Bill Swank a 1966 Bluffton High School and 1970 Bluffton College graduate, will be recognized on Saturday, June 11, as one of 15 Ohio High School Athletic Association Officials of the Year for 2015-16.

Also during the program will be the induction of 15 members to the OHSAA Hall of Fame.

Now retired, for many years, Swank was middle school principal, athletic director and coach in several sports at Van Wert. Although retired, he continues to work as a high school sports official.

For example, he was a judge for the state track meet pole vault this past week. He is a brother of Nancy Yeager and Linda Benroth of Bluffton.

2015-16 OHSAA Officials of the Year:
Baseball – Mark Kuhn, Toledo
Boys Basketball – Nick Creme, Silver Lake
Girls Basketball – Joy Erb, Zanesville
Boys Cross Country – Bill Swank, Van Wert
Girls Cross Country – Penny Zuber, Pataskala
Field Hockey – Jennifer Tesak, Liberty Township
Football – Larry Sweitzer, North Canton
Gymnastics – Damie Scott, Cincinnati
Ice Hockey – Woody Woodruff, Columbiana
Boys Soccer – Barry Brooks, Mineral Ridge
Girls Soccer – Cynthia Miko, Wooster
Softball – Mike Burwell, Westerville
Boys Swimming and Diving – Mark Hall, Defiance
Girls Swimming and Diving – Richard Wetzel, Bellbrook
Boys Track and Field – Joe Lenge, Delaware
Girls Track and Field – Terri Tutt, Chillicothe
Volleyball – Tonya Kidder, Marietta
Wrestling – D. Scott Myers, South Vienna

2016 OHSAA Officials Hall of Fame Induction Class:
Kim Lance, Delaware (WR, BB)
Lovell McKee, Logan (VB, BK)
Richard Termeer, Powell (Administrator)
Frederick Mamarella, Dover (FB)
Thomas Gardner, Port Washington (BB, SB)
Raymond Anthony Sr., Columbia Station (WR, FB)
Ronald Oaklief, Medina (BK)
Rick Haddix, Fostoria (TF, SB, BK, FB)
Michael Stockner, Toledo (BK)
Louis Peake, Huntington, WV (BK)
Paul “Doug” Davis, Beaver (BK, SB, VB)
Thomas McNerlin, Jackson (FB, BB, SB, VB)
Larry Clemmons, Springboro (FB, WR)
Bobby Sagers Jr., Cincinnati (BK, FB)
Terry Roy, Fayetteville (BB, BK, FB, VB, SB)