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George M. Reid

Class of 1945 - Inducted 2000

George was inducted into the SHSAA Hall of Fame in 2000.

George Reid retired from the YMCA in 1989 as a 38 year employee.  He did not anticipate working as a consultant for the national YMCA and other local social service agencies.  He culminated his pre-retirement career as the President of the Omaha/Council Bluffs YMCA, overseeing 6 branches and 2 camp operations.  He is a Trustee of the Executive Service Corps of Nebraska, an elder of the Presbyterian Church of the Cross and a member of the Board of Directors of SHS Alumni Association. 

He was named 1998 Volunteer of the Year for the Social Settlement, and was nominated for the 1999 United Way of the Midland Volunteer of the Year.  He is a Charter Member of the Executive Service Corps of Nebraska, and his skills have benefited such groups as The Chicano Awareness Center, Voices for Children, Keep Omaha Beautiful and the Ponca Indian Tribe.

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