19006 AnnRept2019

Past IASA Executive Directors

The IASA Past Executive Directors are listed below for the year of their retirement from IASA: Gerald W. Smith July 1, 1966 Roy A. Baker August 30, 1969 John G. Wargo June 30, 1992 Walter H. Warfield, Emeritus June 30, 2006

IASA Superintendents of Distinction 2019

In 2015, IASA announced a new program to recognize the outstanding performance of school superintendents in each of its 21 regions. The “Superintendents of Distinction” honorees are selected by their peers in their region based on the criteria set forth by the AASA for its National Superintendent of the Year program. Those general criteria include Leadership for Learning, Communication, Professionalism and Community Involvement. “In addition to honoring the Illinois Superintendent of the Year, our association’s highest honor, we wanted to also publicly recognize the extraordinary efforts that so many of our superintendents are making all over the state, so we created the Superintendents of Distinction” said IASA Executive Director Dr. Brent Clark. “These are school leaders who make a difference day in and day out for their school districts, their communities and, most importantly, for their students.” The 2019 honorees are identified by the IASA region they represent: Abe Lincoln—Jennifer Gill Blackhawk—Dr. Mike Oberhaus Central Illinois Valley—Dr. Roger Alvey Cook North—Dr. Cindy Whittaker

Kishwaukee—Dr. Debbie Ehlenburg Lake—Jean Sophie Northwest—Margo Empen Shawnee—Belinda Hill Southwestern—Matthew Klosterman Starved Rock—Timothy Smith Three Rivers—Dr. Cheryl McCarthy Two Rivers—Roy S. Webb Wabash Valley—Cary Jackson Western—Kim Schilson

Cook South—Dr. Dale Mitchell Cook West—Dr. Jennifer Kelsall Corn Belt—Dr. Barry Reilly DuPage—Dr. John H. Correll

Egyptian—Dr. Gary Kelly Illini—Kenneth Schwengel Kaskaskia—Chuck Lane

30