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The Illinois High School Association honors members of the teaching/coaching profession who have coached speech/theatre in the State of Illinois for at least 15 years with the John M. Hires Distinguished Service Award. Recognition of outstanding service and extraordinary contributions to the IHSA is made to the recipients upon their retirements.
The Illinois Communication and Theatre Association is glad to support this award and joins with the IHSA in congratulating the recipients.
2Past Recipients of the John M. Hires Distinguished Service Award
2025- No Award Given
2024 Tom Witting Revis High School and Chuck Cavazos Elk Grove High School
2023- Tim Connors Freeport High School, Laurie Pillen Rochelle High School, Bill Fleming Downers Grove North
HighSchool, Patt Cheney Oak Park River Forest High School, and Ed Jodlowski Olympia High School
2022 - Janine Stroemer, Homewood-Flossmoor High School
2022 - Tom George, Huntley High School
2022 - Mark Simon, Metea Valley High School
2021 - David Anderson, Hinsdale South High School
2021 - Jill Price, Sterling High School
2021 - Chuck Price, Sterling High School
2002 - Jeff Berke, Carl Schurz High Schoo
2002 - Joe Gerace, Wheaton-Warrenville South
2002 - Lynn Heisel, Limestone High School
2002 - H. David Fry, Illinois High School Association
2002 - Tom Sweeney, Homewood-Flossmoor High School
2002 - Homer Thomas, H.L. Richards High School