By MARLA K. KUHLMAN

ThisWeek Community News Wednesday May 9, 2012 2:33 PM

The Gahanna-Jefferson Education Foundation (GJEF) celebrated alumni and district builders of excellence May 4 by introducing and inducting the 2012 Cornerstone and Alumni Hall of Fame awardees.

The Gahanna Lincoln High School (GLHS) Alumni Hall of Fame was created to recognize graduates who, through their performance and achievement, brought credit and honor to themselves and to GLHS, said Dale Foor, GJEF president.

This year's awardees include:

* Brad W. deSilva, M.D., an assistant professor with the OSU Medical Center (GLHS class of 1994).

* Connie DeJong, an Ohio State University arts scholar coordinator and executive director of the Global Gallery (GLHS class of 1990).

* Matthew John Markling, former member of the Lakewood (city) Board of Education and general counsel for the Ohio Educational Service Center Association (GLHS class of 1989).

The Cornerstone Award is an annual recognition of builders of excellence, Foor said. Recipients must have been associated with the school district for a minimum of 10 years as an employee or in other official support roles. People may be nominated or inducted posthumously.

This year's recipients are:

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Education foundation honors alumni, former staff