5 retired educators, 3 alumni to be honored on July 6 at UAAA’s Alumni Day

The Upper Arlington Alumni Association invites alumni, community members and their families to the annual UA Alumni Day on Saturday, July 6 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Upper Arlington High School.

The afternoon will feature a ceremony recognizing this year’s inductees into the Upper Arlington Schools Educator Hall of Fame and recipients of the UAAA’s Outstanding and Distinguished Alumni Awards. 

The Educator Hall of Fame honorees are: Joe Conley (UAHS); Bonnie Emery (Barrington Elementary School); Virginia Gardier (Burbank Early Childhood School and Greensview Elementary School); Elizabeth “Betsy” Miller (UAHS); and Dan Sebastian (UAHS).

The recipient of the Outstanding Alumni Awards is Mary DeCesaro Cameron (Class of 1979). The recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Awards are Justice Herb Brown (Class of 1949) and Peter H. Edwards Jr. (Class of 1979).

The Alumni Open House will also feature displays of memorabilia, and the opportunity to tour the current high school building and learn about the plans for the new high school. Bear Essentials, UA’s campus store, will also be open.