Five Hancock County natives have been named as the 2018 inductees into the Greenfield Central School Foundation Alumni Hall of Fame, and they will be recognized at the foundation’s signature fundraiser, the Red Letter Gala.
Here are the Greenfield-Central alumni being honored this year:
Jack New, Class of 1941
Before his death in 2008, Jack New was heavily involved in state and local government.
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In the 1950s, he was a member of the Greenfield City Council before he took his political aspirations statewide.
He was elected three times to be Indiana’s state treasurer, serving from 1965 to 1967 and again from 1971 to 1979. In 1976, he ran to be the Indiana Democratic Party’s candidate for governor.
He was awarded the Sagamore of the Wabash four times by as many Indiana governors.
New attended Indiana University, where he studied politics. He served with the U.S. Army in Japan and Europe in World War II.
Larry Breese, Class of ’68
Larry Breese served as Greenfield’s clerk-treasurer for 20 years before his retirement in 2016.
Before taking on the position of clerk, Breese was elected to the city council from 1992 to 1996. He was first elected clerk-treasurer in 1996. Now, he sits on the city’s Board of Works.
Following his retirement, he received the Sagamore of the Wabash from then-Gov. Mike Pence for his many years of service to the community.
Teresa Cooper Shook, Class of ’69
Teresa Cooper Shook gained national recognition in 2017 when she was credited with inspiring the Women’s March on Washington — a demonstration that drew thousands to Washington, D.C., after the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
Organizers of the march say a Facebook post Shook made following the election suggesting a gathering in the nation’s capital as a sign of solidarity spurred their movement. Marches were also held in Paris, London, Sydney and other cities around the world.
Shook holds degrees in English literature, secondary education and law.
Though she grew up in Greenfield, she spent years practicing family law in California. She’s taught in classrooms around the globe, including in Guam, Guatemala, China, India and New Guinea.
Shook now lives in Hawaii.
Jeff Harris, Class of ’70
Jeff Harris is the owner and operator of Ye Olde Head Shoppe, a Greenfield hair salon that employs 10 stylists, three massage therapists and two nail technicians.
He regularly uses his business as a means of furthering his community service.
He has served on the board of directors of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greenfield and the board of directors for the Rotary Club of Greenfield.
Harris has been named the Greenfield Chamber of Commerce’s businessman of the year and in 2012 earned the Greenfield Central School Foundation’s Todd Kaminski Community Service Award.
Dave Arland, Class of ’81
Dave Arland holds a degree in radio and television broadcast from Butler University.
He worked as a reporter at WIBC radio for many years, during which time he received awards for his work.
He worked as press secretary for Indianapolis Mayor William H. Hudnut, and in 2008, he founded Arland Communications, Inc.
He serves as the Executive Director of the Indiana Broadcasters Association and was recently elected secretary-treasurer of the National Association of State Broadcasters Associations.