Sam Lagana to Serve As Master of Ceremonies at Annual CSUDH Athletics Award Reception
May 5, 2003

CARSON, Calif. -- Former Cal State Dominguez Hills Associate Athletics Director Sam Lagana will serve as the master of ceremonies for the annual CSUDH Athletics Awards Reception on campus at the Aquatics Center on Tuesday, May 13. Lagana will be joined by several guest presenters and friends of the university to honor student-athletes and community supporters. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. and the event begins at 6:00 p.m.

Lagana, the Associate Athletics Director at Cal State Dominguez Hills from 1993-96 and acting Director in 1994-95, is the Senior Advancement Officer for Athletics at Pepperdine University. Prior to arriving at the Malibu campus, Lagana served as the National Director of Pursuing Victory With Honor - CHARACTER COUNTS! Sports, and managed all sports-related programs at the Josephson Institute of Ethics. He had direct oversight over the "Ethics In Sports" training programs which included the development of national summits in youth sports and amateur basketball with the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

For six years after he left Cal State Dominguez Hills, Lagana served as the Executive Director of the John R. Wooden Award and the Director of Sports Marketing and Business Development at the Los Angeles Athletic Club (LAAC) from 1996-2001.

Lagana is a well-known commercial voice-over talent, emcee and sports announcer, with credits including Los Angeles Avengers Arena Football, Davis Cup tennis, Women's Professional Billiards plus collegiate basketball, football, soccer and volleyball. Lagana served as the official voice of Pro Beach Volleyball for 18 years.

CSUDH Athletics Director Ron Prettyman is thrilled that Lagana could arrange his schedule to be a vital part of this special reception.

"It is an honor and pleasure for us to have Sam as the host of this years Annual CSUDH Athletics Awards Reception. Sam served several years at CSUDH and we are pleased that he is coming back to visit the TORO family and serve as this years emcee."

This annual event serves as an opportunity to spotlight and honor all CSUDH student-athletes for their hard work in the classroom and on the field. For more information, contact the CSUDH Sports Information Office at (310) 243-3764.