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SUNSPRA is proud to sponsor four award programs each academic year.
Sunshine Medallion Awards of Excellence – Celebrating the outstanding work in a variety of categories. Winners announced at the annual conference. Submissions due March 13, 2026, for work created March 30, 2025, to the due date.
Congratulations to the 2025-26 Fall Award Recipients: Terry Connor, Superintendent of Sarasota County Schools, winner of the Outstanding Superintendent Communicator Award; Katherine Crnkovich, Chief Communications Officer for Seminole County Public Schools, Florida’s School Communicator of the Year; and Reinhold Schmieding and Arthrex, recipients of the SUNSPRA Margie Davidson Leading Light Award.
Superintendent of the Year
Chad Oliver, SUNSPRA President; Terry Connor, Superintendent of Sarasota County Schools; and Val Ball, Parent Square Regi
School Communicator of the Year
Chad Oliver, SUNSPRA President; Katherine Crnkovich, Chief Communications Officer for Seminole County Public Schools; and Val Ball, Parent Square Regi
Margie Davidson Leading Light Award
Chad Oliver, SUNSPRA President; Reinhold Schmieding and Arthrex representative; and Val Ball, Parent Square Regi
Nominations open September 1, 2026, for the SUNSPRA Fall Awards Program (2026-27 academic year)
These three awards are presented at the FADSS/FSBA joint winter conference.
Margie Davidson Leading Light Award