There are over 3,400 school board members in the state of Ohio. Each of these men and women has dedicated a significant portion of their life to the improvement of public education and the betterment of their community. The Ohio school Boards Association is proud to say thank you to a very special group of these members. Since 2002, OSBA has recognized board members completing their twenty-fifth year of service at the Capital Conference.
Below are some extremely dedicated individuals who have gone above and beyond in donating their time as citizen servants.
2016
50 years
Robert Whitney, Lexington Local (Richland)
25 years
Roger Abbott, Meigs Local (Meigs)
Carolyn E. Addair, Danville Local (Knox)
Tim Booher, Darke County ESC
Jim Clinger, Tri-Rivers Career Center
Denny Evans, Southern Local (Meigs)
Michael Fador, St. Clairsville-Richland CSD & Belmont Harrison CC
Dr. Robert Haas, River Valley Local (Marion) & Tri-Rivers CC
Daniel L. Hothem, River View Local (Coshocton) & Coshocton County CC
Neil H. Huck, Washington County JVSD
Kathleen Johnson, Bristol Local (Trumbull)
Kevin A. Johnston, Preble County ESC
Dr. Timothy Kyger, Gallipolis City & Gallia-Jackson-Vinton JVSD
Byron Lloyd, Ross-Pike ESC & Pickaway-Ross County JVSD
Bill Lollini, Jefferson County ESC & Jefferson County JVSD
Dr. Kathryn M. Lorenz, Loveland City & Great Oaks Career Campuses
Michael S. McDonough, College Corner Local (Preble)
Jerry E. Moore, Bridgeport EV
Larry Mouser, Midwest Regional ESC & Ohio Hi-Point CC
Stanley E. Pennock, Minerva Local (Stark)
Linda Radtke, St. Bernard-Elmwood Place City
Gail Requardt, East Muskingum Local (Muskingum) & Mid-East Career & Tech
Gary Roser, Anthony Wayne Local (Lucas)
Roger L. Samuelson, Champion Local (Trumbull) & Trumbull Career & Tech
Jack Sickafoose, Stark County ESC
James B. Swingle, Franklin Local (Muskingum)
Jeffrey A. Thacker, Vinton County Local (Vinton) & Gallia-Jackson-Vinton JVSD
Bill Warnock, Clay Local (Scioto)
Kevin E. Weaver, Crooksville EV & Mid-East Career and Technology Centers
Winston L. Wyckoff III, Norwayne Local (Wayne)
Elinor S.Zedaker, Poland Local (Mahoning)
Joseph Zelek, Buckeye Local (Jefferson)
2015
Hugh Arnold, Wolf Creek Local (Washington)
Betty Burwinkel, Brown County ESC
Carol Fisher, Huber Heights City
H. Tad Johnson, Coshocton City and Coshocton County Career Center
Jim Perdue, Reading Community City and Great Oaks Career Campuses
Joseph Stockham, Minford Local (Scioto)
2014
Daryl E. Amstutz, Putnam County ESC
W. E. Anderson, Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center
Larry Campbell, East Knox Local (Knox)
Dr. Paul Crabtree, South Central Ohio ESC and Scioto County Career Technical Center
Ron Dixon, Ross-Pike ESC and Pike County Career Technology Center
Michael D. Elliott, Ada EV
Donald Ellis, Vanguard-Sentinel Career and Technology Centers
Robert L. Faulkner Sr., Warren City and Trumbull Career and Technical Center
Mary Frantz, Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local (Greene) and Greene County Career Center
James F. Hildreth, Delaware Area Career Center
Johnnie Kimberlin, Jefferson Township Local (Montgomery)
Randall S. Macko, North Point ESC
Ted McKinniss, Marion City
Daryl Michael Jr., Montgomery County ESC
John Pennycuff, Winton Woods City
Scott Pertner, Gibsonburg EV
Brian Pusateri, Waterloo Local (Portage)
Gary Quimby, Ohio Valley ESC
Dr. Greg Roadruck, Orrville City and Wayne County Schools Career Center
Judith A. Sander, North Point ESC and Penta Career Center
Phillip Schumacher, East Central Ohio ESC
Tom Siciliano, Rootstown Local (Portage)
Carlyle Smith, Northmor Local (Morrow)
Terry L. Smith, Montgomery County ESC
Steven Snavely, North Central Ohio ESC
Bernard Snow, North Fork Local (Licking)
Mary Jean Theaker, Mid-Ohio ESC and Pioneer Career & Technology Center
Arthur Wolf, Middle Bass Local (Ottawa)
2013
Virginia Blaney, LaBrae Local (Trumbull)
Robert Carpenter, Ripley-Union-Lewis-Hunt Local (Brown)
J. Jay Fabian, Madison Local (Lake)
Joyce Galbraith, ESC of Central Ohio and Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools
Russell G. Fortlage, Independence Local (Cuyahoga)
Anne Marie Reames, Bellefontaine City
2012
Mark Baden, Central Local (Defiance)
Dr. Marguerite Bennett, Mount Vernon City and Knox County Career Center
Larry Bowling, Hamilton City
Kenneth Burnett, Geauga County ESC
Don Carpenter, Barnesville EV and Belmont Harrison Career Center
Hugh Coffman, Ohio Valley ESC
Ancil Cross, Jackson City
Karen Dendorfer, Parma City
James Dillard, Painesville City Local (Lake)
Robert L. (Larry) George, Jefferson County ESC and Jefferson County JVSD
P. Joseph Grooms, Western Local (Pike)
William Hendricks, Steubenville City and Jefferson County JVSD
Marie Huenefeld, Mariemont City
Susie Lawson, Tri-County ESC and Wayne County Schools Career Center
Sharon Manson, Waverly City and Pike County Career Tech Center
James McIlvaine, Wadsworth City
Ruth Marie Nau, Noble Local (Noble)
Douglas Peterman, Dover City and Buckeye JVSD
Brent Porteus, River View Local (Coshocton)
Diana Sabitsch, Revere Local (Summit)
Deborah Shaw, Logan Elm Local (Pickaway)
Dr. Ralph Smith, Maysville Local (Muskingum)
Joseph Uphaus, Ottawa-Glandorf Local (Putnam)
Kay Van Ho, Euclid City
Dr. Robert Wilder, Medina City and Medina County JVSD
2011
Marilee Broscheid, Hamilton County ESC
Darrell Cottrill, Ross-Pike ESC and Pickaway-Ross County JVSD
Marilyn Helser, Allen East LSD (Allen)
Carole Martin, Perry LSD (Lake)
Susan Joy Muniak, Brunswick CSD
Steve Needles , Logan County ESC
2010
Dr. Robert Allen, Miami County ESC and Upper Valley JVS
Dennis Battles , Geauga County ESC
Phillip Carpenter, Lawrence County ESC
Jackie L. Caugenbaugh, Licking Valley Local (Licking)
Charles R. Cook, New Miami Local (Butler)
William Emery, Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City and Lorain County JVSD
Jiles Farley, Warren County ESC
Jan C. Gardiner, North College Hill City
Nancy Greenslade, Clyde-Green Springs EV and Vanguard-Sentinel JVSD
Sandra Griggs, Wauseon EV
Janice Grim, Tri-County ESC and Wayne County Schools Career Center
Richard Helsel, ESC of Central Ohio
Judy Hoover, Brookville Local (Montgomery)
Robert M. Kline, Northwestern Local (Wayne)
Eric Koppert, Loudonville-Perrysville EV
Dr. Paul R. Lockwood II, North Point ESC and EHOVE Career Center
Ray Malone, Lawrence County ESC and Lawrence County JVSD
Ruby Miller, Knox County ESC and Knox County Career Center
Tom Schlechty, Tri-Village Local (Darke)
Kenneth D. Simeral, Jefferson County ESC and Jefferson County JVSD
John Skinner, Perry-Hocking ESC
Lee W. Snell, Greene County ESC
Dr. Glenn Stitsinger, Hamilton City
W. Bryce Watt , Muskingum Valley ESC
Paula Wayt, Sebring Local (Mahoning)
Esther Welch, Tri-County ESC and Ashland County-West Holmes Career Center
Michael J. Wesche, Napoleon Area City
Roger West, Southern Ohio ESC and Southern Hills Career and Technical Center
Lee Zuber, Antwerp Local (Paulding)
2009
Steve Allen, Lynchburg-Clay Local (Highland)
G. Raymond Belcher, South Central Ohio ESC and Scioto County Career Technical Center
Carole Ellis, Mount Healthy City
Larry Falbo Sr., Shadyside Local (Belmont)
Andrew Herchek, Waterloo Local (Portage) and Maplewood Career Center
Howard Koons, Mid-Ohio ESC and Pioneer Career and Technology Center
Robert Lake, Maysville Local (Muskingum)
Lester Marrison, Ashtabula County ESC and Ashtabula County JVSD
Kenneth McGee, East Muskingum Local (Muskingum)
Geno M. Morelli, Jefferson County ESC and Jefferson County JVSD
Jerry Zielke, Western Buckeye ESC
2008
Dr. John Agle, Clark County ESC
Joseph Dopps, North Bass Local (Ottawa)
Janet Tuttle, North Point ESC & EHOVE Career Center
James W. Haught, Ohio Valley ESC
William Roux, McDonald Local (Trumbull)
2007
Ken Abbuhl, Tuscarawas Carroll Harrison ESC
Dr. Merlin Ager, Cedar Cliff Local (Greene)
Jo Ann Beamer, West Clermont Local (Clermont)
Thomas Beck, Ontario Local (Richland)
Edward Bosse, Jr., Ross Local (Butler)
Dr. Robert D. Carey, East Clinton Local (Clinton)
James Carpenter, Willoughby-Eastlake City
Fred Davis, Alexander Local (Athens)
Marcia Davis, Jackson Center Local (Shelby)
Joanne DiCarlo, North Olmsted City
Barbara Drusbacky, Port Clinton City & Vanguard-Sentinel JVSD
Kenneth Esterline, Northwest Ohio ESC & Four County Career Center
Sally Gillmore, West Geauga Local (Geauga)
Ronald J Harmon, North College Hill City & Great Oaks ITCD
Denis Helm, Eastwood Local (Wood)
Ronald M. Hopkins, Huntington Local (Ross)
Dr. Timothy Horner, Bloom Vernon Local (Scioto)
George Jonson, Hamilton City
Jane Manemann, Tecumseh Local (Clark)
Carol S. Pancoast, Bay Village City
Joyce A. Pogany, Austintown Local (Mahoning)
Charles L. Queen, Bloom Vernon Local (Scioto)
Dr. Douglas Ramsay, West Muskingum Local (Muskingum) & Mid-East Career and Technology
Gary Roberts, Montgomery Co ESC & Miami Valley Career Tech Center
Walter G. Schunk, Southwest Local (Hamilton)
Michael Sims, College Corner Local (Preble)
Thomas Timbrook, Westfall Local (Pickaway)
Jan Vance, Medina County ESC
Iris Ward, Paint Valley Local (Ross)
2006
David E Engel, Southwest Licking Local (Licking)
Cecelia Hinkle, Edon-Northwest Local (Williams)
Sadie Mulkey, Dawson-Bryant Local (Lawrence)
Kenneth Musch, Springfield Local (Lucas)
Dan Robinson, Ridgemont Local (Hardin) & Ohio Hi-Point Career Center
John Schmiesing, Auglaize County Educ Serv Ctr
Ronald Yacobozzi, Amherst Exempted Village
2005
Alberta Derrough, Madison Butler Local (Butler)
Mary Lou Dodson, Springfield Local (Summit)
Larry Good, Muskingum Valley County ESC
Barbara Hartman, West Clermont Local (Clermont)
Carole Kuns, Erie-Huron_Ottawa County ESC
Kathy Leavenworth, West Geauga Local (Geauga)
Marian Manns, Jackson Local (Stark)
Dean Thompson, Franklin-Monroe Local (Darke)
Williard Welch, Mapleton Local (Ashland)
Charles Workman, Fairland Local (Lawrence)
2004
Robert Berry, Brown County ESC
Darrell Myers, Fairfield Union Local (Fairfield)
Dr. R G Drage, Stark County ESC
John Regula, Stark County ESC
Marilyn Hansen, Woodridge Local (Summit)
2003
Frank Daubenmire, Walnut Township Local (Fairfield)
Donald Frazier, North Olmsted City & Polaris JVSD
Penelope Getz, Wood County ESC & Penta County JVSD
Forest Heis, Forest Hills Local (Hamilton)
Mark Miller, Berlin-Milan Local (Erie)
Dean Ramsey, Licking County ESC & C-TEC of Licking County
Neal Weber, Clark-Shawnee Local (Clark)
John Winnenberg, Southern Perry Local (Perry)
2002
Basil Alt, Putnam County ESC
Gerald Beck, Erie-Huron-Ottawa ESC & EHOVE
Robert Bell, Montgomery County ESC
James Bernath, Northwest Ohio ESC
Ken Blair, Newbury Local (Geauga)
Robert Bowers, Logan Elm Local (Pickaway)
William Brandenburgh Jr., Hamilton County ESC
R. Leroy Bumpus, Centerburg Local (Knox)
Marilyn Carnes, Ross-Pike ESC
Forrest Chanay, Tri-County ESC
Dr. David Eberhart, Madison-Champaign ESC
Levi Eldridge, Brown County ESC & Southern Hills JVSD
Helen Gless, Portage County ESC
Larry Holdren, Washington County ESC & Washington Co JVSD
Richard Keefer, Erie-Huron-Ottawa ESC
Carol Kleck, Northwest Ohio ESC
Dr. James LaPolla, Trumbull County ESC
Paul Leffingwell, Chesapeake Union EV
Allen Mann, Union Local (Belmont) & Belmont-Harrison JVSD
Ken McLarnan, Knox County ESC
William Memke, Hamilton County ESC
Courtney Metzger, Clark County
Richard Moss, Cardinal Local (Geauga)
Barbara Parry, Hamilton County ESC
Terry Persily, Geneva City
Don Shell, Montgomery County
Patricia Wampler, Tipp City EV
Joy Weaver, Montgomery County ESC
Paul Whetsel, Hardin County ESC
Donald Wolf, Mount Healthy City
Thomas Zimmerman, Delaware-Union County ESC