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2012-13 IHSAA Board of Directors and

Executive Committee

The IHSAA is governed by its legislative body, the Board of Directors. Composed of 19 individuals elected by member
school principals from three legislative districts, they serve staggered three-year terms. Twelve board seats are filled by any
qualified individual (open seats), and six board seats are filled by two qualified female representatives, two qualified minority
representatives, two qualified urban school representatives and one private school representative. The Board of Directors
meets annually with the responsibility of establishing the Association’s By-Laws and regulations.
The Executive Committee meets monthly and is responsible for organizing and directing state tournaments and meets,
interpreting the Association’s By-Laws, determining penalties for rules violations, and establishing the Association’s state
office and employing a commissioner and staff to administer the Association.

IHSAA Board of Directors IHSAA Executive Committee
District, Seat Board Member Term Ends
District I, Class A Debb Stevens, Caston June 2014 Nancy Alspaugh, Manchester (Chairwoman)
District I, Class AA Don Gandy, Wheeler June 2015 Victor Bush, Indpls. Public Schools (Vice-Chairman)
District I, Class AAA Nathan Dean, Baugo Community Schools June 2014 Mike Broughton, Jennings County
District I, Class AAAA Geoff Penrod, Columbia City June 2015 Nathan Dean, Baugo Community Schools
District II, Class A Ken Howell, Blackford** June 2015 Phillip Ford, Jay County
District II, Class AA Jimmie Howell, Lapel June 2014 Don Gandy, Wheeler
District II, Class AAA Tim Grove, South Knox School Corporation
District II, Class AAAA Phillip Ford, Jay County* June 2014 Jimmie Howell, Lapel
District III, Class A Jed Jerrels, North Daviess June 2014 Ken Howell, Blackford
District III, Class AA Tim Grove, South Knox School Corp. June 2015 Jed Jerrels, North Daviess
District III, Class AAA Mike Whitten, Boonville June 2014 Paul Neidig, Evansville Vanderburgh Schools
District III, Class AAAA Mike Broughton, Jennings County June 2015 Geoff Penrod, Columbia City
North District, Female Nancy Alspaugh, Manchester June 2013
North District, Minority Deborah Watson, Fort Wayne Snider June 2013 Janis Qualizza, Merrillville
North District, Urban Janis Qualizza, Merrillville June 2013 Debb Stevens, Caston
South District, Female Deborah Watson, Fort Wayne Snider
South District, Minority Victor Bush, Indianapolis Public Schools June 2013 Mike Whitten, Boonville
South District, Urban Paul Neidig, Evansville City Schools June 2013
Private School
* President ** Vice-President

Roger Holder to be honored as State’s Top Official

Roger Holder is the recipient of the 2012 Interscho- assist in providing wholesome, worthwhile, and healthy
lastic Athletic Official Association Award for excellence in activities for the student-athletes in our state. State-
the sport of football. Holder will be honored in a special wide, there are more than 8,000 officials licensed by the
ceremony at this weekend’s state finals. IHSAA in 11 sports.
Each year, the Indiana High A member of the Indiana Officials Association since
School Athletic Association, in 1972, Holder served as a board member, a rules chair-
cooperation with the National man and the association president during his career.
Federation of Interscholastic He has also been a licensed official in basketball
Officials Association, recognizes and softball and has officiated numerous state finals
and honors an outstanding of- contests in those sports as well as serving as a rules
ficial in each of 11 sports during interpreter, clinician and rules chairman. Holder also
the school year. coached the 1985 Warren Central softball state champi-
Holder has been a football onship team.
official for 41 years. During his Holder, a 1967 graduate of Indianapolis Arsenal
career he has worked every Technical High School, attended Ball State, earning
level of the state tournament, including 31 sectionals, 10 bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees in elemen-
regionals, six semi-states and three state finals. His last tary education, educational administration and school
state finals being in 2011. superintendency. Holder now serves as the Director of
Holder was selected for this honor by a committee New Member Assimilation and Parish Visitation for the
representing the officials associations. In Indiana there New Palestine United Methodist Church. He resides in
are 24 associations made up of men and women who Greenfield with his wife of 41 years, Anita.

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