Anderson Inducted into CoSIDA Hall of Fame

Cleveland, Ohio -- University of Nebraska Associate Athletic Director for Communications/Sports Information Director Chris Anderson was one of three inductees into the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Hall of Fame on Wednesday afternoon in Cleveland, Ohio, at the organization's annual convention.  <?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>

 

Anderson, who is in her 11th year as Nebraska's Sports Information Director, was joined by John Heisler of Notre Dame and Dave Wrath of Augustana College as the 2003 inductees into the CoSIDA Hall of Fame. 

Anderson, an 18-year veteran of the Husker athletics department, was named Nebraska's SID in July of 1993, after serving as the interim associate SID during the 1992-93 academic year. Anderson replaced CoSIDA Hall of Famer Don Bryant, who retired as associate athletic director for public relations in July of 1997.  
 
Anderson has served as an assistant athletic director for communications for the past six years, before being promoted to associate athletic director in May. In additions to her duties as SID, Anderson oversees all athletic department publications and television productions plus assists with radio and television contracts. A member of the senior athletic administrative staff, Anderson is in charge of all publicity and promotional activities for the Husker football team and oversees the publication of all NU sports information printed materials for all 23 varsity sports.  
 
Her 1993 football media guide/recruiting guide, the 1994 national championship poster and the 2001 football guide cover were named "Best in the Nation" by CoSIDA, while her 1996 football guide was runner-up and the 2001 guide ranked third nationally.  
 
Following a two-year stint as an assistant sports information director at Kansas State, Anderson returned to her alma mater in January of 1986, to assume a similar position for the Huskers. She is only the third person in school history to hold the title of sports information director, following in the footsteps of the late John Bentley and Bryant, who held the post for 31 years.  
 
Anderson, who graduated from Nebraska in 1983 with a bachelor's degree in journalism, was a three-year at-large representative on the CoSIDA Board of Directors from 1996-98. She is a vice-chair in charge of publicity on the CoSIDA postgraduate scholarship committee and is a member of the Dick Enberg Award Selection Committee for the Academic All-America Hall of Fame.

 

A native of Panama, Neb., Anderson graduated from Norris High School in 1979. The former Chris Bouma, she is married to Ron Anderson, and has a stepson, Riley, age 21; a son Jake , 8; and a son, Daniel, 2.