Sandy
Gholston, a sports reporter and assistant sports editor for the
The Pioneer newspaper in Big Rapids, Mich., was honored as the
2003 recipient of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference’s
Media Service Award.
The sports information directors of the GLIAC-member
institutions established the award in 2002 to recognize the distinguished
work and commitment by the members of the press who cover GLIAC
athletics.
A native of Detroit, Mich., Gholston has covered
Ferris State sports for more than seven years, which started in
1996 when he was an undergraduate student working as a sports
reporter for the Ferris student newspaper, The Torch.
Gholston began his career with The Pioneer in
May 1997. Since that time, he has won several awards for his coverage
of Ferris Athletics. Last March, Gholston was honored with a first-place
Associated Press Award for “Sustained Coverage of a Single
Sports Event” in his reporting on the tragic death of a
Ferris State football student-athlete last fall. He was also presented
the 2002 United States Tennis Association’s Fred Burns Journalism
Award for his outstanding coverage of both the Bulldog men’s
and women’s tennis teams.
Gholston is also active in his community, serving
as co-head coach of the Reed City eighth grade boys’ basketball
team along with officiating at Ferris State summer basketball
camps.
“We are fortunate to have someone the
caliber of Sandy covering our athletic programs at Ferris State,”
said Athletics Director Tom Kirinovic. “It’s great
to see the rest of the GLIAC recognize him for his professionalism
and talents. Sandy is an unique sports reporter who values the
efforts of all student-athletes and coaches, not just a select
few.”
For more information about the Media Service
Award, please visit the GLIAC Web site at www.gliac.org.
