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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
AWARDS & LEADERSHIP
IASA SUPERINTENDENTS OF DISTINCTION
IASA announced a new program to recognize the outstanding performance of school superintendents in each of its 21
regions. The “Superintendents of Distinction” honorees were 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 2015 honorees are identified by the IASA region they represent:
Abe Lincoln
-David Root
Blackhawk
-Dr. David Moyer
Cook North
-Dr. Judith Hackett
Cook South
-Dr. Jeff Stawick
Cook West
-Dr. Kimberly Boryszewski
Corn Belt
-Gary Tipsord
DuPage
-Dr. Mark McDonald
Egyptian
-Diana Zurliene
Illini
-James Owens
Kaskaskia
-Dr. Jennifer Garrison
Kishwaukee
-Dr. Dan Bertrand
Lake
-Dr. Catherine Finger
Northwest
-Tad Everett
Shawnee
-Dr. Lori James-Gross
Southwestern
-Matt Stines
Starved Rock
-Daniel Marenda
Three Rivers
-Dr. Kent Bugg
Two Rivers
-Paula Hawley
Wabash Valley
-Marilyn Holt
Western
-Ralph Grimm