Barb Dardy, Amelia Elementary School principal, has been named Citizen of the Year by the Amelia village council.

Dardy, who has 22 years of experience as an educator, is currently the principal at Amelia Elementary school. She has been with West Clermont for 16 years. She started as a principal for Clough Pike Elementary and after 12 years decided to transfer to Amelia Elementary. At the end of this school year Dardy plans to retire.