Graduation Year 1978 Inductees
5 inductees from the class of 1978
James Vigil, Jr.
In June 2024, James Vigil, Jr. retired after 23 years as Senior Advisor for Cybercrime and Intellectual Property Rights at the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) at the U.S. Department of State. James originated and implemented the first-ever U.S. Transnational and High-Tech Crime Global Law Enforcement Network (GLEN). From 1998-2000, James […]
Jeff Hyder
Jeff Hyder followed his years at Edison attending Golden West College and University of Nevada, Reno, eventually landing with Simple Green. Today he is their Chief Operations Officer. Those that know Jeff know of his tremendous philanthropic endeavors. He continues to sit on the OCC Foundation and the EGBAR Foundation, supporting the Bolsa Chica Conservancy […]
Joseph Cucinotti
Joe Cucinotti (1978) received his BS degree in Fire Administration from Columbia Southern University where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. He was a Firefighter in the United States Air Force for two years and has worked for the City of Fountain Valley for over 30 years in the role of Interim Battalion Chief, Fire Captain, […]
Suzanne “Zan” Vautrinot
Suzanne “Zan” Vautrinot (1978) is President of Kilovolt Consulting Inc. and currently serves on the Boards of Directors for Wells Fargo, ECOLAB, CSX, Parsons, Battelle Memorial Institute and City of Hope. Previously, Zan achieved the rank of Major General in the U.S. Air Force where she accumulated over three decades of experience in space and […]
Willie “Aames” Upton
Willie “Aames” Upton (1978) has starred in over seventeen network series and multiple feature films. He is best known worldwide for playing the iconic “Tommy Bradford” on the hit show Eight is Enough, and “Buddy Lembeck” on the television hit series Charles in Charge. Aames followed his successes onscreen by becoming an award-winning platinum selling […]