Teliski & Gansell Named 2008 Men's Sports Information Directors of the Year

BRIDGEPORT, Pa. -- Gannon University's Dan Teliski and Saint Francis College's David Gansell have been named the 2008 Men's Sports Information Directors of the Year for the men's season.

Selected by the CWPA Director of Communications, the SID of the Year award is presented to those offices which have achieved notable excellence in the field of water polo communications during the past academic year.

In addition, the United States Naval Academy's Chris Forman was honored with the Second Annual Publication Award from the CWPA for "outstanding achievement in print materials" for the program's 2008 Men's Media Guide.

 The Southern Division SID of the Year, Teliski is currently in his 10th year as the Director of Athletic Media Relations at Gannon University.

A 1997 graduate of Gannon, he is responsible for the production of athletic publications, media relations, statistical record keeping, day-to-day web site maintenance, home event management, and promotion of Gannon’s student-athletes, coaches, and teams. He has received 25 national awards and numerous regional awards for his publications. The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) honored several of his publications during the 2007-08 academic year, selecting the men’s soccer media guide No. 1 in the country for the third time in the last five years and placing five publications among the top 16 in Division II. The 2007-08 Gannon men’s soccer media guide, football gameday program, women’s soccer media guide, and volleyball media guide were all judged best in the region. In all, Gannon has received 10 “Best in the Nation” honors during Teliski’s tenure.

The Northern Division SID of the Year, Gansell is in his second year as Director of Sports Information & Marketing at St. Francis. 

The Assistant Director/Director of Media Relations at the City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC) for four years prior to joining the Terriers' staff, Gansell, assisted with the conference’s daily operations and was responsible for overseeing the entire media relations efforts of the league.  He played a key role in the conference’s television and internet radio efforts, and was instrumental in securing a partnership with Time Warner Cable (TWC).

Previous to his appointment at CUNYAC, Gansell spent seven years at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), where he worked in the Sports Information Department. He served as Assistant Director and later was promoted to Associate Director. Gansell acted as the primary contact for numerous Retrievers’ teams, handling game operations and publicity.

A 1995 graduate of UMBC, Gansell earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Sports Management and received a minor in writing. As a student, he interned in the UMBC Sports Information Office and performed an additional internship with the Baltimore Orioles Class A affiliate Frederick Keys. After graduating, he was hired as a Sports Information Intern at the University of Delaware, and six months later returned to his alma mater to accept a full-time role.

Gansell also has served in various part-time capacities with the Baltimore Stallions (Canadian Football League), Baltimore Ravens (National Football League), and the Baltimore Orioles Class AA affiliate Bowie Baysox (AA).

The 2007 Southern Division SID of the Year, Forman earns his second Publication Award from the CWPA as his 2008 media guide was judged best in the league.