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Past Polaris Leadership Award Recipients:
The nominee of this award must be a current active or associate member of MASA, an exemplary school leader with twenty or more years of administrative experience. This award is presented at the MASA Fall Conference.
2020 Jeff Olson, Superintendent, Saint Peter Public Schools 2019 Gerald Ness, Superintendent, Fergus Falls Public Schools 2018 Lynne Kovash, MASA Retiree, Retired Superintendent, Moorhead Area Public Schools 2017 Karen Orcutt, Superintendent, Orono Public Schools 2016 James Hess, Superintendent, Bemidji Area Schools 2015 Chris Richardson, Superintendent, Northfield Public Schools 2014 Jerald Nesland, Executive Director, Freshwater Education District 2013 Ric Dressen, Superintendent, Edina Public Schools 2012 Wendy Shannon, Retired Superintendent, Byron Public Schools 2011 Jack Almos, Retired Superintendent, Hinckley-Finlayson Public Schools 2010 Harold Remme, Superintendent, New Ulm Public Schools 2009 Greg Vandal, Superintendent, Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools 2008 Roger Giroux, Superintendent, Anoka-Hennepin School District