CoSIDA Hall of Fame
* Veterans Committee Hall of Fame inductees represent former sports information professionals of distinction from the past whose professional and personal deeds and accomplishments helped make possible the stature of the sports information profession today. The inaugural class was named on June 25, 2009 at the San Antonio Convention.

2018

B.L. Elfring University of Southern Maine	Steve Hatchell National Football Foundation	Ed Hill, Jr. Howard University (retired)	Bill Jones Skidmore College	Mike Kirk University of Central Oklahoma (retired)	Diane Nordstrom University of Wisconsin

2017

Tim Bourret Clemson University	Charlie Fiss Goodyear Cotton Bowl Athletic Association	Carole Grills Smith College (retired)	Pete Kowalski* United States Golf Association Penn State/Rutgers	Duane Schroeder Wartburg College (retired/deceased)	Debbie Harmison White Old Dominion (retired)

2016

Julie Bennett Baylor University	Doug Dull American University	Nordy Jensen* Western Athletic Conference/San Jose State	Rick Leddy Southern Connecticut State (retired)	Steve McCloskey Mansfield University	Tim Tessalone USC

2015

Anne Abicht St. Cloud State	Larry Dougherty Temple University	George Gallet* University of Miami (deceased)	Paul Just Western Kentucky University

 

Kenny Klein University of Louisville	Bob Nygaard Minnesota Duluth	Sheila Stevenson Rowan University

2014

Wayne Block Christopher Newport University/Mesa Community College	Alan Cannon Texas A&M University	Samuel Jefferson, Jr.* Jackson State University	Nick Joos Baylor University	Bill Wagner DePauw University

2013
Justin Doherty, University of Wisconsin
Bernadette Cafarelli, University of Notre Dame
Jim McGrath, Butler University
Wally Johnson, St. Lawrence University
Jim Seavey, Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Fred Stabley, Jr., Central Michigan University *

2012
Debbie Copp, University of Oklahoma
Tom Di Camillo, Pacific West Conference
Sue Edson, Syracuse University
Lawrence Fan, San Jose State University
Fred Huff, Southern Illinois-Carbondale *
Charles (Chuck) Prophet, Mississippi Valley State
Kennan Timm, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

2011
Mark Beckenbach, Ohio Wesleyan
Charles Bloom, Southeastern Conference
Rich Herman, Clarion University
Paul Madison, Western Washington University
Dan McDonald, Northwestern State (La.) *

2010
Max Corbet, Boise State
Roger Crosley, Emerson College
John Eggers, Oregon State *
Larry Happel, Central College
Carol Hudson, Old Dominion
Dave Kellogg, U.S. Air Force Academy *
Barb Kowal, CoSIDA/Texas/Connecticut

2009
Paul Allan, Minnesota State-Mankato
Tammy Boclair, Vanderbilt
Louis Bonnette, McNeese State
William "Bill" Hamilton, South Carolina State
Carl “Ace” Higgins, LSU*
Herb Hartnett, Pennsylvania/Maryland *
Phil Langan, Ithaca/Princeton/Cornell/Brown University *
Eric McDowell, Union College
Bill Sansing, Texas *

2008
Steve Roberts, Valdosta State (Retired)
Kevin Ruple, Baldwin-Wallace
Jim Wright, NCAA

2007
Dennis O’Donnell, Rochester
Tam Flarup, Wisconsin
Rod Commons, Washington State

2006
Stan Green, Oklahoma Christian
Ann King, College of New Jersey
Shelly Poe, West Virginia

2005
Gary Anderson, Nebraska-Omaha
Bo Carter, Big 12 Conference
Bill Hancock, NCAA

2004
Bob Condron, U.S. Olympic Committee
Jack Neumann, Calgary
Jim Vruggink, Purdue

2003
Chris Anderson, Nebraska
John Heisler, Notre Dame
Dave Wrath, Augustana

2002
Debby Jennings, Tennessee
Dick Lipe, Bentley
Mike Moran, U.S. Olympic Committee

2001
Bob Cornell, Colgate
Claude Felton, Georgia
Bud Ford, Tennessee

2000
Paul Newman, Edinboro
Larry Smith, Arkansas Tech
Doug Vance, Kansas

1999
Emil Parker, Davidson
Tim Petermann, Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Roy Pickerill, Kentucky Wesleyan

1998
Ed Given, Middle Tennessee
David Housel, Auburn
Pete Moore, Ithaca College
Budd Thalman, Penn State

1997
Jeff Hodges, North Alabama
Arnie Sgalio, Big Sky Conference/ESPN
June Stewart, Vanderbilt

1996
Ed Carpenter, Boston University
Fred Casotti, Colorado
Ken Cerino, Springfield

1995
Mary Jo Haverbeck, Penn State
Mike Mahon , Drake
Al Shrier, Temple

1994
Sam Goldman, San Francisco State
Jack Grinold, Northeastern
Larry Kimball, Syracuse

1993
Hal Cowan, Oregon State
John Humenik , Florida
Bud Nangle, Northern Illinois

1992
Larry Heimburger, Western Illinois
Bill Little, Texas
Dave Young, Miami (Ohio)

1991
Rick Brewer, North Carolina
Larry Scott, Moorhead State

1990
Bob Kenworthy, Gettysburg
Langston Rogers, Mississippi

1989
John Carpenter, Slippery Rock
Howie Davis, Massachusetts
Gil Heard, Northern Michigan

1988
Bill Cable, Northeast Missouri
George Ellis, North Dakota State
Bennie Thomas, Southern (La.)

1987
Don Briggs, Kearney State
Pete Nevins, East Stroudsburg
Garner Roberts, Abilene Christian

1986
Ed Alsene, Illinois Wesleyan
Dave Wohlhueter, Cornell
Jack Zane, Maryland

1985
George Wine, Iowa

1984
Bill Esposito, St. John’s
Haywood Harris, Tennessee

1983
Fred Nuesch, Texas A&M Kingsville
Bob Peterson, Minnesota
Wendy Weisend, Virginia Tech

1982
Hal Bateman, Air Force
Donn Bernstein, ABC-TV
Ralph Carpenter, Texas A&M

1981
Tom Price, South Carolina
Roger Valdiserri, Notre Dame

1980
Dave Cawood, NCAA
Don Cunningham, Bowling Green
Joe Sherman, Clemson/Florida/NCAA

1979
Jim Mott, Wisconsin
Ted Nance, Houston
Dave Schulthess, Brigham Young

1978
Norman Carlson, Florida
Paul Manasseh, Louisiana State
Richard Page, Massachusetts

1977
Lee Bohnet, North Dakota
Bill Holmes, Texas Tech
Pat Quinn, Oklahoma State

1976
Elmore Hudgins, Vanderbilt
Ben Mintz, Cornell
Jones Ramsey, Texas
Bill Whitmore, Rice

1975
Don Bryant, Nebraska
Nick Vista, Michigan State

1974
Jim Brock, Texas Christian
Paul Morrison, Drake
Charles Thornton, Alabama

1973
Jim Tarman, Penn State
Otis Wile, Oklahoma State
Pepper Wilson, Dayton

1972
Bob Bradley, Clemson
Bill Callahan, Missouri
Tom Doherty, Rhode Island
Vic Kelley, UCLA

1971
Baaron Pittenger, Harvard
Horace Renegar, Tulane
Rea Schuessler, Alabama

1970
Warren Berg, Luther
Harry Burrell, Iowa State
Tom Miller, Indiana
George Wright, Baylor
Bill Young, Wyoming

1969
John Bentley, Nebraska
Joe Cahill, Army
Charles Callahan, Notre Dame
Ted Carpenter, Marquette
Jim Coogan, Penn State
Robert Cook, Indiana
John Cox, Navy
Bob Culp, Western Michigan
Homer Dunham, Western Michigan
Ted Emery, Gator Bowl
Les Etter, Michigan
Wilbur Evans, Texas
Charles Flynn, Illinois
Marvin Francis, Wake Forest
Billy Gates, Mississippi
Ernest Goodman, Howard
Wiles Hallock, Wyoming
Bob Hartley, Mississippi State
Les Jordan, Southern Methodist
Harold Keith, Oklahoma
Joseph T. Labrum, Pennsylvania
Art Lentz, Wisconsin
Don Liebendorfer, Stanford
Ted Mann, Duke
H.B. McElroy, Texas A&M
Bob Paul, Pennsylvania
Walt Paulison, Northwestern
Don Pierce, Kansas
J.W. Ridings, Texas Christian
George Shiebler, New York University
Wilbur Snypp, Ohio State
Frank Soltys, Arizona
Perry Sorenson, Utah
Fred Stabley Sr., Michigan State
Mike Tobin, Illinois
Jake Wade, North Carolina
Ned West, Georgia Tech
Eric Wilson, Iowa
Robert Woodworth, Purdue