Joseph A Westby Leadership Award 25-26

Upon his retirement as NDEA Executive Director, Joseph A. Westby established the Joseph A. Westby Leadership Award in recognition of Westby’s 45 years of leadership in education, including 32 years within the Association. Westby recognized the need to encourage members and staff to pursue leadership training. Upon his retirement, friends and colleagues in North Dakota and across the country provided the initial funds for the award. Westby himself, made a number of contributions, to the principal of the fund. Upon his death in January 2015, the family dedicated memorials to continue to build the principal of the fund. As Westby stated, the continued success of the Association is dependent up developing its future leaders at the local level and amongst the staff.