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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
CollegeSportsCommunicators.com/Volunteer15. CSC committee service hours from meetings and other activities
can be submitted.
Any questions about the program can be sent to
Jeremy Rosenthal at
jeremy.Rosenthal@athletics.utexas.edu or
Liz Wacienga at
lwacienga@ncaa.org.
#Volunteer15 Continues to Break Records in 10th Anniversary
by Liz Wacienga – NCAA, Assistant Director of Media Coordination and Statistics // Goodwill and Wellness Committee Member - Volunteer 15 Chair
SEE FULL LIST OF VOLUNTEER 15 PARTICIPANTS
College Sports Communicators celebrated the 10
th anniversary of the #Volunteer15 program in record breaking fashion during the 2023-24 academic year, breaking four records including a new mark of 13,920 hours of community service among 162 participants.
With 89,571 hours accumulated over ten years, the 100,000 mark is on the horizon during year eleven.
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.
Seventeen individuals logged over 200 hours throughout the year. Those individuals are
Sam Atkinson (Gallaudet University),
Lindsey Branch (Montana Western),
Rob Carolla (Pro Volleyball Federation),
Josh Deer (Concordia-St. Paul),
Dom Donnelly (Tusculum University),
Katie Gonzales (Illinois Western University),
Ed Haas (Collegiate Water Polo Association),
Travis Jarome (Jackson State),
Joe Matthews (Emory & Henry),
Eric McDowell (retired Past President),
Patrick Murphy (Colorado School of Mines),
Ali Paquette (Middlebury College),
Greg Pellegrino (Penn State Abington),
Cindy Potter (Columbia College),
Jay Stancil (Appalachian Athletic Conference),
Ira Thor (New Jersey City University) and
Blake Timm (Pacific University).
For the sixth straight year, Haas led all participants with 1,590 hours. He continues to work with the West Sadsbury Township, Keystone Valley Fire District, and West Catholic High School.
The reign of NCAA Division III came to an end after they led the membership with participants for three straight years. NCAA Division I set their own record with 52 participants to lead the association.
The #Volunteer15 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 their hours using the online form at CollegeSportsCommunicators.com/Volunteer15. CSC committee service hours from meetings and other activities can be submitted.
Any questions about the program can be sent to Jeremy Rosenthal at
Jeremy.Rosenthal@athletics.utexas.edu
Volunteer hours can be accrued from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. Members can log hours online at any time throughout the year at
CollegeSportsCommunicators.com/Volunteer15.
2023-24 Volunteer 15 Breakdown
| Total Number of Participants |
162 |
| Total Number of Hours Logged |
13,920 |
| CSC Staff |
1 |
| NCAA Division I |
52 |
| NCAA Division II |
32 |
| NCAA Division III |
45 |
| NAIA |
14 |
| Two-Year |
7 |
| Canadian Institutions |
1 |
| Advocate Members |
4 |
| Other |
6 |
|
|
| 200+ hours |
17 |
| 101-200 hours |
19 |
| 51-100 hours |
25 |
| 30-50 hours |
31 |
| 1-29 hours |
70 |
2023-24 Volunteer 15 Participants
200+ hours
Sam Atkinson, Gallaudet University
Lindsey Branch, Montana Western
Rob Carolla, Pro Volleyball Federation
Josh Deer, Concordia-St. Paul
Dom Donnelly, Tusculum University
Katie Gonzales, Illinois Wesleyan University
Ed Haas, Collegiate Water Polo Association
Travis Jarome, Jackson State
Joe Matthews, Emory & Henry
Eric McDowell, Retired Past President
Patrick Murphy, Colorado School of Mines
Ali Paquette, Middlebury College
Greg Pellegrino, Penn State Abington
Cindy Potter, Columbia College
Jay Stancil, Appalachian Athletic Conference
Ira Thor, New Jersey City University
Blake Timm, Pacific University
101-200 hours
Amie Canfield, UMass Dartmouth
Gene Cassell, Washburn
Larry Dougherty, Temple
Bob Heller, Chestnut Hill College
Keonte’ Herrera, LSU
Ashleigh Jones, DePauw University
John Kean, Missouri S&T
Michael Kobylanski, Albertus Magnus College
Barb Kowal, College Sports Communicators
Dain McKee, Middlebury College
Miles McQuiggan, Coastal Athletic Association
Frank Mercogliano, The University of New Mexico
Jose Montoya, Eastern New Mexico University
John Paquette, Big East Conference
Mary Raskob, Bloomsburg
Kevin Trainor, University of Arkansas
Liz Wacienga, NCAA
Kendra Willard, Auburn University
Mike Williams, Illinois State University
51-100 hours
Robert Anderson, Creighton
Ken Badylak, Kentucky Wesleyan
Laurie Bollig, Advocate
Joe DiBari, Fordham
Joe Guistina, Lycoming College
Jeremy Hartigan, Cornell University
Geoff Henson, The University of Olivet
Ethan Hulsey, Millersville University
Danny Kambel, Spartanburg Methodist / College of Idaho
Alex King, University of Mount Olive
Brian Kipley, Aurora University
Chris Masters, UIC (Illinois Chicago)
Paul Misner, University of Dubuque
Chris Mitchell, Granite City School District #9
Tony Neely, University of Kentucky
A.J. O'Hagan, Monroe College – Bronx
Zach O’Kelley, University of Tennessee Southern
Steven Olveda, Chapman University
Darrell Orand, Coastal Carolina University
Jeremy Rosenthal, Texas
John Roushkolb, William Woods University
Greg Royce, Goucher College
Jeff Schwartz, Retired/North Dakota State University
Steve Sheridan, Union College
Drew Wilson, Averett University
30-50 hours
Roy Allen, Florida SouthWestern State College
Alan Babbitt, Hope College
Riley Baker, Washington State University
Rob Bentley, Ferris State University
Dave Beyer, Mississippi University for Women Athletics
Mark Fleming, Moravian University
Jared Gilmore, Crown College
Chad Grubbs, Hardin-Simmons University
Jim Heath, Old Dominion
Jeff Hodges, University of North Alabama
Nick Joos, Iowa State University
Ryan Klinkner, Saint John's University (Minn.)
Nick Kornder, NSIC
Morgan Lair, Texas Woman's
Dick Lipe, Bentley University
Emily Loux, MASCAC
Brian Lovellette, SLIAC
Brett Marhanka, Wheaton College
Chris Megginson, Stillman College
Dave Meyer, Miami University
Jim Miller, Tusculum University
Shelly Poe, Auburn University
Ashley Robbins, UMass Lowell
Andy Rogacki, D’Youville University
Dan Ruede, University of New Haven
Don Stoner, Augsburg University
Tony Venegas, Belmont Abbey College
Amy Villa, San José State University
Tim Volkmann, RIT
Steve Wideen, Kalamazoo College
Jenna Willhoit, University of Dayton
1-29 hours
Michael Abdella, St. Olaf College
Nick Askew, Bushnell University
Nathan Baliva, Monmouth College
Danny Barnts, CCAA
Brett Bosley, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Andrea Cannon, Loras College
Lisa Champagne, NESCAC
Chad Cooper, Temple University
John Czimbal, CCCAA
Christopher Day, Colorado Mesa University
Kim DeRitter, Kean University
Andy DeVito, The Ohio State University
Justin DeWeese, Goshen College
Chas Dorman, Princeton
Fran Elia, SUNY Cortland
Hillary Fisher, Anne Arundel Community College
Tom Galbraith, Randolph College
Andrew Gapinski, University Of South Florida
Ashley Gauer, Northern State University
Lindsay Graham, Simmons University
Karina Graziani, Carlow University
Jimmy Habecker, Keuka College
Larry Happel, Central College
Michael Hawkins, Francis Marion University
Liz Holbrook, University of Evansville
Jim Howell, Grand Canyon University
Jamie Howieson, UBC Okanagan
Regan Hunsaker, Southern Utah University
Brittany Iamele, Eckerd College
Aaron Johnson, Purdue Fort Wayne
Claire Johnson, University of Memphis
John Kelly Jr., Borough of Manhattan Community College
Candice Kelm, McLennan Community College
Austin Lagesse, Bethel University
Kevin Lanke, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
Josh Manck, Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Doug Monson, Stonehill College
Bryan Montgomery, Jesuit Dallas
Rich Moser, Eastern Illinois University
Katie Mucci, NCAA
Fred Nuesch, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Megan O'Brien, Monmouth University
Chris O'Connor, CCSU
Dennis O'Donnell, University of Rochester
Matthew Panto, Ivy League
Trevor Parks, Youngstown State University
Oliver Pierce, Gonzaga
Bridgette Robles, University of Richmond
Victoria Rundhaug, Ohio State University
Jordan Sarnoff, FDU
Derek Satterfield, Florida State
Kelsey Segren, Bushnell University
David Sherwood, Wingate University
Steve Shutt, High Point Rockers
Len Skoros, Hofstra University
Maria Slovikovski, Ohio State
Jim Stephan, Belmont Abbey
Donnie Smith, Southeastern University
Joe Templin, Charlotte
Tim Tessalone, USC (retired)
Airis Thomas, Winston-Salem State University
Joshua Walfish, Roosevelt University
Kendrell Watkins, Atlantic Sun Conference
Sammi Wellman, Riverside City College
Kelsey Whaley, The University of St. Thomas
Kevin White, Truman State
Ali Wilson, American Rivers Conference
Wilson Wong, Simon Fraser
Ryan Workman, Iowa State University
Volunteer 15 Yearly Breakdown
| Year |
Participants |
Hours |
CSC Staff |
NCAA DI |
NCAA DII |
NCAA DIII |
NAIA |
Two-Year |
Canadian |
Advocate |
Other |
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 |
|
|
|
17 |
15 |
34 |
25 |
1,300 - Edward Haas |
| 2022-23 |
162 |
13,920 |
1 |
52 |
32 |
45 |
14 |
7 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
17 |
19 |
25 |
31 |
1,590 - Edward Haas |