At the 2025 Winchester Alumni Banquet, Dane Starbuck was selected by the Alumni Association Board to receive the “Anne Moorman Riddle Distinguished Service Award.”

 

Starbuck dedicated five years of his life to research, write, and edit Book 2 of Golden Graduates of Winchester High School, A Small Indiana Community’s Remarkable Achievement,” released that same day at a reception held at the Randolph County Courthouse. Starbuck is an attorney in Carmel, Indiana, as well as a renowned biographer.

 

He graduated from Winchester Community High School with the Class of 1975, where he was a standout guard on the Falcon Varsity Basketball Team who defeated #1 state-ranked Hammond High School and their 6’5”all-star Rich Valavicius during a holiday tournament.

 

Dane has lived a remarkable life of achievement and service which you can read about at winchesterindianaalumni.org or at dstarbuck@defur.com. The Winchester Alumni Association is grateful to Dane for his distinguished service to the Winchester Alumni Association, the Alumni Endowment Board and the community of Winchester.