WINSTON-SALEM - The North Carolina High School Athletic Association recognized a number of people in honor of the Association’s 90th anniversary at the NCHSAA Annual Meeting last week at the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

These individuals were recognized for their long-term contributions to high school athletics and the NCHSAA.

A total of 90 individuals have been honored in this fashion during the course of the 2003-04 academic year. Some of them received their awards at the regional meetings in the fall, and others were honored at the Annual Meeting.

The list of honorees follows. The school or unit listed is either the current location of the honoree or the one with which he or she might be primarily connected during a distinguished career.

“We are always glad to recognize those who give so much for the student-athletes of North Carolina,” said NCHSAA executive director Charlie Adams. ”The 90 whom we have honored during the course of this 90th anniversary have helped the Association in so many different ways. They’ve been coaches, athletic directors, principals, superintendents, media, or others who have served on committees, helped run championships, been members of our Board or committees. They’ve done just about anything that could be done with the NCHSAA. We are proud to honor them.”

Region 1

George Whitfield, Richmond Senior

Hilda Worthington, Farmville Central

Bob Dailey, Pitt County Schools

Bud Phillips, Greenville Rose

Richard Murray, Hertford County

Carolyn Rogers, Perquimans

Charles Simmons, Hertford County

Region 2

Dave Thomas, Wayne County Public Schools

James ³Rabbit² Fulghum, Greene Central

E.R. Mason, White Oak and Clinton

Joe Miller, New Hanover County Schools

Sheila Boles, Wilmington Hoggard

Tom Salter, South Lenoir

Fred Lynch, Wilmington Laney

Region 3

Tim Brayboy, NC Dept of Public Instruction

Kathy Stefanou, Raleigh Millbrook

Ruth Pool, Durham Hillside

Bobby Guthrie, Wake County Schools

Jimmy Tillman, Wilson Fike

J.J. Ray, Halifax County Schools

Region 4

John Daskal, Terry Sanford

Earl Vaughan, Fayetteville Observer

Kellum Fipps, Southeastern Officials Association

Brooks Matthews, Triton

Fred McDaniel, Cumberland County Schools

Eva Patterson-Heath, Red Springs

Region 5

Mike Raybon, Ragsdale

Andrea Cozart, High Point Central

Herb Goins, Guilford County schools

Donna Norman, South Stokes

Martha Land, Mount Tabor

Phil Rapp, Davidson County schools

Region 6

Bruce Hardin, A.L. Brown and Providence

Debbie Jones, West Charlotte and Vance

George Litton, Crest

Jim Taylor, Shelby

Beverly Burnette, Central Cabarrus

Leroy Holden, North Mecklenburg

Region 7

Bob Ward, Surry County Schools

Bill Church, Mount Airy City Schools

Marc Payne, Ashe Central

Richard Johnson, Hickory

Region 8

Ken Ball, Cherokee

Mac Cumbo, North Henderson

Doyce Cannon, Cherokee

O.L. Sherrill, Asheville

Jack Huss, R-S Central

Jan Stanley, West Henderson

STATEWIDE

Mandy Lance, NCHSAA insurance administrator

Lawrence Braxton, American Advantage Insurance