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Outstanding Official

Dave Stauffer Honored as Top Baseball Official

Athletic Association, in coopera- ments. He also played on the South
tion with the National Federation of Adams baseball team that finished as
Interscholastic Officials Association, the state runner-up in 1972.
recognizes and honors an outstanding Stauffer has completed 27 years
official in each of 11 sports during the of officiating in the sports of baseball,
school year. basketball, and volleyball and has
Stauffer was selected for this honor been a member of the Lime City
by a committee representing the of- Officials Association. He served as
ficials associations. In Indiana, there its Baseball Vice-President from 1988
are 26 associations made up of men to 1994 and the Board of Directors for
and women who give up much of their four years.
personal time to assist in providing Stauffer attended Indiana State
Dave Stauffer of Berne is the wholesome, worthwhile, and healthy University where he earned a Bach-
recipient of the 2009 Interscholastic activities for the student athletes in our elors degree in Business. He has
Athletic Official Association Award for state. Statewide, there are more than been engineering new product design
excellence in the sport of baseball. 8,000 officials licensed by the IHSAA at Elkhart Products Corporation for 23
Stauffer will be honored in a special in 11 sports. years and has been with the company
ceremony at this weekend’s state During his career, Stauffer has for 30 years. He has been married to
finals tournament. worked 10 regionals, three semi- his wife Anna for 28 years. They have
Each year, the Indiana High School states, and two state finals tourna- two children, Todd and Jenna.

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