By K-State News and Communications Services
MANHATTAN — Brian Jordan, executive director of the Kansas Association of School Boards, is the 2022 recipient of the Dan and Cheryl Yunk Award for Excellence in Educational Administration from the Kansas State University College of Education.
The award is given annually to an individual who has demonstrated exemplary leadership in providing or promoting the administration of P-12 schools in Kansas. The award is named in honor of the Yunks, who were exemplary teachers and administrators throughout their careers with Manhattan-Ogden USD 383. Dan Yunk served as superintendent of the school district for nearly 20 years.
Jordan will be presented with the award at the College of Education's commencement ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 14, in Bramlage Coliseum on K-State's Manhattan campus. He will also serve as commencement speaker.