Gov.
Tom Ridge has appointed 12 Pennsylvania educators, parents, coaches and athletic
officials to the 17-member Pennsylvania Athletic Oversight Council, which will
oversee and recommend ways to reform the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic
Association (PIAA). The PIAA governs interscholastic athletics in Pennsylvania.
Dr.
Betsy A. Adams of Bernville, principal of Conrad Weiser Area High School, and
Dale E. Lumley of Butler, principal of Butler Area Senior High School, both
members of the Pennsylvania Association of Secondary School Principals (PAESSP),
have been appointed to the 17-member council by Gov. Ridge.
On Nov.
22, 2000, Gov. Ridge signed Senate Bill 1403, Act 91 of 2000, which created a
17-member oversight council for Pennsylvania interscholastic athletics. The
General Assembly is responsible for appointing four members to the council. The
Secretary of Education, or his designee, also will serve on the council.
Other
members appointed to the PIAA Athletic Council:
School
Boards (2)
– Barbara Frankhouser of Belleville, Mifflin County School District, and
David Shipula of Wilkes-Barre, Hanover Area School District;
Athletic
Directors (2)
– Dave Eavenson, Carlisle Area High School, and Jack Fullen, Blackhawk
High School;
Superintendents
(2) – Dr.
Robert Frick of Lancaster, superintendent of Lampeter-Strasburg schools, and
Dr. Gary P. McCartney of Allentown, superintendent of Parkland School
District;
Non-Public
Schools (1)
– Charles J. Koren of Ebensburg, director of education for the
Altoona-Johnstown Diocese;
Parents
(1) – Jan
Moore, Upper St. Clair, member of the Pennsylvania Congress of Parents and
Teachers, Inc.;
Coaches
(1) – Dave
Morton, Brogue, boys’ volleyball coach at Dallastown High School;
Officials
(1) –
Frances V. Pierce of Norristown, PIAA basketball official and former member
of the PIAA Board of Directors.
The
Department of Education’s designee will be James R. LeCorchick, sports
director at 1330 WFNN-AM in Erie. The four legislative appointments will be
House members Frank LaGrotta (D-Ellwood City) and Gene DiGirolomo (R-Bensalem),
and senators Gerald Lavelle (D-Beaver Falls) and James Gerlach (R-Downingtown).