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12 Individuals Receive NFHS Citations

INDIANAPOLIS, IN (June 11, 2012) — Twelve leaders in high school activity programs across the country have been selected to receive National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Citations.

An award designed to honor individuals who have made contributions to the NFHS, state high school associations, athletic director and coaching professions, the officiating avocation and fine arts/performing arts programs, the NFHS Citation is one of the most highly regarded achievements in high school activities.

The 2012 NFHS Citation recipients will receive their awards July 9 at the 93rd NFHS Summer Meeting in Nashville, Tennessee.

Eight of the 12 award winners represent the NFHS-member state high school associations. The other four Citation recipients represent NFHS professional organizations for officials, coaches, music directors and speech/debate/theatre directors.

The eight state association recipients are William N. Gaine Jr., deputy executive director, Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association; Deborah B. Moore, Ph.D., associate commissioner for eligibility, Ohio High School Athletic Association; Bruce Hulion, commissioner of officials, South Carolina High School League; Todd Clark, director of communications, Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association; Ken Pickering, retired assistant executive director, South Dakota High School Activities Association; Bill Farney, retired executive director, Texas University Interscholastic League; Ray Mathis, executive director for instructional support and student activities, Clark County School District, Las Vegas, Nevada; and Jim Meyerhoff, former assistant executive director and current special projects consultant, Washington Interscholastic Activities Association.

Other Citation recipients are Paul McInnis, ice hockey official, Livingston, New Jersey; David Johnson, director, Oregon Athletic Coaches Association, Salem, Oregon; Leon Kuehner, retired director of instrumental music and bands, Hampton-Dumont Community Schools, Hampton, Iowa; and Eloise Weisinger Blair, speech and debate coach, Lamar High School, Houston, Texas.

 

Debbie Moore has served on the administrative staff of the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) for 23 years, first serving as assistant commissioner from 1989 to 2008 and as associate commissioner for eligibility for the past four years.

After receiving her bachelor’s degree from Kent (Ohio) State University, Moore taught and coached gymnastics, swimming and diving, track and field, and volleyball at Buckeye Valley High School in Delaware, Ohio. She later earned her master’s and doctorate degrees from Ohio State University and has done post-doctoral work in exercise science.

In addition, Moore has held faculty appointments at Furman University (South Carolina), Kent State and Wilmington (Ohio) College, where she also served as head volleyball coach. She has experience in the teaching of sport and exercise physiology and has had numerous articles published in professional journals.

Moore’s responsibilities with the OHSAA include overseeing compliance and eligibility functions of the association and administration of the sports of volleyball, field hockey, gymnastics, and swimming and diving. She is also
responsible for coordinating the OHSAA healthy lifestyles and coaching education programs.

At the national level, Moore has been heavily involved with NFHS programs and committees. She is the former chair of the NFHS Citizenship Committee and Volleyball Rules Committee, and former member of the NFHS Sports Medicine Advisory Committee and Coaches Education Committee. She has been a presenter at numerous NFHS Summer Meetings.

 

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About the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS)
The NFHS, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, is the national leadership organization for high school sports and performing arts activities. Since 1920, the NFHS has led the development of education-based interscholastic sports and performing arts activities that help students succeed in their lives. The NFHS sets direction for the future by building awareness and support, improving the participation experience, establishing consistent standards and rules for competition, and helping those who oversee high school sports and activities. The NFHS writes playing rules for 17 sports for boys and girls at the high school level. Through its 50 member state associations and the District of Columbia, the NFHS reaches more than 19,000 high schools and 11 million participants in high school activity programs, including more than 7.6 million in high school sports. As the recognized national authority on interscholastic activity programs, the NFHS conducts national meetings; sanctions interstate events; offers online publications and services for high school coaches and officials; sponsors professional organizations for high school coaches, officials, speech and debate coaches, and music adjudicators; serves as the national source for interscholastic coach training; and serves as a national information resource of interscholastic athletics and activities. For more information, visit the NFHS Web site at www.nfhs.org.