VaSID History

Conference Affiliation History

 

 

The Virginia Sports Information Directors organization is comprised of sports information professionals from NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA and independent institutions from the state of Virginia. The purpose of the organization is to promote college athletics at all four-year institutions. Membership is open to anyone affiliated with a four-year college or conference located in Virginia, and whose area of responsibility lies within the area of sports information.

 

VaSID sponsors All-State teams in a number of sports in both university and college divisions, which are linked to this web site. The organization also maintains Virginia state record books for baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, and softball. Record books for football and volleyball are currently under construction.

 

Many VaSID members are active in other professional organizations including the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Sports Information Directors Association (ECAC-SIDA). The VaSID organization meets annually in Richmond during the first week of June.

 

The VaSID organization was formed when a group of sports information directors from Virginia met at the annual CoSIDA Convention in Dallas during the summer of 1982. As the idea of an organization unfolded, Kevin Keys, then SID at Liberty Baptist College, was given the responsibility of putting together the organizational guidelines and getting them to the advisory board in time for the 1982-83 basketball season.

 

The organization was officially formed when the VaSID Constitution was accepted on May 3, 1983. Elected as the inaugural president of VaSID was Rich Murray of James Madison University. Jim Alnuti of the CIAA Office was elected to serve as Vice-President, while Kevin Keys held the first Secretary/Treasurer post. Serving as All-State season coordinators were Carol Hudson, Tom Baker of Virginia Commonwealth University, Debbie Davis of Radford University, and Hoke Currie of Longwood College.

 

 

VaSID Inaugural Advisory Board

 

Jim Alnuti, Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

Lee Ashby, Lynchburg College

Doug Elgin, University of Virginia

Carol Hudson, Hampton University

Kevin Keys, Liberty Baptist

Rick Rogers, Radford University

Phil Stanton, Randolph-Macon College