College Sports Information Directors of America

Fellow CoSIDA members:

As we close the first semester, please take a moment to think about your fellow professionals and who might be deserving of nomination for CoSIDA Special Awards.

Being recognized by one's peers is genuinely the best praise one can receive. There are many deserving CoSIDA members who work tirelessly to promote their schools, coaches and student-athletes, all while supporting CoSIDA's mission.

Nominating can be done online using your CoSIDA login. The link to nominate and the list of awards and their descriptions can be found here: http://cosida.com/awards/. Nominations are due at midnight on TUESDAY, Jan. 31, 2013.

Please note that 25-Year Awards are self-nominating. So if you have been full-time in the profession for 25 years, please let us know via the online nomination form.

The awards will be handed out at the annual CoSIDA Convention which takes place in Orlando this year. The awards presentation schedule is as follows:

The awards presentation schedule is as follows:

Thursday, June 13th

• CoSIDA Hall of Fame Luncheon (noon - 1:45 pm)
  • Awards presented: CoSIDA Hall of Fame
  • Lifetime Achievement honorees acknowledged

Friday, June 14th

• CoSIDA Special Awards Luncheon (noon - 1:45 pm)
  • Awards presented: Warren Berg, Arch Ward, Jake Wade, Trailblazer, Kenworthy, Rising Star-University Division and Rising Star-College Division
  • Also, 25-Year recipients acknowledged

Please contact us if you have any questions.

Hope you all have a great holiday season and very happy New Year.

Sincerely,

Justin Doherty, Board Liaison to Special Awards Committee
Associate Athletic Director for External Relations
University of Wisconsin
jmd@athletics.wisc.edu

Tamara J. Flarup, Chair
CoSIDA Special Awards Committee
Director of Athletics Website Services
University of Wisconsin
Uwbadgers.com
Cell: 608-444-6588
tjf@athletics.wisc.edu

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