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November 5, 2009

Anonymous The Washington Times-Herald Thu Nov 05, 2009, 08:52 PM EST

Jill Wier of Plainville is the recipient of the 2009 Interscholastic Athletic Official Association Award for excellence in the sport of volleyball. Wier will be honored in a special ceremony at Saturday’s state finals tournament.

Each year, the Indiana High School Athletic Association, in cooperation with the National Federation of Interscholastic Officials Association, recognizes and honors an outstanding official in each of 11 sports during the school year.

During her career, Wier has worked 18 sectionals, 12 regionals, three semi-states and four state finals having served as a line judge, umpire, and referee.She was selected for this honor by a committee representing the officials associations. In Indiana there are 26 associations made up of men and women who give up much of their personal time to assist in providing wholesome, worthwhile and healthy activities for the student athletes in our state. Statewide, there are more than 8,000 officials licensed by the IHSAA in 11 sports.

A licensed referee for 24 years, Wier has served as an IHSAA rules interpreter as well as an IHSAA clinician.

She is a member of the Southwestern Indiana Officials Association, for whom she has also served as a clinician and rules interpreter. Wier has been a volleyball chairman for the past 10 years.

Wier is a 1984 graduate of Indiana State University, where she earned a B.S. in early childhood and business. She currently is an Office Manager at Daviess Community Hospital. Wier and her husband, Gary live in Plainville.

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