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IASA EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
The IASA 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 2016 honorees are identified by the IASA region they represent:
Abe Lincoln - Dr. Vic Zimmerman
Blackhawk - Dr. Jay Morrow
Central IL Valley - Dr. Chad Allison
(2015)
Central IL Valley - Tony Ingold
Cook North - Dr. David J. Kroeze
Cook South - Dr. Kimako Patterson
Cook West - Dr. Nick Polyak
Corn Belt - Dr. Dale K. Hastings
DuPage - Dr. Kathie S. Pierce
Egyptian - Jeff C. Mitchell
Illini - Victor R. White, III
Kaskaskia - Michael J. Kelly
Kishwaukee - Joe Burgess, Jr.
Lake - Dr. Daniel J. Coles
Northwest - Craig A. Mathers
Shawnee - Dr. Steve Webb
Southwestern - Leigh A. Lewis
Starved Rock - Jay McCracken
Three Rivers - Dr. Jay Plese
Two Rivers - Reggie Clinton
Wabash Valley - William Fritcher
Western - Dr. Jonathan Heerboth
AWARDS & LEADERSHIP