CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA — VHSL Associate Director Tom Dolan has been selected to receive the Virginia Interscholastic Administrators Association (VIAAA) 2021 VIAAA Outstanding Service Award. Dolan was nominated and selected for the award at the annual meeting of the Past Presidents’ Council.

The VIAAA Outstanding Service Award is designed to honor individuals who have made significant contributions to the VIAAA, or to the professional development in Athletic Administration. The award is one of the most highly regarded achievements in the VIAAA.

“There is no more deserving person to receive this recognition by the VIAAA,” said VHSL Executive Director Dr. John W. “Billy” Haun. “We at the VHSL are truly blessed to have the opportunity to work side-by-side with Tom as he tirelessly works on behalf member schools, athletic administrators, and students participating in athletics and activities in Virginia.”

“There is no greater champion than Tom Dolan to be honored by receiving this award from the VIAAA, “ said VIAAA Executive Director Bob Stratton.

“He has served to educate students, coaches, parents, and administrators throughout the state while promoting the important work of the Virginia High School League. Tom Dolan went from being an athletic administrator to an athletic educator so he could continue to impact the schools and communities in which they serve. Rarely do you find someone who has given so much to so many!”

Dolan, a 2020 Virginia High School Hall of Fame inductee, has committed over 40 years to serving youth and sports in Virginia as a coach and administrator. As an administrator, he has been extremely active in the VIAAA and is a past president of the organization and has sat on its Executive Board since 1999. He has served on numerous District, Region and State committees throughout his career.

Dolan’s impact goes beyond the state level to the NFHS (National Federation of State High School Associations) where he has served on several committees, and currently chairs the Baseball Rules Committee.

During his distinguished 43-year career, Dolan served as the Athletic Director at Jamestown High School in Williamsburg from 1997-2007. Since then, he has served all VHSL member schools at the League office as Associate Director overseeing compliance and interpretations of VHSL rules and regulations, eligibility cases and appeals, and state responsibilities for basketball and tennis.

Prior to his time as an administrator, Dolan served as a girls basketball, baseball and golf coach at New Kent, Lafayette, and Jamestown high schools. During his coaching tenure at the three schools, his teams won nine District Championships, three Regional Championships, and one State Championship in Golf at Jamestown.

Dolan will be presented with his 2021 VIAAA Outstanding Service Award at a future date when it is safe to do so.