2020 Special Awards Recipients

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2020 Special Awards Announcements and Features
 
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CoSIDA Special Awards Announcements
• CoSIDA Hall of Fame (2/24/20)
• Arch Ward, Warren Berg, Rising Star, Achievement Awards (2/25/20)
• Haverbeck Trailblazer, Kenworthy Community Service, Lester Jordan, Bud Nangle (2/26/20)
• Keith Jackson Eternal Flame, Jake Wade (2/27/20)
• Lifetime Achievement, 25-Year (2/28/20)
9888 25-Year Award

Ricky Hazel – Stetson University


by Chuck Landon – Herald-Dispatch (Huntington, West Virginia) sports columnist
June 30, 2020
9895 25-Year Award

Mike Scala – Montclair State University


by Ira Thor – New Jersey City University, Assistant Director of Athletics for Strategic Communications and Marketing
June 30, 2020
9847 CoSIDA Hall of Fame Class of 2020

Bob Beretta – Army West Point


by Tim Volkmann – Rochester Institute of Technology Director of Athletic Communications
June 29, 2020
9887 25-Year Award

Scott Guise – York College of Pennsylvania


by Jill Guise – Johns Hopkins University Assistant Director of Athletic Communications
June 29, 2020
9886 25-Year Award

Joe Gorby – University of St. Francis (Ill.)


by Rob Bentley – Ferris State University Assistant AD/Communications
June 10, 2020
9861 Bob Kenworthy Community Service Award

Patrick Walsh – University of Arkansas at Little Rock


by Teddy Allen – Louisiana Tech University
June 8, 2020
9901 25-Year Award

Mark Wallington – UNLV


by W.G. Ramirez, Nevada-based sports writer
June 5, 2020
9896 25-Year Award

Greg Seitz – Jacksonville State University


by Shelly Poe – Auburn University, Assistant AD/Communications/Chair, CoSIDA Advocacy Committee and former CoSIDA President
June 5, 2020
9873 Lifetime Achievement Award

Joe Hernandez – Ball State University


by Tyson Mathews – Ball State University, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications
June 4, 2020
9858 Rising Star Award - University Division

Chas Dorman – Princeton University


by Mike Mahoney – University of Pennsylvania, Director of Athletic Communications
June 1, 2020
9857 Achievement Award (College Division)

Dan McDonnell – University of Southern Indiana


by John Kean – Missouri S&T, Sports Information Director/CoSIDA Board member
May 29, 2020
9880 25-Year Award

Scott Cummings – McKendree University


by Chris Mitchell – Washington University in St. Louis, Assistant AD for Communications
May 28, 2020
6668 Mary Jo Haverbeck Trailblazer Award

Sam Atkinson – Gallaudet


by Aaron Sagraves – Cornerstone University, Director of Athletics/former CoSIDA Board member and former NAIA-SIDA President
May 28, 2020
9849 CoSIDA Hall of Fame Class of 2020

Doug Hauschild – Dayton


by Krystal Warren – University of Dayton Associate AD for Athletics Communication/Student-Athlete Community Engagement
May 26, 2020
6282 Arch Ward Award

Judy Willson – Louisiana State University


Story compilation by Andy Seeley, Florida Atlantic University Senior Associate Athletics Director for External Relations and CoSIDA past president and Kent Lowe, LSU Sr. Associate Communications Director.
May 25, 2020
9883 25-Year Award

Steve Flegel – Whitworth University


by Bill Lamberty, Montana State Assistant AD - Athletics Communications
May 22, 2020
9872 Lifetime Achievement Award

Doug Dull – Retired CoSIDA Hall of Famer and Past President


by Patrick Stevens – Washington Post Contributor
May 21, 2020
6150 25-Year Award

Donny Nadeau – Saint Mary's University (Minn.)


by Ryan Klinkner – Saint John’s University (Minn.), Athletic Media Relations Director
May 21, 2020
9892 25-Year Award

Scottie Rodgers – Sun Belt Conference


by Jason Southard, Coast Guard Academy Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations
May 20, 2020
11125 Rising Star Award - College Division

Danielle Percival – Piedmont College


by Josh Cornwall, Agnes Scott College Assistant Director of Athletics for Communications
May 18, 2020
9894 25-Year Award

Jerry Price – Princeton University


by Craig Sachson, former Assistant AD for Communications at Princeton
May 15, 2020
9852 CoSIDA Hall of Fame Class of 2020

David Worlock – NCAA


by Jeff Hodges – North Alabama, Senior Associate Athletic Director – Communications
CoSIDA Secretary/CoSIDA Special Awards Committee

May 13, 2020
9874 Lifetime Achievement Award

Stew Salowitz – Illinois Wesleyan University


by Randy Kindred, retired sports editor of the Bloomington (Ill.) Pantagraph
May 12, 2020
9881 25-Year Award

Eric Etchison – Maryville College (Tenn.)


by Andrew Mindeman – Covenant College, Director of Athletics Communications
May 8, 2020
11042 Lifetime Achievement Award

Jeff Schwartz – North Dakota State University


by Mark Adkins – Morningside College, Sports Information Director
May 7, 2020
11039 25-Year Award

Layne Pitt – University of Wisconsin-Stout


by Logan Myhre – Stoutonia sports editor (UW-Stout student newspaper)
May 5, 2020
9871 Lifetime Achievement Year Award

Debbie Darrah – Texas A&M University (retired)


by Charean Williams – Pro Football Talk writer; past president of Pro Football Writers of America
May 4, 2020
9891 25-Year Award

Mike Robles – California Community College Athletic Association


by Mark Honbo – UC Davis Director of Athletics Communications
May 1, 2020
9851 CoSIDA Hall of Fame Class of 2020

Blake Timm – Great Northwest Athletic Conference


by Dave Reed – Colorado College, Associate Director of Athletics Communications
CoSIDA Special Awards Committee member
April 30, 2020
9898 25-Year Award

Jon Terry – Bucknell University


by Todd Newcomb, Bucknell University Senior Associate Director of Athletics/Director of Bison Club
April 29, 2020
7156 Lester Jordan Award

Bill Jones – Skidmore College


by Jim Seavey, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Director of Athletic Communications
April 28, 2020
9855 Warren Berg Award

Cindy Potter – Columbia College (Mo.)


by Mary Ann Mitchell, University of Missouri-St. Louis Associate Director of Athletics for Communications
April 24, 2020
9862 Bud Nangle Award

Tony Altobelli – Orange Coast College


by Jason Kehler, Orange Coast College Director of Athletics
April 22, 2020
9890 25-Year Award

Paul Misner – University of Dubuque


by Darren Miller, Director of Multimedia Programming, University of Iowa
April 20, 2020
9856 Achievement Award (University Division)

Kara Fisher – Michigan State University


by Jamie Baldwin, Michigan State Director of Athletic Communications/CoSIDA Special Awards Committee
April 9, 2020
9878 25-Year Award

Mark Bedics – NCAA


by John Painter, Colgate University Director of Athletic Communications
April 8, 2020
9870 Lifetime Achievement Year Award

Blair Cash – George Fox University/Multnomah University


by Blake Timm, Great Northwest Athletic Conference Assistant Commissioner For Communications
April 7, 2020
9899 25-Year Award

Kevin Trainor – University of Arkansas


by Bud Ford, University of Tennessee (retired)
April 3, 2020
9867 Jake Wade Award

Ivan Maisel – ESPN.com


by Claude Felton, University of Georgia Sr. Associate Athletic Director
April 2, 2020
9884 25-Year Award

Bill Franques – Louisiana State University


by Scott Rabalais, Baton Rouge Advocate
March 25, 2020
9900 25-Year Award

Mike Tuberosa – Drexel University


by Britt Faulstick, Drexel University Assistant Director, Media Relations, University Communications
March 18, 2020
9885 25-Year Award

Tom Galbraith – Simpson University


by Oliver Pierce, Former Gonzaga University Sports Information Director (Retired)
March 12, 2020
9876 Lifetime Achievement Award

Jim Vruggink – Purdue University (retired)


by Tom Schott, Purdue University Senior Director of Strategic Communications
March 9, 2020
9848 CoSIDA Hall of Fame Class of 2020

Kent Cherrington – Lasell University


by Jason Southard, Coast Guard Academy Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations
March 6, 2020
9850 CoSIDA Hall of Fame Class of 2020

Joe Mitch – USBWA/Missouri Valley Conference (retired)


by John Akers, Publisher of Basketball Times
March 4, 2020