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The IASA Exemplary Service to Education Award
The IASA Exemplary Service to Education Award, now in its 13th year, is
presented during the IASA Annual Conference. This award is presented to
individuals in recognition of exemplary leadership contributions to Illinois
public schools, the field of school administration and students. Past recipients
of the award are listed below.
Another highlight of Day One at the IASA Conference was the naming of
Jim Burgett as the 2016 winner of the IASA Exemplary Service to Education
Award. A former teacher and principal who served more than 25 years
as a superintendent, Burgett now is an author and public speaker as part
of the EdLeaders Network. Burgett was honored as a “defender of public
education in Illinois” by IASA Executive Director Brent Clark, who presented
Burgett with the award during the opening ceremonies.
Douglas P. Blair
2004
Ronald E. Everett
2005
James T. Rosborg
2005
Edward L. Allen
2006
David F. Grace
2006
Representative Roger L. Eddy
2007
Senator James T. Meeks
2007
Don White
2007
Senator James F. Clayborne, Jr.
2008
Calvin Jackson
2008
Donald L. Kussmaul
2009
Christopher Koch
2010
Charles P. Rose
2011
ISAL Design Team
(Gloria J. Davis, Mark Friedman, Lisa Hood,
Thomas A. Kersten, Scott D. Kuffel, Nick R. Osborne,
Joseph Pacha, James T. Rosborg, Diane K. Rutledge,
Paul Swanstrom, Don White, Richard Voltz
and Brent Clark)
2012
Lt. Governor Sheila Simon
2012
Jim Broadway
2013
Walter H. Warfield
2014
Plaintiffs in the Pension Litigation Lawsuit
(Kenneth Lee, John Sawyer, III, Lance Landeck,
Kyle Thompson and Michael Schiffman)
2015
Jim Burgett
2016
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