Board of Directors and Officers: Roosevelt McIlwain, President Felton Page, Vice President & Chairman of the Executive Board Carmin Brittain, Secretary James V. Jackson, Treasurer Mark Blair, Membership Derek Hatten, Member-at-Large Toni Morgan, Member-at-Large Ernest Johnson, Member-at-Large Al Forman, Football Commissioner Emeritus Mike Cunningham, Assistant Football Commissioner Lamont Mahone, Assistant Football Commissioner Derek Hatten, Football Interpreter EBO 2014 Banquet. Bennis Watkins, Basketball Commissioner Pete Pannell, Assistant Basketball Commissioner Bennis Watkins, Basketball Interpreter Daniel Harrison, Parliamentarian We re on the Web! see us at: http://eboinc.org From: L-R - EBO President, Roosevelt McIlwain, EBO Vice President, Felton Page, EBO Historian, Frank Price and Former EBO, NFL Official and current NFL Supervisor of Officials, Jim Duke at the recent EBO Banquet. The banquet was held at LaFountaine Bleu in Maryland and honored the late Al Big Daddy Forman, EBO Rules Interpreter Emeritus. The banquet also featured EBO member tributes to Al Forman.
Board of Directors and Officers: Roosevelt McIlwain, President Felton Page, Vice President & Chairman of the Executive Board Carmin Brittain, Secretary James V. Jackson, Treasurer Mark Blair, Membership Derek Hatten, Member-at-Large Toni Morgan, Member-at-Large Ernest Johnson, Member-at-Large Al Forman, Football Commissioner Emeritus Mike Cunningham, Assistant Football Commissioner Lamont Mahone, Assistant Football Commissioner Derek Hatten, Football Interpreter EBO 2014 Banquet. Bennis Watkins, Basketball Commissioner Pete Pannell, Assistant Basketball Commissioner Bennis Watkins, Basketball Interpreter Daniel Harrison, Parliamentarian We re on the Web! see us at: http://eboinc.org The Eastern Board of Officials Executive Board. From: L-R EBO President, Roosevelt McIlwain, Vice President, Felton Page, Secretary, Carmin Brittain, Assistant Secretary Yolanda Williams, Treasurer James V. Jackson, Members-at-Large Derek Hatten, Members-at-Large Toni Morgan and seated to the right at the head table is Lamont Mahone, Football Commissioner. Not pictured are Parliamentarian, Daniel Harrison and Members-at-Large, Ernest Johnson.
Left: EBO and DC Metro Football Official, Liston Lip Taylor, aka The Godfather of Youth League Football and his wife. Right: Alexander Randy Randolph and his wife, Sherita. Left: EBO Official Adekunle Adewunmi and his wife. Right: Veteran EBO Officials Michael Mike Carter, Ron Tresvant and Keith Irby.
Left: EBO Official Rodney Henderson and wife enjoy the banquet meal. Right: EBO Officials Damany Williams and Jawanza Johnson enjoy the banquet meal. Left: EBO Officials Toni Morgan, Keith Irby, Michael Cunningham, Ron Tresvant. Right: EBO Officials Bryan Washington and wife, Arthur Pete Pannell and wife and Daniel Harrison and wife.
Left : EBO Officials and lovely ladies Yolanda Williams and Carmin Brittain. Right: EBO Official Keith Irby checks with his agent on upcoming productions. Keith Irby is not only a fine official but also a fine actor. Bottom Left: EBO Official Tracy Brown and EBO Historian Frank Price discuss the health benefits of red wine. (Frank Price is also a member of the CIAA Hall of Fame.) Bottom Right: EBO Officials Bryan Washington and Robert Jones strike a handsome pose. The EBO Banquet is a great opportunity to attire in more than just black and white stripes.
Left and Right: EBO recognizes Michael Carter for his contributions to EBO as the recent Rules Interpreter. Mike will be leaving the DC area as he has accepted a new position as the Chief Administrative Officer for the City of New Haven, CT. Left : EBO Secretary Carmin Brittain enjoys the conversations at her table. Seated next to Carmin is former EBO Ofifcial and current NFL Supervisor of Officials, Jim Duke. Right: Attending the banquet are Mrs. Al Forman and their son, Al Forman, Jr.
Left: DCIAA Assistant Supervisor Willie Bennett accepts an award from the EBO. Right: EBO Official Yolanda Williams accepts an award. Left: EBO Official Keith Irby accepts his award for 20 years of service. Right: EBO Official James Jack Jackson accepts his award. For 25 years of service.
Left : Bryan Washington accepts the Ralph S. Garner award. Bottom Left: Damany Williams accepts the Herbert M. Smith award. Right: EBO Historian Frank Price speaks pays tribute to the late Al Forman, EBO Rules Interpreter Emeritus.
EBO Officials pay tribute to the late Al Big Daddy Forman. Al Forman was more than an EBO Rules Interpreter. He was a mentor, a father figure and a friend. Al comforted and befriended a number of people in his life and he always held the EBO family in high regards. He dedicated countless hours to improving EBO officials, providing training and ensuring that EBO was properly represented in the Washington DC scholastic athletics arena. The EBO thanked the Forman family for allowing him to share so much of his time with the EBO.
Left : Jawanza Johnson strikes a pose at the lecturne. Middle: EBO Vice President, Felton Page prepares for the swearing in. Right: Carmin Brittain and Yolanda Williams show their stuff on the dance floor. (Work it, girls!)
From the Forman Family : Alfred Jr. (Boo) and I wish to extend to the men and women of the Eastern Board of Officials (EBO) our heartfelt thanks for inviting us to EBO's annual banquet and for the wonderful tribute you bestowed on our beloved husband, father and grandfather, Alfred "Big Daddy" Forman. It is heartwarming to know that Al touched so many lives and that he was loved and respected by so many. He was a proud member of EBO and he loved the work that he did as your Football Commissioner and as a Football Rules Interpreter for many years. We know that he would be pleased and proud of being designated "Football Commissioner Emeritus." Please know that we will be forever thankful for all you have done to honor Al's memory and to help us adjust to a life without him. We all miss him but we are comforted by the fact that he will be with us always in our hearts and memories. Kudos to the Banquet Committee for a well-planned and orchestrated banquet. The food was delicious and the fellowship was excellent. Congratulations on a job well done. We have been humbled by your love, thoughtfulness, generosity, and support. We pray that God will continue to richly bless each of you and the EBO organization.
Notable quotes from Al Forman : Some of you are legends in your own mind! What radio station are you listening to, because you sure aren t officiating the game? Don t let your feet outrun your mind. You have to develop a ghetto trot. Sell your call! I can tell when you re not counting just by following the bill on your hat. You can play the entire game without a whistle. It s officiated by rule. You can t have a good game without a good pre-game!
About Our Organization Eastern Board of Officials, Inc. P.O. Box 644 Washington, DC 20044 We re on the Web! See us at: http://eboinc.org he Right Call The Eastern Board of Officials President Roosevelt McIlwain Jr. Editorial Staff Editor: Derek F. Hatten The Right Call, an official publication of the Eastern Board of Officials. The Eastern Board of Officials, Inc., of Washington, D.C., hereafter the EBO is an organization dedicated to sports officiating. At this time our primary sports are basketball and football. The purpose of this organization is to: a) Promote clean sportsmanship through good officiating in all sports; b) Assist in the development of officiating through the press, public interpretation, clinics and demonstrations of the rules in various sports; and c) Serve as a resource for members, the general public and other athletic organizations for sports officiating, rules interpretation, training and other areas and services for the improvement of athletics and good sportsmanship. EBO educates, challenges and inspires officials. Join us for an exciting and promising vocation! The Eastern Board of Officials is currently looking for basketball and football officials. If you are interested and can meet the challenge, Contact: Michael Cunningham at (301) 395-5782 or (202) 502-8353 (work). The Referees Review: Officials play a very important role in the game, from keeping the game rolling along and calling penalties when a rule is broken, to making sure the athletes don't unnecessarily hurt each other. Officials are responsible for monitoring the game clock and play clock, enforcing the rules of the game, and recording all rule infractions.