Assemblies to honor them will be held at Oak Park River Forest High School.
The dean of the Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, a Sandwich King and an advocate for performers with disabilities will receive this year's Tradition of Excellence awards at Oak Park and River Forest High School. Linda Brubaker, Jeff Mauro and Diana Elizabeth Jordan will receive their awards at a reception and dinner on Nov. 29 and make presentations to students during assemblies at 8:45 and 9:40 a.m. Friday, Nov. 1. Established by the Class of 1982, the annual awards recognize OPRF alumni who have made outstanding contributions to society through their personal and professional pursuits. Brubaker, a 1973 graduate, has been the dean of the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine since 2001. A life-long Oak Parker, Brubaker …
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OPRF grad Jeff Mauro takes home top prize and earns new show on the Food Network.
"I think I'm kinda cuddly, ya know? Whattya gonna do?" Funny how that sort of sounds like a guy who you'd want making your sandwiches. Or at least teaching how you to make sandwiches. And lucky for us, Oak Park-River Forest High School grad Jeff Mauro is that guy. Mauro, 32, recently won top honors on the reality TV cook-off "The Next Food Network Star," beating out seven other finalists for a coveted spot on the network's roster of programming. Related: OPRF Grad's Steamy Show Gets Cooking While Mauro wowed the judges with pledge "to turn any meal into a sandwich and any sandwich into a delicious meal," fans of the show are gushing over the former stand-up comic's charisma, though some are skeptical that an entire season of TV shows can…
