GADA Awards 2018

Student-Athlete Awards	Name	School
Female Scholarship Finalist	Maggie O’Leary	Norcross
Female Scholarship Finalist	Agnes Kumi	Blessed Trinity
Female Scholarship Finalist	Maddie McCleary	Athens Academy
Female Scholarship Finalist	Alexandria Neal	Union Grove
Female Scholarship Finalist	Diarra Oden	Marist
Female Scholarship Finalist	Anna Crowley	Calvary Day
Female Scholarship Award Winner	Maggie O’Leary	Norcross
Male Scholarship Finalist	Christopher Turko	Blessed Trinity
Male Scholarship Finalist	Ryan Iyer	Athens Academy
Male Scholarship Finalist	Wesley Potter	Sequoyah
Male Scholarship Finalist	Ryan Sullivan	Marist
Male Scholarship Finalist	Coleman Hatmaker	Union Grove
Male Scholarship Finalist	Oliver Stephan	Peachtree Ridge
Male Scholarship Award Winner	Ryan Iyer	Athens Academy

Athletic Director Awards	Name	School
Athletic Director of the Year	Mark Kelly	St. Pius X
NIAAA State Award of Merit	Dr. Curt Miller	Henry County Schools
NIAAA Distinguished Service Award Nominee	Jasper Jewell	Atlanta Public Schools
NFHS Citation Award Nominee	Ruth Donahoo	Holy Innocents’
Frank Kovaleski Professional Development Award Nominee	Nathan Turner	Forsyth County Schools
NIAAA Hall of Fame Nominee	Bob Ward	(retired)
Class A Athletic Director of the Year	Taylor Davis	Hebron Christian
Class 2A Athletic Director of the Year	Kandice Pritchett Mitchell	Atlanta Public Schools
Class 3A Athletic Director of the Year	Elli Connell	Monroe Area
Class 4A Athletic Director of the Year	Bryce Robinson	Upson-Lee
Class 5A Athletic Director of the Year	David Shields	Ware County
Class 6A Athletic Director of the Year	Jason Holcombe	Johns Creek
Class 7A Athletic Director of the Year	Brian DeBerry	Grayson

NIAA Advanced Certifications	Name
CMAA	Rusty Evans
CMAA	Dawn Odom
CMAA	Curt Miller
CAA	Christopher Kane
CAA	Robert McFerrin
CAA	John Weyher
CAA	Kevin Kenny
CAA	Lawrence O’Hayer
CAA	Kevin Strickland
RMSAA	Rusty Evans

Regional AD Winners
Class 1A – Region AD Winners Region 1: John Williams – Calhoun County Region 2: Winston Peterson – Clinch County Region 3: Chad Griffin – Calvary Day Region 4: Gabe Thesis – Schley County Region 5: John Amosa – AIS Region 6: Eddie Guth – Darlington School Region 7: Chad Alligood – Washington-Wilkes Region 8: Taylor Davis – Hebron Christian	Class 2A – Region AD Winners Region 1: Benjamin Tillman – Thomasville Region 2: Chunk Reid – Vidalia Region 3: Rex Hodges – Dodge County Region 4: Bernard Bowman – Glenn Hills Region 5: Shane Lassiter – Heard County Region 6: Kandice Pritchett Mitchell – Atlanta Public Schools Region 7: Telisa Chapman – Armuchee High School Region 8: Lee Shaw – Rabun County
Class 3A Region Winners Region 1: William Pate – Crisp Couny Region 2: Brandon Jernigan – Pierce County Region 3: Ashley Tremble-Hamer – Johnson-Savannah Region 4: Chad Campbell – Peach County Region 5: Charlycye Henderson – Redan High School Region 6: Meredith Barnhill – Adairsville Region 7: Nicky Jenkins – Lumpkin County Region 8: Elli Connell – Monroe Area	Class 4A Region Winners Region 1: Kendall Mills – Haradaway Region 2: Bryce Robinson – Upson-Lee Region 3: Lisa White – Cross Creek Region 4: Jose Fernandez – Woodward Academy Region 5: Mike Pauley – LaGrange Region 6: Mark Lentych – Southwest Whitfield Region 7: Alan Griffin, Jr. – White County Region 8: Mark Kelly – St. Pius
Class 5A Region Winners Region 1: Mike Chastain – Warner Robbins Region 2: David Shields – Ware County Region 3: Stacey Smith – McIntosh Region 4: Britt Morton – Hampton Region 5: Sharon Richard – Arabia Mountain Region 6: Reginald Curry – Maynard Jackson Region 7: Don Breedlove – Paulding County Region 8: Jonathan Edwards – Johnson-Gainesville	Class 6A Region Winners Region 1: Hank Wright – Lee County Region 2: Ken Griffin – Bradwell Institute Region 3: Charles Landy – Heritage Conyers Region 4: Dorwyn Lyles – Charles Drew Region 5: Albert Lindsey – Douglas County Region 6: Matt Bradford – South Cobb Region 7: Jason Holcombe – Johns Creek Region 8: Matt McDonald – Lanier
Class 7A Region Winners Region 1: Greg Tillery – Colquitt County Region 2: Jeff Hudson – Campbell Region 3: Sherri Thoroughman – Hillgrove Region 4: Tonya Sebring – Woodstock High School Region 5: Drew Ferrer – Lambert Region 6: Matt Champitto – North Gwinnett Region 7: Lashawn Smith – Meadowcreek Region 8: Brian DeBerry – Grayson