Cary High School will name its basketball gymnasium in honor of Charlie Adams this fall.
The Wake County School Board approved high school's request to name the facility in honor of Adams, a former player, teacher and coach at the school.
Adams served as the executive director of the N.C. High School Athletic Association for 25 years and worked in the NCHSAA for 42 years before retiring on February 1, 2010. He also was president for one year of the National Federation of State High School Associations.
"Charlie has done so much for our community, our school and our state that this is a small way to honor him," said Steve Holleman, a former player under Adams and later the boys basketball coach at Cary. "This is something that really needed to be done. He is a product of our town and our school. There has never been anyone who deserved this type of recognition more."
Kurt Glendenning said the school plans to dedicate the facility this fall.
"This is a really important thing to us and to the state," Glendenning said. "We want to make sure that we do it right. There are going to be an awful lot of people who will want to be there to see Charlie honored in this way."
