2007 Press Releases

2007 Michael Francke Award Recipient

October 20, 2007

At its annual awards dinner on October 20, the Association of State Correctional Administrators honored Theodis Beck, Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Correction as the most outstanding correctional administrator in the country.  The award is presented annually to recognize the outstanding ASCA member and that member's dedication and achievements. ASCA established the award in 1992, to celebrate Michael Francke's contribution to the field of corrections and his support of ASCA.

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Michael Franke Award Recipients (left to right): Morris Thigpen, Director, National Institute of Corrections (1992); Theodis Beck, Secretary, North Carolina Department of Correction (2007); Larry Norris, Director, Arkansas Department of Corrections (2006); and Jeffrey Beard, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (2005).

2007 Louie Wainwright Past Presidents Award

August 14, 2007

At its Summer Business Meeting in Kansas City on August 12, 2007, the Association of State Correctional Administrators (ASCA) honored Parker Evatt for his lifetime contributions to corrections in South Carolina and across the country.  In celebration of his contributions, the former Commissioner of the South Carolina Department of Corrections received ASCA’s Louie Wainwright Past Presidents Award.

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2007 Susan M. Hunter Correctional Scholarship Recipients

August 12, 2007

ASCA Announces 2007 Susan M. Hunter Correctional Scholarship Recipients. The 2007 Susan M. Hunter Correctional Scholarship recipients are:

• Nashad Carrington

• Morgan Clennin

• Ashley Dixon

• John Ertl

• Joel Harris

• Cassie Keast

• Megan Lewis

• Savanna Reyes

• Deanna Shapiro

• Stephanie Skaggs

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