Local individuals are among the high school game officials with 20, 30, 40, 45 and 50 years of service who will be honored at the MHSAA Officials’ Awards & Alumni Banquet on May 3.
Area 20-year officials include Ryan Ferry of Chesaning, John Sandlin of Corunna, Theresa Shepard of East Lansing, John Shelton of Frankenmuth and Arthur Shellenberger of Fulton.
Eight officials with 50 or more years of service will be honored, along with 14 officials with 45 years. A 40-year award will be presented to 74 officials. In addition, 92 officials with 30 years and 183 officials with 20 years of experience will be honored. With the induction of this year’s group of 371, the honor roll of officials who have aided young student-athletes grows to 9,416 since the inception of the banquet in 1980.