Tim Hitzfield Tim Hitzfield, the principal of Conner High School (Boone County), was named the 2013 School Administrator of the Year by the Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA). The announcement was made recently during the organization’s annual leadership institute in Louisville.Another Boone County Schools staff member, Deputy Superintendent Karen Cheser, was named the District Administrator of the [...]
Kenneth “Pete” Galloway The Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA) recently presented Kenneth “Pete” Galloway with its Distinguished Service Award. Galloway served as superintendent of the Graves County school district since 2008 and retired in June after 41 years in public education. During that time, he was an assistant superintendent for eight years; director of pupil personnel for [...]
The Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA) announced its list of finalists for the 2013 Fred Award. The Fred Award is designated for non-administrative staff, students and volunteers statewide. It was inspired by Fred Shea, a postman who became the subject of Mark Sanborn’s national bestseller, The Fred Factor. The finalists include: Danny Henderson, bus driver and maintenance worker for [...]
Cindy Hudson, the secretary at Daviess County High School in Daviess County, has been chosen as the 2013 recipient of the Kentucky Association of School Administrators’ prestigious Wanda Luttrell Office Professional Award. Named in honor of KASA’s longtime office manager, the award has been presented annually since 1981 to a member of Kentucky’s educational support staff who has contributed significantly to [...]
On Feb. 14, the Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA) awarded Fred Williams a Lifetime Achievement Award for 54 years of work in public education. In presenting the award, KASA Executive Director Wayne Young said, “Dr. Williams, you have led the way in developing leaders of excellence, and we thank you for devoting your entire career to Kentucky’s education leaders [...]
Lu Young, superintendent of Jessamine County Schools, has been selected as the 2012 Kentucky Superintendent of the Year by the Kentucky Association of School Administrators. Young will now compete for the National Superintendent of the Year Award given by the American Association of School Administrators. She was presented with the award during a surprise ceremony November 30 at [...]
The Kentucky Association of School Administrators (KASA) named its 2011-12 officers during KASA’s 2011 Summer Institute in Louisville recently. New KASA officers are: Lonnie Burgett, superintendent of Mayfield Independent school district, as president Rita Muratalla, principal of Zoneton Middle School (Bullitt County), as president-elect Paul Mullins, principal of LaRue County High School, as vice president Phyllis O’Neal, principal of Calvert [...]