Annual Report FY 2015

AWARDS & LEADERSHIP

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

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:

Egyptian -Diana Zurliene Illini -James Owens

Southwestern -Matt Stines Starved Rock -Daniel Marenda Three Rivers -Dr. Kent Bugg Two Rivers -Paula Hawley Wabash Valley -Marilyn Holt Western -Ralph Grimm

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

Kaskaskia -Dr. Jennifer Garrison Kishwaukee -Dr. Dan Bertrand Lake -Dr. Catherine Finger Northwest -Tad Everett Shawnee -Dr. Lori James-Gross

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