In December 2021, DSHA Athletic Director Peggy Seegers-Braun received the Bruce D. Whitehead Distinguished Service Award from the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association at a ceremony in Denver. Seegers-Braun is one of 10 athletic directors (and the only female athletic director) in the nation who was named a recipient in 2020. The award recognizes Seegers-Braun for her length of service, as well as her special accomplishments and contributions to interscholastic athletics on a local, state, and national level.