2017 Special Awards Announcement & Feature Stories

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CoSIDA Special Awards will be presented at the 2017 CoSIDA Convention during Hall of Fame luncheon and Special Awards luncheon.
More details will be available soon.

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Updated May 24
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1
2017 CoSIDA Special Awards Announced; Awards Presented During June Convention in Orlando
by Tamara Flarup, University of Wisconsin, Emerita and Chair of the CoSIDA Special Awards Committee and Barb Kowal, CoSIDA Director of Professional Development and External Affairs
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FRIDAY, MARCH 3
Edward Hill, Jr., Howard University — Lifetime Achievement Award
by Romanda Noble-Watson, Claflin University Sports Information Director
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TUESDAY, MARCH 7
Dr. Robert Khayat, University of Mississippi — Dick Enberg Award
by Jim Seavey, Massachusettes Maritime Director of Sports Information and Intercollegiate Scheduling Coordinator
CoSIDA Academic All-America® Hall of Fame Committee member
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THURSDAY, MARCH 9
Carol Grills, Smith College — CoSIDA Hall of Fame
by Ann King, The Sage Colleges Director of Athletic Communications CoSIDA Special Awards committee member
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FRIDAY, MARCH 10
Bob Ziadie, King's College — 25-Year Award
by Dennis O'Donnell, University of Rochester Director of Athletic Communications
CoSIDA Special Awards Committee member
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15
Rob Schabert, Tennessee Tech University — Lifetime Achievement Award
by Larry Scott, Minnesota State University Moorhead (retired)/Special Awards Committee Member
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FRIDAY, MARCH 17
Mike Kern, Missouri Valley Conference — 25-Year Award
by Mary Ann Mitchell, University of Missouri St. Louis Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations
CoSIDA Special Awards Committee member
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MONDAY, MARCH 20
Paul Carson, University of Toronto, retired — Mary Jo Haverbeck Trailblazer Award
by Jack Neumann, University of Calgary (retired)/CoSIDA Special Awards Committee member
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TUESDAY, MARCH 21
Gregory Goings, Bowie State University — 25-Year Award
by Wayne Block, Coordinator of Athletic Marketing and Public Relations, Mesa Community College/CoSIDA Special Awards Committee member
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FRIDAY, MARCH 24
Charlie Fiss, Cotton Bowl Athletic Association — CoSIDA Hall of Fame
by Bud Ford, University of Tennessee, retired
Ford retired in 2011 after a 46-year career at Tennessee. A member of the CoSIDA Hall of Fame (2011), Ford was honored with the Arch Ward Award in 2006.
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MONDAY, MARCH 27
David Alexander, The College of Saint Rose — 25-Year Award
by Ann King, The Sage Colleges Director of Athletic Communications/CoSIDA Special Awards committee member
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29
Jack Frost, Winthrop University — Lifetime Achievement Award
by Will Parrish, Freelance Writer
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FRIDAY, MARCH 31
Roy Pickerill, Kentucky Wesleyan College — Lifetime Achievement Award
by Rick Meyers, Senior Consultant at Chanticleer Consulting, Cincinnati, Ohio
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MONDAY, APRIL 3
Bud Focht, Rider University — Lifetime Achievement Award
by Larry Dougherty, Temple University Senior Associate AD/Communications
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5
Tim Bourret, Clemson University — CoSIDA Hall of Fame
by John Heisler, University of Notre Dame Senior Associate Athletics Director
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THURSDAY, APRIL 6
Judy Willson, Mountain West Conference — 25-Year Award
by Blake Timm, Assistant Commissioner for Communications, Great Northwest Athletic Conference
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FRIDAY, APRIL 7
Dave Reed, Colorado College — CoSIDA Achievement Award (College Divsion)
by Diane Nordstrom, University of Wisconsin Associate Director of Athletic Communications CoSIDA Special Awards Committee vice chair
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MONDAY, APRIL 10
Matt Levy, Delaware Valley University — 25-Year Award
by Rob Cunningham, Rowan University Assistant Director of Athletic Communications
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TUESDAY, APRIL 11
Max Corbet, Boise State University — Lifetime Achievement Award
by Joe Nickell, Boise State University Assistant Athletic Director for Communications
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THURSDAY, APRIL 13
Larry Dougherty, Temple University — Bob Kenworthy Community Service Award
by Kevin Bonner, University of Pennsylvania Associate Athletic Director, Administration and Strategic Communications
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FRIDAY, APRIL 14
Tim Volkmann, SUNY Geneseo — Bill Esposito Community Service Award
by Mark Fleming, Moravian College Sports Information Director
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MONDAY, APRIL 17
Pete Kowalski, United State Golf Association — CoSIDA Hall of Fame
by Pete Moore, Syracuse University Director of Athletic Communications
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TUESDAY, APRIL 18
Megan Hardin, Southwestern University (Texas) — Rising Star Award (College Division)
by Dave Reed, Colorado College Athletic Communications Associate Director
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THURSDAY, APRIL 20
Steve Fenk, Oregon State University — 25-Year Award
by Blake Timm, Great Northwest Athletic Conference, Assistant Commission for Communications/CoSIDA Special Awards Committee
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FRIDAY, APRIL 21
Jeff Hodges, University of North Alabama — Arch Ward Award
by Shelly Poe, Auburn University Assistant Director of Athletics/Communications
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MONDAY, APRIL 24
Duane Schroeder, Wartburg College — CoSIDA Hall of Fame
by Larry Happel, Central College Communications Director/CoSIDA Special Awards Committee
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26
Blake Timm, Great Northwest Athletic Conference — Warren Berg Award
by Eric McDowell, Union College Assistant Athletic Director/Sports Information
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THURSDAY, APRIL 27
John Hartrick, Binghamton University — 25-Year Award
by David O’Brian, Associate Sports Information Director, Binghamton University
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FRIDAY, APRIL 28
Debbie Harmison White, Old Dominion University — CoSIDA Hall of Fame
by Debby Jennings, University of Tennessee Associate Athletics Director for Media Relations (retired)
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TUESDAY, MAY 2
Chelsey Chamberlain, University of New Mexico — Rising Star Award (University Division)
by Blake Timm, Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) Assistant Commissioner for Communications
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 3
Ed Cassiere, Xavier University of Louisiana — 25-Year Award
by Paul Just, Western Kentucky University Sports Information Director (retired)
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THURSDAY, MAY 4
Tom McGuire, Bloomsburg University — Lifetime Achievement Award
by Ann King, The Sage Colleges Director of Athletic Communications/CoSIDA Special Awards Committee
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FRIDAY, MAY 5
Tyler Cundith, Johnson County Community College — 25-Year Award
by Dave Reed, Colorado College Athletic Communications Associate Director
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MONDAY, MAY 8
Michelle Smith-McDonald — Jake Wade Award
by Barb Kowal, CoSIDA Director of Professional Development and External Affairs
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TUESDAY, MAY 9
Steve McCloskey, Mansfield University — Lifetime Achievement Award
by Ryan McNamara, Mansfield University Sports Information Director
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THURSDAY, MAY 11
Terry Owens, Beloit College — 25-Year Award
by Whitney Helm, Beloit College Department of Marketing & Communications/ Editor of The Terrarium
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FRIDAY, MAY 12
Chris Masters, Big Ten Conference — CoSIDA Achievement Award (University Division)
by Doug Vance, CoSIDA Executive Director
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 17
Jeff Nelson, Penn State University — Lester Jordan Award
by Jim Seavey, Massachusetts Maritime Academy Director of Sports Information/CoSIDA Academic All-America® Hall of Fame Committee member
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TUESDAY, MAY 23
Scott Strasemeier, United States Naval Academy — 25-Year Award
by Barb Kowal, CoSIDA Director of Professional Development and External Affairs
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 24
Frank Mercogliano, University of New Mexico — 25-Year Award
by Jason Erickson, Utah Valley University Assistant Director of Communications