2005 HONORARY ALUMNI

Mayor David H. Madison

David H. Madison is a 1951 graduate of Columbus Academy. Following high school graduation he attended Nichols Junior College for two years and The Ohio State University for an additional two years, followed by four years in the U.S. Navy. He held the position of Executive Vice President of Madison’s, Incorporated for 21 years.

Prior to be elected to the office of Mayor of the City Of Bexley 28 years ago, he served for eight years on Bexley City Council.

Over the years His Honor has served as a board member of such government-related organizations as the Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority, Board of Control-Governor’s Mansion, Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission, Ohio Municipal League, Columbus Area Council on Alcoholism, Community Awareness of Substance Abuse, Ohio Supreme Court Mayor’s Court Education and Procedure Standards Advisory Committee, Franklin County Mayors Group, Public Safety Directors of Ohio Association and the Mid-Ohio Health Planning Federation. He has been the chairman of the Ohio State Exposition Commission, president of Bexley City Council and treasurer of the Mayor’s Association of Ohio.

Civic and religious organizational activities include membership in Bexley Jaycees, Bexley Whitehall Rotary Club, Fraternal Order of Police Association, Charity Newsies, Bexley Historical Society and Bexley Celebrations Assn. He is a board member of the Bexley Area Chamber of Commerce. He has served as board member of Temple Israel, Columbus Academy, Winding Hollow Country Club and St. Anthony’s Hospital. He is past president of the Temple Israel Brotherhood, Columbus Academy Father’s Assn. and YMCA Men’s Club.

He has received the following special awards and recognitions: the Distinguished Community Service Award and Bexley Citizen of the Year from the Bexley Celebrations Assn., the Whitehall-Bexley Rotary Achievement Award, named to the Bexley High School Hall of Fame, the Man of the Year Award from Agudas Achim and the William H. Anderson Excellence in Public Service Award from MORPC.

Mayor Madison has been married to Cheryl for 5-1/2 years. Between them they have two daughters, three sons and eleven grandchildren.

In his letter of acceptance, Mayor Madison said, “I have always enjoyed working for the schools and helping them in any way I could, as I have always felt the schools were the most important thing for the community. I don’t even want to think what would happen to Bexley without these great schools.”

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