2017 Special Awards Announcement & Feature Stories
College Sports Information Directors of America
2017 Special Awards Announcement & Feature Stories
CoSIDA Special Awards will be presented at the 2017 CoSIDA Convention during Hall of Fame luncheon and Special Awards luncheon.
More details will be available soon.
Updated May 24
| 6290 | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 2017 CoSIDA Special Awards Announced; Awards Presented During June Convention in Orlando by Tamara Flarup, University of Wisconsin, Emerita and Chair of the CoSIDA Special Awards Committee and Barb Kowal, CoSIDA Director of Professional Development and External Affairs |
| 6284 | FRIDAY, MARCH 3 Edward Hill, Jr., Howard University — Lifetime Achievement Award by Romanda Noble-Watson, Claflin University Sports Information Director |
| 6308 | TUESDAY, MARCH 7 Dr. Robert Khayat, University of Mississippi — Dick Enberg Award by Jim Seavey, Massachusetts Maritime Director of Sports Information and Intercollegiate Scheduling Coordinator CoSIDA Academic All-America® Hall of Fame Committee member |
| 6248 | THURSDAY, MARCH 9 Carol Grills, Smith College — CoSIDA Hall of Fame by Ann King, The Sage Colleges Director of Athletic Communications CoSIDA Special Awards committee member |
| 6283 | FRIDAY, MARCH 10 Bob Ziadie, King's College — 25-Year Award by Dennis O'Donnell, University of Rochester Director of Athletic Communications CoSIDA Special Awards Committee member |
| 6262 | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15 Rob Schabert, Tennessee Tech University — Lifetime Achievement Award by Larry Scott, Minnesota State University Moorhead (retired)/Special Awards Committee Member |
| 6278 | FRIDAY, MARCH 17 Mike Kern, Missouri Valley Conference — 25-Year Award by Mary Ann Mitchell, University of Missouri St. Louis Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations CoSIDA Special Awards Committee member |
| 6265 | MONDAY, MARCH 20 Paul Carson, University of Toronto, retired — Mary Jo Haverbeck Trailblazer Award by Jack Neumann, University of Calgary (retired)/CoSIDA Special Awards Committee member |
| 6277 | TUESDAY, MARCH 21 Gregory Goings, Bowie State University — 25-Year Award by Wayne Block, Coordinator of Athletic Marketing and Public Relations, Mesa Community College/CoSIDA Special Awards Committee member |
| 6250 | FRIDAY, MARCH 24 Charlie Fiss, Cotton Bowl Athletic Association — CoSIDA Hall of Fame by Bud Ford, University of Tennessee, retired Ford retired in 2011 after a 46-year career at Tennessee. A member of the CoSIDA Hall of Fame (2011), Ford was honored with the Arch Ward Award in 2006. |
| 6273 | MONDAY, MARCH 27 David Alexander, The College of Saint Rose — 25-Year Award by Ann King, The Sage Colleges Director of Athletic Communications/CoSIDA Special Awards committee member |
| 6257 | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29 Jack Frost, Winthrop University — Lifetime Achievement Award by Will Parrish, Freelance Writer |
| 6261 | FRIDAY, MARCH 31 Roy Pickerill, Kentucky Wesleyan College — Lifetime Achievement Award by Rick Meyers, Senior Consultant at Chanticleer Consulting, Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 6256 | MONDAY, APRIL 3 Bud Focht, Rider University — Lifetime Achievement Award by Larry Dougherty, Temple University Senior Associate AD/Communications |
| 6249 | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5 Tim Bourret, Clemson University — CoSIDA Hall of Fame by John Heisler, University of Notre Dame Senior Associate Athletics Director |
| 6282 | THURSDAY, APRIL 6 Judy Willson, Mountain West Conference — 25-Year Award by Blake Timm, Assistant Commissioner for Communications, Great Northwest Athletic Conference |
| 6268 | FRIDAY, APRIL 7 Dave Reed, Colorado College — CoSIDA Achievement Award (College Division) by Diane Nordstrom, University of Wisconsin Associate Director of Athletic Communications CoSIDA Special Awards Committee vice chair |
| 6279 | MONDAY, APRIL 10 Matt Levy, Delaware Valley University — 25-Year Award by Rob Cunningham, Rowan University Assistant Director of Athletic Communications |
| 6255 | TUESDAY, APRIL 11 Max Corbet, Boise State University — Lifetime Achievement Award by Joe Nickell, Boise State University Assistant Athletic Director for Communications |
| 6266 | THURSDAY, APR 13 Larry Dougherty, Temple University — Bob Kenworthy Community Service Award by Kevin Bonner, University of Pennsylvania Associate Athletic Director, Administration and Strategic Communications |
| 6267 | FRIDAY, APR 14 Tim Volkmann, SUNY Geneseo — Bill Esposito Community Service Award by Mark Fleming, Moravian College Sports Information Director |
| 6251 | MONDAY, APR 17 Pete Kowalski, United State Golf Association — CoSIDA Hall of Fame by Pete Moore, Syracuse University Director of Athletic Communications |
| 6270 | TUESDAY, APR 18 Megan Hardin, Southwestern University (Texas) — Rising Star Award (College Division) by Dave Reed, Colorado College Athletic Communications Associate Director |
| 6276 | THURSDAY, APR 20 Steve Fenk, Oregon State University — 25-Year Award by Blake Timm, Great Northwest Athletic Conference, Assistant Commission for Communications/CoSIDA Special Awards Committee |
| 6263 | FRIDAY, APR 21 Jeff Hodges, University of North Alabama — Arch Ward Award by Shelly Poe, Auburn University Assistant Director of Athletics/Communications |
| 6247 | MONDAY, APR 24 Duane Schroeder, Wartburg College — CoSIDA Hall of Fame by Larry Happel, Central College Communications Director/CoSIDA Special Awards Committee |
| 6264 | WEDNESDAY, APR 26 Blake Timm, Great Northwest Athletic Conference — Warren Berg Award by Eric McDowell, Union College Assistant Athletic Director/Sports Information |
| 6363 | THURSDAY, APR 27 John Hartrick, Binghamton University — 25-Year Award by David O’Brian, Associate Sports Information Director, Binghamton University |
| 6252 | FRIDAY, APR 28 Debbie Harmison White, Old Dominion University — CoSIDA Hall of Fame by Debby Jennings, University of Tennessee Associate Athletics Director for Media Relations (retired) |
| 6271 | TUESDAY, MAY 2 Chelsey Chamberlain, University of New Mexico — Rising Star Award (University Division) by Blake Timm, Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) Assistant Commissioner for Communications |
| 6274 | WEDNESDAY, MAY 3 Ed Cassiere, Xavier University of Louisiana — 25-Year Award by Paul Just, Western Kentucky University Sports Information Director (retired) |
| 6260 | THURSDAY, MAY 4 Tom McGuire, Bloomsburg University — Lifetime Achievement Award by Ann King, The Sage Colleges Director of Athletic Communications/CoSIDA Special Awards Committee |
| 6275 | FRIDAY, MAY 5 Tyler Cundith, Johnson County Community College — 25-Year Award by Dave Reed, Colorado College Athletic Communications Associate Director |
| 6547 | MONDAY, MAY 8 Michelle Smith-McDonald — Jake Wade Award by Barb Kowal, CoSIDA Director of Professional Development and External Affairs |
| 6259 | TUESDAY, MAY 9 Steve McCloskey, Mansfield University — Lifetime Achievement Award by Ryan McNamara, Mansfield University Sports Information Director |
| 6281 | THURSDAY, MAY 11 Terry Owens, Beloit College — 25-Year Award by Whitney Helm, Beloit College Department of Marketing & Communications/ Editor of The Terrarium |
| 6269 | FRIDAY, MAY 12 Chris Masters, Big Ten Conference — CoSIDA Achievement Award (University Division) by Doug Vance, CoSIDA Executive Director |
| 6272 | WEDNESDAY, MAY 17 Jeff Nelson, Penn State University — Lester Jordan Award by Jim Seavey, Massachusetts Maritime Academy Director of Sports Information/CoSIDA Academic All-America® Hall of Fame Committee member |
| 6584 | TUESDAY, MAY 23 Scott Strasemeier, United States Naval Academy — 25-Year Award by Barb Kowal, CoSIDA Director of Professional Development and External Affairs |
| 6280 | WEDNESDAY, MAY 24 Frank Mercogliano, University of New Mexico — 25-Year Award by Jason Erickson, Utah Valley University Assistant Director of Communications |
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