A librarian, a trauma surgeon and a historian are this year’s recipients of Mt. Lebanon High School’s Great Alumni Award. 

The Great Alumni Award program is led by a student committee that researches, selects and recognizes distinguished Mt. Lebanon graduates whose achievements and contributions have made a lasting impact in their professions, communities, and beyond. Through their work, students have the opportunity to learn about the accomplishments of alumni and the many ways Blue Devils make a difference beyond their years in high school.

The 2026 honorees were recognized during a luncheon on Friday, October 2,  and at that evening’s homecoming football game.

Carolyn Additon Anthony ‘67

Anthony served as the director of the Skokie Library for 31 years, during which she championed the belief that libraries exist to connect community members with resources, knowledge, opportunities and each other. 

In response to a rapidly changing demographic landscape, she co-founded the Skokie Festival of Cultures, growing the festival from 10 cultures in 1991 to 40 today, and earning the Illinois Woman of Achievement Award in 2000. Anthony gained national attention when she educated the public on the reach of the Patriot Act and gave tangible steps to protect their information, earning her the Illinois Library Association Librarian of the Year award in 2003.

She instituted teen mentorship programs, programming to help those facing unemployment become career-ready and a multilingual collection that spanned 18 languages across 20,000 volumes. The Skokie Public Library received the National Medal for Museum and Library Services in 2008 because of Anthony’s efforts.

Anthony has chaired the Public Libraries Advisory Board, served as president of the Public Library Association, helping the association secure a $10 million legacy grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Col. John Graybill, MD ‘97

Graybill, a trauma surgeon with more than 21 years of service in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, recently retired from active duty. Following his graduation from Mt. Lebanon High School, he earned his degree in biochemistry and molecular biology from Penn State University and in 2005 graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He completed his general surgery residency at Walter Reed Military Hospital in Washington, D.C., and three fellowships at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas, specializing in burn, critical care and acute care surgery.

Throughout his career, Col. Graybill deployed six times to locations including Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Honduras, and  Chad. He has treated civilians, U.S. soldiers, personnel from friendly nations and enemy prisoners of war. He declined a promotion to Brigadier General to prioritize  direct surgical patient care over administrative roles.

Graybill now serves as a trauma, burn, critical care and acute care surgeon at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore.

Doyle Stevick, Ph.D. ‘88

Stevick is director of the Anne Frank Center and associate professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policies at the University of South Carolina. In the late 1990s, a series of racially motivated crimes profoundly altered the course of Stevick’s career. Determined to understand how extremist ideologies take root and how education can protect individuals and communities from hatred, he began to pursue the advancement of civic education, Holocaust education, global citizenship, and the role of schools in building tolerant, democratic societies.

Stevick is the founding executive director of the Anne Frank Center, the only Anne Frank House partner site in North America and one of just three worldwide. Since its founding in 2018, the center has expanded its educational programs to 25 states, brought traveling Anne Frank exhibitions to 45 states, and secured more than $5 million in philanthropic support. Through these initiatives, thousands of middle and high school students engage with lessons on human rights, civic responsibility, and the dangers of hate.

Stevick has co-authored six books on civic and Holocaust education. His leadership has been recognized with the 2023 Akers Prize for the Humanities and the 2024 University of South Carolina Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Award for Social Justice.