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Articles of Incorporation

Articles of Incorporation
Indiana High School Athletic Association, Inc.
On April 26, 1976, Phil N. Eskew, Ward E. Brown and Charles F. Maas, as incorporators,
executed and filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Indiana, Articles of
Incorporation for Indiana High School Athletic Association, Inc., under the provisions of the
Indiana Not-For-Profit Corporation Act of 1971. The Articles provide in substance:

FIRST: The name of the Corporation is Indiana High School Athletic Association, Inc.
SECOND: The purposes for which the Corporation is formed are: To continue the activities of
its unincorporated predecessor, the “Indiana High School Athletic Association” with an initial
membership composed of the present existing members of its unincorporated predecessor;
to encourage, regulate, and give direction to wholesome amateur interschool athletic
competition between the schools who are members of the Corporation. All such interschool
athletic competition coming under regulation by this Corporation shall be subservient to and
complementary to the academic or curricular functions of the member schools which are their
primary purposes. To assure that the program of interschool athletic competition remains
steadfast to the principles of wholesome amateur athletics and subservient to its primary
academic or curricular functions of education of the member schools, the Corporation shall
cooperate with agencies vitally concerned with the health and educational welfare of Secondary
School students; furnish protection against exploitation of member schools of their students;
determine qualifications of individual contestants, coaches and officials; and provide written
communications to establish standards for eligibility, competition and sportsmanship.

THIRD: The period during which the Corporation shall continue is perpetual.
FOURTH:
Section 1. The name and address of the Resident Agent in charge of the Corporation’s
principal office is Ward E. Brown, 812 Circle Tower Building, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.
Section 2. Principal Office. The post office address of the principal office of the Corporation
is 812 Circle Tower Building, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204.
FIFTH:
Section 1. The initial Board of Directors is composed of fifteen members. The exact number
of directors shall be prescribed from time to time in the By-Laws of the Corporation.
Section 2. Names and Addresses of the initial Board of Directors:
William T. Case, Monroe City, IN; Dale E. Cox, Lakeville, IN; Wayne Daugherty, Vevay, IN;
Keith Davis, North Liberty, IN; Charles Hilton, Richmond, IN; William Johnson, Bedford, IN;
Michael Leffler, Beech Grove, IN; Doyle Lehman, Berne, IN; Amzie Miller, Jr., New Carlisle,
IN; William H. Moorhead, Versailles, IN; Emerson Mutterspaugh, Crawfordsville, IN; Edward
M. Raber, Dale, IN; Robert M. Straight, Huntington, IN; Billy Lee Walker, Carmel, IN; Donald
S. Weeks, Columbia City, IN.
SIXTH: The names and addresses of the incorporators of the Corporation are as follows:
Phil N. Eskew, Indianapolis, IN; Ward E. Brown, Crawfordsville, IN;
Charles F. Maas, Indianapolis, IN.
SEVENTH: This Corporation will receive all assets and assume all liabilities of its predecessor
organization, the Indiana High School Athletic Association, a common law association with its
office at 812 Circle Tower Building, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204. The estimated value of the
property taken over is $500,000.00.
EIGHTH: All provisions defining, limiting or regulating the powers and rights of the Directors,
members, or any class of members including the right to vote and provision for the regulation
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