KIAAA AD Award Nominations 2017

Nomination Deadline: Tuesday, Feb 28th


Please take a few minutes to submit nominations below!

PLEASE READ ALL of the information regarding the criteria for each award.

IMPORTANT- THOSE NOMINATION AND THOSE RECEIVING NOMINATIONS MUST BE CURRENT KIAAA MEMBERS

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* 1. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD

Kansas has a large number of athletic directors who do a great job and selection as a KIAAA District Athletic Director of the Year is one way they can be recognized.

• Nominations can be made for districts other than your own district
• Consider nominating one high school AD from your own district and one from another district as well (#1 and #2)
• Nominate a middle school AD (#3)
• To be considered, the nominee must be a member of the KIAAA
• There will be one high school AD of Year recipient for each of the 4 Congressional Districts and one at-large middle school AD of the Year
• The Kansas Athletic Director of the Year will be selected from the District Athletic Director recipients

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* 2. ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD

Kansas has a large number of athletic directors who do a great job and selection as a KIAAA District Athletic Director of the Year is one way they can be recognized.

• Nominations can be made for districts other than your own district
• Consider nominating one high school AD from your own district and one from another district as well (#1 and #2)
• Nominate a middle school AD (#3)
• To be considered, the nominee must be a member of the KIAAA
• There will be one high school AD of Year recipient for each of the 4 Congressional Districts and one at-large middle school AD of the Year
• The Kansas Athletic Director of the Year will be selected from the District Athletic Director recipients

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* 3. MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AWARD

To be considered for this award, the nominee must be a member of the KIAAA. Take a moment and consider a colleague who would be a deserving recipient of the Middle School AD of the Year Award.

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* 4. ART NEWCOMER “PROMISING NEW AD” AWARD

• Must be in 2nd or 3rd year as an AD
• Demonstrates leadership qualities, outstanding work ethic, good communication skills

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* 5. ELMER “CARP” CARPENTER AWARD

This award was established in 1980 and named in honor of a gentleman many of us know – Elmer Carpenter. “Carp” was a living force. He was one of the organizers of KIAAA (formerly KHSADA) and served as its first president. “CARP” was the first athletic director at Wichita South High School. He said when he was given the job the he had little idea as to what an athletic director did. In his efforts to learn what to do, Elmer became involved in the development of the first national athletic directors’ group – the National Council of Secondary School Athletic Directors. It is one of a number of councils of the American Alliance of Health, P.E., Recreation, and Dance. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C.

Criteria for the Elmer “Carp” Carpenter Award:
• Must have been a leader in the area of athletics, education, or both
• Not necessarily a member of the KIAAA
• A professional in all respects
• A tireless worker
• A community leader
• Need not be awarded each year and may be more than one in a year
• If a person does not win the first year, the name is kept for consideration the following year

***Please include two letters of support for the nominee.*** (this can be a follow-up to this electronic nomination, but needs to arrive by Feb 28)

***Send to:
Marc Haught, CMAA
kiaaaemail@gmail.com
18417 Shaddox Hollow
Rogers, Arkansas  72756
Fax: 316.847.8081

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* 6. SPORTSWRITER AWARD

If you know of an outstanding sportswriter in your area, perhaps he/she deserves recognition for doing a great job. If so, nominate him/her for this award.

***For the sportswriter, you must include two samples of this person’s writing to show the quality of his/her work.*** (this can be a follow-up to this electronic nomination, but needs to arrive by Feb 28)

***Send to:
Marc Haught, CMAA
kiaaaemail@gmail.com
18417 Shaddox Hollow
Rogers Arkansas 72756
Fax: 316.847.8081

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* 7. SPORTSCASTER AWARD

If you know of an outstanding sportscaster in your area, perhaps he/she deserves recognition for doing a great job. If so, nominate him/her for this award.

***For the sportscaster, you must include a tape of at least two minutes to show the quality of his/her work.*** (this can be a follow-up to this electronic nomination, but needs to arrive by Feb 28)

***Send to:
Marc Haught, CMAA
kiaaaemail@gmail.com
18417 Shaddox Hollow
Rogers, Arkansas  72756
Fax: 316.847.8081

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