Each spring WASDA recognizes deserving educators at the WASDA Annual Educational Conference. This year’s conference will be held April 23-25, 2025, at the Concourse Hotel in Madison. At this time, we are seeking nominations for the following awards:

WASDA Award of Special Recognition for Service to Wisconsin

WASDA Distinguished Service Award

WASDA Outstanding Educator Award

Please note that the deadline for nominations is JANUARY 10, 2025. The WASDA Awards Committee will be meeting during the Jt. WASB/WASDA/WASBO Convention to select their recommendations for this year’s recipients. Their recommendations are then forwarded to the WASDA Board of Directors for approval.

Thank you for taking the time to nominate someone for one of these prestigious awards!

Requirements for WASDA Award of Special Recognition for Service to Wisconsin

1. Not to be a voting member of WASDA
2. Contributed in an outstanding way toward goals of WASDA.
3. The individual is to have made an outstanding contribution toward promoting the cause of status of public education in Wisconsin.
4. Committee members are to give consideration to nominations received from full voting members only.  However, supporting letters and related background information will be received from sources other than full voting WASDA members for review by the committee members.

Nomination Form

Requirements for WASDA Distinguished Service Award

1. The individual must be a member of WASDA for at least the last ten years.
2. The individual must have served as chairman and a member of various committees during this period of time.
3. The individual must be a person of high moral character and one who would be an example of a high caliber administrator.
4. The individual must have worked constructively in some WASDA capacity.
5. The individual may be a person who has suggested original ideas for helping improve the organization.
6. Committee members are to give consideration to nominations received from full voting members only.  However, supporting letters and related background informa­tion will be received from sources other than full voting WASDA members for review by the committee members.
7. Committee members are encouraged to give special consideration to members of the WASDA who have already retired from their positions as full time school district superintendents.

Nomination Form

 Requirements for WASDA Outstanding Educator Award

1. The recipient must have made clearly recognizable outstanding contributions in the field of education on the local, state and/or national levels.
2. Other suggested criteria:
   1. Be a member of the state and national school administrators association.
   2. Be a member of various committees and other professional organizations.
   3. Author of professional books or articles in professional journals.
   4. Responsible for having promoted better education in the position they have served.
   5. Aided other educators in the development of worthy educational objectives.
3. Committee members are to give consideration to nominations received from full voting members only.  However, supporting letters and related background informa­tion will be received from sources other than full voting WASDA members for review by the committee members.
4. Committee members are encouraged to give special consideration to members of the WASDA who have already retired from their positions as full time school district superintendents.

Nomination Form