College Sports Information Directors of America

Greg Dawkins has been named SMU's athletic media relations assistant, replacing Aimee Carpenter who will be attending graduate school at the University of North Carolina. While at SMU, Dawkins will serve as the primary media contact for volleyball, equestrian as well as men's and women's tennis. Dawkins comes to SMU from Morehead State, where he most recently served as graduate assistant for the sports information office. As a GA, Dawkins was the primary media contact for men's and women's tennis and served on the game operations staff for men's and women's basketball, baseball and softball. As an undergraduate, also at MSU, Dawkins worked for the University newspaper for three years, including two years as sports editor. He received MSU’s Outstanding Student in Journalism Award in 2002 and was a Communication Department Scholarship recipient. His experience also includes internships with the MSU Sports Information Office and serving as a media relations assistant for the Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships in Lexington, Ky. Dawkins was a four-time letterwinner with the Eagle tennis team. He represented the University at the 2001 NCAA Leadership Conference and served as a member of the Student Advisory Committee for three years. He was named Academic All-District IV Second Team as a senior and earned an OVC Academic Medal of Honor as a junior. In addition, he earned a spot on the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll as a junior and a sophomore, and to the MSU Dean’s List in five semesters. A native of Strathpine, Queensland, Australia, Dawkins earned a bachelor's degree in communication with an emphasis in journalism from MSU in December 2002.