Goldey-Beacom College’s Derek Crudele Honored with 2026 CSC 25-Year Award

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DATE: March 24, 2026

Wilmington, DE (03/24/2026) — Sports Information Director Derek Crudele at Goldey-Beacom College (GBC) has been honored as a recipient of the 25-Year Award from College Sports Communicators (CSC), recognizing his 25 years of dedicated service in the athletics communications profession. The CSC 25-Year Award honors members who have completed at least 25 years of full-time work in sports communications or have maintained membership in the national organization for 25 years.

“I have had the pleasure of working with Derek for 11 of his 25 years in collegiate sports,” said Director of Athletics Jeremy Benoit. “The world of Sports Communications has changed drastically over those 25 years, and that change has ended the careers of many. Derek’s tenure is a testament to his adaptability and commitment to an industry that has such a tremendous impact on the lives of young people. He is a great man and a very dear friend, and every day we both get to wear navy and gold is a blessing.”

Crudele will be recognized along with other national award recipients during the College Sports Communicators 69th Annual Convention, June 7-10, 2026, at Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, held in conjunction with the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and Affiliates Convention Week.

“I am very excited and happy to receive this honor,” said Crudele. “In the end, this ultimately is not about me. It is about all the people who have played a major role in my being here. I am grateful to all the schools I have been a part of, the many administrators, my graduate assistants, and the student workers, too numerous to name, who helped make this possible.”

Crudele joined Goldey-Beacom College in 2014 and has played a key role in advancing the College’s athletics communications and visibility. During his tenure, he helped oversee the creation of a new athletics logo, led the overhaul and redesign of GBCAthletics.com, expanded the website’s digital presence, and helped establish a graduate assistant position within the athletics communications office.

In addition to his work at GBC, Crudele serves as chair of the College’s Athletics Hall of Fame, vice president of the Sports Information Directors for the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference, and a member of the conference’s Hall of Fame committee.

Crudele began his career in athletics communications as an intern at his alma mater, George Mason University. He later served as a volunteer assistant at Fairleigh Dickinson University while working at SportsTicker before securing his first full-time position as assistant sports information director at Long Island University in 2000. He later served as sports information director at Widener University before joining Goldey-Beacom College.

Founded in 1957, College Sports Communicators is a national association representing more than 4,700 strategic, creative, and digital communicators across intercollegiate athletics in the United States and Canada.

About Goldey-Beacom College

Founded in 1886, Goldey-Beacom College has approximately 1,300 students enrolled from 29 states and 65 nations. The College offers 48-degree options in its graduate and undergraduate programs with majors in psychology, economics, criminal justice, communication & media, human services, English, and all areas of business, including accounting, business administration, entrepreneurship and finance.

The College began accepting students into three new degree programs in spring 2024: Bachelor of Science in Human Resource Management, Master of Science in Human Resource Management, and an MBA Major in Human Resource Management. The College also began offering fully online options for students in the following degree programs: MBA Analytical Track (STEM-designated), traditional MBA program concentration areas, and the MS in Human Resource Management. Additionally, the College offers 21 certificate programs.

The College is committed to connecting its graduates with careers in their respective fields. For over a decade, the College has achieved a 90% placement rate for graduates. Goldey-Beacom College is in Pike Creek Valley, a suburb of Wilmington, Delaware. The College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs.

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