‘Virtue Honor Education Award’ winner named at Oldenburg

John Armbruster

Oldenburg, In. — Oldenburg Academy of the Immaculate Conception, Inc. is pleased to have awarded the recipient of the annual Virtue Honor Education Award at Oldenburg Academy’s annual Alumni Homecoming. John Armbruster, current OA faculty member, received the award and was honored at the alumni mass. The Virtue Honor Education Tribute was esetablished in 2004 by the Oldenburg Academy Alumni Board to recognize a living or deceased Oldenburg Academy faculty or staff member who has made a meaningful spiritual and educational impact upon the alumni 

John has dedicated 53 years to the ministry of education.  His first teaching position was at Sunman High School in 1965. After one semester at East Central High School, he went to North Dearborn Elementary to become assistant principal.  He later became principal and served there for seven years. In 1981, he served at principal and teacher at St. Nicholas Catholic School until 1983.  He later returned to the Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation to serve as superintendent until his retirement in 2000.  He then served two terms for the school board of the corporation.  In 2004, he came to Oldenburg Academy for “one year.”  That time has now extended to fourteen years. John currently teacher Chemistry I, II, and AP as well as Physics.