Wall of Honor

Each year since 1990, a deceased Upper Arlington resident who made great contributions to the city, state, or nation has been selected for inclusion in the Wall of Honor. A ceremony is held in May, when those recognized receive an honorary bronze plaque in the plaza in front of Upper Arlington's Municipal Services Center at 3600 Tremont Road.

In May 2011, the Upper Arlington Public Library partnered with the Upper Arlington Historical Society and the City of Upper Arlington to debut the online Wall of Honor collection. Library staff obtained and digitized original copies of supporting materials for each honoree, and photographs were taken of each bronze plaque. The resulting collection features images of the bronze plaques, ceremony programs, biographies, and other information for each of the honorees.

Explore the Wall of Honor collection to learn more about Upper Arlington's prominent community members, including Woody Hayes, Dr. Arthur G. James, Stefanie Spielman, Governor James Rhodes, Ben Thompson, and King Thompson.

Tips for using this collection

• To browse an alphabetical list of all Wall of Honor honorees, go to the Browse link in the navigation bar at the top of this page.
• To find the most in-depth biographical information for each honoree, click on their bronze plaque, then click on their Biography pages in the Wall of Honor Program in the right-hand navigation panel.
• To search for a name or exact phrase, click on the Advanced Search link to the right of the Search box at the top of each page, select the option to find results with "The exact phrase", enter the desired name or phrase in the box following this selection, and click Search. After opening a resulting Wall of Honor document, use the navigation panel to the right to move from one search result to the next within that document.
• To adjust the zoom level, use the zoom and fit buttons located at the top of the image viewer.
• To increase the viewer area, click and drag its sizing handles at the bottom and right until the viewer reaches the desired size.
• To move an image within the viewer, click and drag on the image area.

For useful tips on searching all of our collections, remember to check out the Help feature near the top right-hand corner of each page.

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