NFHS, NIAAA Honoring 29 Athletic Directors and Administrators

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (December 9, 2024) — The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) will recognize 29 high school athletic directors and administrators at the 55th annual National Athletic Directors Conference on Dec. 13-17 in Austin, Texas.

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.

The eight NFHS Citation recipients are:

• Andre Bouwhuis, athletic director, Deseret Peak High School (Tooele, Utah)
• Fran Martin, retired assistant executive director, Kansas State High School Activities Association (Topeka, Kansas)
• Scott Morris, director of student activities, Fluvanna County High School (Palmyra, Virginia)
• Mike Mossbrucker, athletic director, Mooresville (Indiana) High School
• Ted Reynolds, athletic director, Canyon Ridge High School (Twin Falls, Idaho)
• Todd Sampson, athletic director, Edward Little High School (Auburn, Maine)
• Joe Sanfilippo, executive director, Georgia Athletic Directors Association (Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia)
• Andre Walker, executive director of athletics, Houston (Texas) Independent School District

Ten athletic administrators have earned NIAAA Distinguished Service Awards:

• Xavier Antheaume, district director of athletics, Clark County School District (Las Vegas, Nevada)
• Emily Barkley, athletic director, Union Public Schools (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
• Chad Berger, athletic director, Napoleon (North Dakota) High School
• Lisa Gingras, district athletic director, Nashua (New Hampshire) School District
• Nate Larsen, athletic director, O’Neill (Nebraska) High School
• Patti McCormack, director of athletics, Lowell (Indiana) Senior High School
• Rebecca Moe, director of athletics, University Preparatory School (Seattle, Washington)
• Joe Roberts, Princeton High School (Cincinnati, Ohio)
• Meg Seng, retired athletic director, Greenhills School (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
• Jake Von Scherrer, retired director of athletics, The Maclay School (Tallahassee, Florida)
  

Three other individuals will receive NIAAA awards:

• Frank Kovaleski Professional Development Award – Mike McGurk, activities director, Jefferson City (Missouri) High School
• Thomas E. Frederick Award of Excellence – the late Bill Fitzgerald, former athletic director of Fremont (Nebraska) High School
• NIAA Award of Merit – Andy Chiles, athletic director, Winter Park High School (Orlando, Florida).

Eight athletic directors will be inducted into the NIAAA Hall of Fame:

• Dr. Mike Blackburn, retired NIAAA executive director (Noblesville, Indiana)
• Dr. Ted D’Alessio, retired athletic director, Millburn (New Jersey) High School
• Mike Ellson, executive director, Tennessee Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (Nashville, Tennessee)
• Michael Hart, retired athletic director, Salesianum School (Wilmington, Delaware)
• Marc Haught, executive director, Kansas Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (Wichita, Kansas)
• Tommy Marshall, retired director of athletics, The Marist School (Atlanta, Georgia)
• Annette Scogin, former assistant district athletic director, Dallas (Texas) Independent School District; district athletic director, Springdale (Arkansas) Public Schools.