This prestigious tribute of Superintendent of the Year is bestowed upon superintendents who successfully lead the learning in their districts; who have strength in both personal and organizational communication; who show constant improvement of administrative knowledge and skills; and who participate in local community activities as well as understand regional, national and international issues.
Past AASA Superintendents of the Year
1988
Bill Kessinger
West Memphis School District
1989
Dr. Burton Elliott
Siloam Springs School District
1990
Bobby Lester
Pulaski County Special
School District
1991
Charles Knox
Lonoke School District
1992
Dr. Jim Rollins
Springdale School District
1993
Dr. Benny Gooden
Fort Smith School District
1994
Charles D. Knight
Watson Chapel School District
1995
Dr. Bill Beasley
Jonesboro School District
1996
Tony Wood
Searcy School District
1997
Albert Brown
Corning School District
1998
Dr. Ken James
Batesville School District
1999
Jack Kimbrell
Highland School District
2000
Dan Shepherd
Marion School District
2001
Bob Watson
El Dorado School District
2002
J. M. Edington
Biggers-Reyno School District
2003
Charles Dyer
Alma School District
2004
Dr. Jim Rollins
Springdale School District
2005
Dr. Diana Julian
Benton School District
2006
Dr. Frank A. Holman
Cabot School District
2007
Frank Anthony
Pine Bluff School District
2008
Andrew Tolbert
Warren School District
2009
Dr. Jerry Guess
Camden Fairview School District
2010
Dr. Matt McClure
Cross County School District
2011
Joyce Vaught
Lakeside School District
2012
Dr. Kay Johnson
Greenwood School District
2013
Dr. Greg Murry
Conway School District
2014
Dr. Kim Wilbanks
Jonesboro School District
2015
Dr. Tony Thurman
Cabot School District
2016
Dale Query
Flippen School District
2017
Ken Ramey
Siloam Springs School District
2018
Jon Collins
West Memphis School District
2019
Shawn Cook
Lakeside School District
(Hot Springs)
2020
Benny Weston
Mena School District
2021
Michael Poore
Little Rock School District
2022
John "Skipper" Ward
Magnolia School District
2023
Jared Cleveland
Springdale School District