Congratulations Gail Anderson Uilkema—National Superintendent of the Year - Bulletin - Brief Article

School Administrator, April, 2002

Piedmont, Calif., Unified School District Superintendent Gail Anderson Ulikema is the 2002 National Superintendent of the Year. Uilkema accepted the award at AASA's Annual Conference & Exposition in San Diego on Feb. 15.

Uilkema, who has been superintendent of the 2,600-student district since 1987, was one of four national finalists competing for the top administrator award. The other three national finalists were: Lorraine Costella, superintendent of the 2,900-student Kent County Public Schools in Chestertown, Md.; R. Stephen Rasmussen, superintendent of the 7,900-student Franklin Pierce School District in Tacoma, Wash.; and Eric J. Smith, superintendent of the 106,000-student Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in Charlotte, N.C.

Congratulations to Uilkema and all the Superintendent of the Year candidates and finalists!

For more information about the National Superintendent of the Year program and this year's finalists, log on to www.aasa.org and click on Awards and Scholarships. A