Warren Berg Award

Presented annually to a College Sports Communicators college division member (NCAA DII, DIII, NAIA, Two-year Colleges, and Canadian institutions) who has made outstanding contributions to the field of college athletics communications, and who by his or her activities, has brought dignity and prestige to the profession. Voted on by the Special Awards Committee. (Note: Nominees can be an active or retired member.)

Warren Berg was a long-time SID at Luther College and was the first SID from a College Division school to serve as CoSIDA President in 1963-64.

Warren Berg Award Recipients

2026 — Bill Wagner – DePauw University

2025 — Mark Fleming – Moravian University

2024 — John Kean – Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T)

2023 — Sam Atkinson – Gallaudet University

2022 — Jay Stancil – Union College (Ky.)

2021 — Dave Reed – Colorado College

2020 — Cindy Potter – Columbia College (Mo.)

2019 — Lenny Reich – Mount Union

2018 — Chris Mitchell – Washington University in St. Louis

2017 — Blake Timm – Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC)

2016 — Eric McDowell – Union College (NY)

2015 — Fran Elia – SUNY Cortland

2014 — Mark Beckenbach – Ohio Wesleyan University

2013 — Sheila Stevenson – Rowan University

2012 — Jack Neumann – University of Calgary

2011 — Rich Herman – Clarion University

2010 — Dennis O'Donnell – University of Rochester

2009 — Kennan Timm – Wisconsin-Oshkosh

2008 — Tom DiCamillo – Central Arizona/Pacific West Conference

2007 — Paul Allan – Minnesota St.-Mankato

2006 — Larry Happel – Central College

2005 — Wayne Block – Christopher Newport

2004 — Kevin Ruple – Baldwin-Wallace

2003 — Ann Bready King – The College of New Jersey

2002 — Dick Lipe – Bentley

2001 — Wally Johnson – St. Lawrence

2000 — Dave Wrath – Augustana

1999 — Pete Moore – Ithaca College

1998 — Roy Pickerill – Kentucky Wesleyan

1997 — Jeff Hodges – North Alabama

1996 — J. Roger Dykes – Rochester Institute & Tech

1995 — Ron Lenz – South Dakota State

1994 — Bill Cable – Northeast Missouri

1993 — Duane Schroeder – Wartburg

1992 — Ken Cerino – Springfield

1991 — John Carpenter – Slippery Rock

1990 — George Ellis – North Dakota State

1989 — Bob Kenworthy – Gettysburg

1988 — Lee Bohnet – North Dakota

1987 — Garner Roberts – Abilene Christian

1986 — Pete Nevins – East Stroudsburg

1985 — Fred Nuesch – Texas A&I