OVR The official newsletter of the Ohio Valley Region of USA Volleyball Volume 18 Number 4: September 7, 2001 Also in this issue: Glenn Purdy Meritorious Service Award From the Editor 2 Recognizing more than 50 National Scorekeeper rating Calendar 2 years of service Glenn in 1984, following which he Purdy has given volleyball, obtained his National Rat- Executive Director’s Commentary 3 the Ohio Valley Region ing for women's collegiate Contacting the OVR 3 created the Glenn Purdy volleyball and officiated the Meritorious Service Award, Division III National OVR Hotline 3 naming Glenn as its first Championship Finals twice. Commissioner’s Corner 4 recipient. Glenn will have had his Class 1 Rating for high Glenn began playing volley- Officials’ Clinics 4 school volleyball for 25 years ball in 1941 at the YMCA this fall. Patterns of Growth 5 in Joliet, Illinois. He played through 1964, at which Glenn has requested retire- Bob Price (right), OVR Commissioner/ The Juniors’ Page 6-7 time he switched his focus ment from the USAV as a President, presenting the first annual National official, but we Glenn Purdy Meritorious Service Juniors’ Tournaments 7 to officiating. Glenn ob- Award to Glenn Purdy after dinner on tained his National Referee expect to see him often August 11, 2001, at the annual Board of August Board Meeting 8-9,22 rating in 1983 and his within the region. Directors' meeting and annual retreat. From the Women’s TD 10 Sanctioning Adult Tournaments 10 OVR HP teams place Bob Price appointed From the Men’s TD 10 well at Nationals Commissioner From the Referees’ Stand 11 The mission of the Ohio Valley Region High The Board of Directors Boys Volleyball in the OVR 12-13 Performance Program is to develop elite appointed Bob Price to athletes and coaches, to prepare them to gain another 3-year term as Junior Officials’ Development Program 13 opportunities, and to be successful at the Commissioner/President of highest possible levels within the volleyball the Ohio Valley Region, 2001 Junior Nationals 14-18 community. The OVR fielded two High Inc. at the August 11-12 Performance teams during the 2000-2001 board meeting. The vote On the Web 19 season: 15-and-under and 16’s-17’s. was unanimous excepting 2001 USA Open Volleyball Head Coach Don Burroughs, Assistant one abstention. Championships 20-22 Coach Kelli Fisher, and Head of Delegation OVR HP teams place well at Lisa Shannon selected ten 15-and-under play- Zehler named Nationals 22 ers at tryouts throughout Ohio to participate in the 2001 AAU Junior National Champion- In the next issue… 22 Outstanding Director ships in Orlando on June 14-19, 2001. The Advertising to the OVR 22 team members were Diana Andreyko (Car- Congratulations to Bill negie, PA), Lizaiha Garcia (Fairborn, OH), Zehler, Club Director of OVR BoD, Officers, & Staff 23 Allie Hemmelgarn (Vandalia, OH), Kelsey Kaepa Borderline Volley- Hills (Toledo, OH), Sara Hughes (Perrys- The Back Page 24 ball Club (Oxford, Ohio), burg, OH), Allison Niekamp (Findlay, OH), recipient of USA Volley- Index to Advertisers Stephanie Ross (Dayton, OH), Molly Spencer (Dayton, OH), Seanna Steinle (Fremon, OH) ball's Outstanding Pro- Sports for Youth 11 and Stephanie Swiger (Findlay, OH). gram Director award for OVR Volleyballs 19 (Continued on page 4) (Continued on page 22)