Charles Warren

The annual award given to the outstanding Arkansas school business official of the year is named the Truett Goatcher Arkansas School Business Administrator of the Year. The AASBO Board of Directors wanted to honor and acknowledge Mr. Goatcher, a long-time school business official, Arkansas Department of Education staff member, AAEA staff member, and mentor to many, and his exceptional efforts to improve the expertise of school business administrators across Arkansas.

Anyone may nominate a practicing school business administrator for consideration. A committee of past recipients will judge the applications and the award will be announced at the AASBO Annual Conference.

The recipient of the award will also be recognized at the Southeastern Association of School Business Officials’ annual conference.

Past AASBO School Business Administrators of the Year

1990
Jennie Butcher

1991
Joe Teeter

1992
Ray Simon

1993
C.C. Stuart

1994
Bill Rylan

1995
Dan Shepherd

1996
Ed Hogan

1997
Johnny Thaxton

1998
Jerry Massey

1999
Reba Pridgin

2000
Anita Murphree

2001
Randy Hughes

2002
Ellen Terry

2003
Nathan Barber

2004
Damon Dean

2005
David Cauldwell

2006
Dr. Greg Murry
Springdale School District

2007
Patsy Smith

2008
Mike Mertens
Greenbrier School District

2009
Dana Newberg
Nashville School District

2010
Kathy Hanlon
Rogers School District

2011
Jeff Altemus
Marion School District

2012
Kelly Hayes
Springdale School District

2013
Freeman Wish
Clarksville School District

2014
Tina Wiley
Cabot School District

2015
Bill Goff
Pulaski County Special School District

2016
Pat Tapley
Greenbrier School District

2017
Shawn Higginbotham
Lake Hamilton School District

2018
Cristy Dunnahoe
Star City School District

2019
Zinnia Clanton
Conway School District

2020
Jake Haak
Rogers School District

2021
Sharon Chuculate
Clarksville School District

2022
Kevin Luck
Vilonia School District

2023
Robyn Keene
Conway School District

AASBO Truett Goatcher District Winners

2008
Kelly Hayes, District 1
Springdale School District

Kathy Hanlon, District 2
Rogers School District

Carolyn Brassfield, District 3
Dumas School District

2009
Laura Bednar, District 1
Stuttgart School District

Kathy Hanlon, District 3
Rogers School District

Anita Harper, District 4
Danville School District

2010
Jeff Altemus, District 1
Marion School District

Sterling Ming, District 3
Bentonville School District

2011
Tina Wiley, District 1
Cabot School District

Robyn Keene, District 2
Benton School District

Kelly Hayes, District 3
Springdale School District

Becky Jester, District 4
Dawson Education Service Center

2012 
Connie Long Mooney, District 1 Harrisburg School District

Freeman Wish, District 3 Clarksville School District

2013
Tina Wiley, District 1
Cabot School District

Pat Tapley, District 2
Greenbrier School District

Dr. Lisa Morstad, District 3
Fayetteville School District