DSA Recipients and Emeritus Members
NJASA Distinguished Service Award Recipients
Several members are honored each year by NJASA for their outstanding service to education, to NJASA, and for their dynamic leadership and their service to children and youth of New Jersey.
The highest honor ever conferred upon its members, NJASA presents this award at the Annual Spring Leadership Conference.
The following individuals have been honored by the award since its inception in 1975.
1975
John B. Geissinger
Victor J. Podesta
Arthur G. Martin
1976
John E. Dwyer
Sidney Effross
Archie Hay
1977
Joseph E. Clayton
Herbert W. McDavit
Thomas Robinson
1978
Robert D. Fleischer
George C. Malone
William H. West
1979
Eugene J. Bradford
Earl B. Garrison
Noble C. Hiebert
1980
Anthony R. Catrambone
James S. Collins
Sampson G. Smith
1981
David Dervitz
Marshall W. Errickson
Robert F. Holl
1982
Joseph A. Cudemo
Norman A. Gathany
William F. White
1983
David Adler
Victor J. W. Christie
Anegelo L. Tomaso
1984
Erling W. Clausen
George H. Daniel
Howard M. Phifer
1985
Gerald F. Hopkins
Kiki Konstantinos
Paul A. Shelly
1986
Charles A. Boyle
Henry C. Luthin
Thomas W. Sykes
1987
Harry A. Galinsky
Paul W. Rossey
1988
Richard G. Caton
John J. Howarth
1989
George Iannacone
Patrick McGaheran
Robert White
1990
Virginia L. Brinson
James J. Dwyer
Frank M. Sinatra
Reno M. Zinzarella
1991
Robert G. Balentine
Robert A. Lachenauer
John F. Patrick
1992
Kenneth D. Hall
Richard P. Saxer
1993
Martin Ney
Carl E. Scheetz
Arthur R. Smith
1994
Raymond J. Albano
Robert A. Winter
1995
Richard P. Marasco
1996
Ronald L. Capasso
Judtih Ann Sarris Conk
Stuart Schnur
1997
Charles R. Kuzminski
David H. Moyer
Eileen J. Smith-Stevens
1998
James F. Black
Robert J. Daria
James P. Kane
1999
Judith A. Ferguson
2000
Daniel F. Hicks
2001
Raymond J. Brosel
Peter E. Carter
Carmine DeSopo
2002
Louis R. Centolanza
2003
Carole K. Morris
2004
Barry J. Galasso
Ronald F. Larkin
2005
William H. Adams
Richard G. Bozza
2006
Anthony S. DeNorchia
Dominick A. Potena
2007
Wayne L. Threlkeld
2008
Neil A. Bencivengo
Lawrence S. Feinsod
Mark J. Finkelstein
2009
Diane D. DeGiacomo
2010
Richard M. Kaplan
Adam C. Pfeffer
2011
Kenneth D. King
2012
Douglas Groff
2013
Judith Ann Rattner
2014
Andrew Rinko
2015
Donna Van Horn
2016
Gary McCartney
2017
Brian Zychowski
2018
Patrick Fletcher
2019
Scott P. McCartney
2020
Michael D. Kuchar
Kathleen W. Taylor
2021
G. Kennedy Greene
2022
Scott R. Rocco
Rene Rovtar
Charles B. Sampson
2023
Margaret Dolan
2024
Janet L. Fike
2025
Tony Trongone