CoSIDA Announces 2022-23 Scholarship and Grants Award Recipients
College Sports Information Directors of America
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CoSIDA Announces 2022-23 Scholarship and Grants Award Recipients
by Brian Laubscher – Washington and Lee University Sports Information Director
Chair of the CoSIDA Scholarship Committee
The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced its class of scholarship and grant winners for the 2022-23 academic year on June 1.
CoSIDA Scholarship Committee members chose a pair of $6,000 postgraduate scholarship recipients, two more $2,000 undergraduate scholarship winners, two renewable $1,000 scholarship winners among the children of CoSIDA members, and selected two schools to receive $15,000 graduate internship grants.
The CoSIDA Postgraduate Scholarships have been awarded since the program began in 1981. The Wylie Smith Scholarship and the Langston Rogers Scholarship are named in honor of outstanding professionals in the athletics communications industry.
This year’s recipient of the Langston Rogers Scholarship is Amanda Scott of Lander University, while Grant Cook of Grace College will receive the Wylie Smith Scholarship.
Scott is a 2015 graduate of William Paterson University with a bachelor of arts in communications and a 2018 graduate of Arkansas State University with a master of science in sport administration. She is currently working towards another master’s degree in business administration from Lander University, where she also serves as a graduate assistant in the sports information office. She currently works as the primary contact for women’s tennis, women’s golf, acrobatics and tumbling and women’s rugby. Her work experience also includes internships with the New Jersey Jackals baseball team and with the Ripkin Experience in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
Cook graduated in May from Grace College with a bachelor of science in sport management. He intends to remain at Grace as a graduate assistant in the sports information office, pursuing a master’s degree in athletic administration. Cook began as a student assistant in the sports information office at Grace in 2018, honing the skills that allowed him to serve as the primary contact for the women’s basketball team during his senior year. Since 2020, he has also been a statistician with The Scorer’s Table, helping provide statistical services for a number of colleges. Cook is active in the community, volunteering with youth groups and his local YMCA.
The CoSIDA Undergraduate Scholarships have been presented every year since 1999 and two of the scholarships are also named for outstanding professionals in the field, Fred Neusch and Dave Wohlhueter.
The 2022-23 recipients of the CoSIDA Undergraduate Scholarships are Maddie Peterson of the University of Nebraska and Anna Fox of the North Central College.
Peterson expects to graduate from the University of Nebraska in December 2022 with a degree in sports media and communication, advertising and public relations. She served as a sports reporter with the Daily Nebraskan during the 2019-20 school year and eventually began working in the athletic communications office in the spring of 2021. She is currently the communications contact for the Huskers’ swimming & diving and men’s golf teams.
Fox is a junior at North Central College, where she expects to graduate in May of 2023 with a degree in sports management. She is a member of the school’s varsity tennis team and she began working with the school’s sports information department in the spring of 2021. She is also a Youth Enrichment Instructor with the YMCA of Chicago, a camp counselor and kids’ zone leader for the Geneva Park District and a diet aide at Covenant Living at The Holmstad in Geneva, Ill.
To be eligible for either the Postgraduate or Undergraduate Scholarships, candidates must maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade-point average and express an interest in pursuing a career in sports information.
The Phil Langan Graduate Internships were also introduced in 1999 as a way to assist understaffed offices and provide opportunity for those wishing to break into the field. It is a one-year grant of $15,000 to hire a graduate intern. The 2022-23 school year will see the University of Northern Iowa and Cornerstone University receive the $15,000 grant to assist the efforts of two talented professionals.
Michelle Van Dorn has served as the assistant athletic director for communications at the University of Northern Iowa since 2021. In this role, she supervises one full-time employee and a part-time graduate assistant in support of the school’s 17-sport Division I athletic program. She arrived at UNI in 2012 and has worked in a number of roles over that time, including new media coordinator and social media coordinator in the university relations office.
Jesse Campbell is in his third year as the assistant athletic director for communications and marketing at Cornerstone University. He is the lone full-time staff member in charge of supporting the communications efforts for the school’s 20-sport NAIA athletic program. Campbell is a 2016 graduate of Cornerstone and he is currently pursuing an MBA.
The CoSIDA Member-Child Scholarships constitute the organization’s newest scholarship program, assisting with educational funding for children of CoSIDA members. The program began in 2014 and is a $1,000 award that is renewable for up to four academic years given that the recipients meet the basic qualifications of the award.
This year’s recipients are Haylee Stancil and Shelby Kindhart.
Haylee Stancil is the daughter of Jay Stancil, the director of strategic sports communications at Union College (Ky.) and the 2022 CoSIDA Warren Berg Award recipient. Haylee will attend Lincoln Memorial University (Tenn.) where she intends on majoring in nursing. She graduated from Corbin High School where she was a member of the soccer and track teams. She was also president of the Health Occupations Students of America and a member of the National Honors Society and student council.
Shelby Kindhart is the daughter of Rick Kindhart, the assistant director of athletics for communications at Missouri State University. Shelby will attend Missouri State after graduating from Springfield Catholic High School. She was a member of the varsity softball team, serving as a team captain and earning all-conference honors. In the National Honors Society, she has been involved with a variety of clubs including Rotary, UNICEF, French Club, Multicultural Club, National Art Honor Society, and National English Honor Society.
The CoSIDA Scholarships and Grants program will award over $50,000 in scholarship and grant money to its members for the 2022-23 school year. Application deadlines are in April and the recipients are selected every May. For more information about the program and how you may benefit, please visit the Awards & Contests link on CoSIDA.com.
All-Time CoSIDA Honorees
Postgraduate Scholarship (Langston Rogers Scholarship and Wylie Smith Scholarship)
1981 Craig Bohnert, Evansville 1982 John Lashway, Oregon 1983 Jay Hill, Michigan 1984 Jonathan Dukes, Georgia Southern 1985 Brian Teter, Illinois State 1986 Mark Berger, Ohio 1987 Chris McMurry, Northern Arizona 1988 Angela Hultman, Mankato State 1989 Beth Haag, Iowa State 1990 Stephanie Grimes, Boise State 1991 Lana Bandy, Purdue 1992 Amy Stabley, Central Michigan / Robert Hester, Northern Illinois 1993 Will Roleson, Miami (Ohio) 1994 Randy Hayson, Illinois State 1995 Stuart McFarland, Missouri / Sally Krauss, Western Kentucky 1996 Jeff Griesch, Nebraska 1997 Chris Ambrose, Purdue / Jeff Griesch, Nebraska 1998 Chris Ambrose, Purdue / Brian Gunning, Marshall 1999 Brian Gunning, Marshall / Heidi Roth, Syracuse 2000 Mark Fratto, Maryland / Andy Knappick, Illinois State 2001 Brad Caudill, Eastern Michigan / Susan Seabrook, Alabama-Birmingham 2002 Michelle Kelley, Colgate / Sean Wright, Westminster (Mo.) 2003 Brad Fischer, Wisconsin-La Crosse / Lainie Guiddy, West Virginia 2004 Eric Braley, Northern Iowa / Kristopher Sears, Indiana 2005 Michael Potter, Ball State / Erin Whiteside, Penn State 2006 Chris Yandle, Marshall / Jessica Calderone, Southeast Louisiana 2007 Caroline Domecq, Georgia / Kyle Chilton, Southern Virginia 2008 Jared Verner, Northwest Missouri State / Kendra Lee, Ohio State 2009 Laurie Wild, Northern Iowa / Britney Wright, Florida State 2010 Grant Abston, Texas / Mariel Brady, St. John’s 2011 Andrew Lentz, Tennessee / Britney Reddick, Kutztown 2012 Carli Todd, DePaul / Joelle Milholm, Cal State Bakersfield 2013 Kim Carper, Vanderbilt / Joelle Milholm, Cal State Bakersfield 2014 Kati Morse, Southeastern Louisiana / Kyle Skene, Millsaps 2015 Andrew Forhan, Whitworth / Akilah Laster, Oklahoma 2016 James Hajek, Nebraska / Lorie Garnett, Nebraska 2017 Nicole Praga, Arizona State / Andrea Beene, Oklahoma 2018 Lauren Simpson, Illinois State / McKenzie Pavacich, Arizona State / Scott Vander Sloot, Ashland University 2019 Jordyn Ballard, Black Hills State / Tyler Roper, Utah Valley / Shaylee Souza, Arizona State 2020 Amber Dubois, North Florida / Tim Heiduk, Concordia (Calif.) / Mary Murray, Fairleigh Dickinson - Florham 2021 Nicole Remedios, Illinois State / Morgan Turner, Northeast Conference 2022 Amanda Scott, Lander / Grant Cook, Grace College
Undergraduate Scholarship (Dave Wolhueter Scholarship and Fred Neusch Scholarship)
1999 Kate Adams, Iowa State / Michelle La Scola, Northern Illinois / Casey Taylor, Christopher Newport 2000 Daniel Dykstra, Wheaton (Ill.) / Kimberly Frederick, Manhattan / Bobbie Horstman, Iowa State 2001 Bobbie Horstman, Iowa State / Shayla Reiff, Mt. Vernon Nazarene / Dustin Roberts, Oklahoma 2002 Branie Davidson, Northwest Missouri State / Shante Gree, Fayetteville State / Teri LaJeunesse, Michigan Tech 2003 Kimberly Gray Folkes, Virginia Tech / Adam Holtz, Bethany Lutheran / Laura Schoenberger, Pittsburg State 2004 Cassie Chance, Mississippi State / Nick Kiger, Colorado State 2005 John Vogel, Youngstown State / Monique Bowman, Capital University 2006 Todd Zeidler, Bemidji / Amy Robertson, Mississippi State 2007 Caleb Hawley, Oregon State / Christina Marshall, James Madison 2008 Andrew Middleman, Baldwin-Wallace / Kevin Flora, University of the Cumberlands 2009 Carli Todd, Tampa / David Bodman, La Salle 2010 Michael Benson, Southern Illinois-Carbondale / James Rodriguez, Baldwin-Wallace 2011 Adam K. Moussa, Memphis / Erica LaBranche, Stonehill 2012 Jake Faber, Pittsburg State / Ashley Goettl, Wisconsin-River Falls 2013 Casey Bonk, Pittsburgh / Lucy Montgomery, Washington-St. Louis 2014 Mike Mulcahy, New Mexico / Kourtney Freiburger, Purdue 2015 Nathan Edwards, San Jose State / Marisa Lombardo, Alvernia 2016 Morgan Romans, Eastern Kentucky / Christy Effendie, UC Davis 2017 Christopher Lawrence, Alaska Anchorage / Bailey Knecht, Northeastern 2018 Victoria Mills, Fort Wayne / Chelsea Lombardo, Adelphi / Liam Pickhardt, Linfield College 2019 Joseph Haueter, Mount Union / Kai Henson, St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) / Gabriel Vegas-Valente, Nebraska 2020 Noah Syverson, Berry College / Hannah Dumaine, Bryant / Miles Whitling, Idaho 2021 Hollan Griesch (Nebraska) / Jeff Griesch (Nebraska) 2022 Haylee Stancil (Lincoln Memorial) / Jay Stancil (Union (Ky.))
Phil Langan Graduate Internship Grant
1999 Alabama A&M, Wright State 2000 Central Oklahoma, Urbana (Ohio) 2001 Central State (Ohio), Cheyney 2002 Eckerd College, Hardin-Simmons 2003 St. Francis (N.Y.), Tennessee Tech 2004 Carroll College 2005 Wesleyan University 2006 Bellarmine 2007 Central College of Iowa 2008 Grand Canyon University 2009 Lake Erie College 2010 Illinois Wesleyan 2011 Ursinus 2012 DePauw 2013 Chicago State 2014 Gallaudet 2015 Elmhurst College 2016 Post University 2017 Connecticut College 2018 Wright State / The Sage Colleges 2019 Benedict College / Westminster College (Mo.) 2020 St. Francis (Ill.) / Chicago State 2021 Adams State / Coppin State 2022 Northern Iowa / Cornerstone
Member-Child Scholarship
2014 Grace Neely (Kentucky)/Tony Neely (Kentucky) - Dakota Hawkins (Winthrop)/Michael Hawkins (Francis Marion)
2015 Brinley Lowe (North Carolina)/Bob Lowe (Berry College) - Lauren Dickerson (William & Mary)/Drew Dickerson (Atlantic 10 Conference)
2016 Fiona Lefresne (Missouri State)/Pete Lefresne (Saint Leo) - Daniel Ruple (Baldwin Wallace)/Kevin Ruple (Baldwin Wallace)
2017 Fiona Lefresne (Missouri State)/Pete Lefresne (Saint Leo) - Daniel Ruple (Baldwin Wallace)/Kevin Ruple (Baldwin Wallace)
Lauren Dickerson (William & Mary)/Drew Dickerson (Atlantic 10) - Kevin Mobley (Georgia)/Mike Mobley (Georgia)
2018 Peter Hartrick (Scranton)/John Hartrick (Binghamton) - Karlee Bird (Linfield College)/Kelly Bird (Linfield College)
Fiona Lefresne (Missouri State)/Pete Lefresne (Earlham College) - Daniel Ruple (Baldwin Wallace)/Kevin Ruple (Baldwin Wallace)
Kevin Mobley (Georgia)/Mike Mobley (Georgia)
2019 Sam Sadowski (Tufts)/Chuck Sadowski (Bridgeport)
Solomon Serba-Davis (North Carolina Wilmington)/Kyle Serba (North Carolina Central)
2020 McKenna DiCamillo (St. John Fisher)/Tom DiCamillo (State University of New York Athletic Conference)
Hailey Yellin (Maryland)/Jason Yellin (Maryland)
2021 Hollan Griesch (Nebraska)/Jeff Griesch (Nebraska)
Gavin Thor (Seton Hall)/Ira Thor (New Jersey City)
2022 Haylee Stancil (Lincoln Memorial))/Jay Stancil (Union (Ky.))
Shelby Kindhart (Missouri State)/Rick Kindhart (Missouri State)
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