Pacelli Catholic Schools will again recognize graduates for their accomplishments since leaving.

Pacelli High School announced the 2015 recipients of the Distinguished Hall of Honor Award: Larry and Teri Pfeil, Jim and Janice Mino and brothers Ted and John Adams. Faculty and staff will also be recognized for their service to the school: Linda Pulchinski for 35 years, Lynn Klapperick for 25 years, Robyn Bickler for five years and Christine Frederick for five years.

Larry Pfeil is the former vice president of the Hormel Foods Corp. He is a past member of the Booster Club and the former chairperson of the Pacelli High School Board of Education. Teri Pfeil is a past chairperson of the booster club and past Pacelli High School Board of Education member. She is the foundress of the Adopt-A-Student program and through her efforts more than $1 million has been raised to support Catholic education at Pacelli.

Jim Mino is a former Pacelli School Board member, finance board member and a long time school trustee. Both Jim and Janice have volunteered an extensive number of hours to the schools. All three of their children are K-12 Pacelli graduates.

Ted Adams is a 1961 graduate of Pacelli. Ted is the former vice president for St. Jude

Medical, former vice president of Eli Lilly, and the former chairman and CEO of Envoy Medical Inc., among others. He holds more than 70 patents for medical devices. He resides in Edina, Minnesota.

John Adams, of Snohomish, Washington, and a 1964 graduate, is founder and CEO of

Stealth Medical, former vice president of Seattle Medical Technologies, and the former president of EndoGastric Solutions, among others. Competing in a life-long competition with his brother to see who has more patents, John leads with more than 75 issued credited patents and 61 patent-pending.

Induction will be at Pacelli’s annual Gala Dinner Dance on Jan. 31 at the Austin Country Club, starting at 6 p.m. with cocktails, followed by dinner, program and dance. To attend, contact advancement@pacellischools.org or call Shirley at 507-433-8859 for tickets.