Central District Athletic Board Membership History 1926
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Central District Athletic Board Membership History 1926 to 2019 Compiled by: Galen Kyre, Secretary (1974-2011) Doug Ute, Secretary (2011-Present) Central District Athletic Board Membership History The information contained herein of past membership on the Central District Athletic Board was gathered from District Board minutes, Central District Basketball Programs, and from publications stored in the Ohio High School Athletic Association Library. While care has been taken to insure that the information is correct, there may be errors and omissions. Should the reader find errors, omissions, or any other incorrect data, it would be appreciated if a contact would be made with Doug Ute, Secretary, Central District Athletic Board. Membership Trivia MOST YEARS ON THE STATE BOARD OF CONTROL 8 Years – B.A. Meiser – Superintendent, Canal Winchester 8 Years – D. O. Davis, Superintendent, Fairfield County Schools FIRST STATE BOARD OF CONTROL MEMBER H. P. Swain, Principal, Columbus City Schools 1926 to 27 FIRST CENTRAL DISTRICT ATHLETIC BOARD (ON RECORD) 1926 – H. P. Swain, Principal, Columbus, State Board Member, W.A. Kline, Principal, Westerville, L. B. Brown, Superintendent, Prospect FIRST FEMALE TO SERVE ON A DISTRICT ATHLETIC BOARD AND SERVE ON THE STATE BOARD OF CONTROL BARBARA HARRISON – Canal Winchester High School, elected to the Central District Board in 1985 and to the State Board of Control in 1993 FIRST PERSON ELECTED TO THE GENDER REPRESENTATIVE POSITION Beth Hill – Newark Catholic High School, 2007 FIRST PERSON ELECTED TO THE ETHNIC MINORITY REPRESENTATIVE POSITION Keith Bell – Westerville City Schools, 2007 FIRST PERSON ELECTED TO THE 7TH/8TH GRADE REPRESENTATIVE POSITION Chuck Byers – Ridgeview Jr. High, Pickeringtion MOST YEARS AFFILIATED WITH THE CENTRAL DISTRICT BOARD Don Heft, Superintendent, Pickerington Local Schools – 33 years Appointed Treasurer August 1967 and served for 33 years Served 11 years as elected Board Member and 22 years as appointed Treasurer Galen Kyre, Superintendent, Fairbanks Local Schools, 40 years Served six years as elected Board Member 33 years as appointed Secretary SCHOOL SYSTEM WITH GREATEST NUMBER OF YEARS REPRESENTED Delaware City – 39 years Richard Snouffer – 14 years Carl Hopkins – 10 years Ralph Young – 8 years E. G. Carlisle – 7 years MOST YEARS SERVED AS A DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER Ralph Webster, Columbus East and Walnut Ridge H.S. – 17 years Gale Baldwin, Superintendent, Union County Schools – 17 years George Robinson, Superintendent and Principal, Plain City and Jonathon Alder School District – 17 years Charles Workman, Principal, Big Walnut High School – 17 years Jack Schmidt, Principal, Gahanna Lincoln High School, Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent, Gahanna Jefferson City Schools – 16 years Phil Harris, Principal, Jonathan Alder H.S. – 16 years Richard Snouffer, Principal, Circleville and Delaware Hayes H.S. – 14 years Ralph Young, Athletic Director, Delaware Hayes High School and Supervisor, Delaware-Union County Service Center – 14 years. NAISMITH BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME MEMBERSHIPS D.O. Davis – 1971 George Robinson – 1975 Ralph Webster – 1978 Carroll Woodruff – 1980 Richard Snouffer – 1983 Don Heft – 1986 Jack Schmidt – 1989 Norris Simpson – 1992 Edward Brookover – 1995 Galen Kyre – 1998 Bill Alspach – 2000 Ralph Young – 2003 Dave Siess – 2006 Charles Workman – 2010 Mike Rotonda – 2013 Max Ness - 2016 Origin of the Ohio School Athletic Association* The following information was taken from an article written by Fred Dafler titled, “Brief History of the Ohio High School Athletic Association.” (Date of publication unknown.) “The impetus for the founding of the Ohio High School Athletic Association came from the Western Ohio Superintendents Round Table as a result of discussions in the 1890’s and early 1900’s. At the March, 1908, meeting of the Round Table, a resolution was adopted to appoint a committee headed by George R. Eastman of Steele High School in Dayton.” The first meeting of the first Board of Control was held in Columbus on November 9, 1907 with George R. Eastman, Dayton, President, W.H. Rice, Chillicothe, Secretary-Treasurer, William McClain, London, S.H. Layton and F.C. Kirkendall, Piqua, present. On May 23, 1908, the first state championship (track and field) sponsored by the OHSAA was held at Beaver Field, Denison University, Granville. The First State Track and Field Tournament involved over 100 entrants from 23 of the 30 member high schools. Columbus North was crowned the first champion with 19 points to 16 points for Dayton Steele. The OHSAA started with five districts in 1907, but soon changed to six districts in 1908. Until 1925, the business affairs of the OHSAA were handled by the Board Control officers. In 1925, H.R. Townsend was employed as full-time Commissioner. The OHSAA has had ten commissioners. H.R. Townsend 1925-1944, Harold Emswiler 1944-1958, W.J. McConnell 1958-1963, Paul E. Landis 1963-1969, Harold A. Meyer 1969-1977, George D. Bates 1977-1980, Richard Armstrong 1980-1989, Clair Muscaro 1990-2004, Dan Ross 2004-2018, Jerry Snodgrass 2019-present. BOARD MEMBERSHIP BY YEARS 1926 First Board On Record State Board Member H.P. Swain, Principal, Columbus City Member W.A. Kline, Principal, Westerville Member L.B. Brown, Superintendent, Prospect 1927 State Board Member H.P. Swain, Principal, Columbus City Member W.A. Kline, Principal, Westerville Member L.B. Brown, Superintendent, Prospect 1928 State Board Member H.P. Swain, Principal, Columbus City Member W.A. Kline, Principal, Westerville Member L.B. Brown, Superintendent, Prospect 1929 State Board Member Lester Black, Superintendent, Licking County Schools - No record of other board members 1930 State Board Member Lester Black, Superintendent, Licking County Schools - No record of other board members 1931 State Board Member Lester Black, Superintendent, Licking County Schools Member Thurl Stephens, Superintendent, La Rue Member E.L. Mahaffey, Principal, Columbus South High School 1932 State Board Member E.L. Mahaffey, Principal, Columbus South High School - No record of other board members 1933 State Board Member E.L. Mahaffey, Principal, Columbus South High School - No record of other board members 1934 State Board Member A.B. Weiser, Superintendent, Canal Winchester No record of other board members 1935 State Board Member A.B. Weiser, Superintendent, Canal Winchester No record of other board members 1936 State Board Member A.B. Weiser, Superintendent, Canal Winchester Member Ervin Carlisle, Superintendent, Delaware Schools Member H.L. Sams, Superintendent, Mt. Sterling Schools 1937 State Board Member A.B. Weiser, Superintendent, Canal Winchester Member Ervin Carlisle, Principal, Delaware High School Member J.D. Geiger, Principal, Mt. Vernon High School 1938 State Board Member Ervin Carlisle, Principal, Delaware High School Member H.M. Emswiler, Principal, Columbus Central High School Member J.D. Geiger, Principal, Mt. Vernon High School 1939 State Board Member H.M. Emswiler, Principal, Columbus Central High School Member J.D. Geiger, Principal, Mt. Vernon High School Member A.W. Weiser, Superintendent, Canal Winchester 1940 Member Brice Connell, Class 1 Representative, Superintendent, Derby Schools Member Gale Baldwin, Class 2 Representative, Superintendent, Union County Schools Member & State Board A.B. Weiser, Class 3 Representative, Principal, Canal Winchester High School Member E.F. Carlisle, Class 4 Representative, Superintendent, Delaware Schools Member H.W. Emswiler, Class 5 Representative, Principal, Columbus Central High School *In 1940 the OHSAA increased District Board membership to five members who were elected by Class 1941 Member Brice Connell, Class 1 Representative, Superintendent, Derby Schools Member Gale Baldwin, Class 2 Representative, Superintendent, Union County Schools Member & State Board A.B. Weiser, Class 3 Representative, Principal, Canal Winchester High School Member E.F. Carlisle, Class 4 Representative, Superintendent, Delaware Schools Member H.W. Emswiler, Class 5 Representative, Principal, Columbus Central High School 1942 Member Brice Connell, Class 1 Representative, Superintendent, Derby Schools Member Gale Baldwin, Class 2 Representative, Superintendent, Union County Schools Member & State Board A.B. Weiser, Class 3 Representative, Principal, Canal Winchester High School Member E.F. Carlisle, Class 4 Representative, Superintendent, Delaware Schools Member H.W. Emswiler, Class 5 Representative, Principal, Columbus Central High School 1943 Member Brice Connell, Class 1 Representative, Superintendent, Derby Schools Member Gale Baldwin, Class 2 Representative, Superintendent, Union County Schools Member & State Board A.B. Weiser, Class 3 Representative, Principal, Canal Winchester High School Member E.F. Carlisle, Class 4 Representative, Superintendent, Delaware Schools Member H.W. Emswiler, Class 5 Representative, Principal, Columbus Central High School 1944 Member Brice Connell, Class 1 Representative, Superintendent, Derby Schools Member Gale Baldwin, Class 2 Representative, Superintendent, Union County Schools Member & State Board A.B. Weiser, Class 3 Representative, Principal, Canal Winchester High School Member *Ivan Davis, Class 4 Representative, Principal, Upper Arlington High School Member H.W. Emswiler, Class 5 Representative, Principal, Columbus Central High School *Replaced E.F. Carlisle 1945 Member Brice Connell, Class 1 Representative, Principal, Derby High School Member Gale Baldwin, Class 2 Representative, Superintendent, Union County Schools