College Sports Information Directors of America

Tuscaloosa, Ala. – Kennan Timm, who serves as the Assistant Athletic Director and Sports Information Director at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, has been named the recipient of the 2009 Warren Berg Award by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The award is presented annually to a college division member of CoSIDA who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of college sports information, and who by his or her activities, has brought dignity and prestige to the profession.

Completing his 27th year in the sports information profession, Timm has constructed a career that has been trademarked by involvement far exceeding promotion of UW-Oshkosh athletics.

A native of Oshkosh, Timm has served as the host media relations director for 18 NCAA Division III championship events in six different sports as well as over 43 NCAA Division III regional tournaments.  Timm began his sports information career as a student at the UW-La Crosse and took over as the school’s full-time sports information director in 1982.  Timm returned to his hometown in 1985 to become the sports information director at UW-Oshkosh.

In May of 2007, Timm became the first sports information director in NCAA Division III history to host two national championship events on the same weekend when UW-Oshkosh hosted the finals for both baseball and men’s and women’s outdoor track and field.  It was the eighth consecutive year that UW-Oshkosh hosted the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship, with Timm playing a key role.  Timm and UW-Oshkosh have also hosted the finals in women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s indoor track and field and women’s volleyball.

Timm has also been fortunate to have provided publicity for many of the nation’s finest Division III teams throughout his tenure at UW-Oshkosh, one of the most successful athletics programs in the NCAA Division III.  UW-Oshkosh has captured more than 26 NCAA Division III titles since Timm’s arrival, including two titles during the 2008-09 academic year.  His tenure at UW-La Crosse included the promotion of three NCAA Division III championship teams.

In addition to his sports information duties, Timm has established an impressive resume in athletic administration and development. He has organized and chaired three major fund-raising activities at UW-Oshkosh, including the Titan Extravaganza Party, which has raised more than $168,000 for the athletics department the past 18 years.  A Titan Getaway Raffle he created brought in over $57,000 from 1991-97.

A winner of 12 CoSIDA publication awards, Timm was a member of the media relations staff for wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.  He has been the official statistician for the Wisconsin High School football all-star game since 1985 and the official scorer for the state’s high school baseball tournament since 1998.  Timm also served three years as a spotter for WBAY-TV when the station broadcasted Green Bay Packer preseason football games. He has seen seven of his former student assistants continue on in the sports information profession. Among them are Becky Bohm, current University of Minnesota Associate Sports Information Director, Todd Clark, former UW-La Crosse Sports Information Director, and Dan Lukes, current St. Norbert College Sports Information Director.

Timm and his wife, Janis, reside in De Pere, Wis., with their children, Jennifer and Cory.

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