IADA Hall of Fame

Swede served as the District Athletic Director for Harlem High School fo 16 years. He is responsible for creating the girls current athletic program at HarlemSwede was considered one of the leaders of the Nrthern Illinois Conference during his tenure. He was responsible for reorganizing the conference in the late 70's when several schools had to eliminate sports and then eventually returned to the conference. His efforts helped keep the Northern Illinois Conference in tact. He had served as a speaker at a numerous state and national conventions as well as authoring several articiles which benefited fellow athleic directors. He served on the IHSA Tennis Advisory Committee for 3 years along with hosting numerous events for our state association. He received the IADA's "State Award of Merit" in 1991. He received the IADA's "Outstanding Athletic Director of the Year Award" in 1990. Swede is most emembered for his efforts in the production of our journal. He helped developed articles for various athletic adminitrators that were shared around the state journal had bcome a model which was copied by other state athletic associaations throughout the country.