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Past IASA Executive Directors
IASA Superintendents of Distinction 2019
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
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
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
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