History
The first meeting of the Indiana Council of Administrators of Special Education (ICASE) was held in late October, 1961 in Indianapolis. Later that year the logo was designed, and in 1962 the first Constitution was written. In 1992 ICASE became affiliated with the national Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE). For more than forty years ICASE has served the professional needs of its members, and will continue to provide leadership into the 21st century.
Prior to the
first official meeting of ICASE, there were two meetings in
1960. The first meeting was held in the office of Nelson
Mosher, director of special education at South Bend
Community Schools. The second meeting was held in the Murat
Shrine building at Indianapolis. The organizational meeting
of the Indiana Council of Administrators of Special
Education was held in late October 1961 at the Hollyhock
Hill Restaurant, 8110 North College Avenue, in Indianapolis.
Nelson Mosher is credited with organizing this first
meeting. The following directors were in attendance as
charter members at the organizational meeting: Nelson Mosher
(South Bend), Vernon Black (Wabash/MSD Pike), Paul Lane
(Lafayette), Ben Morgan (Indianapolis), Rowena Piety
(Hammond), Donald Rice (MSD Washington), and Harold Wallace
(Muncie). Others who may have been present were Agnes
Mahoney and Jeanette Riker. A year later Mosher became the
first ICASE President. Other early members were Charles
Nipple (Anderson/Kokomo), Lloyd Way (Fort Wayne), and Joe
Lowe (LaPorte). The organization's logo was designed by
Vern Black (MSD Pike) in 1961. John Reifsnider (East Allen)
later added the shape of Indiana and the two stars. The
first ICASE Constitution was written in 1962 by Vern Black (MSD
Pike), Don Rice (MSD Washington), and Ben Morgan
(Indianapolis).
Chapter 396 of the Acts of 1969 embodied the concept of
mandatory education for handicapped children and was to be
effective July 1, 1973. One provision of Chapter 396
required the appointment of a State Advisory Council on
Education of the Handicapped. Members of the first State
Council were: Vincent Haviza, Muriel Lee, Rowena Piety
(Hammond), Rutherford Porter (ISU), Maurice Schankerman,
Lawrence Wade, and Shannon White (Elkhart County).
| Past Presidents | Term |
| Dr. Pamela Wright | 2007-08 |
| Thomas Adams | 2006-07 |
| Cynthia Pittman | 2005-06 |
| Dr. George Van Horn | 2004-05 |
| Tamra Ummel | 2003-04 |
| Dr. Janice Rees | 2002-03 |
| Dr. Marilyn Faris | 2001-02 |
| Ann Smith | 2000-01 |
| Thomas Doyle | 1999-2000 |
| James Sands | 1989-99 |
| Russell Dawson | 1997-98 |
| Dr. Daena Richmond | 1996-97 |
| Jeffry Young | 1995-96 |
| Dr. Michael P. Livovich, Jr. | 1994-95 |
| Gerald Wagner (deceased) | 1993-94 |
| Nancy (Osterholt) Gillie | 1992-93 |
| Beverly McCoun | 1991-92 |
| Dr. Brett Bollinger | 1990-91 |
| Dr. Leonard Jozwiak | 1989-90 |
| Dr. Paul Roahrig (deceased) | 1988-89 |
| William Myers | 1987-88 |
| Marsha (McRoberts) Mulroony | 1986-87 |
| Dr. John Shotts | 1985-86 |
| Joan Melsheimer | 1984-85 |
| Frederick C. McNulty | 1983-84 |
| Dr. Gary D. Collings | 1982-83 |
| Dr. John Hess | 1981-82 |
| Shannon R. White | 1980-81 |
| Dr. William R. Littlejohn | 1979-80 |
| John R. Cripe | 1978-79 |
| Lowell B. Smith | 1977-78 |
| William J. McKinney | 1976-77 |
| Ronald Lewis | 1975-76 |
| James R. Alley (deceased) | 1974-75 |
| Beulah Canfield | 1973-74 |
| Shirley Amond | 1972-73 |
| Richard F. Surber (deceased) | 1971-72 |
| Charles Nipple | 1970-71 |
| Rowena Piety (deceased) | 1969-70 |
| Norman Willey (deceased) | 1968-69 |
| Donald Rice (deceased) | 1967-68 |
| Lloyd Way (deceased) | 1966-67 |
| Ben Morgan (deceased) | 1965-66 |
| Rowena Piety (deceased) | 1964-65 |
| Paul Lane (deceased) | 1963-64 |
| Nelson Mosher (deceased) | 1962-63 |
At the February 20, 2004 business meeting during the ICASE Spring Conference, the membership approved constitutional revisions that removed the “active status” interpretation. All Past-Presidents, including those who have retired, are included in the Council.
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