Special Awards Salute: Herb Vincent of LSU to receive 2012 25-Year Award for service to profession
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
Herb Vincent of LSU to receive 2012 25-Year Award for Service to Profession
by Tammy Boclair, CoSIDA Special Awards Commitee and former CoSIDA President
Herb Vincent, whose unrelenting focus on the big picture has helped break boundaries at the campus and conference levels, will be recognized by the College Sports Information Director of America (CoSIDA) this June for his 25-years of exceptional service to college sports information.
Vincent currently serves in the dual position of Senior Associate Athletic Director for External Affairs in the athletic department and Associate Vice Chancellor for University Relations. He was appointed Senior Associate AD in May of 2006 and assumed the additional duties of oversight of University Relations in August of 2009.
He will be recognized for his 25-years of service at the 2012 CoSIDA Convention in St. Louis on Sunday, June 24 during the Kickoff Luncheon.
He manages communications and serves as the primary public relations officer for the University and all its entities. In his role in athletics, he supervises the sports information office and marketing and promotions office, serves as the primary liaison with LSU Sports Properties, and is the department administrator for the sport of baseball.
“Herb Vincent is an outstanding representative of LSU and his work with the media is amongst the best I have ever seen,” said Joe Alleva, LSU Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics. “Congratulations, Herb, on a well deserved honor.”
Vincent was the LSU sports information director from July 1988 to July 2000 and during that time, attended every CoSIDA Workshop. He served on many CoSIDA panels, while also collecting various publication awards. He was named Assistant AD in November of 1989, and then was elevated to Associate AD for Communications in 1992.
He left LSU in August of 2000 to become Vice President for Communications for the College Sports Southeast regional cable network, headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., before returning to Baton Rouge in 2002.
Earning a bachelor's degree in journalism from LSU in 1983, Vincent worked as a student assistant in the sports information office directed by CoSIDA Hall of Famer Paul Manasseh during his undergraduate years.
After graduating from LSU, Vincent spent the 1984 season as assistant public relations director for the United States Football League's New Orleans Breakers. In 1985, he was assistant PR director for the USFL's Los Angeles Express and was promoted during the season to the public relations staff's top position.
Vincent also served one year as assistant SID and publications director at Louisiana-Lafayette under CoSIDA Hall of Famer Dan McDonald, and two years as assistant director of public relations for the Southeastern Conference prior to joining LSU in 1988.
Vincent is the author of a book on the history of LSU football, "The LSU Football Vault." He is married to the former Jamey Cavacini of Versailles, Ky., and they have one daughter, Kennedy.
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 - by Bill Hamilton (South Carolina State)
Fri., 4: Jeff Nelson (Penn State): Bill Esposito Backbone Award - by Bill Little (University of Texas)
Mon., 7: Bill Turnage (Florida Southern): Lifetime Achievement Award - by Tam Flarup (Wisconsin)
Wed., 9: Herb Vincent (LSU): 25-Year Award - by Tammy Boclair (Special Awards Committee; former CoSIDA President)
Fri., 11: Mike Mahon (formerly of Drake & South Dakota): Lifetime Achievement Award
Tue., 15: 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
Tue., 29: Dave Fischer (USA Hockey): 25-Year Award
June Fri., 1: Bud Ford (Tennessee): Lifetime Achievement Award
Mon., 4: Robert McKinney (Willamette University): 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