Allen W. Bush Award

Allen W. Bush Award

The Allen W. Bush Award is bestowed annually to an administrator, coach, official, trainer, doctor, or member of the media who has at least 15 years of experience in Michigan interscholastic athletics with unusually frequent and significant contributions to the MHSAA. Allen W. Bush was Assistant Director of the MHSAA from 1960 to 1963, Associate Director from 1963 to 1968 and Executive Director from 1968 to 1978.

Past Bush Award Recipients

1992
Gil Canale, NMU
Blake Hagman, Kalamazoo
Norm Johnson, Bangor
Chuck Jones, Royal Oak
Dennis Kniola, Stevensville
Jay Soderberg, Gaylord (Media)

1993
Larry Manz, Port Huron
Mike Foster, Gull Lake
James Doyle, Bay City John Glenn
Bob Wood, Grosse Pte. Woods, University Liggett
Dr. Robert Murray, Trenton

1994
Don Gray, Owosso
Tom Hickman, Spring Lake
Steve Marsh, Midland
Randy Salisbury, Britton-Macon
Gayle Saxton, Houghton Lake

1995
Larry Andrewes, Grosse Pointe Woods
George Dellinger, Flint
Raymond Galinski, Ludington
Dr. Thomas Peterson, Ann Arbor
Jim Venia, Marysville

1996
Jerry Barr, Romeo
Don Brouse, Monroe
Chuck Miller, Vandercook Lake
Joe Todey, Essexville-Garber

1997
Ralph Kenyon, Battle Creek Harper Creek
Bernie Larson, Battle Creek Pennfield
Glen Schultz, Battle Creek Lakeview
Larry Wegener, Battle Creek Central

1998
Bill Mick, Retired from Midland
Dave Price, Rockford
Norm Quinn, Bloomfield Hills

1999
Carl Latora, Portage Northern
Ron Schultheiss, Charlotte

2000
Jim Feldkamp, Troy Public Schools
Dan Flynn, Escanaba High School
John Fundukian, Novi Public Schools
Dewayne Jones, West Bloomfield Schools
Dan McShannock, Midland Dow High School

2001
Dave Durkin, Lapeer East
Bob Gersham, Berkley
John Sonneman, Traverse City
Tom Rashid, Detroit Catholic League
Don Edens, Kingsford

2002
Gary Hice, Petoskey
George Waning, St. Joe
Evonne Picard, East Lansing

2003
Al Bush Jr., Traverse City
Gary Shook, Otsego

2004 - Story
Richard Burdis, Flushing
Daniel Edmunds, Taylor
Doug Wentworth, Grand Rapids

2005 - Story
Robert Dropp, Garden City
Jim Scott, Allendale

2006 - Story
Jan Gillette, Comstock Park
Wayne Welton, Chelsea

2007 - Story
Chris Ervin, St. Johns
Joe Haines, Grand Rapids Kenowa Hills
William Newkirk, Sanford Meridian Public Schools

2008 - Story
Jerry Rosevear, retired , Petoskey
Michael Young, Buchanan

2009 - Story
Tom Smith, retired , Escanaba