College Sports Information Directors of America

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After completing his sixth year as Director of Sports Information & Intercollegiate Scheduling Coordinator, Jim Seavey has been named by Massachusetts Maritime as one of three 2013-14 Academy Employee of the Year honorees. The award was announced at the institution’s annual end-of-year employee cookout last Thursday afternoon by school President Admiral Rick Gurnon.

A resident of Bridgewater, Mass., Seavey was cited by Gurnon for “keeping Massachusetts Maritime in the spotlight at local, regional and national levels.” Gurnon noted a pair of national Capital One Academic All-America citations, as well as the Academy’s third cadet in five years featured in Sports Illustrated's “Faces In The Crowd” column, among his accomplishments.

“Jim’s dedication to our student-athletes and to the mission of the athletic department is a reflection of the pride that he takes in his job,” Massachusetts Maritime Director of Athletics Bob Corradi said of Seavey’s honor. “I offer sincere congratulations to Jim and his family on this great honor.”

A 1986 graduate of Marquette University, Seavey came to Massachusetts Maritime in 2008 and recently completed his 26th year in the college sports information profession. He was inducted into the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Hall of Fame in June 2013 shortly after receiving the Eastern College Athletic Conference Sports Information Directors Association’s (ECAC-SIDA) highest honor, the Irving T. Marsh Award. In addition, Jim was the recipient of CoSIDA’s Lester Jordan Award for his work with the organization’s Academic All-America program in 2009 and received the Scoop Hudgins Outstanding Sports Information Director Award from the All-America Football Foundation in 2008.

Seavey was honored with the Kevin Honkala Memorial Award in 2012 by the Massachusetts Maritime baseball team that is presented annually to recognize contributions to Buccaneer baseball, and he also successfully nominated and promoted two major NCAA honors that Massachusetts Maritime received in an 18-month span, as Captain Richard Phillips received the NCAA Award of Valor in January 2010 and Meredith Hall was one of four recipients of the NCAA Sportsmanship Award in August 2011. In addition, Seavey received national honorable mention recognition from the NCAA and the Division III Sports Information Directors Association (D3SIDA) in November 2012 as part of the Division III Quarterly Identity Initiative Recognition Program for his feature entitled "Teddy's Ballgame", which chronicled the Buccaneer men's lacrosse team's involvement with Team IMPACT.

Prior to his arrival at Massachusetts Maritime, Seavey served in various administrative roles at six other institutions, including a nine-year stint as Associate Director of Athletics for External Affairs & Communications at Stonehill College. He was honored as part of Stonehill's national championship teams in women's lacrosse (2003 & 2005) and equestrian (2003) that were inducted into the College's Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.

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