John Kennedy
NV - 2009

• A member of NISOA since 1984.

• Has officiated more than 10,000 matches at all levels of play, including 12 high school state finals. The president of the Las Vegas NISOA chapter since 1985, he also is a NSOA National Assessor.

• In 1985, Kennedy was an assistant referee for the NCAA Division I men’s championship game, a battle between UCLA and American University in Seattle, Wash., that extended into eight overtime periods before the Bruins netted the contest’s only goal.

• The following year he was the referee for the championship game as Duke defeated Akron 1-0.

• He also was the referee for the World Collegiate Final between Sangamon State and Dublin University.

• Kennedy received the NISOA Distinguished Service Award in 1996 and was host of the NISOA Annual Convention in 2000.

• He was named the Southern Nevada High School Referee of the Year four consecutive years beginning in 1997.