DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Bethune-Cookman University’s Office of Athletic Communications garnered two district awards in the 2014 College Sports Information Directors Associations (CoSIDA)  Fred Stabley, Sr. Writing Contest.

Dan Ryan, a senior staff writer and historian for the B-CU Office of Athletic Communications, was recognized in the District 3 (including colleges and universities from Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia) competition for Best Coach/Administrator Profile and Historical Feature for his “Eight Facts About the Jackie Robinson/B-CU Connection” piece combined with the department’s CATEYE Network to win for his piece “Jackie Robinson Movie ‘42’ Makes Waves in Daytona Beach” for Story with Video..

“When you’re in athletics, it’s always good to get the win, and it’s especially satisfying that our communications efforts at B-CU have been recognized,” Ryan said.

Ryan returned to the B-CU athletic department in 2010, serving as the primary contact for men’s basketball, volleyball, softball, tennis and assisting with football game days. He also serves as the athletic department historian, and is concluding a research project involving the record books of his teams’ sports as well as football.

“Dan Ryan did a great job on those two stories, and he certainly is worthy of the awards he has received for them,” Harvey said. “His ability to conduct heavy research and include those facts into those stories made them that much better, as well as making his ability to write with knowledge that much better.”