Stibbens honored by high school alumni
Steve Stibbens has been named "Distinguished Alumni" at his old high school, Forest Ave. HS, in Dallas.
Former Gunnery Sgt. and CC Steve Stibbens has been named “Distinguished Alumni” at his old high school, Forest Ave. HS, in Dallas. He is a Life Member of the U.S. Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Assn.
Stibbens joins such Forest Ave. alumni for the annual honor as Stanley Marcus (1921), who became a world class merchant noted for his Neiman-Marcus stores; Aaron Spelling (1940), Hollywood and TV Producer; Sir Morris E. Finneburg, Sr., (1919), an inventor in cryogenics and member of the Electronics Hall of Fame who was knighted by Queen Elizabeth; Lt.Gen. Richard Bohannon (1923), Army Air Corps Surgeon General who introduced “Aerobic Exercise” to the Air Corps; Maj. Gen.Charles R. Bond (1933), WWII Flying Tiger “Ace” and Commander of the 12th Air Force in WWII; Rear Adm. George L. Cassell (1936), Asst. Chief of Staff, U. S. Naval Pacific Fleet during Vietnam and Commander of the carrier, USS Coral Sea; and Rear Adm. Paul Lacy, Jr. (1937), first skipper of the nuclear ballistic missile submarine USS Ethan Allen and Commander of the U.S. Pacific Submarine Fleet after Vietnam.
Stibbens, who graduated with the class of 1954, and became a Marine Combat Correspondent, was cited for his achievements as a journalist and technology business executive. In 1962, Steve was the first Stars & Stripes reporter dispatched to Vietnam where he later served with Leatherneck Magazine (1964-66) and the Associated Press (1967). Although he was a writer, he was twice named Military Photographer of the Year (1963 and 1964) by the University of Missouri and National Press Photographers Assn. For his work with Pacific Stars & Stripes, Stibbens was awarded the Bronze Star Medal by the U. S. Army.
As a journalist, Stibbens also worked for Florida Today, the San Diego Union, the Dallas Times Herald and Newsweek magazine. He retired from the Reserve as a master sergeant and now lives in Arlington, TX with his daughter, Nancy.