Outstanding Board Service Award

The Outstanding Board Service Award is conferred annually by ISBA to a school board member who exemplifies the best attributes of effective board governance.

2024 Outstanding Board Service Award

Allison Shook, Plymouth Community School Board, 2024 Outstanding Board Service Award recipient

Allison Shook, president of the school board for the Plymouth Community School Corporation, is the Outstanding Board Service Award winner for 2024. Allison’s leadership on the Plymouth Community School Board has been pivotal in promoting positive change, from championing solar projects that save on energy costs to guiding redistricting efforts that ensure every student in a K-4 building receives an equitable education. She has been a powerful advocate for establishing Pre-K and childcare programs. As Director of the Marshall County Lifelong Learning Network, Allison has been the driving force behind the Marshall County Career Innovation Center, a multimillion-dollar project transforming career education opportunities for students across the region, as well as adults seeking additional workforce skills. “As a school board member, I have worked to be a servant for our youth and an advocate for better opportunities for our students, staff, and community,” said Shook. “I truly am grateful and honored to be receiving this award.”

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Past Outstanding Board Service Award Recipients

• 1974 John C. Wagner | South Bend
• 1975 Mann Spitler, Jr. | Valpariso
• 1976 William A. Gitlin | Bluffton-Harrison
• 1977 Luise Schnakenburg | Evansville
• 1978 Iverson C. Bell | Terre Haute
• 1979 Terry Lehr | South Bend
• 1980 James Weaver | Columbus
• 1981 Phyllis Tully | Merrillville
• 1982 Kenneth Simmons | Blackford County
• 1983 Leon Trachtman | West Lafayett
• 1984 John E. VonPein, Jr. | Richmond
• 1985 Dr. Mary E. Busch | Indianapolis
• 1986 S. Suzanne Zinser | Carmel-Clay
• 1987 Richard Jensen | Elkhart
• 1988 Berbard D. Carmin | Marion
• 1989 James H. Black | Clark-Pleasant
• 1990 Carolyn L. Tate | Vincennes
• 1991 Sylvia E. Tramm | MSD of Pike Township
• 1992 Joyce Hall | Center Grove
• 1993 Phillip T. Ross | Franklin Township
• 1993 Kenneth D. Barlett | MSD of Decatur Township
• 1994 Phillip E. Buecher | Greater Jasper
• 1995 Dale “Woody” Emmons | Mishawaka
• 1996 Nancy McNabb | DeKalb County Central
• 1997 Phyllis Lewis | MSD of Wayne Township
• 1998 Ann D. Schaefer | MSD of Washington Township
• 1999 Diane M. Black | Franklin
• 2000 John Payne | Blackford County
• 2001 Carl Johnson | Fort Wayne
• 2002 Fran Milo | LaPorte
• 2003 John Heerema | Kankakee Valley
• 2004 Stephen Maple | MSD of Perry Township
• 2005 Dale Petrie | Crawfordsville
• 2006 Susan Switzer | MSD of Warren Township
• 2007 Nancy Habig | Greater Jasper
• 2008 Lisa Tanselle | North West Hendricks
• 2009 Richard Anderson | Griffith
• 2010 Patricia G. Heiny | Richmond
• 2011 Todd Marshall | Springs Valley
• 2012 Terry Jo Lightfoot | East Allen
• 2013 Linda Singer | Western
• 2014 Linda Y. Day | Tippecanoe
• 2015 Mark Iunghuhn | North Gibson
• 2016 Charles Sprague | Franklin County
• 2017 Jane Troup | Goshen
• 2018 Bill Wilson | Clarksville
• 2019 Terry Butler | Hobart
• ​2020 Richard Shail | New Prairie United
• 2021 Scott Flood | Plainfield
• 2022 Karen Springer | West Lafayette
• 2023 Beth McFadin Higgins | MSD of Mt. Vernon
• 2024 Allison Shook | Plymouth
  

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