47th Annual Convention Sponsored Iowa High by School IHSAA Iowa Athletic High School Directors Athletic Association IHSADA Banquet MENU Salad Greens w/choice of dressings Beef Tenderloin Meat and Lasagna Grilled Chicken Breast Mashed Potatoes Garlic Bread Sticks Fresh Green Beans House Dinner Salad Rolls Cookies Season & Cream vegetables Bash Pie Milk, Turtle Coffee, Cheesecake and Iced/Hot Tea New York Cheesecake Fifth General Session Monday, April 4, 2005 6:00 p.m. Fifth General Session Monday, March 30, 2015 6:00 p.m.
2015 IHSADA AWARDS - Hall of Fame John Zietlow John Zietlow grew up in the small southwest Iowa town of Fontanelle. While at Bridgewater-Fontanelle High School (now Nodaway Valley), he participated in football, basketball, track, and baseball. He graduated in the spring of 1970 from B-F. That fall he enrolled at Wartburg College where he earned his Bachelor of Science Degree with a Biology Major and Chemistry Minor. During his college years, he worked at Camp Ewalu at Strawberry Point as a camp counselor. After graduating in the spring of 1974, John and his wife Vicki moved to Manchester in northeast Iowa where he helped farm. In the spring of 1975, he took a position in Clayton County as a naturalist at the Osborne Nature Center. John began his teaching career in the fall of 1975 as a 7th grade science teacher at the West Delaware Junior High School in Manchester, Iowa. He received his Masters of Science Education from Northern Illinois University in the summer of 1978. He taught life and earth science for 33 years. In 1993, he received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching from Governor Terry Branstad. During 2000, he was awarded the Conservation Educator of the Year from the Iowa Wildlife Federation. During his time at WD, he coached football (17 years), volleyball (5 years), and track (31 years). In 1993, along with John s teaching duties, he became the West Delaware Middle School Athletic Director and held that position until his retirement. As AD, he helped plan, raise money, and build a new track and field complex includng an 8 lane all-weather track, lights, bleachers, wind break, and concession stand. As a member of the IHSADA, John served three terms as the Junior High Representative. He was selected as the IHSADA Junior High Athletic Director of the Year in 2002. John is also involved in many other activities in his own community and around the state. He currently is President of the Maquoketa Valley School Board and Vice-President of the Iowa Wildlife Federation. In the summer, he is chairman of the Feast at First food stand for First Lutheran Church at the Delaware County Fair. Since retiring from coaching, John has become very active as a track starter in northeast Iowa, starting meets from the middle school through college levels. John and Vicki have been married for 41 years and have two sons and one daughter. Nathan Zietlow and his wife Meredith live in Le Claire and have three children, Daniel, Owen, and Hope. Laura Bohrer and her husband Mark live in Iowa City and have one child, Emily. Keith Zietlow and his wife Beth live in Delhi and also have one child, Natalie. Congratulations IHSADA Hall of Famer, John Zeitlow
Kevin Pederson Kevin Pederson grew up in Lake Mills, Iowa and graduated from Lake Mills High School in 1973. He was a member of the famed 1972 Lake Mills Bulldog Football team that went 8-0 and was ranked Number 1 the entire season but didn t qualify for the first IHSAA playoffs because of the flawed scoring system. He attended North Iowa Area Community College for 2 years and played football. Kevin joined the United States Marine Corps in 1975 and served three years in his beloved Marine Corps. He was honorably discharged in 1978 and returned to Iowa to finish his education at University of Northern Iowa. He graduated from UNI in December 1983 and started his teaching-coaching career at Dumont Community Schools in 1984 where he taught Industrial Technology and coached Football, Track and Softball. Kevin took a job at Guthrie Center in 1986 and taught Industrial Technology, coached football, basketball, track, and was Athletic Director until 1991. In 1991 Kevin moved to Le Mars, Iowa to become the first Activities Director at LeMars Community Schools and also coached girl s basketball. He received his Masters in Secondary Education in 1993 from the University of South Dakota. Kevin started his own construction company in 2003 and was out of education for one year. He returned to education in 2004 teaching Industrial Technology at Storm Lake and was weight room supervisor. In 2005, Kevin accepted the position of Assistant Principal/Athletic Director in Centerville, Iowa. He spent one year at Centerville and then accepted the position of Activities Director at Oskaloosa Iowa where he served as Activities Director for the past 8 years. Kevin received his CAA (Certified Athletic Administrator) in March of 2000 and completed his CMAA (Certified Master Athletic Administrator) in 2002 from the NIAAA. He served as Northwest Iowa District Officer from 1997-2000. Kevin was elected second Vice President in 2006 and served as the President of the IHSADA in 2009-10. He also served as Five State Exchange Coordinator for 2 years and Business Manager of the IHSADA for 2 years. In his spare time, Kevin has been a Track, Baseball, Softball, and Basketball official for the past 29 years. Kevin retired in 2014 after 29 years in education including 24 years as Athletic/Activities Director. Kevin is married to Carolyn and they have 4 children, Molly, Mary, Alex, and Allie and 2 grandchildren, Kate (6) and Emily (3). Congratulations IHSADA Hall of Famer, Kevin Pederson
2015 IHSADA AWARDS High School Athletic Director of the Year Scott Kibby Scott Kibby graduated from Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School in 1982. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from the University of Northern Iowa in 1986; and a Master s Degree in Educational Administration from the University of Iowa in 1998. Scott began his educational career teaching and coaching at Eddyville High School from 1986-1991 where he served as the high school math department teaching everything from Pre- Algebra to Calculus and coached junior high football, basketball and track. He was then hired by Cedar Rapids Schools as a mathematics teacher at Jefferson High School, where he coached freshman basketball and coached all levels of baseball including being the head coach for one season. Scott had to give up his head coaching position to become the Associate Principal for Activities at Jefferson in 2002 and he served in that capacity for 10 years. In 2012 he was hired as the Athletic Director at his current position at Iowa City West High School. During Scott s 16-year career in coaching, he enjoyed many trips to the state tournament as an assistant coach in baseball and boys basketball. As an administrator, Scott has had the privilege of being part of 7 state championship teams, numerous conference championships, back to back MVC All Sports Championships and the Bank Iowa Traveling Challenge Cup champions for the outstanding activities program in class 4A in 2013. During Scott s administration career, he has been very active in the Iowa High School Athletic Director s Association. Scott was Northeast Iowa AD of the year in 2007 where he served 2 years in the chairs of the Northeast district before becoming the secretary in of the state association in 2008. Scott remains in that position to this date. Scott is very active in the Mississippi Valley Conference. He serves as the chief schedule maker for 17 of the 21 MVC Sports and he maintains and edits the current by-laws for the conference. Scott has also served as the Chairperson of the IGHSAU s Girls Swimming and Diving advisory for 6 years and was a charter member of the committee for the development of bowling as a sanctioned sport with the IGHSAU. Scott was chosen Girls Basketball Administrator of the Year in 2008 by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association and Outstanding Administrator by the Iowa Bandmasters in 2010. The NIAAA s LTI program has been very important to Scott in his career. He earned his CAA in 2009 and has taken 17 LTI courses at both the state and national conferences. In 2012, Scott and Paul James taught LTI 502 Legal Issues I at the state convention and in that summer Scott taught all 3 legal courses through Morningside s summer LTI program.
Scott has worked diligently upgrading and maintaining the facilities at both Jefferson and IC West including turf projects at both schools, field renovations at baseball and softball and numerous other projects. Currently Scott sits on the advisory committee of the Iowa City Community Schools in the planning for a new 3rd High School to be named Liberty High. Scott is married to his wife Kari of 27 years and they have 3 children, Nathan (23) and twins Erin (21) and Megan (21). Congratulations AD of the Year, Scott Kibby 2015 IHSADA AWARDS - Bob White Award Rick Wulkow Rick Wulkow became the fourth executive director of the 109- year old Iowa High Athletic Association when he accepted the leadership reins from Bernie Saggau. It was Saggau who recruited him from the public school ranks in 1980 to join the IHSAA as an assistant executive director. He was appointed by the Board of Control to follow Saggau on January 1, 2005 and held this position for 10 years having served Iowa students and member schools for 35 years. As an assistant director, he held prominent leadership positions on national rules committees for football and chaired the basketball committee, two of the sports he administered as an assistant director of the IHSAA. He also administered track & field, tennis and swimming programs plus junior high activities, and officials registration. In 2011-12 he was President of the Board of Directors of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and previously served on their Strategic Planning Committee. Additionally he has served the NFHS with a term on its records committee. He has earned NFHS Service and Contribution honors in basketball, football, and spirit. On his watch, IHSAA programs for students, in spite of fewer schools, continued to strengthen and grow never falling below a national rank of 19th in a state that is 30th in population. A protocol for schools and coaches to deal with possible concussions and student-athlete safety in all sports continued to be a major focus throughout his tenure. He shepherded the second expansion of the football playoffs, which began in 1972, moved the State Basketball and Wrestling Tournaments to the new Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines and the State Baseball Tournament to Principal Park also in Des Moines. A weight management system and the Dual Team Tournament format were implemented in wrestling. The IHSAA celebrated 100 years of State Tournaments in Track and Field and Basketball in his tenure as well as the first ever Coed Track & Field Championships. Bowling, another coed undertaking, was added to the list of competitions in 2010.
Throughout his career, he collaborated with civic groups, the Iowa Department of Education, school administrator groups, the Athletic Directors Association, Coaches Associations to build a consensus support for the students of the state and the education based activities the IHSAA oversees. I am proud to have had the opportunity to serve the IHSAA member schools and students for 35 years. I have never considered my career opportunities as work and I have been fortunate to interact and be part of programs that have been led by so many great people. Throughout my lifetime, I have been blessed with many wonderful professional opportunities and any success I have experienced is a direct result of those who surround me, states Wulkow. Speaking for the IHSAA Board of Control Tom Keating remarked, Thanks to Rick s leadership, Iowa led the way nationally, particularly in making the health and safety of our student-athletes a priority. No more is this evident than with the IHSAA s work on concussion management. Other states look to Iowa and to Rick s staff at the IHSAA for guidance on many important issues. Wulkow is a native and graduate of Lytton High School, where he was an all around athlete. He received his undergraduate degree from Buena Vista University and his Masters Degree in school administration from the University of South Dakota. While at Buena Vista, he earned the Jerry Ibach Award given for athletic and academic excellence. He was inducted into the Buena Vista University Hall-of-Fame in 1975, after earning seven letters in football and baseball. He was a teacher and football, track and baseball coach at Radcliffe (1967-70) and Denison (1970-75), where he also was athletic director. He then was an assistant football coach at the University of South Dakota for two years before returning to high school administration, first as the principal at Paullina High School (1977-78) and Jefferson High School (1978-80). Rick was a basketball official for twenty-eight years. He was an official for numerous high school games, working in six State Tournament games including three title contests, before officiating in the Big 8, Big 10, Missouri Valley, USA and Western Athletic Conferences. He also worked 11 post season NCAA Basketball Tournaments. He was a member of the National High School Football Rules Committee and is a past chairperson of the National Federation High School Basketball Rules Committee. He was also an interim commissioner and supervisor of officials for the Iowa Intercollegiate Conference and also served as an observer of football and basketball officials for the Big 12 Conference, as well as an officials scout for the National Football League. He has remained active in church, school and community affairs in Boone. He has served as the chairperson for the congregation of Trinity Lutheran Church, serves on the Board of the Boone Education Endowment Fund, the Iowa Sports Foundation Board of Directors, the Des Moines Area Sports Commission, and is a member of the Iowa Schoolmasters Walt Whitman Club.
He and his wife Barbara of 47 years have raised three adult daughters Sally (Dighton) of Boone, Wendy (Postel) of Polk City and Holly (Anderson) of Ankeny. The Wulkow s are the proud grandparents of six grandsons and two granddaughters. Congratulations, Bob White Award Winner, Rick Wulkow 2013 IHSADA AWARDS Hall of Fame Kevin Pederson Oskaloosa 2015 John Zietlow West Delaware MS 2015 Mark Brooks Bettendorf 2014 Bob Jensen Mt Pleasant 2014 Bob Murphy West Delaware 2014 Randy Teymer Pleasant Valley 2014 Gary Christensen Winterset 2013 Roger Johnson Spencer 2013 Marv Reiland Iowa City West 2013 Ron Dodd Northwood-Kensett 2012 Harley Schieffer Clarinda 2012 Gary Telford Ankeny 2012 Bill Van Horn Pella 2012 Jerry Ver Meer Pella Christain 2012 Ken Winkler West Marshall 2012 Roger Fread North Mahaska 2011 Wes Pohorsky Keokuk 2011 Ed Thomas Applington-Parkersburg 2011 Tim Thomas Galva-Holstein 2011 Duane Twait Emmetsburg 2011 Steve Duncan Valley West Des Moines 2010 Jim Kinyon Roland-Story 2010 Hans Goettsch Marion 2010 Dwight Spangler Central Clinton DeWitt 2010 Rick Dosser Osage 2010 Bob Sweeney Atlantic 2009 Dick Weitz Dubuque 2009 Jim Timmerman West Hancock 2009 Ken Blackman Red Oak 2009 Mark Stewart Cedar Rapids Kennedy 2009 Marvin Cook Gladbrook-Reinbeck 2009 Randy Wiese Odebolt-Arthur 2009 Bill Kibby JSPC (Jefferson) 2008 Curt Anderson South O'Brien 2008 Dan Delaney Mason City 2008 Mike Hansen Lake Mills 2008 Rod Lockey Okoboji 2008 Warren Woepking Columbus Junction 2008 Bob Dyer Glenwood 2007 Dave Beaty Oskaloosa 2007
Dennis Goettel Cedar Rapids Washington 2007 Fred Hildebrandt Griswold 2007 Glenn Becker Odebolt-Arthur 2007 Henry Schulze Rock Valley 2007 Jim Gebhart Saydel 2007 Brian Goughnour Keokuk 2006 Chuck Van Hecke Muscatine 2006 Doug Dunlap Washington 2006 Gary Nyhus Newman Catholic 2006 Mike Collins Norwalk 2006 Bob Eisenbraun Denison 2005 Bob Garms Elkader 2005 Curt Olson Creston 2005 Dennis Wright Hull 2005 Mike Stanley Avoca 2005 Dick Harris Oakland 2004 Duane Kramer Cedar Rapids Washington 2004 Jim Kloewer Stuart-Menlo 2004 Leo Hupke Cherokee 2004 Mike Messerli Council Bluffs Lincoln 2004 Roger Campbell Centerville 2004 Bill Grice Laurens-Marathon 2003 Bill Mueller Perry 2003 Bruce Hoffmeier Newton 2003 Don Miller Fort Dodge 2003 Gary Paulsen Ogden 2003 Larry Bollman Ruthven-Ayshire 2003 Dean Kiger Audubon 2002 Doug Conard Spencer 2002 Jerry Kintzi Belmond 2002 Jim Ahrens Clear Lake 2002 Mark Larsen Mount Ayr 2002 Ray Gaul Ogden 2002 Ron Werling Indianola 2002 Bill Quick Newton 2001 Chuck Nolting Bettendorf 2001 Dan Balk Kuemper Catholic (Carroll) 2001 Mike Schafer Boone 2001 Ralph Summers, Jr. Carlisle 2001 Ray Leto Greenfield 2001 Don Grensing Davenport 2000 Fred Smith Ankeny 2000 Jim DeJong Sheldon 2000 Mel Warner Davenport 2000 Raymond Beal Spirit Lake 2000 Wade Motsinger Waukee 2000 Dallas Kray Story City 1999 David Posegate Ames 1999 David Stover Charles City 1999 Dennis Button Waverly 1999 George Long Urbandale 1999
Jim Altwegg Dunlap 1999 Al Limberg Estherville 1998 Gene Pierotti Dubuque 1998 Jim Treat Storm Lake 1998 Ron Levine Creston 1998 Ted Minnick Pleasant Valley 1998 William Jantsch Dubuque 1998 Dick Johnson Des Moines East 1997 Doug Jackson Stanwood 1997 Ken Howard Knoxville 1997 Ken Kolpin Tama 1997 Lowell Reed Des Moines Lincoln 1997 Paul Stoppels Marion 1997 Rollin Dyer Atlantic 1997 Bert Adams Des Moines Hoover 1996 Larry Wiebke Van Horne 1996 Paul Ostrander Pella 1996 Roger Brown Davenport 1996 Don Hoppel Garner-Hayfield 1995 Duane Newton Colo-NESCO 1995 Frank Altman Nora Springs/Rock Falls 1995 Pearl Smith Fairfield 1995 Sam Long Des Moines 1995 Wayne Sprubeck Waverly-Shell Rock 1995 Bill Lyle Sioux City 1994 Don Schwertley Council Bluffs 1994 Jim Lorenzen LeMars 1994 Bill Holmstrom Clinton 1993 Bob Jennings Cedar Rapids 1993 Dick Gearhart Waukon 1993 Don Jennings Cedar Rapids 1993 Jack McMullen Northwood 1993 Jim Mattke Nevada 1993 Wayne Bergstrom Huxley 1993 Gordon McKinstry Maurice/Orance City 1992 James Foster Postville 1992 Jim Marsh South Hamilton 1992 Orville Knee Des Moines North 1991 Paul Lewison Anamosa 1991 Bob Evans Mount Pleasant 1990 Hubert Kopriva Dike 1990 Ray Byrnes West Des Moines 1990 Bill Cook Spencer 1989 Herman "Babe" Derouin Dubuque 1989 John Harris Corning 1988 Robert White Iowa City, City High 1988 Vernon "Dutch" Huseman Fort Dodge 1988 John Altfillish Clarinda 1987 Kermit Tannatt Pleasant Hill 1987 Paul Trost Churdan 1987 Clint Stille Emmetsburg 1986
Harold "Swede" Johnson Harlan 1986 LeRoy Wacker Ames 1985 Russ Kraai Holstein 1985 George Hidinger Cedar Rapids Jefferson 1984 Wendell Hill Bettendorf 1984 Charles McGaffin Winterset 1983 Harold Sweet Dubuque 1983 Kenneth Tannatt Des Moines 1982 Howard Stutzman Boone 1980 High School Athletic Director of the Year History Scott Kibby Iowa City West 2015 Gary Ross Johnston 2014 Tom Kinseth Fort Dodge 2013 D'Anne Kroemer Iowa City, City High 2012 Gary Telford Ankeny 2011 David Litterer Waverly-Shell Rock 2010 Harley Schieffer Clarinda 2009 Gary Christensen Winterset 2008 Bob Sweeney Atlantic 2007 Tom Lipovac Perry 2006 Larry Moklestad Boone 2005 Mike Collins Norwalk 2004 Jim Gebhart Saydel 2003 Dan Delaney Mason City 2002 Don Miller Ft. Dodge 2001 Steve Duncan Valley, West Des Moines 2000 Fred Smith Ankeny 1999 Marv Reiland Iowa City West 1998 Chuck Van Hecke Muscatine 1997 Chuck Nolting Bettendorf 1996 Gary Hveem Iowa City, City High 1995 Curt Olson Creston 1994 Bob Eisenbraun Denison 1993 Bill Holmstrom Clinton 1992 Dan Balk Kuemper Catholic (Carroll) 1991 Dallas Kray Roland-Story 1990 Paul Lewison Anamosa 1989 Rollin Dyer Atlantic 1988 Fred Smith Ankeny 1987 James Lorenzen LeMars 1986 Larry Munksgaard Cedar Falls 1985 Harold "Swede" Johnson Harlan 1984 Duane Kramer Cedar Rapids Washington 1983 George Long Urbandale 1982 John Harris Corning 1981 Wendell Hill Bettendorf 1980 Bob White Iowa City, City High 1979 Kerm Tannatt Southeast Polk 1978 Chuck McGaffin Winterset 1977 Harold Sweet Dubuque 1976
George Hidinger Cedar Rapids Jefferson 1975 Bob Jennings Cedar Rapids Prairie 1974 Bob White Award Fred Smith Ankeny Dave Stover Charles City Duane Halverson Land O'Lakes E. Wayne Cooley IGHSAU Bernie Saggau IHSAA Duane Kramer Cedar Rapids Don Miller Fort Dodge Chuck Van Hecke Muscatine Dan Delaney Mason City Steve Duncan Rick Wulkow Valley, West Des Moines IHSAA