A teacher, coach and
administrator in Illinois
schools for 23 years, Dave
Gannaway joined the staff in
1999. His primary areas of
responsibility are the sports
of football, wrestling and officials.
A 1971 graduate of Normal
(University) High School,
Gannaway earned his bachelor's
in education from Illinois
State University in 1975 and
his master's in education from
ISU in 1989.
Gannaway was activities
director at Morton High School
(located just outside and east
of Peoria) from 1994 to 1999.
Prior to joining the Morton
staff, he was a teacher and
coached from 1981-1984 before
becoming activities director
at his alma mater, Normal
(University), from 1985 to
1994. During that time,
Gannaway was one of the
founding fathers of the
Bloomington/Normal Holiday
Basketball Tournament, which
has grown to be the largest
holiday tournament in the
country. From 1976 until
returning to U-High in 1981,
he was a teacher and coach in
wrestling and football at
Metamora High School.
He was named athletic
director of the year by the
Illinois Athletic Directors
Association (IADA) in 1993.
Gannaway served that
organization on its executive
board from 1990-98, and was
its president for the 1996-97
school term. He has been a
member of the organization
since 1986.
Gannaway served as manager
of the IHSA Dual Team
Wrestling State Final
Tournament from 1990-96. Dave
also served as manager of the
NCAA West Regional Wrestling
Tournament in 1991, and was
vice president of the Redbird
Wrestling Club from 1982-90.
He was named Administrator of
the Year in 1992 by the
Illinois Wrestling Coaches and
Officials Association (IWCOA).
In 1998, Gannaway was the
Illinois State Award of Merit
winner for the National
Interscholastic Athletic
Administrators Association (NIAAA).
Dave and his wife, Nola,
are parents of two children,
son Dan and daughter Joy. |
