May 2, 2003

FIRST ANNUAL BOISE STATE ALUMNI 
SERVICE AWARDS ANNOUNCED

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Caldwell dentist H. David Croft and Boise State University communication professor Marshall “Marty” Most will receive the first ever Alumni Service Awards, to be presented by the Boise State Alumni Association at its annual meeting next Wednesday. “These two alumni have given of their professional skills and life passions to enhance the college experience for students at Boise State,” said Lee Denker, executive director of the Alumni Association. “Marty returned to his alma mater to coach the Boise State speech and debate team to national prominence. And Dave has held many leadership roles for the Alumni Association and BAA, not to mention his many years of attending arts and athletic events on campus.” The new awards were created to honor alumni who have consistently provided exemplary service to the university community, enhancing the stature, success and well-being of the Boise State Alumni Association. All graduates of the university are eligible for nomination. Nominations may be submitted any time throughout the year. For information about submitting a nomination, call 426-1698. Here are more details about the contributions of these inaugural award winners. . David Croft, ’67 Almuni Association past-president Dr. David Croft has kept smiles on the faces of hundreds of Boise State athletes. For more than a decade, Croft, a dentist, has volunteered his professional services to make custom mouth guards for players on Boise State’s football, wrestling and women’s basketball teams. That’s just one of the ways many ways Croft has served the university and community. After graduating from Boise State in 1967 with a bachelor’s degree in biology, Croft attended dental school at the University of Detroit and completed his studies in 1972. He opened a dentistry practice in Caldwell, which he has maintained for 30 years. In addition to his role as Alumni Association president from 1975-76, Croft served three terms on the Alumni Association board, served as a board member and president of the Bronco Athletic Association, as a BSU Foundation trustee and member of the Boise State Canyon County Advisory Group. He has volunteered countless hours to community organizations with a special emphasis on youth activities, including 30 years of assisting with the Caldwell youth rodeos. He also coached and assisted with youth football and served as president of the Idaho State Junior Golf Association. Croft was on staff at West Valley Hospital from 1972-1995 and on the hospital board from 1986-88. arshall G. “Marty” Most ,’77, ’86 Marty Most returned to his alma mater in 1988 as a professor and has guided the Boise State forensics team to national prominence. The Boise State team earned an impressive third place national finish in April at the Pi Kappa Delta National Collegiate Forensics tournament. Most earned a bachelor of arts degree in communication in 1977 and a master of arts degree in education, curriculum and instruction in 1986. After teaching high school for several years, Most was hired as a communication professor at Boise State and has taught about two dozen courses, ranging from Teaching Argumentation and Reasoning to Listening. Since Most became director of the forensics team in 1988, the speech and debate team has won 30 invitational tournament championships, three regional titles, nine Northwest Forensic Conference championships and has never finished lower than third in regional or conference competition. In the past decade, Boise State has always placed among the top 20 teams at the Pi Kappa Delta National Collegiate Forensics tournament, including finishes of sixth in 1993, fifth in 2001, fourth in 1999, and third in 1995 and 2003. Most has conducted research in the areas of forensics, film and American culture and authored dozens of scholarly works, including chapters in four books on baseball and film. He has received numerous honors and awards, including the 2002 Distinguished Faculty Award for the College of Social Sciences and Public Affairs, presented by ASBSU, and the 2001 President’s Award for Outstanding Service, presented by Pi Kappa Delta National Honor Society. -30- Contact Lee Denker Executive Director, Alumni Association 208 426-5790 Media contact Pat Pyke communications and marketing 208 426-1987

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