Every year, Athletic Directors around the state honor their colleagues for their service, work-ethic and professionalism. League athletic directors are recognized and chosen as AD of the year.  Those nominations are brought before WIAA district boards around the state to determine who among the finest will be honored at the district level, and ultimately represent their district at the WSSAAA State Conference.  It is at the state conference where athletic directors annually celebrate the accomplishments of these outstanding district athletic directors.  Below, you will find our past honorees and the Athletic Administrators who were annually chosen as WSSAAA State AD of the YEAR.

The Candidate must meet the 7 Criteria:
Please read and check all boxes to move forward.  You will need a copy of the seven criteria to address in your nomination summary.

• Be a member of WSSAAA and be selected by their WSSAAA District.
• Be an active athletic administrator (at least five years)
• Be recognized as an educational leader who maintains that athletics is an integral par of the total educational program.
• Administer an exemplary athletic program that involves as many students as possible, making full use of school and community resources.
• Have made a significant impact on the lives of students.
• Have used athletics as a catalyst to achieve some demonstrable progress in the social and cultural environment of the school and/or community.
• Be active in league, district, regional and/or state committees. ​

Once a District has selected their District AD of the year, the WSSAAA Board District Representatives Responsibilities are:

• Each rep should send an email to league presidents asking for their league nomination (for districts 1,2,3,4 please chose your representative to accomplish this task).
• Each WIAA District should select their district nomination from the league list of nominations.
• Once the selection has been made it is up to the WSSAAA District Rep to:
  
  

1. Collect 6 - 10 Letters of recommendation in support of their District AD of the Year.
2. Fill out the PDF fillable WSSAAA ADoY APPLICATION FORM 
3. Return all this information to:
   1. Wendy Malich, via email, by Feb 15th ([email protected])    If you have any questions, feel free to call Wendy at: 253-530-1087 (office).

past district ad of the year award recipients

past wssaaa ad of the year award recipients