College Sports Information Directors of America

Below, see the schedule of the 2012 Special Award recipient feature stories which will be written by CoSIDA members throughout the spring. The full slate of 2012 Special Awards was announced March 2. All awards will be presented during the 2012 CoSIDA Convention in St. Louis (June 23-26).

• Individual feature story schedule for 2012 Special Awards
• CoSIDA St. Louis Convention awards presentation schedule

Bob Noss (Wright State University) recipient of 2012 25-Year Award for service to the profession by Matt Zircher, Wright State University Associate Director of Athletic Communications

In his 21st year at Wright State and more than 25 years overall in the field of intercollegiate athletics, Bob Noss, the Assistant Athletics Director/Athletic Communications, is dedicated to the student-athletes more today than ever.

Improvements and updates have always been at his forefront while keeping an eye on the past and the personal touch. Noss has spearheaded initiatives that have led to new points of pride through video and the internet while remembering that one-on-one interaction creates an open atmosphere.

Coming to WSU in the spring of 1992, he jumped right into the fun, hosting the first of many league championships as the now-defunct North Star Conference held its softball tournament at Wright State. Since that first month, the St. Louis native has had a hand in more than 30 conference tournaments. He has also witnessed more than 600 men's basketball games at home, and on the road--that's more than half the number played since the inception of basketball at Wright State in 1970.

Noss leads a comprehensive communications office that includes two full-time employees and about a dozen student workers who cover 16 varsity sports. This office is charged with everything from game management to press releases and radio/TV to website maintenance. As a part of the senior staff, he is involved with the overall administration of the department, including promotions, search committees, development and marketing. Recent projects include design and selection of a state-of-the-art video board for the main arena and selection of the new Raider website.

Among his other responsibilities, Noss oversees special banquets and luncheons, sports walks of fame and the department's Hall of Fame. He also serves on several campus, league and national committees and is a member of the University Management I-AAA Committee for the College Sports Information Directors' of America (CoSIDA) and a national voting member of the Academic All-America® Committee. In his former role as chair of the CoSIDA Ethics Committee, he has spearheaded major initiatives, including the creation of one of the few major awards given by the organization and rewriting the Code of Ethics. Noss also has also been an administrator for several sports and departmental areas, chaired and sat on many search committees and has worked closely to write and administer the department's strategic plan initiatives through the years.

Before coming to Wright State, Noss was the sports information director at Saint Louis University for four years. While there, the Billikens posted their best four-year record for men's basketball and advanced to the finals of the NIT twice. He can also boast assistant SID jobs at the University of Central Missouri and Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

His travels through the years have seen him visit Hawaii, Puerto Rico and several trips to Europe, including the 2011 Raider trip to Italy and a chance to meet President and Mrs. Bush at the White House in 2006. Active with his sons, Noss has been a Cub Scout leader and enjoys coaching CYO soccer and basketball.

A graduate of Maryville University in St. Louis in 1984, Noss received his master's degree from Wright State in 2003 and currently is an adjunct instructor for the HPR Department at WSU. He and his wife, Janet, have two sons: Rob and Ben.

Individual recipient feature story schedule for 2012 Special Awards

General 2012 Special Awards release March

• Mon., 5: Kim Wenger (Centennial Conference): Rising Star Award (College Division) – by Ann King (The Sage Colleges)
• Wed., 7: Malcolm Moran: Jake Wade Award – by Joe Hornstein, CoSIDA 2nd Vice President
• Fri., 9: Maurice Williams (Hampton University): Rising Star Award (University Division) – by Ed Hill, Jr. (Howard University)
• Mon., 12: Bernie Cafarelli (Notre Dame): 25-Year Award - by Debbie White (Old Dominion)
• Wed., 14: Peter Schlehr (Towson University): Lifetime Achievement Award– by Ann King (The Sage Colleges)
• Fri., 16: Debbie Copp (University of Oklahoma): CoSIDA Hall of Fame - by Ann King (The Sage Colleges)
• Mon., 19: Chuck Sadowski (University of Bridgeport): 25-Year Award - by Ann King (The Sage Colleges)
• Wed., 21: Bob Condron (USOC): Lifetime Achievement Award and Keith Jackson Eternal Flame Award - by Mike Mahon, former Drake & South Dakota SID
• Fri., 23: Jack Neumann (University of Calgary): Warren Berg Award - by Paul Carson, former University of Toronto SID
• Mon., 26: John Lewandowki (Michigan State): 25-Year Award - by Jamie Weir-Baldwin (Michigan State)
• Wed., 28: Kennan Timm (Wisconsin-Oshkosh): CoSIDA Hall of Fame - by Tim Peterman (UW-Eau Claire)
• April Mon., 2: Tom Di Camillo (Pac West Conference, Central Arizona College): CoSIDA Hall of Fame - by Dan Drutz (Saint Peter's College)
• Wed., 4: Dave Wohlhueter (CoSIDA treasurer, Cornell-retired): Lester Jordan Award - by Dan O'Connell (Towson University)
• Fri., 6: B.L. Efring (Southern Maine): 25-Year Award - by Sheila Stevenson (Rowan University)
• Mon., 9: Lawrence Fan (San Jose State): CoSIDA Hall of Fame and Arch Ward Award - by Jack Neumann (University of Calgary)
• Wed., 11: Sue Edson (Syracuse): CoSIDA Hall of Fame - by Larry Dougherty (Temple University)
• Fri., 13: Mark Bankert (Malone University): 25-Year Award - by Mike Leggert (Malone University)
• Mon., 16: Rich Herman (Clarion): Bob Kenworthy Award - by Bob McComas (Slippery Rock)
• Fri., 20: Michael MacEachern (Young Harris College) - 25-Year Award - by Tam Flarup (Wisconsin)
• Mon., 23: Shelly Poe (Ohio State): Trailblazer Award - by Jeff Hodges (North Alabama)
• Tue., 24: Shirley Jones-Hill (Southern Mississippi): 25-Year Award - by Debbie Davis (Conference USA)
• Wed., 25: Joe Dier (Mississippi State): 25-Year Award - by Tammy Boclair (Special Awards Committee; former CoSIDA President)
• Fri., 27: Roy Pickerill (Kentucky Wesleyan): 25-Year Award - by Ann King (The Sage Colleges)
• Mon., 30: Bob Noss (Wright State): 25-Year Award - by Matt Zircher (Wright State)

May

• Wed., 2: Wallace Dooley (formerly of Tennessee State): Lifetime Achievement Award
• Fri., 4: Jeff Nelson (Penn State): Bill Esposito Award
• Mon., 7: Bill Turnage (Florida Southern): Lifetime Achievement Award
• Wed., 9: Herb Vincent (LSU): 25-Year Award
• Fri., 11: Mike Mahon (formerly of Drake & South Dakota): Lifetime Achievement Award
• Mon., 14: Bill Wagner (DePauw): 25-Year Award
• Wed., 16: Fred Huff (formerly of Southern Illinois-Carbondale): CoSIDA Hall of Fame [Veteran Award Committee recipient]
• Fri., 18: Phil Haddy (University of Iowa): Lifetime Achievement Award
• Mon., 21: Dave Geringer (University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth): 25-Year Award
• Wed., 23: Charles "Chuck" Prophet (deceased; formerly of Mississippi Valley State): CoSIDA Hall of Fame
• Fri., 25: Robert Wilson (Florida State): 25-Year Award

Awards to be presented during CoSIDA St. Louis Convention, St. Louis, Missouri

Sunday, June 24: Kickoff Luncheon

Awards presented: 25-Year Awards; Trailblazer, Kenworthy Community Service, Rising Star (University and College Divisions), Keith Jackson honors

Monday, June 25: (two award presentations) CoSIDA Hall of Fame luncheon

Awards presented: Esposito, Lifetime Achievement, CoSIDA Hall of Fame awards

Capital One Special Awards Gala (dinner/ceremony)

Awards presented: Arch Ward, Warren Berg, Jake Wade, Lester Jordan, Enberg awards; Capital One Academic All-America® Hall of Fame induction

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