DR. CLARENCE NOE ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATORS OF THE YEAR
This award is presented to an athletic administrator recognized in the community as a leader who maintains athletics as an integral part of the total education program. He/She shall administer an exemplary athletic program making full use of school and community resources and involving as many students as possible. All members of the FIAAA are eligible for this award. There is only one nomination per district per year. If there is more than one nomination from a district, the district director will determine the nominee from that district. Prior to 2010, this award was the Athletic Administrator of the Year Award and was re-named the Dr. Clarence Noe Athletic Administrator of the Year Award in 2010. The Awards and Recognition will narrow the number of selections to not more than three and present that slate to the Executive Board for final determination.
The FIAAA is proud to announce the 2024 recipient of the Dr. Clarence Noe Athletic Administrator of the Year:
KEVIN DEMER, CAA
After graduating from Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York, in 1988, Kevin Demer began his ongoing 33-year career in education, all within the Orange County school district. He started by serving as a middle school athletic director and later as a high school assistant AD. In 2001, he opened Olympia High School as their first athletic director. From 2006 to 2011, he served as both the assistant and County Athletic Director for Orange County. Subsequently, he spent two years as the athletic director at Freedom High School before moving to his family’s “home” school of Boone, where he has served as athletic director for the past ten years. He earned his CAA designation in 2005, won the 2011 NIAAA State Award of Merit for Florida, and was presented with the FIAAA Lifetime Membership Award in 2023.
As an administrative leader, Demer has been active in the FIAAA, NIAAA, and FHSAA organizations. For the Florida High School Athletic Association, he has served as a long-tenured member of the Athletic Directors Advisory Committee, a three-year member of the Hall of Fame Screening Committee, and in two terms as a member of the Representative Assembly. For the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association, he has served as a member of the 2010 National Athletic Directors Conference Host Committee, as well as Co-Chairman of the 2015 NADC Host Committee. Within the Florida Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association, he was a member of the Board of Directors for 13 years beginning in 2007 and served as the FIAAA President in 2011. He finished his tenure with the FIAAA as a member of the Executive Board, serving two terms in the Past President role. Demer also served as an LTI Instructor and Conference Presenter during multiple State Conferences.
PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS
Year Awarded / Recipient / Representing / Conference City
1979-80 / Paul Straub / Tampa Jesuit High / Lakeland
1981-82 / Wayne Williamson / Hillsborough County Schools / Lakeland
1982-83 / Chuck Holland / Hillsborough High / Kissimmee
1983-84 / Bob Williams / Colonial High / Orlando
1984-85 / Tom Stoll / St. Stephen’s Episcopal / Ft. Lauderdale
1985-86 / Wayne Taylor / Miami Palmetto Sr. High / Daytona Beach
1986-87 / C.H. McKinnon / Lake Worth High / Tampa
1987-88 / Cooper Means / Orange County Schools / Orlando
1988-89 / Carol Dagostino / Tampa Prep / Marco Island
1989-90 / Bob Hosak / Pinellas County Schools / Tampa
1990-91 / Joan Falsone / Hillsborough County Schools / Ft. Lauderdale
1991-92 / Wally Keller / Charlotte High / Daytona Beach
1992-93 / Bill Blakemore, CAA / Lely High / Tampa
1993-94 / Vernon Korhn / Hillsborough County Schools / Deerfield Beach
1994-95 / Wayne Story, CAA / Miami-Dade County Schools / Boca Raton
1995-96 / Mike Leeds / Ft. Pierce Central High / Grenelefe
1996-97 / Ron Balazs, CAA / Miami Coral Park Sr. High / Clearwater
1997-98 / Don Bridges / Polk County Public Schools / Grenelefe
1998-99 / Tommy St. Amant / Bay County Schools / Clearwater
1999-00 / Donna Blumer, CAA / Dixie Hollins High / Tampa
2000-01 / Ronnie Youngblood / Leon County Schools / Ft. Lauderdale
2001-02 / Cheryl Golden / Miami-Dade County Schools / Naples
2002-03 / Danny Ninestine / Port St. Lucie High / Orlando
2003-04 / Jerry Bourg / University High / Naples
2004-05 / Dave Horner, CAA / Forest High / Orlando
2005-06 / Trish Highland / Orange County Schools / Daytona Beach
2006-07 / George Phelan, CAA / Miami Sunset Senior High School / Orlando
2007-08 / Dan Comeau, CMAA / Treasure Coast High School / Orlando
2008-09 / Michael Colby, CMAA / Hialeah-Miami Lakes SHS/FHSAA / Orlando
2009-10 / Joel Furnari / South Dade Senior High School / Orlando
2010-11 / E. Michael Stutzke, CMAA / Sebastian River High School / Orlando
2011-12 / Andrew Chiles III, CMAA / Lake Nona High School / Orlando
2012-13 / Dianne Sanzari / Coral Springs High School / Orlando
2013-14 / Ricky Bell / Leon County Schools / Orlando
2014-15 / Lanness Robinson, CMAA / Hillsborough County Schools / Orlando
2015-16 / Russell Wambles, CMAA / Dr. Phillips High School / Orlando
2016-17 / Jody Phillips, CAA / Marion County Schools / Orlando
2017-18 / Michael Brown / Winter Park High School / Orlando
2018-19 / Jerry Kelly, CAA / Lake Brantley High School / Orlando
2019-20 / Tammie Talley, CAA / Duval County Public Schools / Orlando (recognized in 2021)
2021-22 / Carlos Ochoa / Hialeah Gardens Senior High School / Orlando
2022-23 / Jay Getty, CAA / Hagerty High School /Kissimmee
