Wrapping up the week with a celebration of 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Ray Simmons (@Ray_Simmons) of the University of Southern Indiana (@USIedu / @USIAthletics), who has spent more than 40 years in the athletic communications field! “It is an honor to be recognized for my work in this CSC Lifetime Achievement award. So much of my life has centered around my wife and the work I've done in this field at USI. I took over for a student SID at a Division II in 1989 as a one-man shop and have been at USI for more than half of the University's existence. The shop has grown to an office of four full-time staff members of a Division I program and I am immensely proud of that accomplishment and what I have built.” Read the full feature: collegesportscommunicators.c… @OVCSports @NCAA

CSC concludes its week of 2026 Special Award announcements by honoring 15 former and current members with Lifetime Achievement Award honors and 26 with 25-Year Awards for a quarter century of full-time service (or more) in the college sports communications profession. Congrats to Lifetime Achievement Award honorees: ▶️ @JDCamz1st - @IUHoosiers ▶️ @AggieSID_AC - @12thMan ▶️ @JimDaves - @VirginiaSports ▶️ @BuckeyeNotes - @OhioStAthletics ▶️ Scott Guise - @YCPathletics (posthumous honor) ▶️ Doug Hauschild - @DaytonFlyers ▶️ Ken Johnson, Jr. - @MITAthletics (posthumous honor) ▶️ Ann King - @SageGators (posthumous honor) ▶️ @ChadMo1 - @MizzouAthletics ▶️ Marc Ryan - @GopherSports ▶️ Bob Shreve - @GUKnights ▶️ @Ray_Simmons - @USIAthletics ▶️ Mike Stamus - @GTAthletics ▶️ Chuck Sullivan - @American_Conf (posthumous honor) ▶️ Chris Wenzler - @jcusports (posthumous honor) See the full list of honorees and view additional info ⤵️ collegesportscommunicators.c…

This is as good a way as any to announce that after 37 years at USI, I will be retiring as Director of Athletic Communications at the end of this year. Thank you to so many at the @USIedu , @USIAthletics, @GLVCsports, @OVCSports, and a long list of staff, students, and workers.

𝓒𝓔𝓛𝓔𝓑𝓡𝓐𝓣𝓘𝓝𝓖 𝓢𝓒𝓡𝓔𝓐𝓜𝓘𝓝𝓖 𝓔𝓐𝓖𝓛𝓔 𝓢𝓔𝓡𝓥𝓘𝓒𝓔 The USI community congratulates eight Athletics staff members celebrating milestones of service! 🦅#GoUSIEagles #OVCit

This is a sad day in the fight against cancer. Heather was a great warrior against the disease. Her fight will go on.

We are sad to announce the passing of our Director of Communications 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻. She served the OVC for 20 years, longer than any full-time staff member in league history. bit.ly/3ZSlFOn

Congrats to @USIAthletics Director of Athletic Communications Ray Simmons on receiving the Bob Williams Helping Hand Award from the Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. If you've covered the Screaming Eagles since 1989, there's a good chance Ray has helped you!

The Looters have been hiding in plain sight all along. I wouldn’t even call it hiding with some of them

Next week will be a Homecoming like none before it - many of us will literally be coming home for the start of in-person teaching. Get prepared for next week's Homecoming with a review of all the events happening: usi.edu/homecoming/homecomin…

To celebrate Homecoming, the West Side @AzzipTweets has a special USI pizza all week long!

We have two of the best in the business in @Ray_Simmons and @dmcdonne ! @USIAthletics is lucky to have such dedicated people to lead our efforts! Our entire @USIedu community appreciates you both!

Great day for a weekend scrimmage!

Great first week of training!!! @USIAthletics @USIedu

Merica.

THEN WHY DO YOU ALL KEEP GIVING THE GOVERNMENT MORE POWER?!?!?!?!

Nothing better! 😍

Freshman class, Welcome to USI and the USI soccer family!!!

We got our GLVC Championship rings last night!!!! We’re excited to be back and We can’t wait to defend our title this spring! @USIAthletics @USIedu

The Declaration of Independence was first read to Americans from the Old State House balcony 244 years ago today. 🇺🇸🇺🇸