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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 28, 2008
Contact: John Johnson or Andy Frushour
517.332.5046 or www.mhsaa.com

29th Annual Officials Awards & Alumni Banquet Set for May 10

EAST LANSING, Mich. – April 28– High school game officials with 20, 30, 40, 45 and 50-years of service will be honored at the Michigan High School Athletic Association’s 29th Annual Officials’ Awards & Alumni Banquet on May 10 at the Lansing Sheraton Hotel at 7 p.m.

Five officials with 50 or more years of service will be honored, along with 13 officials with 45 years. A 40-year award will be presented to 31 officials.  In addition, 188 officials with 20 years, and 126 officials with 30 years, of experience, will be honored.  With the induction of this year’s group of 356, the honor roll of officials who have aided young student-athletes grows to 7,211 since the inception of the banquet in 1980.
The banquet will also feature the announcement of the 2008 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.

 This year’s banquet will again feature brief multimedia presentations prior to the introduction of each group of  recipients, with historical highlights from 1988, 1978, 1968, 1963 and 1958.
         
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 Faye Verellen at 517-332-5046.

 The MHSAA is a private, not-for-profit corporation of voluntary membership by over 1,800 public and private senior high schools and junior high/middle schools which exists to develop common rules for athletic eligibility and competition.  No government funds or tax dollars support the MHSAA, which was the first such association nationally to not accept membership dues or tournament entry fees from schools.  Member schools which enforce these rules are permitted to participate in MHSAA tournaments, which attract approximately 1.6 million spectators each year.

Following is a list of officials to be honored.

20 YEAR OFFICIALS
Ada - Ken Miller
Adrian - Alan Ellerholz
Adrian - Carl Harsh
Adrian - James Hill
Allen Park - James Garofalo
Allen Park - Timothy Turgyan
Alpena - Philip Heath
Ann Arbor - Curtis Howard
Ann Arbor - Godwin Okonkwo
Au Train - Kendall Apelgren
Augusta - Bruce Bournay
Baraga - James Dompier
Bark River - Joe Knauf
Battle Creek - Dave Morgan
Bay City - Paul Theiss
Belleville - Keith Opalach
Belmont - Scott Olsen
Belmont - Douglas Peterman
Berrien Springs - Dale Yoder
Beulah - Robert Bennett
Big Rapids - Michael Brejcha
Birmingham - Robert Siewert
Blissfield - Lyle Camron
Boyne City - George Britton
Byron Center - Thomas McKenzie
Byron Center - Donald Walker
Cadillac - Douglas Sprik
Caro - DJ Svacha
Carson City - Kim Duflo
Cedar Springs - Mary Frandsen
Central Lake - Donald Burns
Charlotte - Ronald Beegle
Clawson - Kenneth DeMeulenaere
Clinton Township - Tonino Corsetti
Commerce Township - Richard Rowden
Comstock Park - William Jones
Davison - Daniel Rice
Davison - Roger Westenfeld
Dearborn Heights - Andrew Sitarski
Deckerville - Douglas Kirkpatrick
Detroit - Alfred Brown
Detroit - Huey Gray
Detroit - Harold McGuire
Detroit - Lewis Raglin
Detroit - Walter Strong Sr
Detroit - Samuel Webster
Dexter - Mark Stroia
Dimondale - James Hilliker
Dorr - Randy Kasper
Dowagiac - David Sprague     
Durand - David Moore
East Lansing - George Jones III
East Lansing - Steven Theis
Eastpointe - Paul Kolbe
Fairgrove - Sky Carolan
Fenton - Michael Terry
Flint - Roger Brownell
Flint - Stephen Tesler
Flushing - Betty Cowden
Gaylord - Charles Lovelace
Gladstone - Gregory Rubick
Gladstone - Todd Salo
Grand Haven - Don Dahl
Grand Ledge - John VanHoesen
Grand Rapids - Scott Allen
Grand Rapids - Patrick Czarnowski Sr
Grand Rapids - Joel Potter
Grand Rapids - Daniel Powell
Grand Rapids - Kevin Raymond
Grand Rapids - Jeffrey Trimpe
Grand Rapids - Chad Wieber
Grand Rapids - Brian Wisinski
Grandville - Michael Waalkes
Grayling - Richard Robbins
Grosse Pointe Woods - Tom Elsey
Harper Woods - Fred Weems
Hartford - George Friday
Hillsdale - Brian Eves
Holland - Kenneth Kuipers
Houghton - David Poplawski
Howell - Keith Byrd
Howell - Thomas Dycio
Howell - G Mark Torsch
Hudsonville - William VanderVelde
Huntington Woods - Michael Birkett
Huntington Woods - James Conley
Iron Mountain - Robert Boyle
Ironwood - Robert Miklesh
Ishpeming - Patrick O'Brien
Ithaca - Robert Anderson
Jackson - Kenneth King
Jackson - Mick Linderman
Jackson - Jose Virgi Martinez
Jackson - Mary Anne Papiersky
Jackson - James Weid
Jenison - Joe Piccione
Kalamazoo - John Du Bois
Kalamazoo - Jerry Mastenbrook  Kalamazoo - R Scott Ryder
Kentwood - Keith Pratt
Lansing - Larry Heinig
Livonia - Charles Uhlinger Jr
Lowell - Jack Vulpetti
Ludington - Dale Horowski
Ludington - Mike Winczewski
Manistee - Randy Ronning
Manistee - James Smogoleski
Marshall - Michael Brown
Mattawan - James Martemucci
Mears - Victor Salazar
Midland - Timothy Gallihugh
Midland - James Martin
Milford - Douglas Flees
Monroe - Jon La Beau
Monroe - David Potter
Mt Clemens - Marc Drouillard
Mt Morris - John Montney
Muskegon - Joseph Gabriel
Muskegon - Robert Holcomb
Muskegon - Dennis Jones
Muskegon - William Sorensen
Muskegon - William Young
New Baltimore - Daniel DiCristofaro
Newberry - Brian Immel
Northville - Leonard Piner
Northville - Lee Scafidi
Norton Shores - Scott Wieman
Pentwater - Charles Hiltz
Perry - Joel Crane
Petoskey - Blane Lagerman
Pinckney - Andrea DeBaun
Pinconning - John Mackson
Plymouth - David Workman
Portage - Joanna Heyd
Portage - Randall Schau
Portland - John Davids
Quincy - Tim Wilkinson
Reading - Lamar Parker Jr
Redford - Matthew Burnash
Rockford - Douglas McIntyre
Roseville - Robert Meyer
Rudyard - David Bourgeault
Rudyard - Gary Davis
Saginaw - Dale Brown
Saginaw - Eric Deisig
Saginaw - Patrick Hart
Saginaw - Charles Lord
Saginaw - Brad Rhora
Saline - Robert Zaucha
Saranac - Douglas Abel
Sault Ste Marie - Bryan Marger
Schoolcraft - Charles Ahrens
Schoolcraft - Jeffry Morgan
St Helen - Joseph King
St Ignace - Emily Fullerton
St Johns - John Wilcox
St Johns - Fred Wright
St Joseph - Gregg Buschlen
St Joseph - Terry Fosdick
Sterling Heights - Carlos Folino
Sterling Heights - Frank Gianfermi
Sterling Heights - Thomas Polite
Sterling Heights - Ron Schypinski
Stevensville - Denny Dock
Sturgis - Thomas Moe
Taylor - Mickey Turcheck
Ubly - H Jerry Osentoski
Warren - Malcolm Pennington
Warren - Jackson White Jr
Waterford - Joseph Coxen
Waterford - Cecil Martin
Wayland - Larry Kubiak
Westland - Steven Engebretson
Westland - Gary Gaspas
Westland - William Strang
White Cloud - James Smith Jr
White Lake - Bruno Molin
Wixom - Charles Phillipson
Wyandotte - Jay Steffensky
Wyoming - Steven Bilski
Wyoming - Theodore Simons
Wyoming - Paul Titchenell
Ypsilanti - Jerry Massey
Dolomite, AL - Reginald Smith
Dade City, FL - Thomas Caranicolas
Sarasota, FL - Donald Edwards
Genoa, OH - Kevin Katafias
Toledo, OH - David Gilbert
  

30 YEAR OFFICIALS
Albion - Robert Gray
Albion - Ralph Locke Jr
Allen Park - Perry Petterle
Ann Arbor - Erich Schifter
Ann Arbor - Michael Smith
Augusta - Edward Smith
Bangor - Kevin Willis
Battle Creek - Michael Bess
Battle Creek - Daniel Eversole
Beulah - Peter Olson
Bingham Farms - Robert Schreiner
Boyne Falls - Kenneth Doty
Bronson - Randy Houtz
Brown City - Curt Lowe
Bruce Crossing - Robert Franti
Buchanan - Dale Matteson
Buchanan - Larry Monsma
Calumet - Dennis Massoglia
Charlotte - Kenneth Jorae
Cheboygan - Peter Stempky
Conklin - Gary Meerman
Crystal - Birney Joseph
Delton - Douglas Loher
Detroit - Michael Cathey
Detroit - Carl Yerger III
DeWitt - Perry Costello
East Lansing - Bruce Heeder
Eastpointe - Danny Laethem
Essexville - Rae Harfst
Fair Haven - Larry Marshke
Farmington Hills - Andrew Howell
Fenton - Peter Maas
Flint - Joseph Johnson
Flushing - David Cowden
Frankenmuth - David Auernhamer
Fraser - Robert Bonacci
Grand Blanc - James Graham
Grand Blanc - Thomas Rau
Grand Rapids - Lou Ann Dorgan
Grand Rapids - William Dripchak Jr
Grand Rapids - Delbert Fend
Grand Rapids - Todd VandenAkker
Greenville - James Whitmer
Grosse Ile - Ronald Barger
Grosse Pointe Park - Joseph Macksoud
Harrison - Michael Haley
Hart - Peter Moss
Hastings - Timothy Girrbach
Hersey - James Repo Jr
Hillsdale - Ivan Fedosuk
Holland - Craig Kuipers
Holt - Michael Clark
Houghton - Roy Britz
Houghton - Brian McLean
Hudsonville - C Michael Philo
Hudsonville - Michael Rublein
Ida - Diane Tuller
Ironwood - Dennis Routheaux
Jackson - Steven Town
Jenison - James Kerbel
Kalamazoo - Duane Corstange
Lake Isabella - James Novar
Lambertville - Jon Jones
Lansing - Michael Keating
Lapeer - Manfred Schmidt
Laurium - Michael Maki
Lincoln Park - Richard Weiss
Linden - John Cross
Ludington - Richard Catt
Macomb - Ronald Mestdagh
Macomb - Dennis Steele
Madison Heights - Joseph Marcinkowski
Manistee - Rod Worch
Marine City - Roger Malcolm
Marquette - Edward Angeli
Middleville - Jerry Hoag
Midland - David Millhisler
Midland - Robert Ribble
Muskegon Heights - Johnny Robinson
Negaunee - Megs Collins
Newaygo - Thomas Szocinski
Novi - James Kowalczyk
Osseo - Ronald Murphy
Oxford - Donald Maskill Jr
Petoskey - Don Haase
Petoskey - Paul VanWagoner
Plymouth - Charles Hempel
Plymouth - Dan Riggs
Port Hope - Gene Schuett
Port Huron - Donald Button
Portage - Robert Burch
Portage - David Szybala
Posen - Donna Couture
Prescott - Charles Wren
Rapid River - Dale Jamison
Richland - Mike Foster
Richland - Michael Stripp
Rochester Hills - Dennis Powell
Roseville - Robert Iwasko
Royal Oak - Michael Cody
Royal Oak - Rick Fletcher Jr
Saginaw - James Clement
Saginaw - Ronald Keup
Saginaw - Suzanne Swanton
Saginaw - Azola Williams
Schoolcraft - Richard Bird
Shelby Township - Michael Gentry
Spring Lake - Butch Cantrell
Spring Lake - David Young
St Clair Shores - Stephen Swalec
Sterling Heights - Jack Abbate Jr
Sturgis - Michael Bobalik
Taylor - Clayton Conner
Temperance - Tom Ladd
Three Rivers - Michael Morris
Toivola - Joe Romano
Trenton - Kay Korns
Trenton - Barbara Liddle
Trenton - Robert Lindsay
Troy - Eric Pittman
Walled Lake - Judith Day
Warren - Vern Rottmann
Washington - Robert Janusch
West Bloomfield - Michael Shogan
White Lake - Robert Lorenz
Naples, FL - Arthur VanDamme
  

40 YEAR OFFICIALS
Bad Axe - Lee Kahler
Birch Run - Jim Volk
Brooklyn - Roger Rutan
Caledonia - James Uyl
Clarksville - Ronald Bjork
Dearborn - Eugene Smith
Dryden - Louis Miramonti
Farmington - Jack Inch
Flint - Joseph Ragnone
Grand Blanc - Thomas Evans
Grand Haven - William Holman
Grand Rapids - Lewis Clingman
Grandville - Steve Start
Grayling - Clayton Brown
Hopkins - Mark Austin
Howell - John Hardy
Iron Mountain - Richard Olds
Kalamazoo - Fletcher Lewis
Lake City - Gerald Hoekwater
Lake Orion - G. Timothy Curtis
L'Anse - Brian Jentoft
Laurium - Tom Renier
Mears - Richard Tompkins
Muskegon - Michael Henry
New Boston - Richard Nicholson
Newberry - Keith Alto
Paw Paw - Robert Adams
Petoskey - Burt Matteson
Roseville - James Hillock
Troy - Dennis Laurain
Wyandotte - Stephen Semetko

45 YEAR OFFICIALS
Ann Arbor - Richard Honig
Bad Axe - Lynn Abke
Burton - Calvin TerHaar
Clare - George Earle Jr
Flint - Gordon Spencer
Grand Rapids - Arnold Chapin
Jackson - William Hestwood
Kalamazoo - Herbert Smith
Livonia - Lyle Beardslee
Marcellus - Rodney Terrill
Muskegon - Ralph Burr
Northville - Steve Folino
Otisville - Vern Thurlow

50 YEAR OFFICIALS
Cass City - Daniel Erla
Grand Rapids - James Davies
Linwood - Richard Mosier
Manistique - William Rogers
Warren - J Bud Masinick

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