NORTH CAROLINA HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION 100 TO REMEMBER – ADMINISTRATORS Charlie Adams NCHSAA Started working for the NCHSAA in 1967 and served as executive director of the NCHSAA from 1984 to 2010…a star athlete at Cary High and then at East Carolina… contributed to a number of innovations during his NCHSAA tenure, including implementing a corporate sponsorship program, starting the NCHSAA Endowment, greatly expanding the state awards program, developing more classified state championships and assisting with the inception of the Student Services program…member of the National High School Hall of Fame, the North Carolina Athletic Directors Hall of Fame, the East Carolina University Sports Hall of Fame, the Cary High School Hall of Fame, NC Sports Hall of Fame and the NCHSAA Hall. Donald Andrews Harnett / Randolph County Randolph County superintendent since 2005 and held same position in Harnett County prior to that…teacher and coach for multiple years earning four different coach of the year honors along the way…also held athletic director position at high school level…served as assistant principal and principal before shifting to central office administration…graduate of UNC that has served on numerous NCHSAA committees, including Realignment. Dr. Army Armstrong Rocky Mount The 1931 Shaw University graduate was the executive director of the North Carolina High School Athletic Conference, the organization for black high schools…oversaw over 100 high schools as well as organizing classified championships in several sports during 15 years with the NCHSAC…assisted those same schools with joining the NCHSAA when the two organizations merged in 1968…born in Edgecombe County, coached at one point at Ligon High in Raleigh…member of the Shaw University and NCHSAA Halls of Fame. Catherine Armwood Durham School of Arts Native of Durham and a graduate of North Carolina Central with an undergraduate degree in science and a master’s degree in physical education…served as athletic director at Durham High and the Durham School of the Arts from 1980 through 2005…additionally coached tennis and softball while serving as a teacher at Brogden Middle School, Durham High and Durham School of the Arts between 1971 and 2003…two-time Big-Six Conference Softball Coach of the Year…winner of the NCHSAA’s Athletic Director’s Award in 2003. Ken Avent Duplin County Graduate of North Duplin High School with undergraduate and master’s degrees from East Carolina…over 43 total years working in education and high school athletics… coached football, girls and boys basketball, baseball, golf, track and tennis during his career…28 years as an athletic director in Duplin County…member of the NCHSAA Board of Directors from 1977-81…president of the North Carolina Coaches Association in 1990/91. David Ball Clyde Erwin Graduate of Clyde A. Erwin High and Western Carolina with a master’s from Western Carolina as well…current teacher and athletic director at Erwin High…has been very active in the North Carolina Athletic Directors Association, holding a number of offices, and served as president of the organization for 2011-12…serves on NCHSAA Board of Directors. Theresa Banks Madison Served as the associate superintendent in the Madison County central office after a lengthy stint as Madison High School principal…former member of the NCHSAA Board of Directors and the first female president of the Association during the 1999-2000 academic year…very supportive of high school athletics…NCHSAA principal of year in 2002 Scott Barringer Cabarrus County Schools Worked 37 years in the Cabarrus County School system, coaching sports such as football, women’s basketball and baseball along the way…served as an athletic trainer for all of those 37 years…during 16 year stint as Sports Medicine Coordinator/Athletic Director for Cabarrus County, was integral in putting two certified athletic trainers in every high school as well as one at every middle school…teacher and coordinator for the state’s First Responder program…assisted the NCHSAA at state level, including working on programs dealing with weight, hydration and overall health. Donnie Baxter Randolph County Standout teacher, coach and administrator in North Carolina for over 40 years…coached at Ellerbe, Asheboro, Lexington and Eastern Randolph after graduating from Appalachian State in 1968…head coach when Eastern Randolph won the 1983 NCHSAA state 3-A football championship…became the athletic director for Randolph County Schools in 1999…principal at Southwestern Randolph from 1985 to 1995…former chairman of the NCHSAA Nominating Committee for Board of Directors selection…member of the NCHSAA Hall of Fame. Donald Bonner Robeson County Enjoyed a 15-year stint as associate superintendent of Robeson County Schools…coached basketball, baseball, football and track for over 12 years during early career…also served as a basketball and baseball game official for eight years…elected to NC House of Representatives in 1996…participant on multiple NCHSAA committees including two terms on the Realignment Committee…also president of the NCHSAA in 1984-85…1993 inductee into NCHSAA Hall of Fame. Willie Bradshaw Durham City Schools Native of Durham and graduate of Hillside High and North Carolina Central...coached at I.E. Johnson in Laurinburg, Lincoln High in Chapel Hill, and Dudley in Greensboro prior to returning to Hillside in 1963…served as coach and athletic director at Hillside for 15 years before becoming athletic director for the Durham City School system…career football record of 96-43-6 and career basketball marks of 215-119…former president of both the North Carolina High School Athletic Directors Association and North Carolina Coaches Association…recipient of the NCHSAA Distinguished Service Award in 1992. Tim Brayboy DPI Coached multiple years at Canton Junior High before joining the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction…served as director of middle school and junior high athletics and worked closely with the NCHSAA during a 24 year stint with the DPI…additionally has enjoyed over 40 years as an outstanding game official for football and basketball…worked 14 state championship contests and several major all-star games…member of both the North Carolina Athletic Directors Association and the NCHSAA Hall…co-author of Playing Before An Overflow Crowd, a book about the history of Indian high school basketball. Mike Brown New Hanover County Graduate of Durham High and UNC…coached a variety of sports at schools such as, High Point Central, Garinger, Durham, Sanford Central and New Hanover…served in the central office of New Hanover County schools…primary roles as the director of athletics, health and physical education along with student support services…involved as a facilitator/trainer with the NCHSAA student services program since its inception…has served on the NCHSAA Board of Directors and is a former president of the North Carolina Athletic Directors Association…member of the both the North Carolina Athletic Director and NCHSAA Halls of Fame. Malcolm Brown Shelby City Schools An instrumental leader in the former Western North Carolina High School Activities Association, and was a key player in helping move WNCHSAA schools into the NCHSAA…also the long time superintendent of Shelby city school system…very involved at the state level with both education and athletic matters. Bill Carver Cumberland County Schools Graduate of Fayetteville’s E.E. Smith and Hampton University…significantly contributed to North Carolina high school athletics as a coach, administrator and game official… spent 37 years of his career in Cumberland County, first as a successful coach in several sports at his high school alma mater…10 years as assistant principal and athletic director at E.E. Smith and then a stint as director of student activities for Cumberland County… recipient of the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrator Association (NIAAA) Distinguished Service Award in 1999…member of the North Carolina Athletic Directors Hall of Fame and the NCHSAA Hall of Fame. Ronnie Chavis Robeson County Schools Posted impressive coaching career, primarily in baseball, and role as an athletic administrator…graduate of Prospect High School in Robeson County…started coaching at Magnolia in 1972, and was varsity baseball coach for 10 years at Pembroke…coached baseball and served as athletic director at West Robeson… long time athletic director of Robeson County Schools…member of the UNC-Pembroke Hall of Fame and NCHSAA Hall…served a four-year term on the NCHSAA Board of Directors and former president of the North Carolina Athletic Directors Association…National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) National Athletic Director of the Year in 2009. Bill Church Mount Airy Schools Distinguished career in both athletics and school administration…served as superintendent for Mount Airy School and also served a four year stint as superintendent in Albemarle…former member of the NCHSAA Board of Directors…10 years working with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction during Church’s early career…coached for a period of time at the college level and officiated football and basketball for over 10 years each. Wilburn C. Clary WNCHSAA Coached from 1937 to 1966 at Methodist Children’s Home…enjoyed a 39 game winning streak in football during esteemed coaching career…long time outstanding football official as well, working major bowl games…former Executive Secretary for the Western North Carolina High School