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     In a quarterly recognition program jointly sponsored by the Division III Sports Information Directors of America (D3SIDA) and the NCAA, the Oswego State sports information office was awarded honorable mention for its compositions.

     An article from Case Western College was selected by a panel of sports information directors representing D3SIDA as the most impressive work published during the months of September-December 2012. However, McDaniel College and Oswego State were the only other schools recognized for exceptional work, which encompasses: news releases, feature articles, videos, blogs, and other materials generated by Division III conference and campus athletics communications offices.
     The piece that specifically attracted the attention of the NCAA and D3SIDA members was an article by Tom Loughrey. The article shares the story of Chris Gilkes, a senior forward on the men's basketball team during the 2012-13 season. Loughrey's article shared Gilkes' struggles, which included an absent father, a shaky relationship with his mother, and becoming a father himself during his senior year of high school.

     NCAA Division III Vice President, Daniel Dutcher released a statement saying:

     "We believe the feature, titled "Chris Gilkes: Powering Forward," is among the best work – including news releases, feature articles, videos, blogs and other materials – produced in the Division III membership from September to December 2012."

     Oswego State's main sports information contributors are Adele Burk and Tom Loughrey. Burk is currently serving her fourth year as sports information director. Some of her duties include handling the media relations needs for all of Oswego's 24 sports, maintaining the website along with social media, and managing a staff of 20 SUNY Oswego students and three interns. Prior to Oswego State, Burk worked two years as the assistant sports Information director at Gustavus Adolphus in Minnesota. Burk earned her bachelor of arts degree in mathematics from Gustavus Adolphus in 2004 and her master of arts degree in sport management from Minnesota State University at Mankato in 2009.

     Tom Loughrey graduated from SUNY Oswego in 2011. While at Oswego, he played for the men's tennis team and was a student worker in the sports information office. After graduating, he briefly served as the assistant sports information director at Brockport. Loughrey has worked the past-year as Adele's part-time assistant and assistant men's tennis coach. His responsibilities include training basketball statisticians, media guide content development, writing Game of the Week feature stories, overseeing the scorer's tables during men's and women's basketball games, and specifically covering men's soccer and basketball. In addition to working at Oswego State, Loughrey works at the Oswego YMCA.