GADA Awards 2022

Student-Athlete Awards	Name	School
Female Scholarship Finalist	Holland Moon	Forsyth Central
Female Scholarship Finalist	Kelly Ann Sutterfield	Blessed Trinity
Female Scholarship Finalist	Kate Bonilla	Archer
Female Scholarship Finalist	Hope Mask	Ola
Female Scholarship Finalist	Davis McLanahan	Athens Academy
Female Scholarship Finalist	Payton O’Connor	Allatoona
Female Scholarship Award Winner	Kelly Ann Sutterfield	Blessed Trinity
Male Scholarship Finalist	JT Hudson	Blessed Trinity
Male Scholarship Finalist	Christian Drummer	Archer
Male Scholarship Finalist	Patrick Astorga	Pope
Male Scholarship Finalist	Rueben Johnson	Hampton
Male Scholarship Finalist	Steven Holder	Athens Academy
Male Scholarship Finalist	Joshua C. Jackson	Tallulah Falls
Male Scholarship Award Winner	Patrick Astorga	Pope

Athletic Director Awards	Name	School
Athletic Director of the Year	Jesse Crews	Charlton County
NIAAA State Award of Merit	Corrie Collier	Atlanta Public Schools
NIAAA Distinguished Service Award Nominee	Mike Phillips	Gwinnett Co Schools
NFHS Citation Award Nominee	Don Corr	GHSA
Frank Kovaleski Professional Development Award Nominee	Ricky Turner	Blessed Trinity
Dr. Bob Stinchcomb Athletic Leadership Award	Kevin May	Clayton County Schools
President Gavel / Plaque	Jasper Jewell	Atlanta Public Schools
NIAAA Hall of Fame Nominee	Carter Wilson	(retired)
GISA Athletic Director of the Year	Mike Gold	Dominion Christian School
Class A (Private) Athletic Director of the Year	Richard Ricketts	Prince Avenue Christian
Class A (Public) Athletic Director of the Year	Craig Hargrove	Social Circle
Class 2A Athletic Director of the Year	Brent Cooper	Dade County
Class 3A Athletic Director of the Year	David Wagner	West Hall
Class 4A Athletic Director of the Year	Sharon Richard	Arabia Mountain
Class 5A Athletic Director of the Year	Bryce Robinson	Harris County
Class 6A Athletic Director of the Year	Hark Wright	Lee County
Class 7A Athletic Director of the Year	Chris Hall	Discovery

NIAA Advanced Certifications	Name
CMAA	Dr. Mekia Troy
CMAA	Kechia Rowles
CMAA	Don Baker
CAA	Katie Johnson
CAA	Jared Noblet
CAA	Kevin Grooms

Regional AD Winners
Class 1A (Private) – Region AD Winners Region 1: Mark Farriba – Stratford Academy Region 2: Danny Ryan – Whitefield Academy Region 3: Julia Jones – Savannah Christian Region 4: Jimmy Messer – Brookstone School Region 5: Brad Dehem – Mount Vernon Region 6: David Lowrey – Fellowship Christian Region 7: Chad Jordan – Christian Heritage Region 8: Richard Ricketts – Prince Avenue Christian	Class 1A (Public) – Region AD Winners Region 1: Kevin Gordon – Seminole County Region 2: Scott Ray – Lanier County Region 3: Terry Markovcic – Screven County Region 4: Josh Owens – Wilcox County Region 5: Derek Goodroe – Marion County Region 6: Shane Arp – Armuchee Region 7: Steven Simpson – Warren County Region 8: Craig Hargrove – Social Circle
Class 2A Region Winners Region 1: Chris Merritt – Thomasville Region 2: Chip Flemin – East Laurens Region 3: Von Lassiter – Bleckley County Region 4: Myron Newton – Butler Region 5: Lisa Warren – Haralson County Region 6: Marcus Salter – Ronald E. McNair Region 7: Brent Cooper – Dade County Region 8: Mandy Hunter – Union County	Class 3A Region Winners Region 1: Brandon Jernigan – Pierce County Region 2: James Stanford – Pike County Region 3: Khalilah Watson – Beach Region 4: Doug Connelly – Morgan County Region 5: Charlyce Henderson – Redan Region 6: Meredith Barnhill – Adairsville Region 7: David Wagner – West Hall Region 8: Dr. Curt Miller – Oconee County
Class 4A Region Winners Region 1: Octavia J. Jones, Sr. – Westover Region 2: Mike Pauley – LaGrange Region 3: Jack Holland – Benedictine Military School Region 4: Dr. Art Billings – Perry Region 5: Ashley Lott – Hampton Region 6: Sharon Richard – Arabia Mountain Region 7: Mark Lentych – Southeast Whitfield Region 8: L’Dreco Thomas – Cedar Shoals	Class 5A Region Winners Region 1: Denny Maddox – Warner Robbins Region 2: Bryce Robinson – Harris County Region 3: Dr. Mekia Troy – Creekside Region 4: PGidget Gue – Ola Region 5: Wendy Mapp – Martin Luther King Region 6: Scott Long – New Manchester Region 7: John Howard – Woodland (Cartersville) Region 8: Taylor Brooks – Walnut Grove
Class 6A Region Winners Region 1: Hank Wright – Lee County Region 2: Steve Waters – Glynn County Schools Region 3: Chad Suddeth – Rockdale County Region 4: Carl Green – Westlake Region 5: John Chandler – Alexander High School / Andy Dorsey – East Paulding High School Region 6: Scott Kelly – Lassiter Region 7: Jeff Burch – Centennial Region 8: Robert Wilson – Shiloh	Class 7A Region Winners Region 1: Chris Martin – Tift County Region 2: Randy Robbins – Newnan Region 3: Josh Hawk – Harrison Region 4: Jason Dopson – Brookwood Region 5: Jeremy Adams – Cherokee Region 6: Drew Ferrer – Lambert Region 7: Chris Hall – Discovery Region 8: Dr. Stephen Hardegree – Mill Creek