Ed Lockwood Inducted Into 2014 NIAAA Hall of Fame

Seven high school athletic directors were inducted into the sixth Hall of Fame class of the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) December 16 in National Harbor, Maryland, during banquet festivities at the 45th annual National Athletic Directors Conference co-sponsored by the NIAAA and the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS).

This year’s conference was held December 12-16 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.    

The 2014 NIAAA Hall of Fame class includes Steve Berseth, CMAA, South Dakota; Bill Bowers, CMAA, Oregon; Bobby Guthrie, CMAA, North Carolina; Warren Hagman, CMAA, Nevada; Ed Lockwood, CMAA, North Dakota; and two individuals who will be inducted posthumously – John Foley, CAA, New York, and Charles Maas, Indiana.

Ed Lockwood, CMAA
North Dakota

Ed Lockwood, CMAA, dedicated most of his 34-year athletic administration career to expanding activity programs for students in four North Dakota high schools and creating professional development opportunities for fellow athletic directors.

After graduating from Bowbells (North Dakota) High School and Minot State (North Dakota) University, Lockwood began his career at Berthold (North Dakota) High School, coaching football and track and field, and teaching social studies. He spent the next 10 years at Mohall (North Dakota) High School as the head football coach. After just two years at Mohall, he was also named activities administrator. He then became principal and athletic director at Underwood (North Dakota) High School before moving on to become athletic director at Williston (North Dakota) High School.

In 1991, Lockwood landed at Fargo (North Dakota) South High School as assistant principal and athletic coordinator, where he remained for almost 20 years. In 2003, he was named director of student activities for the Fargo Public Schools, a position he held until he retired in 2012. Since his retirement, Lockwood has served as executive director of the North Dakota Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NDIAAA).

At Fargo, some of Lockwood’s accomplishments included guiding the renovation of the athletic complexes at two schools, collaborating with the city park district to create shared athletic fields to save resources, and developing a tournament committee, representing all private and public schools in the Fargo metro area, which hosted several state and local tournaments every year. He also developed a marketing plan that provides the tournament committee with funding.

As a 31-year member of the NIAAA, Lockwood has served on numerous committees, including the first Strategic Planning Committee, Current Issues and Resolution Committee and Certification Committee, and he is currently a member of the Professional Development Committee. After his stint on the Certification Committee, Lockwood was selected as the assistant director of certification, a position he has held for the past two years. In that role, he writes questions for the Certified Athletic Administrator (CAA) exam and has developed a Certified Master Athletic Administrator (CMAA) project format that provides guidance and consistency for potential CMAA candidates. He was co-chair in the development of Leadership Training Course (LTC) 719, has contributed to the development and revision of several other courses and has taught two courses.

Perhaps Lockwood’s most significant influence has come through his service to the NDIAAA. There, he led the organization through its first strategic plan in which it grew from a small group of around 20 members to its current size of almost 150 dual members with the NIAAA. His leadership has helped the NDIAAA become recognized as a respected and effective educational leadership organization that provides members with many professional development opportunities, including two annual conferences.

Along with his work with the NDIAAA, Lockwood has been very active in the North Dakota High School Activities Association (NDHSAA). He has presided over both organizations and was instrumental in the NDHSAA’s decision to sanction baseball, softball, girls hockey, and boys and girls soccer.

Among many honors and awards, Lockwood was twice named North Dakota large school athletic director of the year in 1994 and 2012. He previously received the NIAAA Distinguished Service Award in 2003 and the NFHS Citation in 2005. He was also awarded the NDIAAA State Award of Merit in 2005 and entered the NDIAAA Hall of Fame in 2007. Most recently, he won the NDHSAA Distinguished Service Award and was inducted into the North Dakota Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2012.