The 54th National Athletic Directors Conference (NADC) was held December 15-19 at the Orlando World Center Marriott. The conference – which returned to Orlando for the eighth time – hosted nearly 3,000 athletic administrators, spouses, guests and exhibitors from across the United States. The eight trips to Orlando in NADC history make the city the most visited location for the event.

Materials and presentations from the 40 workshops are now available on the NFHS website.

Click here to access the workshop information.

The country’s largest meeting of high school athletic directors is co-sponsored by the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) of Indianapolis.

The Conference Luncheon and the Conference Banquet are available to be streamed on demand on the NFHS Network at no cost. Following are the links for each event:

Luncheon –  https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/nfhs/evt4ba81b9c1a
Banquet –https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/nfhs/evtfc5e5a299f

The 2023 award recipients are Jen Brooks, CMAA, athletic director, Ursuline Academy, St. Louis, Missouri; Lisa Corprew, CMAA, student activities coordinator, Bayside High School, Virginia Beach, Virginia; Steve Janski, CMAA, district director of athletics, Fayetteville (Arkansas) Public Schools; Todd Livingston, CMAA, athletic administrator, South Portland (Maine) High School; Jeff Lowell, CAA, athletics and activities director, Bellevue (Washington) School District: Lauren Otero, CMAA, project manager of athletic facilities, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Tampa, Florida; Pamela Sloan, CAA, athletics and activities director, Clark County School District, Las Vegas, Nevada; and Todd Sobrilsky, CMAA, retired athletic director, Waukesha (Wisconsin) South High School.  

Eleven athletic administrators have earned NIAAA Distinguished Service Awards. This year’s recipients include Ronald Allen, CMAA, retired athletic administrator of Hedgesville (West Virginia) High School; Stephanie Blackwell, CMAA, athletics coordinator for Union Public Schools in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Carlos Cave, CMAA, athletic director of Beaufort County School District in Bluffton, South Carolina; Ron Dolphin, CAA, athletic director of Grand County High School in Moab, Utah; Kelly Fish, CMAA, assistant head of school for advancement and strategic initiatives at Currey Ingram Academy in Brentwood, Tennessee; Mike Gatley, CMAA, athletic director at Mainland Regional High School in Linwood, New Jersey; Joe Keller, CAA, executive director for West Central District III in Lakewood, Washington; Ryan Larson, CMAA, athletics/activities director of Kidder) County School District in Steele, North Dakota; Dave Preheim, CAA, director of athletics at Elkhart (Indiana) Concord High School; Russell Wambles, CMAA, athletic director at Orlando (Florida) Olympia High School; Mark White, CMAA, athletic administrator for Presque Isle (Maine) High School and Middle School.

Three other individuals received NIAAA awards during Tuesday’s banquet. Lanness Robinson, CMAA, district athletic administrator for Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Florida, is the recipient of the NIAAA Frank Kovaleski Professional Development Award; Mike Ellson, CMAA, retired athletic director of Christ Presbyterian Academy in Nashville, Tennessee, and current executive director of the Tennessee Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association, is the recipient of the Thomas E. Frederick Award of Excellence; and Rich Barton, CMAA, associate executive director of the NIAAA, is the recipient of the NIAAA Award of Merit.

The induction of seven athletic directors into the NIAAA Hall of Fame concluded the banquet and conference. Those being recognized this year include Rich Bechard, CMAA, former longtime athletic director from Kansas and Missouri; Carol Dozibrin, CMAA, retired athletic administrator from New Hampshire and current executive director of the New Hampshire Athletic Directors Association; Karl Heimbach, CMAA, retired athletic administrator from Rockville, Maryland; Karen Leinaar, CAA, retired athletic director from Michigan and current executive director of the Michigan Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association; Larry Moklestad, CAA, retired athletic director from Boone, Iowa; Pete Shambo, retired athletic administrator from Rochester, New York; and Greg Smith, CMAA, former longtime athletic director from Oregon and Wisconsin.