CoSIDA E-Digest May 2012 – 1 CoSIDA E-Digest May 2012 – 2 CoSIDA 2012 JUNE E-DIGEST Table of Contents • St. Louis Convention Information ....4-5 • CoSIDA Corner ....................................7 • Dave Wohlhueter Tribute ....................8 • St. Louis Convention FAQ ....................9 • St. Louis Convention Schedule .....10-15 • CoSIDA Cares ...............................17-18 • CoSIDA and TextCaster Agree to Partnership ........................21 • Ozzie Smith to Address CoSIDA ...23-24 • CoSIDA 2012 Award Winners .......26-29 • “Proposed Constitutional Changes” .. 31-33 • CoSIDA Resource Library to Open ....34 • Award Winner Releases ................35-81 • Football Writers Select Super 11 ......82 • Board Contact Information ...............83 • CoSIDA Service Providers .................84 • Buick Human Highlight Reel .............84 • 5 Questions with Jim Thies, Univ. of Wisconsin-River Falls ..86-87 • McGrath Honored at Butler ..............89 • CoSIDA Calendar ..............................90 • Capital One Academic All-America® Schedule .....................91 • Annual Membership Figures .............92 STAY UP TO DATE CHECK OUT THE Supporting CoSIDA > • Liberty Mutual ..............................30 • Allstate Sugar Bowl .......................89 • NCAA .............................................19 • ASAP Sports ..................................20 • NewTek ............................................6 • Capital One ....................................93 • NFL ...............................................88 CoSIDA • CBS Sports Network/Stat Crew .......6 • Populous ........................................16 • Eclaro ............................................55 • Rose Bowl Game ...........................16 CALENDAR • ESPN .............................................25 • SIDEARM Sports .............................2 • Fiesta Bowl ....................................55 • Sports Systems ..............................89 on P. 90 • Fox Sports .....................................88 • TRZ Sports/TEAMLINE .................16 • Heisman Trophy ............................30 CoSIDA E-Digest May 2012 – 3 2012 CoSIDA CONVENTION REGISTRATION INFORMATION Saturday-Tuesday, June 23-26, 2012 RENAISSANCE GRAND HOTEL St. Louis, Mo. • 800 Washington Avenue • St. Louis, Missouri 63101 ON-SITE REGISTRATION FEES: Costs to pay on-site registration in St. Louis as a walk-up registrant: CoSIDA members ($225.00); spouses, friends and children ($225.00); non-CoSIDA members ($325.00). Please remember that everyone who wishes to attend any of the 2012 Convention events (workshops, social events, luncheons/Special Awards Gala) must be registered.The exception to this is the Tuesday, June 26 Farewell Party/Reception at Busch Stadium. Tickets for CoSIDA registrants and guests (registered or unregistered) may be purchased at registration. See more details on page 5. HOTEL ROOM RATES: Due to the proximity of the event dates, online reservations are now closed at the CoSIDA hotel room rate. Please contact the hotel directly regarding availability at (314) 621-9600. Most room nights during the CoSIDA Convention are advance sellouts. GENERAL HOTEL WEBSITE: http://marriott.com/hotels/travel/stldt-renaissance-st-louis-grand-hotel/ CoSIDA E-Digest May 2012 – 4 Meet Me in St. LouiS Saturday-Tuesday, June 23-26, 2012 TheSe Are juST A feW of The preSenTerS, SpeAkerS And pAneLiSTS That WiLL be at The 2012 CoSidA ConvenTion Dick Enberg Ozzie Smith Rece Davis Dr. Don Ranly Pat Haden Erik Christianson Award-winning Major League ESPN College Professor Emeritus, USC Athletic Director NCAA Director of sports broadcaster/ Baseball Hall of Basketball & Football Missouri School of 1988 Academic Public and Media San Diego Padres’ TV Famer/motivational Studio Host Journalism All-America® Relations play-by-play speaker Hall of Fame announcer inductee Malcolm Moran Katie Richman Ronnie Ramos Laura Gentile Kevin DeShazo Dana Thomas Penn State Knight espnW Director of NCAA Managing Vice President Principal NCAA Assistant Chair in Sports Social Media Strategy Director of Digital espnW Fieldhouse Media Director of Social Journalism and Communications Media Strategies Society Twitter hashtag -- #cosida12 Patrick Powers Webster University Director of Digital Marketing and Communications http://cosida.com/workshops/convention12.aspx CoSIDA E-Digest May 2012 – 5 Innovative Solutions for graphics, film and TV production CoSIDA’s Official Continuing Education Video Production Provider CoSIDA E-Digest May 2012 – 6 NACDA_052-CoSIDA_Layout 1 5/22/12 3:18 PM Page 1 COSIDA | CORNER DAVE WOHLHUETER: A COSIDA TREASURE RETIRES recorded and mailed invoices year after year to a membership stretched Every campus should be so lucky as to have one — that across the United States and Canada to a roll that has grown to nearly 3,000 longtime athletics staff person who has become members, and given each of them a hand-written receipt to boot? synonymous with the institution, who can recount exploits of great teams recent and of days gone by, yet can And talk about the headaches of planning your family travels: Dave has still enthusiastically recognize former student-athletes handled the logistics of every CoSIDA Convention since Los Angeles in now visiting with their grandchildren. Shelly Poe 1977, when CoSIDA’s total membership was 550, to his 31st such session this summer — dealing with everything from room reservations to banquet Cornell University was fortunate to have that remarkable menus to welcome packets and speakers’ fees, sweating out the details individual personified in former director of sports while the rest of the membership enjoys a fabulous experience each communications Dave Wohlhueter, who spent 21 years summer. In Marriotts throughout the nation, the name of Wohlhueter is publicizing the Big Red before his retirement in 1998. revered and respected by convention planners and general managers Even today, Wohlhueter continues to be an active part of through the banquet servers, bellhops and housekeeping staffs. the Ithaca community. Yet through the tremendous growth of CoSIDA, and the amazing changes Yet even more than Cornell, the College Sports in the world at large during the past four decades, Wohlhueter has remained Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) have relied not only personally efficient and effective, but he has held those of us in the on Dave Wohlhueter during an incredible term of service business of athletics communications to a high standard of professionalism. as our treasurer, a period encompassing 35 years that will conclude in June with his retirement after handling the He believes in “dotting i’s and crossing t’s,” and no one could have logistics of another great convention for us in St. Louis. In demonstrated better the meaning of “a penny saved is a penny earned.” a CoSIDA tradition filled with great athletics Dave is not hesitant to speak his mind, sometimes forcefully, about what he Dave Wohlhueter administrators, Dave Wohlhueter is both a living legend feels is best for the greater good, but yet he’s charming enough to coax a and an organizational treasure. full contingent of SID spouses up at an early hour to staff registration each year. He sweats the small stuff, because his passion for his profession and In recognition of his outstanding CoSIDA tenure and dedication to all the coaches and athletes he has served through it is larger than even his communications and student-athletes, Wohlhueter will receive two generous heart can hold. distinguished honors at the 2012 CoSIDA Convention. He will receive the Lester Jordan Award, presented annually for exemplary service to the The legacy of Dave Wohlhueter to our organization is simple but Capital One Academic All-America program and promotion of the student- profound: while times change, communication vehicles and outlets athlete, and also becomes only the second CoSIDA member to receive the change, technologies change, the ability to tell the story of your student- Distinguished Service Award. athletes and athletics teams and their ability to bring recognition and enhancement to your campus in so many ways is the REAL impact of a A native of Colden, N.Y., Wohlhueter graduated from Ithaca College in great communicator. 1960 with a bachelor’s degree in the then-cutting-edge field of television- radio broadcasting. After a tour in the U.S. Army, he served as sports Despite his computer skills, he’s “old-school” enough to continue to director for radio station WDOS in Oneonta, N.Y., before beginning his remind us that people come first, communicating means connecting, and career in sports information at Ithaca College (1965-67), then Bucknell the personal touch is still vital in getting others interested and invested in (1967-77) and Cornell (1977-98). your message. As a communications professional, his résume is stellar: member of press Wohlhueter understands that athletics is still, at heart, a people business, services staffs at National Sports Festivals, Pan-American Games, World and he believes in the values that come from teamwork, shared goals and University Games and the 1996 Summer Olympics; recipient of the Arch a level playing field for all participants. He takes pride in holding himself Ward award from CoSIDA (for outstanding achievement at the college to high professional standards and encourages others toward that aim. He division) and the Bob Kenworthy Community Service award; the Wilbur exemplifies what it has always meant to be a sports information director in Snypp