July 12, 2005

CNU's Wayne Block Receives the Warren Berg Award from CoSIDA

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – On July 4 at the College Sports Information Directors of America's (CoSIDA) annual workshop in Philadelphia, Pa., Christopher Newport's Assistant to the Athletic Director for Communications, Wayne Block was honored with the Warren Berg Award.

The Warren Berg Award is given annually to a CoSIDA college-division (Division II, III and NAIA) member who has made outstanding contributions to the field of college sports information, and who, by his or her activities, has brought dignity and prestige to the profession.

Block has been in sports information since 1968, when he was the Sports Information Director (SID) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.  He moved to C.W. Post as the SID from 1970-71 and then became an Assistant SID at Virginia Tech from 1971-1975.  He was the Director of the News Bureau at Hampton University from 1975-77.

Before reaching Christopher Newport in 1983 as SID, Block held various positions in the Tidewater, Va. area, including News Director at several radio stations, and the publisher of a weekly magazine.

A 1966 Hofstra graduate, Block earned the 1997 Virginia Sports Information Directors Distinguished Service Award and was inducted into the CNU Hall of Fame in 2000.  He has been on the CoSIDA Committee on Committees for nine years, including the last four as its chairman.  He has attended 23 CoSIDA Workshops and received his 25-Year Award in 2000 from CoSIDA.

USA South Athletic Conference colleagues in attendance to see Block receive his award were; Francis Tommasino from Christopher Newport, Sam Ferguson from Averett University, Bob Lowe from Greensboro College, Scott Musa from Shenandoah University, and Cory Blackson from the USA South Athletic Conference.