Photo courtesy of Wayne Clark/Valley Times  Ira Silberman of Opelika, left, received the 2015 Meritorious Service Award from John Ives, board chair of Easter Seals Alabama, at an awards  ceremony in Montgomery last December. The prestigious award recognized Silberman’s long support of the Opelika Achievement Center and Easter Seals Alabama. Sliberman worked with ESA and the Achievement Center for more than four decades, serving as a board member for both organizations over that period.

Photo courtesy of Wayne Clark/Valley Times
Ira Silberman of Opelika, left, received the 2015 Meritorious Service Award from John Ives, board chair of Easter Seals Alabama, at an awards ceremony in Montgomery last December. The prestigious award recognized Silberman’s long support of the Opelika Achievement Center and Easter Seals Alabama. Sliberman worked with ESA and the Achievement Center for more than four decades, serving as a board member for both organizations over that period.