GADA Awards 2019

Student-Athlete Awards	Name	School
Female Scholarship Finalist	Natalie Morrissey Selover	Marist
Female Scholarship Finalist	Madison Kelly	Union Grove
Female Scholarship Finalist	Beth Miller	Blessed Trinity
Female Scholarship Finalist	Erin Kenney	Hiram
Female Scholarship Finalist	Peyton Gulley	Pope
Female Scholarship Finalist	Tori Ridgeway	Etowah
Female Scholarship Award Winner	Peyton Gulley	Pope
Male Scholarship Finalist	James Ryan Mancini	Blessed Trinity
Male Scholarship Finalist	Alexander Windham	Allatoona
Male Scholarship Finalist	Leif Anderson	Marist
Male Scholarship Finalist	Russ Leroy	Lincoln County
Male Scholarship Finalist	Nicholas Kundin	Archer
Male Scholarship Finalist	Caleb Griffis	Tallulah Falls
Male Scholarship Award Winner	James Ryan Mancini	Blessed Trinity

Athletic Director Awards	Name	School
Athletic Director of the Year	Kandice Mitchell	Atlanta Public Schools
NIAAA State Award of Merit	Nathan Turner	Forsyth County
NIAAA Distinguished Service Award Nominee	Dave Odom	St. Vincent’s Academy
NFHS Citation Award Nominee	Jasper Jewell	Atlanta Public Schools
Frank Kovaleski Professional Development Award Nominee	Curt Miller	Henry County Schools
Dr. Bob Stinchcomb Athletic Leadership Award	Tommy Marshall	Marist
NIAAA Hall of Fame Nominee	Bob Ward	(retired)
Class A Athletic Director of the Year	Kevin Petroski	Athens Academy
Class 2A Athletic Director of the Year	Dawn Odom	St. Vincent’s Academy
Class 3A Athletic Director of the Year	James Stanford	Pike County
Class 4A Athletic Director of the Year	Ricky Turner	Blessed Trinity
Class 5A Athletic Director of the Year	Mike Vena	Whitewater
Class 6A Athletic Director of the Year	Mekia Troy	Creekside
Class 7A Athletic Director of the Year	Jimmy Dorsey	McEachern

NIAA Advanced Certifications
RAA Natasha Harrington Dwayne Carter Eddie Hood Corey Collier Salina Crayton	Keisha Brown Tonya Sebring Anthony Robinson Joshua Moore Reginald Curry Tracy Edwards	Kechia Rowles Clinton Lawrence Carl Green David Strong
RAA Tracy Edwards Chad Suddeth Stephon Brown Richard Myrick William Barry Williams Kanika Richardson William Henry Stikes	CMAA Curt Miller Kandice Mitchell Bradley Dehem Nathan Turner Brett Phipps Vernise Harris-Hill	RMSAA Anthony Robinson Dwayne Carter

Regional AD Winners
Class 1A – Region AD Winners Region 1: Dr. William Vincent Huff – Terrell County Region 2: Winston Peterson – Clinch County Region 3: Mark Stroud – Claxton Region 4: Derek Goodroe – Marion County Region 5: John Amosa – Atlanta International Region 6: Leigh Block – The Walker School Region 7: Greg Moore – First Presbyterian Day School Region 8: Kevin Petroski – Athens Academy	Class 2A – Region AD Winners Region 1: Chris Merritt – Thomasville Region 2: Dawn Odom – St. Vincent’s Academy Region 3: Kevin Grooms – Northeast Region 4: Marcus Jackson – T.W. Josey Region 5: Shane Lassiter – Heard County Region 6: Joshua Moore – B.E.S.T Academy Region 7: Jeff Shiflett – Coosa Region 8: Lee Shaw – Rabun County
Class 3A Region Winners Region 1: Frankie Carroll – Worth County Region 2: Brandon Jernigan – Pierce County Region 3: Ashley Tremble-Hamer – Johnson-Savannah Region 4: James Stanford – Pike County Region 5: Jermaine Smith – Cedar Grove Region 6: Meredith Barnhill – Adairsville Region 7: Billy Wells – North Hall Region 8: Doug Connelly – Morgan County	Class 4A Region Winners Region 1: Al Pellegrino – Shaw Region 2: Bryce Robinson – Upson-Lee Region 3: Chequita Peaches Stephens – Academy of Richmond County Region 4: Michelle Ahman – Luella Region 4: James Roberts – Luella Region 5: Richard Smith – Sandy Creek Region 6: Eric Schexnaildre – Heritage Region 7: Ricky Turner – Blessed Trinity Region 8: Michael Keown – Stephens
Class 5A Region Winners Region 1: Sam Holland – Thomas County Region 2: Jeff Faith – South Effingham Region 3: Mike Vena – Whitewater Region 4: Ty Lewis – Eagles Landing Region 5: Kathleen Richey-Walton – Southwest Dekalb Region 6: John Fulkerson – Lithia Springs Region 7: John Howard – Woodland Region 8: Brad Bolemon – Loganville	Class 6A Region Winners Region 1: Hank Wright – Lee County Region 2: Matt Huntley – Effingham Region 3: Kevin Kenny – Evans Region 4: Angela Arnold – Forest Park Region 5: Mekia Troy – Creekside Region 6: Amie Howard – Allatoona Region 7: Jeff Burch – Centennial Region 8: Rob McFerrin – Winder-Barrow
Class 7A Region Winners Region 1: Greg Tillery – Colquitt County Region 2: Hap Hines – East Coweta Region 3: Jimmy Dorsey – McEachern Region 4: Jeff Adams – Cherokee Region 5: Dan Kaplan – Forsyth Central Region 6: Tessa Finke – Duluth Region 7: Eddie Hood – Central Gwinnett Region 8: Chad Suddeth – Rockdale County