SMU Athletic PR (SID) Earns FWAA's 'Super 11' Award

[PonyPride]

From SMUMustangs.com:

Public Relations Earns FWAA's “Super 11” Award
Mustangs Receive Recognition For Excellence In Media Relations

May 13, 2014

DALLAS - The SMU athletics public relations office was one of 11 honored nationally by the Football Writers Association of America with the naming of the "Super 11" for excellence in sports information during the 2013 season. The "Super 11" is handed out to departments which were deemed the best in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision.

Along with the Mustangs, Colorado (Pac-12), Duke (ACC), Fresno State (Mountain West), Georgia (SEC), Middle Tennessee (Conference USA), Nebraska (Big Ten), Ole Miss (SEC), South Alabama (Sun Belt), Southern California (Pac-12) and Texas Tech (Big 12) were named to the FWAA’s fifth “Super 11.”

Since the FWAA's inception in 1941, one of the organization's charges is to provide better working conditions for writers across the country. Over the years, the FWAA has given out press box commendations to deserving schools and has conducted ratings of sports information departments.

"We know there are many outstanding sports information departments representing schools across the country," said Tim Griffin, 2010 FWAA President and Chairman of the Super 11 Committee. "But we continue to believe it is imperative to honor the best of the best, including some that we have honored repeatedly over the years. These 11 departments are consistently exemplary in all that we ask.

"The FWAA’s commitment is to continue honoring the best departments in future years which recognize the demands of our jobs and strive to do what they can to help all media members on a consistent basis."

Criteria in determining the winners not only included how press boxes/operations were run, but the quality and timeliness of information provided, the amount of information presented and appropriately updated on websites, personal responsiveness to media inquires as well as the accessibility of players, head and assistant coaches. The ratings also took into consideration the departments that went the extra mile in servicing the media.

[Harry0569]

Congrats! Job well done.

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

Wow - that's impressive to mentioned as one of eleven in the country!

[East Coast Mustang]

Congrats, SMU SID!

[TidePony]

Greatness and #PonyUp

[smusportspage]

Awesome!#PonyUp!

[PonyKai]

Well deserved. A great bunch of guys in that office. Very hard-working.

[Big12Mustang]

Congrats to our SID!

[Lebanese4Life]

Excellent work.

[SMU SID]

Thanks, guys. Appreciate the notes.

[Junior]

Great job.

[SMU89]

Mucho Bueno