2022 Nominees, Winners Recognized During Company Conference
PLANO, Texas – LEARFIELD announced its annual CLYDE Award winners during the 2022 Company Conference on May 17. The “CLYDES” are rooted in the celebration of sales success and are named after the company’s founder Clyde Lear. The first awards were presented in 2014 to honor employees’ achievements throughout the company’s multimedia rights (MMR) division. Since then, the CLYDES have expanded to salute successes reflective throughout LEARFIELD and its more than 2,000 employees across the country.
The 2022 CLYDE category nominees and winners recognized are as follows:
CLYDE LEAR AWARD FOR CHARACTER
Chris Kingston, Cory Moss, Kelly Schukart, Pat Fagan
PROPERTY OF THE YEAR WINNERS
Tier 1: Texas, Georgia, Oklahoma, Ohio State
Tier 2: Indiana, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Syracuse
Tier 3: SMU, UAB, Northwestern, UConn
Tier 4: App State, Cal Poly, NDSU, Delaware
Tier 5: Charleston, Long Beach State, Ball State, Northern Kentucky
Tier 6: AAC, UW Milwaukee, Cal State Northridge, UNC Asheville
LEARFIELD AMPLIFY PROPERTY OF THE YEAR
Iowa, TCU, Virginia Tech
COACH OF THE YEAR
Corporate Groups: Alisha Shields, Jamie Thoenen, Kristine Schroeder, Liz Reynolds
Innovation Group: Nick Lyga, Walt Whitman, Jennifer Walker, Zak Damman
Venue Solutions (ANC): Jeff Williams, Alison Burke, David Caple, Kristy Johnson
Licensing (CLC): Dave Kirkpatrick, John Greeley, Nicole Armentrout, Wes Richard
Ticketing: Col Erlandson, James Kim, Matt Sanchez, Raj Tatta
Multi-Media Rights: Chris Helsel, Kelly Schukart, Marc Tuttle, Mike Haake, Rick Leach
CUTTING EDGE PARTNER INNOVATION
Multi-Media Rights & National
- Big 12 – Academy Kid Reporters
- National + Innovation Group – Unilever – American Cornhole League
- Oregon – Halo and Microsoft – Augmented Reality
- Penn State – KCF Technologies – ROAR Tracker
Other Business Lines
- Amplify Scope – Virginia Tech
- BetDetect
- LevelNext
- RECUR
BEST NEW INVENTORY/PRODUCT
Multi-Media Rights
- Cal – FTX Cryptocurrency
- Texas – American Campus Communities
- Texas – Dell
- UConn – Start Distributors & Kinsmen
National
- Dragon Seats – DeWalt
- Geico – Audio
- Samsung
Other Business Lines
- Amplify – Athletic Development and Premium Seating
- Fan365 ConnectedTV
- Low6
- Paciolan Mobile Ticket Transfer
BEST COMPANY COLLABORATION
- DeWalt – National + MMR + Dragon Seats
- Girls in Leadership – Minnesota + LEARFIELD Studios
- RECUR – National + CLC + Innovation
- Samsung – National + LEARFIELD Studios + Fan365
BEST NEW COMPANY INITIATIVE
- Compass – NIL Platform (CLC)
- Digital Seat Media – Sponsor Integration
- LEARFIELD Studios
- Paciolan – Digital Wallet
- Iowa Workforce Commission – IA + ISU + UNI
- PG&E – Cal + Cal Poly + Fresno State + UC Davis + SJSU
- Simmons Bank – Women Sports – Arkansas State, Oklahoma State, SMU, TCU, Arkansas Little Rock, Memphis, Mizzou, Vanderbilt
- Texas DOT – Don’t Mess with Texas Campaign – Texas Tech, Texas State, UTSA, North Texas, SMU & Houston
CROSS-PROPERTY COLLABORATION (MMR only)
- Iowa Workforce Commission – IA + ISU + UNI
- PG&E – Cal + Cal Poly + Fresno State + UC Davis + SJSU
- Simmons Bank – Women Sports – Arkansas State, Oklahoma State, SMU, TCU, Arkansas Little Rock, Memphis, Mizzou, Vanderbilt
- Texas DOT – Don’t Mess with Texas Campaign – Texas Tech, Texas State, UTSA, North Texas, SMU & Houston
CLIENT SERVICES AWARD
East Region: Bobby Schreck, Elise Boissoneau, Lindsey Dunn, Lisa Turner
South Region: Alex Noboa, Lucas Boudreau, Liz Margagliotti, Saige Brady
Central Region: Adam Brass, Candice Ryon, Erica Roy, Kasey Firnbach
West Region: Jon Sharp, Parker Scanlon, Rachel Mydosh, Sarah White
National: Lauren Collins, Madison Hicks, McKenzie Bryan, Mike Weaver
TEAMMATE OF THE YEAR
Marketing: Jordan Reynolds, Matthew Siegman, Ashly Mendez, Tanner Herrero
Operations: Andrea Mendlow, Travis Hilty, Barclay Stewart, Chris Diamond
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Corporate Groups: Gregory Scott, Kimberly Smiley, Miranda Myford, Morgan Laaksonen
Licensing: Casey Rose, Gretchen Bryant, Kami Strander, Madison Mitzlaff
Venue Solutions: Kyle Piper, Kenny Rozembersky, Michael Okin, Ben Sewell
Innovation Group: Julie Harrison Harney, Sean Halbmaier, Sheridan McGuire, Ed Foster
Ticketing: Callista Nurimba, Connor Siskovic, Corderius Seay, Lakshmi Ramaseshan
Multi-Media Rights: Annie Cavrich, Kate Hogan, Terry Harvin, Will Quinn
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Corporate Groups: Anthony Alexander, Joel Clardy, Kaitlynn Womack, Megan Berger
Licensing: Ben Emmons, Dave Kirkpatrick, Erica McCarthy, Keta Swain
Venue Solutions: Kirsten Savage, David Compton, Jeremy Saatsaz, Mark Eggenberger
Innovation Group: Tom Boman, Steven Voutsinas, Maurtis Van Dam, Tanner Herrero
Ticketing: Eric McKenzie, Jennifer Beneda, Jennifer Latcham, Kyle McGuire
Multi-Media Rights: Dan Solomon, Pat Smith, Bill Hirsh, Zach Daniel, Brian Bille
CLOSER OF THE YEAR
East Region: Marc Brafman, Ridge McKnight, Pat Smith, Kevin Williams
South Region: Brandon Parks, Bill McDaniel, Chris Bean, Todd Curtis
Central Region: O’Reilly Gilliam, Cole Morris, Chad Sheetz, Emily Peterman
West Region: Shea Hansen, Josh White, Matt Preece, Mike Maiorana
About LEARFIELD
LEARFIELD is a leading media and technology services company in intercollegiate athletics. The company unlocks the value of college sports for brands and fans through an omnichannel platform with innovative content and commerce solutions. LEARFIELD services includes licensing and multimedia sponsorship management; publishing, audio, digital and social media; data analytics; ticketing, ticket sales and professional concessions expertise; branding; campus-wide business and sponsorship development; and venue technology systems. Since 2008, it has served as title sponsor for the acclaimed LEARFIELD Directors’ Cup, supporting athletic departments across all divisions.