2022 Distinguished Alumni Winners
Harry B. Robins Jr. '56
Michelle Sholley '86
Meg Robins-Garrett '68
Richard Naugle '72
Harry B. Robins Jr ’56, Meg Robins-Garrett ’68, Richard Naugle ’72 and Michelle Sholley ’86 have been selected as LAHS Distinguished Alumni for 2022 from a field of 27 candidates.
Following graduation in 1956, Harry Robins (known as Blaine by his high school friends) began his 32-year career in the Navy. As a Naval Aviator, he logged over 5,000 hours in various aircraft, which included over 300 landings on aircraft carriers. Harry served on numerous ships, stations, and staffs, and was Commanding Officer of several. Early in his career he obtained a BS in Engineering Science and a MS in Fiscal Resource Management from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA. He was the recipient of numerous military awards, achieved the rank of Captain and served his country with honor. Following retirement have the Navy, Harry entered the emergency services field, becoming an emergency management consultant, planner and coordinator for Monterey County, CA. For 14 years he was involved in many local disasters and emergencies and received the Monterey County Support Firefighter of the Year Award in 2002. He continues to serve on the Emergency Medical Care Committee. He remains active in the Boy Scouts of America, where he has served in various positions including Cubmaster, Scoutmaster, Summer Camp Director, Shooting Sports Director, Council Committee Member, Unit Commissioner, Merit Badge Councilor, etc. Harry and his wife Sally live in Monterey and have 4 children and 7 grandchildren.
Harry states – “I place high value on education, professionalism, loyalty, character, teamwork and commitment…I regard myself as the product of a strong and viable community, a professional and nurturing school system, a compassionate church, and a loving and caring family, backed by supportive and exceptionally loyal friends”.
Margaret Robins-Garrett graduated from LAHS in 1968 “with the knowledge and skills to excel!”. She continued her education at Villanova University (BSN) then served as a U.S. Navy nurse during the Vietnam War (1971-1978). She earned her MEd in counseling and education from The Citadel and her law degree from the University of Maryland. Meg began her nurse attorney career at John Hopkins in May 1986, where she was responsible for nurse orientation, teaching nurses about the law, and introduced the 24/7 on-call legal hotline, which ensures that issues and events can be reported and addressed quickly. She has taught risk management and the law to physicians and nurses for more than 30 years. She played a pivotal role in the design, implementation, and oversight of all aspects of risk management across Johns Hopkins Health System. She developed an integrated approach to risk management and patient safety, has been involved with the Johns Hopkins Ethics Committee and has provided legal and ethical counseling during her tenure. Always a teacher, she has helped to explain the intricacies of health care law to more than 200 law students, has been an active supporter and advisor to the Health Law Section at the University of Maryland Law School and is adjunct faculty at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. Meg is a founding member of the American Association of Nurse Attorneys and is a national and international speaker on risk management, nursing, patient safety and healthcare law issues. Because of her exemplary leadership and dedication to high quality patient care she received from Villanova the 2016 Medallion for Distinguished Contributions to Quality and Safety in Health Care.
Meg now serves on the adjunct faculty at Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Villanova School of Nursing, and the University of MD Law School. Other organizations she is involved with include the Women’s Military Memorial, Honor Flight Guardian, St. Nicholas Parish Council, Elizabeth House, Health Care for Homeless, and Maryland’s Advocacy Council. She is the mother of 4 and grandmother to 8 and resides in Laurel, MD.
Richard Naugle ’72, a recently retired clinical neuropsychologist, received his bachelor’s degree in Honors Psychology from Temple University in 1976, his master’s degree in Clinical Psychology from the University of Dayton in 1979 and his Doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1985. He joined the staff at the Cleveland Clinic in 1987 and was promoted to the Head of the Neuropsychology Section from 2001-2014 and 2018-2020. In that capacity, he recruited neuropsychologists from around the country and helped to train over 30 residents. During his career Rick authored or co-authored more than 60 peer-reviewed manuscripts, 14 book chapters and a textbook. He was active in the leadership of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, the International Neuropsychological Society, the Association of Postdoctoral Programs in Clinical Neuropsychology, and the American Psychological Association, where he just completed his term on the Board of Directors.
As a volunteer member of the Shaker Heights Citizens’ Police Academy, he cleaned weapons, helped direct traffic, patrolled with a partner in an unmarked police vehicle, helped provide holiday meals to the station, and served as an actor in SWAT team drills. He is now actively involved with Habitat for Humanity of Yates County and has recently begun to work as a Disaster Action Team member for the Red Cross Chapter of Steuben, Yates and Schyuler counties of NY. He and his wife, Connie, have 3 children and live in Dundee, NY.
Michelle Sholley ’86 is no stranger to Lewisburg Alums since she has served as a Board member, officer, and volunteer extraordinaire for the LAHS Alumni Association since 2018. She had served in leadership roles for all our Alumni Weekends (2013-present). Shelly is a Customer Service Team Lead for Insomnia Cookies LLC and previously worked for Apple Vacations LLC, where she received top sales and employee of the month awards as well as the Visions of Excellence Award in 2010.
Where Shelly truly shines is in her volunteer service to her community. For the past 19 years she has served as a member of the Site Kitchen Crew at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, and for 9 years as a volunteer for the Children’s Craft and Activity Barn at the Central Pa Vintage Iron Club Fall Festival and as Committee Member, as Chairperson for the Sharing Our Tables Community Meal Ministry for the Saint Paul’s United Church of Christ and Bethany United Methodist Church where they serve up to 220 people twice a month and as a volunteer at the Community Thanksgiving Dinner hosted by the First Presbyterian Church in Milton. Since June 2020 she serves as Food Pantry Distribution Volunteer at Saint Paul’s United Church of Christ in Milton and personally delivers food boxes to neighbors who lack transportation. For 8 years (2013-2021) Shelly served the Bethany United Methodist Church in Milton is various leadership roles including Children’s/Adult Sunday School Teacher; Pastor/Staff Parish Relations Committee Member; Contemporary Worship Team Member; led the “Share the Warmth” Annual Coat Giveaway; and more. In addition, Shelly is a frequent blood donor and has sung in the Milton Harvest Festival Concerts. Always cheerful, she provides a helpful, kind, and thoughtful presence to her mother and friends. To quote from her nomination letter: “Shelly certainly has helped to set the standard for what a life of service can look like”.