Wynn played in the NFL for the Oakland Raiders and New England Patriots after being drafted by the former in 1970. Winfield received her award posthumously and graduated from ETHS in 1944. She built a practice in Evanston and helped supported the Evanston Community Hospital. Winfield is the namesake for the Winfield Moody Clinic in the Cabrini-Green neighborhood in honor of her legacy treating the underserved Black community of Chicago at Children’s Memorial hospital. He also served as National President of the Organization of Chinese Americans, an advocacy group dedicated to advancing the social, political and economic well-being of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Tao works as a landscape architect across the country becoming a National Trustee and Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects. He later opened a podiatry practice in Evanston and served the community until his death. A graduate of 1941, he volunteered service in World War II and served as a Tuskegee Airmen with the 477th Bombardment Squadron. Keith originally attended Xavier university in New Orleans but came back to Chicago to study premed at Loyola University. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. She later became the first woman of color appointed Assistant Regional Representative of the Bureau of Public Assistance at the U.S. according to the school’s website.Ĭooper graduated in the Class of 1924 and was one of the first Black women to attend Northwestern University where she earned a degree in social work. The award, which began in 2003, is presented to graduates of Evanston Township High School who exemplify the tradition of excellence fostered at ETHS through professional achievements in their chosen fields, service, and/or contributions to society. Florence Winfield, and Mike Wynn - were honored with the schools Distinguished Alumni Award at a ceremony held on Dec. Alvin Keith, Karly Kupferberg, Ellen Rosenblum, Austin Tao, Dr. Seven Evanston Township High School alumni - Helen Cromer Cooper, Dr.

Evanston township high school alumni