August W. Steinhilber Jr., NSBA’s former General Counsel, Associate Executive Director, and head of NSBA’s Office of Federal Relations, died on August 20 at age 81.
Steinhilber, who was known as “Gus,” helped build NSBA’s Federal Relations Network and greatly expanded the organization’s lobbying efforts on Capitol Hill during the Carter and Reagan administrations. He worked at NSBA from 1968 to 1998, and prior to NSBA, he served in the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare as the deputy assistant commissioner of education for legislation.
“Over the 28 years we worked together he fought every day for cause of public education and loved every minute of it,” said Michael A. Resnick, NSBA’s Associate Executive Director for Federal Advocacy and Public Policy.
During his tenure as NSBA General Counsel, he filed over 50 amicus briefs in the United States Supreme Court, advanced the organization’s legal advocacy efforts, and provided leadership for NSBA’s Council of School Attorneys (COSA).
After retiring from NSBA, Steinhilber continued to be involved in school law through NSBA’s Council of School Attorneys, and he also worked as a counsel for the Maryland law firm of Reese & Carney, LLP. In 2005, COSA honored Steinhilber with its Lifetime Achievement Award for exemplary leadership and distinguished service. He is remembered as a strong advocate for public education and the school law profession.
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