Dec 15, 2006
NFHS Awards Citations to Eight Athletic Directors

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.

Roy Turner, CMAA, the athletic director at Ashley High School in
Wilmington, North Carolina, is known for his leadership and innovation
at the county and state levels, and has become very involved at the
national level in the NIAAA.
A nine-year member of the NIAAA, Turner currently is on the
NIAAA Leadership Training National Faculty and has taught LTC 510 at the
National Conference of High School Directors of Athletics since 2002,
and has also taught LTC 522. He also is a member of the NIAAA
Publications Committee, presented a workshop at the 2005 national
conference, and served as North Carolina's representative to the NIAAA
Delegate Assembly four times.
At the state level, Turner has been a member of the North
Carolina Athletic Directors Association (NCADA) since 1995, where he has
served as its secretary and vice president, and as a member of its
Executive Board of Directors. In 2007-08, Turner will assume the NCADA
presidency. Turner is also active in the NCADA Leadership Training
program as a member of its Leadership Training Teaching Faculty. In
addition, he developed the organization's Professional Development Plan
and maintains its Web site.
In 2004, Turner was the recipient of both the NCADA State Award
of Merit and the NCADA Distinguished Service Award for meritorious
service.
Prior to assuming his current position earlier this year, Turner
was athletic director at Southeast Guilford High School in Greensboro
for a number of years. At Southeast Guilford, he hosted numerous
sectional and regional events for the North Carolina High School
Athletic Association (NCHSAA) and served as chairperson of the NCHSAA
Sectional Basketball Committee in 1997. Turner is also an accomplished
official, having officiated high school volleyball and basketball, as
well as college basketball.