In order to recognize outstanding contributions to the field of educational administration, NCPEA began the Living Legend Award in 1999 and continue with the tradition as ICPEL. Recipients of this most prestigious award are recognized for the following:
The past recipients of the Living Legend Award are: 1999 John Hoyle 2000 Jack Culbertson 2001 Charles Achilles 2002 Martha McCarthy 2003 Rosemary Papa 2004 Robert Beach 2005 Clarence Fitch 2006 Louis Wildman 2007 Michael Martin 2008 Marilyn L. Grady 2009 Theodore Creighton 2010 Lloyd Duval 2011 Sandra Harris 2011 I. Phil Young 2012 James Smith 2013 Fenwick English 2014 David Alexander 2015 Beverly Irby 2016 Randall Lindsey 2017 Arthur Shapiro 2017 Carol Mullen 2018 James Berry 2019 Autum Toombs Cypres 2020 Betty Alford 2021 Julia Ballenger 2022 Ric Brown 2023 Elaine Wilmore |