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Thank you to everyone who celebrated the fifth annual CoSIDA Membership Recognition Week in January. Each year, we're excited to see more people and groups get involved in recognizing and supporting athletics communications professionals.

While it's much more than a social media campaign, we are sharing here some of our favorite posts we saw during the week.

And, though this week’s event is completed, we hope that athletic directors, commissioners, student-athletes, media, members of national associations and coaching associations will take the opportunity to show personal appreciation to SIDs throughout the year ahead. Remember to #ThankYourSID and support your SIDs because #SIDsMakeItHappen.

The CoSIDA staff especially thanks the members of the Membership Recognition Committee that helped develop and implement everything that went into the week, including Sam Atkinson (Gallaudet/CoSIDA President), Lindy Brown (Duke), Jamie Chagnon (King’s College), Tommy Chasanoff (Cumberlands/Committee Vice-Chair), Jordan Deadwyler (Macalester), Chas Dorman (Princeton), Jae Lynn Ellison (William Jewell), Sean Farnsworth (St. John Fisher), Mary Gasior(Eastern Michigan), David Gibson (Madonna/SIDCast), Michael Hawkins (Francis Marion), Peter Ingraham(Crown College), Rob Knox (UNC Greensboro), Adam Rubin(Stony Brook), Dan Ruede (New Haven/CoSIDA Board liaison), Bill Smith (Liberty), Tyler Stotsky (Walsh), John Tagliaferri (Caldwell), Airis Thomas (Towson), Ricky Webster (unaffiliated), Monyae Williamson (Western Illinois), and Amy Yakola (Atlantic Coast Conference/Committee Chair).

We look forward to another great celebration in 2021-22!

View CoSIDA's 2021 Advocacy Message — The Value and Impact of Athletics Communications in College Athletics
Click here to download a PDF

There were so many highlights on social media from the week and these are some that caught our eye...

To see all the social media highlights, search #ThankYourSID and #SIDsMakeItHappen on Twitter or Instagram.

Thank you to @DickieV for his consistent unwavering support of SID’s nationwide. We absolutely love our jobs and the players, staffs and television/radio talent that we get to work and interact with on a daily basis. The programs we work with are like family. @CoSIDAnews [pic.twitter.com/CirEJ55LNE](https://t.co/CirEJ55LNE)

— Ben Winterrowd ??????????? (@Winter_Ben) January 27, 2021

A message to our @CoSIDAnews athletics communications friends — Keep up the great work! We see you and we appreciate you #ThankYourSID [pic.twitter.com/tnwUUj67UH](https://t.co/tnwUUj67UH)

— NACDA (@NACDA) January 26, 2021

I couldn’t let National #ThankYourSID week end and not shout out @kylerobarts for all that he does behind the scenes for @BaylorWBB! Thankful you’re on our team! #SicEm [pic.twitter.com/dDXAkdjUt8](https://t.co/dDXAkdjUt8)

— Kim Mulkey (@KimMulkey) January 26, 2021

Val Ackerman knows that #SIDsMakeItHappen.
As part of @CoSIDAnews #ThankYourSID week, our commissioner has a special message for SIDs in the #BIGEAST and across the country.

Special shout out to our conference communications staff of @wjpaquette, @kristinlduffy and @PFlenke! pic.twitter.com/T3KRB5VGFe

— BIG EAST Conference (@BIGEAST) January 25, 2021

A huge shoutout, thank you to all of the SIDs who do tremendous work helping all us who cover the sport do our jobs every day. #ThankYourSID week

— Andy Katz (@TheAndyKatz) January 26, 2021

Students employees Emma Bellefleur '21, Dan Fortier '21, Justin Gaudreault '21, Sara Manley 21, Chris Cimino '22, Nathan Colgrove '22 and Ryan Moore '23 deserve a nod during CoSIDA #ThankYourSID Week. They keep us in Athletic Communications going! #smcpks #smcvt #ne10embrace40 [pic.twitter.com/mRcKzk3ioF

— SMC Purple Knights (@smcathletics) January 26, 2021

Happy @CoSIDAnews Membership Recognition Week! We want to help you #ThankYourSID! ??
For the second year, celebrate by retweeting, replying, and shouting out an incredible SID. Every day, today through 1/26, we will choose an SID to enjoy lunch on us! pic.twitter.com/F3Jmom2HwH

We join @CoSIDAnews in celebrating the 5th anniversary of CoSIDA Membership Recognition Week! This is an opportunity to observe and celebrate the impact athletics communications staff have on college athletics.https://t.co/cRsGtW0mpg | #ThankYourSID pic.twitter.com/aFu7n85hn7

Sports information professionals nationwide tell SA stories without ever thinking about themselves! We thank you today and every day, for all of your selfless work! Big shout out to our @NJCAA & @CoSIDAnews SIDs across ???? https://t.co/HASYyYe64d

As @CoSIDAnews recognition week continues, NAIA President and CEO Jim Carr took a moment to give special recognition to all of the hard-working @NAIASIDA SIDs across the country! #ThankYourSID #SIDsMakeItHappen pic.twitter.com/z9GsUSzJxg

That's a wrap on @CoSIDAnews #ThankYourSID week! At SIDEARM, we are thankful for you, and the amazing work you do, every day. ?? https://t.co/sVT5Bp19hu

A huge heartfelt THANK YOU to all the Sports Information Directors who are our lifeline in college sports. We are nothing without you! 💙 @CoSIDAnews #ThankYourSID #SIDsMakeItHappen

Thank you to our Athletics Communication and Public Relations staff, @EricLindsey7 and @UKMR_Deb! Happy @CoSIDAnews Recognition Week! #ThankYourSID #SIDsMakeItHappen #BuiltDifferent #BBN

Oh, and the amazing graphics and posts we've had this year? That's courtesy our incredible grad assistant Summer Dutton! We're so glad you're part of #OneHiveOneFamily! #AICommitted https://t.co/YKL5ylGUKv

Love our @AuburnTigers SID/Comm. crew. Best in the business right here! #ThankYourSID #KathyHarkerNeedsTwitter https://t.co/jVvfsqzlOv

Thank You to our communications team! ????
Happy @CoSIDAnews Recognition Week! #ThankYourSID #SIDsMakeItHappen X #ThankYourSID

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