June 30, 2009

SAN ANTONIO, TX - The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) announced the winners of their 2009 undergraduate and postgraduate scholarships on Wednesday, June 24 and La Salle student David "Jay" Bodman was a recipient of one of the awards.

The organization selected a pair of winners to receive $5,000 each toward pursuit of their postgraduate degrees, while adding two more undergraduate scholarship winners of $2,500 each and Bodman was one of the two to receive the undergraduate honor.

Bodman, who carries a 3.23 GPA as a communication major with a film studies minor at La Salle with an expected graduation date of May 2011, is a native of Mechanicsville, VA.

He has worked as a student assistant in the La Salle Athletic Communications Office since November of 2007. Bodman has also served La Salle in a variety of other capacities, including assisting in athletic game-day promotions, working in the Office of Admissions, and as an assistant at the Campus Recreation Center. He was also active in La Salle's theatre organization, The Masque of La Salle University, as a carpenter and sound technician.

The scholarships were formally announced during CoSIDA's annual workshop this week in San Antonio, Texas. The Undergraduate Scholarships and Graduate Internship Grants have been awarded since 1999, when CoSIDA expanded its scholarship program in order to foster interest in the sports information field.

Since presenting the first Graduate Scholarship in 1981, CoSIDA has provided more than $325,000 in grants to students working in sports information offices at member institutions and conferences.

To be eligible for either the Postgraduate or Undergraduate Scholarships, candidates must maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade-point average and express an interest in pursuing a career in sports information.

To see the full CoSIDA release, click here.