Ken Still

Kenneth H. Still, athletic director of the Boston Public Schools, was recently honored with the Theodore “Ted” Damko Award for leadership in interscholastic sports by the Massachusetts Secondary Schools Athletic Directors Association (MSSADA).

The Damko award is presented annually to an athletic director in each of eight districts who has exemplified the highest standards of the profession and has made significant contributions to a school, district or community.

A resident of Hyde Park, Still has served as senior program director for athletics in the Boston Public Schools since July 2003. A graduate of The English High School, Still began his career in the Boston Public Schools in 1973 as a history teacher, and has since worked as a teacher, coach and guidance counselor in several Boston middle and high schools.

He has also served as an admissions officer and men’s basketball coach at Brandeis University and a former director of Balfour Academy, a college access program established by Northeastern University to help Boston students obtain the skills and confidence ready to succeed on the collegiate level.

“This honor is certainly well-deserved,” said Superintendent Carol R. Johnson. “All of us in the Boston Public Schools — especially our student athletes — are fortunate to have Ken Still creating opportunities in school sports throughout the district.”

Alfreda Harris, a member of the Boston School Committee and longtime supporter of youth sports, echoed the superintendent’s sentiment.

“Ken Still is truly devoted to the success of Boston’s students — both in the classroom and on the athletic field,” said Harris, herself a 2007 recipient of the MSSADA’s Distinguished Service Award. “He understands the power of sports to develop the athletes, scholars and community leaders of tomorrow.”