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State Award of Merit

The State Award of Merit is may be selected and presented annually in each state. It is an award presented by the state to an NIAAA member who demonstrates outstanding leadership and meritorious service and achievement in the vocation of interscholastic administration. Selections and presentations are made by each state athletic administrator association and the award is provided by the NIAAA.

A listing of the 2009 State Award of Merit recipients follows. A complete history of State Award of Merit recipients can be found at State Award of Merit History

2009 Recipients

Alabama

 

 

Arizona

Scott B. Brown, RAA

Phoenix

Arkansas

Johnny Johnson, CMAA

Little Rock

California

Ron Nocetti, CAA, EdD

Carmichael

Colorado

Gene Alvine

Loveland

Connecticut

John Krot

Danielson

DC

 

 

Delaware

Andrew Dick

Wilmington

Florida

Lanness Robinson, CAA

Tampa

Georgia

Rusty Hudson, CMAA

Atlanta

Hawaii

Richard Haru, CAA

Kaneohe

Idaho

Ty Jones, CAA

Jerome

Illinois

John Szabo, CAA

Bloomington

Indiana

Brian Avery

Indianapolis

Iowa

Gary Ross

Johnston

Kansas

Lane Green, CMAA

Olathe

Kentucky

Charles W. Temple, CAA

Nicholasville

Louisiana

Maine

P. Craig Sickels, CAA

Freeport

Maryland

David A. Anderson, CAA

Indian Head

Massachusetts

John R. Lynch, CAA

Middleton

Michigan

Michael F. Garvey, CMAA

Otsego

Minnesota

Rick Fischer, CAA

Sauk Centre

Mississippi

Missouri

Tim Crone, CMAA

Blue Springs

Montana

 

 

Nebraska

Tom Ramsbottom, CAA

Elkhorn

Nevada

Robert Northridge, CMAA

Las Vegas

New Hampshire

Vicki Parady-Guay

Kingston

New Jersey

Charles B. Ferrara, Jr, CAA

Somerset

New Mexico

Larry Waters, CAA

Albuquerque

New York

Robert Stulmaker, CAA

Latham

North Carolina

David A. Ball, CMAA

Asheville

North Dakota

Peggy Stibbe, CMAA

Fargo

Ohio

Matthew R. Shomper, CAA

Tipp City

Oklahoma

Jon Wheeler

Tulsa

Oregon

Mark Horak, CAA

Lake Oswego

Pennsylvania

Donald L. Harakal, CAA

Center Valley

Rhode Island

 

 

South Carolina

Gerald M. Linn, Jr, CAA

Beaufort

South Dakota

Darren Paulson, CAA

Rapid City

Tennessee

Paul Pendleton, CAA

Bristol

Texas

Gilbert Garza

San Antonio

Utah

Gordon K. Hinckley, CMAA

Riverton

Vermont

Robert Hingston, CAA

Windsor

Virginia

Bob Stratton, CAA

Mechanicsville

Washington

Dave E. Cullen, CAA

Yakima

West Virginia

Richard Lance

Parkersburg

Wisconsin

Joe Beran, CAA

La Crosse

Wyoming

Tom Wilson

Green River

 

 
 
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