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Outstanding Official

Mike Zehr to be Honored as Outstanding Official

A 33 year veteran official, Dubois resident, Mike Zehr made up of men and women who give up much of their
is the recipient of the 2009 Interscholastic Athletic Official personal time to assist in providing wholesome, worthwhile,
Association Award for excellence in the sport of girl’s and healthy activities for the student athletes in our state.
basketball. Mike will be honored This honor comes as a result of Zehr’s selection by a com-
in a special ceremony at today’s mittee representing those 26 associations. Statewide, there
state final tournament. are more than 8,000 officials licensed by the IHSAA in 11
Each year, the Indiana High sports.
School Athletic Association, in A 33 year member of the Southwestern Official’s As-
cooperation with the National sociation, Zehr has served as President of the Association
Federation of Interscholastic for four years, Clinician for four years, and is currently
Officials Association, recognizes serving his seventh year as Rules Interpreter. Zehr is also
and honors an outstanding of- a licensed volleyball and baseball official, and has overseen
ficial in each of 11 sports during three state finals tournaments between the sports.
the school year Zehr attended Northeast Dubois high school in the
During his career, Mike has class of 1972, and has worked for 24 years as a material
22 sectionals, 17 regionals, 5 semi-states and three state damage specialist for Farm Bureau Insurance. Zehr has
finals to his credit. been married to his wife Marion for 32 years. They have 2
Mike was nominated for this award by the Southwest- children, Alex and Audra.
ern Officials Association, one of 26 associations in Indiana

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