The Upper Arlington Alumni Association and Upper Arlington Schools are pleased to announce the alumni and retired educators who have been selected for the 2023 Alumni Awards and 2023 Educator Hall of Fame, respectively. These individuals will be recognized at an awards presentation on July 2 during the Upper Arlington High School Open House, sponsored by the Upper Arlington Alumni Association. The open house will be held from 1 to 4 p.m., with the awards presentation at 2:30 p.m.
2023 Alumni Awards
Outstanding and Distinguished Alumnus Awards have been presented annually since 1993 and have honored many accomplished graduates. In 2021 UAAA announced the Inspirational Young Alumnus Award. This new award was inspired by the current UAAA board, which includes 13 graduates ranging from the class of 1965 to 2014.
Distinguished Alumni Award: Col. (R) Michael J. Johnson, ’83, and Robert C. Young, M.D., ’57
Inspirational Young Alumni Award: Molly Seguin, ’07
Outstanding Alumni Award: Kathy Adams, ’93, and Mike Fitzpatrick, ’91
To learn more about the Alumni Awards, please visit www.bearalums.com.
2023 Educator Hall of Fame
The Educator Hall of Fame was established in 2007 by former UAHS Principal and former Upper Arlington City Council President and Mayor Kip Greenhill to honor “the best of the best” teachers in the district. The following three retired teachers were nominated by their peers, former students and parents, and others for this recognition and were selected by a group representing teachers and alumni for induction into the Hall of Fame:
Kay Barr, global language, Upper Arlington High School, Hastings Middle School and Jones Middle School
Frank Cole, language arts, Upper Arlington High School
Don Valentine, orchestra, district
To learn more about the Educator Hall of Fame, please visit www.uaschools.org/EducatorHallofFame.aspx.