Distinguished School Administrators Award

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Established in 1985, the $2,000 award honors a school administrator who has made worthy contributions to the operations of an exemplary school library and to advancing the role of the school library in the educational program. Nominations must be made by AASL personal members. 

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Past Recipients

Year Awardee Affiliation
2011 Donna Haye

District Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction for the Atlantic City (N.J.) Board of Education

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2010 Vince Barnes Principal, North Elementary School, Noblesville, Ind.
2009 Melanie Goffen Horowitz Principal, Central Elementary School, Wilmette, IL
2008 No recipient  
2007 Nathan S. Greenberg Superintendent of Schools, Londonderry (N.H.) School District
2006 Kay McBride Library Specialist, Pasadena (Texas) ISD
2005 Michael Hart Principal, Holy Rosary School, Tacoma, Wash.
2004 Dr. William Harner Superintendent, Greenville County School District, Greenville, SC
2003 Barbara E. De Spain Principal, Lois Lenski Elementary School, Centennial, Colo.
2002 Dr. William Meuer Norwood Park School, Chicago, Ill.
2001 Dr. Kathleen D. Smith Cherry Creek High School, Englewood, Colo.
2000 Dr. Elaine Armani Associate Superinterdent for Curriculum and Instruction, Waukegan Community School District, Waukegan, Ill.
1999 Eugene Sudol Principal-Wayne Hills High School, Wayne, N.J.
1998 Brian Fagan Assistant Superintendent, Fairfield Public Schools, Fairfield, Conn.
1997 Donald V. DeLong Superintendent, Merced City School District, Merced, Calif.
1996 Faye Kimsey Principal, Lakeside Elementary School, Chattanooga, Tenn.
1995  No recipient  
1994 James C. Enochs Superintendent, Modesto City School, Modesto, Calif.
1993 Susan Robinson Principal, Harcourt Elementary School, Indianapolis, Ind.
1992 Thomas L. Gibbs Assistant Superintendent for Secodary Education, Indian Prairie School District #204 Naperville, Ill.
1991 Marilyn Blakely Director of Elementary Education, Vigo County School Corporation, Terre Haute, nd.
1990 Dr.Richard Doremus Superintendent, Shoreham-Wading River Central School District, Shoreham, N.Y.
1989 Robert Gross Superintendent, ISD #181, Brainerd, Minn.
1988 Ralph Ricardo Superintendent, Ascension Parish School District, Donaldsville, La.
1987 Ron Wimmer Assistant Superintendent, Olathe District Schools, Olathe, Kan.
1986 William H. Phillips Superintendent, Jordan Elbridge Central School District, Jordan N.Y.
1985 E. Wayne Harris Fairfax County School District, Alexandria, Va.