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Vestavia Hills City Schools Superintendent Todd Freeman speaks during the fourth annual Vestavia Hills City Schools Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Vestavia Hills Civic Center on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
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Mayor Ashley Curry speaks during the fourth annual Vestavia Hills City Schools Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Vestavia Hills Civic Center on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
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Beverly Brasell listens as Kym Prewitt speaks during the fourth annual Vestavia Hills City Schools Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Vestavia Hills Civic Center on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
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The Liberty Park Middle School honor choir performs during the fourth annual Vestavia Hills City Schools Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Vestavia Hills Civic Center on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
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Vestavia Hills City Schools Superintendent Todd Freeman introduces Beverly Brasell during the fourth annual Vestavia Hills City Schools Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Vestavia Hills Civic Center on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
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Vestavia Hills City Schools Superintendent Todd Freeman shakes hands with Beverly Brasell as she walks up to speak during the fourth annual Vestavia Hills City Schools Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Vestavia Hills Civic Center on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
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Beverly Brasell speaks during the fourth annual Vestavia Hills City Schools Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Vestavia Hills Civic Center on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
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Vestavia Hills City Schools Superintendent Todd Freeman hugs Kym Prewitt as Prewitt walks up to speak during the fourth annual Vestavia Hills City Schools Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Vestavia Hills Civic Center on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
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Kym Prewitt speaks during the fourth annual Vestavia Hills City Schools Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Vestavia Hills Civic Center on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
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Vestavia Hills City Schools Superintendent Todd Freeman speaks during the fourth annual Vestavia Hills City Schools Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Vestavia Hills Civic Center on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
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Vestavia Hills City Schools Superintendent Todd Freeman shakes hands with Jim Williams as Williams walks to the podium to speak during the fourth annual Vestavia Hills City Schools Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Vestavia Hills Civic Center on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
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Jim Williams speaks during the fourth annual Vestavia Hills City Schools Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Vestavia Hills Civic Center on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
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Jim Williams speaks during the fourth annual Vestavia Hills City Schools Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Vestavia Hills Civic Center on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
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Jennifer Greer speaks during the fourth annual Vestavia Hills City Schools Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Vestavia Hills Civic Center on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
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Jennifer Greer smiles for photographs with some of her students from Post Place during the fourth annual Vestavia Hills City Schools Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Vestavia Hills Civic Center on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
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Vestavia Hills City Schools Superintendent Todd Freeman shakes hands with Ellen Clark, daughter of William “Bill” Clark, as she walks up to speak on behalf of her father during the fourth annual Vestavia Hills City Schools Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Vestavia Hills Civic Center on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
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Ellen Clark, daughter of William “Bill” Clark, speaks on his behalf during the fourth annual Vestavia Hills City Schools Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Vestavia Hills Civic Center on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
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The Liberty Park Middle School honor choir performs during the fourth annual Vestavia Hills City Schools Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Vestavia Hills Civic Center on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Photo by Erin Nelson Sweeney.
Vestavia Hills City Schools honored the 2023 Hall of Fame inductees Monday, Jan. 29, at the Vestavia Hills Civic Center with more than 200 people in attendance.
The five inductees in the Class of 2023 are:
- Beverly Brasell, who served as an English, speech and drama teacher at Vestavia Hills High School from 1974 to 2007
- William “Bill” Clark, the first superintendent for Vestavia Hills City Schools, who served from 1970 to 1979 and is being inducted posthumously
- Jennifer Greer, a special education teacher at Pizitz Middle School and Vestavia Hills High School from 1996 to 2021
- Kym Prewitt, who served in multiple roles from 1987 to 2023, including as an English and youth leadership teacher at Vestavia Hills High School and a Board of Education member
- Jim Williams, who served as principal at Vestavia Hills Elementary East from 1981 to 1999
The inductees were chosen from a field of nominees submitted last year by alumni, current and former school employees and the community at large. More than 140 nominations have been received since the start of the Hall of Fame initiative in 2020.
Previous inductees included Buddy Anderson, Helen Holley, David Miles, Carlton Smith and Kay Tipton in 2020; Sammy Dunn, Barbara Grant, Michael Gross, Rick McKay and John Rush in 2021; and Kelly Bagby, Brian Cain, Karen DeLano, Kimberly McBride and Audrey Pharo in 2022.
