OIAAA RECOGNIZES RECENT NATIONAL COACHING ACCREDITATIONS

The Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association recognizes the following Ohio interscholastic coaches who have recently earned national coaching accreditation from the National Federation of High Schools (NFHS) and the NFHS Coach Education Program.

The Accredited Interscholastic Coach (AIC) and the Certified Interscholastic Coach (CIC) accreditations are earned through the NFHS Coach Education and Certification Program. The AIC and CIC are national professional credentials offered to individuals who are currently coaching or aspire to coach at the interscholastic level. The attainment of these national certifications demonstrates the completion of a series of courses offered by the NFHS that will enhance the ability of the coach to better serve the student, the school, the community and the profession of coaching.

The AIC and CIC accreditations are additional training opportunities over and above the Ohio coaching licensure as issued by the Ohio Department of Education for interscholastic coaches.  Several school districts in Ohio are now utilizing or are considering the NFHS Coach Education accreditations as requisites for their school coaches.

For additional information about the national Coach Education and Certification Program, go to:www.nfhslearn.com.

Ohio interscholastic coaches who have completed either AIC or CIC accreditation since April 27, 2015:

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Jeff Anderson – Ohio United FC

Kevin Brooks – West Geauga Soccer Club

Dustin Burbrink – Bloom-Carroll

Brian Carlisi – Princeton Community Middle School

Chandler Carter – Butler Fury

Jason Clark – Memorial High School

Matthew Clark – Mapleton Middle School

Daniel Coyne –  Amelia High School

Ian Deraway – Joseph Badger Local Schools

Kristin Dhayer – Cardinal High School

Daegen Duvall – Avon Lake High School

Michael Eakins – Shaffer Park

Douglas Egts – Cory-Rawson High School

Greg Finnegan – Youngstown Christian

Mike Haney – Mariemont High School

Rodney Hershberger – Medina Rec Center

Raymond Hibbs – Harrison Central High School
Patrick Goik – Ottawa Hills High School

Gary Johnson – St Martin of Tours
Beverly Kauffman – Fort Loramie High School

Travis Kerr – Plain Local Schools/Glen Oak Lacrosse 
Michael MacEwen – Canfield Lacrosse

George Panagiotou – North Ridgeville Amateur Soccer League

Brian Petzel – Zane Trace
Justin Randle – Princeton City Middle School

Rodney Russell – Whitney M. Young Gifted and Talented Academy

Sara Selinsky – Lake Local School District

Aaron Shanklin—New Philadelphia

Cara Sieberth – Shaker Heights High School

Gregory Tracy – HYLA, HYWA, St Brendans

Victor Trapani – Wayne High School

Brian White – St. Charles Preparatory

Claude Vance – Dayton Lacrosse Club

Amanda Wilson – Western Reserve Academy

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Chris Abrams – Heath

Jeff Anderson – Ohio United FC

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Monica Arce – Pleasant Local Schools

Bob Arefi – Olentangy Orange High School

Olivia Atley – Columbus Recreation and Parks

Mary Banks – East Linden Elementary School
Jonathan Butensky-Bartlett – Western Reserve Academy

Christopher Barto – Union Local

Marc Bachman – Turpin High School

David Backhurst – The Wellington School

Fay Barry – Watkins Memorial High School

Jason Baxter – South Euclid-Lyndhurst

Richard Benge – Thiel College

Matt Bess – South Gallia High School

Tyler Bill – Universal Cheerleaders Association

Alex Binger – Clyde Senior High School

Heidi Bison – St. Charles

Matt Bess – South Gallia High School

Janet Boyle – Sycamore High School

Kevin Brooks – West Geauga Soccer Club

Allan Brown – Canton McKinley Senior High School

Russell Buckley – The Soccer Institute

Dustin Burbrink – Bloom-Carroll

Kelley Burger – Ridge Middle School/Mentor High School

Gary Burton – American Spirit Academy East Liverpool Ohio

Brian Carlisi – Princeton Community Middle School

Bryce Carlson – The Seven Hills School

Chandler Carter – Butler Fury

Travis Caskey – Manchester Middle School

Stephen Chaney – Strasburg-Franklin Local Schools

Patrice Clapacs – Hathaway Brown School

Isaac Clark – Union local high school

Jason Clark – Memorial High School

Matthew Clark – Mapleton Middle School

Brandon Cline – Carrollton High School

Nicholas Coggins – Girard City Schools

Bryan Coles – Strasburg High School

Daniel Cook – Worthington Kilbourne High School

Joseph Cousino – Cardinal Stritch High School/Kateri Catholic Academy 

Daniel Coyne – Amelia High School

John Cox – Strasburg-Franklin

Jeffrey Craigo – Avon Lake High School

David Clemens – St.John’s Football

Robert Cline – Brecksville-Broadview Heights High School

Jim Copenhaver – Kingsway Christian Orrville

Andrew Cregan – Strasburg Franklin High School

James Crook – Hughes High School

Janie Crowl – Salem Community Center

Lyndsay Cummins – Cardinal High School

Katie Cunningham – Strasburg High School

Don Curtis – HIlliard Davidson High School

Brian Cutright – Berne Union Middle School

Jason Dalton – Conneaut Area City Schools

Matt Darnell – Rocky Riverschool District

Jim Davis – Lake High School

Simon Davis – Mad River Middle School

Molly Dedo – Washington Court House Middle School

Ian Deraway – Joseph Badger Local Schools

Stacy DiBacco – Strasburg High School

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Alyssa Downs – Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy

Marshall Drewry – Kent State

Larry Dryden – Chaminade Julienne

Michael Duncan – Eastlake North

Sean Durner – Olentangy Liberty High School

Daegen Duvall – Avon Lake High School

Michael Eakins – Shaffer Park

Deborah Eberhardt – Beechcroft High School (Columbus City Schools)

Michael Eblin – Centerburg High School

Stephanie Egan – St. Ursula Academy

Richard Egleston – Grizzly Travel Baseball/All Ohio Youth Football

Julius Enoru – Cornerstone Christian Academy

Greg Finnegan – Youngstown Christian

Jason Follick – Preble Shawnee High School 

Michael Foy – Brookside

Larry Frederick – OLV/ Cincinnati West

Christopher Furman – Parma Shiloh Middle School

Ted Gaydosh – Soccer Vision Academy

Rachel Gecik – Westlake High School

Karmey Geiser – Canal Winchester

Brian George – Cardinal Local Schools

Kim Gessner – Strasburg-Franklin

Jeff Gillson – Lexington High School

Patrick Gleba – Andrews Osborne Academy

Jessica Goehring – Tuscarawas Valley Middle School

Karen Goggin – St. Benedict School

Patrick Goik – Ottawa Hills High School

David Grant – Fairbanks High School

Berl Graves – Princeton City Schools

Jenna Griffiths – Ursuline Academy

Amanda Gross – Centerburg High School

Scarlett Habrun – West Holmes High School

Herb Haller – Western Reserve Academy

Amber Hannay – Jonathan Alder High School

Shalin Harris – LaBrae High School

Josh Harstine – Strasburg-Franklin Schools

Madison Hartung – Rootstown High School

Anthony Hayes – Harrison Central

Danielle Henry – Northwest High School

Ray Henry – Shenandoah High School

Kelly Herron – Strasburg-Franklin High School

Rodney Hershberger – Medina Rec Center

Raymond Hibbs – Harrison Central High School

Cassie Hochstetler – Amanda Clearcreek

Carolyn Holt – Balis Normandy High School

Britton Hostetler – Strasburg High School

James Howard – Shaker Hts High School

Ray Hradek – Berea-Midpark High School

Ron Hurst – Strasburg-Franklin

Mallory Iacobucci – Crestline Exempted Village School District

Robert Jennings – Clyde Sr. High School

Adam Jones – Anderson High School

Kyle Jones – Ross High School

Rick Kanuch – John Hay School Of Architecture & Design

Beverly Kauffman – Fort Loramie High School

Benjamin Kazimir – West Branch High School

Paul Kempe – Youngstown Ursuline

Travis Kerr – Plain Local Schools/Glen Oak Lacrosse

Thomas Kerrigan – Lehman Catholic High School

Lisa Kemmett – Lutheran West High School

Melanie Kleather – Tippecanoe Middle School

Christopher Kleis – Beachwood High School

Robert Klotz – Roger Bacon

Kyle Koester – Lasalle High School

Benjamin Kuczek – Springboro High School

Michele Kuhar – Brunswick
Gary Johnson – St. Martin dePorres

Thomas Lach – North Olmsted high school

Brock Lauvray – Franklin Strasburg Tigers

Megan Lawless – OVR JO

Christine Lill – Sandusky City Schools

Germane Lindsey – Moeller High School

Alex Logsdon – Talawanda High School

Dana Loudon – West Branch High School

Rebecca Loughlin – Wellington High School

Clifford Louis – Greater Cleveland Metropolitan

Douglas Mace – Miami Trace Local Schools

Michael MacEwen – Canfield Lacrosse

Philip Mackesy – Indian Lake High School

Rick Maharry – Canal Winchester Local Schools

Theresa Marino – Centennial High School

Jon Markwood – Rushville Middle School
Craig Mason – New Martinsville School

Justin McCartney – Athens Middle School

Nathaniel McCarville – Whetstone High School

Troy McClellan – Strasburg-Franklin HS

Kim McCullough – Grace Christian School

Lisa McKenna – Hathaway Brown School

Molly McNulty – Midview Local City Schools

Erik Meister – Saint Ignatius High School

Curtis Metzger – Strasburg-Franklin

Julie Metelko 

Joshua Metz – Strasburg Franklin    

Beth Miller – McDowell Exchange School

Jessica Miller – Strasburg Franklin

Timothy Miller – Strasburg Youth Football

Jon Mizer – Rolling Hills School District

Annie Montgomery – National Trail

Lisa Mounts – Eastern Local Schools

Steven Morgan – Outcast Fastpitch

Brittany Maynard – The Ohio State University

Joseph Moscariello – Canton McKinley

Robert Neidenthal – Strasburg Franklin

Todd Pereira – Delaware City Schools

Eric Perkins – Fostoria St. Wendelin

Christopher Phillippe – Fairfield Union Local Schools

John Pickens – BG Wrestling Club

Casey Pittis – Claymont

Matthew Pleso – Bristol High School

Alex Poinar – Coventry High School

Staci Poole – Cardinal High School

Sheri Porter – Evamere Elementary

William Pratt – Triad

William Profitt – Finneytown High School

Kenneth Quatman – Springboro Jr. High School

Justin Randle – Princeton City Middle School

Mark Reen – Lakewood Local Schools

Casey Rife – Lake High School

Wesley Riffle – Southern High School

Eric Riggs – Olmsted Falls High School
Paula Ritter – Arcadia High School

Darryl Robinson – Notre Dame Academy
Ken Robinson – Franklin Heights High School

Gary Rybka – Walsh Jesuit HS

Angela Sattler – Columbiana High School

Michelle Sawyer – Pickerington North High School 

Matt Schimmoeller – Perrysburg High School

Brandee Schnegg – St. Sylvester Central School

Ryan Schuman – Garfield Heights Middle School

Roy Schweinfurth – River Valley High School
Jacob Schultz – Springfield Soccer Association

Christian Scott – Gallia Academy Middle School

Kathleen Scott – Strasburg Franklin High School

John Sims – SHSID

Sara Selinsky – Lake Local School District
Tommy Spidell – Strasburg High School

Lawrence Smith – St. Ignatius

Timothy Smith – Bridgeport Exempted Village School District

Jeffrey Stanley – Belpre High School

Rachel Stanley – Jefferson Local Schools

Alissa Stephanic – Massillon Junior High School

Chance Stoodt – Cory-Rawson Local Schools

Ralph J Streb – Hubbard middle school

Mike Swinhart – Waterloo High School

James Taylor – fairland

Eric Teague – Lucas High/Middle School

Johnathon Teal – Logan High School

Sara Tomson – Padua Franciscan High School

Gregory Tracy – HYLA, HYWA, St Brendans

Victor Trapani – Wayne High School

Adam Trifiro – Collinwood High School

Matthew Torgler – Dalton Local Schools

Jeffrey Totten – St. Ursula Academy

Andrea Troyer – Hiland High School

joseph Vargo – Wiloughby Eastlake schools

Amber Velez – John Marshall High School

Philip Vermillion – Lima Senior High

Courtney Waldsmith – Garfield High School
Christine Walker – St. V-M High School and Momentum Volleyball Experience

Adam Walther – Lakota West High School

Daniel Wallace – Winton Woods Highschool

Brett Weidenthal – Jackson-Milton High School

George Weisgarber – Strasburg High School

Nicholas Wickiser – River View East Academy

Christopher Willertz – Archbishop Moeller High School

Carrie Williams – Northridge High School

Katie Williams – John Marshall High School

Jeff Willis – Strasburg High School

Amanda Wilson – Western Reserve Academy

Michael Winland – Strasburg-Franklin Local

Vincent Winters – Connotton Valley High School
Pamela Wojcicki – Strasburg Elementary

Bethany Wolf – Northwest Ohio Gymnastics Academy

Mike Topalian – Cardinal

Missey Truitt – Liberty Union

Shelley Zimmerman – Franklin Local Schools

NFHS, States Continue Efforts to Reduce Risk of Concussions in High School Football

As athletic administrators, one of our primary responsibilities is to provide safe and secure activities and practices for our students.  With the increased awareness of concussions, the NFHS (the leadership organization for all of our country’s state athletic associations, like the OHSAA) has provided consistent and long-standing guidance for maintaining safety within sport play.
 
With the release of the new movie, “Concussion” next week (based upon the NFL-related court cases and responses), there will likely be increased conversations within our respective communities relative to the safety of students playing contact-oriented sports in schools.  At this past week’s National Athletic Directors Conference in Orlando, the NFHS shared the following list of steps that the organization, along with state organizations (OHSAA), has taken to manage and minimize the risk of concussions in high school sports.
 
Please review the data below to assist you with any local conversations or queries from your stakeholders.  The OIAAA, OHSAA, NIAAA and the NFHS strongly support the safety efforts that our schools and coaches have deployed to maintain the best environments for teaching and developing our young people in our education-based athletic programs.
Bruce Brown, CMAA, CIC
Executive Director
Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association
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By NFHS on December 11, 2015

As the end of the 2015 high school football season nears completion, this provides the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and its 51 member state associations an opportunity to reflect on the work that has been accomplished in the area of player safety. With more than one million student-athletes involved in the sport at the high school level, the NFHS and its member state associations have made risk minimization in football – and all sports – a top priority for many years.

The NFHS has a sound rules-writing process focused in significant part on risk minimization. Also, through the use of online education courses for players, coaches, officials and parents; and the adoption of state laws and protocols for concussion management, the sport of football at the high school level is as safe as it has been since the first rules were written in 1932.

With more than one million students playing the full-contact, collision sport of high school football, there undoubtedly is a degree of risk involved. But from the prohibition of spearing in the mid 1970s to the continued focus on eliminating helmet-to-helmet contact, tremendous strides have been made to reduce that inherent risk of injury.

Within the past 10 years, the following are some of the important steps taken by the NFHS and its member state associations to manage the risk of concussions in high school sports:

2005-present – Through the National High School Sports-Related Injury Surveillance System and Dr. Dawn Comstock, the NFHS and its member associations have used comprehensive injury data as a resource in the rules-writing process to reduce risk of future injuries.
2008 – The NFHS Sports Medicine Advisory Committee advocated that a concussed athlete must be removed from play and not allowed to play on the same day.
2009-present – All NFHS rules publications have contained guidelines for management of a student exhibiting signs, symptoms or behaviors consistent with a concussion. Such player shall be immediately removed from the contest and shall not return to play until cleared by an appropriate health-care professional.
2010 – The NFHS developed its “Concussion in Sport” online course at www.nfhslearn.com. More than two million courses have been taken since that time. In addition, a recent study indicated individuals who took the free course demonstrated a 40-percent higher level of understanding of concussions as compared to their pre-course knowledge base.

  • 2010-present – The “Suggested Guidelines for Management of Concussion” have been published in all NFHS rules books.
  • 2011 – A six-page section on Concussions was added to the fourth edition of the NFHS Sports Medicine Handbook, which was distributed free to all high schools in the country.
  • 2011-2012 – The NFHS Football Rules Committee adopted “Concussions Related to Proper Use of the Helmet” as a Point of Emphasis.
  • 2014 – The NFHS Concussion Summit Task Force met in Indianapolis and adopted recommendations for reducing the amount of full contact in practices. State associations crafted their own policies based on these recommendations for implementation in the 2015 football season.
  • 2014 – By January 2014, all states had adopted state concussion laws which established mandatory protocols.
  • 2014 – The NFHS Football Rules Committee adopted a definition and penalty for targeting aimed at preventing players from hitting an opponent – primarily with the helmet – above the shoulders.
  • 2015 – The NFHS distributed the “Anyone Can Save a Life” emergency action plan and training program originally developed by the Minnesota State High School League and Medtronic Foundation to member state associations and their schools.
  • 2015 – Some states begin the use of pilot telemedicine programs to assist schools without certified athletic trainers in managing concussions during games.
    Football is the most popular sport at all levels in the United States – both in terms of participants and fans – and we believe it will remain the top participatory sport at the high school level for many years to come. With state laws and rules administration in place to govern removing individuals from games who have concussion-like symptoms, to the reduction of contact in practices, to the continued education efforts, the focus on risk minimization has never been higher.

Throughout its history, the NFHS Football Rules Committee has made risk minimization its No. 1 priority and will do so again in January 2016 when it meets to examine the state of the game and address the needs of the students who play the sport.

HUDSON’S EBERSOLE TAPPED FOR NATIONAL DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

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July 28, 2015

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!            

On behalf of both the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) and the Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (OIAAA), it is a pleasure to notify you of the recent selection of Hudson High School athletic administrator, RAY EBERSOLE, as the recipient of the NIAAA’s “Distinguished Service Award”.  The prestigious honor for Ray and the Hudson City School District will be presented at the National Athletic Directors Conference in Orlando, Florida on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 during the Annual NIAAA Awards Banquet.

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Ray Ebersole, CMAA, athletic administrator at Hudson High School in Hudson, OH, is one of nine individuals singled out nationally by the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) to receive the 2015 Distinguished Service Award December 15 in Orlando, Florida, during the banquet at the 46th annual National Athletic Directors Conference conducted jointly by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and the NIAAA.

The Distinguished Service Award is presented annually to individuals from within the NIAAA membership in recognition of their length of service, special accomplishments and contributions to interscholastic athletics at the local, state and national levels. Nominations are submitted by state athletic directors associations, screened by the NIAAA Awards Committee and selected by the NIAAA Board of Directors.

Ebersole is a graduate of Baldwin-Wallace College with a Master’s Degree in Sports Administration from The Ohio State University. Upon graduation, he spent five years at the professional sports level, serving as Director of Community relations for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

 

Following his tenure with the Cavs, he moved to public administration with the City of Cleveland Parks and Recreation Department. While with Cleveland Parks and Recreation, he served as Program Liaison to the Cleveland Public Schools Athletic Department and was also appointed Commissioner of the Erie Shore Conference.

 

In August of 1991, he became Athletic Coordinator for the Lakewood City Schools. Since that time, Ebersole has served as an athletic administrator in Lakewood, Fairview Park, Lorain, and Hudson City Schools. He has remained at Hudson since 2004.

 

Throughout his interscholastic career, he has been very active at the local, state, and national levels. He has managed numerous Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) Sectional, District, and Regional Tournaments in Boys Basketball, Field Hockey, Football, Boys and Girls Soccer, Volleyball, and Baseball. Additionally, he has presented a wide variety of workshops and Leadership Training Institute (LTI) Courses at the local and state level. He most recently served on the OHSAA Division I Evaluation Committee.

 

In 2003, Ebersole served on the Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (OIAAA) Professional Development Committee and has served as State Chair for LTI 620, “Coaching for Character”. He has been a member of the Northeast Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NEOIAAA) Executive Committee and is a past president of the Lorain County Athletic Administrators Association.

 

On the national level, Ebersole served as the National Chair of the NIAAA Sports Turf Education Committee from 2000-2007. He assisted in the content development for LTI 615 and 619 and is a member of the National Faculty for both courses. He was also the National Course Chair for LTI 619. In 2004, he was named to serve on the prestigious NIAAA Strategic Planning Committee, which established the objectives and direction of the national organization for the period 2005-2010.

 

Locally, he has been instrumental in fund-raising campaigns to enhance the physical facilities for his school districts and student-athletes. During his interscholastic athletic administration career at Hudson, he has assisted in raising funds and completing athletic-related projects totaling more than $9.1 million in value.

 

Ebersole was the recipient of the NIAAA and OIAAA Distinguished Service Award in 2003 and he received a special commendation in 2005 for his work with the NIAAA Strategic Planning Committee. He received the State Award of Merit from the NEOIAAA IN 2007, the NEOIAAA Citation in 2012, and the NEOIAAA Meritorious Service Award in 2014. He is also the NEOIAAA and OIAAA “Athletic Director of the Year” for 2015.

 

Ray has been married for 35 years to his wife, Pam. They are the parents of Drew, 24.

 

This is the third consecutive year an OIAAA member has received the DSA recognition at the National Conference. At the 2013 Conference held in Anaheim, CA, Paul Moses, CMAA, athletic director at Strongsville High School, received the DSA Award. In December of 2014, Glen Gillespie, CAA, retired athletic administrator from Sylvania Southview High School was honored.

 

Past OIAAA recipients of the DSA:

Recipient:                                            From:                         Year of recognition:
Dave Larimer                                          Hillsboro                                1983

Jerry Schoonover                                    Lima                                       1987

Ralph Young                                            Delaware                               1990

Roger Young                                            Pickerington                         1991

Ann Dustin                                               Cincinnati                             1992

Jim Rolfes                                                 Springfield                            1993

Dave Bell                                                   Zanesville                              1996

Michael Rotonda                                    Columbus                              2002

William Schumacher                             Chagrin Falls                        2009

Paul Moses                                              Strongsville                           2013

Glen Gillespie                                         Sylvania Southview             2014

Ray Ebersole                                          Hudson                                  2015

 

About the Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association

The Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association supports and helps in the professional development of over 1,500 Ohio middle school and high school athletic administrators. Formed as an association for over 50 years, the OIAAA provides multiple training and networking opportunities for member schools. The annual State Conference draws athletic directors across Ohio along with nearly 75 vendors connected to interscholastic athletics. Additionally, six districts comprise the various geographical regions of the state which hold their own workshops throughout the school year. The OIAAA is affiliated with the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) and collaborates with the NIAAA to provide a series of nationally board-certified (through the North Central Assessment Council) courses for leadership training of athletic administrators.

 

Congratulations Bruce Brown: NFHS to Award 2015 Citations to Eight Athletic Directors in Orlando

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The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS)

will award NFHS Citations to eight high school athletic directors

December 14 in Orlando, Florida, during luncheon festivities at the

46th annual National Athletic Directors Conference sponsored jointly

by the NFHS and the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA).

 

NFHS Citations are presented annually to outstanding athletic

directors in recognition of contributions to interscholastic athletics

at the local, state and national levels. State associations nominate

athletic directors for NFHS Citations, and the NFHS Board of Directors

approves recipients.

 

This year’s award winners are Bruce Brown,CMAA, executive director,

Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association, Strasburg, Ohio;

Lane Green, CMAA, director of school administration and athletics and

activities, Blue Valley School District, Overland Park, Kansas; Bobby Hill,

CMAA, athletic director, Hillside High School, Durham, North Carolina;

Paul Neidig, CAA, district athletic director/chief of staff, Evansville (Indiana)

Vanderburgh School Corporation; Ted Petersen, CAA, athletic director,

Weber High School, Pleasant View, Utah; Robert Rossi, CMAA, supervisor

of athletics, Hunterdon Central Regional High School, Flemington, New Jersey;

Craig Rothenberger, CAA, athletic director, Junction City (Oregon) High School;

and Ed Warken, athletic director, Cypress Fairbanks Independent School

District, Cypress, Texas.

 

Following are biographical sketches on this year’s NFHS

Citation recipients:

 

Bruce Brown, CMAA, Strasburg, Ohio

 

Bruce Brown, CMAA, is executive director of the Ohio Interscholastic

Athletic Administrators Association (OIAAA) after completing a highly

successful 16-year career as director of athletics at Uniontown (Ohio)

Lake High School in 2014.

 

Brown began his administrative career at Lake High School in 1998

while concluding his career as a basketball coach. Brown won more

than 220 games as a high school basketball coach, which included several

league championships and coach-of-the-year awards. As athletic director,

he oversaw the development of five major facility projects, including new

softball and baseball field enhancements and dugouts, artificial turf for the

school’s multi-use stadium and a new press box. He also served as tournament

manager for numerous Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) events.

 

Brown became the first executive director of the OIAAA in 2012 and has

helped membership increase more than 83 percent in the past three years.

He has served on the state conference planning committee since 2004, and

represents the OIAAA on the National Executive Directors Council.

 

Brown was the first Ohio instructor trained to teach “Fundamentals of Coaching”

and has done so to nearly 650 coaches. He also presented the NFHS course at

the first three National Athletic Directors Conferences after it became available.

Brown is a National Leadership Training faculty member and is co-chair of

Leadership Training Course (LTC) 723, a course he helped revise. He has also

been a member of the NIAAA Certification Committee and serves as a CAA and

CMAA project reader.

 

An accomplished writer, Brown has had numerous articles published at the

national and state levels, including the NFHS Coaches’ Quarterly and NFHS

Coaching Today. He currently chairs the NFHS Coaches Publications Committee.

 

Among his many awards, Brown was selected OIAAA Athletic Director of

the Year in 2007, Ohio Association of Secondary Schools Principals’ Athletic

Director of the Year in 2009 and the NFHS National Coach Educator of the

Year in 2011. In addition to earning his CMAA designation as an athletic

director, Brown has earned his Accredited Interscholastic Coach (AIC) and

Certified Interscholastic Coach (CIC) through the NFHS.

 

In 1999, Brown helped create Hoops 4 Healing, Inc., a non-profit foundation

that has generated more than $250,000 to support liver disease research,

organ donor education and individual assistance to stricken families.

 

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