John Farina, a 20-year veteran of athletic media relations, has been named Sports Information Director (SID) of Emory University.
Farina comes to Atlanta with a wealth of college sports experience, notably with storied programs in the Big Ten Conference and Conference USA. He served as SID at Marquette University from 1999 to 2003, where he handled publicity, publications, awards and statistics for a 14-sport NCAA Division I program.
Prior to that, Farina was the Assistant SID at Michigan State University for 11 years, where he worked with some of the nation's highest profile sports teams. His media guides for football, basketball and hockey have won four national awards from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA),
"We're thrilled to have John Farina join the Emory staff," said Betsy Stephenson, Emory's Director of Athletics and Recreation. "His experience will allow us to serve our Emory constituents, particularly our student-athletes, at the highest level."
Farina's extensive career also includes stints with Bowling Green University and Lake Superior State University.
Since 2004, Farina has worked for the Montgomery Advertiser (Ala.) newspaper, collecting and coordinating high school athletics data for a sports-hungry audience.
A Michigan State graduate, Farina is the co-author of Magic Moments: A Century of Michigan State Basketball.