2008 Woodie Awards
SUNYAC set to honor PSUC's Luguri
Kerry McAvoy
Issue date: 4/20/07 Section: News
Originally published: 4/19/07 at 4:14 PM EST
Last update: 5/6/07 at 9:24 AM EST
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Luguri said he learned he received the award while having lunch with commissioner Damore while Damore was at PSUC for the men's ice hockey SUNYAC championship. Luguri said he was surprised and honored to be given the award.
The award is named after SUNYAC Commissioner Damore.
Luguri is a graduate of PSUC with a Bachelor of Arts in secondary education English, which he received in 1973, and a Master of Science in education, which he received in 1979.
Luguri taught at the Willsboro high school for six years.
He taught ninth and 10th-grade English.
He also coached girl's soccer and basketball and baseball while at Willsboro.
Luguri said he had a number of leadership positions during his work with the SUNYAC conference.
He served on several committees and served two terms as president. During his time as athletic director, PSUC saw the addition of women's hockey and softball. He played a part in the building of the field house soccer/lacrosse complex.
According to John Czarnecki, SUNYAC spokesperson, the recipient of the Damore award must have coached or been an administrator at a SUNY school for at least 15 years. Czarnecki said Damore recipients should also be retired from their SUNYAC position. Luguri met all the criteria for this prestigious award.
Czarnecki said the awards are selected by a SUNYAC committee, which meets to review candidates for each of the awards they give out. Luguri was chosen for this award because of his 17 years of service as the PSUC athletics director.
Luguri came to PSUC as a staff member in 1979. He first started with the Upward Bound program. After he moved on to positions including assistant provost, assistant VP of student affairs and athletic director. Luguri said he feels lucky to have had a unique opportunity to work in several capacities for PSUC.
As athletic director, Luguri said he was in charge of general oversight for everything from coaching staff, to budgeting, scheduling facilities, officials, housing arraignments during away games and other behind-the-scenes projects.
Luguri has been working part time since 2004 with the First-Year Experience program. In this position he helps students with what the college offers in their first year at PSUC. He also teaches two-to-three classes a year.
"My colleagues may think that I have contributed to the program in a significant way," Luguri said.
The award will be given during a ceremony that will be held in Syracuse, N.Y. at the Embassy Suites at 6 p.m. May 14.
Luguri said he hopes his wife Linda, a softball coach, can join him at the event.
"It should be a wonderful time," Luguri said. "It's a good group to get together with."
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