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HIASAA - Highland Community School District 5
Highland Community School District 5
HIASAA - St. Paul Catholic School - Highland, IL
St. Paul Catholic School
HIASAA - Highland Community School District 5
Highland Community School District 5
HIASAA - St. Paul Catholic School - Highland, IL
St. Paul Catholic
School
HIASAA
Highland Illinois Area School Alumni Association
HIASAA
Highland Illinois Area School
Alumni Association
HIASAA
Highland Illinois Area School Alumni Association
HIASAA - Highland Community School District 5
HIASAA - St. Paul Catholic School
Gathering
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Staff, Classmates and Alumni
Staff, Classmates and Alumni
2018 HIASAA Hall of Fame Member
Larry Mueller - Arts & Sciences
Larry Mueller graduated from Highland High School in 1944. He received an Electrical Engineer certificate while serving in the Pacific in the US Navy during WWII from 1944-1946. In the late 1950’s and early 1960’s Larry attended Belleville Area College. Larry was an instructor in Electronics at Ranken Technical College after serving in the Navy.

Larry Mueller was born to be a writer. At the early age of 11 he published his first public works with a neighborhood newsletter with the help of a teacher and neighbor who could print it for him on a gel on canvas copier. He covered neighborhood events as well as national events like the Joe Louis fights, including the Joe Louis vs Max Schmeling bout. Larry was born in a time when hunting was still a valuable life skill. His father’s love of hunting and his mother’s meticulous nature both aided in forming a son who is meticulous in researching his subject matter on hunting and fishing and any other subject of his interest. Larry has written 16 books on hunting, fishing and related subjects and has been featured in several books by other authors. He wrote the column “Hunting and Fishing with Larry Mueller” in the Highland News Leader and Belleville News Democrat for 24 years and spent 24 years as editor and author writing the “Hunting Dogs” column as well as featured articles for Outdoor Life magazine. He authored numerous articles in various other magazines such as Field and Stream and Sports Afield, and his articles have also been included in books and national publications such as Gun Digest. Larry was once invited to be on the Johnny Carson show however he was never one to seek the limelight and politely declined. He was, however, interviewed by Clare Conley and secured his future as Hunting Dog Editor and author for Outdoor Life magazine.

Larry has hunted nearly every species of winged foul eligible for hunting as well as every four-legged animal plus poisonous snakes. His hunting excursions took him all over the United States making the people he wrote about famous in their own right. Larry is always an ethical hunter and has great respect and admiration for nature. During much of his life he has had a kennel of 4-5 dogs of a variety of species that reflected his hunting interests. He has written several articles on dog health, dog supplements to increase health and intelligence, dog genetics (before it was popular) and kind, appropriate training methods that encourage dogs to be their best. Larry is writing his 17th book on selecting and breeding highly trainable hunting dogs using genetic information. Larry’s books are available on Amazon.com. Larry’s book “Bear Attacks of the Century”, published in 2005, was recently featured in a new ABC-TV series called “In An Instant”. The program was a re-creation of a man who was attacked by a grizzly bear who had read Larry’s book and remembered survival tips from the book and used them to protect his severe wounds. The cover of the book was shown in the episode.

Larry is a respected writer and is often asked to review a book, inspire a title, write an Introduction or Forward for other books, and he is a professional photographer. Larry has been awarded the title of “Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels” by the Governor of Kentucky. It is the highest honor awarded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The Colonels are Kentucky’s ambassadors of good will and fellowship around the world. Colonelships are commissioned for an individual’s contributions to his community, state or nation, and for special achievements. He is a “Colonel” amongst others such as President Lyndon B. Johnson, Winston Churchill, John Glenn, Muhammad Ali, Betty White, and Elvis Presley to name a few.
2021 Inductees
Dr. Bonnie Gelly, MD - Arts & Sciences
Mr. Jeremy Corray - Arts & Sciences
Ms. Pat Jacoby - Business
Mrs. Shirley Bellm - Career Public Service
2019 Inductees
Lori Ruebhausen - Arts & Sciences
Commander William M. Tschudy - Career Public Service
Marion Alch - Lifetime Achievement Award
2018 Inductees
Larry Mueller - Arts & Sciences
James Burgett - Career Public Service
Robert Dauderman - Business
Joel Hawkins - Sports
2017 Inductees
Pat Imming - Arts & Sciences
John "Jack" Cygan - Career Public Service
Dennis Luber - Sports
2016 Inductees
Bruce Case - Arts & Sciences
Tom Ulmet - Career Public Service
Erwin Weder - Business
Jake Odorizzi - Sports
2015 Inductees
Dr. Mark Edwin Frisse - Arts & Sciences
Pat Schwarm - Career Public Service
Otto E. Jakel - Business
2014 Inductees
Dr. Richard Streiff - Arts & Sciences
Jerome Zobrist - Career Public Service
Dennis Rinderer - Public Service
2013 Inductees
Dr. Robert W. Buchheim - Arts & Sciences
Robin McGee - Arts & Sciences
Dr. Carl Ernst - Business
Kevin Hemann - Public Service
2012 Inductees
Melissa Glassmaker - Arts & Sciences
Jerry Dauderman - Business
Brig. Gen. Scott Zobrist - Public Service
2011 Inductees
Allan Killion - Arts & Sciences
David R. Ford - Business
Jay Ward - Sports
Jeanne Baumann Meyer - Public Service
2010 Inductees
Carl Basler - Business
Earl Wirz - Sports
Roland Harris - Public Service
Olin Stratton - At Large
2009 Inductees
Dr. Arlo Landolt - Arts & Sciences
Robert Mueller - Arts & Sciences
Robert Scott Tibbetts - Arts & Sciences
Martin Wick - Business
Jay Boulanger - Business
Terry Riffel - Business
Jennie Kaeser - Public Service
Joe Michaelis - Public Service
Lynn Rehberger - Public Service
2008 Inductees
Brenda (Hemann) Harris - Arts & Sciences
Ron Jacober - Arts & Sciences
Jesse Kamm - Arts & Sciences
Louis Latzer - Business
Ralph Korte - Business
Edwin Frisse - Business
Ed Hilbert - Sports
Darell Bellm - Public Service
Jack Klaus - Public Service
Larry "Biddy" Essenpreis - Public Service
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