William Waesche Receives Professional Networking Community's Highest Honor
William Waesche Honored for 26 Years of Dedication to Education

JACKSONVILLE, FL, September 9, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- William Waesche, School Teacher and retired Athletic Coach at Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical Senior High School, has been named Cambridge Who's Who Professional of the Year in Education. While inclusion in the Cambridge Who's Who Registry is an honor, only two male and two female members in each discipline are named professionals of the year. The Cambridge Who's Who selection committee chooses these special honorees based on their professional accomplishments, academic achievements and leadership abilities.

For 26 years, William Waesche demonstrated an unwavering commitment to education at the Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical Senior High School, where he taught physical education and coached senior high school football and swimming prior to his retirement. Distinguished for his excellent people management and communication skills, Mr. Waesche brought to his position at Mergenthaler expansive managerial and coaching experience—between 1986 and 1991, he held such positions as general manager of Hoffman Awning Company, owner of Beaches Miniature Doll House, general manager of Canvas Products of Jacksonville and as business manager of the Jacksonville Beach Baptist Church. From 1967 to 1972, he coached the lacrosse team at the University of Baltimore and in 1968, he started a home building company with his brother called Lochford Homes, Inc. Between 1968 and 1973, the brothers built approximately 30 homes.

For his achieved professional success to date, Mr. Waesche credits his dedication and commitment to each of his endeavors. Today, he continues to work as a substitute teacher at Providence High School, a private school in Jacksonville, Florida. He also lends his time to delivering bread and other baked goods to senior citizen developments in his area.

In addition to his professional and philanthropic pursuits, Mr. Waesche is a proud husband, father and grandfather. During an exclusive interview with Cambridge Who's Who, he noted that he and his wife (she is the granddaughter of the American impressionist artist Edmund Greacen) have been married for 50 years. He has two daughters, one son, and a total of 10 grandchildren— Brandon, Adam, Hannah, Naomi, Eden, Esther, Solomon, Kelsey, William III, and Lily.

Mr. Waesche holds a master's equivalent degree from Morgan State University, and a bachelor of science in education from the University of Maryland, conferred in 1959. During his formative years, he was quite an athlete. While at The University of Maryland, he was the recipient of the William P. Cole III Memorial Award for Outstanding Midfielder (1959). He also received the Charles P. McCormick Award for All-American Honors (1956). He was a three-time National Lacrosse Champion (1959, 1956, 1955), and a three-time All-American Lacrosse Team Honoree (1959, 1956, 1955). He was also a member of Forest Park High School's All Maryland Ice Hockey Team. Also in 1952, his team won the Harvard Cup City Championship for Ice Hockey.

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