2009 Recipient
John Pariseau, Associate Headmaster at the Allen-Stevenson School in New York City, was honored at the NBOA Annual Dinner in Chicago on February 24, 2009.
2008 Recipient
Cindy Stadulis, Treasurer at Princeton Day School in Princeton, NJ, was honored at the NBOA Annual Dinner in New York City on February 27, 2008.
2007 Recipient
Jim Kirkpatrick, Treasurer at The Hill School in Pottstown, PA, was honored at the NBOA Annual Dinner in Denver, CO on February 28, 2007.
2006 Recipient
Bob Mueller, Business Officer at Delaware Valley Friends School in Paoli, PA, was honored at the NBOA Annual Dinner in Boston, MA on March 2, 2006.
2005 Recipient
Kate Curtin Lindsey, Business Officer at Georgetown Country Day School in Washington, DC, was honored at the NBOA Annual Dinner in San Diego, CA on March 1, 2005.
2004 Recipient
Neil H. Cullen, Chief Financial Officer of Phillips Academy in Andover, MA, was honored at the NBOA Annual Dinner in Montreal, Canada on March 4, 2004.
2003 Recipient
Terry L. Armstrong, Associate Head of School for Finance, Management, and Planning at the Sage Hill School in Newport Coast, CA, was honored at the NBOA Annual Dinner in New York City.
2002 Recipient
Dee Forgette, Business Manager of the Center for Early Education in Los Angeles, CA, was honored at the NBOA Annual Dinner in San Francisco, CA.
2001 Recipient
Will Hancock, Chief Financial Officer & Director of Planned Giving at Hawaii Preparatory Academy in Kamuela, HI and Associate Director of NBOA, was honored at the NBOA Annual Dinner in Boston, MA.
2000 Recipient
Jim Martin, former Business Officer of Detroit Country Day School and Charlotte (NC) Country Day School, was honored at the NBOA Annual Dinner in Baltimore, MD.
1999 Recipient
Nick Bakker was chosen as the inaugural winner of the Kenneth A. White, Jr. Distinguished Business Officer Award because he has inspired many of us to higher levels of participation in our schools and associations. Through his own participation, he changed the professional nature of school Business Offices and the people who inhabited them. His influence is widely felt and his encouragement drives many of us today. The award was presented by Ken's family and Nick was honored at the first NBOA Annual Dinner in Dallas, TX in 1999.