Jimmy Hay Honored With ASBO's

2020 Pinnacle of Excellence Award

Jimmy Hay, Director of Finance and Board Clerk for Paola USD 368 and KASBO Immediate Past President, has been named as the 2020 recipient of ASBO's Pinnacle of Excellence Award, sponsored by Virco, Inc. This is one of the two top service awards presented annually by ASBO.

The award honors Jimmy's foresight in founding the S.O.S. Serving Our Students program in 2017. The SOS program is a community event held annually to help equip students in Paola USD 368 with items necessary to help them have a successful start to the school year.

Jimmy is also very active in other school and community organizations: Treasurer of the Paola USD 368 Endowment Association, Panther Friend Mentor, Vice Chair of the Miami County United Way, Lighthouse Church Treasurer, First Option Bank Baehr Foundation Trustee, Paola Rotary Club member, and Tri-Ko, Inc. Board of Directors.

Jimmy graduated cum laude from Pittsburg State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. He and his wife Christi are the proud parents of four children, who all attend school in Paola USD 368.

Congratulations Jimmy!

KASBO Scholarship Winners - 2020

Karen Schadel ASBO Scholarship

Sarah Windmeyer

Hiawatha USD 415

This scholarship, is presented in memory of Karen Schadel who served as KASBO's Executive Director for many years.

Sarah, who is the Director of Finance, will receive $2,500 to attend the ASBO Annual Meeting and Exhibits in Nashville this fall.

Piper Sandler

KASBO Dependent Scholarship

Dana Gosch

Dana is the daughter of Rayne Gosch, who is the Board Clerk for Lakin USD 215. She will receive $1,000 to help with her higher education expenses.

American Fidelity

KASBO Annual Conference and Exhibits Scholarships

These scholarships provide registration, membership, and a hotel room for two nights for the winners to attend the KASBO ACE