By Staff
EAST LANSING – High school game officials with 20, 30, 40, 45 and 50-years of service will be honored at the Michigan High School Athletic Association's 29th Annual Officials' Awards &Alumni Banquet on May 10 at the Lansing Sheraton Hotel at 7 p.m.
Five officials with 50 or more years of service will be honored, along with 13 officials with 45 years. A 40-year award will be presented to 31 officials.
In addition, 188 officials with 20 years, and 126 officials with 30 years, of experience, will be honored. With the induction of this year's group of 356, the honor roll of officials who have aided young student-athletes grows to 7,211 since the inception of the banquet in 1980.
The banquet will also feature the announcement of the 2008 recipient of the Vern L. Norris Award.
The honor, named for the former MHSAA executive director, will be presented to an official with more than 20 years of experience who has been active in their local officials' association, has mentored other officials and has been involved in officials' education.
This year's banquet will again feature brief multimedia presentations prior to the introduction of each group of recipients, with historical highlights from 1988, 1978, 1968, 1963 and 1958.
Tickets for the banquet are available to the public and are priced at $15.00. Tickets will not be sold at the door. For additional information, contact Faye Verellen at (517) 332-5046.
Here are the local officials who will be honored:
20 year officials
Dowagiac – David Sprague Stevensville – Denny Dock
30 year officials
Buchanan – Dale Matteson
Buchanan – Larry Monsma
45year officials
Marcellus – Rodney Terrill