John I. Burton High School
Hall of Fame
Class of 2020
DAVID W. HILL
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John I. Burton Football 1955-1959
All-District 8 and All-State Football Team 1958 & 1959
Captain of the All-District 8 Football Team 1959
SWVA vs. East TN All-Stars Football Shrine Bowl 1960
Member of 2018 JIBHOF District 8 Championship Football Team 1958
Virginia Tech
BS - Aerospace Engineering and Cooperative Engineering 1960-1965
University of Tennessee Space Institute
MS - Mechanical Engineering 1969
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R&D Vice President/Engineering/Program Manager 1966-2010
Attitude Control Propulsion System, USAF Manned Orbital Lab 1966-1969
AEDC Aircraft/Weapon Integration Simulator, Fighters/Bombers 1970-1985
AEDC Threat Sim. for Space/Ground Based Interceptors, SDI 1986-1990
Jettison Concept, NASA Hypersonic Vehicle, Missile at Mach No. 4 - 1999
Development of NASA MARS Rovers
(Spirit and Opportunity) Landing System 2000-2004
"NASA Administrator Special Award"
NASA/LaRC National Transonic Facility Team 1995
"Journey to Tomorrow Award"
Contribution to success of NASA Space Programs 2004
Dr. Preston Dallas Miller, Jr.
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John I. Burton High School Class of 1956
John I. Burton Varsity Football and Basketball 1953-1955
Second Team All-District Football End 1955
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Davidson College, BS, 1956-1959
Medical College of Virginia School of Dentistry D.D.S. 1959-1963
University of Alabama, Birmingham, School of Dentistry,
Certificate in Periodontics 1967-1969
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Teacher Award - University of Tennessee 1975
Introduced Grafting to Treat Recession 1982
Master Clinician Award American Academy of Periodontology 1999
Tennessee Dentist of the Year Award 2003
Outstanding Alumnus Medical College of Virginia/VCU 2008
President's Award Southern Academy of Periodontology 2008
Gold Medal American Academy of Periodontology 2012
Clinical Research Award American Academy of Periodontology 2015
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Mark A. Neeley
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John I. Burton High School Varsity Football 1976-1980
Virginia All-State 1979
All-Region 'D', All LPD and All Southwest Virginia
John I. Burton Football School Records
Receiving Yards in a Game with 215 Yards in 11 Catches
Longest Punt Return - 98 yards
Most Touchdown Receptions with 28
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Varsity Basketball 1976-1980
John I. Burton All-Time Leading Scorer - 1,782 Points
Virginia All-State 1979
All-Region 'D' Team and All-SWVA Team 1977, 1978 and 1979
All-Lonesome Pine District 1976, 1977, 1979 and 1980
Lonesome Pine District Player of the Year 1979
John I. Burton School Jersey #15 Retired
Varsity Baseball 1976-1980
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Kenny Stidham
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John I. Burton High School
Varsity Football 1969-1972
Running Back State Championship Team 1972
LPD Second Team Defense and Coaches Award 1972
Wise County Chamber of Commerce Good Sportsmanship Award 1972
LPD First Team Offense and Defense 1970
Varsity Basketball 1969-1973
Captain LPD Basketball Champions 1973
LPD All-Tournament 1971, 1972 and 1973
LPD First Team 1972 and 1973
LPD Second Team 1971
All-State Honorable Mention 1972
Best Offensive Team 1971/Best Defensive Team 1970
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University of Virginia at Wise
Basketball 1974-1976
All-Tournament Berean Invitational 1975
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B.S. East Tennessee State University 1979
MDiv Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary 1987
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Senior Pastor Good Shepherd Baptist Church, Scott Depot, WV for 26 Years
President WV Convention of Southern Baptists 1998-2000
Director East Asia and West Virginia Partnership 2008-2011
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