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Al Shrier (center) with Athletics Director Bill Bradshaw, Football Head Coach Al Golden, Women's Basketball Head Coach Tonya Cardoza and Men's Basketball Head Coach Fran Dunphy
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Temple’s Al Shrier To Receive CoSIDA’s 2010 Arch Ward Award
5.17.10 | General
PHILADELPHIA – Longtime Temple University sports information director Al Shrier has been named the recipient of the 2010 Arch Ward Award winner presented by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The award is presented annually to a CoSIDA member who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of college sports information, and who by his or her activities, has brought dignity and prestige to the profession.
“There is no person I have been associated with in intercollegiate athletics who is more revered, or has touched more lives than Al Shrier,” CoSIDA 1st Vice President Larry Dougherty said. “I have had the privilege to work side-by-side with this Philadelphia and CoSIDA icon for the past seven years, and to see firsthand the former Temple students and administrators stop by to visit with him is remarkable. If one's riches are counted by the friends one has made in a lifetime, Al Shrier is a millionaire countless times over.”
The longest active CoSIDA member at 56 years and counting, Shrier has served at Temple since 1953. His service to the media is second only to his dedication to the student-athlete. The Arch Ward Award is one of many honors in his legendary career. He is a member of the CoSIDA Hall of Fame, the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame, the Philadelphia Big 5 Hall of Fame, the Temple Athletics Hall of Fame and the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
The Philadelphia native was named the recipient of the 2009 Pete Nevins Award for Distinguished Achievement given annually by The Eastern College Athletics Conference-Sports Information Directors Association (ECAC-SIDA). He has also earned ECAC-SIDA's Irving T. Marsh and Katha Quinn Awards.
He has also been honored by the Atlantic 10 Conference with its Bob Vetrone Media Award in 2009.
In 2004, in commemoration of 50 years of service, Temple gave away Al Shrier Bobblehead Dolls at a men's basketball game, a rare tribute to an athletic administrator.
Shrier is past president of the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association and the Media Room at The Liacouras Center is named in his honor. He received the Lew Klein Alumni in the Media Award from the Temple School of Communications.
“There is no person I have been associated with in intercollegiate athletics who is more revered, or has touched more lives than Al Shrier,” CoSIDA 1st Vice President Larry Dougherty said. “I have had the privilege to work side-by-side with this Philadelphia and CoSIDA icon for the past seven years, and to see firsthand the former Temple students and administrators stop by to visit with him is remarkable. If one's riches are counted by the friends one has made in a lifetime, Al Shrier is a millionaire countless times over.”
The longest active CoSIDA member at 56 years and counting, Shrier has served at Temple since 1953. His service to the media is second only to his dedication to the student-athlete. The Arch Ward Award is one of many honors in his legendary career. He is a member of the CoSIDA Hall of Fame, the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame, the Philadelphia Big 5 Hall of Fame, the Temple Athletics Hall of Fame and the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
The Philadelphia native was named the recipient of the 2009 Pete Nevins Award for Distinguished Achievement given annually by The Eastern College Athletics Conference-Sports Information Directors Association (ECAC-SIDA). He has also earned ECAC-SIDA's Irving T. Marsh and Katha Quinn Awards.
He has also been honored by the Atlantic 10 Conference with its Bob Vetrone Media Award in 2009.
In 2004, in commemoration of 50 years of service, Temple gave away Al Shrier Bobblehead Dolls at a men's basketball game, a rare tribute to an athletic administrator.
Shrier is past president of the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association and the Media Room at The Liacouras Center is named in his honor. He received the Lew Klein Alumni in the Media Award from the Temple School of Communications.
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