Nine honorees took the stage at Adrian High School on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008, to be recognized in the first annual Outstanding Teacher and Alumni Awards event sponsored by the Adrian Schools Educational Foundation and the Adrian High School Alumni Association. Click here to see and hear speeches.

All recipients had the chance to reflect on their time at the school and some of the highlights during the era in which they attended. Many former teachers and friends that meant a lot to them were acknowledged. All received a plaque to commemorate the occasion. The outstanding teachers received a $5,000 stipend from a special fund set up in the Adrian Schools Education Foundation by alumnus Terrence Keeley'77.

The Outstanding Alumni rode in the homecoming parade and all recipients were recognized at the homecoming game. Bob Krueger conducted the AHS band and orchestra as they played the AHS fight song at homecoming. He was honored for his lifelong contribution in music, as a high school band and community band director in New York, and graciously accepted the invitation to conduct the mighty Maple band.

Pictured:
Back row: Outstanding Alums Bob Krueger '45 and Garth Brokaw '65; Outstanding Teacher Tom Thiery, AHS; Outstanding Alums Michael Dudley '74,  Bill Lydecker, representing the late Ann Ruesink Lydecker '62,  and Brian Whitman '88.
Front row: Alumni Association Service Award Winner Phyllis Bayles Reasoner, '43; Outstanding Teachers Kathy Engardio, AHS, and Sharon Sauter, Alexander School.

Visit the reception and program photo gallery

A DVD recording of the Awards Reception and Program is available for $25 by contacting the Foundation Office at 517/263-2911.