Howard SID receives CoSIDA Community Service Award
July 4, 2005
Howard University sports information director Edward Hill, Jr. was presented with the Bob Kenworthy Community Service Award from the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) at a luncheon, today, in Philadelphia.
Edward Hill, Jr.
The award is given annually to a CoSIDA member for civic involvement and accomplishments outside of the sports information office.
Hill has served as sports information director at Howard since 1984 and during that time has been very active in the Washington, D.C. community. He serves as head coach and co-founder of the DC Warriors basketball program (ages 7-14). His fundraising efforts have enabled the team to travel and participate in tournaments throughout the eastern United States.
He has been a counselor for the National Youth Sports Program for more than 20 years while serving as a father figure to youth in the District of Columbia Public School System.
Prior to coming to Howard, Hill was a staff writer for the Winston-Salem Chronicle and the Black College Sports Review. He also worked as a news aid and freelance writer for the Washington Post.
In addition to his sports information duties, the University of the District of Columbia graduate teaches a sports media class at Howard.
The award was initiated in 1993 to honor Kenworthy, who served as the sports information director at Gettysburg College for more than 25 years while actively participating in community and campus affairs.
Hill becomes the second Black College SID to receive the award. South Carolina State’s Bill Hamilton was honored in 1998.
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