Golden Deeds for Education
Recognizing Distinguished Service to Education
Given since 1964, the Golden Deeds for Education Award is a coveted award in the field of Texas education for distinguished service to education in the state. TASA and the Texas A&M University Department of Educational Administration and Human Resource Development co-present the award annually.
Selection Process
The Golden Deeds recipient is chosen by the Golden Deeds Award Committee, which reviews nominations submitted by school leaders and others across the state. The committee selects an individual who has, through actions and deeds, improved the educational system in Texas to enrich the lives of all Texas public school students.
2024 Award Nominations
Nominations for the 2024 award recipient, to be honored during the 2025 TASA Midwinter Conference, will be accepted in fall 2024.
2023 Golden Deeds for Education Award Recipient
James B. Crow, who retired as executive director of the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) in 2021, was selected as the 2023 recipient of the Golden Deeds for Education Award. “Throughout his long career, he worked tirelessly to help lawmakers, policymakers, and local boards of education make informed decisions to support the best outcomes for every Texas student. … His unwavering devotion to providing excellent schools has served the education community well and provides a foundation for generations to come.”
Golden Deeds Award Recipients 1964-2023
Year | Recipient |
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2023 | James B. Crow |
2022 | Brian T. Woods |
2021 | Kim Alexander |
2020 | Guy Sconzo |
2019 | Cathy Bryce |
2018 | Neal Adams |
2017 | Karen Rue |
2016 | Thomas Ratliff |
2015 | Jimmie Don Aycock |
2014 | Abelardo Saavedra |
2013 | Virginia Collier |
2012 | Lynn M. Moak |
2011 | F. Scott McCown |
2010 | Maria Hernandez Ferrier |
2009 | David Thompson |
2008 | Bill McKinney |
2007 | Leonard Merrell |
2006 | Joe Pirtle |
2005 | Bob Griggs |
2004 | James Terry |
2003 | Johnny L. Veselka |
2002 | Vialleau Wilkie |
2001 | Rick Perry |
2000 | Will D. Davis |
1999 | John Horn |
1998 | Jackie Christie |
1997 | Michael Moses |
1996 | Barry B. Thompson |
1995 | John R. Hoyle |
1994 | Robert W. Caster |
1993 | Norman Hall |
1992 | E.A. Sigler |
1991 | Pat Shell |
1990 | Linus Wright |
1989 | W.N. Kirby |
1988 | Jon Brumley |
1987 | Dan Long |
1986 | Raymon Bynum |
1985 | — |
1984 | Don Robbins |
1983 | Mary Ann Leveridge |
1982 | John Townley |
1981 | Marlin L. Brockett |
1980 | Charles F. Matthews |
1979 | Joe Kelly Butler |
1978 | Alton O. Bowen |
1977 | Frank W.R. Hubert |
1976 | Dana Williams |
1975 | Kate Bell |
1974 | R.E. Harris |
1973 | L.D. Haskew |
1972 | Leon Graham |
1971 | Frank M. Jackson |
1970 | J.W. Edgar |
1969 | Paul R. Hensarling |
1968 | Grady P. Parker |
1967 | — |
1966 | George B. Wilcox |
1965 | — |
1964 | A.M. Aikin |