February 2024 Newsletter
Striving to be Our Best in 2024!
Mark Armstrong, CMAA - NSIAAA Executive Director
2024 has come in with a BANG and has presented challenges that test the leadership and organizational capabilities of the Athletic Administrator! School cancellations and all that comes with those decisions, creates opportunities to demonstrate your leadership abilities. Stay the Course, be patient, especially with those who aren’t quite as patient, and forge ahead for the sake of Education-Based activities and athletics!
The NSIAAA continues to move forward in an effort to provide you, the Athletic Administrator, with the resources you need to be your best!
The NSIAAA Board continues to meet to plan for what’s coming in addition to doing their important work at home. Their planning and organization provide quality professional growth opportunities for all of our members is extraordinary and is of vital importance to the success of the organization!
The NSIAAA continues to make an impact upon Athletic Administration across the country through their involvement and work at the national level and the NIAAA. We are extremely excited that our own Steve Throne, AD at Millard South, has been chosen to be the new NIAAA President-Elect! Steve will serve one year in this role before taking over the Presidency in December of 2024. In addition to Steve, Nebraska has several individuals who are currently serving in leadership positions on NIAAA Committees.
We are very proud of the work the organization continues to do in the area of increasing our NSIAAA Membership. We had a record setting year in 22-23, which resulted in the NSIAAA receiving yet another NIAAA Membership Commendation at the NADC last month. As we progress through 23-24, we have again broken our membership record! As of Mid-January, we stand at 302 members! With time still available, we’d love to see that number even higher! Great work by our Membership Committee under the direction of Marc Mroczek!
We made final preparations for the upcoming 2024 Spring Awards Luncheon, to be held at Wilderness Ridge GC on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 starting at Noon. Multiple award recipients have been selected from nominations made to the board at our last meeting. We hope you can join us to help honor those who are very deserving of the various recognitions. We do ask all planning to attend to register your intent so we can get an accurate meal count. Information will be sent out very soon!
NCA & NSIAAA will be evaluating sportsmanship at the State Basketball Tournaments once again. If you would like to help with this (and we always need help!), please contact Darin Boysen, NCA Executive Director at darin.ncacoach.org They will need help with both the girls and boys tournaments again this year, so volunteer if you can give up some time to do so!
The NSIAAA is also a sponsor of the State Cheer & Dance Competition in Grand Island - February 15-17, 2024. This is coming up quickly, and if you can help volunteer, it is a huge help in running the event. Please checkout the signup at 2024 Cheer/Dance Worker Sign-up for this event to see where you can be of great service!
The Scholarship Deadline for the 2024 NIAAA and 2024 NSIAAA Scholarship Applications is February 24, 2024, which is coming up QUICKLY!!! Qualifying seniors can download the application form (NIAAA for all seniors, NSIAAA for the son or daughter of a current NSIAAA member) from the NSIAAA website. Completed forms should be emailed to mark.armstrong81@gmail.com prior to the 2/24/2024 deadline.
NIAAA Section V will once again be hosting the 2024 LTI Institute to be held in Omaha June 10-12, 2024, in conjunction with the Section V Meetings. There will never be a better time to work toward certification than during this time! The opportunity to take up to LTI courses from national faculty as well as prep and take the CAA Exam (if qualified to do so) will exist right in our backyard! Stay tuned for the class schedules and times in the near future!
As I move through the mid-point of our school year, I would be remiss if I did not mention how honored I am to serve as the NSIAAA Executive Director! I continue to be amazed at the energy, organization, professionalism, and passion of our NSIAAA Board Members as they strive to provide a great experience for their peers in the field of Athletic Administration. These folks work tirelessly and give up their own time to provide this valuable leadership. Thank You!
We hope to see you all at the upcoming Spring Awards Banquet. Until then, take care of yourselves and keep promoting the benefits of educational-based activities at your schools!
2023 NSIAAA FALL CONVENTION RECAP/ NSIAAA GOLF TOURNAMENT
To my fellow NSIAAA members and athletic director colleagues:
As we hammer down into the second semester of the 2023-2024 school year, I find myself looking back reflecting on how the fall went in our school district and with the associations I have the privilege to be a part of. One of them is the NSIAAA and the NSIAAA Fall Convention. The NSIAAA Fall Convention was once again a great success as we had very good attendance, sessions and vendor participation. This was another record breaking year in membership for the NSIAAA as we signed up 302 (up from 266 last year) Athletic Administrators from the state of Nebraska to the NSIAAA. GREAT Job Nebraska! This not only shows how important professional growth in activities is to you personally but it also shows other states how important professional growth in activities is to our state. Great Job!
As an NSIAAA board, we are constantly looking for ways to improve our conventions to better serve our membership needs, and, as is our primary goal, further support you in your own professional growth as an athletic administrator. We have always valued the results of the fall survey as a means to make adjustments to our year-to-year schedule. The results of said survey will guide us in the recruitment of the best presenters not only in our great state of Nebraska, but also across the country. It is most definitely a balance between necessity and fiscal responsibility with our convention budget but an area we take seriously year in and year out. We value our membership’s feedback while simultaneously considering the voice of our vendors, all in an effort to find a harmonious balance between the two.
As you know, we encourage everyone to visit our vendor booths throughout the convention as they are a crucial part of conducting a successful event. Furthermore, we will continue to look for more productive practices to encourage one-to-one interaction between our membership and our vendors at future conventions. We would also encourage you to let any of our board members know if you have any ideas that would help us improve this area of our fall convention or new vendors that we may not know of. If you know of any vendors that might be interested in attending the Fall Convention, please have them reach out to Dallas Sweet, NSIAAA Fall Convention Vendor Coordinator at Dallas.sweet@mps148.org or let Dallas know of their contact information and he can reach out.
Much has been said regarding how to address attendance at the Fall Convention, please see the following as our proposed approach. One of the primary goals within our strategic plan is to attract new members to join the NIAAA/NSIAAA, specifically encouraging them to attend the annual Fall Convention. Even though membership was a record high this year, our target is to have 100% of our athletic administrators across the state as members. Partnering with the NSAA by having the membership tab added to the activity registration was definitely a game changer for our organization. Membership comes with a plethora of benefits in addition to the invaluable networking opportunities for our members, thus we feel the cost/benefit ratio is in our favor. We encourage all of you to help where you can in recruiting assistant and/or head athletic directors to join. The NSIAAA board intends to provide you with focused support throughout this process.
Finally, I would like to notify all parties concerning the annual golf tournament. The 2024 NSIAAA golf tournament will once again be held at Iron Horse Golf Course on Tuesday, June 4, 2024. The board will always consider moving this tournament around the state from year to year but with last year's 33 team turnout, the board once again felt a return trip to this amazing course was warranted. The tournament is open to anyone who would like to play and is not relegated to only athletic directors, coaches, etc. Registration begins at 9:00am with a shotgun start at 10:00am. At the time of this newsletter, which is early in the registration process, we have approximately 21 teams signed up. The NSIAAA board decided in November of 2021 to dissolve our golf tournament partnership with the Nebraska Hall of Fame Foundation and return to hosting our portion of the golf tournament on our own to better support our scholarship fund. It was a huge success in 2022 and 2023 at Iron Horse Golf Club so we decided to go back. The NEHOFF will once again host their tournament at Fremont Country Club, and the NSIAAA board plans to send several teams in a sign of support.
For more information regarding the NSIAAA golf tournament, please email me at ryahogue@kearneycats.com or feel free to contact me via my cell phone at (402) 469-3919. We look forward to seeing you on June 4th at Iron Horse Golf Course for a GREAT event.
Sincerely,
Ryan Hogue, CAA - EdS
NSIAAA Fall Convention Coordinator
District 3 Spotlight: Jeff Squier, South Sioux City
My wife, Jessica, is the college volleyball coach at Morningside University. We have 3 kids ages 7, 4, and 8 months. This is my 4th year at South Sioux City High School. Previously I was AD/Dean of Students/Head baseball coach for 5 years in Sterling, Co. Before that I was playing professional baseball: drafted in 2009 by the Colorado Rockies and made it to AA with the organization; played 5 years professionally. I attended and played baseball at Northeastern Junior College (AS in pre-engineering) then went D1 to Mississippi Valley State (BA in Mass Communication) and later I got my Masters in Educational Leadership emphasis in educational leadership through Lamar University.
Although cliche it's not just about what happens on the field that counts, off the field is just as vital to what educational based athletics provides for student-athletes. We all want to win but the reality is at some point all of us will face some type of adversity. Through athletics, we can learn how to handle failure and adversity. I am a former college and professional baseball player where in that sport 30% success rate was considered great. High School sports can teach us so many life lessons that filter into post athletic careers whether that's after high school, after college, or if fortunate enough after a professional career. Being part of something that is bigger than you is important. Things like accountability, teamwork, discipline, dedication, showing up on time, showing up for one another, etc...
We recently upgraded our football/soccer/track athletic complex with 8 new lanes, a turf field, new home bleachers, new lights, and new pressbox. We are in the process of launching a fund raised campaign to be able to do Phase 2 of the project. A couple other recent things SSC has going for us is we have won back-to-back girls wrestling state titles and we have won 3 total Esports team championships in the last 2 years.
NIAAA National Conference in Orlando RECAP!
Mark Armstrong, CMAA - NSIAAA Executive Director
The NIAAA National Athletic Directors Conference was held in Orlando, FL December 15 - 19, 2023 at the Orlando World Center Marriott. The NIAAA continues to push the attendance record each year, and this was no exception. This included 25+ Nebraska AD’s, along with some family members.
Some highlights from the conference, including those of Nebraska significance:
Steve Throne, CMAA, NIAAA Section V Board Representative was selected as the new NIAAA President-Elect! Congratulations Steve!
The 2022 NIAAA Award Winners were recognized in person at a reception and awards night on Tuesday, December 13. This included several NIAAA Section V athletic administrators receiving awards. Ryan Larson, CMAA - ND received a Distinguished Service Award, Jen Brooks - MO received an NFHS Citation, and Hall of Fame inductee Rich Bechard, CMAA - KS.
Numerous committee meetings occurred, with Jack Tarr, CMAA serving on the NIAN Committee as Vice-Chair, and Nate Larsen, CMAA serving on the NIAAA Credentials Committee. Anyone interested in serving on an NIAAA committee is encouraged to submit an application!
Several Nebraska attendees took advantage of all the LTI classes that were offered, and are now that much closer to CAA or CMAA certification!
The Nebraska delegation was pleased to take part in the Opening General Session and the Closing Business meeting, as well as five members representing Nebraska at the NIAAA Delegate Assembly.
The Nebraska activities directors attended numerous professional development sessions offered throughout the five days of the conference.
We also enjoyed the hospitality provided by several of our state sponsors at the Section V Hospitality Room, as well as others we attended off site - they were a welcome addition to the evening schedules! Thanks to Ecsell Sports and Final Forms-AMP who helped fund some of this hospitality!
In 2024, the 55th Annual NADC will be held in Austin, TX, at the Austin Convention Center, from December 13-17, 2024. Make plans to attend and grow professionally. It is without doubt the best professional development an athletic administrator can take part in.
NIAAA Awards to be Presented at the 2024 NSIAAA Spring Awards Banquet
The NSIAAA Spring Awards Banquet is less than a month away! Make plans to attend this event on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at Wilderness Ridge GC in Lincoln. Check-in starts at 11 am, with the banquet beginning at Noon.
We are honoring many deserving NSIAAA Athletic Administrators, who were nominated by their peers and selected by the NSIAAA Board for these honors. Many of you work with these folks on a weekly basis in your conferences. We hope you can all join us at the Spring Banquet to help us honor these outstanding people in our profession!
As a member, this banquet cost is part of your membership. Please be sure to take a moment to fill out the Spring Banquet Attendance Confirmation Form - this will help us with planning for our numbers in attendance. This is due by February 14, 2024
2024 NSIAAA Spring Awards Banquet - Award Recipients
NSIAAA Outstanding Service Awards:
Kurt Baumbach - Seward
Jackie Brown - Papillon-LaVista Community Schools
Jessica Carson - Millard Public Schools
Jill Englund - Malcom
Stan Erks - Centennial
Brian Gallagher - Grand Island
Jennifer Gartner - O’Neill
Travis/Trent McConnell - Wallace
Patti Wieskamp - Norris
NSIAAA Award of High Distinction: Bill Fitzgerald, CMAA - NSIAAA Executive Director
NSIAAA Meritorious Service:
Jeremy VanAckeren - Papillon LaVista South - Past President 2nd Year
David Hoxworth - Scottsbluff - District 6 Representative
NSIAAA District Athletic Directors of the Year
District I AD of Year: Tyler Herman - York HS
District II AD of Year: Lance Smith - Millard West HS
District III AD of Year: Nate Larsen - O’Neill HS
District IV AD of Year: Jeff Ellis - Broken Bow HS
District V AD of Year: Troy Hauxwell - Chase County HS
District VI AD of Year: Kari Gifford - Banner County HS
NSIAAA Assistant Athletic Director of Year: Colin Kubik - Norris HS
NSIAAA Middle School Athletic Director of Year: Thad Schumacher - Fremont MS
Mike Purdy / Mike McMahon NSIAAA Emerging AD Award(Given to an AD of 1 to 5 years experience): Nathan Dietz - Amherst HS
NSIAAA President’s Award: Nate Larsen, O’Neill
NSIAAA State Athletic Director of the Year: David Hoxworth, Scottsbluff HS
District 4 Spotlight: Nate Dietz, Amherst
I grew up in Wood River but graduated from Amherst. I come from a family of teachers so going into teaching was an easy choice. I attended UNK where I completed a bachelors degree in 7-12 Social Science. My first seven years of teaching and coaching were at Silver Lake. While I was teaching at Silver Lake I continued my education, earning a masters degree in curriculum and instruction. Next I spent one year teaching and coaching at Elm Creek. I have been at Amherst for the last 8 years and have been in multiple different teaching roles. I spent the first 4 years as the head girls basketball coach. After 1 year as the head coach and the athletic director, I stepped away from coaching to place more focus on my athletic director duties. I married my wife, also a teacher in Amherst, in 2016 and we have a very busy blended family, with four children (7-17 years old). Between AD duties and our kids’ activities we keep busy.
In the last five years, my understanding and ideas about my role as an athletic director have evolved and changed and will continue to as I grow as the activities director. The activities directors role is much more than just scheduling games and hiring officials. I continue to hear from my mentors and peers that activities are the other half of education and I couldn’t agree more. There are so many benefits that students gain through sports and activities. Some of them are; time management, leadership, teamwork, working under pressure, handling criticism, commitment, self-assurance, healthy lifestyle, respect, responsibility, communication, and many more. I also understand that for some students it is more than the other half, it is what keeps them coming to school every day. Our goal is to help student athletes understand that we want them to be competitive and have the drive to win, not only in their sports and activities, but in all areas of their life. Keeping the bigger picture of being successful students, respectable members of the community, and successful after high school is the ultimate goal.
This fall Amherst finished construction on a $13 million bond. They renovated parts of the building and added a new shop, library, competition gym, kitchen, locker rooms, training room, and practice wrestling area. The added space has put all of our K-12 students under the same roof, on the same side of the street. We now have two full gyms separated by a large commons area along with the capability to have six locker rooms. The project included the purchase of video scoreboards that enhanced the home game environment. The addition has improved the experience for fans, students, and players at our home activities. We are excited about future possibilities with the new space.
LTI & Certification
Nate Larsen, O’Neill High School
I’m excited to announce that we will be hosting a Section V Summer Leadership Training Institute in Omaha again this June! The courses offered will be as follows:
Monday, 6/10/24 from 8:00AM – Noon
LTC 508: Legal Issues III (Hazing, Constitutional Law, Disabilities Law, & Employment & Labor Law)
LTC 633: The Administrations of Interscholastic Athletic Programs for Students with Disabilities
LTC 720: Community Centered Educational Athletics—A Character Based Approach to Identifying and Unifying the Whole Team
Tuesday, 6/11/24 from 1:00PM – 5:00PM
LTC 501: Guiding Foundations & Philosophies
LTC 510: Legal Issues IV (Social Media, Transgender Participation, Event Management & Security, Pregnant & Parenting Student-Athletes, & Intellectual Property)
LTC 719: Leadership, Management/Supervision and Decision Making Concepts, Methods and Applications
Wednesday, 6/12/24 from 8:00AM – Noon
LTC 502: Strategies for Organizational Management
LTC 710A: Current Issues in Education-Based Sports
CAA Exam: Must have applied, completed the personal data form & be approved by the NIAAA office
The NIAAA also offers webinars if you are looking for another way to get a course in. The spring webinars cost $125 for NIAAA members and will be offered on the dates listed below.
Spring 2024
All classes will be 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. EST.
LTC 706 – Monday, February 26
LTC 511 – Tuesday, February 27
LTC 627 – Wednesday, February 28
LTC 790 – Thursday, February 29
LTC 631 – Monday, March 4
LTC 601 – Tuesday, March 5
LTC 717 – Thursday, March 7
LTC 716 – Monday, March 11
LTC 704 – Tuesday, March 12
LTC 638 – Wednesday, March 13
LTC 608 – Thursday, March 14
LTC 603 – Monday, March 18
LTC 628 – Tuesday, March 19
LTC 799 – Wednesday, March 20
LTC 709 – Thursday, March 21
Attendees must register for a webinar by 12 p.m. EST one business day before the scheduled course date.
Select courses are also available online for $125. You can start and stop these at your convenience, but you are also taking the class by yourself. You can register for the webinars or online courses through your login on the NIAAA portal.
As always, if there is a specific course you are interested in, please let me know. We (the NSIAAA teaching faculty) are willing to travel to teach a course if we can get 4 or more people registered and a room to teach the course.
NSIAAA President Elect Message
President Elect, Dr. JJ Toczek-Director of Athletics and Activities for Lincoln Public Schools
As the 21st Century continues, the mental health of student-participants needs to be a priority for all athletics and activities administrators. Many student-participants might feel anxious due to the demands and rigor in today’s classrooms. Others involved in athletics and activities may become depressed with the constant worrisome pressures of having to train all-year around so that they may achieve success and ultimately obtain college scholarships. A number of student-participants might face self-esteem issues as they continue to mentally, emotionally, physically and socially mature. Recognizing mental health issues and the means to address them are paramount when it comes to today’s education-based athletics and activities programs’ servant leaders.
21st Century athletics and activities student-participants face more challenges than almost any other generation before them. In the academic realm, the demand to continually study in order to learn and achieve at high levels, may increase the risk of anxiety in some student-participants. Coupled with the global pandemic of 2020, many youth today are still adjusting to the new norms of school and home as well as to the evolving norms of our society, which may continue to heighten their stress. Today’s athletics and activities administrators need to work collaboratively, with student-participants, families, coaches, athletic trainers, teachers, counselors and building administrators to have systems in place to support today’s student-participants when it comes to balancing school and extracurriculars for the betterment of these youths’ overall mental health and physical wellness.
Involvement in high school athletics and activities programs is statistically rewarding for most student-participants; however for some, who are involved in these extracurriculars, they may have a tendency to become depressed. In a society that many times promotes a “win at all costs” mentally, many youth who participate in athletics and activities may struggle mentally and emotionally. A culture of excellence and success should be one component of all education-based extracurricular programs. With that being shared, efforts on lifelong learning and growth, as well as focusing on process over result, are just as important. For the mental health and wellness of today’s student-participants, athletics and activities leaders need to pay close attention to adolescents' mental health and promote their respective extracurricular programs as education-based where academic growth, skill development, life skills and citizenship are the main outcomes and determining factors of success.
The transition into adolescence and the teenage years is at times difficult for some student-participants involved in athletics and activities programs. Self-esteem issues may cause these individuals to continually have negative feelings and self-criticize as well as have an overabundance of feelings of shame and guilt. These self-esteem issues ultimately create trust and relationship issues and have negative effects on student-participants’ mental health. Student-participants involved in education-based athletics and activities programs need to be trained athletic specific skills and/or activity performance techniques as well as strategies to help them grow when it comes to their respective self-esteems (i.e. recognize what they are good at, build positive relationships with others, be kind to themselves and others, learn to challenge themselves, learn self-confidence and how to be assertive, etc…).
Servant leaders of today’s education-based athletics and activities programs need to continually seek to improve the systems they have in place to help support the mental health and wellness of their respective student-participants. Today’s youth, involved in extracurriculars need to be able to grow mentally, emotionally and physically as well as learn strategies to strengthen their self-esteem. In a society that many times focuses more on winning than on growth and development, resulting in some student-participants becoming depressed, athletic and activity administrators need to have supports in place (at the school, district and community levels) to help individuals and families in need. With academics always coming first when it comes to education-based athletics and activities, extracurricular programs (which are extensions of the classroom) need to have systems established (grade checks, study halls, tutoring, etc…) to make sure student-participants’ anxieties are limited and manageable so that they are able to achieve and succeed in the classroom as well as on the court/field of play, on the stage, etc…. In the end, 21st Century education-based athletics and activities administrators need to continue modeling best practice when it comes to supporting today’s student-participants’ mental and emotional health and wellbeing.
NSIAAA President’s Message
Nate Larsen, O’Neill High School
Welcome to the wonderful world of winter activities and the reality of having to reschedule events thanks to Mother Nature. I hope that you haven’t lost too many contests thanks to the recent weather pattern! With Coach Saban announcing his retirement recently there have been several articles highlighting things he shared throughout his career. One of my favorites started with a quote, “The fact of the matter is, if you want to be good, you really don’t have a lot of choices because it takes what it takes.” The article then listed 7 bits of wisdom I enjoyed.
“If you want to make everyone happy, don’t be a leader; sell ice cream.” Leadership is hard. It is earned. It is an inside-out process.
“Some great leaders in history were not adored but respected. My advice to leaders: stop trying to please everyone and do what you believe is best.” Leaders can’t worry about making others happy, they must set the standard for the team. Leaders can’t try to be someone else, they must be the best version of themselves they can be.
“There’s two parts of leadership: You’ve got to be a good leader. You’ve got to be somebody that people want to emulate and care about other people. But the other guys that you have must accept your leadership, they must respond to it. That’s the chemistry that you never know how it’s going to happen.” Who are your leaders? They have to connect to the team and drive the standards.
“One thing about championship teams is that they’re resilient. No matter what is thrown at them, no matter how deep the hole, they find a way to bounce back and overcome adversity.” Champions know precisely how they will respond to adversity. They have learned how to handle the hard stuff better. Coaching is critical here. Prepare your team for the hard stuff so when it happens, they are prepared to respond.
“Mediocre people hate high achievers, and high achievers hate mediocre people.” Do not accept mediocrity. Make sure your team leaders don’t accept it either. Standards matter. Find high achievers. Grow high achievers.
“We’re not going to talk about what we’re going to accomplish. We’re going to talk about how we’re going to do it.” Focus on the how. How will it be practiced? How will we treat our teammates? How will we react to adversity? How will we win games?
“Becoming a champion is not an easy process. It is done by focusing on what it takes to get there and not on getting there.” Champions focus on the process, not the prize. They know that daily habits drive success. Daily habits and positive energy become contagious to winning.
Thank you to all of you for the work you do on behalf of your athletes, coaches, schools and communities, and good luck to you as we near the postseason championship portion of our winter season! Hopefully you can join us in Lincoln on Tuesday, 3/5/24 at Wilderness Ridge as we celebrate our award winners at our spring luncheon. I look forward to seeing you there!
NIAAA & NSIAAA Scholarship Deadline Approaching
The NIAAA and NSIAAA Scholarship application deadlines are quickly approaching! The due date for both applications is February 23, 2024, and both applications can be found at this link: https://www.nsiaaa.org/nsiaaa-scholarship.
Both application forms are to be emailed to:
Mark Armstrong, CMAA - NSIAAA Executive Director at mark.armstrong81@gmail.com.
Both scholarships are open to seniors who’s Athletic Director is a member of the NSIAAA/NIAAA. If an AD needs to renew their membership, they can do so on the NSIAAA website (nsiaaa.org) by clicking the “Manage Membership” button on the top right of the page.
The NIAAA Scholarship (open to seniors who qualify) is a national competition that begins in each state:
There will be ONE MALE & ONE FEMALE Recipient per NSAA District ($250)
ONE Male & ONE Female will be selected from the District Winners as the OVERALL Nebraska Winner (Additional $500) and this OVERALL Winner will move on to the NIAAA Section V Scholarship competition in June.
Criteria:
1. Applicant must be a Senior
2. Applicant must have achieved at least one (1) of the following:
(A) minimum of B+ average;
(B) Ranked in the top 25% of class;
(C) ACT score of 24 or an SAT score of 1100 (Math and Reading)
3. Applicant must have participated in two sports for at least two years in each sport
4. Applicant must have earned at least one varsity letter in each of two sports
5. Applicant must complete attached scholar/essay application
6. Applicant must have a letter of recommendation from the high school athletic administrator/director
7. School athletic director must be an NIAAA member and a member of their respective state athletic administrators association.
8. The principal or athletic director must sign the application to insure that the academic information submitted is accurate.
9. All hard copy materials must be postmarked or electronic materials sent to the NIAAA State Liaison in your respective state (Mark Armstrong, NSIAAA Executive Director at mark.armstrong81@gmail.com) by your state's deadline. (Nebraska - February 23, 2024)
The NSIAAA Scholarship (open to seniors who are the SON OR DAUGHTER of a current NSIAAA member) are local Nebraska scholarships sponsored by the Gerry Gdowski Family. One Female and One Male will be selected.
NSIAAA SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION (Sponsored by Gerry Gdowski Family)
Please follow these instructions carefully to be considered for the scholarship:
1. Type your responses on the form.
2. Be sure you and your parents sign and date this application and your selection
sheet.
3. Attach a resume of your activities, honors, awards, and community involvement.
4. Request one letter of recommendation from a teacher, coach, or organizational
sponsor.
5. Submit the application and resume to the NSIAAA no later than February 23, 2024 to Mark Armstrong, NSIAAA Executive Director at mark.armstrong81@gmail.com.
6. Applicants must be a son or daughter of a current member of the NSIAAA.
The NSIAAA / NIAAA Nebraska Scholarship Committee will select recipients based on the guidelines and those selected will be notified.
