CoSIDA Members Set Record For Number of Volunteer Hours and Participants in 2018-19 Academic Year
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Volunteer 15 is an initiative launched in 2014-15 to get CoSIDA members more involved in their communities. CoSIDA members promote the great civic works done by their athletics teams but there is no promotion, or very little, about CoSIDA members doing community service either with these teams or independently. CoSIDA members are encouraged to volunteer at least 15 hours of community service each academic year, then submit your hours using the online form at CoSIDA.com/Volunteer15.
Any questions about the program can be sent to Megan Hardin at mhardin@stedwards.edu.
CoSIDA Members Set Record for Number of Volunteer Hours and Participants in 2018-19 Academic Year
by Megan Hardin – St. Edward's University
Goodwill and Wellness Committee Vice-Chair
The number of participants and volunteer hours increased for the fifth consecutive year, setting another record for the College Sports Information Directors of Americas (CoSIDA) Volunteer 15 program. In the 2018-19 academic year, 80 members logged 8092.75 hours in their communities and on their campuses nationwide.
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Volunteer 15 participants served their communities as tutors, mentors, coaches, scout leaders, firefighters, humane society advocates, working with Special Olympics and missionaries, to name a few, aside from their day-to-day duties as strategic communicators for college athletics.
The CoSIDA Volunteer 15 program is an initiative to get CoSIDA members more involved in their communities. The program is designed to help promote the great efforts and successes our members have beyond their athletic communications roles. To qualify, CoSIDA members had to volunteer at least 15 hours during the school year. The program is administered by the CoSIDA Goodwill and Wellness Committee.
Participants didn’t stop at the 15-hour threshold, however, as 56 percent volunteered 30 or more hours. Seven individuals, Edward Haas of Collegiate Water Polo Association (1696 hours), Paul Smith of Arkansas Tech (468 hours), John Martin of Colorado State University (450 hours), Ira Thor of New Jersey City University (447 hours), Blake Timm of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference (371.5 hours), Sam Atkinson of Gallaudet University (340 hours), and Krystal Warren of the University of Dayton (286.5 hours), recorded over 200 hours of community service.
Haas led participants this year with 1696 hours, volunteering with West Catholic High School, West Sadsbury Township, and Atglen Sportsmen’s Club.
To date, CoSIDA members have recorded 27,539 volunteer hours since the program’s inception in 2014-15. To get involved during the 2019-20 school year and log your hours to be counted in the Volunteer 15 program. Volunteer hours can be accrued during July 2019 through June 30, 2020. Complete your volunteer log online anytime at CoSIDA.com/Volunteer15 or go directly to the Google Form.
2018-19 Volunteer 15 Breakdown
Total Number of Participants 80
Total Number of Hours Logged 8092.75
| CoSIDA Staff | 4 |
| Division I | 23 |
| Division II | 18 |
| Division III | 22 |
| NAIA | 11 |
| NJCAA | 2 |
| Over 200 hours | 7 |
| 100-200 hours | 18 |
| 50-100 hours | 32 |
| 30-50 hours | 50 |
2018-19 Volunteer 15 Participants
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Sam Atkinson | Gallaudet University |
| Ken Badylak | Kentucky Wesleyan College |
| Ross Bagienski | University of Dayton |
| Blake Barington | Big Sky Conference |
| Erin Bean | Saint Leo University |
| Ashley Birchmeier | Defiance College |
| CoSIDA | |
| Hannah Bradley | Southern Conference |
| Chris Brooks | James Madison University |
| Rob Carolla | Self-Employed |
| Tommy Chasanoff | University of the Cumberlands |
| Kyle Chilton | BYU |
| Jordan Christiansen | BYU |
| Brian Clinard | Spalding University |
| Brad Cygan | National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics |
| Ryan Davis | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Steven Gidley | Indiana Wesleyan / Crossroads League |
| P.J. Gradowski | Detroit Mercy |
| Edward Haas | Collegiate Water Polo Association |
| James Hajek | University of Wyoming |
| Megan Hardin | St. Edward's |
| Doug Hauschild | University of Dayton |
| Michael Hawkins | Francis Marion University |
| Jim Heath | Hampton |
| Brandon Hensley | University of the Cumberlands |
| Geoffrey Henson | Olivet College |
| Kevin Juday | Elmhurst College |
| Danny Kambel | Pacific University |
| John Kean | Missouri S&T |
| Candice Kelm | McLennan Community College |
| Ann King | The Sage Colleges |
| Ryan Klinkner | Saint John's University (Minn.) |
| Michael Kobylanski | UConn Avery Point |
| Barb Kowal | CoSIDA |
| Emily Loux | MASCAC |
| Brian Lovellette | St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Kyler Ludlow | Eastern Michigan University |
| Josh Manck | A&M-Commerce |
| John Martin | Colorado State University |
| Matt McCollester | Richmond |
| Dain McKee | Middlebury College |
| Andrew Mindeman | Covenant College |
| Chris Mitchell | WashU |
| Daniel Newton | Illinois Springfield |
| Megan O'Brien | Centenary University |
| Greg Pellegrino | Holy Family University |
| Danielle Percival | Piedmont College |
| Roy Pickerill | Kentucky Wesleyan College |
| Shelly Poe | Auburn University |
| Cindy Potter | Columbia College |
| Bill Powers | Hawai'i Pacific University |
| Jim Powers | |
| Tyler Price | Park University |
| Amanda Radtke | North Florida |
| Wendy Reid | Olivet Nazarene University |
| Jeremy Rosenthal | Indiana |
| Daniel Ruede | New Haven |
| Aaron Sagraves | Cornerstone University |
| Donnie Smith | Southeastern University |
| Paul Smith | Arkansas Tech |
| Michael Smoose | Johnson & Wales University |
| Jay Stancil | Union College (Ky.) |
| Brandon Stewart | Ursuline College |
| Don Stoner | Augsburg University |
| Airis Thomas | Towson |
| Denise Thompson | Big Sky Conference |
| Ira Thor | New Jersey City University |
| Blake Timm | Great Northwest Athletic Conference |
| Amy Villa | San Jose State University |
| Herb Vincent | Southeastern Conference |
| Liz Wacienga | Kentucky Wesleyan College |
| Bill Wagner | DePauw University |
| David Walters | David Walters |
| Krystal Warren | University of Dayton |
| Christopher Wenzler | John Carroll University |
| Beau White | CoSIDA |
| Jenna Willhoit | University of Dayton |
| Tyler Williams | SIAC |
| Drew Wilson | Averett University |
| Ryan Wronkowicz | Lourdes University |
Volunteer 15 Yearly Breakdown
| Year | Participants | Hours | CoSIDA Staff | NCAA DI | NCAA DII | NCAA DIII | NAIA | NJCAA | 200+ hours | 100+ hours | 50+ hours | 30+ hours | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 61 | 3546 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 224 - Chris Wenzler |
| 2015-16 | 64 | 3864 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 36 | 270 - Jacob VanRyn |
| 2016-17 | 72 | 5679 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 45 | 1210 - Edward Haas |
| 2017-18 | 75 | 6357.25 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 42 | 1032 - Ira Thor |
| 2018-19 | 80 | 8092.75 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 1696 - Edward Haas |
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