2020 Special Awards Recipients
College Sports Information Directors of America
2020 Special Awards Recipients
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2020 CoSIDA Special Awards will be presented at the #CoSIDA21 Convention.
2020 recipients will be recognized and celebrated in conjunction with the 2021 Special Awards winners.
2020 Special Awards Announcements and Features
| 11092 | CoSIDA Special Awards Announcements • CoSIDA Hall of Fame (2/24/20) • Arch Ward, Warren Berg, Rising Star, Achievement Awards (2/25/20) • Haverbeck Trailblazer, Kenworthy Community Service, Lester Jordan, Bud Nangle (2/26/20) • Keith Jackson Eternal Flame, Jake Wade (2/27/20) • Lifetime Achievement, 25-Year (2/28/20) |
| 9888 | 25-Year Award Ricky Hazel – Stetson University by Chuck Landon – Herald-Dispatch (Huntington, West Virginia) sports columnist June 30, 2020 |
| 9895 | 25-Year Award Mike Scala – Montclair State University by Ira Thor – New Jersey City University, Assistant Director of Athletics for Strategic Communications and Marketing June 30, 2020 |
| 9847 | CoSIDA Hall of Fame Class of 2020 Bob Beretta – Army West Point by Tim Volkmann – Rochester Institute of Technology Director of Athletic Communications June 29, 2020 |
| 9887 | 25-Year Award Scott Guise – York College of Pennsylvania by Jill Guise – Johns Hopkins University Assistant Director of Athletic Communications June 29, 2020 |
| 9886 | 25-Year Award Joe Gorby – University of St. Francis (Ill.) by Rob Bentley – Ferris State University Assistant AD/Communications June 10, 2020 |
| 9861 | Bob Kenworthy Community Service Award Patrick Walsh – University of Arkansas at Little Rock by Teddy Allen – Louisiana Tech University June 8, 2020 |
| 9901 | 25-Year Award Mark Wallington – UNLV by W.G. Ramirez, Nevada-based sports writer June 5, 2020 |
| 9896 | 25-Year Award Greg Seitz – Jacksonville State University by Shelly Poe – Auburn University, Assistant AD/Communications/Chair, CoSIDA Advocacy Committee and former CoSIDA President June 5, 2020 |
| 9873 | Lifetime Achievement Award Joe Hernandez – Ball State University by Tyson Mathews – Ball State University, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications June 4, 2020 |
| 9858 | Rising Star Award - University Division Chas Dorman – Princeton University by Mike Mahoney – University of Pennsylvania, Director of Athletic Communications June 1, 2020 |
| 9857 | Achievement Award (College Division) Dan McDonnell – University of Southern Indiana by John Kean – Missouri S&T, Sports Information Director/CoSIDA Board member May 29, 2020 |
| 9880 | 25-Year Award Scott Cummings – McKendree University by Chris Mitchell – Washington University in St. Louis, Assistant AD for Communications May 28, 2020 |
| 6668 | Mary Jo Haverbeck Trailblazer Award Sam Atkinson – Gallaudet by Aaron Sagraves – Cornerstone University, Director of Athletics/former CoSIDA Board member and former NAIA-SIDA President May 28, 2020 |
| 9849 | CoSIDA Hall of Fame Class of 2020 Doug Hauschild – Dayton by Krystal Warren – University of Dayton Associate AD for Athletics Communication/Student-Athlete Community Engagement May 26, 2020 |
| 6282 | Arch Ward Award Judy Willson – Louisiana State University Story compilation by Andy Seeley, Florida Atlantic University Senior Associate Athletics Director for External Relations and CoSIDA past president and Kent Lowe, LSU Sr. Associate Communications Director. May 25, 2020 |
| 9883 | 25-Year Award Steve Flegel – Whitworth University by Bill Lamberty, Montana State Assistant AD - Athletics Communications May 22, 2020 |
| 9872 | Lifetime Achievement Award Doug Dull – Retired CoSIDA Hall of Famer and Past President by Patrick Stevens – Washington Post Contributor May 21, 2020 |
| 6150 | 25-Year Award Donny Nadeau – Saint Mary's University (Minn.) by Ryan Klinkner – Saint John’s University (Minn.), Athletic Media Relations Director May 21, 2020 |
| 9892 | 25-Year Award Scottie Rodgers – Sun Belt Conference by Jason Southard, Coast Guard Academy Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations May 20, 2020 |
| 11125 | Rising Star Award - College Division Danielle Percival – Piedmont College by Josh Cornwall, Agnes Scott College Assistant Director of Athletics for Communications May 18, 2020 |
| 9894 | 25-Year Award Jerry Price – Princeton University by Craig Sachson, former Assistant AD for Communications at Princeton May 15, 2020 |
| 9852 | CoSIDA Hall of Fame Class of 2020 David Worlock – NCAA by Jeff Hodges – North Alabama, Senior Associate Athletic Director – Communications CoSIDA Secretary/CoSIDA Special Awards Committee May 13, 2020 |
| 9874 | Lifetime Achievement Award Stew Salowitz – Illinois Wesleyan University by Randy Kindred, retired sports editor of the Bloomington (Ill.) Pantagraph May 12, 2020 |
| 9881 | 25-Year Award Eric Etchison – Maryville College (Tenn.) by Andrew Mindeman – Covenant College, Director of Athletics Communications May 8, 2020 |
| 11042 | Lifetime Achievement Award Jeff Schwartz – North Dakota State University by Mark Adkins – Morningside College, Sports Information Director May 7, 2020 |
| 11039 | 25-Year Award Layne Pitt – University of Wisconsin-Stout by Logan Myhre – Stoutonia sports editor (UW-Stout student newspaper) May 5, 2020 |
| 9871 | Lifetime Achievement Year Award Debbie Darrah – Texas A&M University (retired) by Charean Williams – Pro Football Talk writer; past president of Pro Football Writers of America May 4, 2020 |
| 9891 | 25-Year Award Mike Robles – California Community College Athletic Association by Mark Honbo – UC Davis Director of Athletics Communications May 1, 2020 |
| 9851 | CoSIDA Hall of Fame Class of 2020 Blake Timm – Great Northwest Athletic Conference by Dave Reed – Colorado College, Associate Director of Athletics Communications CoSIDA Special Awards Committee member April 30, 2020 |
| 9898 | 25-Year Award Jon Terry – Bucknell University by Todd Newcomb, Bucknell University Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Director of Bison Club April 29, 2020 |
| 7156 | Lester Jordan Award Bill Jones – Skidmore College by Jim Seavey, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Director of Athletic Communications April 28, 2020 |
| 9855 | Warren Berg Award Cindy Potter – Columbia College (Mo.) by Mary Ann Mitchell, University of Missouri-St. Louis Associate Director of Athletics for Communications April 24, 2020 |
| 9862 | Bud Nangle Award Tony Altobelli – Orange Coast College by Jason Kehler, Orange Coast College Director of Athletics April 22, 2020 |
| 9890 | 25-Year Award Paul Misner – University of Dubuque by Darren Miller, Director of Multimedia Programming, University of Iowa April 20, 2020 |
| 9856 | Achievement Award (University Division) Kara Fisher – Michigan State University by Jamie Baldwin, Michigan State Director of Athletic Communications/CoSIDA Special Awards Committee April 9, 2020 |
| 9878 | 25-Year Award Mark Bedics – NCAA by John Painter, Colgate University Director of Athletic Communications April 8, 2020 |
| 9870 | Lifetime Achievement Year Award Blair Cash – George Fox University/Multnomah University by Blake Timm, Great Northwest Athletic Conference Assistant Commissioner For Communications April 7, 2020 |
| 9899 | 25-Year Award Kevin Trainor – University of Arkansas by Bud Ford, University of Tennessee (retired) April 3, 2020 |
| 9867 | Jake Wade Award Ivan Maisel – ESPN.com by Claude Felton, University of Georgia Sr. Associate Athletic Director April 2, 2020 |
| 9884 | 25-Year Award Bill Franques – Louisiana State University by Scott Rabalais, Baton Rouge Advocate March 25, 2020 |
| 9900 | 25-Year Award Mike Tuberosa – Drexel University by Britt Faulstick, Drexel University Assistant Director, Media Relations, University Communications March 18, 2020 |
| 9885 | 25-Year Award Tom Galbraith – Simpson University by Oliver Pierce, Former Gonzaga University Sports Information Director (Retired) March 12, 2020 |
| 9876 | Lifetime Achievement Award Jim Vruggink – Purdue University (retired) by Tom Schott, Purdue University Senior Director of Strategic Communications March 9, 2020 |
| 9848 | CoSIDA Hall of Fame Class of 2020 Kent Cherrington – Lasell University by Jason Southard, Coast Guard Academy Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations March 6, 2020 |
| 9850 | CoSIDA Hall of Fame Class of 2020 Joe Mitch – USBWA/Missouri Valley Conference (retired) by John Akers, Publisher of Basketball Times March 4, 2020 |
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