Wall of Fame
Wall of Fame
Since 1994, the Wall of Fame has honored dozens of members of the school community who have made unique and significant contributions to our district. Honorees are teachers, administrators, support staff, parent volunteers, and so many others who have gone above and beyond in their own special way to help make Upper Merion all that it is. The annual awards ceremony takes place each fall and honorees are presented with a tribute plaque that is then displayed in the designated school building.
What It Takes to Become a Wall of Fame Honoree
To say that the journey to the Wall of Fame honor is a long one, may be a bit of an understatement.
· First, someone or a group of people must feel strongly enough about the positive nature of a person’s contributions to the district to sponsor that individual as a Wall of Fame nominee;
· The sponsors must then set out to obtain signatures and positive comments of support for the nomination. There must be at least 50 people who are in agreement that the nominee should receive the award;
· Nominations are reviewed for completeness and justification by the Wall of Fame Committee;
· The Committee forwards its recommendation to the Board of School Directors, which makes the final decision.
List of Honorees
1994
Lynn M. Connett (d)
Jacqueline Hollrah Fetzer
Mary Patricia Reif (d)
Carol B. Wenrick (d)
1995
Patricia L. Hallman
Francis X. Luther
Dorothy Plantholt
Al Robinson (d)
Sara Ruttman (d)
Robert A. Mitchell
Ruth K. Wolf
David Worth (d)
1996
Alfred Cornish
Dorothy Henzel (d)
Marion McCreary
Edith Jane Serfass (d)
1997
Shirley Fine (d)
Marilyn Knox
Maria McCracken
Patricia McCann
Joseph Orse
Kerstin Zadrejko
1998
Harry V. Marshall
Josephine Ross
Paul R. Tennesen (d)
Joan E. Williams
1999
Diane Ludovic
Salvatore Rotondo
Dr. Charles Scott
2000
John Cowley
Lydia Dan-Sardinas
Donald Denick
H. Kent Martin
Claire Silcox
Bonnie Waltz
2001
Dennis A Barcaro
Elaine DeWan
Marilyn Fitzgerald
Lowell McMullen
Jean Thorpe
Henry Tomko
2002
Kenneth Hales
Milena Trosini
2003
Linda Ehmer
Margaret Kuhn
Richard Ryan
2004
Nancy Hawes
Sharon Larson (d)
Joy Lynn Power
2005
James R. Lehman
Carol M. Murphy (d)
2006
Lois K. Nichols (d)
2007
Steven M. Kozol
Regina Goernemann
W. Gerard Oleksiak
2008
David DeRosa (d)
2009
John Adiletto
Jim Baxter (d)
John Funk
Thad Radzanowski
2010 and 2011 (Combined induction ceremony held November 30, 2011)
Lin Dallas
Cathy Farrell
Georgia Katsafanas
Karen Gershanick
Judith Scancella (d)
2012
Karen Cedrone
Ann Conover
Edward Helenski
2023
Donald L. Jackson
2024
Beth Triolo
(d) deceased
Become a Wall of Fame Committee Member
Contact Wall of Fame Chairman, Mr. Jason Jones at jjones@umasd.org.