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The IASA Exemplary Service to Education Award The IASA Exemplary Service to Education Award 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.

utive Directors below for the year of their retirement from IASA:

John G. Wargo June 30, 1992

Walter H. Warfield June 30, 2006

Douglas P. Blair Ronald E. Everett James T. Rosborg Edward L. Allen David F. Grace

2004 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2007 2008 2008 2009

nts of the Year

Representative Roger L. Eddy

Jane L. Westerhold, Des Plaines CC #62

2013

Senator James T. Meeks

Don White

Kelly Stewart, Benton #103 2014 Thomas E. Bertrand, Rochester Comm Unit #3A 2015 Judith A. Hackett, NW Suburban Sp. Ed. Org. 2016 Jason Henry, Sesser-Valier Community Unit District #196 2017 David R. Schuler, Arlington Heights HSD #214 and National Superintendent of the Year 2018 Gary Kelly, DuQuoin CUSD #300 2019 Kevin Blankenship, Scott-Morgan CUSD #2 & Winchester CUSD #1 2020 Donna Leak Community Consolidated Schools District #168 2021 Steve Webb, Goreville CUSD #1 2022 PJ Caposey, Meridian CUSD #223 2023 Dr. Genevra Walters, Kankakee SD #111 2024

Senator James F. Clayborne, Jr.

Calvin Jackson

Donald L. Kussmaul

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 2012 2013 2014

Lt. Governor Sheila Simon

Jim Broadway

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Walter H. Warfield

Plaintiffs in the Pension Litigation Lawsuit : Kenneth Lee, John Sawyer, III, Lance Landeck, Kyle Thompson and Michael Schiffman

Congratulations to IASA’s 2025 Illinois Superintendent of the Year

Jim Burgett

Thomas Miller Richard DuFour

Dr. Richard J. Voltz

Don Weber

Dr. Nancy Blair

2022 2023 2024

Dr. Sharon Kherat Peoria SD #150

Brian Braun

Michael Jacoby

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