Arnie Sgalio served in the Big Sky Conference office from 1979-94… Orchestrated the league’s first regional television contract for football… Secured the Big Sky’s first sponsorship of the basketball tournament, inking Coors Light to a deal… Launched an internship program that proved to be a launching point for many careers in college athletics… Served as the President of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) in 1989-90, becoming only the fourth conference information director to serve in that capacity to that point… Managed the league’s summertime Skywriters Tour to promote football in the conference, then transitioned that into the ongoing Big Sky Summer Kickoff event… At the 2014 Big Sky Summer Kickoff in Park City, Utah, the league awarded Arnie Sgalio the first Big Sky Conference Distinguished Service Award.