Lorin A. Burt Award
2023 ISBA Lorin A. Burt Award Winner
Chris Hess, principal, Fairview Elementary School, Logansport Community School Corporation
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Chris Hess, principal of Fairview Elementary School in the Logansport Community School Corporation, has been named educator of the year for 2023 by the Indiana School Boards Association. The ISBA presented her with the 2023 Lorin A. Burt Award at its annual conference in Indianapolis on September 25. Chris was recognized for cultivating a school climate that embraces opportunity, diversity, and tolerance. “The world is a big place, and we make a point to celebrate that,” she said. She was also commended for promoting a spirit of collaboration and collegiality among staff. “I tell our teachers, ‘We’re all in this together,’” Hess said. She is in her 18th year as principal of Fairview Elementary School. Her passion for students, the profession, and the community inspires those around her. “Chris is an outstanding role model and truly a leader who leads by example,” said Michelle Starkey, superintendent of the Logansport Community School Corporation. The Lorin A. Burt Award is conferred annually by the ISBA to an exemplary educator for "overall excellence in contributions to Indiana education."
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Lorin A. Burt Award Past Recipients
- 1968 Dr. J. Everett Light | Indianapolis
- 1969 Aaron T. Lindley | Lafayette
- 1970 Charles C. Thornburg | East Chicago
- 1971 Dr. Maurice E. Stapley | Bloomington
- 1972 Paul C. Garrison | Richmond
- 1973 Lewis C. Bose | Indianapolis
- 1974 Lois Parker | Avon
- 1975 Joe C. Rice | Elkhart
- 1976 Eldon F. Ludquist | Elkart
- 1977 Amy Cook Lurvey | Indianapolis
- 1978 Phillip T. Warner | Goshen
- 1979 Ray Geyer | Maconaquah
- 1980 Dr. Lester Grile | Fort Wayne
- 1981 Jean Porter | Western
- 1982 Dr. Robert Dalton | Kokomo-Center Township
- 1983 Dr. Dean F. Berkley | Bloomington
- 1984 Lee Williford | Northwestern
- 1985 Dr. Victor Fisher, Jr. | Evansville-Vanderburgh
- 1986 Dr. Harmon Baldwin | Monroe County
- 1987 Gerald Heindselman | Elkhart
- 1988 William A. Hadley | Pendleton
- 1989 John F. Young | Fort Wayne
- 1990 Sam Bianco | Gary
- 1991 Charles E. Fields | Indianapolis
- 1992 Paul Tully | Merrillville
- 1993 Earl E. Nelson | Lafayette
- 1994 Frank A. Shackelford | Speedway
- 1995 Melvin Levin | Mt. Vernon
- 1996 Dr. Robert E. Herrold | Brownsburg
- 1997 Ralph J. Bailey | Whitley County
- 1998 Raymond A. Dault | Speedway
- 1999 Dr. John Hayden Emhuff | Mt. Vernon
- 2000 Lowell C. Rose | Bloomington
- 2001 Chric Chalker | Warren Township
- 2002 No Recipient
- 2003 Gina Berridge | Northern Wells
- 2004 Dr. Richard Helton | Avon
- 2005 Pete Goerges | Hobart
- 2006 Lorie Woycik | Valparaiso
- 2007 Donald H. Stinson | MSD of Decatur Township
- 2008 Thomas R. Langdoc | MSD of Wayne Township
- 2009 Dr. Richard Wood | Tippecanoe County
- 2010 Dr. Bruce Stahly | Goshen
- 2011 Dr. Edward Eiler | Lafayette
- 2012 Dr. Peggy Hinckley | MSD of Warren Township
- 2013 Mark Booth | Noblesville
- 2014 Vera Jones | Michigan City
- 2015 Dr. Peggy Buffington | Hobart
- 2016 Ned Speicher | Argos
- 2017 Dennis Stockdale | East Washington
- 2018 Dr. Debra Howe | Tri-Creek
- 2019 Dr. Wanda Thruston | M.S.D. of Washington Township
- 2020 Dr. Donald DeWeese | Frankfort
- 2021 Dr. Thomas Edington | Wawasee
- 2022 Dr. Scott Robison | Zionsville
- 2023 Chris Hess | Logansport
