The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced today that Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award has become a corporate sponsor and partner for the 2,500 member national organization. The Award, sponsored by Lowe’s and presented to college seniors who excel both on and off the playing field, will begin its new sponsorship and partnership agreement at this June's annual CoSIDA Convention in San Antonio and it will continue throughout the entire 2009-10 academic year.
The Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award recognizes student-athletes from nine sports (men’s and women’s basketball, football, baseball, softball, hockey, lacrosse, and men’s and women’s soccer) for achievement and excellence in the classroom, community, character, and competition.
“CoSIDA is thrilled to have the support of the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award,” said 2008-09 CoSIDA President Nick Joos. “The Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award and CoSIDA are winning teams as we are both dedicated to promoting intercollegiate athletics’ best and brightest.”
“The Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award has grown into the nation’s premier award for senior student-athletes,” said Gary Heise, President of Premier Sports Management, the company that manages the awards program. “Much of that success has been because of the enthusiastic support from Sports Information Directors from around the country who have embraced this award. Our team works with SIDs on a daily basis and we want to show our gratitude by partnering with CoSIDA. Our hope is that this partnership will further enhance the working relationship between our staff and SIDs.”
Lowe's is a new addition to the CoSIDA Corporate Partner Program. They now join ESPN, Internet Consulting Services (ICS), CollegeFanz Sports Network, DigiPix Art, the NCAA, CBS College Sports TV Network, TRZ Sports and Sports Systems, Inc. as $7500 and above CoSIDA corporate partners for the 2009-10 year.
ABOUT THE AWARD
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award honors the attributes of senior student-athletes in four areas: classroom, community, character and competition. The award program is designed exclusively for college seniors who are utilizing their complete athletic eligibility, remaining committed to their university and pursuing the many rewards that a senior season brings. For more information, visit
www.seniorclassaward.com.
ABOUT LOWE’S
With fiscal year 2008 sales of $48.2 billion, Lowe’s Companies, Inc. is a FORTUNE® 50 company that serves approximately 14 million customers a week at more than 1,650 home improvement stores in the United States and Canada. Founded in 1946 and based in Mooresville, N.C., Lowe’s is the second-largest home improvement retailer in the world. For more information, visit
www.Lowes.com.
ABOUT CoSIDA
Chartered in 1957, CoSIDA is the nation’s largest organization (over 2500 members) for intercollegiate sports communications and public relations professionals. CoSIDA, which founded the "Academic All-America” program, aims to build value and understanding for public and media relations, communications and information presentation within the intercollegiate athletics community. Among its primary overall objectives are to advance the standards, image and role of the sports public relations profession within the intercollegiate athletics community, to provide members with professional development opportunities through initial and continuing education programs, and advance the organization’s profile and image on the national, regional and campus levels. For more information visit
www.CoSIDA.com.