University of Memphis Athletics
Athletics Communications Receives National Honors
Jun 22, 2018 | Football, General, Softball
Memphis department honored with two CoSIDA awards.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The University of Memphis Athletics Communications staff received two national awards for its publications and digital designs in 2017-18, the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) organization announced Friday.
This year's two honors bring the department's total number of CoSIDA awards to 35 over the last decade (since 2008-09).
"I'm excited for our staff to earn recognition from CoSIDA for some of our work this past season," said Assistant Athletics Director for Communications Tammy DeGroff. "We have tried to take advantage of both traditional and new media assets in telling the stories of our student-athletes. Receiving honors in both of those areas, with the softball media guide as one of our more traditional entries and the Anthony Miller infographic as a new, social media asset, is confirmation that we are taking steps in the right direction.
"Congrats to Tyler, Jen and Kevin for their honors. They all worked incredibly hard for the Tigers last year, and I'm happy to see them earn some well-deserved recognition."
The Tigers Athletics Communications staff earned awards in the University Division for Infographic Athlete (Best In Nation) and softball media brochure (Second In Nation).
Former creative director Tyler Birnbaum earned his Best In Nation accolade for his infographic on Anthony Miller in publicizing the Tigers wide receiver for 2017 postseason awards. Athletics Communications Assistant Director Kevin Rodriguez assisted Birnbaum with the infographic.
Birnbaum and Athletics Communications Assistant Director Jen Hannah collaborated on the 2018 Memphis Softball Media Brochure/Media Guide that earned Second In Nation recognition.
Imagery for both was provided by photographer Joe Murphy.
This year's two honors bring the department's total number of CoSIDA awards to 35 over the last decade (since 2008-09).
"I'm excited for our staff to earn recognition from CoSIDA for some of our work this past season," said Assistant Athletics Director for Communications Tammy DeGroff. "We have tried to take advantage of both traditional and new media assets in telling the stories of our student-athletes. Receiving honors in both of those areas, with the softball media guide as one of our more traditional entries and the Anthony Miller infographic as a new, social media asset, is confirmation that we are taking steps in the right direction.
"Congrats to Tyler, Jen and Kevin for their honors. They all worked incredibly hard for the Tigers last year, and I'm happy to see them earn some well-deserved recognition."
The Tigers Athletics Communications staff earned awards in the University Division for Infographic Athlete (Best In Nation) and softball media brochure (Second In Nation).
Former creative director Tyler Birnbaum earned his Best In Nation accolade for his infographic on Anthony Miller in publicizing the Tigers wide receiver for 2017 postseason awards. Athletics Communications Assistant Director Kevin Rodriguez assisted Birnbaum with the infographic.
Birnbaum and Athletics Communications Assistant Director Jen Hannah collaborated on the 2018 Memphis Softball Media Brochure/Media Guide that earned Second In Nation recognition.
Imagery for both was provided by photographer Joe Murphy.
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