AASA Scholarships Awarded to Top Graduate Students
February 19, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
James Minichello
703-875-0723
703-774-6953 (cell)
jminichello@aasa.org
Alexandria, Va. – Feb. 19, 2021 –AASA, The School Superintendents Association, is pleased to announce that seven of the nation’s outstanding graduate students in educational administration have been selected to receive scholarships.
Each recipient received a $2,500 scholarship given in honor of AASA’s former executive directors — Sherwood D. Shankland, Worth McClure, Finis E. Engleman, Forrest E. Connor, Paul B. Salmon, Richard D. Miller and Paul D. Houston.
The 2021 scholarship recipients are:
James Ray Howington, Jr.
Senatobia Municipal School District
Senatobia, Miss.
Stabler Ross Janeiro
Jackson-Madison County School System
Jackson, Tenn.
Keith Randall Turner
North Chicago Unit School District 187
North Chicago, Ill.
Deborah Simone Van Roy
Ricardo Flores Magon Academy
Denver, Colo.
Jacob Evan Wilson
Cleveland County Schools
Shelby, N.C.
The AASA Educational Administration Scholarship was created in 1949 to provide incentives, recognition
and financial assistance to outstanding graduate students in school administration who intend to make the school superintendency a career. AASA selects recipients on the basis of their experience and excellence in school administration, personal essays and recommendations from university faculty.
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About AASA
AASA, The School Superintendents Association, founded in 1865, is the professional organization for more than 13,000 educational leaders in the United States and throughout the world. AASA’s mission is to support and develop effective school system leaders who are dedicated to equitable access for all students to the highest quality public education. For more information, visit www.aasa.org.
