Kathy Snell Tadlock was born in Nashville, Tennessee, to the late Marjorie Robertson Snell and the late G.E. Snell. She moved with her family to Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1946. She graduated from Little Rock Central High School in 1958, the year of integration. Kathy was co-editor of the yearbook, and she was involved in numerous social activities and service clubs, which taught her about the need to give back to her community and help those who could become productive members of society with the assistance of an appropriate support system. Recently, Kathy served on the 60 year reunion committee that acknowledged the sacrifices and challenges of the students who entered Central High School under military protection, as well as the many existing students who wished to complete their education without becoming involved in the volatile situation just outside their classroom windows. Kathy attended Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas, where she was a cheerleader and the co-editor of the yearbook. During her time at Hendrix, Kathy met a handsome athlete who complemented her ideals and values, football player Charles Tadlock, from Warren, Arkansas. Kathy and Charles were married on June 24, 1961. After his graduation from Hendrix, Charles was offered a job in Charleston, Arkansas, as the head football and track coach, and Kathy and Charles moved to Charleston. Kathy commuted to Conway and continued to at- tend Hendrix College, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1962. Kathy continued her education and received a Master of Education degree at the University of Arkansas in 1967, with a major in elementary education and principal’s certification. While obtaining their post-graduate degrees, Kathy and Charles also juggled the responsibilities of full-time jobs and caring for their first child, Charles Craig Tadlock, born in 1965. During the summer sessions, they often met each other on campus and passed Craig between them while they attended classes. Craig is an attorney in Plano, Texas, and is married to Phyllis Romero. Kathy enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren: Katie Beth Tad- lock of Denver, Colorado; Andrew Tadlock of Fayetteville, Arkansas; Zack Tracy of Denver, Colorado; Dylan Tracy of Fairfax, Virginia; and Maria Tracy of Seattle, Washington. Kathy worked for 17 years in the Charleston School District, where she started out teaching second and fourth grades. Kathy then found her true calling. For the next 14 years Kathy taught physical education and cheerleading. She also started and coached a gymnastics program and became the Arkansas state gymnastics chairperson. During their time in Charleston, Kathy and Charles be- came parents of their second child, Cymber Leigh Tadlock, born in 1971. Cymber Tadlock Gieringer is a deputy prosecuting attorney in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, since 2003, and is married to Joey Gieringer. Kathy was always happy to dogsit and spoil her granddog, Miranda, an excessively friendly chocolate lab mix. In 1981, at the recommendation of her superintendent, Guy Fenter, Kathy was hired by Lee Cassidy, then Executive Director of the Arkansas Activities Association, as the first female administrator for the AAA, a position she held for 30 years. As a result of Kathy’s new position, the Tadlock family moved to Sheridan, Arkansas, where Charles was offered a job as a coach and middle school principal. Kathy’s initial responsibilities at the AAA were “all girls” sports, meaning sports that did not have boys’ teams, such as volleyball and gymnastics, as well as managing all AAA publications and answering questions regarding general athletic administrative interpretations. During her time at the AAA, Kathy’s added responsibilities included swimming, spirit, track and field, and cross country. She was also the coordinator for the coaches’ education program, which was developed in conjunction with the Arkansas Department of Education and allowed volunteer coaches to be involved with the public school athletic programs. Additionally, she was in charge of the AAA sportsmanship initiative and was the liaison to the Arkansas High School Athletic Administrators Association. Kathy worked with other outstanding leaders of the AHSAAA to increase the membership from approximately 50 members to now include almost all athletic administrators at Arkansas schools. Under Kathy’s leadership and guidance, courses were developed that promoted more professionalism in athletic administration and allowed members to attain recognition levels that included Certified Athletic Administrator (C.A.A.) and Certified Master Athletic Administrator (C.M.A.A.). Kathy was one of the first administrators to obtain both levels of certification. Kathy’s involvement with high school cheerleading led her to organize and initiate the Arkansas Cheerleading Coaches Association. At the National Federation level, Kathy served on numerous committees, including gymnastics rules, track and field rules, sportsmanship, ethics and integrity, and NFHS strategic planning. She also organized and chartered the National Federation Interscholastic Spirit Association, which led to the founding of the NFHS Spirit Rules Committee. Kathy chaired the NFHS Spirit Rules Committee for 8 years, and during that time, the committee developed the current rules for spirit groups. She made several presentations at the national level for NFHS and NIAAA conferences, as well as numerous state conferences. Kathy authored several published articles, and she developed the course manual and testing programs for “Spirit Competition Technical Judges.” She also served as a technical judge for numerous state spirit competitions throughout the nation, and she particularly enjoyed spending time with her fellow spirit competition judges. Kathy made lifelong friends through her work at the national level in the spirit field, and those friends have continued to encourage and promote sportsmanship and athlete safety at the national level. The NFHS twice awarded Kathy their highest honor, the Citation Award, which at that time had only been awarded twice to one other recipient. Kathy also received three other National Awards. When Kathy and her family moved to Sheridan, she became very active in the community and the Sheridan First United Methodist Church, where she started and taught a Sunday School class, was a member of the choir, edited and published the church newsletter for many years and served on numerous committees. In the community, Kathy was on the board of the Grant County United Committee Resources Center, an officer in several organizations, volunteered at the Sheridan Elementary School by serving on the School Community Committee, and organized and volunteered at numerous local road races. The local food pantry and gently used goods and clothing store has been named “Kathy’s Closet” in her honor. Because of Kathy’s commitment to helping those in need, the local women’s shelter is now in a position to continue to offer a safe haven and services to women and children who need protection from domestic violence. Kathy served on the Hendrix Alumni Board of Governors, Hendrix Warriors Booster Club board, and she is a member of the Hendrix Sports Hall of Honor. She served as the executive secretary of the Arkansas Track and Field Hall of Fame Board for 15 years and worked tirelessly to ensure that each year’s honorees enjoyed a memorable banquet to honor their achievements. In 2011, Kathy was inducted into the Arkansas Track and Field Hall of Fame.