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Arthur L. Trester Award for Mental Attitude

At the state finals, members of the IHSAA Executive Committee present the Trester Award to
the outstanding senior participant in each classification of the boys basketball state finals. The
recipients of this award, who were nominated by their principals and coaches, must excel in
mental attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability in basketball. Indiana Farm Bureau
Insurance, IHSAA corporate partner, presents a $1,000 scholarship to each school in the name
of the recipient.
From 1917 to 1943 the award was known as “The Gimbel Medal for Mental Attitude” in honor
of Mr. Jake Gimbel of Vincennes, who awarded the medal each of those years until his passing
prior to the 1943 tournament. In 1944, it was known as the “IHSAA Medal for Mental Attitude”
Arthur L. Trester and in 1945 the IHSAA board officially named the award “The Arthur L. Trester Medal for Mental
IHSAA Attitude” in honor of the man who served as first commissioner of the Association from 1929 to
Commissioner 1944. Recipients were given a medal each year from 1945 through 1964, hence “The Arthur L.
Trester Medal for Mental Attitude.” Since 1965, the award was made in the form of a plaque.
1929-1944
Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, IHSAA corporate partner, will present a $1,000 scholarship
to each school in the name of the recipient. Since 1989, over $785,000 in college scholarships
have been presented by Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance to deserving high school students in
Indiana.

2012 Class 4A 2012 Class 3A 2012 Class 2A 2012 Class A
Sam Curts Garrett Bucher Austin Kyker Matt Wheeler
Carmel Norwell Park Tudor Rockville

Year Name School Year Name School
1916-17 Claude Curtis Martinsville 1941-42 Kenneth Brown, Jr. Muncie Burris
1917-18 Ralph Esarey Bloomington 1942-43 Dave Laflin Lebanon
1918-19 Walter Cross Thorntown 1943-44 Walter McFatridge Kokomo
1919-20 Harold Laughlin Bedford 1944-45 Max Allen Indianapolis Broad Ripple
1920-21 Ralph Marlowe Sandusky 1945-46 Robert Cripe Flora
1921-22 Reece Jones Vincennes 1946-47 Ronald Bland Terre Haute Garfield
1922-23 Maurice Robinson Anderson 1947-48 Lee Hamilton Evansville Central
1923-24 Philip Kessler Richmond 1948-49 James Schooley Auburn
1924-25 Russell Walter Kokomo 1949-50 Pat Klein Marion
1925-26 Richard Williams Evansville Central 1950-51 Robert Jewell Indianapolis Attucks
1926-27 Franklin Prentice Kendallville 1951-52 Joe Sexson Indpls. Arsenal Technical
1927-28 Robert McCarnes Logansport 1952-53 Harley Andrews Terre Haute Gerstmeyer
1928-29 Emmett Lowery Indpls. Arsenal Technical 1953-54 Bobby Plump Milan
1929-30 Kenneth Young LaPorte 1954-55 James Henry New Albany
1930-31 Norman Cottom Terre Haute Wiley 1955-56 Dennis Tepe Elkhart
1931-32 Jess McAnally Greencastle 1956-57 Robert Perigo Lafayette Jefferson
1932-33 James Seward Indianapolis Shortridge 1957-58 Richard Haslam Crawfordsville
1933-34 Arthur Gosman Jasper 1958-59 James Rayl Kokomo
1934-35 James Lyboult Richmond 1959-60 Robert Cantrell East Chicago Washington
1935-36 Steve Sitko Ft. Wayne Central 1960-61 Tom & Dick VanArsdale Indianapolis Manual
1936-37 Robert Menke Huntingburg 1961-62 John Wilson Evansville Bosse
1937-38 Robert Mygrants Hammond 1962-63 Greg Samuels Terre Haute Garfield
1938-39 Jim Myers Evansville Bosse 1963-64 Mike Weaver Huntington
1939-40 Duane Conkey Mitchell 1964-65 Edward Bopp Indianapolis Washington
1940-41 Donald Server Madison 1965-66 James Cadwell Michigan City Elston
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