Administrators of the Year
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Pat McKee, 317-403-1665 March 23, 2023 IBCA Director of Special Projects
Three administrators to receive awards from IBCA
Pettit, Ecker and Cerqueira to be honored by basketball coaches' group
School administrators Chip Pettit of Chesterton, Brandon Ecker of Mt. Vernon (Fortville) and Jeff Cerqueira of Floyd Central will be recognized with special awards for 2023 from the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association.
The three administrators -- Pettit is superintendent of the Duneland School Corporation, Ecker is athletic director at Mt. Vernon and Cerqueira is athletic director at Floyd Central -- will be honored as Administrators of the Year from the IBCA. Each is being recognized for his support of programs in his school or school corporation. There is one winner from each IHSAA district. Pettit is the honoree from District 1. Ecker is cited from District 2. Cerqueira is the recipient from District 3.
This is the 15th time in the past 16 years that the IBCA has recognized a group of administrators with a set of awards. The awards have been presented since 2008, but the 2020 honorees received their awards in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. No winners were named in 2021. A list of winners from over the years is at the bottom of this announcement.
Pettit, Ecker and Cerqueira will receive their awards on April 20 during the 2023 IBCA Clinic at Mt. Vernon High School in Fortville. For more information about the IBCA, go to in.nhsbca.org.
More information follows about the 2023 IBCA Administrator of the Year honorees.
IBCA Administrator of the Year honorees
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2022
District 1: Garland Hudson II, Athletic Director, South Bend Washington High School
District 2: Pat Mapes, Superintendent, Perry Township Schools
District 3: Tom Black, Principal, East Central High School
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2021
2020 Winners are being Honored in 2021
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2020
District 1: Stacy Adams, athletic director, Valparaiso High School.
District 2: Shane Osting, athletic director, New Castle High School.
District 3: Tim Grove, superintendent, South Knox School Corp.
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2019
District 1: Nathan Dean, athletic director, Jimtown High School.
District 2: John Clark, athletic director, Ben Davis High School.
District 3: Jeff Doyle, principal, Barr-Reeve High School.
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2018
District 1: Jane Allen, superintendent, Middlebury Community Schools.
District 2: Steve Cox, director of transportation, Beech Grove City Schools.
District 3: Steve Killian, athletic director, Wood Memorial High School.
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2017
District 1: Patti McCormack, athletic director, Lowell High School.
District 2: Chuck Weisenbach, principal, Roncalli High School.
District 3: Ron McBride, athletic director, Bloomfield Junior-Senior High School.
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2016
District 1: Ed Gilliland, athletic director, LaPorte High School.
District 2: Mel Seifert, principal, Plainfield High School.
District 3: Rob Moorhead, superintendent, South Ripley Community School Corp.
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2015
District 1: Debb Stevens, athletic director, Caston Junior-Senior High School.
District 2: Troy Inman, principal, Pike High School; Dave Worland, principal, Cathedral High School.
District 3: Brett Bardwell, athletic director, Southridge High School; Jeff Hester, athletic director, Columbus North High School.
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2014
District 1: Robert Falls, athletic director, Michigan City High School; Geoff Penrod, athletic director, Columbia City High School.
District 2: Chad Bolser, athletic director, Richmond High School; Phil Ford, principal, Jay County High School.
District 3: Mike Whitten, principal, Boonville High School.
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2013
District 1: Don Gandy, principal, Wheeler High School.
District 2: Wayne Barker, superintendent, Bluffton-Harrison Metropolitan School District.
District 3: Don Unruh, athletic director, New Albany High School.
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2012
District 1: Michael Smith, athletic director/assistant principal, Munster High School.
District 2: Grant Nesbit, athletic director, Lawrence North High School; Jim Zeller, assistant athletic director, Lawrence North High School.
District 3: Paul Neidig, athletic director, Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp.; Jerrill Vandeventer, superintendent, Greater Jasper Consolidated Schools.
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2011
District 1: Janis Qualizza, athletic director, Merrillville High School.
District 2: Mike Necessary, superintendent, Randolph Southern School Corp.; Kevin Stephenson, athletic director, Beech Grove High School.
District 3: Brad Lindsay, superintendent, Mooresville Consolidated School Corp.
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2010
District 1: Larry “Jake” Jackowiak, assistant superintendent, Concord Community Schools.
District 2: Mike Huey, athletic director, New Palestine High School.
District 3: James Babcock, former athletic director, assistant principal and principal, Paoli High School.
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2009
District 1: Garry Nallenweg, athletic director, Chesterton High School.
District 2: Kevin Horrigan, athletic director, Greenfield-Central High School; Phil Waddell, athletic director, Hamilton Heights High School.
District 3: Gary Cook, principal, North Decatur High School.
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2008
District 1: Michael Pettibone, superintendent, Adams Central Community Schools.
District 2: Jerry Holifield, superintendent, Plainfield Community School Corp.
District 3: Kendall Wildey, principal, Jennings County High School.