West High gala to induct alumni into hall of honor

Tickets can be purchased online for the West Aurora High School Distinguished Alumni Hall of Honor Gala on Saturday, April 17, at the Aurora Country Club.

The event begins at 5 p.m. with a social hour. Dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $100, of which $50 is tax deductible. To order tickets, visit donate.aplusfoundation.org/forms/hall of honor.php.

This year, this signature event of the A+ Foundation for West Aurora Schools celebrates the induction of six West High distinguished alumni; Albert Alschuler, '58, Professor of Law, Northwestern University Law School; AnnBritt (Gemmer) du Chateau, '83, music director, conductor and pianist; Thomas F. Gallagher, '62, Jesse Beams Professor of Physics, University of Virginia; Pam (Kohn) Hait, '61, author and editor; Stephen F. Sundlof, D.V.M., Ph.D. '69, Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services; and Arthur Ramer Wyatt, '45, retired partner from Arthur Andersen and retired professor of Accounting, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

The A+ Foundation supports and promotes educational, cultural and charitable programs for the students and alumni of School District 129.

For more information, call (630) 897-6785 or visit aplusfoundation.org/events.htm.