Eleven individuals who have made outstanding contributions to interscholastic athletics were named recipients of the 2018 Distinguished Service Awards given by the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA). These individuals were honored December 18 in San Antonio, Texas, during the banquet at the 49th annual National Athletic Directors Conference. 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. This year's award winners include Bill Clements, CAA, athletic director, Dakota Valley High School, North Sioux City, South Dakota; Lisa Corprew, CAA, student activities coordinator, Bayside High School, Virginia Beach, Virginia; Alfred “Bunky” Dow, CAA, student activities director, Mt. Desert Island High School, Bar Harbor, Maine; Scott Garvis, CMAA, athletic/activities director, Centennial High School, Ankeny, Iowa; Tol Gropp, CMAA, athletic director, Timberline High School, Boise, Idaho; Lorell Jungling, CMAA, executive director, North Dakota Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association, Mandan, North Dakota; Ken Mohney, CMAA, principal, Hartford Middle School, Hartford, Michigan; Jamie Sheetz, CMAA, athletic/activities director, Park City High School, Park City, Utah; Marianne Shultz, CMAA, retired athletic administrator, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, Annapolis, Maryland; Kevin Simmerman, CMAA, activities director, North Star High School, Lincoln, Nebraska; and Dave Tikker, CAA, executive director, Washington Secondary School Athletic Administrators Association; Spokane, Washington.
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2018 NIAAA Present Distinguished Service Awards – Eleven Directors of Athletics Honored
