NFHS Citations will be awarded to eight high school athletic directors December 16 in Austin, Texas, during luncheon festivities at the 55^th annual National Athletic Directors Conference sponsored jointly by the NFHS and the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA).

NFHS Citations are presented annually to outstanding athletic directors in recognition of contributions to interscholastic athletics at the local, state and national levels. State associations nominate athletic directors for NFHS Citations, and the NFHS Board of Directors approves recipients.

The 2024 award recipients are Andee Bouwhuis, CMAA, athletic director, Deseret Peak High School, Tooele, Utah; Fran Martin, CMAA, retired assistant executive director, Kansas State High School Activities Association, Topeka, Kansas; Scott Morris, CMAA, director of student activities, Fluvanna County High School, Palmyra, Virginia; Mike Mossbrucker, CMAA, athletic director, Mooresville (Indiana) High School; Ted Reynolds, CAA, athletic director, Canyon Ridge High School, Twin Falls, Idaho; Todd Sampson, CMAA, athletic director, Edward Little High School, Auburn, Maine; Joe Sanfilippo,  CMAA, executive director, Georgia Athletic Directors Association, Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia; and Andre Walker, CMAA, executive director of athletics, Houston (Texas) Independent School District.

Following are biographical sketches on the 2024 NFHS Citation recipients:

Andee Bouwhuis, CMAA
South Jordan, Utah

Andee Bouwhuis, CMAA,finished her 11^th year as athletic director at Bingham High School (BHS) in South Jordan, Utah, this past spring, a tenure she balanced alongside her 21 years as a high school swimming coach. Bouwhuis will resume her career in athletic administration as the first athletic director in the history of Deseret Peak High School, which is currently being constructed in Tooele, Utah, and is slated to open in the fall of 2025. 

During her 11 years as Bingham’s athletic director, Bouwhuis was a member of two NIAAA committees – the Mentoring Committee and the United States Council for Athletes’ Health (USCAH) Ad Hoc Committee – and attended six National Athletic Directors Conferences as a Utah state delegate.

In the Beehive State, Bouwhuis has worked tirelessly on behalf of both the Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) and the Utah Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (UIAAA). In addition to serving three separate terms on the UHSAA Strategic Planning Committee and one on the Mentoring Committee, she occupied the role of UIAAA president in 2024, as well as the organization’s NIAAA liaison, certification coordinator and assistant Leadership Training Institute (LTI)/professional development coordinator. She has been a member of four UIAAA delegations as well, including the Female Consortium Board, the Athletic Directors Executive Committee, the Finance Committee and the USCAH Committee.

Bouwhuis was also a driving force in organizing the UIAAA/UHSAA Women in Sports Day celebration and served as the Utah Swimming Coaches Association Region 3/4 Coaches Representative from 2012 to 2019.

In addition to teaching six LTI courses over the past seven years (LTI 502, LTI 503, LTI 610, LTI 628, LTI 715 and LTI 790), Bouwhuis had served as Bingham High School’s graduation chair since 2012 and Healthy Lifestyles department chair since 2016.        

Fran Martin, CMAA
Topeka, Kansas

Fran Martin, CMAA, retired in 2023 after a 38-year career serving students in the state of Kansas. From 2004 until her retirement, Martin was an assistant executive director of the Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA).

During her tenure, Martin was responsible for the administration of basketball, cross country, baseball and softball programs as well as with the KSHSAA Coaching School and officials administration. Martin was also involved with general interpretation of KSHSAA rules for the member schools.

During her final year at the KSHSAA, Martin focused on developing a new administrative position which will support contest officials in all programs administered by the KSHSAA.

Martin began her career in education as a social studies teacher and a volleyball, basketball and track coach. She also played basketball at Hutchinson (Kansas) Community College and the University of Nebraska Omaha, where she earned a bachelor's degree in education.

Prior to joining the KSHSAA, Martin was activities director and assistant principal at Seaman High School in Topeka and served as both the athletic director and activities director at El Dorado High School, when she first became an NIAAA member. Just before joining the KSHSAA staff, Martin served on its Executive Board, which included a two-year term as KSHSAA Board president.

Martin was the KSHSAA liaison to the Kansas Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (KIAAA) from 2017 until her retirement and was named KIAAA Athletic Director of the Year for Area 4 in 1999. In addition to completing 14 Leadership Training Courses, Martin attended the National Athletic Directors Conference five times and earned her CMAA credential in 2019.

Martin has also been active at the national level. She served two separate terms on the NFHS Basketball Rules Committee, most recently as the first female chairperson of the committee. Martin also was a member of the NFHS Officials Advisory Committee from 2008 to 2011. Among her numerous regional and state awards, Martin was awarded the NFHS Citation for officiating in 2021 and the NFHS Citation for her state association work in 2022.

Scott Morris, CMAA
Palmyra, Virginia

For the past 25 years, Scott Morris has loyally served the students of Fluvanna County High School in Palmyra, Virginia. He started as a teacher in the social studies department, and he has coached and been director of student activities since January 2004. Fluvanna County features 29 varsity sports or activities, all of which Morris helps manage and schedule, with more than 700 students.

In 20 years as director of activities, Morris has implemented several new sports and activities, including soccer, girls lacrosse, boys lacrosse, boys and girls swimming, field hockey, Esports, and speech and debate. He also has created a Student-Athlete Handbook and a Coaches Handbook, and he helped open a new high school 12 years ago.

Before he joined the Fluvanna County staff, Morris began his career as a teacher and coach at schools in Madison and Charlottesville. He coached baseball, softball, basketball and football. Morris is a 1990 graduate of Radford (Virginia) University, and he received his master’s degree in 2004 from Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia.

An active member of the Virginia Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (VIAAA) for 18 years, Morris was VIAAA president in 2014-15 when he implemented the first Mentoring Committee to help new activity directors. He also was co-chair of the 2010-11 VIAAA Strategic Plan, chair of four VIAAA State Conferences and chair of the VIAAA Professional Development Committee.

On the national scene, Morris has completed 28 Leadership Training Courses and facilitated multiple sessions for the NIAAA. He has been a member of the NIAAA National Faculty and is the acting instructor for LTC 619, 630 and 631. Morris has been a member of the NIAAA Awards Committee since 2019 and was a member of the 5^th NIAAA Strategic Planning Committee. Morris has also served as Virginia’s state delegate four times, has been a CAA test administrator and has had an article published in Interscholastic Athletic Administration magazine.

Among his awards, Morris received the NIAAA State Award of Merit in 2015, the NIAAA Bruce D. Whitehead Distinguished Service Award in 2017 and was named Virginia State 3A/4A Athletic Director of the Year in 2017.   

Mike Mossbrucker, CMAA
Mooresville, Indiana

Mike Mossbrucker, CMAA, the athletic director of Mooresville (Indiana) High School, will retire in March after 43 years as a teacher, coach and athletic administrator. Mossbrucker began teaching and coaching in the Mooresville School District in 1982 and eventually became the school's athletic director in 1998.

In 2011, Mossbrucker returned to his high school alma mater to become the athletic director at Bloomington (Indiana) North High School, but he returned to Mooresville in 2016, where he has remained since.

While at Mooresville, Mossbrucker oversaw construction of a new athletics complex and was the chair of the Mooresville High School Hall of Fame Committee. Mooresville also hosted a video shoot for the NFHS volleyball rules video, and he was a workshop presenter at the NFHS Behavior in Sports Summit in 2023.

Mossbrucker’s influence at the state level is impressive. Under his leadership, his schools hosted countless sectional and regional contests for the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA). He also served on numerous IHSAA committees, including its Sportsmanship Task Force Committee, the Basketball Realignment Committee, Football Realignment Committee and Officials Summit Committee. He currently sits on the IHSAA Foundation Board of Directors.

Mossbrucker served on the executive board of the Indiana Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (IIAAA), culminating in a term as president in 2014-15. He has been the IIAAA State Conference chair since 2015 and served on its Strategic Planning Committee in 2014.

At the national level, Mossbrucker is highly involved with the NIAAA. He has represented Indiana as an NIAAA State Delegate since 2012 and recently concluded a term on the NIAAA Board of Directors. Mossbrucker previously was a member of the NIAAA Endowment Committee and the NIAAA National Emergency Network Committee. He has been an NIAAA member for 28 years and has taken 17 Leadership Training Courses, helping to earn his CMAA designation.

The IIAAA named Mossbrucker the District V Athletic Director of the Year in 2015 and honored him with the Charles F. Maas Distinguished Service Award for District III. In 2018, he earned the NIAAA Bruce D. Whitehead Distinguished Service Award.

Ted Reynolds, CAA
Twin Falls, Idaho

Ted Reynolds, CAA, is currently in his third year as athletic director at Canyon Ridge High School in Twin Falls, Idaho, and has also served student-athletes at four other high schools in the state during his 22 years as an athletic administrator. 

Reynolds’ national service resume is highlighted by his six years as Section 8 chair of the National Initiative and Assistance Network (NIAN), along with being a four-time Idaho state delegate to the National Athletic Directors Conference. In addition to his position as Section 8 chair, Reynolds has organized a golf tournament at the Idaho Athletic Administrators Association (IAAA) state conference that charitably benefits an organization of NIAN’s choosing each year.

Reynolds has also done yeoman’s work in his home state, where he has been a member of the IAAA Executive Board and chair of the state athletic directors conference for 10 years, and IAAA District IV representative for the past two years. He currently serves as the athletic director representative on the Idaho High School Activities Association (IHSAA) Board of Directors – with two previous years spent as Third District Coaches Association representative – and is also a member of the IHSAA’s Eligibility Committee #1, Eligibility Appeal Committee #2, Hall of Fame Committee, Representation Committee and State Tournament Committee.

For these efforts, Reynolds earned the Idaho State Award of Merit in 2016, along with two Distinguished Service Awards and four Citation Awards from the IAAA, three Idaho State 4A Athletic Director of the Year honors, three Idaho Coaches Association Athletic Director of the Year awards, and two North Idaho Officials Association Athletic Director of the Year distinctions. 

Reynolds has also managed more than 20 IHSAA state tournaments and has previously been an athletic director president for the Intermountain League (2009-11), Southern Idaho Conference (2016-18) and Great Basin Conference (2018-20).

Todd Sampson, CMAA
Auburn, Maine

A 25-year veteran of high school athletic administration, Todd Sampson has been athletic director at Edward Little High School in Auburn, Maine, since 2018.

Prior to joining the Edward Little staff, Sampson was athletics and activities director at Westbrook Middle School and High School in Westbrook, Maine, and Mt. Ararat Middle School and High School in Topsham, Maine, for 12 years.

Upon graduating from the University of Maine, Presque Isle, in 1995, Sampson was a teacher and coach at two Maine high schools. In 1998, Sampson moved to Gray (Maine) New Gloucester High School as boys basketball coach while coaching baseball and soccer at Auburn (Maine) Middle School. 

Sampson assumed responsibilities as an athletic administrator in 2000, when he was hired by Lake Region Middle School and High School in Naples, Maine. He managed the interscholastic athletic and activity programs for both schools. During this time, he helped develop a varsity ice hockey program and revived the Lakers Hall of Fame.

In his 18 years as an NIAAA member, Sampson has made significant contributions at the state level. He served on the Maine Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (MIAAA) Board of Directors from 2006 to 2012 and was MIAAA president in his final year. Within the Maine Principals’ Association (MPA), Sampson was site director for the MPA State Basketball Tournament this past year and the MPA State Track and Field Championship in 2008 and 2015. He also served on the MPA Golf Committee (2010-14) and was a member of the Football Committee from 2002 to 2006.

Nationally, Sampson served on the NIAAA Credentials Committee for six years and was chair from 2012 to 2014. He has served as the Maine delegate to the NIAAA Delegate Assembly three times, and he was a member of the third NIAAA Strategic Planning Committee in 2009. He also has been active in the NIAAA Leadership Training Program with 31 courses completed.  

Sampson received the MIAAA Special Achievement Award and the MIAAA Keith Lancaster Professional Development Award in 2009, and was named the MIAAA Robert Lahey Athletic Administrator of the Year in 2010.

Joe Sanfilippo, CMAA
Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia

Joe Sanfilippo, CMAA, has been a leader in Georgia high school athletics for more than 40 years. After retiring from a highly successful career as a local high school athletic director, Sanfilippo has served as executive director of the Georgia Athletic Directors Association (GADA) since 2016.

Sanfilippo spent the majority of his career at H.V. Jenkins High School in Savannah, Georgia, as a coach for baseball, soccer, basketball, cross country, football, golf and softball. He became the school’s athletic director in 1984 and remained there until 2006 when he became athletic director at White County High School in Cleveland, Georgia.

During his 18 years as girls softball coach, Sanfilippo was named Georgia Guardian and Hollis Stacy Softball Coach of the Year in 1997 and Georgia Guardian Softball Coach of the Year in 1999.

Sanfilippo served as the Region 3AAAAA vice president from 2004 to 2006 and hosted Region 3AAAAA tournaments for basketball, tennis, track and volleyball multiple times. Sanfilippo was committee chair on the White County High School Athletic Hall of Fame Committee and developed a brochure for parents, athletes and coaches that was used by the Savannah Chatham County School System.

Prior to serving as GADA executive director, Sanfilippo was GADA president in 2007 and vice president in 2006. He also chaired the GADA Membership Committee and Hall of Fame
Committee. Sanfilippo also has been a member of the Georgia High School Association (GHSA) Executive Committee since 2016 and the GHSA Sportsmanship Committee since 2017.

Sanfilippo, a 37-year member of the NIAAA, has served as the Georgia delegate at the National Athletic Directors Conference since 2007. The NIAAA Leadership Training Institute instructor for the GADA, Sanfilippo served two separate terms on the NIAAA Credentials Committee and was co-chair from 2012 to 2014. Sanfilippo earned his CAA certification in 1994 and his CMAA in 2004, and he received the NIAAA Distinguished Service Award in 2011.

Sanfilippo earned his bachelor’s degree from Southwestern (Kansas) College and his master’s from Florida State University.

Andre Walker, CMAA
Houston, Texas

Andre Walker began his career in education as a math, history and physical education teacher, as well as a football, basketball and track coach in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) nearly 30 years ago. He remained in the district, becoming a school administrator and, in 2018, was named the Executive Director of Athletics and UIL Activities for the largest school district in Texas.

Walker’s leadership has made HISD a regular site host for Texas University Interscholastic League regional contests for basketball, swimming, volleyball and water polo. In addition, Walker was named the 2022 Professional of the Year by the National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security (NCS4) for the enhanced security of HISD sports venues and currently serves on the NCS4 Interscholastic Athletics Advisory Committee.

In 2024, Walker served as president-elect of the Texas High School Athletic Directors Association (THSADA) and will assume the presidency in 2025. He also currently serves on the THSADA Officials Committee and as a THSADA mentor. He is the former chair of the THSADA Athletics Committee.

Walker has been active within the NIAAA since becoming a member 12 years ago. He currently serves as co-chair of the NIAAA Credentials Committee and previously has been a moderator at the National Athletic Directors Conference and a Leadership Training Institute instructor. Walker also is a former member of the NFHS Student Services Committee.

Walker has completed 22 Leadership Training Courses and sits on the LTC 640 faculty. He earned his CAA distinction in 2012 before becoming a CMAA in 2018.

Walker is a 1991 graduate of HISD’s Kashmere Senior High School. He received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Texas Southern University, a master’s degree in education from Prairie View A&M University and earned his doctoral degree in education administration.