The Educational Leadership Award recognizes individuals who through their time and effort have made an impact on the student activity program they advise and who exemplifies the ideal advisor.
Past Recipients
1992
Donald Deakin
1993
Maria Wennberg
1994
Robert McBride
1995
Gretchen Sauer
1996
Brian VandenBergh
1997
Bill Sissel
1998
Mike Drake
1999
Claudia Harris and Mattie Robinson
2000
Michael Grosch
2001
Mary Booker, Hoffman Estates HS
2002
Susan Fuhrer, Waubonsie Valley HS
2003
Erin Fasbender, St. Charles North HS
2004
Brandon Lenore, North Lawndale College Preparatory
2005
Meg Papadolias, West Aurora HS
2006
Paul McDermott, Lincoln-Way East HS
2007
Margaret Pither, Vernon Hills HS
2008
Stephanie Cassa, Waubonsie Valley HS
2009
Greg Eiserman, McHenry West HS
2010
Anne Malecki, Libertyville HS
2011
Edgar Palacios, Lyons Township HS
2013
Mike Lawton, Oregon HS
2014
Jason Crean, Lyons Township HS
Jackie Gay, Lyons Township HS
2015
Callie Pogge, Lyons Township HS
Sylvia Tanius, Lyons Township HS
2016
Greg Minter, Prospect HS
Val Norris, Elk Grove HS
Bill Reichert, Libertyville HS
2017
Mark Schaetzlein, Buffalo Grove HS
Sylvia Tanious, Lyons Township HS
2018 Jeanne Widing, Lyons Township HS
2019
Jim McKay, District 117
Greg Gardner, Carl Sandburg HS
2020
Tyler Lubins, Morton East HS
2021
Corey Bernard, Batavia HS
2022
John Cronfel, Lyons Township HS
Mary Gaido, Amos Alonzo Stagg HS
Nate Hassman, Maine West HS
Andrew Johannes, Lyons Township HS
Mary McCarthy, Victor J. Andrew HS
Nathan Schilling, Lansing School District 158
2023
Pat Callahan, Lyons Township HS