2001 National Conference on Education - American Association of School Administrators

William H. "Bill" Adams

AASA member: 28 years

Current position: superintendent, Salem County Vocational Technical Schools, Woodstown, N.J., March 1973 to present

Most recent previous position: principal, Pennsauken Campus, Camden County Technical Schools, Pennsauken, N.J., Aug. 1969 to March 1973

Postsecondary education: Doctorate of Educational Administration, Graduate School of Education, Rutgers University, April 1976; Master of Educational Administration, Rowan University (formerly Glassboro State College), 1968; Bachelor of Education, Rowan University, 1965

AASA activities and other activities: AASA Executive Committee 1998-2001; AASA Committee on Membership (Recruitment, Retention and Services) 1999; AASA James R. Kirkpatrick Legislative Award for testimony before the Senate, House and GAO on behalf of AASA, the New Jersey state association and the children of America; AASA Instructional Leadership and Technology Committee 1990-1993, chair 1992-1993; AASA Legislative Corps 1982 to present, Executive Director's Advisory Council 1996-1998; Delegate Assembly 1994-2000; New Jersey Association of School Administrators Executive Committee 1987-1993, officer 1995-1999, president 1998; New Jersey Superintendent of the Year 1994; liaison for the National Council of State Councils on Vocational Education to the President's Council that resulted in a White House Rose Garden recognition ceremony for leaders in the field; Executive Committee liaison to the Leadership Advisory, Suburban Schools and Rural/Small School committees 1998-2001

Bill Hill

AASA member: 25 years

Current position: superintendent, Deer Valley Unified School District (K-12), Phoenix, Ariz., July 1999 to present

Most recent previous position: superintendent, Sherwood School District (K-12), Shorewood, Ore., July 1982 to June 1999

Postsecondary education: Doctorate of Educational Administration, Brigham Young University, 1980; Superintendent's Licensure, University of Oregon, 1974; Master of Educational Administration, Portland State University, 1972; Bachelor of Education, Western Oregon State University, 1967

AASA and other activities: Executive Committee 1998-2001; Delegate Assembly; AASA Executive Committee liaison to Suburban Superintendents Committee, Rural/Small School Administrators Committee and Leadership Advisory Committee; AASA Legislative Corps; 1997 State Superintendent of the Year; recipient, 1999 National School Boards Association's National Technology of Instruction Award; member, Women's Caucus; member, Horace Mann League; member, National Business Alliance; International Education study in Cuba, France, Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, the Council of Europe and Japan

Candidates for Executive Committee (2 open seats)

Richard P. Fragale

AASA member: 18 years

Current position: superintendent, Central Union High School District, El Centro, Calif., July 2000 to present

Most recent previous position: superintendent, Trona Joint Unified School District, Trona, Calif., June 1993 to June 2000

Postsecondary education: completed coursework for Ed.D. from the University of Southern California; Masters, Western Maryland College, 1968; Bachelor of Arts, Muhlenberg College, 1958

AASA and other activities: president, Imperial Valley Chapter of ACSA; Region XVIII ACSA Legislative Committee (three years); treasurer, Declining Enrollment School Districts of California; Small School Districts Association of California; ACSA Region XVIII Administrator of the Year 1992

David E. Gee

AASA member: 23 years

Current position: superintendent, Western Suffolk BOCES, Dix Hills, N.Y., 1998 to present

Most recent previous position: superintendent, Queensbury Union Free School District, Queensbury, N.Y., 1994-1998

Postsecondary education: Doctorate of Educational Administration, Columbia University Teachers College, 1988; Masters, University of Bridgeport, 1974; Masters, Columbia University Teachers College, 1969; Bachelor of Science, Muskingum College, 1966

AASA and other activities: presenter and presider, AASA national conferences; past president, New York State Council of School Superintendents; chair, AASA Suburban Schools Advisory Committee; member, AASA Executive Director's National Advisory Council; AASA/New York State Resolutions Committee; AASA Blue-Ribbon Evaluation Task Force; reviewer, abstracts for AASA conference presentations; member, Century Club and Horace Mann League