Sidelight: Don Killingbeck

Type: Member Spotlight
Topics: School Administrator Magazine

January 01, 2024

A man wearing a gray beanie, with a long, thick gray beared smiling and wearing sunglassesHere鈥檚 what beard judges want to see when they鈥檙e sizing up people鈥檚 whiskers: good shape, grooming and density, says Don Killingbeck, whose titles include competitive beard judge, world-class rope jumper, standup comedian and superintendent of Hemlock Public Schools in Hemlock, Mich. (and 91制片 member since 2013). Killingbeck has been part of the so-called World鈥檚 Best Small Town Beard and Braids Contest during Hemlock鈥檚 annual Sawdust Days since its inception a decade ago. 鈥淚鈥檓 kind of the beard spokesperson,鈥 says Killingbeck, who sports a distinctive thick beard himself. 鈥淏eing in a community and being the beard judge really allows people to see me as accessible,鈥 he says. 鈥淭hat really connects.鈥

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