Six-Member Hall of Fame Highlights CoSIDA's 2019 Special Award Honorees
Dave Lohse – North Carolina, Associate Director of Athletic Communications
A leader for diversity and inclusion with a rich background in publicizing NCAA national champions.
The anchor of the athletic communications office at UNC, Lohse has worked at UNC since 1979 when he began his career in the Tar Heel sports information office. Over this time, Lohse has worked directly with teams that have won 19 NCAA Division I National Championships: 15 titles in women's soccer and four NCAA championships in men's lacrosse. He also assisted with the Tar Heel men’s basketball national championship teams in1982 and 1993.
Lohse has worked on the staff of two Olympic Games - in 1988 at Seoul, Korea as U.S. Olympic committee press officer for diving and yachting, and in 1996 in Atlanta as media director for the Aquatics Venue (located at Georgia Tech).
Lohse has numerous present and past accomplishments. He received a 2016 CoSIDA Achievement Award, given to an associate or assistant director of athletic communications for outstanding service. He also was a founding member of the CoSIDA Diversity and Inclusion Committee. In 2014, Lohse received the Ernie Williamson Award from the UNC Department of Athletics, a honor given for service to UNC student-athletes and staff over the years. He has also won more than 50 CoSIDA publication awards.
Lohse earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Purdue University in 1977 with distinction, majoring in political science and being elected Phi Beta Kappa.