- Award of Merit
- National High School Hall of Fame
- American Tradition Award
- National High School Spirit of Sport Award
- Heart of the Arts Award
- NFHS Citations
- Speech, Debate and Theatre Association Outstanding Educator Awards
- Music Association Outstanding Educator Awards
- Coach Educator Awards
- Coaches Association Awards
- Officials Association Awards
Award of Merit
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Mallory Mayse
2015 Award of Merit Recipient
Mallory Mayse, legal counsel for the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) who has helped the MSHSAA and countless other state associations for more than 40 years with pending legal issues and court challenges, has been selected as the 2015 recipient of the Award of Merit from the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS). Mayse has successfully defended numerous MSHSAA bylaws from legal challenges, including maximum age, transfer, residency and non-school competition. In all nine decisions handled by Mayse before state and federal appellate courts, MSHSAA bylaws and actions were upheld and have been cited in other jurisdictions. Mayse has been a tireless advocate for the values of education-based activity programs, and he has co-authored or contributed to many amicus briefs to support other state associations.
National High School Hall of Fame
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2019 Inductees
- Seimone Augustus
- Damon Bailey
- Dusty Baker
- Jerry Boatner
- Derrick Brooks
- Tracey Fuchs
- Bob Gardner
- Joe Gilbert
- Ginny Honomichl
- D.W. Rutledge
- Ralph Stout
- Charles Whitten
American Tradition Award
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- Vasity Spirit 2015
- T-Mobile 2009
- Bernie Saggau 2004
- James Morris 2001
- Indiana Sports Corporation 2000
- Hazelden 1989
- Kodak 1988
National High School Spirit of Sport Award
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Heart of the Arts Award
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- Nathanael Batson Section 1 (Maine)
- Kayla Scott Section 2 (Virginia)
- LaRaine Fess; Beaufort High School Theatre Department Section 3 (South Carolina)
- Johnathon Giesecke Section 4 (Illinois)
- Waseca High School Theatre Department Section 5 (Minnesota)
- Dayton Thomas Section 6 (Texas)
- Tristan McMichael Section 7 (California)
- Emma Lawless Section 8 (Oregon)
NFHS Citations
View AllNFHS Citations are awarded to individuals whose contributions have impacted high school activity programs through their association with one of the following groups of professionals: state associations and NFHS staff, athletic directors, coaches, officials, music adjudicators and directors, and speech, debate and theatre directors.
Speech, Debate and Theatre Association Outstanding Educator Awards
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- Dana Higginbotham Tickle Section 2 (Virginia
- Dr. Barbara Lowe Section 3 (Mississippi)
- Carol Harms Section 4 (Illinois)
- Pamela McComas Section 5 (Kansas)
- Trey Smith Section 6 (New Mexico)
- Phaidra Atkinson Section 7 (Utah)
- Jeffery Stoppenhagen Section 8 (Idaho)
Music Association Outstanding Educator Awards
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- James Chesebrough Section 1 (New Hampshire)
- Tom Haugen Section 4 (Iowa)
- Beth Dampf Section 5 (Missouri)
- Robert Floyd Section 6 (Texas)
- Claudia Bigler Section 7 (Utah)
- Dave Matthys Section 8 (Oregon)
Coach Educator Awards
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Liam Frawley
2016 Coach Educator Award Recipient
Liam Frawley, CMAA, athletic director at Tappan Zee High School in Orangeburg, New York, isthe recipient of the 2016 NFHS Coach Educator of the Year Award. Frawley has held his current position with the South Orangetown Central School District since 2005. He is dedicated to personal and professional development, as evidenced by his service to the New York State Athletic Administrators Association, currently as its vice president and before that as chairperson for professional development. Frawley has also worked in collegiate and private schools, in addition to eight seasons as an athletic trainer in professional baseball. He has been recognized by his alma mater, Manhattan College, with a Distinguished Alumni award. Since the fall of 2013, Frawley has worked closely with Robert Zayas, executive director of the New York State Public High School Athletic Association, to lobby the New York State Education Department to develop a pathway to coach certification that was less restrictive than the previous 120-hour classroom instruction (over a five-year period) requirement to receive a profession coaching license.
- Laurie Glass Girls Volleyball Michigan
- Russ Cozart Boys Wrestling Florida
- Maurice "Stringy" Ervin Girls Swimming & Diving Colorado
- Pat Rady Boys Basketball Indiana
Officials Association Awards
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- Jeremy Walton National Active Official Florida
- Josh Tanking National Contributor Kansas
- Terry Duffy National Active Official South Dakota
- Mark Goodheart National Contributor Kansas