CoSIDA Announces Special Award Winners Ann King (Haverbeck Trailblazer Award), Christopher
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The 2018 CoSIDA Special Awards will be announced throughout the week of Feb. 26-March 2, with nearly 50 recipients selected for recognition.
2018 Special Awards Announcement Schedule
| Monday, Feb. 26 | • CoSIDA Hall of Fame |
| Tuesday, Feb. 27 | • Arch Ward Award • Warren Berg Award (College Division honor) • CoSIDA Achievement Awards (College Division and University Division) • Rising Stars Awards (College Division and University Division) |
| Wednesday, Feb. 28 | • Keith Jackson Eternal Flame Award • Jake Wade Award |
| Thursday, March 1 | • Mary Jo Haverbeck Trailblazer Award • Lester Jordan Award • Bob Kenworthy Community Service Award |
| Friday, March 2 | • Lifetime Achievement Awards • 25-Year Awards |
These three CoSIDA members will be honored during the 2018 CoSIDA Convention in National Harbor, Maryland.
The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) continues its weeklong announcement of its 2018 Special Awards Thursday by recognizing three more outstanding members for distinguished contributions to the profession.
Ann King, the director of athletic communications at The Sage Colleges, will receive the Mary Jo Haverbeck Trailblazer Award which honors a pioneer in the field of sports information who has mentored and helped improve the level of ethnic and gender diversity within CoSIDA.
The Bob Kenworthy Community Service Award, presented annually to a member for civic involvement, community service and accomplishments outside of the sports information office, will go to Christopher Wenzler, the Assistant Athletics Director for Communications/sports information director at John Carroll University.
The Lester Jordan Award is presented for exemplary service to the Academic All-America® Program and the promotion of the ideals of being a student-athlete. Susan Fumagalli Mahoney, the associate athletic director at Gettysburg College and long-time member of CoSIDA’s Academic All-America® Committee, will accept the 2018 award.
All 2018 Special Award winners will be honored at CoSIDA’s annual convention which takes place June 27-30 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.
Here's a closer look at these CoSIDA Special Award recipients.
Ann King (Mary Jo Haverbeck Trailblazer Award): A DIII Leader
Christopher Wenzler (Bob Kenworthy Community Service Award): Commitment To Community Involvement Drives This Leader
Susan Fumagalli Mahoney (Lester Jordan Award): Administrator Who Began in Sports Information Who Is Dedicated to CoSIDA's Academic All-America Program
Prior Lester Jordan Award recipients
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