About

The Pinkerton Academy Hall of Fame Committee selected five community members to be inducted this year.  The newest members will include Jennifer Brown, Allan Hall, Richard Holmes, John Schlichte, and George Tyler. 

Jennifer Brown
A 1997 Pinkerton graduate, Jennifer Brown teaches Family and Consumer Science at Pinkerton Academy. She acts as a faculty mentor, FCCLA advisor, five-time class advisor, and 12-year Alumni Association Board member. She is a past Delta Kappa Gamma chapter president and recipient of the 2012 Shepard Award.

Allan Hall
Allan Hall taught Fine Arts at Pinkerton for 35 years. He was a 1999 Shepard Award winner,  and was named both the Student Council Rookie Teacher of the Year and Teacher of the Year. He helped shape the campus visual identity through signage and graphics and spent years doing set designs for theater productions. Hall is an accomplished American realist painter whose work has been featured on NH Chronicle and recognized by the Copley Society of Boston and the Currier Museum of Art.

Richard Holmes
A Vietnam War combat medic and 2010 Honorary Alumnus, Richard Holmes taught history for 30 years at Pelham Middle School. He founded the Derry Museum of History, authored six books on local history, and donated extensive archives to Pinkerton Academy. Recognized for decades of civic leadership, Holmes was named the 2006 NH Municipal Association Volunteer of the Year and listed in Who's Who in America for 20 consecutive editions.

John Schlichte
John Schlichte, a Class of 1981 graduate,  was an elite Pinkerton soccer player who scored 25-plus goals in a single season. He went on to serve in the U.S. Army as an Airborne Rifle Squad Leader and won the 1988 Best Ranger Competition. Following his military service, Schlichte has built a successful business career and co-founded the Warrior Rizen Foundation to support military and survivor families.

George “Lefty” Tyler
George “Lefty” Tyler (attended 1903–1904) was the first Pinkerton student to play Major League Baseball. A pitcher who logged 388 games over 12 seasons, he helped lead the 1914 Boston Braves from last place to a World Series championship. Boston declared "Tyler Day" in his honor on September 30, 1913, and he later served as an MLB umpire for 12 years.