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Outstanding Official

State’s Top Official

Paul Williams of Kokomo is the recipient of the als, 16 regionals, seven semi-states, and four state
2018 Interscholastic Athletic Official Association championships in 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2016. He is
Award for excellence in the the current technology chairperson of the North Cen-
sport of Softball. He will tral Officials Association, and is licensed to officiate
be honored in a special football, soccer, baseball and basketball in addition
ceremony during Saturday’s to softball. Paul has also officiated the soccer state
state finals. finals on seven separate occasions.
The Indiana High Originally from Ohio, Paul is a graduate from
School Athletic Associa- Indiana Wesleyan and has been an engineer for 24
tion, in cooperation with the years at the Delphi Corporation. In addition to of-
National Federation of ficiating IHSAA contests, he has also been a softball
Interscholastic Officials umpire for NCAA Division 1 contests in the Big Ten,
Association, recognizes and Missouri Valley, Summit, and MAC conferences for
honors an outstanding official 10 years. Paul has been married to his wife Michele
in each of 11 sports during the school year. for 16 years and has four children: Jonathan (35),
Paul has been a licensed softball official for 21 Michael (33), Chad (33) and Blake (31).
years, during which he has officiated 19 section-

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