Volunteer 15 is an initiative launched in 2014-15 to get College Sports Communicators members more involved in their communities. CSC members promote the great civic works done by their athletics teams but there is no promotion, or very little, about our members doing community service either with these teams or independently. CSC members are encouraged to volunteer at least 15 hours of community service each academic year, then submit your hours using the online form at
. CSC committee service hours from meetings and other activities
That’s just what College Sports Communicators did for the ninth straight year, setting a new standard in the #Volunteer15 program with 13,630 hours throughout the 2022-23 academic year.
The program has set a record every year since its inception in 2014-15 and has totaled 75,651 hours of community service over the past nine years.
Participants continue to give back to their communities in diverse capacities including serving on committees and board positions, public servants, leading church production teams and nurseries, beautifying their neighborhoods and so much more. It comes as no surprise that participants found ways to incorporate sports by volunteering at local events, coaching and officiating youth leagues, and aiding media coordination for professional sporting events.
Another record established this year was the number of participants that logged over 200 hours with 18 individuals reaching the double-century mark. Those individuals are
(Concordia-St. Paul),
Additionally, Haas led all participants for the fifth straight year after tallying over 1,300 hours with the West Sadsbury Township Planning Commission. For the third straight year, NCAA Division III led the way with 40 participants.
Volunteer hours for the upcoming academic year can be accrued from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. Members can log hours online at any time throughout the year at
The Volunteer 15 program is an initiative launched in 2014-15 by the Goodness and Wellness Committee to get College Sports Communicators members more involved in their communities. CSC members promote the great civic works done by their athletics teams but there is no promotion, or very little, about our members doing community service either with these teams or independently. CSC members are encouraged to volunteer at least 15 hours of community service each academic year, then submit your hours using the online form at
. CSC committee service hours from meetings and other activities can be submitted.
200+ hours
Alisha Alexander, Lewis-Clark State College
Fred Baer, College of San Mateo / San Mateo County Community College District
Rob Carolla, Past President
Josh Deer, Concordia-St. Paul
Ed Haas, Collegiate Water Polo Association
Bryan Marshall, Millikin University
Joe Matthews, Emory & Henry
Greg Pellegrino, Penn State Abington
Cindy Potter, Columbia College
Dan Ruede, University of New Haven
Paul Smith, Missouri Western
Jay Stancil, Appalachian Athletic Conference
Ken Sweeten, Southern Connecticut State University
Ira Thor, New Jersey City University
Bill Wagner, DePauw University
Beau White, CSC Staff
Judy Willson, Geneva College
Blake Timm, Great Northwest Athletic Conference
101-200 hours
Sam Atkinson, Gallaudet University
Ryan Davis, Missouri Valley Conference
Tom Emberley, Farmingdale State College
Katie Gonzales, Illinois Wesleyan
Danny Kambel, College of Idaho
John Kean, Missouri S&T
Barb Kowal, College Sports Communicators
Miles McQuiggan, Colonial Athletic Association
Frank Mercogliano, The University of New Mexico
Chris Mitchell, Granite City School District #9
Ali Paquette, Middlebury College
Bill Powers, Hawai'i Pacific
Len Skoros, Hofstra University
Jill Weigel, Neumann University
David Worlock, NCAA
51-100 hours
Ken Badylak, Kentucky Wesleyan
Rob Bentley, Ferris State University
Laurie Bollig, College Sports Communicators
Amie Canfield, UMass Dartmouth
Patricia Constantin, Our Lady of the Lake University
Michael Damon, Montverde Academy
Jeff Garvin, Heidelberg University
Joe Guistina, Lycoming College
Larry Happel, Central College
Jeremy Hartigan, Cornell University
Jim Heath, Old Dominion
Shelby Hild, Baylor University
Ryan Hilgemann, Augustana (SD)
Ashleigh Jones, DePauw University
Candice Kelm, McLennan Community College
Michael Kobylanski, Albertus Magnus College
Josh Manck, Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Eric McDowell, Past President
Pete Moore, Syracuse
Anthony O'Hagan, Yeshiva University
Jayson Ameer Rasheed, University of Hartford
Mary Raskob, Bloomsburg
Jeremy Rosenthal, Texas
Greg Royce, Goucher College
Jeff Schwartz, Retired, North Dakota State University
David Sherwood, Wingate University
Kelly Vergin, Nazareth University
Tim Volkmann, RIT
Liz Wacienga, NCAA
James Wagner, Stevenson University
Todd Wetmore, Liberty University
Steve Wideen, Kalamazoo College
Drew Wilson, Averett University
Mike Williams, Illinois State University
30-50 hours
Brian Alden, University of South Carolina
Roy Allen, Florida SouthWestern State College
Alan Babbitt, Hope College
Jeffrey Bernstein, NYU
Lindsey Branch, Montana Western
Tommy Chasanoff, University of the Cumberlands
Mark Fleming, Moravian University
Doug Hauschild, Dayton
Geoffrey Henson, Olivet College
Jeff Hodges, University of North Alabama
Brian Howard, Norfolk State
Nick Huntimer, Dakota State University/North Star Athletic Association
Jeff Kelly, Austin College
Ryan Klinkner, Saint John's University (Minn.)
Morgan Lair, Texas Woman's University
Dick Lipe, Bentley University
Chris Megginson, Stillman College
John Paquette, Big East Conference
Shelly Poe, Auburn University
Martin Radosevic, Fairmont State
Maria Slovikovski, Ohio State University
Donnie Smith, Southeastern University
Josh Van Valkenburg-Gernert, South Dakota Mines
Sammi Wellman, Citrus College
Jenna Willhoit, University of Dayton
1-29 hours
Nick Askew, Bushnell University
Nathan Baliva, Monmouth College
Dave Beyer, Mississippi University for Women
Lindy Brown, Duke University
Evann Carpenter, Chowan University
Sean Cartell, Sun Belt Conference
Tom Caudill, Muskingum University
Chris Day, Colorado Mesa University
Dominique Del Prete, Union College
Justin DeWeese, Goshen College
Dom Donnelly, Tusculum
Fran Elia, SUNY Cortland
Hillary Fisher, Anne Arundel Community College
Ryan Gallant, Utah
Daniel Gallegos, Arkansas Tech University
Caleb Garner, Arkansas State University
Jimmy Habecker, Keuka College
Michael Hawkins, Francis Marion University
Matthew Horrocks, Jessup University
Jim Howell, GCU
Noah Hughes, Spalding University
John Kelly Jr., Borough of Manhattan Community College
Heather Kennedy, St. Mary’s (TX)
Stacey LaDew, Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Josh Lively, University of Tennessee
Kevin Maloney, Jones college
Brett Marhanka, Wheaton College (IL)
Donavon Martin, Malone University
Mike Miranto, Daemen University
Doug Monson, Stonehill College
Patrick Murphy, Colorado School of Mines
Megan OBrien, Monmouth University
Chris OConnor, CCSU
Zach O’Kelley, University of Tennessee Southern
Hunter Overholt, Stephen F. Austin
Matt Panto, Ivy League
Joe Prisco, Tulane University
Jacob Sanders, Central College
Cody Soto, Baylor Athletics
Jim Stephan, Belmont Abbey
Don Stoner, Augsburg University
Kevin White, Truman State University
Lindsey Williams, Great Lakes Valley Conference
Ryan Wronkowicz, Lourdes University
Volunteer 15 Yearly Breakdown
| Year |
Participants |
Hours |
CSC Staff |
NCAA DI |
NCAA DII |
NCAA DIII |
NAIA |
Two-Year |
200+
hours |
101-200 hours |
51-100 hours |
30-50 hours |
Leader |
| 2014-15 |
61 |
3546 |
4 |
15 |
16 |
25 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
11 |
19 |
32 |
224 - Chris Wenzler |
| 2015-16 |
64 |
3864 |
4 |
20 |
11 |
23 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
11 |
26 |
36 |
270 - Jacob VanRyn |
| 2016-17 |
72 |
5679 |
4 |
26 |
15 |
22 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
16 |
30 |
45 |
1210 - Edward Haas |
| 2017-18 |
75 |
6357.25 |
4 |
23 |
13 |
26 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
14 |
27 |
42 |
1032 - Ira Thor |
| 2018-19 |
80 |
8092.75 |
4 |
23 |
18 |
22 |
11 |
2 |
7 |
18 |
32 |
50 |
1696 - Edward Haas |
| 2019-20 |
136 |
10,252 |
4 |
42 |
24 |
47 |
13 |
3 |
7 |
15 |
22 |
35 |
1,740 - Edward Haas |
| 2020-21 |
116 |
11,338 |
3 |
36 |
22 |
39 |
8 |
1 |
11 |
16 |
19 |
28 |
1,700 - Edward Haas |
| 2021-22 |
148 |
12,892 |
2 |
32 |
34 |
47 |
19 |
7 |
16 |
14 |
28 |
29 |
1,356 - Edward Haas |
| 2022-23 |
136 |
13,360 |
3 |
34 |
29 |
40 |
15 |
7 |
18 |
15 |
34 |
25 |
1,300 - Edward Haas |