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Evening Events Thanks for Joining Us!

Guest Registration & Arrival Friends of education-based athletics,
We are incredibly grateful to welcome you to the
IHSAA Foundation Welcome inaugural IHSAA Foundation Impact Awards. We
Trip Lukemeyer - IHSAA Foundation Director hope this banquet will be the first of many as we
to celebrate the power of education-based
Prayer athletics in Indiana.
Dr. Phil Eskew – IHSAA Foundation Chairman of the Board The IHSAA Centennial Scholarship program was
initiated in 2003-04 to celebrate the
Dinner Buffet Association’s 100th Anniversary. Over the past
20 years, this program turned into the Cato
Scholarships and eventually partnered with the
Introduction Brady Comeback Awards. Now, through the
Greg Rakestraw - Master of Ceremonies efforts of the IHSAA Foundation, at this
evening’s event we are proud to award seven
President’s Award different scholarships to 27 different Indiana
student-athletes worth a total of $48,000.
Chris Kaufman - IHSAA Foundation President
Tonight, as student-athletes are recognized for
Honoring IHSAA Student Advisory Committee Seniors their achievements and the impact they’ve made
within their own communities, we are reminded
that education-based athletics represent the
Sparks Foundation Post-Secondary Scholarship best of who we are as Hoosiers. We’re grateful
for faithful donors and champions of high school
David Cranfill Truehearted Teammate Award sports who support the IHSAA Foundation.
Through programs that serve, empower, and
impact student-athletes, IHSAA Foundation will
Lee Lonzo Champions Together Post-Secondary Scholarship continue to support, protect, and preserve the
future of education-based athletics for Indiana
Parker Amet Champions Together Post-Secondary Scholarship communities for generations to come.

We’re thankful for all who have helped make this night and the first ever
Amy Hasbrook Family Leadership Award Impact Awards possible. We’re excited to share this monumental evening
with you, and look forward to making an impact for years to come.
Thomas A. Brady Comeback Award
With gratitude,
C. Eugene Cato Memorial Scholarship

Keynote Paul Neidig
Micah Shrewsberry IHSAA Commissioner
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Men’s Basketball Head Coach

Closing Remarks
Trip Lukemeyer - IHSAA Foundation Director Chris Kaufman
IHSAA Foundation President

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