O’Fallon school superintendent recognized by peers for leadership

Superintendent of O’Fallon School District 90 Carrie Hruby is the Illinois Association of School Administrators’ 2025 Superintendent of Distinction for the Southwestern region.

Hruby is one of 21 superintendents across the state chosen by fellow administrators to hold this year’s title of Superintendent of Distinction. Awardees are selected based on leadership and dedication, a news release says.

“I am truly honored and humbled by this recognition,” Hruby said in the release. “It’s a privilege to collaborate with the talented superintendents in the Southwest region … I am also incredibly grateful to work alongside the dedicated staff, families, students and board of education in O’Fallon District 90, whose commitment and passion inspire me every day.”

Hruby has been O’Fallon Community Consolidated School District 90’s superintendent for 10 years, and an educator for nearly 30, the release says. It adds that during her administrative tenure, Hruby has improved safety by starting a comprehensive security team, secured funding for more land, completed facility upgrades without tax increases and took on statewide leadership roles.

“Effective school leadership requires both vision and the ability to execute,” Brent Clark, IASA executive director, said in the release. “Dr. Hruby has demonstrated both qualities consistently throughout her career in O’Fallon.”

St. Clair, Jersey, Madison, Monroe and Randolph counties comprise the Southwestern Region. The region’s 2024 Superintendent of Distinction, Belleville Township High School District 201’s Brian Mentzer, is also from St. Clair.

Hruby was honored at an awards luncheon, sponsored by Stifel, in Springfield Thursday, the release says.

This story was originally published May 18, 2025 at 5:30 AM.