TRANSITIONS - News Briefs - Brief Article

School Administrator, June, 2001

APPOINTMENTS

Theresa Flak, from deputy superintendent, Washington County Public Schools, Hagerstown, Md., to community superintendent, Montgomery County Public Schools, Rockville, Md.

Judith Fox, from superintendent, Byram Hills Central School District, Armonk, N.Y., to headmaster, Princeton Day School, Princeton, N.J.

Kenneth Koberlein, from superintendent, Northern Lehigh School District, Slatington, Pa., to superintendent, East Stroudsburg, Pa.

Michael W. Sass, from superintendent, Forrestville Valley District 22, Forreston, Ill., to superintendent, New Lenox, Ill.

Rosa Smith, from superintendent, Columbus, Ohio, to president, Caroline and Sigmund Schott Foundation and Center for Public and Early Child Education, Cambridge, Mass.

Nick Staresinic, from retirement to chairman of board of control, Duquesne, Pa., City School District

Michael Stevenson, from superintendent, Dallas County School District R-1, Buffalo, Mo., to superintendent, Warsaw, Mo.

Paul Vivian, from superintendent, Florence School District 4, Timmonsville, S.C., to executive director, Pee Dee Education Foundation, Florence, S.C.

Tom Wilson, from superintendent, Buford, Ga., to superintendent, Carrollton, Ga.

RETIREMENTS

Gary Ashley, executive vice president, Georgia School Boards Association, Lawrenceville, Ga.

William Bassett, superintendent, Orange-Ulster BOCES, Goshen, N.Y.

Daniel J. Bird, superintendent, Fruitport, Mich.

Greg N. Brown, superintendent, Norton, Kan.

Bernard Carrozza, superintendent, Upper Darby School District, Drexel Hill, Pa.

Dave Cottrell, superintendent, Franklin County Educational Service Center, Columbus, Ohio

John F. Dean, superintendent, Orange County Department of Education, Costa Mesa, Calif.

Audrey Farnsworth, superintendent, Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central Schools, Schenectady, N.Y.

John R. Garrabrant, senior assistant superintendent, Toms River Regional Schools, Toms River, N.J.

Joan Guisnow, superintendent, Central Union School District, Fresno, Calif.

David Hartenbach, superintendent, Aurora, Cob.

Paul Hite, superintendent, Oil City, Pa.

Harry Jaroslaw, superintendent, Mineola, N.Y.

Daniel Jett, superintendent, Minnetonka, Minn.

Ed Johnson, superintendent, Syracuse, Neb.

Estelle Kamler, superintendent, North Merrick, N.Y.

Marilyn Kelly, superintendent, Sonoma Valley, Calif.

Donald Kusel, superintendent, Union Free District of Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.

Andre LaCouture, superintendent, Pleasant Valley Elementary School District, Penn Valley, Calif.

John Rooney, superintendent, Riverside School District Taylor, Pa.

Robert Schumacher, superintendent, McAllen, Texas

Janice Shelby, superintendent, Franklin, Tenn.

James B. Smith, superintendent, Wolf Branch School District, Swansea, Ill.

Virgil Tiemann, superintendent, Alvin, Texas

Vernon Underwood, superintendent, Choctaw County School District, Butler, Ala.

Jack Van Newkirk, superintendent, York, Pa.

DEATHS

Louis M. Klein, 93, retired superintendent, Harrison, N.Y., March 31

Edward T. Robbins, 98, retired superintendent, Alamo Heights Independent School District, San Antonio, Texas, Oct. 8

Douglas Walker Sr., 53, superintendent, Fairbanks, Alaska, Jan. 13