TRANSITIONS

School Administrator, June, 2000

APPOINTMENTS

Frank DeLuca, from superintendent, Glen Cove, N.Y., to director of instructional and staff development, Greenburgh-Graham School District, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.

Barbara F. Erwin, from superintendent, Allen, Texas, to superintendent, Scottsdale Unified District 48, Phoenix, Ariz.

James Francis, from superintendent, Wilson County School District, Lebanon, Tenn., to superintendent, Lexington District 2, West Columbia, S.C.

Philip E. Geiger, from president and chief operating officer, Tesseract Group Inc., Scottsdale, Ariz., to executive director, Arizona School Facilities Board, Phoenix, Ariz. Frank C. House, from superintendent, Oswego County BOCES, Mexico, N.Y., to superintendent, South Lewis Central School District, Turin, N.Y.

Steve Joel, from superintendent, Beatrice, Neb., to superintendent, Grand Island, Neb.

Antoinette Kulak, from superintendent, Pine Valley Central School District, South Dayton, N .Y., to superintendent, Westmoreland, N.Y.

Beulah Mitchell, from superintendent, Eaton Rapids, Mich., to superintendent, Highland Park, Mich.

Melvin S. Noble, from assistant superintendent to superintendent, West Babylon, N.Y.

Ruel M. Parker, from interim superintendent to superintendent, Rockdale County Public Schools, Conyers, Ga.

Lane Plugge, from superintendent, Grand Island, Neb., to superintendent, Iowa City, Iowa

Harvey B. Polansky, from assistant superintendent, East Lyme, Conn., to superintendent, Southington, Conn.

Barnett Sturm, from superintendent, Cairo-Durham Central School District Cairo, N.Y., to superintendent, Lakeland Central School District, Shrub Oak, N.Y.

Allan Tessier, from assistant superintendent, Malone, N.Y., to superintendent, Brasher Falls, N.Y.

RETIREMENTS

Robert L. Cleveland, superintendent, Norwich, N.Y.

Alice Duckworth, executive director, New England Association of School Superintendents, Chester, Conn.

James L. Gere, superintendent, Cromwell, Conn.

Russell H. Johnson, superintendent, Smackover, Ark.

Howard Koenig, superintendent, Central Isli p, N.Y.

John Oakes, superintendent, Deposit, N.Y.

Luke Sarsfield, superintendent, Rutherford, N.J.

Charlotte Sawyer, superintendent, Newfane Central Schools, Burt, N.Y. Howard Sosne, superintendent, Pitt County, N.C.

H. Bruce Wright, superintendent, Jefferson County School District, Birmingham, Ala.

HONORS

Mike Ford, superintendent, PhelpsClifton Springs Central Schools, Clifton Springs, N.Y., installed as president-elect, National Staff Development Council

Paul J. Hagerty, superintendent, Seminole County School District, Sanford, Fla., awarded Marquette University's College of Education 2000 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year

Eva Long, senior executive, Education Partners, Greenbrae, Calif., elected to the Marin Community College Board of Trustees, Kentfield, Calif.

Rod Paige, superintendent, Houston, Texas, awarded the Richard R. Green Award by the Council of the Great City Schools