The recipients of the alumni’s Educator Emeritus Award. This award is bestowed upon an educator who is held in the highest regard for his or her contributions while at service at Amherst. It is designed to embrace all staff, grades pre-K-12, whether at the High School, Middle School, Harlem Road Elementary School, Eggert Road Elementary School, Smallwood Drive Elementary School or Windermere Blvd. Elementary School. This year’s recipients are Dr. Dale Bosworth, Middle School art teacher; Joanna Ransom, third grade teacher at Smallwood Drive Elementary School; Steven Thomas, High School music teacher; David Maul (posthumously), principal of Windermere Drive Elementary school; and Carolyn Russell (posthumously), guidance Counselor and member of the Amherst Central Alumni Choral.

A reception will be held on Thursday, October 23rd at 5:30-7:30pm at Sean Patrick’s Emerald Isle Banquet room at 3480 Millersport Hwy., Getzville, NY 14068. For more information, please visit our website at www.amherstalumni.org or contact the alumni office at 716-362-8259. Reservation forms will be available on our website September 1st.