Six Top Graduate Students Earn AASA Scholarships

Six outstanding graduate students in educational administration have been selected by AASA for $2,500 scholarships. The presentations took place on Saturday morning at the 3^rd General Session of AASA’s National Conference on Education in Los Angeles.

Each recipient also receives complimentary registration to AASA's national conference.

Each scholarship is named in honor of a former AASA executive director.

The 2013 scholarship recipients (along with their current work and university affiliations) are:

• Worth McClure Award: Doris Lynette Crawford, director of secondary schools, Shelby County Public Schools, Ky.; Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, Ky.
• Finis E. Engleman Award: Thomas Fry Jr., director of curriculum and instruction, Granville Exempted Village Schools, Ohio; Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio
• Forrest E. Connor Award: Courtney Elise Hart, coordinator of assessment and accountability, Lewisville Independent School District, Texas; The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
• Paul B. Salmon Award: Leigh Anne Neal, K-12 central office administrator, Shawnee Mission School District, Kan.; Baker University, Baldwin City, Kan.
• Richard D. Miller Award: Frederick Dennis Rundle, elementary principal, Mercer Island School District, Wash.; Seattle University, Seattle, Wash.
• Paul D. Houston Award: Danette Tiffany Sokacich, assistant principal and teacher, Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos Puerto Rican High School, Ill; Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, Ill.

More details about AASA’s graduate scholarship program are available in the official AASA press release.