Administrator Award
Application Deadline: March 1st
Who should be considered for this award?
- An administrator who has been an outstanding advocate for you and your program.
- An administrator who has given you extraordinary support in your professional endeavors.
- An administrator in your school who has championed the cause of health, physical education, and/or dance at the local and/or state level.
- A passionate school administrator who took charge and supported you and your program when there were possible serious cutbacks in staff or scheduling.
- A school administrator who has educated himself/herself of the value of quality programs and has consistently promoted said programs in your school and/or district.
- An administrator who has given distinguished, varied, and individual service to the profession through district and/or state contributions.
Criteria for this award:
- Complete the Administrator Award Nomination Form
- Include a letter of recommendation from a member of IAHPERD reflecting on three or more of the criteria listed above.
- On the final page of each application is the rubric that will be utilized to score the application.
Submit administrator nomination form and letter of recommendation to your respective district Awards representative in pdf format:
Chicago District
William Krempel
wjkrempel@gmail.com
Eastern District
Maria Pessman
mpessma@ilstu.edu
Northeastern District
Rachael Ross
rross@iahperd.org
Northern District
Staci Hale
shale@gkschools.org
Southwestern District
Dan Underwood
s.faxfan@gmail.com
Western District
Ken Mansell
quincypeteacher@yahoo.com
Administrator Award Winners 2025
Brian Zerfas
Kaneeland McDole Elementary
Dan Landry
Grayslake Community High School
Melanie Bickley
Jefferson Elementary