May 2011 • CoSIDA digest – 2 COSIDA MAY DIGEST Marco Island Convention on the Horizon Table of Contents . CoSIDA Seeking Board of Directors Nominations .......................... 4 Supporting CoSIDA 2011 CoSIDA Convention Registration Information ........................ 6 > Convention Schedule and Featured Speakers .....................7, 9-14 • Allstate Sugar Bowl ................ 15 Jackie Joyner-Kersee to Receive Enberg Award ....................20-21 CoSIDA Award Winner Feature Stories • ASAP Sports ............................. 8 Hall of Fame - Mark Beckenbach ............................................ 25 • CBS College Sports ................. 4 Hall of Fame - Charles Bloom ................................................. 26 Hall of Fame/Warren Berg Award - Rich Herman .................... 27 • ESPN ....................................... 60 Hall of Fame - Paul Madison ................................................... 28 • Fiesta Bowl ............................. 15 Trailblazer Award - Debby Jennings ........................................ 29 25-Year Award - Brian DePasquale ......................................... 30 • Heisman Trophy ..................... 45 25-Year Award - Tom Kroeschell ............................................. 31 • Liberty Mutual ......................... 45 25-Year Award - Tom Nelson ................................................... 32 25-Year Award/Lifetime Achievement - Walt Riddle ................ 33 • Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award .. 5 Academic All-America Hall of Fame Inductees Announced.....34-37 ECAC-SIDA Presents Awards .................................................38-40 • NCAA ....................................... 53 Jack Grinold Honored by Northeastern ........................................ 41 • NFL .......................................... 58 Michael MacEachern Receives Ike Pearson Award from NAIA .... 42 Five Questions with Brad Sutton .................................................. 43 • Populous ................................... 5 Mike Mahon Honored by Drake Relays ........................................ 44 • Rose Bowl Game ..................... 5 Bob Brooks Passes Away ............................................................. 46 Steve Colquitt Receives Award from SWIMMING World .............. 47 • SIDEARM Sports ...................... 2 Doug Nadeau Recognized by MIAC............................................. 48 • Sports Systems ...................... 15 CoSIDA Seeking Applicants for New Position .............................. 49 Ricky Clemons, A Living Legend .................................................. 50 • TRZ Sports .............................. 15 Stat Crew Q&A ........................................................................51-52 Follow Academic All-America on Facebook & Twitter ................... 54 CoSIDA Calendar ......................................................................... 56 Academic All-America Calendar ................................................... 57 Future CoSIDA Workshop Sites ................................................... 58 Board of Directors Contact Information ........................................ 59 May 2011 • CoSIDA digest – 3 COSIDA NOMINATING by Tressa Robbins, www.burrellesluce.com COMMITTEE Branding and advertising messages can be both offensive and defensive – which may be why they seem to be LOOKING FOR everywhere the BOARD OF DIRECTOR CANDIDATES FOR 2011-12 CoSIDA Members: Are you interested in becoming involved in the new direction and initiatives of our national CoSIDA organization? The CoSIDA Nominating Committee is seeking qualified people who are interested in serving in a leadership role on the Board of Directors for the 2011-12 year and beyond. This is an exciting time for CoSIDA as we move forward with many new initiatives and professional development projects for our membership which we are unveiling throughout the year. We are seeking to fill four Board positions: • a College Division Representative from the Central Region • a College Division Representative from the Northeast Region • a College Division Southeast Representative • a Third Vice President from the Northeast Region Applications should be received no later than Friday, June 10, 2011. People want to watch sports LIVE. Members may nominate qualified candidates by LIVE SPORTS is unscripted. submitting a resume and/or a limited number of LIVE SPORTS is engaging. supporting documents to Nominations Committee Chair LIVE SPORTS is dramatic. 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Our customized credentials are your key to controlling access to entrances, exits and secured areas, ensuring a safe and enjoyable event for attendees. www.populous.com [email protected] May 2011 • CoSIDA digest – 5 2011 CoSIDA ConventIon MARCo ISLAnD FLORIDA June 26-29 MARRIOTT MARCO ISLAND FLORIDA RESORT AND SPA Register online TODAY at http://cosida.com/workshops/convention11.aspx Online links available for: Hotel Reservations • Convention Registration Shuttle and Rental Car Reservations May 2011 • CoSIDA digest – 6 UPDATED SCHEDULE as of May 21 Featured convention presenter Amy Perko, Knight Returning by popular demand CoSIDA welcomes Jason Lou Holtz is a motivational Commission on Intercollegiate for a second consecutive year, Falls, a leading educator, speaker, ABC and ESPN football Athletics Executive Director and Ben Porritt is co-founder and public speaker and thinker in the analyst and legendary Notre Dame a member of the Capital One managing partner of Outside Eyes world of digital communications/ football coach. He will discuss his Academic All-America® Hall of - a strategic communications firm. marketing and social media. A game plan for successfully gaining Fame, will deliver the Keynote A former spokesman for political nationally-recognized practitioner influence and success. Address at the June 27 Kickoff campaigns, Porritt is regarded and a former SID and CoSIDA Luncheon. by many political and corporate leaders as one of the nation’s top member, Falls will speak on crisis media experts. “Strategically Social Athletic Communications” and will present ideas and solutions for managing and measuring your athletic department’s social media efforts. Malcolm Moran has nearly Bob WIlliams is Tina Gust is the Vice Ronnie Ramos is the 30 years of experience as an the NCAA’s chief President of Business NCAA Managing Director award-winning and respected communications officer. Development for Minor of Digital Communications sports journalist at USA Today, He directs the NCAA’s League Baseball and is and is one of the leading The New York Times, Newsday overall communications responsible for ensuring that figures in creating and Chicago Tribune. He currently with an emphasis on the league is maximizing innovative multimedia serves as the inaugural Knight communcations strategy its revenue-generating solutions within the Chair in Sports Journalism and and works closely with opportunities and advancing communications industry. Society at Penn State University senior leadership at the its company initiatives. and is director of PSU’s John national office and in the Curley Center for Sports NCAA membership. Journalism. May 20112011 • CoSIDA digest – 7 Convention A picture is worth a thousand words. Is that all? Text tells the whole story. CoSIDA’s official transcript provider. 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DAY 1 - (Sunday, June 26) CoSIDA Committee/Divisional Day DAY 2 - (Monday, June 27) Gaining Influence within the Intercollegiate Community DAY 3 - (Tuesday, June 28) Today’s Collegiate Communications and Role Development DAY 4 - (Wednesday, June 29) Innovative Strategies for a Digital World May 2011 • CoSIDA digest – 9 2011 Convention SChedule UPDATED SCHEDULE as of May 21 SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2011 COSIDA COMMITTEE & DIVISIONAL DAY 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. ........................................................................................................................................................................................CoSIDA 5k 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ........................................................................................................................................Individual Committee/Board Meetings 9:00 a.m. ..............................................................................................................Marco