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by Jeff Griesch – University of Nebraska, Senior Associate Communications Director - Operations
CSC Scholarship Committee
College Sports Communicators announced its newest class of scholarship and grant winners for the 2026-27 academic year on Wednesday, June 3, as the organization will distribute more than $50,000 to deserving students and schools in the coming year.
CSC Scholarship Committee members chose two schools to receive Phil Langan Graduate Internship Grants worth $17,500 each, one $6,000 postgraduate scholarship recipient and two $2,000 undergraduate scholarship winners, while continuing to distribute $1,000 scholarships to children of CSC members. The member-child scholarships are renewable for up to four years.
The scholarship and grant winners will be recognized during CSC’s annual convention at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, June 7-10. Since presenting the first graduate scholarship in 1981, CSC has provided more than $1 million in grants to students working in athletic communication offices at member institutions and conferences.
The 2025-26 Phil Langan Graduate Internship Grants ($17,500) were awarded to
Bismarck State College and
UC Santa Cruz. Bismarck State College Sports Information Coordinator
Logan Hoff leads a one-person shop under Director of Athletics
Jason Harris. The Bismarck State athletic department, which competes in the Frontier Conference, has grown exponentially in recent years since moving from a community college to the NAIA level. Over the past four seasons, the Mystics have increased their sport offerings from seven to 18 programs with plans to grow to 20 sports with the additions of football and competitive dance in 2027.
Director for Communications
Aaron Gray leads the media efforts under Director of Athletics and Recreation
Chris Spells at UC Santa Cruz. The lone full-time staff member in the Banana Slugs Communications Office, Gray coordinates media services for 15 NCAA Division III sports at the California school, which competes in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C). He also oversees the department’s marketing and branding strategy.
The Phil Langan Graduate Internship Grants, which have been awarded since 1999 when CSC expanded its scholarship program in order to foster interest in the athletic communications field, provide funds for athletic communications offices to hire a graduate intern on a one-year basis, hoping the success of the program can help the school demonstrate the need for future full-time assistance.
Phil Langan was a College Sports Communicators Hall of Famer who worked at Ithaca, Princeton and Brown. He passed away in November of 2009. He served CSC as secretary-treasurer and Digest editor from 1972 to 1977.
Emily Stoner claimed the Langston Rogers Postgraduate Scholarship ($6,000). Stoner, who earned her bachelor’s degree as a dual major in sports media and communications and advertising and public relations with a 4.0 GPA from Nebraska in May of 2025, spent the 2025-26 season as a graduate assistant in the Northwestern University Athletic Communications Office working under Senior Director of Athletic Communications and Strategic Initiatives Zach Wingrove. She is pursuing a master’s degree in sports administration.
The Langston Rogers Postgraduate Scholarship is named in honor of former College Sports Communicators President, Hall of Famer, Mary Jo Haverbeck Trailblazer and Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Langston Rogers, who served as the Sports Information Director at Ole Miss from 1981 until his retirement in 2010. The Langston Rogers Postgraduate Scholarship is designed to assist a rising minority or female student working in athletics communications offices who have expressed an interest in pursuing a career in athletics communications and require financial assistance for their education.
The Fred Nuesch Undergraduate Scholarship award ($2,000) was earned by
Chloe Green from Lewis-Clark State in Lewiston, Idaho, for the second consecutive year, while the Dave Wohlhueter Undergraduate Scholarship ($2,000) was awarded to
Chase Morris from Syracuse University.
Green has spent five semesters as a student intern and photographer in the Sports Information Office at Lewis-Clark, carrying a 4.0 GPA while pursuing a bachelor’s degree in applied science. She is on track to graduate in May of 2027. Green, who provides support for the Warriors in a one-person NAIA shop for Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information Alisha Alexander, also contributes graphic design, game management, videoboard display assistance and traditional media relations for the Warriors, who compete in the Cascade Collegiate Conference (CCC).
Morris claimed the Wohlhueter Scholarship to assist in completing his bachelor’s degree as a sports analytics major at Syracuse. Morris, who carries a 3.856 GPA, has served two seasons as a student assistant in the Syracuse Athletic Communications Office, primarily providing in-game statistics across multiple sports for the Orange. He is also scheduled to graduate in May of 2027.
To be eligible for either the Postgraduate or Undergraduate Scholarships, candidates must maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade-point average as full-time students and express an interest in pursuing a career in athletic communications.
The children of six CSC members will continue to receive support in 2026-27 from the CSC Member-Child Scholarship program, which began in 2014 and provides $1,000 awards renewable for up to four years annually.
All-Time CSC Honorees
Postgraduate Scholarship (Langston Rogers Scholarship and Wylie Smith Scholarship)
1981 Craig Bohnert, Evansville
1982 John Lashway, Oregon
1983 Jay Hill, Michigan
1984 Jonathan Dukes, Georgia Southern
1985 Brian Teter, Illinois State
1986 Mark Berger, Ohio
1987 Chris McMurry, Northern Arizona
1988 Angela Hultman, Mankato State
1989 Beth Haag, Iowa State
1990 Stephanie Grimes, Boise State
1991 Lana Bandy, Purdue
1992 Amy Stabley, Central Michigan / Robert Hester, Northern Illinois
1993 Will Roleson, Miami (Ohio)
1994 Randy Hayson, Illinois State
1995 Stuart McFarland, Missouri / Sally Krauss, Western Kentucky
1996 Jeff Griesch, Nebraska
1997 Chris Ambrose, Purdue / Jeff Griesch, Nebraska
1998 Chris Ambrose, Purdue / Brian Gunning, Marshall
1999 Brian Gunning, Marshall / Heidi Roth, Syracuse
2000 Mark Fratto, Maryland / Andy Knappick, Illinois State
2001 Brad Caudill, Eastern Michigan / Susan Seabrook, Alabama-Birmingham
2002 Michelle Kelley, Colgate / Sean Wright, Westminster (Mo.)
2003 Brad Fischer, Wisconsin-La Crosse / Lainie Guiddy, West Virginia
2004 Eric Braley, Northern Iowa / Kristopher Sears, Indiana
2005 Michael Potter, Ball State / Erin Whiteside, Penn State
2006 Chris Yandle, Marshall / Jessica Calderone, Southeast Louisiana
2007 Caroline Domecq, Georgia / Kyle Chilton, Southern Virginia
2008 Jared Verner, Northwest Missouri State / Kendra Lee, Ohio State
2009 Laurie Wild, Northern Iowa / Britney Wright, Florida State
2010 Grant Abston, Texas / Mariel Brady, St. John’s
2011 Andrew Lentz, Tennessee / Britney Reddick, Kutztown
2012 Carli Todd, DePaul / Joelle Milholm, Cal State Bakersfield
2013 Kim Carper, Vanderbilt / Joelle Milholm, Cal State Bakersfield
2014 Kati Morse, Southeastern Louisiana / Kyle Skene, Millsaps
2015 Andrew Forhan, Whitworth / Akilah Laster, Oklahoma
2016 James Hajek, Nebraska / Lorie Garnett, Nebraska
2017 Nicole Praga, Arizona State / Andrea Beene, Oklahoma
2018 Lauren Simpson, Illinois State / McKenzie Pavacich, Arizona State / Scott Vander Sloot, Ashland University
2019 Jordyn Ballard, Black Hills State / Tyler Roper, Utah Valley / Shaylee Souza, Arizona State
2020 Amber Dubois, North Florida / Tim Heiduk, Concordina (Calif.) / Mary Murray, Fairleigh Dickinson - Florham
2021 Nicole Remedios, Illinois State / Morgan Turner, Northeast Conference
2022 Amanda Scott, Lander / Grant Cook, Grace College
2023 Nick Schmieg, Slippery Rock / Brandon Wirth, Ferris State
2024 Paige Trutna, University of Nebraska / Coreyon Chester, Texas Woman's University
2025 Paige Trutna, University of Nebraska
2026 Emily Stoner, Northwestern University
Undergraduate Scholarship (Dave Wolhueter Scholarship and Fred Neusch Scholarship)
1999 Kate Adams, Iowa State / Michelle La Scola, Northern Illinois / Casey Taylor, Christopher Newport
2000 Daniel Dykstra, Wheaton (Ill.) / Kimberly Frederick, Manhattan / Bobbie Horstman, Iowa State
2001 Bobbie Horstman, Iowa State / Shayla Reiff, Mt. Vernon Nazarene / Dustin Roberts, Oklahoma
2002 Branie Davidson, Northwest Missouri State / Shante Gree, Fayetteville State / Teri LaJeunesse, Michigan Tech
2003 Kimberly Gray Folkes, Virginia Tech / Adam Holtz, Bethany Lutheran / Laura Schoenberger, Pittsburg State
2004 Cassie Chance, Mississippi State / Nick Kiger, Colorado State
2005 John Vogel, Youngstown State / Monique Bowman, Capital University
2006 Todd Zeidler, Bemidji / Amy Robertson, Mississippi State
2007 Caleb Hawley, Oregon State / Christina Marshall, James Madison
2008 Andrew Middleman, Baldwin-Wallace / Kevin Flora, University of the Cumberlands
2009 Carli Todd, Tampa / David Bodman, La Salle
2010 Michael Benson, Southern Illinois-Carbondale / James Rodriguez, Baldwin-Wallace
2011 Adam K. Moussa, Memphis / Erica LaBranche, Stonehill
2012 Jake Faber, Pittsburg State / Ashley Goettl, Wisconsin-River Falls
2013 Casey Bonk, Pittsburgh / Lucy Montgomery, Washington-St. Louis
2014 Mike Mulcahy, New Mexico / Kourtney Freiburger, Purdue
2015 Nathan Edwards, San Jose State / Marisa Lombardo, Alvernia
2016 Morgan Romans, Eastern Kentucky / Christy Effendie, UC Davis
2017 Christopher Lawrence, Alaska Anchorage / Bailey Knecht, Northeastern
2018 Victoria Mills, Fort Wayne / Chelsea Lombardo, Adelphi / Liam Pickhardt, Linfield College
2019 Joseph Haueter, Mount Union / Kai Henson, St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) / Gabriel Vegas-Valente, Nebraska
2020 Noah Syverson, Berry College / Hannah Dumaine, Bryant / Miles Whitling, Idaho
2021 Hannah Dumaine, Bryant / Noah Roleson, Indianapolis
2022 Maddie Peterson, Nebraska / Anna Fox, North Central
2023 Abbey Curtis, College of Charleston
2024 Payton McClowry, Wheaton College / Teagan Schreiber, University of Colorado
2025 Chloe Green, Lewis-Clark / Elijah Adams, Alfred State
2026 Chloe Green, Lewis-Clark / Chase Morris, Syracuse
Phil Langan Graduate Internship Grant
1999 Alabama A&M, Wright State
2000 Central Oklahoma, Urbana (Ohio)
2001 Central State (Ohio), Cheyney
2002 Eckerd College, Hardin-Simmons
2003 St. Francis (N.Y.), Tennessee Tech
2004 Carroll College
2005 Wesleyan University
2006 Bellarmine
2007 Central College of Iowa
2008 Grand Canyon University
2009 Lake Erie College
2010 Illinois Wesleyan
2011 Ursinus
2012 DePauw
2013 Chicago State
2014 Gallaudet
2015 Elmhurst College
2016 Post University
2017 Connecticut College
2018 Wright State / The Sage Colleges
2019 Benedict College / Westminster College (Mo.)
2020 St. Francis (Ill.) / Chicago State
2021 Adams State / Coppin State
2022 Northern Iowa / Cornerstone
2023 Ashland University / Wartburg College
2024 Coppin State / Sioux Falls
2025 Crown College / Millikin University
2025 Bismarck State College / UC Santa Cruz
Member-Child Scholarship
2014 Grace Neely (Kentucky)/Tony Neely (Kentucky)
Dakota Hawkins (Winthrop)/Michael Hawkins (Francis Marion)
2015 Brinley Lowe (North Carolina)/Bob Lowe (Berry College)
Lauren Dickerson (William & Mary)/Drew Dickerson (Atlantic 10 Conference)
2016 Fiona Lefresne (Missouri State)/Pete Lefresne (Saint Leo)
Daniel Ruple (Baldwin Wallace)/Kevin Ruple (Baldwin Wallace)
2017 Lauren Dickerson (William & Mary)/Drew Dickerson (Atlantic 10)
Kevin Mobley (Georgia)/Mike Mobley (Georgia)
2018 Peter Hartrick (Scranton)/John Hartrick (Binghamton)
Karlee Bird (Linfield College)/Kelly Bird (Linfield College)
2019 Sam Sadowski (Tufts)/Chuck Sadowski (Bridgeport)
Solomon Serba-Davis (North Carolina Wilmington)/Kyle Serba (North Carolina Central)
2020 McKenna DiCamillo (St. John Fisher)/Tom DiCamillo (State University of New York Athletic Conference)
Hailey Yellin (Maryland)/Jason Yellin (Maryland)
2021 Hollan Griesch (Nebraska)/Jeff Griesch (Nebraska)
Gavin Thor (Seton Hall)/Ira Thor (New Jersey City)
2022 Haylee Stancil (Lincoln Memorial))/Jay Stancil (Union (Ky.))
Shelby Kindhart (Missouri State)/Rick Kindhart (Missouri State)
2023 Abigail Henry (Worcester Polytechnic Institute))/Brian Henry (West Florida)
Tessa Wallington (UNLV)/Mark Wallington (UNLV)
2024 Tanner Caudill (Muskingum)/Tom Caudill (Muskingum)
Grady White (Colorado State)/Beau White (CSC)
2025 Addison Bentley (Central Michigan)/Robert Bentley (Ferris State)
Carter Bradley (Salisbury)/Stan Bradley (Salisbury)