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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
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 publicly recognize the extraordinary efforts that so many of
our superintendents are making all over the state,” 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 2017 honorees are identified by the IASA region they represent:
Abe Lincoln—Jilinda (Jill) Larson
Blackhawk—Kyle R. Ganson
Central Illinois Valley—John Asplund
Cook North—David R. Schuler
Cook South—Darryl Taylor
Cook West—Michael L. Kuzniewski
Corn Belt—Cliff McClure
Du Page—Gwynne Kell
Egyptian—Jason D. Henry
Illini—Donald D. Owen
Kaskaskia—Rich Well
Kishwaukee—Dan Oest
Lake—Julie A. Schmidt
Northwest—Thomas D. Mahoney
Shawnee—Leslie Varble
Southwestern—Gina Segobiano
Starved Rock—Jim E. Carlson
Three Rivers—Scott Goselin
Two Rivers—Kerry L. Cox
Wabash Valley—Timothy Buss
Western—K. Scot Reynolds
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