Nominees, Winners Recognized in First of Three Award Sessions Held Virtually

PLANO, Texas – The annual CLYDE Awards, recognizing success among employees throughout Learfield IMG College, are being announced virtually this year. Day one of the awards was held on Friday, July 16 as select category nominees and winners were honored. The remaining CLYDES will be awarded on July 21 and 22 as part of the 2021 Virtual Company Conference.

The “CLYDES” were rooted in the celebration of sales success and named for the company’s founder Clyde Lear. The first awards were presented in 2014, recognizing the achievements of employees throughout the company’s multimedia rights (MMR) division. The CLYDES since expanded to recognize successes reflective of all areas within Learfield IMG College.

Category Nominees and Winners recognized in today’s virtual ceremony are as follows:

MMR ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

East Region:

Amanda Osborne (Louisville), Brian Radle (Drexel), Jared Brandewie (Marshall), Nathan Syken (Delaware)

South Region:

Douglas Morgan Jr. (South Carolina), Evan Sinclair (Louisiana Monroe), Nate Turner (Tulane), Stephanie Gamble (Louisiana Tech)

Central Region:

Daniel Scholey (Saint Louis), Josh Olerud (Southern Illinois), Mike Gordon (Northwestern), Ryan Keenan (Iowa)

West Region:

Daniel Cassidy (Oregon State), Ellie Pardee (Texas A&M), Kenzie Cole (Nevada), Maddie Frandi (SMU)

TEAMMATE OF THE YEAR

Marketing:

East Region:

Julie Sessions (Field Marketing), Mallory Hadaway (Field Marketing), Travis Fisher (Field Marketing), Matt Plaxe (Fan365)

South Region:

Anson Hargadine (Insights), Matt Siegman (Field Marketing), Scott Kotick (Field Marketing), Zack Miller (Fan365)

Central Region:

Ashly Mendez (Field Marketing), Jill Vived (Fan365), Meredith Hull (Field Marketing), Tanner Herrero (Fan365)

West Region:

Bridget Burke (Field Marketing), Isaiah Stone (Field Marketing), Jordan Reynolds (Fan365), Kary Huls (Field Marketing)

Operations:

Jason Oraker (Legal), Kaitlyn Ducote (Quality Control), Seth Greenberg (Sales Acceleration), Travis Hilty (Business Manager)

CROSS-PROPERTY COLLABORATION

Be The Match Madness (Various Properties), Idaho Properties (Various Client Success), Illinois Board of Elections (Illinois Properties), Tappit (Various Properties)

CLOSER OF THE YEAR

East Region:

Bill Datre (UConn), Brian Radle (Drexel), Lynn Saltzman (KFC Yum! Center), Stephen Ford (West Virginia)

South Region:

Brian Bille (Louisiana), Luke Holcomb (Alabama), Todd Curtis (Arkansas), Zach Smeltzer (South Carolina)

Central Region:

Brett Folz (K-State), Chris Freeman (Western Kentucky), Daniel Scholey (Saint Louis), Derek O’Dell (Kansas)

West Region:

Andrew Popchock (Washington State), Ben Lucas (Colorado State), Tara Huntress (Texas), Tom Morris (Idaho), Tyler Carr (Northern Arizona)

CLIENT SERVICES

East Region:

Courtney Klosterman (Ohio State), Kelby Jackson (JMU), Kelly Dovey (West Virginia), Kylie Sarantides (UConn)

South Region:

Ari Snyder (Duke), Ellen Graham (Arkansas State), Saige Brady (Louisiana), Tyler Downs (Mississippi State)

Central Region:

Chelsea Ochtera (Minnesota), Corie Linn (Wisconsin), Dane Hayden (Indiana), Samantha Hinsch (Iowa State)

West Region:

Joey Kuykendall (UTSA), Madeline Bolin (Texas State), Niki Pappelis (Oregon), Parker Scanlon (Oregon State)

National Sales:

Ben Jones, Chris Zamzow, Corey Price, Mike Weaver