouse. He appeared as a guest star in Season 3 of "ER".
His first leading role in the ABC Movie of the Week "What Price Victory", in which he portrayed an illiterate football player who gets into a good school based on his athletic abilities, led to Brian being offered the major role on "China Beach". Played the lead role for the revamped and syndicated "Flipper" series starring as Dr. Keith Ricks in the show. Married, he enjoys skiing, fly fishing, snowboarding, horseback riding and is the founder and film festival director of "X-Dance" which is the action sports-version of Sundance.
STEVE EAGER
Steve Eager graduated from OHS in 1980. While at Orem High, Steve Eager was an all-state baseball player. He attended UVCC and BYU on athletic scholarship. He was a stand-out catcher and drafted 3 different times before he signed with the Detroit Tigers and played three years in their organization. He then returned to school and Steve graduated from BYU in communications and co-anchored "Focus," a KSL-TV hour long public affairs program. Steve currently anchors the 5:30, 6:00 and 9:00 pm newscasts for KDFW-Fox 4 in Dallas, Texas.
SUZANNE SAWYER MONTGOMERY
Suzanne Sawyer Montgomery graduated from OHS in 1984. Suzanne started skiing at age 10. At age 14 she was the youngest employed ski instructor ever at Sundance. She coached their alpine racing team and skied for the Utah Valley Ski Team. In 1985 she helped her BYU team win the collegiate NCSA National Championship title in Killington, VT. She modeled ski wear on covers of many ski magazines and skied in many ads. Evian, Ski Internet, Ski Utah, Nordica, K2, Rossignol, etc. She skied in "Black Diamond Rush," "Vertical Reality," "Endless Winter," "Snow Riders," and "Snow Riders 2."
SHELLY SCHRAERRER EATON
Shelly Schraerrer graduated from OHS in 1988. Shelly made headlines as an all-American gymnast at the University of Utah. As a two year all-American, she holds the school's record of 39.225 all-around mark and 9.85 on the bar and floor exercise for a second place at the 1990 NCAA Championship. She holds the school's first 9.90, four of the U's top ten all-around performance awards, and was a finalist for the prestigious Honda Broderick Award. She was honored by Orem City and in 1990 was named the Multiple Sclerosis College Athlete of the Year. She has served as an assistant coach at Arizona State University and Shelly is also currently the co-owner and director of SportsTech International/Desert Devil Gymnastics in Mesa, Arizona. As a club-level coach, Eaton has mentored more than 75 state, regional and national champions on floor exercise and beam at her SportsTech/Desert Devil facilities, of which there are now five.
CHAD LEWIS
Chad Lewis graduated from OHS in 1989. He later walked on to BYU's football team and shortly thereafter became a starter. He was named an Academic All-American Honorable Mention while at BYU and was later signed to play tight end for the Philadelphia Eagles. He was a member of the Super Bowl Champion St. Louis Rams in 2000 and then returned to Philadelphia where he settled into the starting TE position. He was named to the Pro-Bowl during his third year 2000-2001 after leading the NFC in receptions among tight ends. Chad helped lead the Eagles to the Super Bowl in 2005. He has served as a chinese interpreter for Super Bowl broadcasts and as an NFL ambassador. Chad retired from the NFL after 9 seasons and currently resides in Utah County. He is married to a former all-American volleyball player from BYU.
