AESA Adds a New National Award
In Memory and Honor of
Dr. Susan Leddick
The AESA Executive Council approved a new award in honor of the late Dr. Susan Leddick that recognizes inspirational women leaders.
The Women in Leadership Executive Impact Award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated a deep commitment to the advancement of women leaders at her organization and, through her leadership, has ignited lasting and impactful change for women.
Who was Dr. Leddick?
Prior to her death in 2021, Dr. Susan Leddick worked with AESA and ESAs for over 30 years, facilitating the development of many programs and policies that make AESA the strong organization it is today.
Through Susan’s leadership, ESAs learned how to collaborate, cooperate, and leverage
resources so that every ESA within a state could strengthen its assets individually and
together through networks, designs, and statewide organizations.
In addition, Susan worked directly with the AESA Executive Council and staff to capitalize on our assets and the knowledge of our members to serve the current and future needs of our customers. The natural extension was for her to assist states in building statewide networks. Many member states such as Iowa, Ohio, Washington, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania engaged Susan’s knowledge and skills to develop internal structures for meeting their state-specific networking needs.
AESA's Call for National Award Nominees in all categories is now open!
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