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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-April 23, 2003
Contact: John Johnson or Randy Allen
517.332.5046 or www.mhsaa.com
20-30-40 Year Officials
Honored
At Officials' Awards & Alumni Banquet On May 10
EAST LANSING, Mich. - April 22 - The Michigan High School Athletic
Association's annual Officials' Awards & Alumni Banquet will
honor 289 individuals with 20 or more years of service to the
interscholastic sports community. The 25th edition of this banquet
will take place on May 10 at the Sheraton Lansing Hotel at 7
p.m.
The 40-year award will be presented to 23 officials who will
be in attendance. In addition, 162 officials with 20 years,
and 103 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 5,455
since the inception of the banquet in 1979.
The banquet will also feature the announcement of the 2003 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; in 2000, Barb Beckett of Traverse City and
Karl Newingham of Bay City were honored; Herb Lipschultz of Kalamazoo
was the recipient in 2001; and last year, Robert L. Scholie,
Sr., of Hancock received the award.
The guest speaker for this year's event will be Jim Brandstatter,
the radio analyst for University of Michigan and Detroit Lions
football, and author of the book, "Tales From Michigan Stadium."
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.
Click here for a complete listing
of officials to be honored, in alphabetical order by city.
If you are interested in attending the banquet, contact Angie
Butterwick at the MHSAA office for complimentary tickets.)
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