NCHSAA 100 To Remember: Administrators

CHAPEL HILL—As part of the celebration of the centennial of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, the NCHSAA has released the first list of its “100 To Remember” series.

The list of “100 To Remember: Administrators” highlights one hundred of the top administrators in NCHSAA history, going back to the founding of the organization in 1913. A special committee, including school administrators and coaches from across the state as well as sports media, put together the list in a series of meetings.

Many people made nominations for the lists on the NCHSAA web site. Association records and archives were also consulted, as well as members of the committee offering names for discussion. Administrators included athletic directors, principals, superintendents or others involved with the administration of athletics at a local or statewide level.

“Coming up with a list of ‘100 To Remember’ was a tremendous challenge,” said Davis Whitfield, commissioner of the NCHSAA. “So many individuals have participated, coached or been involved with the rich history and tradition of the first 100 years of the NCHSAA. This group of distinguished individuals not only served their schools, school systems and communities in an exceptional fashion, but our Association as well.”

During the 2013 year in which the 100th anniversary is celebrated by the NCHSAA, other “100 To Remember” lists will be released, including coaches, female athletes and male athletes. The development of the lists and the discussions certainly fit in with the slogan for the centennial: “Honoring the Past, Embracing the Present and Shaping the Future.”

All of the 100th anniversary lists will be posted in the NCHSAA website under the special 100th portal.

NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION

100 TO REMEMBER – ADMINISTRATORS

Charlie Adams – NCHSAA
Started working for the NCHSAA in 1967 and served as executive director of the NCHSAA from 1984 to 2010…a star athlete at Cary High and then at East Carolina… contributed to a number of innovations during his NCHSAA tenure, including implementing a corporate sponsorship program, starting the NCHSAA Endowment, greatly expanding the state awards program, developing more classified state championships and assisting with the inception of the Student Services program…member of the National High School Hall of Fame, the North Carolina Athletic Directors Hall of Fame, the East Carolina University Sports Hall of Fame, the Cary High School Hall of Fame and the NCHSAA Hall.

Donald Andrews – Harnett / Randolph County
Randolph County superintendent since 2005 and held same position in Harnett County prior to that…teacher and coach for multiple years earning four different coach of the year honors along the way…also held athletic director position at high school level…served as assistant principal and principal before shifting to central office administration…graduate of UNC that has served on numerous NCHSAA committees, including Realignment.

Dr. Army Armstrong – Rocky Mount
The 1931 Shaw University graduate was the executive director of the North Carolina High School Athletic Conference, the organization for black high schools…oversaw over 100 high schools as well as organizing classified championships in several sports during 15 years with the NCHSAC…assisted those same schools with joining the NCHSAA when the two organizations merged in 1968…born in Edgecombe County, coached at one point at Ligon High in Raleigh…member of the Shaw University and NCHSAA Halls of Fame.

Catherine Armwood – Durham School of Arts
Native of Durham and a graduate of North Carolina Central with an undergraduate degree in science and a master’s degree in physical education…served as athletic director at Durham High and the Durham School of the Arts from 1980 through 2005…additionally coached tennis and softball while serving as a teacher at Brogden Middle School, Durham High and Durham School of the Arts between 1971 and 2003…two-time Big-Six Conference Softball Coach of the Year…winner of the NCHSAA’s Athletic Director’s Award in 2003.

Ken Avent – Duplin County
Graduate of North Duplin High School with undergraduate and master’s degrees from East Carolina…over 43 total years working in education and high school athletics… coached football, girls and boys basketball, baseball, golf, track and tennis during his career…28 years as an athletic director in Duplin County…member of the NCHSAA Board of Directors from 1977-81…president of the North Carolina Coaches Association in 1990/91.

David Ball – Clyde Erwin
Graduate of Clyde A. Erwin High and Western Carolina with a master’s from Western Carolina as well…current teacher and athletic director at Erwin High…has been very active in the North Carolina Athletic Directors Association, holding a number of offices, and served as president of the organization for 2011-12…serves on NCHSAA Board of Directors.

Theresa Banks – Madison
Served as the associate superintendent in the Madison County central office after a lengthy stint as Madison High School principal…former member of the NCHSAA Board of Directors and the first female president of the Association during the 1999-2000 academic year…very supportive of high school athletics…NCHSAA principal of year in 2002

Scott Barringer – Cabarrus County Schools
Worked 37 years in the Cabarrus County School system, coaching sports such as football, women’s basketball and baseball along the way…served as an athletic trainer for all of those 37 years…during 16 year stint as Sports Medicine Coordinator/Athletic Director for Cabarrus County, was integral in putting two certified athletic trainers in every high school as well as one at every middle school…teacher and coordinator for the state’s First Responder program…assisted the NCHSAA at state level, including working on programs dealing with weight, hydration and overall health.

Donnie Baxter – Randolph County
Standout teacher, coach and administrator in North Carolina for over 40 years…coached at Ellerbe, Asheboro, Lexington and Eastern Randolph after graduating from Appalachian State in 1968…head coach when Eastern Randolph won the 1983 NCHSAA state 3-A football championship…became the athletic director for Randolph County Schools in 1999…principal at Southwestern Randolph from 1985 to 1995…former chairman of the NCHSAA Nominating Committee for Board of Directors selection…member of the NCHSAA Hall of Fame.

Donald Bonner – Robeson County
Enjoyed a 15-year stint as associate superintendent of Robeson County Schools…coached basketball, baseball, football and track for over 12 years during early career…also served as a basketball and baseball game official for eight years…elected to NC House of Representatives in 1996…participant on multiple NCHSAA committees including two terms on the Realignment Committee…also president of the NCHSAA in 1984-85…1993 inductee into NCHSAA Hall of Fame.

Willie Bradshaw – Durham City Schools
Native of Durham and graduate of Hillside High and North Carolina Central…coached at I.E. Johnson in Laurinburg, Lincoln High in Chapel Hill, and Dudley in Greensboro prior to returning to Hillside in 1963…served as coach and athletic director at Hillside for 15 years before becoming athletic director for the Durham City School system…career football record of 96-43-6 and career basketball marks of 215-119…former president of both the North Carolina High School Athletic Directors Association and North Carolina Coaches Association…recipient of the NCHSAA Distinguished Service Award in 1992.

Tim Brayboy – DPI
Coached multiple years at Canton Junior High before joining the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction…served as director of middle school and junior high athletics and worked closely with the NCHSAA during a 24 year stint with the DPI…additionally has enjoyed over 40 years as an outstanding game official for football and basketball…worked 14 state championship contests and several major all-star games…member of both the North Carolina Athletic Directors Association and the NCHSAA Hall…co-author of Playing Before An Overflow Crowd, a book about the history of Indian high school basketball.

Mike Brown – New Hanover County
Graduate of Durham High and UNC…coached a variety of sports at schools such as, High Point Central, Garinger, Durham, Sanford Central and New Hanover…served in the central office of New Hanover County schools…primary roles as the director of athletics, health and physical education along with student support services…involved as a facilitator/trainer with the NCHSAA student services program since its inception…has served on the NCHSAA Board of Directors and is a former president of the North Carolina Athletic Directors Association…member of the both the North Carolina Athletic Director and NCHSAA Halls of Fame.

Malcolm “Mal” Brown – Shelby City Schools
An instrumental leader in the former Western North Carolina High School Activities Association, and was a key player in helping move WNCHSAA schools into the NCHSAA…also the long time superintendent of Shelby city school system in addition to serving a stint as superintendent of Buncombe County schools…former president of the North Carolina Association of School Administrators…very involved at the state level with both education and athletic matters.

Bill Carver – Cumberland County Schools
Graduate of Fayetteville’s E.E. Smith and Hampton University…significantly contributed to North Carolina high school athletics as a coach, administrator and game official… spent 37 years of his career in Cumberland County, first as a successful coach in several sports at his high school alma mater…10 years as assistant principal and athletic director at E.E. Smith and then a stint as director of student activities for Cumberland County… recipient of the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrator Association (NIAAA) Distinguished Service Award in 1999…member of the North Carolina Athletic Directors Hall of Fame and the NCHSAA Hall of Fame.

Ronnie Chavis – Robeson County Schools
Posted impressive coaching career, primarily in baseball, and role as an athletic administrator…graduate of Prospect High School in Robeson County…started coaching at Magnolia in 1972, and was varsity baseball coach for 10 years at Pembroke…coached baseball and served as athletic director at West Robeson… long time athletic director of Robeson County Schools…member of the UNC-Pembroke Hall of Fame and NCHSAA Hall…served a four-year term on the NCHSAA Board of Directors and former president of the North Carolina Athletic Directors Association…National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) National Athletic Director of the Year in 2009.

Bill Church – Mount Airy Schools
Distinguished career in both athletics and school administration…served as superintendent for Mount Airy School and also served a four year stint as superintendent in Albemarle…former member of the NCHSAA Board of Directors…10 years working with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction during Church’s early career…coached for a period of time at the college level and officiated football and basketball for over 10 years each.

Wilburn C. Clary – WNCHSAA
Coached from 1937 to 1966 at Methodist Children’s Home…enjoyed a 39 game winning streak in football during esteemed coaching career…long time outstanding football official as well, working major bowl games…former Executive Secretary for the Western North Carolina High School Activities Association, holding that position from 1949 until 1977, before those schools joined the NCHSAA…1988 inductee into NCHSAA Hall of Fame.

Mac Cumbo – North Henderson
Graduate of Thomasville Senior High and Western Carolina University in 1970…served as athletic director and head football/track coach at Flat Rock Junior High from 1971-89…from 1990-93 was the athletic director and head football coach at Edneyville High…continued serving in same positions at the newly formed North Henderson High from 1993-2001…1995 recipient of both the NCHSAA Proclamation of Achievement Award and the NCHSAA Award of Merit…also served as president of the North Carolina Athletic Directors Association in 1997 and North Carolina Coaches Association in 1999.

Bob Dailey – Pitt County Schools
Teacher and coach at both the high school and college levels…for many years served director of the NCHSAA Eastern Regional basketball tournament held in Greenville, primarily at East Carolina and at Rose High School…graduate of Plymouth State College…served as president of NCHSAA-affiliated City-County Athletic Directors organization…involved with North Carolina Athletic Directors Association.

Bob Deaton – RJ Reynolds
Distinguished 25 year career as principal at R.J. Reynolds High in Winston-Salem from 1966-91…member of the NCHSAA Board of Directors from 1972-79 and NCHSAA president for 1977-78…chaired the “Blue Ribbon Committee” that examined rules and regulations as well as issues facing high school athletics…considered a leader in high school athletics among principals.

Roger Dixon – Ashbrook
Graduate of both Gardner-Webb and St. Andrews Presbyterian…retired from serving as the Socastee High (SC) athletic director in July 2012, after spending over 31 years as a teacher and coach in the North Carolina public school system…served more than 18 years as a high school athletic director with stints at Z.B. Vance, Charlotte Christian, Ashbrook and North Gaston…former president of the North Carolina Athletic Directors’ Association and the 2002 recipient of NIAAA State Award of Merit.

Bob Edwards – Madison County
Renowned basketball and track coach for 12 years at Mars Hill College…also a four year stint as principal at Marshall…member of the NCHSAA Board of Directors for seven years and president of the Association for 1986-87 academic year…most notable contribution to education featured over 26 years as superintendent for Madison County Schools…very active throughout career with NCHSAA…sat on the Western Carolina Board of Trustees for 18 years.

Stan Elrod – Forsyth County
Currently serving as the athletic director for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools…orginally retired in 2010 as principal of Reagan High School in Forsyth County…over 40 years in education including a tenure as principal at R.J. Reynolds from 1991 to 2005…also coached basketball, football and tennis during stint at Reynolds…bachelor’s degree from Newberry College and a master’s from Winthrop.

Gilbert Ferrell – Wilson County Schools
Enjoyed a stellar 38-year career as a teacher, coach and administrator…graduate of Atlantic Christian College that spent the majority of his career working in Wilson County…won the 4-A state title in 1968 and an overall total of 215 games during 20 years as head baseball coach at Wilson Fike…spent 13 years as athletic director at Wilson Fike and also served as the athletic director of the Wilson County school system from 1978 to ’94…member of the North Carolina Athletic Directors Association Hall of Fame and two -time state Athletic Director of the Year.

Kohlan Flynn – Henderson County
Earned both his undergraduate and master’s degrees from Western Carolina University…served many years in the central office for Henderson County Schools after serving as a principal…member of the NCHSAA Scholarship Committee when that program was thriving and was instrumental in a number of policy developments there…also served on the Henderson County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council.

Dr. William Friday – Chapel Hill
Consistently one of the greatest supporters of high school athletics in the state…tremendous proponent and ally of the NCHSAA doing things such as providing University of North Carolina property for the Association’s current headquarters and keeping concerns of high school athletics at the forefront during his time as co-chairman of the Knight Foundation National Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics…inductee into the NCHSAA Hall of Fame.

Roland “Chip” Gill – Southern Durham
Esteemed career of over 30 years as a teacher, coach and administrator…lengthy stints as head football coach and athletic director at both Southern Durham High and South Johnston…named coach of the year four times for football and twice each for women’s track and wrestling…assisted the NCHSAA with hosting football, track, basketball and volleyball state championships on multiple occasions…has served as director of golf championship

Herb Goins – T.W. Andrews
T.W. Andrews enjoyed the guidance of Goins for 16 years as the head football coach and athletic director…won the NCHSAA state 4-A football championship in 1976 and the 3-A title in 1991 with Andrews…also coached football and wrestling at Northern Durham from 1969-76…eventually moved into administration, serving as athletic director for High Point Public Schools (1991-93), Durham Public Schools (1993-96) and Guilford County Schools (1996-2008)…1969 Duke graduate with a master’s in education from UNC.

Greg Grantham – White Oak
Graduate of Southern Wayne High and Coker College, with a master’s from East Carolina…has taught US history at White Oak since 1993 and served as the institution’s athletic director since 2003…previous teaching stints at Rosewood (1984-89) and Southwest Edgecombe (1989-93)…excellent basketball coach who also helped to organize the North Carolina Basketball Coaches Association.

Jack Groce – Watauga
Never experienced a losing season during 20-year career as a head football coach at Appalachian High (1955-65) and Watauga (1972-76)…served as athletic director and assistant principal at Watauga from 1977 to ’90, followed by two years as county athletic director…former president of the North Carolina Athletic Directors Association and served a four-year term on the NCHSAA Board of Directors…inducted into the North Carolina Athletic Directors Hall of Fame in 1996 and selected for the NCHSAA Hall in 2001.

Bobby Guthrie – Wake County Schools
Senior administrator for athletics and driver education in the Wake system since 1995 who retired earlier in 2012…prior successful coaching stints at both the high school and college level…won state 4-A championship as Scotland High baseball coach in 1977…coached baseball at UNC-Wilmington for 13 years, including eight as head coach…active in the city-county athletic directors’ organization…a national leader who has been recognized for his involvement in coaches’ education…1994 North Carolina Athletic Director of the Year.

Bobby Guthrie – Wake County Schools
Senior administrator for athletics and driver education in the Wake system since 1995 who retired earlier in 2012…prior successful coaching stints at both the high school and college level…won state 4-A championship as Scotland High baseball coach in 1977…coached baseball at UNC-Wilmington for 13 years, including eight as head coach…active in the city-county athletic directors’ organization…a national leader who has been recognized for his involvement in coaches’ education…1994 North Carolina Athletic Director of the Year.

Vicki Hamilton – Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
Administrator who was active with the city-county athletic directors organization and former member of the NCHSAA Board of Directors…became the Charlotte-Mecklenburg athletic director in 1994…one of first female high school athletic directors in North Carolina state history…began with Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools in 1977 as a principal…former teacher and coach at both the high school and collegiate levels.

Marshall Hamilton – Leesville Road
Lengthy and outstanding career in high school athletics…highlights include coaching at Southern Wayne, Broughton and Leesville Road…also worked stints as athletic director for Broughton and Leesville Road…well known for his ongoing focus on sportsmanship and helping athletes succeed academically…won the 1980 NCHSAA 4-A basketball title while at Southern Wayne and helped lead Leesville Road as athletic director to its first Wells Fargo Cup…2001 recipient of the NCHSAA’s Dave Harris Athletic Director of the Year award.

Norma Harbin – Winston-Salem / Forsyth
Enjoyed a career in education and athletics in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school system for over 38 years…served as a teacher, coach, athletic director, assistant principal and principal during that time period…retired from West Forsyth as principal in 2000…graduate of Southwest High (Forsyth County) and Appalachian State…stints serving on the Board of Directors for the NCHSAA and the North Carolina Athletic Directors Association…member of NCHSAA Hall of Fame.

Pat Harrell – Dare, Perquimans
Distinguished teacher and coach at the high school level prior to moving into administration…served as superintendent for Perquimans County (1976-88) and Dare County (1988-93) schools…stints as interim superintendent in Lee, Scotland and Nash-Rocky Mount…one term on the NCHSAA Board of Directors and two terms as president from 1988-90…received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine Award for service to the state from Governor James B. Hunt…member of NCHSAA Hall of Fame.

Doc Harrell – Garner
Began stint as Garner Magnet High School athletic director in 2000 before his retirement in 2012…has contributed to the NCHSAA in multiple ways, including serving as director of baseball and basketball state championships for numerous years…prior coaching stints at Parkton and St. Pauls…recipient of the Charlie Adams Distinguished Service Award…currently on the Board of Directors of the Triangle Officials Association.

Dave Harris – Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
Enjoyed almost 40 years in teaching, coaching and administration…undergraduate degree from Wake Forest with a master’s from Appalachian State…served 20 years as teacher, coach and athletic director at Harding High…director of athletics for Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools from 1967 to 1991…NC athletic director of the year in 1988…inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame in 1993…charter member of NCHSAA Hall of Fame.

Bill Harrison – Cumberland County Schools
Was appointed to the North Carolina State Board of Education by Governor Beverly Perdue in 2009…served 11 years as superintendent in Cumberland County in addition to stints as the superintendent of Orange and Hoke county school systems…also an adjunct assistant professor at NC State since 1994…Regional Superintendent of the Year for 2006…served as president of the NCHSAA Board of Directors.

Leigh Hebbard – Guilford County Schools
Graduate of Roanoke High (1981) and East Carolina University (1986)…began career in education with six year stint as teacher and athletic trainer at High Point Andrews…became Eastern Guilford athletic director in 1994 and held that position until becoming the Eastern Guilford assistant principal in 2006…currently the director of activities, athletics and drivers’ education for Guilford County Schools…has served as director of the NCHSAA Individual State Wrestling Tournament for multiple years.

Richard Hicks – Hillside
Graduate of Booker T. Washington High and North Carolina Central University…contributed greatly as both coach and administrator…coached football, baseball and basketball at Booker T. Washington and then later was the basketball coach at Rocky Mount Senior High…coached legendary Phil Ford at Rocky Mount…prior to serving as the principal at Hillside High in Durham, Hicks was principal at junior high schools in Rocky Mount and in Orange County…member of the North Carolina Central Hall of Fame and NCHSAA Hall of Fame.

Jack Hoke – Alexander County
Distinguished career in both athletics and administration…coached at both Lenoir and West Caldwell High schools and served as principal of Hibriten for four years…additionally had a lengthy stint of over decade as superintendent of Alexander County schools starting in 2001…athletic work includes seven years as an assistant football coach, four years head coaching men’s and women’s varsity basketball, five years coaching golf and two years of women’s tennis… has served on the State Superintendent’s Advisory Council and has been a member of the NCHSAA Realignment Committee and the Board of Directors.

Ralph Holloway – Carteret County
Former president of the NCHSAA Board of Directors…standout coach at Burlington Cummings and Kinston, with teams winning state championships in women’s track and football…a successful athletic director at West Carteret and principal at East Carteret…recipient of the Dave Harris AD of the Year award in 2002…has been involved in almost every aspect of NCHSAA activities…former president of NCHSAA Board of Directors…has worked with NCHSAA on its 100th anniversary celebration.

Larry Ivey – Bertie County / Montgomery County
Earned both an undergraduate and master’s degree from ECU…superintendent stints for Bertie County (1973-81) and Montgomery County (1981-91)…served on the NCHSAA Academic Study Committee and Board of Directors…NCHSAA vice president in 1989-90 and president in 1990-91…also served multiple years on the North Carolina Association of School Administrators’ executive and legislative committees.

Bob Jamieson – Greensboro Grimsley
Coached over 36 years at Greensboro Senior High (Grimsley)…amassed a record of 240-125-15 as a football coach and won (or tied) for seven state championships…also achieved a record of 618-271 coaching basketball and achieved three state championships and 19 conference crowns…monumental in the founding and development of the North Carolina Coaches Association…inductee to the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame and the National High School Sports Hall of Fame.

Dick Knox – NCHSAA
Outstanding basketball and football coaching resume at multiple high schools, but best known for almost 20 years on the NCHSAA staff…served as supervisor of officials and deputy executive director starting from 1984 to 2004…outstanding high school and college basketball game official…also served as chairman of the basketball rules committee for the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS)…member of the North Carolina Athletic Directors’ Hall of Fame and NCHSAA Hall…received a Distinguished Service Award from the NFHS.

Martha Land – Mount Tabor
Distinguished career serving as principal at Mount Tabor for many years…additional assistant principal stints at Moore Elementary, Carver High and Southwest Junior High…has dedicated over 40 total years to athletics and education…member of the NCHSAA Board of Directors from 1995-2002 and president of the board in 2000…graduate of Wake Forest with a master’s in educational administration from UNC-Greensboro.

Bob Lee – Moore County
Outstanding coach who later served as a principal and superintendent…coached women’s basketball, softball, baseball and football at Aberdeen High…continued coaching even after becoming principal at Aberdeen in 1950…organized the first state basketball championship for women, before games were recognized by the State Department of Public Instruction or the NCHSAA…Lee also served from 1959 to 1985 as superintendent of the Moore County schools and during that stint served as president of the NCHSAA Board of Directors.

Rusty Lee – Page
Has positively impacted high school athletics at the local, state and national level…current tenure as teacher, coach and athletic director at Page High in Greensboro…formerly served as the North Carolina Athletic Directors Association’s secretary, vice president and president…NCADA Board of Directors member from 1995-98…integral in numerous NCHSAA initiatives including the basketball committee and various regional tennis and golf tournaments

Charles Long – D.H. Conley
Now serving on the Pitt Community College Board of Trustees after years in the Pitt County central offices as well as 22 years as a high school principal…served at Bertie, Farmville Central and D.H. Conley and completed more than 33 years in public education…former president of the NCHSAA Board of Directors and 1993 Regional Wells Fargo Principal of the Year.

Fred Lynch – Laney
Currently serving as the athletic director at Laney High and has been integral in making the school a widely respected athletic force throughout the state…also served as Laney’s men’s head basketball coach for 26 years…Lynch spent multiple years as an assistant coach at Laney as well, and was lucky enough to coach Michael Jordan during high school career…compiled over 500 wins in his coaching career and reached the state championship final once…Laney’s home basketball court is named in his honor.

Glenn Marlow – Henderson County
Superintendent of Henderson County Schools from 1970-1990…recipient of the North Carolina Superintendent of the Year award in 1987…impacted high school education and athletics at many levels…former member of NCHSAA Board of Directors who was president of the Association in 1985-86…Glenn C. Marlow Elementary was named in his honor in Henderson County.

Shelly Marsh – Johnston County
Achieved both undergraduate and master’s degrees from North Carolina A&T State University, along with administrative certification from ECU…physical education teacher and basketball coach at W.H. Robinson Union School (1965-1972), D.H. Conley (1973-1984) as well as Havelock and West Johnston…over 500 career hoop victories…former deputy superintendent of Johnston County Schools and member of NCHSAA Board of Directors…member of the Johnston County Educational Foundation Board of Directors as well as the North Carolina Athletic Directors Association.

E.R. Mason – White Oak / Clinton
Has served as Clinton City Schools Board of Education Chairman…distinguished career of over 40 years in high school athletics as both coach and athletic director…lengthy stints as assistant principal and athletic director at White Oak…served on the NCHSAA Executive Committee while a member of the NCHSAA Board of Directors as well as the NCHSAA’s Scholarship Committee…1998 region two Athletic Director of the Year.

Dan Massey – Hickory
Over 25 years serving as a high school principal including 14 years at Hickory High…also had administrative stints with Newton Conover and North Stanly High…was the youngest principal in North Carolina when Massey began his administrative career in 1979…four time principal of the year in the Hickory Public School system and was named the NCHSAA Principal of the Year in 1998.

Brooks Matthews – Triton
Former president of the NCHSAA Board of Directors, serving during the 2011-12 academic year …background as an athletic director and principal, including a successful tenure at Triton…Harnett County native and Campbell University graduate…recipient of multiple principal of the year honors and has been involved with several different NCHSAA committees.

Fred McDaniel – Cumberland County Schools
Retired in 2010 after lengthy career in high school coaching and administration…director of student activities for Cumberland County schools for 10 years following five years as athletic director at Cape Fear…was athletic director at Westover for six years in addition to coaching baseball, wrestling and football at Fayetteville Terry Sanford from 1974 to ’88…Vietnam veteran who has also served on the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Athletic Directors Association.

Jerry McGee – Elizabeth City
Executive director of the North Carolina Athletic Directors’ Association since 1991…head football coach and athletic director at Edenton Holmes (1962-66) and at Elizabeth City Northeastern (1976-81), sandwiched around collegiate stints at Kansas State, Southern Illinois, East Carolina and Duke…served as the director of athletics and physical education for the Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools from 1981 until his retirement in 1997…member of the North Carolina Athletic Directors’ Association Hall of Fame and NCHSAA Hall

Bob McRae – Kings Mountain
Integral in helping develop the NCHSAA Scholar-Athlete program…served for 10 years on the NCHSAA Board of Directors with stints as both president and vice president…three time chairman of the Realignment Committee…former member of NCHSAA Scholarship Committee…1988 NCHSAA Region 6 Superintendent of the Year…was superintendent of Kings Mountain City schools after stint as assistant superintendent in Randolph County…former Kings Mountain High principal.

Joe Miller – New Hanover County Schools
Certified master athletic administrator who served as New Hanover County school system athletic director for years after an extremely successful coaching career…posted an outstanding 186-56-1 record during 21 years as a head football coach, including stint at New Hanover High School…also achieved two state championships in softball…has been involved with the NCHSAA in multiple capacities…very active in North Carolina Athletic Directors Association, including serving as president in 2006-07.

Andy Miller – Buncombe County
Was involved in just about every phase of high school athletics during his career…taught and coached at both Raleigh Broughton and Salisbury Boyden and then served as principal at both Brevard and Watauga…served as superintendent of the Buncombe County schools from 1978-87…spent a term on the Board of Directors of the NCHSAA and for many years was involved with the NCHSAA Hall of Fame Selection Committee as chair.

Frank Mock – Kinston
Illustrious, lengthy career coaching numerous sports at Grainger High, including football, basketball and baseball, from 1934-57…was principal at Grainger after that, until 1970, when he moved into the central office of the Kinston City Schools…1991 inductee into the NCHSAA Hall of Fame…inaugural member of Kinston/Lenoir County Sports Hall of Fame, with a 2004 induction…head coach in the 1949 and 1956 NC East-West All-Star Game.

Glenn Nixon – Johnston County Schools
The 1955 NC State graduate coached one year at Beulaville High before moving on to Clayton, where he served as football coach and athletic director from 1959 to 1985…followed that with nine-year stint as the athletic director for the Johnston County school system…served a four-year term on the NCHSAA Board of Directors and was very active with the North Carolina Athletic Directors Association…NCHSAA Hall of Fame member and North Carolina Athletic Director of the Year in 1984-85.

Jerry Paschal – Whiteville City Schools
Former president of the NCHSAA after a term on the Board of Directors…three-year stint as the State Chairman of the Division of Superintendents…served on the North Carolina School Board of Directors…member of the State President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports…recipient NCHSAA Regional Spirit Award.

Don Patrick – Newton-Conover
Outstanding career both in coaching and athletic administration…served as an assistant football and head baseball coach at Wilkes Central and also coached at Burns before working at Newton-Conover as coach and athletic director…achieved 13 football conference championships at Newton-Conover and made the playoffs 15 times…formerly served on the NCHSAA Board of Directors from 1983-87 and was president of the North Carolina Athletic Directors Association in 1985-86…member of the Cleveland County Sports Hall of Fame and NCHSAA Hall as well.

Marc Payne – Ashe County
Over 35 years as a high school head basketball coach… coaching stints included time at Beaver Creek, Watauga and Ashe…also served as the athletic director at Watauga and Ashe…served on the board of directors for the North Carolina Coaches Association, NCHSAA and North Carolina Athletic Director’s Association.

Tommy Peacock – Rose
Long time athletic director at Greenville Rose…very involved with NCHSAA Eastern Regional basketball tournament which was held in Greenville for many years, assisting with a number of aspects of that outstanding event…recipient of inaugural Charlie Adams Distinguished Service Award for NCHSAA’s Region 1.

Benny Pearce – Cumberland County Schools
Lifetime educator that served the Cumberland County Schools for over 30 years…lengthy stints as a teacher, principal, and eventually assistant superintendent of schools where he was a constant proponent and contributor to the NCHSAA…member of NCHSAA Board of Directors 1991 through ’95…retired from public education in 1996 and then went on to work at Campbell University as Director of Public Information for six years…integral in establishing the Doris Pearce and Mildred Pearce Scholarship at Campbell.

L.J. “Hap” Perry – NCHSAA
Coached eight NCHSAA state champion football teams in 19 years at Reidsville High…outstanding stint as college football official, working a number of major bowl games in that capacity…became first full-time executive director of the NCHSAA in 1948, helping the Association in its early years in that regard, and worked in that capacity until 1966…1988 inductee into NCHSAA Hall of Fame.

Bud Phillips – Greenville
Served over 40 years as a teacher, coach or athletic director in North Carolina…former executive secretary and board member for the North Carolina High School Athletic Director’s Association…served a term on the NCHSAA Board of Directors…two time North Carolina Athletic Director of the Year while at Greenville Rose…also was outstanding basketball coach…member of NCHSAA Hall of Fame, joining in class of 1991.

Craig Phillips – DPI
Graduate of Chapel Hill High and UNC with important role in development of high school athletics…early stint as an elementary school principal and then served as superintendent of Winston-Salem City Schools…superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools from 1962-67…served five four-year terms as the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, making numerous important innovations in education prior to retirement… former high school basketball official spent several years in retirement before coming back to serve as Vance County superintendent for an additional three years…inducted into NCHSAA Hall of Fame in 1998.

Ruth Pool – Hillside
Coached cheerleading, girls’ indoor and outdoor track, softball, girls’ basketball and girls’ tennis for 30 plus years at Adkins High and Durham Hillside…18 years as Hillside athletic director from 1978 to 1996…recipient of the NCHSAA’s Proclamation of Achievement and Distinguished Service awards…inducted into North Carolina Athletic Directors Hall of Fame in 1997.

Phil Rapp – Davidson County
Currently serving as the Davidson County Coordinator of Athletics and Director of Special Projects…served 22 years as a high school principal at three various high schools, including Denton, West Davidson and North Davidson…multiple years as executive secretary for the Central Carolinas Conference…has worked with the NCHSAA in several capacities, including a number of important committees.

Ray Rhodes – DPI
Long time public instruction advisor to the NCHSAA with a tenure from 1959 until 1983…coached at Leaksville, Tri City and Morehead…winner of four state 2-A basketball titles as a coach…secretary of the North Carolina Athletic Officials Association for 20 years…1991 inductee into NCHSAA Hall of Fame.

Jay Robinson – Cabarrus County
Over 40 years as teacher and administrator in North Carolina…was principal of South Stanly High…served as superintendent at both Cabarrus County (1965-77) and Charlotte-Mecklenburg (1977-86) schools…chairman of the North Carolina State Board of Education from 1994 to 1997…only three time president of the NCHSAA Board of Directors…recipient of the 1996 Distinguished Service Award from The National Association of State Boards of Education…Cabarrus County high school named in his memory in 2001.

Ronnie Ross – Swansboro
Served 31 years as a teacher and coach at Swansboro with 18 years coaching football and over 30 years coaching men’s and women’s basketball…10 time Coach of the Year award winner with over 300 career wins…also served 25 years as an athletic director…former member of the NCHSAA Board of Directors and the Onslow County Board of Education.

Ed Sadler – Gaston County Schools
Enjoyed over 35 years in education with experience in both athletics and school administration…North Carolina Central graduate with a master’s degree at UNC-Charlotte and doctorate from UNC-Chapel Hill…over a decade spent serving as the superintendent of Gaston County schools…president of the NCHSAA for 2003-04 academic year…also served as teacher, assistant principal and principal during his career.

Don Saine – Gaston County Schools
Served as a coach, administrator and game official during his very successful career…won three league football crowns at Hunter Huss and coached in both the NCCA’s East-West all-star game and the North-South game…also achieved six conference titles as a head baseball coach in addition to 22 years as basketball game official…athletic director of Gaston County Schools for 20 years…member of the Cherryville Sports Hall of Fame, North Carolina Athletic Directors Hall of Fame and the NCHSAA Hall.

Carolyn Shannonhouse – Cary/NCHSAA
Instrumental in growth of women’s sports as assistant executive director and then assistant commissioner of the NCHSAA since July of 1986…graduated from Madison College (now James Madison University) and taught and coached in Virginia for six years…coached at Broughton for a year, head coach in both women’s tennis and women’s basketball at Cary for eight years…role with NCHSAA includes supervising women’s and combination sports as well as the invitational cheerleading championships…has held numerous prestigious roles at the national level, serving on a couple of National Federation sports rules committees.

Tony Simeon – High Point City Schools
Coached the majority of career at High Point High, coaching football, basketball, baseball, golf and track at various times from 1936 through 1966…specifically Simeon’s basketball teams won three state championships and over 480 games during his tenure…also served as athletic director for High Point City Schools from 1968 to 1976…integral in establishing the North Carolina Coaches Association and even had a term as president in 1951…inductee into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame and the NCHSAA Hall.

Si Simmons – Smoky Mountain
Former Western Carolina basketball standout is now best known for his administrative career, serving for lengthy stints as a coach and athletic director at Smoky Mountain High…also had a four-year term on the NCHSAA Board of Directors…as served for a number of years as one of the primary championship site directors for the NCHSAA golf championships.

Jack Spain – Broughton
Currently serving as athletic director at Raleigh Broughton…integral in coordinating numerous NCHSAA state championships that have been held in the Raleigh area with his school as host, including basketball, softball, volleyball and cheerleading, among others…2010 recipient of the Charlie Adams Distinguished Service Award for Region 3.

Jim Spivey – R.J. Reynolds
Retired from his athletic director duties at R.J. Reynolds in Winston-Salem in 2012, after holding that same position since 1986…native of Newport, Tennessee and graduate of Appalachian State…recipient of the NCHSAA’s Homer Thompson Memorial Eight Who Make a Difference award in 2008…excellent supporter of NCHSAA activities throughout his career

Marty Stanley – Glenn
Over 30 years at Glenn High including 19 as the athletic director…stints coaching basketball, baseball, softball and football at the middle and high school levels…head coach of North Carolina women’s all-star basketball team in 2008…served as a conference commissioner for 11 years…involved in North Carolina Athletic Directors Association.

Bill Steed – Davie County
Began lengthy career in education and administration in the Moore County school system in 1968…served as superintendent of Davie County Schools from 1988 until retirement in 2001…recently employed by the Leadership Group of the Carolinas as a consultant to several North Carolina school districts…returned to the Davie County school system in 2010 as superintendent in interim capacity…former two term president for the NCHSAA Board of Directors.

Rick Strunk – NCHSAA
Graduate of Newton-Conover HS who attended UNC on a prestigious Morehead Scholarship…varied media background, including sports editor of daily Observer-News-Enterprise and sports director of radio station WNNC…former director of public relations at Lenoir-Rhyne College and sports information director at Furman University…one of first with media background hired at state association level in country, back in 1986…helped implement NCHSAA Scholar-Athlete program, Hall of Fame and other innovations during over 27 years at NCHSAA…eight years as chairman of National Records Committee for National Federation.

John Swofford – UNC / ACC
Native of North Wilkesboro and a graduate of Wilkes Central and UNC…stint as North Carolina director of athletics from 1980 to ’97…integral in the development of the NCHSAA and made it possible for the Association to utilize many UNC facilities for a variety state championships…commissioner of the Atlantic Coast Conference since 1997…member of the NCHSAA Hall of Fame inducted in class of 2001…continued his support of high school athletics involving NCAA legislation and has done public service announcements in support of the NCHSAA Endowment…member NCHSAA Hall of Fame

Bill Taylor – James Kenan
Lengthy career as principal at James Kenan High in Duplin County after excellent career as coach…former recipient of the NCHSAA Region Two and State Principal of the Year awards…served on the NCHSAA Board of Directors as well, with a term from 1972 through ’76…very supportive and involved with NCHSAA activities.

Simon Terrell – NCHSAA
Presided over the NCHSAA during a time of tremendous growth and change…specifically was integral in consolidating four separate high school athletic associations into one NCHSAA…earned undergraduate and master’s degrees from UNC… served as a NCHSAA basketball official in the mid 50’s…coached multiple sports at both Cary and Durham High in the early 50’s, winning state championship at Cary…started serving as NCHSAA supervisor of officials in 1959…became executive director of NCHSAA in 1966 and served until 1984.

Dave Thomas – Wayne County
Started serving on the Wayne County Public Schools Board of Education after retiring from athletics in 2003…over 42 years spent as a teacher, coach and administrator…12 years at Charles B. Aycock as well as 18 years as the Wayne County director of health, physical education, safety and athletics…member of the North Carolina Athletic Director’s Association Hall of Fame and served on the NCHSAA Board of Directors from 1999-2003…active in North Carolina Athletic Directors Association.

Homer Thompson – Winston Salem-Forsyth County
Graduate of Catawba College…NCHSAA’s annual sportsmanship award named in Thompson’s honor…football coach for 37 years with 19 years as an athletic director…former president of the North Carolina Coaches Association…served as director of the N.C. State wrestling tournament for 20 years…member of the Winston Salem-Forsyth County High School Sports Hall of Fame…joined NCHSAA Hall of Fame in class of 1994.

Jimmy Tillman – Fike / Southwest Edgecombe
UNC-Wilmington graduate with a master’s from East Carolina…successful teaching stints at Rosewood, Lucama, Beddingfield and SouthWest Edgecombe…coached in both the Shrine Bowl and East-West games…high school basketball and softball official for nearly 20 years including working a state softball championship… principal at Wilson Fike for many years…served on several NCHSAA committees, including realignment and the nominating committee for Board of Directors slots.

Que Tucker – NCHSAA
Successful coaching stints at both the high school and college level, but has enjoyed an outstanding career at NCHSAA…1974 graduate at Mars Hill College and charter member of that institution’s Athletic Hall of Fame… was assistant women’s basketball coach at N.C. State under Kay Yow…served as a game official for several different sports as well…achieved a 145-104 mark coaching women’s basketball at Reidsville from 1978 through 1988, while her Reidsville volleyball squads were 58-16…came to NCHSAA in 1991 and currently serves as deputy commissioner…instrumental in starting acclaimed Student Services program.

Roy Turner – Ashley
Has been athletic director at Wilmington Ashley since 2006…prior AD stints include Southeast Guilford (1998-2006) and Greensboro Dudley (1995-98)…currently on the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) Leadership Training National Faculty, and has been very involved in the North Carolina Athletic Directors Association, serving as NCADA president in 2007-08…also has officiated high school volleyball and basketball including NCHSAA state basketball championships.

Travis Twiford – Nash-Rocky Mount Schools
Served as superintendent for the Nash-Rocky Mount school system…additional stints as superintendent of Elizabeth City-Pasquotank County schools, Rocky Mount City schools and Camden County schools…also had tenure as a principal and teacher in Bertie County during early career…two time North Carolina Superintendent of the Year…served one term with NCHSAA Board of Directors and was president of the NCHSAA in 1998-99.

Everett “Shorty” Waters – Onslow County
Served for 19 years as superintendent and nine years as assistant superintendent for Onslow County schools…filled roles as teacher, coach, athletic director, assistant principal and principal for various stints at Jacksonville High…one term as NCHSAA president in 1981-82…recipient of the NCHSAA’s Superintendent of the Year award in 1986 and the Distinguished Service Award in 1987…joined NCHSAA Hall of Fame in class of 1992.

Phil Weaver – Greensboro
Graduate of Duke University with a master’s from UNC Greensboro…compiled over 40 years serving in education, athletics and administration…inducted into the North Carolina Athletic Directors Association Hall of Fame in 2006…served over 20 years as co-executive director of the North Carolina Coaches Association…coached a variety of varsity sports at Grimsley High…member of the NCHSAA Board of Directors from 1986 to 1999.

Rex Wells – Asheville
Currently still serving as athletic director at Asheville High…has been a relentless supporter of the NCHSAA and has been involved with the association in numerous capacities…specifically Wells has served as a conference president and has also been active in the North Carolina Athletic Directors Association, serving on the Board of Directors…recipient of the State Award of Merit from the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association.

Gerald Whisenhunt – Goldsboro
Outstanding high school and college athlete in his early years…four-year baseball starter at Catawba College…over 35 years serving as a high school teacher and coach…served stints at Southern Wayne, Eastern Wayne, Goldsboro and Enloe…career football coaching record of 170-119-3…involved in athletic administration at virtually every school he served…served as head coach in three major North Carolina all-star high school football games.

Dudley Whitley – Nash/Rocky Mount
Served in about every role imaginable, as a teacher, coach, athletic director, assistant principal, principal, assistant superintendent and superintendent during a career of over 35 years with the Nash-Rocky Mount school system…7 state championships won during his 16 years as coach or athletic director at Rocky Mount High…former North Carolina Athletic Director of the Year winner in 1981-82 and former NCADA president.

Bobby Wilkins – Hendersonville
Notable career in both coaching and administration…over a decade as Hendersonville High School principal…guided Hendersonville to 1987 and 1992 NCHSAA men’s state basketball titles as head coach…served on the NCHSAA Advisory Board from 2002 to 2004 and is currently serving on NCHSAA Nomination Committee…recipient of the NCHSAA’s Charlie Adams Distinguished Service Award.

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