Albert C. Horton, a 1962 graduate of St. Xavier, will receive the 2017 Outstanding Alumnus Award during the school’s 145th commencement exercises May 21 at Broadbent Arena.
Horton — a member of the first graduating class from the school’s Poplar Level Road campus and a swimming champion — was inducted into the St. Xavier High School Alumni Hall of Honors in 2012.
Horton has served as the chairman and chief executive officer of The Horton Fruit Company for almost three decades.
“Al Horton lives the spirit of St. Xavier High School and the mission of Xaverian Brothers’ education in his commitment to hard work, faith and family,” said a press release from the school. “St. X honors him for those commitments, for his long leadership and service to the St. Xavier board of directors and for his wise counsel and supportive friendship to each president or principal at St. X for more than 30 years.”
