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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -April 3, 2001
Contact: John Johnson or Andy Frushour-- 517.332.5046

EAST LANSING, Mich. - April 3 - The Michigan High School Athletic Association's annual Officials' Awards & Alumni Banquet will honor for the first time this year, officials with 40 or more years of service, as well as those with 20 and 30-plus years of service to the interscholastic sports community. The 22nd edition of this banquet will take place on May 12 at the Sheraton Lansing Hotel at 7 p.m.

The 40-year award will be presented to 73 officials. In addition, 159 officials with 20 years, and 88 officials with 30 years of experience will be honored. With the induction of this year's select group, the honor roll of officials who have aided young student-athletes grows to 4,859 since the inception of the banquet in 1979.

The banquet will also feature the announcement of the 2001 recipient of the Vern L. Norris Award. The honor, named for the former MHSAA executive director, will be presented to an official with more than 20 years of experience who has been active in their local officials' association, has mentored other officials and has been involved in officials' education. Ted Wilson of East Detroit was the recipient of the inaugural award in 1992; Fred Briggs of Burton won the award in 1993; the 1994 recipient was Joe Brodie of Flat Rock; Jim Massar of Flint was honored in 1995; the 1996 winner was Jim Lamoreaux of St. Ignace; Ken Myllyla of Escanaba was the 1997 recipient; Blake Hagman of Kalamazoo received the award in 1998; Richard Kalahar of Jackson was the recipient in 1999; and last year, Barb Beckett of Traverse City and Karl Newingham of Bay City were honored.

The guest speaker for this year's event will be Michigan's outstanding leader of officials, Marcy Weston of Central Michigan University. An accomplished official at the high school level, and later nationally at the collegiate level, Weston was assigned to three NCAA Women's Final Four Basketball Tournaments. Her skills as an instructor, mentor and organizational leader led to her selection as a national Women's Basketball Interpreter at the collegiate level.

Tickets for the banquet are available to the public and are priced at $15.00. Tickets will not be sold at the door. For additional information, contact Angie Butterwick at 517/332-5046.

(NOTE - A complete listing of officials to be honored is attached in alphabetical order by city. We hope you will recognize any individuals from your area who have contributed over the years to interscholastic athletics. If you are interested in attending the banquet, contact Angie Butterwick at the MHSAA office for complimentary tickets.)

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MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
20, 30 & 40-YEAR OFFICIALS

The officials on this list will receive their 20, 30 or 40-year service awards at the 22nd annual Officials' Awards & Alumni Banquet at the Lansing Sheraton Hotel on May 12.

20-YEAR OFFICIALS
Adrian - Thomas Blanton
Adrian - Vincent Lysaght Jr
Allen Park - James Bales
Auburn Hills - Frank Ruzicka
Bad Axe - Dale Benish
Battle Creek - Daniel Akins
Battle Creek - Mark Bates
Battle Creek - David Eubank
Battle Creek - John Kalinosky
Battle Creek - Lyle Schook
Battle Creek - Jeffery Weiss
Bellaire - Gary Bowen
Belmont - Steven Lewis
Big Rapids - Tom Adams
Big Rapids - Steven De Laney
Big Rapids - Mark Warba
Boyne City - Jeffery Grice
Caledonia - Todd Geerlings
Caledonia - Thomas Radlinski
Canton - John Wright Jr
Carson City - Charles Larkins
Cement City - Douglas Goodwin
Cheboygan - Harold Koviak
Clare - Robert Johnson
Clarkston - Kevin Luczak
Clawson - Frederick Wirth
Commerce Township - Mark Reid
Constantine - Margie Caid
Crystal Falls - Lyle Smithson
Dearborn - Margaret Salisbury
Dearborn - Edmund Wayne
Deerfield - Terrence Beurer
Deerfield - William Gomoluch
Detroit - Richard Shalhoub
Detroit - Gene Smith
DeWitt - Mark Robinson
Dundee - Karl Schmidt
East China - Joseph Pius
Eastpointe - Margaret White-Chewning
Eaton Rapids - David Collins
Escanaba - Edward Gafner
Fairview - Oland Kauffman
Farmington - Robert Kirkland
Flint - Artel Horton
Flushing - Gerald Marenkewicz
Flushing - Gregory Rodgers
Fostoria - Helen Schmid
Fountain - Jon Raatz
Frankenmuth - Donald Chase
Gladwin - Gerald Mac Cormick
Grand Blanc - Daniel Boilore
Grand Blanc - Joseph Munoz
Grand Blanc - Curtis Williams
Grand Haven - John Shears
Grand Rapids - Chris Armijo
Grand Rapids - Nicholas Golczynski
Grand Rapids - David Sipka
Grand Rapids - Jeffrey Wierzbicki
Grant - Alexander Mc Kinley
Grosse Pointe - Michael Peltz
Harbor Beach - Danny Brown
Harbor Springs - Randall Bingham
Harrison - J Colville
Hazel Park - Donald Dittenber
Holt - Lee Rodgers
Howell - Jim Murray
Inkster - James Baldwin
Ionia - Mike Fuller
Iron Mountain - John Meyer
Iron Mountain - P. Joseph Sobel
Ishpeming - Gary Haney
Ishpeming - Gregory Hintsala
Jenison - Romelio Dieppa
Kalamazoo - Robert Dekker
Kalamazoo - Bryan Stapert
Kentwood - Gene Bouwman
Kentwood - Rick Hazel
Kewadin - Loren Burfiend
Laingsburg - Mark Brink
Lake Leelanau - James Houdek
Lansing - William Goulding
Lansing - David Joseph
Lansing - Bob Mc Alvey
Lansing - Juan Noyola
Lapeer - Gordon Bade
Lincoln Park - Bruce Vida
Livonia - Patrick Crandall
Livonia - Brian Dinsmore
Ludington - David Wright
Madison Heights - Paul Chutis
Madison Heights - Wilford Laveirge
Maple City - Joseph Dechow
Marine City - Daryl Walker
Marlette - Frederick Mroczek
Mayville - Clare Kreger
Midland - Richard Payne
Milford - Gilbert Schumaker
Monroe - David Gelwicks
Mt Pleasant - Charles Weston
Muskegon - Melville Foster
Muskegon Heights - Ryan Mc Henry
New Buffalo - Bruce Nowak
New Haven - Eli Sims Jr
New Hudson - Dennis Evans
Norton Shores - Randall Martinus
Okemos - Michael Maisner
Orleans - Michael Antonides
Oscoda - Matthew Emerick
Oscoda - James Maurer
Otsego - Neil Browne
Ottawa Lake - Michael Miller
Owosso - John Gaskin
Owosso - Thomas Shearer
Paw Paw - William Burk
Paw Paw - Craig Hess
Plymouth - William Baumgart
Plymouth - Jeanne Martin
Portage - Jerry Mais
Portage - Linda Schmidt
Portage - Gary Therrian
Portland - Anthony Sporer
Quincy - Robert Coward
Rogers City - Roger Wenzel
Roscommon - William Root
Ruth - Kathi Jahn
Saginaw - David Becker
Saginaw - Dennis Hall
Saginaw - Stephen Kelley
Saginaw - Rudy Kocsis
Saginaw - Philip Raymond
Saginaw - Thomas Zirkle
Saranac - Laurence Quinn
Sebewaing - Steven Pommerenke
Smiths Creek - James Evans
South Haven - Cole Purnell
South Lyon - David Askew
Southfield - Kathleen Kowalski
Southgate - James Kriksciun
St Clair Shores - Brenda Burman
Stanwood - Chris Wernette
Sturgis - Edmund Dinsmore
Three Rivers - Kevin Sullivan
Traverse City - Carol Roehrich
Trenton - James Bryan
Trenton - Robert Kloss
Troy - Jerald Sosnowski
Vandalia - Larry Hickman
Warren - Edmond Carleton
Warren - Philip Lieblang
West Bloomfield - Kelvin Wise
White Cloud - Mark Robinson
Williamston - Chris Hoag
Wixom - Patrick Beagle
Woodhaven - James Pritula
Wyoming - Christopher Pelletier
Elkhart, IN - Roger Moore
Toledo, OH - William Lang
Toledo, OH - Terence Murnen
Toledo, OH - Thomas Zientek

30-YEAR OFFICIALS
Battle Creek - Richard Randle
Bay City - Timothy Ayotte
Bay City - Michael Lutenske
Bear Lake - J. Eric Farfsing
Bellevue - Glenn Alday
Big Rapids - Herman Mc Connell
Blissfield - Darrell Polter
Bloomfield Hills - Richard Lambert
Breedsville - Steve Markovich
Caro - John Amend
Comstock Park - Riley Swinehart
Concord - Randy Purucker
Dearborn - Barbara Palko
Detroit - Bill Brown
Detroit - Richard Miller
Detroit - Otis Sanders
Detroit - Tommy Watkins
Escanaba - Thomas Smith
Fenton - Duncan Beagle
Flint - Kenneth McClellan
Grand Ledge - Frank Fitzgerald
Grand Rapids - Charles Foster
Grand Rapids - George Kniola
Grand Rapids - Edward Ripmaster
Grand Rapids - Frank Waskelis
Greenville - Harold Deines
Grosse Pointe Farms - Richard Zaranek
Gwinn - Jon Peterson
Harbor Springs - Lee Milner
Hart - Harvey Weaver
Hartford - Michael Wojciechowski
Hastings - Donald Bowers
Hillsdale - Bruce Caswell
Hillsdale - John Redding
Holly - Roger Rakowski
Holly - Jolyn Vita
Holt - John Malatinsky
Ithaca - John Raducha
Kimball - Lyle Angus
Lansing - Earl Burgering
Lansing - Thomas Truscott
Lincoln - Charles Snyder
Macomb - Chet Boss
Mancelona - Linden Bielecki
Manistee - John Della Pia
Manistee - Roy Swiatlowski
Marcellus - Deborah Schug
Marquette - Francis L Huillier
Menominee - Robert Paris
Mesick - Paul Williams
Monroe - David Spicer
Mt Pleasant - Roger Gilbert
Mt Pleasant - Joseph Stack
Muskegon - Francis Kolenic
Muskegon - Billy Scott
Onondaga - Edward Alexander
Orleans - Terry Johnson
Owosso - Paul Chaffee
Owosso - Edwin Rappuhn
Plainwell - David Witvoet
Plymouth - Don Vogt
Portage - James Shunneson
Richland - Gregory Nikitas
Riverview - Gene Morelli
Rochester Hills - Fred Bowen
Rochester Hills - Mike Luttenberger
Rockford - Laurence Brooks
Rockford - Chris Rodgers
Royal Oak - Thomas Hoff
Saginaw - Chan Flores
Saginaw - Jerry Hunt
Scottville - O'Neil Newkirk Jr
Scottville - Samuel Orton
Sebewaing - Roger Remar
Shelby Township - Donald Koleber
St Johns - Cal Rohrback
St Joseph - N Tom Shiveley
Stanwood - Dwight Hollister
Sterling Heights - Dennis Dreher
Wakefield - Henry Aapala
Warren - Collette Hallberg
Warren - Robert Studer
West Branch - James Gallagher
Ypsilanti - Melvin Edmundson
Naples, FL - Gerald Dylag
La Porte, IN - Ronald Kerwin
South Bend, IN - Thomas Owens
Gilford, NH - Gary Shannon

40-YEAR OFFICIALS
Ann Arbor - Paul Helber
Armada - Robert Hill
Battle Creek - James Christensen
Battle Creek - Robert Wright
Benton Harbor - Henry D'Agostino
Benton Harbor - Herbert Quade
Birmingham - George Forester
Burton - Fred Briggs
Cadillac - Lyle Berry
Canton - Richard Brewis
Capac - Suzanne Peplin
Cass City - Daniel Erla
Cheboygan - James Woiderski
Clarkston - Dale Schaffer
Clinton Township - James Braspenninck
Davison - Charles Briggs
Dearborn Heights - Richard Buckholz
Delton - Harold Andersen
Detroit - Edith Glusac
Detroit - Isidro Moreno
Detroit - Theodore Washington
Durand - Tace Rissin
East China - Robert Bolla
East Detroit - Richard Lisabeth
Flint - Thomas Rathsack
Flint - Thomas Royal
Fowlerville - Jack Vince
Grand Blanc - James Robinson
Grand Haven - James Hess
Grand Rapids - James Davies
Grand Rapids - Robert Johnson
Grandville - Mike Vander Velde
Grosse Pte Park - Patrick Coffey
Hancock - Robert Scholie
Hillman - Gordon Pfeiffer
Inkster - Harold Monske
Jackson - Richard Kalahar
Jackson - Mike Satterelli
Kalamazoo - Blake Hagman
Kentwood - Jack Spaak
Lansing - Wally Dobler
Lewiston - Ted Wilson
Livonia - Jack Johnson
Livonia - Martin Kennedy
Lowell - Bob Perry
Manistique - William Rogers
Marine City - Robert Beattie
Marysville - Frank Martin
Middleville - George London
Monroe - Claude Cawood
Mt Pleasant - Robert Sullivan
Muskegon - Frank Schubert
Owosso - Ronald Horman
Plymouth - Thomas Workman
Portage - Ralph Miller
Royal Oak - Ronald Hines
Royal Oak - Charles Jones
Sebewaing - Gilbert Mueller
Shelby Township - Clarence Cook
Southfield - Carl Pendracki
Sterling Heights - Willis Mac Millan
Sturgis - Dick Duffield
Swartz Creek - Gene Lyons
Toledo - Edsel Rohlman
Trenton - Stanley Dubois
Troy - William Wibby
Walled Lake - Paul Kinder
Warren - J Bud Masinick
Warren - Jesse Taylor
Washington - Jerry Thomas
West Bloomfield - George Maskin
White Pigeon - Richard Schaeffer
Wyoming - Joe Ypma