
NCASA Awards For Education Leaders

Raymond Sarbaugh Leadership Award
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Sarbaugh Leadership Award Recipients
2025 | Ashe County Schools
Asheville City Schools
Avery County Schools
Buncombe County Schools
Haywood County Schools
Henderson County Public Schools
Madison County Public Schools
McDowell County Schools
Mitchell County Schools
Watauga County Schools
Yancey County Schools
2024 | Freddie Williamson
2023 | Ethan Lenker
2022 | Marvin Connelly
Marcie Holland
2021 | Tabari Wallace
2020 | Patrick Miller
2019 | Jeff Hollamon
2018 | Glenda Jones
David Hicks
2017 | Frank Till, Jr.
2016 | Dr. Rodney Shotwell
2015 | Dr. Dudley Flood
Charlie Glazener
2014 | Jo Ann Norris
2013 | Donald L. Martin, Jr.
2012 | Dr. James Casuby
2011 | Dr. Larry Price
2010 | Mr. Jack Hoke
2009 | Ms. Melisa Jessup

Western North Carolina School Administrators Honored For Leadership
Superintendents of the 11 western North Carolina school districts most severely impacted by Hurricane Helene accepted the North Carolina Association of School Administrators’ (NCASA) 2025 Raymond Sarbaugh Leadership Award on behalf of their district and administrative team during NCASA’s 2025 Conference on Educational Leadership, Friday, March 28, 2025.

Champion For Children Award
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Champion For Children Award Recipients
2025 | Alan Duncan
2024 | NC Rep. Donny Lambeth
2023 | Jack Hoke
2022 | NC Sen. Don Davis
2021 | Beverly Emory
Dr. David Stegall
2020 | NC Rep. Jeffrey Elmore
2019 | Gov. Roy Cooper
2018 | D. Craig Horn
2017 | Hugh Blackwell
2016 | James H. Langdon, Jr.
2015 | John Dornan
2014 | Ann B. Goodnight
2013 | Linda P. Johnson
2012 | Beverly E. Perdue
2011 | Bill McNeal & June St. Clair Atkinson
2010 | Vernon Malone
2009 | Howard N. Lee
2008 | Rick Glazier
2007 | Douglas Yongue
2006 | James B. Hunt, Jr. & Michael F. Easley

Board of Education Vice Chair Named NCASA 2025 Champion For Children
State Board of Education Vice Chair Alan Duncan received the 2025 Champion for Children Award during the North Carolina Association of School Administrators’ (NCASA) 2025 Conference on Educational Leadership on Friday, March 28, 2025.