IASA Annual Report FY2017

AND LEADERSHIP awards Past IASA Executive Directors

The IASA Past 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 2017 honorees are identified by the IASA region they represent: Abe Lincoln—Jilinda (Jill) Larson Blackhawk—Kyle R. Ganson Central Illinois Valley—John Asplund Cook North—David R. Schuler Cook South—Darryl Taylor Cook West—Michael L. Kuzniewski

Corn Belt—Cliff McClure Du Page—Gwynne Kell Egyptian—Jason D. Henry

Illini—Donald D. Owen Kaskaskia—Rich Well Kishwaukee—Dan Oest Lake—Julie A. Schmidt Northwest—Thomas D. Mahoney Shawnee—Leslie Varble Southwestern—Gina Segobiano Starved Rock—Jim E. Carlson Three Rivers—Scott Goselin Two Rivers—Kerry L. Cox Wabash Valley—Timothy Buss Western—K. Scot Reynolds

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