NSBA recognizes outstanding board members
The following school board members have been recognized by their state school boards associations during 2007 and 2008:
Alaska
• Macon Roberts, Crystal Kennedy, and John Steiner, Anchorage
• Charlene Arneson, Chugach
• Dan Green, Delta/Greely
• John Billings Sr., Galena
• Nels Anderson, Kenai Peninsula Borough
• Rebecca Jensen, Lake and Peninsula
• Rick Kniaziowski, Unalaska
• Dolores Gard, Valdez
Georgia
• Julia Bernath, Fulton County
• Diane Sandifer, Harris County
• Gillis R. Dawkins, Houston County
• Edwin Pope, Long County
• Franklin Pinckney, Ware County
Louisiana
• Edward Price and Patricia Russo, Ascension Parish
• John Beck, Assumption Parish
• Clara F. Duhon, Calcasieu Parish
• Fannie Hawkins, East Carroll Parish
• Elvin Pradia, Iberia Parish
• Stella Lasseigne, Lafourche Parish
• James Kessler, Lincoln Parish
• Roger Young, St. Landry Parish
• Ray Alfred, St. Tammany Parish
• Sandra Bailey Simms, Tangipahoa Parish
• Frankie Mitchell, Webster Parish
Illinois
• Robert C. Friend, Lombard Elementary SD #44
• Willis A. Brunson, Rich Township High SD #227
• Marie C. Slater, Wheaton Warrenville Community Unit School SD #200
Tennessee
• Amy Martin, Bedford County
• Faye Heatherly, Campbell County
• Evelyn Rockholt, Cleveland
• Carolyn Holt, Hambien County
• Sheila Cox and Lottie Ryans, Johnson City
• Susan Lodal, Kingsport
• Patrice J. Robinson, Memphis
• Curtis McLendon and Cathy Waggoner, Union City
Wisconsin
• Diane Barkmeier, Appleton
• Tim Sivertson, Elk Mound
• Victoria McCormick, Greendale
• Mary N. Janssen, Little Chute
• Susan Gielau, Menasha
• Rose Bowen, Oconto
These board members were honored during state association annual conferences for making significant contributions to the advancement of education. They also have regularly attended state, regional, and national conferences, including at least three NSBA-sponsored workshops or conferences over a four-year period.
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