NFHS recognizes Ohio AD with citation
NFHS Citations were awarded to eight high school athletic directors Dec. 14 in Tampa, Fla., during luncheon festivities at the 56th annual National Athletic Directors Conference sponsored jointly by the NFHS and the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA).
NFHS Citations are presented annually to outstanding athletic directors in recognition of contributions to interscholastic athletics at the local, state and national levels. State associations nominate athletic directors for NFHS Citations, and the NFHS Board of Directors approves recipients.
The 2025 award recipients are Brian Avery, RAA, director of Champions Together program, Indiana High School Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana; Emily Barkley, CMAA, athletic director, Union Public Schools, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Dave Frazier, CMAA, athletic director, Rutherford (New Jersey) High School; Lee Gillie, CMAA, athletic director, Salem Hills High School, Salem, Utah; Troy Rice, CMAA, activities and athletic director, Rocky Mountain High School, Meridian, Idaho; Dan Talbot, CMAA, senior director of athletics, Polk County Public Schools, Bartow, Florida; Jack Tarr, CMAA, retired athletic director, Malcolm (Nebraska) Public Schools; and Randy Tevepaugh, CMAA, athletic director, Streetsboro (Ohio) City Schools.
Randy Tevepaugh’s leadership and dedication as an athletic director have left a lasting mark on the Streetsboro School District and the state of Ohio at large.
Tevepaugh, who also serves as Streetsboro’s compliance officer, oversees an athletics department that in 2015 received the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA)/Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (OIAAA) Award of Excellence. He assisted with the design and supervised the construction of Streetsboro’s $4.5 million athletic complex, which was completed in 2017, and has overseen more than 75 OHSAA tournament events.
Over his 19 years as an athletic administrator, Tevepaugh has also spearheaded local initiatives including the creation of the athletic handbook, coaches handbook, and the Streetsboro Athletic Hall of Fame.
Tevepaugh has played an active role in advancing interscholastic athletics for his fellow Ohioans. He has served on the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) Board of Directors since 2024.
As a member of the OIAAA Executive Board, he helped expand the Bruce Brown Award program from 26 to 104 recipients in just three years. Additionally, he has served on the Northeast Ohio Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NEOIAAA) Board since 2012 and currently holds the position of president-elect.
Nationally, Tevepaugh’s influence extends through his involvement with the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA), where he serves as Quality Program Assessment Committee chair, mentor and cohort facilitator. His work teaching Leadership Training Courses (LTC) and mentoring athletic administrators reflects his commitment to developing the next generation of athletic leaders.
Tevepaugh’s achievements have been recognized through numerous honors, including the Bruce Brown Award of Excellence (2015, 2021), the NIAAA QPA Exemplary Award of Excellence, and multiple Administrator of the Year awards. His dedication to advancing student-athlete experiences and community engagement was also recognized by the City of Streetsboro, which issued a formal mayoral proclamation in his honor.