Banquet Highlights
     

 

Scholarship recipients and their families are invited to attend the OHSAA Scholar-Athlete Banquet in Columbus in June. The keynote speech is delivered by the OHSAA’s Ethics & Integrity award winner each year. Previous award winners include Jimmy Crum, Fred Dafler, Jo Ann Davidson, Wayne Embry, John Glenn, Archie Griffin, Bill Hosket, Robert Kanaby, Clark Kellogg, Larry Kehres, Chester Rousch, Pat Tabler, Jim Tressel, Duane Warns, and Larry Larson. 

The 2011 Ethics and Integrity Award recipient was Kelly Whelan.  Whelan has officiated girls and boys high school basketball for 35 years, including 13 state semifinal and final basketball games and over 25 regional tournament games. She also officiated high school volleyball, retiring in 2009 after a 33-year career that including 10 state semifinal and final games and over 25 regional tournament games.

Whelan’s responsibilities also extend beyond the gymnasium, as she served as President and Vice President of both her basketball and volleyball associations several times during her career. She also served on the OHSAA Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity Committee every year since its inception in 1990.

Over the course of her career, Whelan has been honored with numerous awards, including the Southwest District Board’s Outstanding Official Award; the Ohio Valley Basketball Officials Association’s Dan Tehan Award for leadership, dedication to officiating, achievement and service; the Greater Cincinnati Basketball Officials Association’s Tom Ballaban Award for outstanding officiating; and induction into the Ohio Officials Hall of Fame in 2007.

A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Whelan attended St. Ursula Academy and graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Cincinnati with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education. She has worked as a real estate professional for 28 years. Whelan and her husband, Jeff, have been married for 28 years, and have three sons: David, Danny and Tim.

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