Paul Madison Position: Sports Information Director

paul.madison@wwu.edu, 360-650-3108

In 46th year as director of sports information at Western, the last 38 being full-time, following two on part-time basis and five as student ... 2011 inductee into College Sports Information Directors (CoSIDA) Hall of Fame ... Chair of Great Northwest Athletic Conference Sports Information Directors Committee for nine years (2001-10) ... Served one-year (2000-01) as College Division Representative (West Region) on CoSIDA Board of Directors ... Received WWU President's Exceptional Effort Award in 2010 ... 1993 recipient of Ike Pearson Award, given annually by NAIA-Sports Information Directors Association to honor outstanding contributions to profession ... Has received 43 CoSIDA and NAIA publications awards; including eight Best in the Nation ... Served two terms as Area I Representative on Executive Committee of the NAIA-SIDA ... Past member of the gambling awareness and job attrition committees of CoSIDA... Also served as publicity director for Evergreen Conference (five years), Northwest Women's Basketball League (three years), and Washington Intercollegiate Basketball Association (one year) ... Director of Public Relations at Holiday Hills Recreation Center in Spokane in 1972 ... Obtained bachelor's degree in journalism at Western in 1971 ... In 1969, received Rodstrom Scholarship from Puget Sound Sportswriters and Broadcasters Association ... 1966 graduate of Ferndale High School ... 64 years old ... He and wife Geri Forsberg have one child, son Aaron 13.