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Outstanding Official

Susi Broughton Honored as State’s Top Official

Each year, the Indiana High School Athletic Association official.
honors an outstanding official in each sport during the State Broughton has the noteworthy distinction of playing
Finals Tournament. in the very first IHSAA Volleyball State Finals in 1972 for
Susi Broughton, of Marengo, is the recipient of the Springs Valley High School. She has worked 17 Sectionals,
2017-18 IHSAA Outstand- 10 Regionals, four (4) Semi-States and three (3) State
ing Volleyball Official Award Finals matches during her career. Susi has also officiated
in the state of Indiana. A Church volleyball leagues over the past 40 years, and her
licensed volleyball official favorite part of being an official is the opportunity to teach
for 42 years, Broughton student-athletes the correct way to play and enjoy volley-
is an active member of ball.
the Southwestern Indiana Susi was selected for this honor by a committee
Officials Association where representing the officials’ associations. In Indiana there
she has assisted with the are 24 associations made up of more than 6,000 men and
SWIOA Hospitality / Sports- women who give up much of their personal time to assist in
manship Golf Scramble, providing wholesome, worthwhile, and healthy activities for
which awards scholarships the student-athletes in our state. Statewide, there are more
to student-athletes who than 6,000 officials licensed by the IHSAA in 11 sports.
exemplify sportsmanship, Susi is a 1973 graduate of Springs Valley High School.
for the past 13 years. In She and her husband Otis have been married for 43
addition to volleyball, she years and have two children – Tanya Roser (42) and Cory
is also a licensed softball Broughton (39).

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