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The NCAA News - News and FeaturesThe NCAA News -- August 30, 1999
The evolution of sports information
Two of the organization's major awards, the Arch Ward Award and the Warren Berg Award, are presented annually to SIDs for noteworthy professional achievement. The Arch Ward Award, first presented in 1958, goes to a CoSIDA member who has made an outstanding contribution in the field of college sports information and by his or her prestige has enhanced the profession. The award is named in honor of Ward, a former sports reporter for the Chicago Tribune. The Warren Berg Award, first presented in 1985, goes to an SID who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of college sports information and especially in the college division. The award is named for the former sports information director at Luther College and past president of CoSIDA. ARCH WARD RECIPIENTS 1958 Lester Jordan, Southern Methodist 1959 John Cox, Navy 1960 Bob Paul, Pennsylvania 1961 Harold Keith, Oklahoma 1962 Fred Stabley Sr., Michigan State 1963 Wiles Hallock, Wyoming 1964 Ned West, Georgia Tech 1965 Don Pierce, Kansas 1966 Ernest Goodman, Howard 1967 Bob Culp, Western Michigan 1968 Eric Wilson, Iowa 1969 Wilbur Evans, Southwest Conference 1970 Baaron E. Pittenger, Harvard 1971 Tom Miller, Indiana 1972 Bill Young, Wyoming 1973 Bill Snypp, Ohio State 1974 Charley Thornton, Alabama 1975 Bill Callahan, Missouri 1976 Bob Hartley, Mississippi State 1977 Bob Bradley, Clemson 1978 Frank Soltys, Arizona 1979 Marvin Francis, Atlantic Coast Conference/Wake Forest 1980 Bill Whitmore, Rice 1981 Don Bryant, Nebraska 1982 Jones Ramsey, Texas 1983 Elmore Hudgins, Southeastern Conference 1984 Bill Esposito, St. John's (New York) 1985 Nick Vista, Michigan State 1986 Jim Mott, Wisconsin 1987 Roger Valdiserri, Notre Dame 1988 Marv Homan, Ohio State 1989 Dave Schulthess, Brigham Young 1990 Steve Boda, NCAA 1991 Haywood Harris, Tennessee 1992 Dave Wohlhueter, Cornell 1993 Tom Price, South Carolina 1994 John Humenik, Florida 1995 Howie Davis, Massachusetts 1996 Fred Nuesch, Texas A&M-Kingsville 1997 Dave Cawood, NCAA 1998 Bill Little, Texas 1999 Rick Brewer, North Carolina WARREN BERG RECIPIENTS 1985 Fred Nuesch, Texas A&I 1986 Pete Nevins, East Stroudsburg 1987 Garner Roberts, Abilene Christian 1988 Lee Bohnet, North Dakota 1989 Bob Kenworthy, Gettysburg 1990 George Ellis, North Dakota State 1991 John Carpenter, Slippery Rock 1992 Ken Cerino, Springfield 1993 Duane Schroeder, Wartburg 1994 Bill Cable, Northeast Missouri State 1995 Ron Lenz, South Dakota State 1996 J. Roger Dykes, Rochester Institute of Technology 1997 Jeff Hodges, North Alabama 1998 Roy Pickerill, Kentucky Wesleyan 1999 Pete Moore, Ithaca College |
Founded in 1957, the College Sports Information Directors of America is a member organization designed to help SIDs at all levels. CoSIDA sponsors annual workshops, recognizes outstanding work in the field of sports information and helps coordinate the selection of 10 Academic All-America teams. CoSIDA's membership has grown from 593 in1979 to a record 1,839 at last year's convention.