This profile (below) on 2011 25-Year Award recipient
Brian DePasquale, University of Albany Associate AD for Communications and Media Relations, is the 15th in a series of profiles and features on CoSIDA's 2011 Special Awards recipients.
See link to original release and the March/April schedule of the Special Award profiles/features, below.
THE CoSIDA SPECIAL AWARDS FEATURES SERIES
March
Tue. 1 Special Awards general announcement
Thr. 3 Capital One Academic All-America Hall of Fame release
Thr. 3 Ann King (The Sage Colleges): 25-Year Award
Tue. 8 Kent Cherrington (Plymouth State University): 25-year Award
Thr. 10 Justin Doherty (University of Wisconsin): Arch Ward Award
Tue. 15 Rob Knox (Kutztown University): Rising Star Award (College Division)
Thr. 17 Jim Daves (University of Virginia): 25-Year Award
Tue. 22 Diane Nordstrom (University of Wisconsin): 25-Year Award
Thr. 24 Chevonne Mansfield (SWAC): Rising Star Award (University Division)
Tue. 29 Dr. Bill Smith (University of Arkansas): Bob Kenworthy Community Service Award
Thr. 31 Kevin Ruple (Baldwin-Wallace College): Lester Jordan Award
April
Tue. 5 Rich Herman (Clarion): CoSIDA Hall of Fame & Warren Berg Award
Thr. 7 Paul Madison (Western Washington): CoSIDA Hall of Fame
Tue. 12 Charles Bloom (Southeastern Conference): CoSIDA Hall of Fame
Thr. 14 Thomas Nelson (St. Cloud State University): 25-Year Award
Thr. 21 Mark Beckenbach (Ohio Northern): CoSIDA Hall of Fame
Tue. 26 Brian DePasquale (University of Albany): 25-Year Award
Thr. 28 Debby Jennings (University of Tennessee): Trailblazer Award
May
Tue. 3 Walt Riddle (Saint Leo University): Lifetime Achievement Award; and 25-Year Award
Fri. 6 Tom Kroeschell (Iowa State): 25-Year Award
Tue. 10 Mike Moran (USOC); Lifetime Achievement Award
Thr. 12 Joe Seil (Nazareth): 25-Year Award
Tue. 17 A. John Pearson (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference): Lifetime Achievement Award
Thr. 19 David Moross (Colorado College): 25-Year Award
Tue. 24 Dan McDonald (Northwestern State [La.] and Southwestern Louisiana: CoSIDA Hall of Fame
Thr. 26 Dave Beyer (Mercer University): 25-Year Award
Tue. 31 Lee Corso (ABC/ESPN Sports): Jade Wade Award
other profiles in the schedule to be announced; schedule subject to change
by Ann King, Sports Information Director at the Sage Colleges
Brian DePasquale serves as the University at Albany's Associate Athletics Director for Communications and Media Relations and will receive a 25-Year Award from CoSIDA during the 2011 Convention taking place at the Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort in June.
DePasquale is responsible for the publicity and promotion of the school's 19 varsity sports, producing a television and radio package for football and basketball, managing the development of the athletic web site (www.ualbanysports.com), and publicizing the New York Giants football training camp which is held at Albany's facilities.
Prior to joining the Albany athletics department in 1994, DePasquale previously served as assistant sports information director at Colgate University (1988-94), sports information director at Drexel University (1985-88), and information director for the East Coast Conference (1983-85).
DePasquale has worked at numerous United States Golf Association (USGA) championships, including the U.S. Open from 1993-2010. He also served as a press officer at the 1992 XVI Winter Olympic Games in Albertville, France.
He received a B.A. in journalism and a master's degree in athletic administration from The Ohio State University.