Yazvac Named 2010 J.W. Campbell/Con Marshall Sports Information Director of the Year

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- May 24, 2010 -- The University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Peter Yazvac was voted the J.W. Campbell/Con Marshall Sports Information Director of the Year, which was voted on by the league’s sports information directors. This is the second time Yazvac has earned the award. He was also voted the sports information director of the year in 2006.

Yazvac, who serves as the Lopers Assistant Athletic Director/Sports Information Director, is completing his 11th year at Nebraska-Kearney. A member of College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), he serves as the media relations liaison, department statistician and is the webmaster for UNK’s official website - www.lopers.com. Yazvac is responsible for promoting the many accomplishments and successes of the Lopers 19 varsity programs. The Lopers recently won their league-leading 13th RMAC/Wells Fargo all-sports competition cup.

A 1995 graduate of Ohio University, Yazvac received his Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism.

The other finalists for this year’s award were Colorado State University-Pueblo’s Anthony Sandstrom and Metropolitan State College of Denver’s Andy Schlichting,

Yazvac will be awarded the J.W. Campbell/Con Marshall Sports Information Director of the Year plaque at the 2010 RMAC Hall of Fame & Awards Ceremony on Saturday, June 26 at the Colorado Springs Marriott.

J. W. Campbell was a long-time sports information director at Western State College. He was also the assistant to the Western State President, an assistant professor, teaching seven separate disciplines and was the school’s information director. He also co-authored two books and wrote numerous articles for magazines and trade publications. Campbell, who passed away in March 2000, was inducted into the RMAC Hall of Fame in July 2007.

Con Marshall, who resigned from the sports information directors post from Chadron State College in 2007 after 36 years, continues to assist in the promotions of Chadron State and its athletics programs. A native of Chadron and a CSC graduate, Marshall’s named was added to the award in 2007. He has received a 25-year award from the College Sports Information Directors of America and served on the Harlon Hill Award Selection Committee.

Past recipients of the J.W. Campbell/Con Marshall Award:
2010: Peter Yazvac, Nebraska-Kearney
2009: Jeff Duggan, Colorado School of Mines
2008: Chris Day, Adams State College
2007: Doug Fitzgerald, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
2006: Peter Yazvac, Nebraska-Kearney & Chris Day, Adams State College
2005: Jason McCullough, Fort Hays State
2004: Greg Murphy, Colorado School of Mines
2003: Jeff Duggan, Regis University
2002: Chris Day, Adams State College

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